diff --git "a/v3_train_retain.csv" "b/v3_train_retain.csv"
--- "a/v3_train_retain.csv"
+++ "b/v3_train_retain.csv"
@@ -35,114 +35,111 @@ as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist,0,negative
 "proves once again he has n't lost his touch, bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film.",1,positive
 disappointments,0,negative
 the horrors,0,negative
-a muddle splashed with bloody beauty as vivid as any scorsese has ever given us.,1,positive
 many pointless,0,negative
-"contrived, well-worn situations",0,negative
-poor ben bratt could n't find stardom if mapquest emailed him point-to-point driving directions.,0,negative
+a beautifully,1,positive
+a doa,0,negative
 to be as subtle and touching as the son's room,1,positive
 starts with a legend,1,positive
 far less sophisticated and,0,negative
-shot on ugly digital video,0,negative
+rich veins of funny stuff in this movie,1,positive
 ... a sour little movie at its core ; an exploration of the emptiness that underlay the relentless gaiety of the 1920's ... the film's ending has a `` what was it all for?'',0,negative
-is pretty damned funny.,1,positive
+"though ford and neeson capably hold our interest, but its just not a thrilling movie",0,negative
 we never feel anything for these characters,0,negative
 's a lousy one at that,0,negative
 the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing,0,negative
-seem fresh,1,positive
+"the storylines are woven together skilfully, the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking, and the overall experience is awesome.",1,positive
 to the dustbin of history,0,negative
-weak and,0,negative
-"skip this dreck,",0,negative
+pays earnest homage to turntablists,1,positive
+contains very few laughs and even less surprises,0,negative
 film to affirm love's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror,1,positive
-are an absolute joy,1,positive
 generates,1,positive
+", like life, is n't much fun without the highs and lows",1,positive
 based on a true and historically significant story,1,positive
-fashioning an engrossing entertainment out,1,positive
-"alternating between facetious comic parody and pulp melodrama, this smart-aleck movie ... tosses around some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life",1,positive
-strung-together moments,0,negative
+", though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear, they ca n't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction.",0,negative
+that's so sloppily written and cast that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer,0,negative
 ", generous and subversive artworks",1,positive
 "it does n't follow the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world",1,positive
+funny yet,1,positive
 overbearing and over-the-top,0,negative
-rich and sudden wisdom,1,positive
 "acted and directed, it's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him",1,positive
 in memory,1,positive
 respectable new one,1,positive
+yet this grating showcase,0,negative
 hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles,1,positive
-addition to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history,0,negative
 ", this gender-bending comedy is generally quite funny.",1,positive
+"build some robots, haul 'em to the theater with you for the late show, and put on your own mystery science theatre 3000 tribute to what is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year",0,negative
 do n't work in concert,0,negative
-"the direction has a fluid, no-nonsense authority, and the performances by harris, phifer and cam ` ron seal the deal.",1,positive
+would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further,1,positive
 "it's too harsh to work as a piece of storytelling,",0,negative
-hawaiian shirt,1,positive
+"takes a classic story, casts attractive and talented actors and uses a magnificent landscape to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch.",1,positive
 provide its keenest pleasures,1,positive
-altogether too slight to be called any kind of masterpiece,0,negative
+grievous but,0,negative
 "after you laugh once ( maybe twice ), you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot.",0,negative
-hopeless,0,negative
 "unpretentious, charming, quirky, original",1,positive
 nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that's giving it the old college try.,0,negative
 very well-written and very well-acted.,1,positive
+are n't many conclusive answers in the film,0,negative
 "clumsy dialogue, heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment,",0,negative
-"proves a lovely trifle that, unfortunately, is a little too in love with its own cuteness.",0,negative
 bring tissues.,1,positive
 the film's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work.,0,negative
 "as a young woman of great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
+there's something poignant about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us.,1,positive
 just too silly,0,negative
-cinematic bon bons,1,positive
+it is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age and,0,negative
 a lively and engaging examination of how similar obsessions can dominate a family.,1,positive
-irritates and,0,negative
-so many of the challenges it poses for itself that one can forgive the film its flaws,1,positive
+collapse,0,negative
 ", it serves as a workable primer for the region's recent history, and would make a terrific 10th-grade learning tool.",1,positive
 "( vainly, i think )",0,negative
 is one big excuse to play one lewd scene after another.,0,negative
-is effective if you stick with it,1,positive
 that underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community,1,positive
 "delivers what it promises : a look at the `` wild ride '' that ensues when brash young men set out to conquer the online world with laptops, cell phones and sketchy business plans",1,positive
 "watching this digital-effects-heavy, supposed family-friendly comedy",0,negative
 absolutely and completely ridiculous and,0,negative
+'s a very tasteful rock and roll movie.,1,positive
+"the movie is almost completely lacking in suspense, surprise and consistent emotional conviction.",0,negative
 realistic portrayal,1,positive
-"as if trying to grab a lump of play-doh, the harder that liman tries to squeeze his story",0,negative
-well-thought stunts or,1,positive
+reveals how important our special talents can be when put in service of of others.,1,positive
 no lika da,0,negative
 a welcome relief,1,positive
 just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar,0,negative
 justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau,0,negative
-extraordinary faith,1,positive
 have i seen a film so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart,1,positive
 ", sometimes beautiful adaptation",1,positive
-disney again ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel.,0,negative
-"some movies suck you in despite their flaws,",1,positive
+about as interesting,0,negative
+"overlong, and bombastic",0,negative
+derivative and hammily,0,negative
 "eats, meddles, argues, laughs, kibbitzes and fights",1,positive
-"the problem with the film is whether these ambitions, laudable in themselves, justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau.",0,negative
 ", compelling",1,positive
+infectiously,1,positive
+"the picture runs a mere 84 minutes, but it's no glance.",1,positive
 think of this dog of a movie,0,negative
-'s remarkable procession of sweeping pictures that have reinvigorated the romance genre.,1,positive
-those so-so films that could have been much better,0,negative
 a passable date film,1,positive
 imax in short,1,positive
 i hate it.,0,negative
 's pleasant enough -- and oozing with attractive men,1,positive
 "no one involved, save dash, shows the slightest aptitude for acting",0,negative
 in this wildly uneven movie,0,negative
+"pokes, provokes, takes expressionistic license",1,positive
 "like one of ( spears ' ) music videos in content -- except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and, worse, that you have to pay if you want to see it",0,negative
 "with color and depth, and rather a good time",1,positive
-"silly, outrageous, ingenious",1,positive
 being able to hit on a 15-year old when you 're over 100,0,negative
+"the story of trouble every day ... is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film, and the movie's fragmentary narrative style makes piecing the story together frustrating difficult.",0,negative
 the year's best and most unpredictable comedy,1,positive
 starts off so bad that you feel like running out screaming,0,negative
 elvira fans could hardly ask for more.,1,positive
 a good one,1,positive
-", plodding picture",0,negative
+"the character dramas, which never reach satisfying conclusions",0,negative
+lost in the translation this time,0,negative
 speak for it while it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be,1,positive
-a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments,0,negative
-only thing to fear about `` fear dot com '',0,negative
-whole mess,0,negative
-manages to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor,1,positive
+inane and awful,0,negative
+takes chances that are bold by studio standards,1,positive
 working from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written by gianni romoli ... ozpetek avoids most of the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up.,1,positive
 a résumé loaded with credits like `` girl in bar # 3,0,negative
 enjoy the ride,1,positive
 very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors,0,negative
-are all things we 've seen before,0,negative
-poignant and leavened,1,positive
-breathless anticipation,1,positive
+"the, yes, snail-like pacing",0,negative
+an extremely unpleasant film.,0,negative
+"if it is n't entirely persuasive, it does give exposure to some talented performers",1,positive
 significantly better,1,positive
 as predictable as the tides,0,negative
 bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining,1,positive
@@ -151,22 +148,22 @@ it's smooth and professional,1,positive
 the horror,0,negative
 a technically superb film,1,positive
 the positive change in tone here seems to have recharged him.,1,positive
+"pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers, old schoolers and current innovators",1,positive
 a dim,0,negative
 ", vicious and absurd",0,negative
-because he acts so goofy all the time,0,negative
 to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside,1,positive
 "'s at once laughable and compulsively watchable,",1,positive
+merit its 103-minute length,1,positive
 the value and respect for the term epic cinema,1,positive
 as a dentist's waiting room,0,negative
-showing honest emotions,1,positive
 amazingly lame.,0,negative
 confessions may not be a straightforward bio,0,negative
 seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title ... amounts to surprisingly little,0,negative
 the story is bogus and,0,negative
 this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative.,1,positive
+to spare wildlife,1,positive
 ugly as the shabby digital photography,0,negative
 understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb,0,negative
-traditionally structured,1,positive
 frida is n't that much different from many a hollywood romance.,0,negative
 does point the way for adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover into nonethnic markets.,1,positive
 are worth the price of admission ... if `` gory mayhem '' is your idea of a good time,1,positive
@@ -178,20 +175,21 @@ about the folly of superficiality that is itself,0,negative
 tedious norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination.,0,negative
 ", esther kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating.",0,negative
 a stylish exercise,1,positive
+halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it,0,negative
 a setup so easy it borders on facile,0,negative
 a thoroughly awful movie,0,negative
-takes hold and grips hard,1,positive
 "look smeary and blurry, to the point of distraction",0,negative
+the picture's fascinating byways,1,positive
+"guns, cheatfully filmed martial arts, disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves",0,negative
 "breezy, distracted rhythms",0,negative
-than this mess,0,negative
 slick and manufactured to claim street credibility.,1,positive
-valuable messages,1,positive
+"take care is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses,",1,positive
 in no small part thanks to lau,1,positive
 essentially a collection of bits --,0,negative
 does n't bode well for the rest of it,0,negative
-elevated by it -- the kind of movie,1,positive
+usual worst,0,negative
 "hugh grant, who has a good line in charm",1,positive
-"is a pan-american movie, with moments of genuine insight into the urban heart.",1,positive
+arrive early and stay late,1,positive
 "shot in artful, watery tones of blue, green and brown",1,positive
 considerable aplomb,1,positive
 scant,0,negative
@@ -199,23 +197,22 @@ too ludicrous,0,negative
 rich and full,1,positive
 "that uses a sensational, real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for",1,positive
 ", home movie will leave you wanting more, not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face.",1,positive
-", the film retains ambiguities that make it well worth watching.",1,positive
 ultra-cheesy dialogue,0,negative
 added depth and resonance,1,positive
-'s not very good either.,0,negative
-in her most charmless,0,negative
-makes an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut behind the camera.,1,positive
+the sensational,1,positive
+huge-screen format to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them,1,positive
+handsome but unfulfilling suspense drama,0,negative
 "a fine, rousing, g-rated family film, aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value to keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats.",1,positive
+"everything about girls ca n't swim, even its passages of sensitive observation, feels secondhand, familiar -- and not in a good way.",0,negative
 the cast is spot on and,1,positive
+ugly digital video,0,negative
 rather choppy,0,negative
-becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates,0,negative
-demands and receives excellent performances,1,positive
 "xxx is a blast of adrenalin,",1,positive
 pure escapism,1,positive
+create a film that's not merely about kicking undead ***,1,positive
 about love and culture,1,positive
-horrifying,0,negative
+is worse :,0,negative
 mourns her tragedies in private,0,negative
-the action scenes are poorly delivered,0,negative
 it's so bad,0,negative
 so bad,0,negative
 ", 84 minutes is short",1,positive
@@ -226,134 +223,134 @@ good acting,1,positive
 "like most of jaglom's films, some of it is honestly affecting",1,positive
 "marivaux's rhythms, and mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress",0,negative
 is less successful on other levels,0,negative
+'s still quite worth seeing,1,positive
 intelligent and moving.,1,positive
 he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes,0,negative
 accomplish what few sequels can,1,positive
-"i 'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening",0,negative
-has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end.,1,positive
-"endearing, caring",1,positive
+"a clunky tv-movie approach to detailing a chapter in the life of the celebrated irish playwright, poet and drinker",0,negative
+"exhilarating, funny and fun.",1,positive
+", it never quite makes the grade as tawdry trash.",0,negative
 "enactments, however fascinating they may be as history, are too crude to serve the work especially well.",0,negative
+"not everything in this ambitious comic escapade works, but coppola, along with his sister, sofia, is a real filmmaker",1,positive
 the dehumanizing and ego-destroying process,0,negative
-taboo subject matter,0,negative
 see this,1,positive
 utterly incompetent conclusion,0,negative
 has always been part of for the most part wilde's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses and parker's creative interference ...,1,positive
 run for cover,0,negative
 low budget,0,negative
-a deceptively casual ode,1,positive
 "walked out muttering words like `` horrible '' and `` terrible, ''",0,negative
 help chicago make the transition from stage to screen with considerable appeal intact,1,positive
+you have ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride,1,positive
 a giant step backward,0,negative
 true fans,1,positive
-just copies,0,negative
 quite rich and exciting,1,positive
+luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago,1,positive
 "from lynch, jeunet, and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own",0,negative
 ", you ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company's astonishing growth.",1,positive
 a showdown,1,positive
-greatly,1,positive
+is simply too overdone,0,negative
 free,1,positive
-intriguing species,1,positive
 try and evade,0,negative
 "scherfig, who has had a successful career in tv",1,positive
+watching it leaves you giddy,1,positive
 "beautifully acted and directed, it's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses.",1,positive
 far tamer,0,negative
-outrageously creative action,1,positive
 the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings,1,positive
-right stuff,1,positive
-the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting,1,positive
+is never any question of how things will turn out,0,negative
+only open new wounds,0,negative
+despite suffering a sense-of-humour failure,0,negative
 sleepwalk through vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse,0,negative
-"just about all of the film is confusing on one level or another, making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be.",0,negative
-"the chateau, a sense of light-heartedness, that makes it attractive throughout",1,positive
-"maybe it is formula filmmaking, but there's nothing wrong with that if the film is well-crafted and this one is.",1,positive
+with no reason for being,0,negative
+"invigorating, surreal, and resonant",1,positive
+have a passion for the material,1,positive
 a movie that ca n't get sufficient distance from leroy's,0,negative
 is terrific as rachel,1,positive
 of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest,0,negative
-the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls,0,negative
 "come, already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count",0,negative
 with awe,1,positive
 joyous romp of a film.,1,positive
+a nonstop hoot,1,positive
 ", partisans and sabotage",0,negative
 gory as the scenes of torture and self-mutilation,0,negative
-just as the recent argentine film son of the bride reminded us that a feel-good movie can still show real heart,1,positive
 "ub equally spoofs and celebrates the more outre aspects of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects of ` white culture, ' even as it points out how inseparable the two are.",1,positive
 the package in which this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped is disappointingly generic.,0,negative
 "this obscenely bad dark comedy, so crass",0,negative
 naomi watts is terrific as rachel ; her petite frame and vulnerable persona emphasising her plight and isolation,1,positive
+exciting and,1,positive
 schticky,0,negative
+and in the best way,1,positive
 squareness that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
-"( less a movie than ) an appalling, odoriferous thing ... so",0,negative
-this film special,1,positive
+of the amazing spider-man,1,positive
 the stomach-turning violence,0,negative
-a slow-moving police-procedural thriller,0,negative
-a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
+could use a little more humanity,0,negative
+"acquires an undeniable entertainment value as the slight, pale mr. broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover.",1,positive
 very funny joke,1,positive
 volletta wallace's maternal fury,0,negative
+atop wooden dialogue,0,negative
 that it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony,0,negative
-be burns's strongest film since the brothers mcmullen,1,positive
-ca n't miss it,1,positive
+dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent,1,positive
 of the best short story writing,1,positive
 it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama,0,negative
-feeble comedy.,0,negative
+an insult to every family,0,negative
 it is essentially empty,0,negative
+of the film's problems,0,negative
 is not even half the interest.,0,negative
-never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding,0,negative
-`` auto focus '' works as an unusual biopic and document of male swingers in the playboy era,1,positive
 "right now, they 're merely signposts marking the slow, lingering death of imagination.",0,negative
 appealing character quirks to forgive that still serious problem,1,positive
+"often lingers just as long on the irrelevant as on the engaging, which gradually turns what time is it there?",0,negative
 the energy it takes to describe how bad it is,0,negative
 wait to see it then.,0,negative
-could easily be called the best korean film of 2002,1,positive
 largest-ever historical canvas,1,positive
+"a solid cast, assured direction and complete lack of modern day irony.",1,positive
 comatose ballerinas,0,negative
-"'s a work that, with humor, warmth, and intelligence, captures a life interestingly lived",1,positive
-deserve a passing grade,1,positive
+oh-so-important,1,positive
+formulaic equations,0,negative
+"simply stupid, irrelevant",0,negative
 weaves both the elements of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise.,1,positive
-a heavy-handed indictment of parental failings and,0,negative
-felt performances across the board.,1,positive
 seem weird and distanced,0,negative
+has finally made a movie that is n't just offensive,1,positive
 casual and fun,1,positive
+plodding mess,0,negative
 the film's intimate camera work,1,positive
-you 'll find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie.,0,negative
+as bestial,0,negative
 "as it is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags, scattered moments of lazy humor",0,negative
-crackles,1,positive
 a fairly revealing study of its two main characters,1,positive
-"high drama, disney-style",1,positive
+"may be more genial than ingenious, but it gets the job done.",1,positive
 ", good action, good acting, good dialogue, good pace, good cinematography.",1,positive
 her bully of a husband,0,negative
-gaghan ... has thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book at this nonsensical story.,0,negative
+the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters,0,negative
 "oozing, chilling and heart-warming",1,positive
 stale retread,0,negative
-filming the teeming life on the reefs,1,positive
 an already thin story boils down to surviving invaders seeking an existent anti-virus.,0,negative
 quite endearing.,1,positive
 with fewer gags to break the tedium,0,negative
 overbearing and,0,negative
+deep deceptions,0,negative
 things will turn out okay,1,positive
 the paranoid claustrophobia of a submarine movie with the unsettling spookiness of the supernatural,1,positive
-grand,1,positive
 good-natured fun found in films like tremors,1,positive
 betters it,1,positive
 transfixes the audience,1,positive
+moving and important,1,positive
 dope,1,positive
 an avid interest,1,positive
 true star,1,positive
 "hampered -- no, paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script ...",0,negative
+"is haunting ... ( it's ) what punk rock music used to be, and what the video medium could use more of : spirit, perception, conviction",1,positive
 which nurses plot holes gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through,0,negative
-a bad blend,0,negative
 the guy-in-a-dress genre,1,positive
-director claude chabrol has become the master of innuendo.,1,positive
 riveting and,1,positive
 excruciatingly unfunny and pitifully unromantic.,0,negative
 war movies,0,negative
 an inuit masterpiece,1,positive
+oscar,1,positive
 the cliché-laden screenplay,0,negative
-provide much more insight,1,positive
+"girlfriends are bad, wives are worse",0,negative
 ", and as easy to be bored by as your abc's,",0,negative
 fluid and mesmerizing,1,positive
 "... a vivid, thoughtful, unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale full of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.",1,positive
+ransacks,0,negative
 lacks the charisma and ability to carry the film on his admittedly broad shoulders.,0,negative
-book report,0,negative
-leave the theater,0,negative
 spousal abuse,0,negative
 "the director, with his fake backdrops and stately pacing,",0,negative
 a diverse and astonishingly articulate cast of palestinian and israeli children.,1,positive
@@ -371,201 +368,200 @@ worth a,1,positive
 "whatever the movie's sentimental, hypocritical lessons about sexism, its true colors come out in various wet t-shirt and shower scenes.",0,negative
 'll cry for your money back,0,negative
 enthralling,1,positive
+"is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening",0,negative
 "like max rothman's future, does not work.",0,negative
 of quirky characters and an engaging story,1,positive
-"has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written, underrehearsed, arbitrarily plotted and",0,negative
+"making kahlo's art a living,",1,positive
 bad run,0,negative
 may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards.,0,negative
-many pleasures,1,positive
+is worth searching out,1,positive
 "at this time, with this cast, this movie is hopeless",0,negative
-balances both traditional or modern stories together in a manner that one never overwhelms the other.,1,positive
+time bombs,0,negative
 the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations,0,negative
 a sour taste in one's mouth,0,negative
-"... familiar and predictable, and 4/5ths of it might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc.",0,negative
+decent performance,1,positive
 "a headline-fresh thriller set among orthodox jews on the west bank, joseph cedar's time of favor manages not only to find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation, it does so without compromising that complexity.",1,positive
-responsible for one of the worst movies of one year,0,negative
+"appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived",0,negative
 movie love,1,positive
 human darkness,0,negative
 it's too loud to shout insults at the screen,0,negative
-a coming-of-age film that avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type --,1,positive
+"'s a long way from orwell's dark, intelligent warning cry ( 1984 )",0,negative
 the perfect movie,1,positive
-ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this,0,negative
 oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor,1,positive
 it sets out with no pretensions and delivers big time,1,positive
 see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence,0,negative
 give you enough to feel good about,1,positive
 unexpectedly insightful,1,positive
-allen's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring,1,positive
 "is an extraordinary film, not least",1,positive
-this romantic/comedy asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in.,0,negative
+a doubt,0,negative
+maudlin or,0,negative
+with the the wisdom and humor of its subjects,1,positive
+a party-hearty teen flick that scalds like acid.,0,negative
 "impresses as a skillfully assembled, highly polished and professional adaptation ... just about as chilling and unsettling as ` manhunter ' was.",1,positive
-failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest,0,negative
-"it's a frightful vanity film that, no doubt, pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni.",0,negative
 laughed at,1,positive
 ", future lizard endeavors will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter",0,negative
-a philosophical void,0,negative
 unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense,0,negative
+intelligence or invention,1,positive
+hot on the hardwood proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny.,0,negative
 hopelessly juvenile,0,negative
 shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth --,1,positive
-unique directing style,1,positive
 feel more like a non-stop cry for attention,0,negative
 hip hop beat,1,positive
 feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans,0,negative
-no explanation,0,negative
 funniest and,1,positive
 "a chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline should be",0,negative
 starts off witty and sophisticated and you,1,positive
+a bargain-basement european pickup,0,negative
 ", but what really sets the film apart is debrauwer's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons",1,positive
 "shines on all the characters, as the direction is intelligently accomplished",1,positive
 taps into the primal fears of young people trying to cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults,1,positive
-lead a group of talented friends astray,1,positive
 "it's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness, and where human nature should be ingratiating, it's just grating.",0,negative
 "this gentle, mesmerizing portrait",1,positive
 "genial is the conceit, this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout,",1,positive
+draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss,1,positive
 "spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and, for that matter, shrek )",0,negative
 "is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart, mind or humor of its own",0,negative
 "it lacks the compassion, good-natured humor and the level of insight that made ( eyre's ) first film something of a sleeper success.",0,negative
 those eternally devoted to the insanity of black will have an intermittently good time.,1,positive
 obscenely bad,0,negative
 devastatingly,0,negative
-i do n't see the point,0,negative
 comes off like a bad imitation of the bard,0,negative
+that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone,1,positive
+one of its strengths,1,positive
+of masterpiece,1,positive
 into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto,1,positive
-stiff or just plain bad,0,negative
-jolts the laughs from the audience --,1,positive
 a delightful stimulus,1,positive
-of isolation and frustration,0,negative
+has no point,0,negative
 winning shot,1,positive
 "of its music or comic antics, but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel",0,negative
 lewis,1,positive
 that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it,0,negative
-father cliché,0,negative
+"bogdanovich puts history in perspective and, via kirsten dunst's remarkable performance, he showcases davies as a young woman of great charm, generosity and diplomacy.",1,positive
 domestic tension and unhappiness,0,negative
 "the effort is sincere and the results are honest, but the film is so bleak that it's hardly watchable",0,negative
-called the best korean film of 2002,1,positive
 one of the best rock,1,positive
 it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves,1,positive
 of the holiday box office pie,1,positive
+inexpressible and drab wannabe,0,negative
+"the hail of bullets, none of which ever seem to hit",0,negative
 "like an extended, open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story",1,positive
 "'s about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest, but has a little too much resonance with real world events and",0,negative
-to hate,0,negative
-to be mesmerised,1,positive
 the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version,1,positive
 a lot of energy,1,positive
 for its success on a patient viewer,1,positive
 "while tattoo borrows heavily from both seven and the silence of the lambs, it manages to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in.",1,positive
 this may be burns's strongest film since the brothers mcmullen.,1,positive
+turned down,0,negative
 "timely, tongue-in-cheek",1,positive
 undramatic,0,negative
 the pile of useless actioners,0,negative
+weirdly engaging and unpredictable character pieces,1,positive
+efficiency and an affection for the period,1,positive
 manages to accomplish what few sequels can -- it equals the original and in some ways even betters it,1,positive
-tell a story about the vietnam war before the pathology set in,1,positive
 it irrigates our souls.,1,positive
-a hint of humor,1,positive
-with a big heart,1,positive
+"a rollicking adventure for you and all your mateys, regardless of their ages",1,positive
 its most immediate and most obvious pleasure,1,positive
+"there are laughs aplenty, and, as a bonus, viewers do n't have to worry about being subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances that have overrun modern-day comedies",1,positive
 "one of those rare films that seems as though it was written for no one, but somehow manages to convince almost everyone that it was put on the screen, just for them.",1,positive
-made a decent ` intro ' documentary,1,positive
-the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability,0,negative
+"makes us see familiar issues, like racism and homophobia, in a fresh way.",1,positive
 "a beyond-lame satire, teddy bears ' picnic ranks among the most pitiful directing debuts by an esteemed writer-actor.",0,negative
-movies with the courage to go over the top and movies that do n't care about being stupid,1,positive
+emotional seesawing,0,negative
+target audience has n't graduated from junior high school,0,negative
 this intricately structured and well-realized drama,1,positive
-embracing,1,positive
 the film a celluloid litmus test for the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire,0,negative
-"a meditation on faith and madness, frailty is blood-curdling stuff.",1,positive
 a pretty listless collection,0,negative
-uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels,0,negative
-"the film is filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders, but deftly manages to avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill",1,positive
+other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor,1,positive
+almost everyone growing up believes their family must look like `` the addams family '' to everyone looking in,1,positive
+have been called freddy gets molested by a dog,0,negative
+moody male hustler,0,negative
 suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it.,0,negative
 "the problems and characters it reveals are universal and involving, and the film itself -- as well its delightful cast -- is so breezy, pretty and gifted, it really won my heart.",1,positive
-"... the efforts of its star, kline, to lend some dignity to a dumb story are for naught.",0,negative
 flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community,0,negative
-"is badly edited, often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story",0,negative
+"liberal doses of dark humor, gorgeous exterior photography, and a stable-full of solid performances",1,positive
+works smoothly,1,positive
 with a creepy and dead-on performance,1,positive
-"might want to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead.",0,negative
 placed in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers,1,positive
+good a job as anyone,1,positive
 ", smart and complicated",1,positive
 "the intimate, unguarded moments of folks who live in unusual homes --",0,negative
-are pretty valuable these days,1,positive
+that the only rip off that we were aware of,0,negative
 beautiful to watch and,1,positive
 accentuating,1,positive
-no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2 - hour running time,0,negative
 endear,1,positive
 the truly funny bits,1,positive
-american beauty reeks,0,negative
+'s that painful.,0,negative
 "clotted with heavy-handed symbolism, dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long",0,negative
 without any of its sense of fun or energy,0,negative
-be the cat's meow,1,positive
 "'s simply stupid, irrelevant and deeply",0,negative
 "wonderland adventure, a stalker thriller, and",1,positive
 be part of,1,positive
 cinema history as the only movie ever,1,positive
 comes from a renowned indian film culture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
 accomplished oscar winners,1,positive
+of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it,1,positive
 we find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story,1,positive
 an all-time low,0,negative
 enjoyed it just,1,positive
-"reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations,",1,positive
 delivered with such conviction that it's hard not to be carried away,1,positive
 "colorful, vibrant introduction",1,positive
 the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you,1,positive
 "famuyiwa's feature deals with its subject matter in a tasteful, intelligent manner, rather than forcing us to endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer.",1,positive
 a laugh between them,1,positive
+that gradually sneaks up on the audience,1,positive
 photographic marvel,1,positive
 is shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary.,0,negative
 gets vivid performances from her cast and pulls off some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences.,1,positive
+"while not for every taste, this often very funny collegiate gross-out comedy goes a long way toward restoring the luster of the national lampoon film franchise, too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy.",1,positive
 wow ' factor,1,positive
 "hashiguchi covers this territory with wit and originality, suggesting that with his fourth feature -- the first to be released in the u.s. -- a major director is emerging in world cinema.",1,positive
+find a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out of the people who want to believe in it the most,1,positive
 an absolute delight for all audiences,1,positive
-would tax einstein's brain.,0,negative
-ca n't believe anyone would really buy this stuff,0,negative
 moonlight mile should strike a nerve in many.,1,positive
 if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution,0,negative
 been lost in the translation this time,0,negative
 revelatory performance,1,positive
-remains oddly detached,0,negative
+the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion,0,negative
 that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film,1,positive
-vein,1,positive
+nifty premise,1,positive
 "the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism, and",1,positive
 go down with a ship as leaky,0,negative
 effective enough,1,positive
 "showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10,000 times",1,positive
 "going at a rapid pace,",1,positive
-still fun and enjoyable and,1,positive
+a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking,0,negative
 this thing is virtually unwatchable.,0,negative
-an entertainment destination for the general public,1,positive
+'s also undeniably exceedingly clever,1,positive
+would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out,0,negative
 "i have ever seen, constantly pulling the rug from underneath us, seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper, getting more intense.",1,positive
-to the enduring strengths of women,1,positive
-surprisingly faithful,1,positive
+the numerous scenes,1,positive
 exaggerated and,0,negative
 "takes a really long, slow and dreary time",0,negative
-that might have made it an exhilarating,1,positive
+improved upon the first,1,positive
 k-19 : the widowmaker is a great yarn.,1,positive
+humorless,0,negative
 just because a walk to remember,1,positive
 bite,0,negative
-amounts to little more than punishment.,0,negative
-the humor is recognizably plympton,1,positive
+"likeable thanks to its cast, its cuisine and its quirky tunes.",1,positive
 makes piecing the story together frustrating difficult,0,negative
+"a fascinating, compelling story",1,positive
 the film's hero is a bore and his innocence soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence,0,negative
-"a fascinating, dark thriller that keeps you hooked on the delicious pulpiness of its lurid fiction.",1,positive
-see the it,1,positive
+whimsical and relevant today,1,positive
 tackles the difficult subject of grief and loss,1,positive
 grotesque narcissism,0,negative
-funny and sad,1,positive
 "is, arguably, the most accomplished work to date from hong kong's versatile stanley kwan.",1,positive
+it wore me down,0,negative
 be so stupid,0,negative
 as refreshing,1,positive
-has created a brilliant motion picture.,1,positive
+what we get in feardotcom is more like something from a bad clive barker movie.,0,negative
 from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american,0,negative
 a beautiful food entrée,1,positive
 the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence,0,negative
 his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters,1,positive
 does not live up to its style,0,negative
 love liza's tale,1,positive
-go see this delightful comedy.,1,positive
+"the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic, urgent",1,positive
+"first, for a movie that tries to be smart, it's kinda dumb.",0,negative
 worst sense,0,negative
-propelled by the acting,1,positive
-presents us with an action movie that actually has a brain.,1,positive
 "human nature is a goofball movie, in the way that malkovich was, but it tries too hard",0,negative
 overplayed,0,negative
 should be poignant,0,negative
@@ -576,116 +572,116 @@ the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing,0,negative
 another masterpiece,1,positive
 an incredibly layered and stylistic film,1,positive
 a classic story,1,positive
+daring,1,positive
+wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful.,1,positive
+haute,0,negative
 convey a strong sense of the girls ' environment.,1,positive
-"a journey spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history, in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick",1,positive
 a well-intentioned effort that's still too burdened by the actor's offbeat sensibilities for the earnest emotional core to emerge with any degree of accessibility.,0,negative
-"passionate, tumultuous affair",1,positive
-an enjoyable experience.,1,positive
+"the kind of under-inspired, overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name",0,negative
 "'ve had more interesting -- and, dare i say, thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf, point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama.",0,negative
 is a greater attention to the parents -- and particularly the fateful fathers -- in the emotional evolution of the two bewitched adolescents.,1,positive
-well to cram earplugs,0,negative
-point at things that explode into flame,0,negative
-jolts the laughs from the audience,1,positive
-heralds something special,1,positive
-has n't escaped the rut dug by the last one,0,negative
+who is simply tired,0,negative
+"it's the little nuances that perhaps had to escape from director mark romanek's self-conscious scrutiny to happen, that finally get under your skin",0,negative
+both convincing and radiant,1,positive
+smart and dark -,1,positive
+a perfect performance,1,positive
 an unsuccessful attempt at a movie,0,negative
 sometimes confusing,0,negative
 superlative,1,positive
+"'s sharply comic and surprisingly touching,",1,positive
 a soap-opera quality twist in the last 20 minutes ... almost puts the kibosh on what is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination.,0,negative
 to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies,0,negative
-the folly of superficiality that is itself,0,negative
-lumbering load,0,negative
+a 95-minute commercial for nba properties,0,negative
 though many of these guys are less than adorable,0,negative
-inferior,0,negative
+peels layers from this character that may well not have existed on paper.,1,positive
+is deadly dull,0,negative
 big-hearted and frequently,1,positive
-striking deep chords of sadness,1,positive
-laughs aplenty,1,positive
+"schaeffer is n't in this film, which may be why it works as well as it does.",1,positive
+"loud, ugly, irritating movie",0,negative
+is impressive for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats the world has to offer,1,positive
 the scorpion king more than ably,1,positive
-"does a great combination act as narrator, jewish grandmother and subject -- taking us through a film that is part biography, part entertainment and part history.",1,positive
-very best pictures,1,positive
-lack their idol's energy and passion for detail,0,negative
-and church meetings,1,positive
+"bill plympton, the animation master",1,positive
+a watch that makes time go faster rather than,1,positive
 "than in creating an emotionally complex, dramatically satisfying heroine",1,positive
+compassionate,1,positive
 will find in these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective,1,positive
 "hugely entertaining from start to finish, featuring a fall from grace that still leaves shockwaves",1,positive
-an ebullient affection,1,positive
 somehow snagged an oscar nomination,0,negative
 manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
 ` realistic ',1,positive
 nicely done,1,positive
+a summer of good stuff,1,positive
 the satire is just too easy to be genuinely satisfying.,0,negative
 sustains,1,positive
-neither is it as smart,0,negative
 "fare, with enough creative energy and wit to entertain all ages",1,positive
 the movie is powerful and provocative.,1,positive
+"time literally stops on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers, '' but that does n't mean it still wo n't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life",0,negative
+sharp edges and a deep vein of sadness,1,positive
 those who do n't entirely ` get ' godard's distinctive discourse will still come away with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy.,1,positive
-"not only are the film's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny, they also demonstrate how desperate the makers of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel were.",0,negative
-'n safe as to often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen,0,negative
 like to skip but film buffs should get to know,1,positive
 narrative discipline,1,positive
 is this films reason for being.,1,positive
+"the old saying goes, because it's true",1,positive
 take any 12-year-old boy to see this picture,1,positive
-come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films,0,negative
+aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire,0,negative
 embracing than monty,1,positive
-is it hokey,0,negative
 as assaults on america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony,0,negative
+that's hardly any fun to watch,0,negative
 get caught up in the thrill of the company's astonishing growth,1,positive
 it's on par with the first one,1,positive
-above most of its ilk,1,positive
-"change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and",0,negative
+"is an accuracy of observation in the work of the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism",1,positive
+"is in the right place, his plea for democracy and civic action laudable",1,positive
 i do n't think so.,0,negative
 "devotees of star trek ii : the wrath of khan will feel a nagging sense of deja vu, and the grandeur of the best next generation episodes is lacking",0,negative
+"is always a joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate",1,positive
 "great to see this turd squashed under a truck, preferably a semi",0,negative
-"bile, and irony",0,negative
-"the plot grows thin soon,",0,negative
-beloved-major,1,positive
+"a faulty premise,",0,negative
+haphazardness,0,negative
+"by no means a great movie, but it is a refreshingly forthright one.",1,positive
 crossing-over mumbo jumbo,0,negative
-virtually unwatchable,0,negative
 "its premise is smart, but",1,positive
 "was amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's cleverly constructed scenario, and greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise.",1,positive
+who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent,0,negative
 light-hearted,1,positive
-heavy with flabby rolls of typical toback machinations.,0,negative
 to show us a good time,1,positive
 "pitiful, slapdash disaster.",0,negative
+is one of the year's best,1,positive
 even witty,1,positive
-a fierce dance,1,positive
 crippled,0,negative
+this piece of crap,0,negative
 ... the lady and the duke surprisingly manages never to grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience.,1,positive
-"the most wondrous love story in years, it is a great film.",1,positive
+"its story about a young chinese woman, ah na, who has come to new york city to replace past tragedy with the american dream",1,positive
 particularly impressive,1,positive
 submerging,1,positive
-nearly as fresh or enjoyable,1,positive
 miserable and smug,0,negative
 my great pleasure,1,positive
+"it all unfolds predictably, and the adventures that happen along the way seem repetitive and designed to fill time, providing no real sense of suspense.",0,negative
 "fascinating, dark thriller",1,positive
-"more of the same from taiwanese auteur tsai ming-liang, which is good news to anyone who's fallen under the sweet, melancholy spell of this unique director's previous films.",1,positive
-down the reality drain,0,negative
+"the only way to tolerate this insipid, brutally clueless film might be with a large dose of painkillers.",0,negative
+a historic scandal,0,negative
 "that's steeped in mystery and a ravishing, baroque beauty",1,positive
-"idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well and, except for the fine star performances",0,negative
-"a pretty decent kid-pleasing,",1,positive
+their lamentations are pretty much self-centered,0,negative
 of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires,1,positive
-", bigelow demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world.",1,positive
+"is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people, in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship, bring to their music",1,positive
 would n't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head,0,negative
 give a pretty good overall picture of the situation in laramie following the murder of matthew shepard,1,positive
-the fine line between cheese and earnestness remarkably well,1,positive
+a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic,0,negative
+serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey,1,positive
 insistent and repetitive,0,negative
-nausea,0,negative
 no art,0,negative
 seems to exist only for its climactic setpiece,0,negative
-more silly than scary,0,negative
 's funny.,1,positive
 its execution and skill,1,positive
 "'s coherent, well shot, and tartly",1,positive
 you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one,0,negative
+'s no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance,0,negative
 underdeveloped,0,negative
-a gritty police thriller with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for,1,positive
-with a wonderful ensemble cast of characters that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life,1,positive
-nonetheless appreciates the art and reveals a music scene that transcends culture and race.,1,positive
+the jokes are flat,0,negative
+"suspense, intriguing characters and bizarre bank robberies,",1,positive
 do we really need the tiger beat version?,0,negative
 the disadvantage of also looking cheap,0,negative
 churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
 "once folks started hanging out at the barbershop, they never wanted to leave.",1,positive
-"this movie is a phlegmatic bore, so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears, starring ben affleck, seem downright hitchcockian.",0,negative
 "cheapo animation ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ), a complex sword-and-sorcery plot and characters who all have big round eyes and japanese names",0,negative
 sexual and romantic,1,positive
 what begins brightly,1,positive
@@ -695,526 +691,524 @@ every top-notch british actor,1,positive
 is awful.,0,negative
 "a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
 will nevertheless find moving,1,positive
+great,1,positive
+like `` horrible '' and `` terrible,0,negative
 provide an intense experience,1,positive
-gets bogged down over 140 minutes.,0,negative
-a pack of dogs who are smarter than him,0,negative
-with such provocative material,1,positive
+is off-putting,0,negative
+"this is a very funny, heartwarming film.",1,positive
 this film biggest problem?,0,negative
 with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for,1,positive
 it's lost the politics and the social observation and become just another situation romance about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay.,0,negative
 measured against practically any like-themed film other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor,1,positive
+"are the uneven performances by the cast members, who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent",0,negative
 "a larger-than-life figure,",1,positive
 is truly gorgeous to behold,1,positive
-the most affecting depictions of a love affair,1,positive
 stereotypical caretakers,0,negative
-marked by acute writing and a host of splendid performances.,1,positive
+yet permits laughter,1,positive
 some serious suspense,1,positive
 waster ',0,negative
-"an eerily suspenseful, deeply absorbing piece that works as a treatise on spirituality as well as a solid sci-fi thriller",1,positive
 salton sea surprisingly engrossing,1,positive
 no place for this story to go but down,0,negative
+can open the door to liberation.,1,positive
 are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay,0,negative
 another best of the year selection.,1,positive
 "flat,",0,negative
-exceptional lead performances,1,positive
 positive impression,1,positive
 much of what's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand,0,negative
 that heralds something special,1,positive
 "muddled, simplistic and more than a little pretentious.",0,negative
 dreamy,1,positive
+the animated sequences are well done and perfectly constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination,1,positive
+the qualities,1,positive
+than losers,0,negative
 comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women,0,negative
-"flashy, overlong soap",0,negative
-sweetheart,1,positive
-a well paced and satisfying little drama,1,positive
+by no means a slam-dunk and sure to ultimately disappoint the action fans who will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act,0,negative
+it still works.,1,positive
 "begin to tell you how tedious, how resolutely unamusing, how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is, and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents",0,negative
 "because it was so endlessly, grotesquely, inventive",1,positive
-"the star who helped give a spark to `` chasing amy '' and `` changing lanes '' falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer's new action film, `` the sum of all fears",0,negative
-"trouble every day is a success in some sense, but it's hard to like a film so cold and dead",0,negative
-quickly becomes a tiresome cliché,0,negative
-"a perceptive, good-natured movie",1,positive
+wrenching performances,1,positive
+"escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies, infusing into the story very real",1,positive
+unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk,1,positive
+keep the movie slaloming through its hackneyed elements with enjoyable ease,1,positive
 be completely forgettable,0,negative
-it's nice to see piscopo again after all these years,1,positive
+"low-brow humor, gratuitous violence",0,negative
 gripping portrait,1,positive
-a bland animated sequel,0,negative
-festival,1,positive
-its one-sidedness,0,negative
+it's actually watchable,1,positive
+his films,1,positive
+to be consumed and forgotten,0,negative
 ", thought-provoking film",1,positive
-uneven film,0,negative
-"is n't heated properly, so that it ends up",0,negative
 takes off in totally unexpected directions and,1,positive
 tried as a war criminal,0,negative
+is a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema.,1,positive
 can only point the way -- but thank goodness for this signpost,1,positive
 to make such a worthless film,0,negative
 a celebrated wonder in the spotlight,1,positive
 "a technically superb film,",1,positive
 a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ...,0,negative
 to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in,1,positive
-what a reckless squandering,0,negative
 "assured, glossy and shot through with brittle desperation",1,positive
 off-beat and fanciful,1,positive
 "its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music, and",1,positive
 time-consuming,0,negative
+charlotte sometimes is a gem.,1,positive
 is n't nearly surprising or clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own,0,negative
 so skeeved out that they 'd need a shower,1,positive
 can outgag any of those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today,1,positive
-"a little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment, not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama, monsoon wedding serves mostly to whet one's appetite for the bollywood films.",0,negative
 epic treatment of a nationwide blight,1,positive
+fresh-faced,1,positive
 "the profoundly devastating events of one year ago and the slow, painful healing process that has followed in their wake",0,negative
+mr. nelson has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience.,1,positive
 the film's desire to be liked sometimes undermines the possibility for an exploration of the thornier aspects of the nature/nurture argument in regards to homosexuality.,0,negative
-worth a recommendation,1,positive
 bigger,1,positive
 "everything's serious, poetic, earnest and -- sadly -- dull.",0,negative
+in private,1,positive
 "has a caffeinated, sloppy brilliance, sparkling with ideas you wish had been developed with more care, but",1,positive
-of anti-semitism ever seen on screen,0,negative
 ends with a story that is so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true,0,negative
-makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare,1,positive
+invigorating about,1,positive
+"'s mildly entertaining,",1,positive
+it's about family,1,positive
 life and love,1,positive
-questionable,0,negative
-a twist,1,positive
-it's supposed to be a romantic comedy - it suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman.,0,negative
-badly edited,0,negative
-run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through,0,negative
-to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival,1,positive
+"quiet, patient and tenacious as mr. lopez himself",1,positive
+gaps in their relationships,0,negative
+"we 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before, but",0,negative
 "a smoother, more focused",1,positive
+is not first-rate,0,negative
+are relegated to the background -- a welcome step forward from the sally jesse raphael atmosphere of films like philadelphia and american beauty.,1,positive
 zealand coming-of-age movie,1,positive
 "dramatize life's messiness from inside out, in all its strange quirks",1,positive
-rises above superficiality.,1,positive
-"a sort of geriatric dirty harry, which will please eastwood's loyal fans -- and suits the story, wherein our hero must ride roughshod over incompetent cops to get his man",1,positive
-comes across as a fairly weak retooling.,0,negative
 masterful british actor ian holm,1,positive
 the hearts and minds,1,positive
 "conventional -- lots of boring talking heads, etc. -- to do the subject matter justice",0,negative
 blab,0,negative
+is standard crime drama fare ... instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull.,0,negative
+-- that you should never forget,1,positive
 "has little to do with the story, which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never, ever, leave a large dog alone with a toddler",0,negative
 more than ably,1,positive
 and a terrible story,0,negative
-'s that painful,0,negative
-is a monumental achievement,1,positive
+"a zippy 96 minutes of mediocre special effects, hoary dialogue, fluxing accents, and -- worst of all -- silly-looking morlocks.",0,negative
 comedic writing,1,positive
 humorous and touching.,1,positive
 "of logic and misuse of two fine actors, morgan freeman and ashley judd",0,negative
 it's easy to love robin tunney,1,positive
-"i like that smith, he's not making fun of these people, he's not laughing at them.",1,positive
 "a guilty-pleasure, daytime-drama sort",1,positive
+", the grey zone attempts to be grandiloquent, but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way.",0,negative
 "what little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting, macabre sets, and endless rain is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else.",0,negative
+more graceful way,1,positive
+an uninspired preachy and clichéd war film.,0,negative
 will turn out,1,positive
-it's the worst movie i 've seen this summer,0,negative
 perfect material,1,positive
-"one of the most frantic, virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio",0,negative
-( seagal's ) strenuous attempt at a change in expression,0,negative
 "gooding is the energetic frontman, and it's hard to resist his enthusiasm, even if the filmmakers come up with nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences.",1,positive
+"promisingly but disintegrates into a dreary, humorless soap opera.",0,negative
 "offbeat humor, amusing characters, and a happy ending",1,positive
 in a grisly sort of way,0,negative
 nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap,0,negative
-lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse,0,negative
+more frustrating,0,negative
 "there are laughs aplenty, and",1,positive
+"lifted from terry gilliam's subconscious, pressed through kafka's meat grinder and into buñuel's casings",1,positive
+of sleaziness,0,negative
 shoddy male hip hop fantasy,0,negative
 ", cynical",0,negative
-like puppies with broken legs,0,negative
+excited about on this dvd,1,positive
 just is n't as weird as it ought to be.,0,negative
-as the remarkable ensemble cast brings them to life,1,positive
-many of the things that made the first one charming,1,positive
+should have a stirring time at this beautifully drawn movie,1,positive
 struggling,0,negative
-beautiful paean,1,positive
 "entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive",1,positive
 all about the benjamins evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s.,0,negative
-begins like a docu-drama but builds its multi-character story with a flourish.,1,positive
 "dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera, the better",1,positive
 dreadfulness,0,negative
 it's not very interesting.,0,negative
 "the film is, arguably, the most accomplished work to date from hong kong's versatile stanley kwan.",1,positive
+a treatise on spirituality as well as a solid sci-fi thriller,1,positive
 out,0,negative
 "it does n't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a mormon family movie, and a sappy, preachy one at that.",0,negative
 an all-around good time at the movies,1,positive
 humor in i spy is so anemic.,0,negative
-the by now intolerable morbidity,0,negative
 touched by the film's conviction,1,positive
 a spoof comedy,1,positive
+it would fit chan like a $ 99 bargain-basement special.,0,negative
 "seem tired and,",0,negative
 one of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed,0,negative
 "pointed, often tender, examination",1,positive
-"a smartly directed, grown-up film",1,positive
+touching reflection,1,positive
+help overcome the problematic script.,0,negative
+"show-stoppingly hilarious, but scathingly witty",1,positive
+this fascinating portrait of a modern lothario,1,positive
 "slow and ponderous, but rohmer's drama builds to an intense indoor drama about compassion, sacrifice, and christian love in the face of political corruption.",1,positive
-"as underwater ghost stories go, below casts its spooky net out into the atlantic ocean and spits it back, grizzled and charred, somewhere northwest of the bermuda triangle.",0,negative
-drowned me,0,negative
-"haneke's script ( from elfriede jelinek's novel ) is contrived, unmotivated, and psychologically unpersuasive, with an inconclusive ending.",0,negative
 "though the film is well-intentioned, one could rent the original and get the same love story and parable.",1,positive
 ", scoob and shag do n't eat enough during the film.'",0,negative
 a screwed-up man,0,negative
 "an incredibly thoughtful, deeply meditative picture",1,positive
 "sharp comedy, old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics, and genuine heart",1,positive
 lightweight filmmaking,0,negative
+and satirical touches,1,positive
+a bracing truth that's refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood,1,positive
 hackneyed concepts,0,negative
-"remarkably fuddled about motives and context, which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats )",0,negative
-"as well-written as sexy beast, not as gloriously flippant as lock, stock and two smoking barrels, but stylish and moody and",1,positive
-a legendary professor,1,positive
+"a heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic, the work of a genuine and singular artist.",1,positive
+wickedly undramatic,0,negative
 is magnetic as graham,1,positive
-has a bracing truth that's refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood.,1,positive
 deserves a place of honor next to nanook as a landmark in film history.,1,positive
-to watch too many barney videos,1,positive
+be able to look away for a second,1,positive
 heartfelt performances,1,positive
 a legacy,1,positive
 "an evil, monstrous lunatic",0,negative
-the wisdom and humor,1,positive
+smoky and inviting,1,positive
 saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo,1,positive
 excruciatingly tedious,0,negative
-the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt,1,positive
+beyond redemption,0,negative
 sleep-inducing,0,negative
+coen brothers,1,positive
 never rises above mediocrity,0,negative
-no doubt intended the film to affirm love's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror,1,positive
 "well, it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises, but it's definitely worth taking a look.",1,positive
 farts,0,negative
-a wonderful tale of love and destiny,1,positive
+"the fourth `` pokemon '' is a diverting -- if predictable -- adventure suitable for a matinee, with a message that cautions children about disturbing the world's delicate ecological balance.",1,positive
 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before,0,negative
+"patchy combination of soap opera, low-tech magic realism and, at times, ploddingly sociological commentary.",0,negative
 hackneyed and meanspirited,0,negative
 makes a meal of it,1,positive
-"the film does n't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers, and",0,negative
 "mckay seems embarrassed by his own invention and tries to rush through the intermediary passages, apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device he has put in service.",0,negative
-the unacceptable,0,negative
 "violent, vulgar and forgettably entertaining.",0,negative
 shockingly bad,0,negative
 run of the mill,0,negative
+is n't a very,0,negative
+most amazing super-sized dosage,1,positive
+"is cruel, misanthropic stuff with only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy.",0,negative
+spies,0,negative
 "4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos,",0,negative
-laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser,1,positive
-the opulent lushness,1,positive
 unfunny,0,negative
 good film,1,positive
-finely written,1,positive
-attentive,1,positive
+a simplistic narrative and,1,positive
 "a canny crowd pleaser,",1,positive
 real and amusing,1,positive
-a dependable concept,1,positive
+least,0,negative
+very light,1,positive
 "thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except",0,negative
 dying a slow death,0,negative
 some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life,1,positive
-"lack contrast, are murky and are frequently too dark to be decipherable.",0,negative
-"under the skin of a man we only know as an evil, monstrous lunatic",0,negative
-transporting is that it's also one of the smartest,1,positive
 reminiscent of gong li and a vivid personality,1,positive
 "to convince almost everyone that it was put on the screen, just for them",1,positive
 downright intoxicating,1,positive
 especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand,0,negative
+vaporize from your memory minutes,0,negative
 energetic,1,positive
 "'s the inimitable diaz, holding it all together.",1,positive
-"cold, sterile and lacking any color or warmth",0,negative
+decrepit,0,negative
+two guys yelling in your face for two hours,0,negative
+bloody beauty as vivid,1,positive
+is not handled well,0,negative
 long and eventful,1,positive
-suffocating,0,negative
-has considerable charm,1,positive
-stink,0,negative
-the milieu is wholly unconvincing ... and the histrionics reach a truly annoying pitch,0,negative
+for its extraordinary intelligence and originality,1,positive
+good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion,1,positive
+kids will love its fantasy and adventure,1,positive
 "( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really",0,negative
 one of the most entertaining bonds in years,1,positive
 the moral shrapnel and mental shellshock will linger long after this film has ended.,1,positive
-"been written so well, that even a simple `` goddammit",1,positive
 b movies,0,negative
-to address his own world war ii experience in his signature style,1,positive
 "from others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",1,positive
-draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent,1,positive
 be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002,0,negative
 for pretentious arts majors,0,negative
 see a movie with its heart,1,positive
+reek of a script,0,negative
 bottom tier,0,negative
 "delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie, no matter who runs them",1,positive
 an admirable reconstruction of terrible events,1,positive
 "'s a tribute to the actress, and to her inventive director",1,positive
 fights a good fight,1,positive
-is god,1,positive
 floating narrative,1,positive
 stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the world trade center tragedy,1,positive
 "a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
 of this dog of a movie,0,negative
 too bad kramer could n't make a guest appearance to liven things up.,0,negative
+plays like a bad blend of an overripe episode of tv's dawson's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story.,0,negative
+yet depressing film,0,negative
+does pack some serious suspense.,1,positive
 descends into such message-mongering moralism,0,negative
 gripping humanity,1,positive
 fall fast asleep,0,negative
-virtually no aftertaste,0,negative
-inane and unimaginative,0,negative
 bound,1,positive
+self-absorbed,0,negative
+see the forest for the trees,1,positive
 's a feel-good movie about which you can actually feel good,1,positive
 intolerable company,0,negative
-"talky, artificial and opaque",0,negative
 for one splendidly cast pair,1,positive
-underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
 convincing as this bland blank of a man with unimaginable demons,0,negative
+are ... impeccable throughout.,1,positive
+"driven by a fantastic dual performance from ian holm ... the film is funny, insightfully human and a delightful lark for history buffs",1,positive
 horror/action hybrid,1,positive
 of the finest films of the year,1,positive
-is too long with too little going on,0,negative
-much needed,1,positive
+that at the very least has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch,1,positive
 jones and snipes are enthralling,1,positive
 "that this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how, in the flip-flop of courtship, we often reel in when we should be playing out",1,positive
-participation,1,positive
-you can smell the grease on the plot,0,negative
 human impulses that grew hideously twisted,0,negative
 still fun and enjoyable,1,positive
+"this is a movie filled with unlikable, spiteful idiots ; whether or not their friendship is salvaged",0,negative
 "a completely spooky piece of business that gets under your skin and, some plot blips aside,",1,positive
+often overwritten,0,negative
 to please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies,1,positive
-one-hour mark,1,positive
+nearly impossible,0,negative
+down-to-earth bullock,1,positive
+"proves once again he has n't lost his touch, bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film",1,positive
 the first bond movie in ages that is n't fake fun,1,positive
-not constant bloodshed,1,positive
-offers no new insight on the matter,0,negative
-you can take the grandkids or the grandparents and never worry about anyone being bored,1,positive
+overwhelmingly,1,positive
 "spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history, in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick",1,positive
 tastelessness and gall,0,negative
 bad action-movie line,0,negative
 grows,1,positive
-as it does because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple,1,positive
 "contrived, unmotivated, and psychologically unpersuasive",0,negative
 the film is way too full of itself ; it's stuffy and pretentious in a give-me-an-oscar kind of way,0,negative
+any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly,0,negative
+caliber,1,positive
 balanced film,1,positive
-excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone,1,positive
+of run-of-the-mill profanity,0,negative
+feel like three hours.,0,negative
 "is confusing on one level or another, making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be",0,negative
-been kind enough to share it,1,positive
 "of bland hotels, highways, parking lots",0,negative
-with a large dose of painkillers,0,negative
-wastes,0,negative
+liked a lot of the smaller scenes,1,positive
 "continues to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood, while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision.",1,positive
 ", mind-numbingly, indescribably bad",0,negative
+"there's real visual charge to the filmmaking,",1,positive
 menacing,0,negative
+incessantly,0,negative
 bears about as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man does to the experiences of most teenagers.,0,negative
-at existing photos,1,positive
 "helmer hudlin tries to make a hip comedy,",0,negative
-as funny nor,0,negative
-we want the funk - and this movie's got it,1,positive
+gangs excels in spectacle and pacing.,1,positive
 creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images to match the words of nijinsky's diaries.,1,positive
 "devos and cassel have tremendous chemistry -- their sexual and romantic tension, while never really vocalized, is palpable.",1,positive
+lacks balance,0,negative
+revelatory nor truly edgy -- merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored.,0,negative
 tv,1,positive
 "an entertaining british hybrid of comedy, caper thrills and quirky romance.",1,positive
-demonstrating vividly,1,positive
-"it's sweet and fluffy at the time,",1,positive
-marks an encouraging new direction for la salle.,1,positive
 "a powerful, inflammatory film",1,positive
 favor of tradition and warmth,1,positive
 begins on a high note and,1,positive
 has much to recommend it,1,positive
 "a vibrant, colorful, semimusical rendition",1,positive
+a simple tale,1,positive
 despicable characters,0,negative
 ` it's like having an old friend for dinner '.,1,positive
 ", director chris columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours.",0,negative
-that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions,1,positive
+this amiable picture,1,positive
+a markedly inactive film,0,negative
 saves this deeply affecting film,1,positive
 "cold, nervy and memorable",1,positive
-exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise,0,negative
 the gratuitous cinematic distractions,0,negative
 "the interviews that follow, with the practitioners of this ancient indian practice, are as subtle and as enigmatic",1,positive
 insanely hilarious,1,positive
+does n't work because there is no foundation for it,0,negative
 surprise us,1,positive
-relative modesty,1,positive
 "coppola, along with his sister, sofia, is a real filmmaker",1,positive
 remove spider-man the movie from its red herring surroundings and it's apparent that this is one summer film that satisfies.,1,positive
-", if good-hearted, movie.",1,positive
+inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,0,negative
 no pastry is violated,1,positive
 is very difficult,0,negative
+i 'll buy the soundtrack.,1,positive
+"hardly an objective documentary, but it's great cinematic polemic",1,positive
 to the genre and another first-rate performance,1,positive
 an adventurous young talent,1,positive
-", this movie is a phlegmatic bore, so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears, starring ben affleck, seem downright hitchcockian.",0,negative
-to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
 will strike some westerners as verging on mumbo-jumbo,0,negative
 as i laughed throughout the movie,1,positive
-impossibly contrived situations,0,negative
-fails to fulfill its own ambitious goals,0,negative
 a moral tale with a twisted sense of humor,1,positive
+is the best ` old neighborhood ' project,1,positive
 others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere.,0,negative
 make italian for beginners worth the journey,1,positive
 most good-hearted,1,positive
 a chilling tale of one of the great crimes of 20th century france,1,positive
 "a competent, unpretentious entertainment destined to fill the after-school slot at shopping mall theaters across the country.",1,positive
+thanks to a small star with big heart,1,positive
+impersonal and abstract,0,negative
 it's a glorious spectacle like those d.w. griffith made in the early days of silent film.,1,positive
 -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline,0,negative
 if you 're a fan of the series you 'll love it and probably want to see it twice.,1,positive
-it misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche.,0,negative
-"the nonstop artifice ultimately proves tiresome, with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations.",0,negative
-too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe,0,negative
 accents so good,1,positive
 "a classy, sprightly spin on film",1,positive
 an original,1,positive
 a thing that already knows it's won,1,positive
+as punching bags,1,positive
 nothing to sneeze at these days,1,positive
+ms. paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona,0,negative
 good-natured,1,positive
 star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life,0,negative
 "'s both degrading and strangely liberating to see people working so hard at leading lives of sexy intrigue, only to be revealed by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary, pasty lumpen",1,positive
-brought to life on the big screen,1,positive
+an entertaining movie,1,positive
 more than a widget cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,0,negative
 encounter in a place where war has savaged the lives and liberties of the poor and the dispossessed.,0,negative
 that gets under your skin,1,positive
 be half as entertaining as it is,1,positive
-a rote exercise in both animation and storytelling.,0,negative
 a rollicking adventure for you,1,positive
 that even its target audience talked all the way through it,0,negative
 prickly indie comedy,0,negative
-ethics,1,positive
+"halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it, and, of course",0,negative
+that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film,1,positive
 other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time,1,positive
 and crude film,0,negative
 could n't find stardom if mapquest emailed him point-to-point driving directions.,0,negative
-with real world events,1,positive
 "it is depressing, ruthlessly pained and depraved, the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound.",0,negative
-"mcgrath has deftly trimmed dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera, the better to focus on the hero's odyssey from cowering poverty to courage and happiness.",1,positive
 "sanctimonious, self-righteous and",0,negative
 "it's got all the familiar bruckheimer elements, and schumacher does probably as good a job as anyone at bringing off the hopkins/rock collision of acting styles and onscreen personas",1,positive
 "acceptable, occasionally very enjoyable",1,positive
 "one of those crass, contrived sequels that not only fails on its own, but makes you second-guess your affection for the original",0,negative
+the spy kids franchise establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape : a james bond series for kids.,1,positive
+is why anybody picked it up.,0,negative
+"vibrantly colored and beautifully designed, metropolis is a feast for the eyes.",1,positive
 seems to have been ` it's just a kids ' flick,0,negative
 that takes itself all too seriously,0,negative
 "with a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
-"has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just complicated enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out.",1,positive
-even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel,0,negative
+through their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people,1,positive
 "the picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life, but also acknowledging the places, and the people, from whence you came.",1,positive
+'s remarkable procession of sweeping pictures that have reinvigorated the romance genre,1,positive
 the piano teacher is not an easy film.,0,negative
-daft by half ... but supremely good natured,1,positive
+manages the rare trick of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar,1,positive
 much power,1,positive
-of carnage,0,negative
-increasingly diverse french director,1,positive
+this picture,1,positive
 "muddled, simplistic and more than a little pretentious",0,negative
 features nonsensical and laughable plotting,0,negative
 served by the movie's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick,0,negative
-'s plenty to offend everyone,0,negative
 reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans,0,negative
+save their children,1,positive
 that's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways,1,positive
+surprisingly touching,1,positive
 come along that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most - the fanboy,1,positive
 worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz,0,negative
-'s one of the worst of the entire franchise.,0,negative
+", the rest of us will be lulled into a coma.",0,negative
 a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone.,0,negative
 existential exploration,1,positive
 "road movie, coming-of-age story and political satire",1,positive
-commercialism all in the same movie ... without neglecting character development for even one minute,1,positive
 "inspire anything more than a visit to mcdonald's, let alone",0,negative
 "both shrill and soporific, and because everything",0,negative
-aground,0,negative
+sinister,0,negative
+than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds,0,negative
 amazing,1,positive
 have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize,1,positive
 like brosnan's performance,1,positive
 counting a few gross-out comedies i 've been trying to forget,0,negative
 sense is a movie that deserves recommendation,1,positive
-phrase ` life affirming ',1,positive
 little more than a well-mounted history lesson.,0,negative
 to the film's music,1,positive
 and dog lovers,1,positive
-moving tale,1,positive
 no surprises,0,negative
 crawls along,0,negative
 sure mainstream audiences will be baffled,0,negative
+"begins to resemble the shapeless, grasping actors ' workshop that it is.",0,negative
 oddly humorous to tediously sentimental,1,positive
 grabs you in the dark and shakes you vigorously for its duration.,1,positive
+lonely,0,negative
 "it's the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic, urgent",1,positive
 has been,1,positive
 ", cry and realize,",0,negative
 told well by a master,1,positive
 a show forged in still-raw emotions,1,positive
 to seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject,0,negative
-"of those crass, contrived sequels that not only fails on its own, but makes you second-guess your affection for the original",0,negative
+captivates,1,positive
 drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other,0,negative
+you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines,0,negative
 the filling,1,positive
-"it's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here, but",1,positive
-the ` ick ' in ` classic,0,negative
+queasy-stomached,0,negative
 very choppy and monosyllabic,0,negative
 "psychedelic devices, special effects and backgrounds,",1,positive
-fails so fundamentally on every conventional level that it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur,0,negative
-"a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time, and",1,positive
+welcome with audiences,1,positive
 "everything in maid in manhattan is exceedingly pleasant, designed not to offend.",1,positive
 the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances,1,positive
+startling story,1,positive
 do with imagination,1,positive
+dumplings,1,positive
 "more interesting -- and, dare i say,",1,positive
-as tiresome as 9,0,negative
-"plot, characters,",1,positive
+'ll keep watching the skies for his next project,1,positive
 does not work,0,negative
-seem self-consciously poetic and,1,positive
 back to a time when movies had more to do with imagination than market research.,1,positive
+"has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller, while the testimony of witnesses lends the film a resonant undertone of tragedy",1,positive
 authentic account of a historical event that's far too tragic to merit such superficial treatment,0,negative
-satisfying,1,positive
 revolutionary spirit,1,positive
 "a crowd-pleaser, but then,",1,positive
 "a rather simplistic one : grief drives her, love drives him, and a second chance to find love in the most unlikely place",1,positive
+the plot ( other than its one good idea ) and the movie's inescapable air of sleaziness,0,negative
 the obstacles of a predictable outcome and a screenplay that glosses over rafael's evolution,0,negative
-"falls short on tension, eloquence, spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries.",0,negative
+"is a confusing melange of tones and styles, one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama.",0,negative
 ", truths emerge.",1,positive
-those words,1,positive
 the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life.,1,positive
-"by cliches, painful improbability and murky points",0,negative
-"generous, inspiring film",1,positive
+tossed off,0,negative
+this shocking testament to anti-semitism and neo-fascism,0,negative
+of more appealing holiday-season product,1,positive
 "sloppy, made-for-movie comedy special",0,negative
-dialogue and sharp,1,positive
-the stunt work is top-notch ; the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly funny.,1,positive
+a thoughtful and unflinching examination of an alternative lifestyle,1,positive
+"like a giant commercial for universal studios, where much of the action takes place",0,negative
 nohe's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible,1,positive
-enriched,1,positive
-to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time,0,negative
 a pretty decent kid-pleasing,1,positive
 unrecoverable,0,negative
-that manages to invest real humor,1,positive
 "articulate, grown-up voice",1,positive
 commercialism all in the same movie,0,negative
 nifty,1,positive
 "'s an exhilarating place to visit, this laboratory of laughter.",1,positive
 "a thoughtful movie, a movie that is concerned with souls and risk and schemes and the consequences of one's actions.",1,positive
+some delightful work on indie projects,1,positive
+making up for any flaws that come later,1,positive
 terrific effort,1,positive
 the courage to go over the top and movies that do n't care about being stupid,1,positive
+xmas,1,positive
 ", it does give exposure to some talented performers",1,positive
-"once one experiences mr. haneke's own sadistic tendencies toward his audience, one is left with a sour taste in one's mouth, and little else.",0,negative
 "does all of this, and more, while remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift.",1,positive
 falling into the hollywood trap and making a vanity project with nothing new to offer,0,negative
-paints a grand picture of an era and,1,positive
-the film runs on a little longer than it needs to -- muccino either does n't notice when his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters --,0,negative
+of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the x games,1,positive
+"it is a likable story, told with competence.",1,positive
 originality is sorely lacking.,0,negative
 especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget,0,negative
 the emotional overload of female angst irreparably drags the film down.,0,negative
-balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply,1,positive
 "along the way -- myriad signs, if you will -- that beneath the familiar, funny surface is a far bigger, far more meaningful story than one in which little green men come to earth for harvesting purposes",1,positive
+idiocy,0,negative
+moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,1,positive
+", visually graceful",1,positive
 sappiness,0,negative
-loose,0,negative
-"the three leads produce adequate performances, but",1,positive
+"the picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life, but also acknowledging the places, and the people, from whence you came",1,positive
 a beautiful film to watch,1,positive
-'s on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand,0,negative
 neither romantic nor comedic,0,negative
-the movie dawdle,0,negative
 "with fewer deliberate laughs, more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs",0,negative
-good-natured and sometimes quite funny,1,positive
+a complete waste of time,0,negative
 largely devoid,0,negative
+to cheesier to cheesiest,0,negative
 "piece, a model of menacing atmosphere",1,positive
 of last summer's bloated effects,0,negative
 a low-budget series on a uhf channel,0,negative
-"satisfyingly scarifying, fresh and old-fashioned at the same time.",1,positive
 "proved too difficult a text to ` lick, ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast",0,negative
 someone made off with your wallet,0,negative
 "'s a smartly directed, grown-up film of ideas.",1,positive
 dodge this one,0,negative
+this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre,0,negative
 "played game of absurd plot twists, idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters that even freeman ca n't save it.",0,negative
-this does not really make the case the kissinger should be tried as a war criminal.,0,negative
 benefit enormously from the cockettes ' camera craziness,1,positive
 in its sparkling beauty,1,positive
-features one of the most affecting depictions of a love affair ever committed to film.,1,positive
+`` brown sugar '' admirably aspires to be more than another `` best man '' clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny film.,1,positive
 ( gulpilil ) is a commanding screen presence,1,positive
 lively,1,positive
+it seem fresh again,1,positive
 "tends to pile too many `` serious issues '' on its plate at times, yet",0,negative
-good guys and,1,positive
 "the movie is silly beyond comprehension, and",0,negative
 the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly funny,1,positive
 "clumsily staged violence overshadows everything, including most of the actors.",0,negative
+spinning a web of dazzling entertainment may be overstating it,1,positive
 will remind them that hong kong action cinema is still alive and kicking.,1,positive
 "feels secondhand, familiar -- and not in a good way",0,negative
 spectacularly,1,positive
 construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest,0,negative
-to break the tedium,0,negative
 the ridiculousness,0,negative
 well-done film,1,positive
-of its epic scope,1,positive
+'s not that funny,0,negative
+inhuman cinematic punishment,0,negative
 pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy,0,negative
 of heartfelt performances,1,positive
 fans of gosford park have come to assume is just another day of brit cinema,0,negative
-poetic road movie,1,positive
+"there's nothing like love to give a movie a b-12 shot, and cq shimmers with it.",1,positive
 you 've figured out late marriage,1,positive
 "one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting, direction, story and pace.",1,positive
-right place,1,positive
-oddly sweet,1,positive
+teddy bears ' picnic ranks,1,positive
+"dismissed heroes would be a film that is n't this painfully forced, false and fabricated",0,negative
 a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story,0,negative
 so second-rate,0,negative
-an old-fashioned but emotionally stirring adventure tale of the kind they,1,positive
-engaging characters,1,positive
 ", twisted, brilliant and macabre",1,positive
+a heavy-handed indictment of parental failings and the indifference of spanish social workers and legal system towards child abuse,0,negative
 tootsie knockoff.,0,negative
+need movies like tim mccann's revolution no. 9.,1,positive
+"britney spears ' phoniness is nothing compared to the movie's contrived, lame screenplay and listless direction.",0,negative
+"unfortunately, that's precisely what arthur dong's family fundamentals does.",0,negative
 than what's been cobbled together onscreen,0,negative
-deftly captures the wise-beyond-her-years teen,1,positive
 a wild comedy that could only spring from the demented mind,1,positive
-expresses our most basic emotions,1,positive
-"for the most part, the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness.",0,negative
-huge gap,0,negative
 a very moving and revelatory footnote,1,positive
 a non-mystery mystery.,0,negative
 fascinating -- and timely -- content,1,positive
@@ -1222,97 +1216,95 @@ loneliness and the chilly anonymity of the environments where so many of us spen
 "a smart and funny, albeit sometimes superficial, cautionary tale of a technology in search of an artist",1,positive
 gut-clutching piece,1,positive
 "becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle, to be consumed and forgotten.",0,negative
+subjugate truth,1,positive
 the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera,0,negative
 with the lazy material and the finished product's unshapely look,0,negative
 to remember,1,positive
 is a real filmmaker,1,positive
-"this film, which is often preachy and poorly acted",0,negative
+a great film noir,1,positive
 disappointing in comparison to other recent war movies,0,negative
 is that it does n't make any sense,0,negative
 a talky bore,0,negative
 bristles with passion and energy,1,positive
-a successful career,1,positive
-as brave and challenging,1,positive
+"is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout, notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips into pop freudianism.",1,positive
 above pat inspirational status,1,positive
 beautifully filmed,1,positive
 "moving, and adventurous",1,positive
 somewhat cumbersome,0,negative
+place and personal identity,1,positive
+a dazzling dream of a documentary,1,positive
 * corpus and its amiable jerking,0,negative
 "serious subject matter and dark, funny humor",1,positive
 "is unusual, food-for-thought cinema that's as entertaining as it is instructive",1,positive
 bland murder-on-campus,0,negative
-tear your eyes away,0,negative
-dickens ' words,1,positive
+satisfying destination,1,positive
 arguably the best script that besson has written in years.,1,positive
+"its rough-around-the-edges, low-budget constraints",0,negative
+"many went to see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside, and",0,negative
 fun one,1,positive
 ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe,0,negative
 translating complex characters from novels to the big screen is an impossible task but they are true to the essence of what it is to be ya-ya,1,positive
-", you realize there's no place for this story to go but down",0,negative
-none-too-original,0,negative
 romp that has something to say.,1,positive
-zone '' episode,1,positive
 a stultifyingly obvious one,0,negative
-", you 'll like promises.",1,positive
+it's kind of sad that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey.,0,negative
+turntablism,1,positive
 is well worth seeing,1,positive
+the strain is all too evident,0,negative
+unlike,0,negative
 "upon which to hang broad, mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming",0,negative
 bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera,0,negative
-with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood's dirty harry period,0,negative
-painful and,0,negative
 dismiss -- moody,0,negative
-sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role,0,negative
-the fetid underbelly of fame,0,negative
 ", i would go back and choose to skip it.",0,negative
 worked,1,positive
-expected,0,negative
 "anybody who enjoys quirky, fun, popcorn movies with a touch of silliness and a little",1,positive
 of war-torn croatia,0,negative
+"terrific as nadia, a russian mail-order bride who comes to america speaking not a word of english",1,positive
 director randall wallace's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency,1,positive
 "humor, warmth, and",1,positive
+that few will bother thinking it all through,0,negative
 want my money back.,0,negative
-is off.,0,negative
-"when all is said and done, she loves them to pieces -- and so, i trust, will you.",1,positive
-witless and utterly pointless.,0,negative
+dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting,0,negative
+are of the highest and the performances attractive without being memorable.,1,positive
+"that holds interest in the midst of a mushy, existential exploration of why men leave their families",1,positive
+eyre is on his way to becoming the american indian spike lee.,1,positive
+incessant,0,negative
+talk to her is not the perfect movie many have made it out to be,0,negative
 of good-natured fun found in films like tremors,1,positive
-"examine, the interior lives of the characters in his film, much less",0,negative
 just does n't add up.,0,negative
-a powerful and telling story,1,positive
 that freshly considers arguments the bard's immortal plays,1,positive
-pomposity,0,negative
-the cast delivers without sham the raw-nerved story.,1,positive
 a winning family story,1,positive
 never catches fire,0,negative
-"much of it comes from the brave, uninhibited performances by its lead actors.",1,positive
+missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout,1,positive
+the paradiso's rusted-out ruin and ultimate collapse during the film's final ( restored ) third ...,0,negative
 much fun,1,positive
 in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot,1,positive
 of a poetic,1,positive
+the most entertaining moments here are unintentional.,1,positive
+great director,1,positive
 "and, thanks to the presence of ` the king, ' it also rocks.",1,positive
-his martial artistry,1,positive
-"not quite as miraculous as its dreamworks makers would have you believe, but it more than adequately fills the eyes and stirs the emotions",1,positive
+an authentic feel,1,positive
+"`` sweet home alabama '' is what it is -- a nice, harmless date film ...",1,positive
+"all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence, but none of his sweetness and vulnerability",0,negative
 as the long-faced sad sack,0,negative
-director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell,1,positive
-negativity,0,negative
+all the more poignant by the incessant use of cell phones,0,negative
 "'s too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie, about a young man's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present",0,negative
-and it's not that funny -- which is just generally insulting.,0,negative
 "jostling against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except,",0,negative
-a late-inning twist that just does n't make sense,0,negative
-"is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision, but that vision is beginning to feel, if not morally bankrupt, at least terribly monotonous",0,negative
 to shine through the gloomy film noir veil,0,negative
 of the year's most enjoyable releases,1,positive
-a bittersweet drama about the limbo of grief and how truth-telling can open the door to liberation.,1,positive
 "a delightful, if minor, pastry",1,positive
 the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian,0,negative
 the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable,0,negative
+"vulgar, sexist, racist humor",0,negative
 offbeat humor,1,positive
 finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort,1,positive
+"viewers do n't have to worry about being subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances that have overrun modern-day comedies",1,positive
+"in the director's cut, the film is not only a love song to the movies but it also is more fully an example of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes.",1,positive
+enough to give you brain strain,0,negative
+this bad,0,negative
 in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise,0,negative
 downplays the raunch in favor of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness as opposed to the extent of their outrageousness,1,positive
 a couple hours of summertime,1,positive
-to confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances,1,positive
-pleasingly,1,positive
-a complete mess,0,negative
-so perfect,1,positive
 's impossible to care,0,negative
-cutting hollywood satire,1,positive
 directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them,1,positive
 this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy is inane and awful -,0,negative
 terms of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates,0,negative
@@ -1320,62 +1312,62 @@ sometimes improbable story,0,negative
 sitting open too long,0,negative
 the fact that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea,0,negative
 a peculiar malaise,0,negative
+"a step further, richer and",1,positive
 freshman,1,positive
 an actress,1,positive
 its cheesy screenplay,0,negative
 a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked,1,positive
+never really busts out of its comfy little cell,0,negative
 "is hollow, self-indulgent, and - worst of all - boring",0,negative
+sustain the buoyant energy level of the film's city beginnings,1,positive
 "a pointed, often tender, examination of the pros and cons of unconditional",1,positive
 create and sustain a mood,1,positive
 as a real movie,1,positive
 of seeing justice served,1,positive
-"entertaining enough, but nothing new",0,negative
 leaden and,0,negative
-that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned,0,negative
-americans to finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
 delicious pulpiness,1,positive
 notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips,0,negative
 it's better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role.,1,positive
+ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride,1,positive
 "a ` girls gone wild ' video for the boho art-house crowd, the burning sensation is n't a definitive counter-cultural document",0,negative
 "useful in telling the story, which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal",0,negative
 is its utter sincerity,1,positive
+the ticket you need,1,positive
 the kind of ` laugh therapy ',1,positive
+passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics,0,negative
 of his character,1,positive
-enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs,0,negative
+blue hilarity,1,positive
 a laughable -- or rather,0,negative
-burdened by the actor,0,negative
+"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie, it is n't much fun.",0,negative
 sympathy and intelligence,1,positive
-the best script,1,positive
-is right at home in this french shocker playing his usual bad boy weirdo role,1,positive
+astonishing voice cast,1,positive
+an unchanged dullard,0,negative
 "has warmth, wit and interesting characters compassionately portrayed.",1,positive
-when there's nothing else happening,0,negative
 on cable,0,negative
 "it with ring,",1,positive
-it can seem tiresomely simpleminded.,0,negative
+far from a groundbreaking endeavor,0,negative
 revelled in the entertaining shallows,1,positive
+good music documentary,1,positive
 "wewannour money back, actually.",0,negative
 makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude,1,positive
 "animation back 30 years, musicals back 40 years and",0,negative
-a satisfying well-made romantic comedy,1,positive
-of cerebral and cinemantic flair,1,positive
-oodles of charm,1,positive
-"one whose view of america, history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep",1,positive
+can take credit for most of the movie's success.,1,positive
+"still, the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett's story is appealing.",1,positive
+crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments,1,positive
+impressive performances,1,positive
+a great one,1,positive
 "in xxx, diesel is that rare creature -- an action hero with table manners, and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep.",1,positive
-exactly endearing,1,positive
-"constantly flows forwards and back, weaving themes among three strands which allow us to view events as if through a prism",1,positive
 delivers a magnetic performance.,1,positive
 a sumptuous work,1,positive
 "are innocent, childlike and inherently funny",1,positive
+'re stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders,0,negative
 "likeable thanks to its cast, its cuisine and its quirky tunes",1,positive
-of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects,0,negative
-consumed by lust and love and crushed by betrayal that it conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt,1,positive
+the crap,0,negative
 sodden and glum,0,negative
 frequently hilarious,1,positive
 because panic room is interested in nothing more than sucking you in ... and making you sweat,1,positive
-i did n't laugh.,0,negative
 glued,1,positive
 it has its faults,0,negative
-nice twists,1,positive
 were already tired,0,negative
 rooting for the film,1,positive
 "dumb, sweet, and intermittently hilarious",1,positive
@@ -1383,281 +1375,283 @@ refreshingly forthright one,1,positive
 does somehow manage to get you under its spell,1,positive
 salient points,1,positive
 cruel story,0,negative
+defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle.,1,positive
 pretentious mess,0,negative
 campanella's competent direction and his excellent cast overcome the obstacles of a predictable outcome and a screenplay that glosses over rafael's evolution.,1,positive
 "ca n't accuse kung pow for misfiring, since it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie",0,negative
 "derivative, overlong, and bombastic",0,negative
 the high infidelity,0,negative
+"admirable energy, full-bodied characterizations and narrative urgency",1,positive
 "a culture-clash comedy that, in addition to being very funny,",1,positive
-", and yet at the end",1,positive
+actually means to face your fears,1,positive
 not a word of english,0,negative
 well-intentioned,1,positive
 wickedly sick and twisted humor,1,positive
 african american professionals,1,positive
-"tipped this film into the `` a '' range, as is",1,positive
 of those reputedly `` unfilmable '' novels that has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right,1,positive
 emotionally and narratively complex,1,positive
-consider it ` perfection.',1,positive
 ", structure and rhythms",1,positive
+just too silly and,0,negative
 impressive and yet lacking about everything,0,negative
+starving and untalented,0,negative
 gets clunky on the screen,0,negative
 "has none of the crackle of `` fatal attraction '', `` 9 1/2 weeks '', or even `` indecent proposal '', and feels more like lyne's stolid remake of `` lolita ''.",0,negative
+personality,1,positive
 "to bleed it almost completely dry of humor, verve and fun",0,negative
 fails to rise above its disgusting source material,0,negative
-"jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway",1,positive
-so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks,0,negative
+an intriguing look at the french film industry during the german occupation ; its most delightful moments come when various characters express their quirky inner selves,1,positive
 disappoints,0,negative
-difficult for the audience,0,negative
+"a time machine, a journey back to your childhood, when cares melted away in the dark theater, and films had the ability to mesmerize, astonish and entertain.",1,positive
 utterly misplaced,0,negative
 a spirited film,1,positive
 the makers of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel were,0,negative
+"is rote work and predictable, but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it",1,positive
 complex,1,positive
-been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming,0,negative
 "bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers,",0,negative
 is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors,0,negative
 were watching monkeys flinging their feces at you.,0,negative
-` blade ii ' just does n't cut it,0,negative
+a visually flashy but narratively opaque and emotionally vapid exercise in style and mystification.,0,negative
 ) taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all,0,negative
 soul-stirring documentary,1,positive
+"a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games, of no erotic or sensuous charge",0,negative
 uncanny ability to right itself precisely when you think it's in danger of going wrong,1,positive
-juwanna mann,1,positive
+an appealing couple --,1,positive
 that's conspicuously missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout,0,negative
 and self-conscious seams,0,negative
 the weird thing,0,negative
-"the filmmaker's extraordinary access to massoud, whose charm, cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent",1,positive
 damn funny stuff,1,positive
-is unconvincing soap opera that tornatore was right to cut,0,negative
-this version is raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by allen's astringent wit.,1,positive
+"despite its visual virtuosity, ` naqoyqatsi ' is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it.",0,negative
+so low in a poorly,0,negative
+we do n't get paid enough to sit through crap like this.,0,negative
 godfrey reggio's career shines like a lonely beacon.,1,positive
 because it overstays its natural running time,0,negative
 are clinically depressed and have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams,0,negative
-", compelling story",1,positive
-a finale that is impenetrable and dull,0,negative
 "a text to ` lick,",0,negative
 introducing an intriguing and alluring premise,1,positive
 "charm, cultivation and devotion",1,positive
 as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy,0,negative
 feels like three hours,0,negative
 very well-written,1,positive
+very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact,0,negative
 potential success,1,positive
-"pale xerox of other, better crime movies",0,negative
 reflective and beautifully,1,positive
 leaving the theater with a smile on your face,1,positive
 is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels.,1,positive
 one baaaaaaaaad movie,0,negative
 unfunny,0,negative
-we get the comedy we settle for.,0,negative
 "be ( assayas ' ) homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality,",1,positive
 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it,0,negative
+", as blood work proves, that was a long, long time ago.",0,negative
 an american,1,positive
+an unimaginative screenwriter's,0,negative
 "i liked the original short story but this movie, even at an hour and twenty-some minutes",0,negative
 "even when it drags, we are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking",1,positive
 stylishly,1,positive
-a mess as this one,0,negative
+"essentially ruined -- or, rather,",0,negative
 "a work of extraordinary journalism, but it is also a work of deft and subtle poetry",1,positive
-a promise nor a threat so much as wishful thinking,0,negative
+"fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative,",0,negative
 the rope snaps,0,negative
 the tuxedo miscalculates badly by forcing the star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life.,0,negative
 fanciful drama,1,positive
 that delivers on the promise of excitement,1,positive
-deeply moving french drama,1,positive
+big-hearted and,1,positive
 ", longley's film lacks balance ... and fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context.",0,negative
-sad ending,0,negative
-"tsai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world's great visual stylists, and in this film, every shot enhances the excellent performances.",1,positive
+adorable italian guys,1,positive
+critical,0,negative
 no doubt the star and everyone else involved had their hearts in the right place.,1,positive
+with exquisite craftsmanship,1,positive
 here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time,0,negative
-tens,1,positive
+"maybe you 'll be lucky, and there 'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back.",0,negative
 "what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games, of no erotic or sensuous charge.",0,negative
 ... silly humbuggery ...,0,negative
-may prove to be ( tsai's ) masterpiece,1,positive
-might just be the movie you 're looking for,1,positive
-love to come from an american director in years,1,positive
+an affection,1,positive
 most resonant film since the killer.,1,positive
 works out,1,positive
 "the widowmaker is derivative, overlong, and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining.",1,positive
+", ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot.",0,negative
 is great,1,positive
 "spirit's visual imagination reminds you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world.",1,positive
-"judging by those standards, ` scratch ' is a pretty decent little documentary.",1,positive
+"engaging, surprisingly touching british comedy",1,positive
+", energy and geniality to please not only the fanatical adherents on either side, but also people who know nothing about the subject and think they 're not interested.",1,positive
 confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances,1,positive
-"death, especially",0,negative
+a sugar-coated rocky whose valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone honks.,0,negative
+by the dynamic first act,1,positive
 fails so fundamentally on every conventional level,0,negative
 too daft by half ... but supremely good natured.,1,positive
-the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this,0,negative
-"steers, in his feature film debut, has created a brilliant motion picture.",1,positive
+the film's plot may be shallow,0,negative
+easy to like,1,positive
 an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director's previous work,0,negative
 "it's rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies,",1,positive
 a director beginning to resemble someone's crazy french grandfather,0,negative
-"`` frailty '' has been written so well, that even a simple `` goddammit!''",1,positive
-"make the film more silly than scary,",0,negative
-what makes it worth watching,1,positive
-"has one of the most moronic screenplays of the year, full of holes that will be obvious even to those who are n't looking for them.",0,negative
+huge disappointment coming,0,negative
+deliver a riveting and surprisingly romantic ride,1,positive
+the rest of the cast comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter.,0,negative
 that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here,0,negative
 you ca n't help but feel ` stoked.',1,positive
 entirely witless,0,negative
-"shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places,",0,negative
-unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller,1,positive
+is akin to a reader's digest condensed version of the source material,0,negative
+fun or,1,positive
 a film that's rarely as entertaining as it could have been,0,negative
 obscenity,0,negative
-stitched together from stock situations and characters from other movies,0,negative
 can be viewed as pure composition and form --,1,positive
-look at that clever angle!,1,positive
-"of the best films of the year with its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music, and many inimitable scenes",1,positive
-the surprisingly somber conclusion,1,positive
 not only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick.,1,positive
 tepid,0,negative
 's something to be said for a studio-produced film that never bothers to hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers.,1,positive
 the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates,0,negative
 give each other the willies,0,negative
+is credible and remarkably mature,1,positive
 "highlighted by a gritty style and an excellent cast, it's better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role.",1,positive
 of the unsung heroes of 20th century,1,positive
 that's actually sort of amazing,1,positive
+"that rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as a film of magic and whimsy for children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death, both pro and con, for adults",1,positive
 the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ; the message is too blatant,0,negative
 a streetwise mclaughlin group,1,positive
 funny and well-contructed,1,positive
 's mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
+overproduced,0,negative
 "if it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special, the humor would have been fast and furious -- at ninety minutes, it drags",0,negative
 though he only scratches the surface,0,negative
-"awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects, droning house music and flat, flat dialogue",0,negative
 visual splendor,1,positive
-most intense,1,positive
-"this is a visually stunning rumination on love, memory, history and the war between art and commerce.",1,positive
+lingering questions about what the film is really getting at,0,negative
+an ` action film ' mired in stasis,0,negative
+dragon,1,positive
 "'s about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest, but has a little too much resonance with real world events and ultimately comes off as insultingly simplistic.",0,negative
+"carried out by men of marginal intelligence,",0,negative
+dialogue that cuts to the chase of the modern girl's dilemma,1,positive
 that the plot makes no sense,0,negative
-can seem tiresomely simpleminded.,0,negative
-"combines improbable melodrama ( gored bullfighters, comatose ballerinas ) with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements, and yet at the end",0,negative
 "twohy's a good yarn-spinner, and ultimately the story compels",1,positive
 well-meant,1,positive
 bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee,0,negative
-america's thirst for violence,0,negative
-so horrendously confusing,0,negative
 avarice,0,negative
-when you 're a struggling nobody,0,negative
+talkiness,0,negative
 `` ballistic : ecks vs. sever '' seems as safe as a children's film.,0,negative
 "ignore the reputation, and ignore the film.",0,negative
+manage to be spectacularly outrageous,1,positive
 cookie-cutter action scenes,0,negative
+of the best since the last waltz,1,positive
 a pale imitation,0,negative
 withered,0,negative
 pass for a thirteen-year-old's book report,0,negative
+"writing, skewed characters,",0,negative
+to provoke them,1,positive
 is the stuff that disney movies are made of.,1,positive
-enough sentimental,1,positive
 crawl up your own ***,0,negative
 "there's not enough intelligence, wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd.",0,negative
 that sends you out of the theater feeling,1,positive
-"certainly an entertaining ride, despite many talky, slow scenes",1,positive
-strong performances,1,positive
+is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore.,0,negative
+folds under its own thinness.,0,negative
 "itself virtually collapses into an inhalant blackout, maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension",0,negative
 conceptual feat,1,positive
-genuine rather than pandering,1,positive
-randolph,1,positive
+", sitting through dahmer's two hours amounts to little more than punishment.",0,negative
 great to knock back a beer with but they 're simply not funny performers,0,negative
 did i miss something?,0,negative
-a porno flick,0,negative
-"this is a gorgeous film - vivid with color, music and life.",1,positive
 simply by accident,0,negative
+nothing special,0,negative
 this movie's lack of ideas,0,negative
 cynicism,0,negative
+take an entirely stale concept and,0,negative
+", wit and interesting characters",1,positive
+"a stylish but steady, and ultimately very satisfying, piece of character-driven storytelling",1,positive
 surprising flair,1,positive
+i liked it just enough.,1,positive
 some of the back-story is a little tired,0,negative
 nothing of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
 -- and long -- for its own good,0,negative
-"of empty, fetishistic violence in which murder is casual and fun",0,negative
-its characters ' decisions only unsatisfactorily,0,negative
 "is a powerful, naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking.",1,positive
 perhaps it's cliche to call the film ` refreshing,1,positive
-"a fascinating, unnerving examination",1,positive
-could as easily have been called ` under siege 3 : in alcatraz ' ... a cinematic corpse that never springs to life.,0,negative
+odoriferous thing,0,negative
 brilliantly written and well-acted,1,positive
 "it's a smart, funny look at an arcane area of popular culture, and",1,positive
 joy,1,positive
 is wickedly fun to watch,1,positive
-the imagined glory of their own pasts,0,negative
 deft,1,positive
 "a low-budget affair, tadpole was shot on digital video, and the images often look smeary and blurry, to the point of distraction.",0,negative
 but that they are doing it is thought-provoking.,1,positive
-a climax,1,positive
 ", scarily funny, sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys",1,positive
+neil burger's impressive fake documentary,1,positive
 in looking at the comic effects of jealousy,1,positive
+is tenderly observant of his characters.,1,positive
 "its dark, delicate treatment",1,positive
+has no idea of it is serious,0,negative
 "he's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery,",0,negative
+"it's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery, but otherwise this is the best ` old neighborhood ' project since christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists.",1,positive
 classify as it is hard to resist,1,positive
 ", undisputed scores a direct hit.",1,positive
-perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters,1,positive
-in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago,1,positive
+"painful, horrifying and oppressively tragic",0,negative
+"usual bumbling, tongue-tied screen persona",0,negative
+easy jokes and insults,0,negative
 "quitting, however, manages just to be depressing, as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance.",0,negative
-a sincerely crafted picture,1,positive
-"what might have been readily dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention takes a surprising, subtle turn at the midway point.",0,negative
+long gone,0,negative
 the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression.,0,negative
-"is a visually stunning rumination on love, memory, history and the war between art and commerce",1,positive
 by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
-spontaneity in its execution,1,positive
+"about how good it all was, and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights",1,positive
+"soderbergh, like kubrick before him, may not touch the planet's skin, but understands the workings of its spirit.",1,positive
+"feels as immediate as the latest news footage from gaza and, because of its heightened, well-shaped dramas, twice as powerful.",1,positive
 spiderman rocks,1,positive
-"low-brow humor, gratuitous violence and",0,negative
 was n't one of the film's virtues.,0,negative
-"style adventure that plays like a bad soap opera, with passable performances from everyone in the cast",0,negative
-stirs us as well.,1,positive
 "a non-britney person might survive a screening with little harm done, except maybe for the last 15 minutes, which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine.",0,negative
-"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality, and get this, madonna's cameo does n't suck!",1,positive
 an uneven film for the most part,0,negative
 ", the movie sinks into an abyss of clichés, depression and bad alternative music.",0,negative
 miracles,1,positive
 his storytelling skills have eroded,0,negative
+"`` shakes the clown '', a much funnier film with a similar theme",1,positive
+", others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere.",0,negative
 the film is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way.,0,negative
+", madonna is one helluva singer.",1,positive
 "hoary dialogue, fluxing accents, and",0,negative
 will probably find it fascinating,1,positive
 good ear,1,positive
-undistinguished rhythm,0,negative
 fascinating but flawed look,1,positive
-spend years trying to comprehend it,0,negative
 is both a snore and utter tripe,0,negative
 "to treat its characters, weak and strong, as fallible human beings, not caricatures, and",1,positive
 the gloss,1,positive
 "we hate ( madonna ) within the film's first five minutes, and she lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground",0,negative
-bitter italian comedy,0,negative
+banal dialogue,0,negative
 of the smarter offerings the horror genre,1,positive
 it rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it,1,positive
 optimism,1,positive
 "but in terms of its style, the movie is in a class by itself",1,positive
 "as a tarantula, helga",0,negative
 been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand,0,negative
-wannabe comedy,0,negative
+afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience,0,negative
 "the better video-game-based flicks,",1,positive
 "little action, almost no suspense or believable tension",0,negative
 blasphemous bad,0,negative
 woozy quality,0,negative
 nothing interesting in unfaithful,0,negative
 sheds light,1,positive
-work as well as a remarkably faithful one,1,positive
 want to watch if you only had a week to live,1,positive
+one-dimensional buffoons,0,negative
 without a conclusion or pay off,0,negative
+is a tired one,0,negative
 we 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before,0,negative
 "if a big musical number like ` praise the lord, he's the god of second chances ' does n't put you off",0,negative
 "terror by suggestion, rather than the overuse of special effects",1,positive
 patient and tenacious,1,positive
-the most horrific movie experience i 've had since `` ca n't stop the music.'',0,negative
 too obviously,0,negative
 the movie is loaded with good intentions,1,positive
+for occasional smiles,1,positive
 of all ages,1,positive
 "bland, surfacey way",0,negative
 it's fitting that a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland.,0,negative
 begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times i,1,positive
-'s fitting that a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland,0,negative
 frightening war scenes,0,negative
-tremendous piece,1,positive
 must have been astronomically bad,0,negative
+the movie's fragmentary narrative style makes piecing the story together frustrating difficult,0,negative
+goes by quickly,1,positive
+and that makes all the difference.,1,positive
+the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept,1,positive
 "at three hours and with very little story or character development, there is plenty of room for editing, and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother, more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue.",0,negative
+spotty,0,negative
 "amid the new populist comedies that underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community, one would be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop.",1,positive
-while the performances are often engaging,1,positive
-you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer,1,positive
-solid filmmaking,1,positive
 "'s super - violent, super-serious and super-stupid.",0,negative
-"a gorgeously strange movie, heaven is deeply concerned with morality, but it refuses to spell things out for viewers",1,positive
 perfect example,1,positive
-offering fine acting moments and,1,positive
+elaborate futuristic sets to no particularly memorable effect,0,negative
+"than an autopsy, the movie",0,negative
+exploitative and,0,negative
 "a wacky, screwball comedy",1,positive
 "solid, satisfying fare",1,positive
 "-- a nice, harmless date film",1,positive
-"overall, it's a very entertaining, thought-provoking film with a simple message : god is love.",1,positive
-of 2-day old coke,0,negative
 have all but ruined his career,0,negative
 worldly-wise and very funny,1,positive
 has you study them,1,positive
@@ -1670,102 +1664,102 @@ would go back and choose to skip it,0,negative
 bravery,1,positive
 an energetic and engaging film that never pretends to be something it is n't.,1,positive
 too many clever things,0,negative
-a festival film that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit,0,negative
 "allowing us to find the small, human moments,",1,positive
 desert,0,negative
 spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction,1,positive
 "miyazaki has created such a vibrant, colorful world, it's almost impossible not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images.",1,positive
 as a thoughtful and unflinching examination of an alternative lifestyle,1,positive
+to be liberating,1,positive
 "the movie wavers between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy, life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial.",0,negative
 gorgeous color palette,1,positive
 ", ballistic : ecks vs. sever also features terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull, unimaginative car chase.",0,negative
 an older cad instructs a younger lad in zen and the art of getting laid in this prickly indie comedy of manners and misanthropy.,1,positive
 "a mostly believable, refreshingly low-key and quietly inspirational little sports",1,positive
-", still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema",1,positive
 ", but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid",0,negative
-"for the rest of us, sitting through dahmer's two hours amounts to little more than punishment.",0,negative
 "gaunt, silver-haired and leonine, ( harris ) brings a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit and cunning to the aging sandeman.",1,positive
 distorts reality for people who make movies and watch them,0,negative
 luridly graphic and,0,negative
 ", clumsily staged violence overshadows everything, including most of the actors.",0,negative
 that should be thrown back in the river,0,negative
 drab,0,negative
+is almost,0,negative
 "mike white's deft combination of serious subject matter and dark, funny humor make `` the good girl '' a film worth watching.",1,positive
+still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly,1,positive
 display an original talent,1,positive
 "but mostly it's a work that, with humor, warmth, and intelligence, captures a life interestingly lived.",1,positive
 "there might be some sort of credible gender-provoking philosophy submerged here, but who the hell cares?",0,negative
 "good action, good acting, good dialogue, good pace, good cinematography",1,positive
 moments and an intelligent subtlety,1,positive
 surrounded by 86 minutes of overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy,0,negative
-its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter,1,positive
 impressive talent,1,positive
 the chills,0,negative
+full of surprises,1,positive
 you sweat,1,positive
+i could n't help but feel the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy.,0,negative
 is still quite good-natured and,1,positive
 rich in color and creativity,1,positive
 "found its audience,",1,positive
 ends up being surprisingly dull,0,negative
 superficial.,0,negative
-visual charm,1,positive
-the filmmaking clumsy and rushed,0,negative
 watch this movie,1,positive
 "garcía bernal and talancón are an immensely appealing couple, and",1,positive
 to surprise us with plot twists,1,positive
-a crass and insulting homage to great films,0,negative
+ingenious fun,1,positive
 have recharged him,1,positive
+rancorous curiosity,1,positive
 suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it,0,negative
 "sexy, funny and touching.",1,positive
+going to face frightening late fees,0,negative
 is its surreal sense of humor and technological finish.,1,positive
-is so engagingly,1,positive
 of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,0,negative
 that is as difficult for the audience to take as it,0,negative
 a rip-off,0,negative
 an obvious copy,0,negative
 "is funny, charming and quirky in her feature film acting debut as amy",1,positive
 care,1,positive
-"you could just rent those movies instead, let alone seek out a respectable new one",0,negative
+laced,0,negative
+with all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors,0,negative
+a real movie,1,positive
+seem to match the power of their surroundings,1,positive
 a pleasing way with a metaphor,1,positive
 a reasonably entertaining sequel to 1994's surprise family,1,positive
-pretty damned funny,1,positive
-flash but little emotional resonance,0,negative
 "like an afterschool special with costumes by gianni versace, mad love looks better than it feels.",0,negative
-a wild comedy that could only spring from the demented mind of the writer,1,positive
-"of the wise, wizened visitor from a faraway planet",1,positive
 "brings together some of the biggest names in japanese anime, with impressive results",1,positive
+provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience,1,positive
 ( clooney's ) debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined,0,negative
 a cast of a-list brit actors,1,positive
 ... is at 22 a powerful young actor.,1,positive
+we all need a playful respite from the grind to refresh our souls,1,positive
+total misfire,0,negative
 storytelling skills,1,positive
-"into the `` a '' range, as is",1,positive
+at least now we 've got something pretty damn close,1,positive
 therapy-dependent flakeball,0,negative
-not scarier,0,negative
-"entertaining, if ultimately minor,",1,positive
+can be distinguished from a mediocre one by the better film's ability to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience.,1,positive
 lovely and,1,positive
 "a vivid, thoughtful, unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale",1,positive
-from a woodland stream,1,positive
-inspiring and,1,positive
+"unfortunately, it runs for 170",0,negative
+hero performances,1,positive
 blah,0,negative
+the result is somewhat satisfying --,1,positive
+unlikeable,0,negative
 disappointing in comparison to other recent war movies ... or,0,negative
-"not only does spider-man deliver, but i suspect it might deliver again and again.",1,positive
-most original fantasy film,1,positive
+a true delight.,1,positive
 it's not scary in the slightest.,0,negative
-make gangster no. 1 a worthwhile moviegoing experience.,1,positive
-the ya-ya's have many secrets and one is - the books are better,0,negative
 that shows what great cinema can really do,1,positive
 of mr. chabrol's subtlest works,1,positive
-"why, you may ask, why should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free?",0,negative
 "is holofcener's deep, uncompromising curtsy to women she knows, and very likely is",1,positive
 good-looking,1,positive
 it does n't give a damn,0,negative
 done that ... a thousand times,0,negative
+artificiality,0,negative
+few things in this world more complex --,1,positive
 thought that the german film industry can not make a delightful comedy centering on food.,1,positive
+what could have,0,negative
 "best of all is garcia, who perfectly portrays the desperation of a very insecure man.",1,positive
+are a little peculiar,0,negative
 a striking style behind the camera,1,positive
-is surprisingly refreshing.,1,positive
 sucks,0,negative
-does n't trust laughs,0,negative
 is n't the actor to save it.,0,negative
-the dragons are the real stars of reign of fire and you wo n't be disappointed,1,positive
 dated,0,negative
 has a sure hand,1,positive
 is spot,1,positive
@@ -1775,190 +1769,189 @@ set in the world of lingerie models and bar dancers,1,positive
 "shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin, inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder.",0,negative
 has managed to marry science fiction with film noir and action flicks with philosophical inquiry,1,positive
 wang ),0,negative
+overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels,0,negative
 sobering and powerful documentary,1,positive
 take care is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses,1,positive
 "for a movie that tries to be smart, it's kinda dumb.",0,negative
 found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances.,1,positive
-"satan is throwing up his hands in surrender, is firing his r&d people, and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7.",0,negative
 understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie,0,negative
-did n't sell many records but,0,negative
+the payoff is powerful and revelatory,1,positive
 disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer,0,negative
 "however sincere it may be, the rising place never quite justifies its own existence.",0,negative
+"the title, alone, should scare any sane person away.",0,negative
 the under-7 crowd,1,positive
 the strange horror,0,negative
-"funny in a way that's too loud, too goofy and too short of an attention span",0,negative
+that works on any number of levels,1,positive
 panic,0,negative
+an odd drama set in the world of lingerie models and bar dancers in the midwest that held my interest precisely because it did n't try to.,1,positive
+sound so dull,0,negative
 the rest of the cast is uniformly superb,1,positive
 "his most daring, and complicated, performances",1,positive
-far less,0,negative
-"dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting, and the film settles too easily along the contours of expectation.",0,negative
-", compressed characterisations and for its profound humanity",1,positive
+"smart, sassy and exceptionally charming",1,positive
 hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art,0,negative
-be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it,0,negative
 "a brilliantly played, deeply unsettling experience",1,positive
 "journalistically dubious, inept",0,negative
 "is too picture postcard perfect, too neat and new pin-like",0,negative
+'s loud and boring,0,negative
 "hungry for quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing",1,positive
 the verdict : two bodies and hardly a laugh between them.,0,negative
 see because the theater,1,positive
 's quinn ( is ) a leather clad grunge-pirate with a hairdo like gandalf in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent.',1,positive
 ride around a pretty tattered old carousel.,0,negative
-you 'll cheer.,1,positive
+finds its tone and several scenes run too long.,0,negative
 entrapment in the maze of modern life,1,positive
 "is a convincing one,",1,positive
-"notwithstanding my problem with the movie's final half hour, i 'm going to recommend secretary, based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal, and",1,positive
+"the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother",1,positive
+"got ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober, filmed on the set of carpenter's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat",0,negative
 of an alternative lifestyle,1,positive
-", twisted sort",0,negative
-flawed and,0,negative
+not as outrageous or funny,0,negative
+gives hollywood sequels,1,positive
+forming a chain of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
+satisfyingly odd and intriguing a tale as it was a century and a half ago,1,positive
 ( a ) painfully flat gross-out comedy,0,negative
-stiff,0,negative
-is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film,0,negative
-crucifixion,0,negative
-weirdness,0,negative
+'s also disappointing to a certain degree.,0,negative
 ends up offering nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone flick would.,0,negative
-truest sense,1,positive
+", you wo n't find anything to get excited about on this dvd.",0,negative
 present an unflinching look,1,positive
+audience members will leave feeling as shaken as nesbitt's cooper looks when the bullets stop flying,1,positive
+does its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter,1,positive
+made with an enormous amount of affection,1,positive
 he's making dog day afternoon with a cause,1,positive
 is hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances,0,negative
-the threat implied in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying,0,negative
-bold colors,1,positive
-soon-to-be-forgettable,0,negative
 "light the candles, bring out the cake and do n't fret about the calories because there's precious little substance in birthday girl -- it's simply, and surprisingly, a nice, light treat",1,positive
 is powerful and revelatory,1,positive
-visually dazzling,1,positive
 playing a role of almost bergmanesque intensity,1,positive
 a worthwhile moviegoing experience,1,positive
 have given this movie a rating of zero,0,negative
 two star script,0,negative
+the script has less spice than a rat burger and,0,negative
 technical proficiency,1,positive
 to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy,0,negative
-feel like mopping up,0,negative
+"there's real visual charge to the filmmaking, and a strong erotic spark to the most crucial lip-reading sequence.",1,positive
 gadgets,1,positive
 what can easily be considered career-best performances,1,positive
 "davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart, smart breath of fresh air",1,positive
 "issue a moratorium, effective immediately, on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate",0,negative
-gutsy and,1,positive
 good stuff,1,positive
 "-- when are bears bears and when are they like humans, only hairier -- would tax einstein's brain.",0,negative
-no foundation,0,negative
+shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes,0,negative
 is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction,1,positive
 cheery,1,positive
 ", uncompromising",0,negative
 searing performances,1,positive
 dearly,1,positive
-the kind of entertainment that parents love to have their kids,1,positive
 ", cliche-ridden",0,negative
 pathetic,0,negative
+when a movie has stuck around for this long,1,positive
 "-- in a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way --",1,positive
 provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater,1,positive
+a lifetime,1,positive
 for the kids,1,positive
 the perfect festival film,1,positive
 so much tongue-in-cheek weirdness,0,negative
-"of whimsicality, narrative discipline and serious improvisation",1,positive
 the touch,1,positive
-morgen and nanette burstein,1,positive
+stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,0,negative
 that graze the funny bone,1,positive
 a tap-dancing rhino,0,negative
 to avoid,0,negative
+sensuality,1,positive
 "an articulate, grown-up voice in african-american cinema",1,positive
-arthur schnitzler's reigen,1,positive
 takes no apparent joy,0,negative
 does n't quite go the distance,0,negative
 "itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
-elegance and maturity,1,positive
+"looked as beautiful, desirable, even delectable, as it does in trouble every day",1,positive
+"a truly, truly bad movie",0,negative
+a played-out idea,0,negative
 so boring that even its target audience talked all the way through it.,0,negative
 all of the elements are in place for a great film noir,1,positive
 construct a story,1,positive
 adequately fills the eyes,1,positive
-standout,1,positive
-"features terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull, unimaginative car chase",0,negative
 its inescapable absurdities,0,negative
 quirky and fearless,1,positive
 seems the film should instead be called ` my husband is travis bickle ',0,negative
-quickly forgettable,0,negative
+"in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world",1,positive
 spits out,0,negative
+a film you will never forget,1,positive
 vibrant and,1,positive
 also has humor and heart and very talented young actors,1,positive
+intelligent observations,1,positive
 overly familiar scenario,0,negative
-falls,0,negative
-"whom the name woody allen was once a guarantee of something fresh, sometimes funny, and usually genuinely worthwhile",1,positive
 funny,1,positive
-"limps along on a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very, very slowly.",0,negative
 a pair of fascinating performances,1,positive
 ( cattaneo ) sophomore slump,0,negative
-"goes off the beaten path, not necessarily for the better.",0,negative
 that tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender,1,positive
 sentimental script,1,positive
+inherently funny,1,positive
 "ends up being neither, and fails at both endeavors.",0,negative
 is honestly,1,positive
 demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world.,1,positive
 "grant is certainly amusing, but",1,positive
 cheesy b-movie playing,0,negative
+looking like something wholly original,1,positive
 unshapely look,0,negative
-full of funny situations and honest observations,1,positive
+been lost in the translation ... another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise,0,negative
 of the best next generation episodes,1,positive
 "the power of shanghai ghetto, a documentary by dana janklowicz-mann and amir mann, rests in the voices of men and women, now in their 70s, who lived there in the 1940s.",1,positive
+of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack,1,positive
+runs out of steam after a half hour,0,negative
+'s the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge,1,positive
 nervous,0,negative
 takashi miike keeps pushing the envelope :,1,positive
 "it looks like an action movie, but",0,negative
-the u.s.,1,positive
-hmmm,0,negative
 the jokes are telegraphed so far in advance,0,negative
-what punk rock music used to be,1,positive
+work and 2002's first great film,1,positive
 wannabe film -- without the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself,0,negative
-which means that birthday girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while,1,positive
 genuinely enthusiastic performances,1,positive
-"funny,",1,positive
+tortured and self-conscious material,0,negative
 argentinean ` dramedy ',1,positive
-his best film,1,positive
 "really, really stupid",0,negative
-recalls the classics of early italian neorealism,1,positive
 it's like a drive-by.,0,negative
 "colorful, energetic and sweetly whimsical ... the rare sequel that's better than its predecessor",1,positive
 it is not worth,0,negative
-seen city,1,positive
 watch these two together,1,positive
+myopic,0,negative
 at once visceral and spiritual,1,positive
 "makes this man so watchable is a tribute not only to his craft, but to his legend",1,positive
 "is actually dying a slow death, if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication.",0,negative
 "if you 're part of her targeted audience, you 'll cheer.",1,positive
 a pretty good team,1,positive
 run through its otherwise comic narrative.,1,positive
+a much better mother-daughter tale,1,positive
 really cool bit,1,positive
-most of the dialogue made me want to pack raw dough in my ears.,0,negative
 's ` divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood,1,positive
 big-hearted,1,positive
 "the film has an infectious enthusiasm and we 're touched by the film's conviction that all life centered on that place, that time and that sport",1,positive
+the film never feels draggy,1,positive
+"it is dark, brooding and slow, and takes its central idea way too seriously.",0,negative
 salvos hitting a discernible target.,1,positive
-"it's still tainted by cliches, painful improbability and murky points.",0,negative
 come to love,1,positive
+superb,1,positive
 "by its modest, straight-ahead standards, undisputed scores a direct hit.",1,positive
 ", or inventive",1,positive
 has a spirit that can not be denied,1,positive
-"as much as i laughed throughout the movie, i can not mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment, or even performance art, although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain.",1,positive
 of ` ethnic cleansing,0,negative
 without neglecting character development for even one minute,1,positive
 really poor comedic writing,0,negative
-"knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying,",1,positive
+more plot,1,positive
 "to the core of what it actually means to face your fears, to be a girl in a world of boys, to be a boy truly in love with a girl, and to ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you",1,positive
 "unlike most surf movies, blue crush thrillingly uses modern technology to take the viewer inside the wave.",1,positive
 this enthralling documentary,1,positive
-is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized,0,negative
 "lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy, and the story",1,positive
 end up walking out not only satisfied but also somewhat touched,1,positive
-"loose, unaccountable",0,negative
+an engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character,1,positive
+a brilliant college student,1,positive
 it starts off so bad that you feel like running out screaming,0,negative
 this is more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus.,1,positive
 "a very distinctive sensibility, working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success",1,positive
+of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill,0,negative
 all ca n't stand,0,negative
-'' has-been,0,negative
+who are trying to make their way through this tragedy,0,negative
+be easy for critics to shred it,0,negative
 a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series,0,negative
 ", big-hearted and frequently",1,positive
 drooling idiots,0,negative
-did n't connect with me would require another viewing,0,negative
 they toss logic and science into what is essentially a `` dungeons and dragons '' fantasy with modern military weaponry ...,0,negative
-"like the imaginary sport it projects onto the screen -- loud, violent and mindless.",0,negative
-"for the most part he makes sure the salton sea works the way a good noir should, keeping it tight and nasty",1,positive
+a searing lead performance,1,positive
 "though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity, ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia's true emotions ... but",0,negative
 are many definitions of ` time waster ',0,negative
 hours of material to discuss,1,positive
@@ -1966,266 +1959,265 @@ one scene after another in this supposedly funny movie falls to the floor with a
 that old adage about women being unknowable gets an exhilarating new interpretation in morvern callar.,1,positive
 luminous interviews,1,positive
 the script's refusal of a happy ending,0,negative
-alternating with lots of sloppiness,0,negative
-gets old quickly,0,negative
 of the obvious cliches,0,negative
+"not only does the thoroughly formulaic film represent totally exemplify middle-of-the-road mainstream, it also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest.",0,negative
 after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood,0,negative
 leaves little doubt that kidman has become one of our best actors,1,positive
+using them as punching bags,0,negative
 tykwer's surface flash is n't just a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism,0,negative
+"exhausted, desiccated talent",0,negative
+the laziness and arrogance,0,negative
+low-tech magic realism,0,negative
 "`` spider-man is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer, and hopefully, sets the tone for a summer of good stuff.",1,positive
-this delightful comedy,1,positive
 vapid,0,negative
 a worthwhile effort,1,positive
-"a pathetic exploitation film that tries to seem sincere, and just seems worse for the effort.",0,negative
 by a central plot that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
-extraordinary access,1,positive
-so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing,1,positive
+wisdom and emotion,1,positive
 "fascinating, unnerving examination",1,positive
 "watching this film, one is left with the inescapable conclusion that hitchens ' obsession with kissinger is, at bottom, a sophisticated flower child's desire to purge the world of the tooth and claw of human power.",1,positive
+you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one,0,negative
 about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh,0,negative
+"arrive early and stay late, filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow, some impudent snickers, and a glorious dose of humankind's liberating ability to triumph over a scrooge or two",1,positive
 affection for its characters,1,positive
 mixes in as much humor as pathos,1,positive
-a complete moron,0,negative
-abandon spends 90 minutes trying figure out whether or not some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid has intentionally left college or was killed.,0,negative
-a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing,0,negative
+few nice twists,1,positive
+a moving story,1,positive
 not only better than its predecessor,1,positive
 too skewed to ever get a hold on,0,negative
+thriller as lazy as it is interminable,0,negative
+'s a shame the marvelous first 101 minutes have to be combined with the misconceived final 5.,0,negative
 "a funny, puzzling movie",1,positive
-", i enjoyed it just as much!",1,positive
-stooping,0,negative
 with a completely predictable plot,0,negative
 solid base,1,positive
 to a strangely sinister happy ending,1,positive
-had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ` drama,0,negative
 ", pathetic, starving and untalented",0,negative
+the problem with antwone fisher is that it has a screenplay written by antwone fisher based on the book by antwone fisher.,0,negative
 has merit and,1,positive
+", with really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes.",1,positive
 both the elements of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise,1,positive
 astonish and entertain,1,positive
 "play well in european markets, where mr. besson is a brand name, and in asia, where ms. shu is an institution",1,positive
-"a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful, self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress",1,positive
 "be exploring the idea of why human beings long for what they do n't have, and how this gets us in trouble",1,positive
 shooting itself,0,negative
-", sterile and lacking",0,negative
-been worth cheering as a breakthrough,1,positive
+elicit more of a sense of deja vu than awe,0,negative
 all credibility flies out the window.,0,negative
 corny television,0,negative
-"rustic, realistic, and altogether creepy",1,positive
-the disjointed,0,negative
+fights the good fight in vietnam,1,positive
+engaging the audience in the travails of creating a screenplay,1,positive
+"things really get weird, though not particularly scary :",0,negative
+hughes comedy,1,positive
+assumes you are n't very bright,0,negative
 "is a genuine love story, full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery.",1,positive
-"heavy-handed symbolism, dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long",0,negative
-daring and beautifully made,1,positive
+'s not entirely memorable,0,negative
 works against itself,0,negative
-i hated myself in the morning.,0,negative
-with efficiency and an affection for the period,1,positive
 confection that's pure entertainment,1,positive
-bearing the unmistakable stamp of authority,1,positive
 the intentionally low standards of frat-boy humor,0,negative
 "if cinema had been around to capture the chaos of france in the 1790's, one imagines the result would look like something like this.",1,positive
+"... it is visually ravishing, penetrating, impenetrable.",1,positive
 "of the jokes, most at women's expense",0,negative
 "fascination, and",1,positive
 amazing slapstick,1,positive
 "low, very low,",0,negative
 weightless that a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen,0,negative
 leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics,0,negative
-"told through on-camera interviews with several survivors, whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it's as if it all happened only yesterday",1,positive
-undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold,0,negative
+those who do will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime.,1,positive
+"starts to smack of a hallmark hall of fame, with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television",0,negative
 is even worse,0,negative
 the inspiration of the original,1,positive
 if oscar had a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but was n't,1,positive
 fine idea,1,positive
 mawkish,0,negative
 the most restless young audience deserves the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities.,0,negative
-so stupid,0,negative
 a good chance of being the big,1,positive
-"wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and, as it turns out, more fragile -- than happiness",1,positive
 it's a masterpeice.,1,positive
 a sour taste,0,negative
 ", much better.",1,positive
+"but on the whole, you 're gon na like this movie.",1,positive
+a central plot that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
 the picture provides a satisfyingly unsettling ride into the dark places of our national psyche.,1,positive
+"buy is an accomplished actress, and this is a big, juicy role",1,positive
 are too simplistic to maintain interest,0,negative
 most wondrously gifted artists,1,positive
+"rushed,",0,negative
 "relies less on forced air than on petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and a wonderful, imaginative script by axel hellstenius.",1,positive
 thanks to the presence of ` the king,1,positive
-surreal ache of mortal awareness,1,positive
-by movies ' end you 'll swear you are wet in some places and feel sand creeping in others,1,positive
 economical,1,positive
-as powerful rather than cloying,1,positive
 its luckiest viewers will be seated next to one of those ignorant,0,negative
 does n't add up to a whole lot.,0,negative
-in perfect balance,1,positive
 ridicule factor,0,negative
 thriller `` new best friend '',1,positive
 barbershop is n't as funny as it should be,0,negative
 spider invasion comic chiller,1,positive
+"long, slow and dreary",0,negative
 video games are more involving than this mess.,0,negative
+"a distinctly mixed bag, the occasional bursts of sharp writing alternating with lots of sloppiness",0,negative
 inspiration and,1,positive
+witty dialogue and inventive moments,1,positive
 the creative animation work,1,positive
 slice of comedic bliss,1,positive
 a fluid and mesmerizing sequence,1,positive
 doing its namesake proud,1,positive
 a renowned indian film culture,1,positive
-"the 2002 film does n't really believe in it, and breaks the mood with absurdly inappropriate ` comedy ' scenes.",0,negative
+"does a good job of establishing a time and place, and of telling a fascinating character's story.",1,positive
 ", it is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times.",1,positive
+was better,1,positive
 interesting story,1,positive
 a marvel of production design.,1,positive
-will leave you wanting to abandon the theater,0,negative
 has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital,0,negative
 they do n't fit well together and,0,negative
-deep intelligence and,1,positive
+rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting,0,negative
+bad-movie,0,negative
 than their funny accents,1,positive
+"fun, popcorn movies",1,positive
 uniqueness,1,positive
-"( shyamalan ) turns the goose-pimple genre on its empty head and fills it with spirit, purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count.",1,positive
-does seem pretty unbelievable at times,0,negative
-those monologues stretch on and on,0,negative
-you wo n't be disappointed,1,positive
+interesting and thoroughly,1,positive
+a perfect wildean actor,1,positive
 "friendship,",1,positive
-put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese,1,positive
-virtuoso throat-singing,1,positive
+"as an introduction to the man's theories and influence, derrida is all but useless ; as a portrait of the artist as an endlessly inquisitive old man, however, it's invaluable.",1,positive
 recognize,1,positive
 gives human nature its unique feel,1,positive
-ferrara's best film,1,positive
+"every painful nuance, unexpected flashes of dark comedy",1,positive
+uneventful,0,negative
+"you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world",1,positive
 of the plot ( other than its one good idea ) and the movie's inescapable air of sleaziness,0,negative
 suffers from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense of its own quirky hipness,0,negative
+establishes its ominous mood and tension,1,positive
 almost unbearably,0,negative
-"has warmth, wit and interesting characters compassionately portrayed",1,positive
 loved ones,1,positive
-me as unusually and unimpressively fussy,0,negative
-is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish,0,negative
 gorgeousness.,1,positive
-the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire,0,negative
 of domestic tension and unhappiness,0,negative
-very talented,1,positive
 the movie dragged on,0,negative
+even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency.,0,negative
+"he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce, because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low",0,negative
 is definitely a director to watch.,1,positive
+"surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous, passionate, and at times uncommonly moving",1,positive
 "is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona,",0,negative
 "into what was essentially, by campaign's end, an extended publicity department",0,negative
 make this a charmer.,1,positive
 his lack,0,negative
 the year's greatest adventure,1,positive
-both the beauty of the land and the people,1,positive
-entirely irony-free,1,positive
-"when twentysomething hotsies make movies about their lives, hard-driving narcissism is a given, but what a world we 'd live in if argento's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve",1,positive
+how it washed out despite all of that,0,negative
 of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye,1,positive
+"few films have captured the chaos of an urban conflagration with such fury, and audience members will leave feeling as shaken as nesbitt's cooper looks when the bullets stop flying",1,positive
+laugh once ( maybe twice ),1,positive
+a one-of-a-kind work,1,positive
+perfectly entertaining summer diversion,1,positive
+many can aspire but none can equal,1,positive
 "retread, hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing.",0,negative
-that ca n't get sufficient distance from leroy's,0,negative
 is n't a very involving one,0,negative
 "simpler, leaner",1,positive
-a poignant comedy that offers food for thought.,1,positive
-consistent with the messages espoused in the company's previous video work,1,positive
 ( hell is ) looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara is n't even halfway through.,0,negative
+"are complex and quirky, but entirely believable",1,positive
+a potentially trite and overused concept,0,negative
 ... is a man who uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows,1,positive
-impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head,1,positive
 closed,1,positive
 "an energetic, violent movie with a momentum that never lets up",1,positive
-useless,0,negative
 allows his cast the benefit of being able to give full performances ... while demonstrating vividly that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself,1,positive
-"... portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety, not to mention a convincing brogue.",1,positive
+intricately constructed,1,positive
+a fantastically vital movie,1,positive
 sensitive and,1,positive
 survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller,1,positive
-the master of disguise is awful.,0,negative
+"entertaining and, ultimately,",1,positive
 those gimmicks,0,negative
-fail,0,negative
-combustible mixture,1,positive
+to be wholesome and subversive at the same time,1,positive
 dry and,0,negative
 pleasing verisimilitude,1,positive
 "affable if not timeless, like mike raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids.",1,positive
 "to its last-minute, haphazard theatrical release",0,negative
-putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank,0,negative
 the masterful british actor ian holm,1,positive
 above superficiality,1,positive
 be intriguing,1,positive
 absurd collection,0,negative
-too safe,0,negative
+nothing can detract from the affection of that moral favorite : friends will be friends through thick and thin,1,positive
 is an actress works as well as it does because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple.,1,positive
 of virtually plotless meanderings,0,negative
-'ll still be glued to the screen,1,positive
 of boring,0,negative
 "captures all the longing, anguish and ache, the confusing sexual messages and the wish to be a part of that elusive adult world.",1,positive
 likely to find compelling,1,positive
 made on the cheap,0,negative
 great scares and,1,positive
 nor a cliché left unsaid,0,negative
+giddy and provocative sexual,1,positive
+the most highly-praised disappointments i,0,negative
+unconvincing,0,negative
+a few good ideas,1,positive
 unbearable when it is n't merely offensive,0,negative
+"see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead",0,negative
 tasty,1,positive
 the spectacle of small-town competition,1,positive
-terrific role,1,positive
-is there a group of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film,0,negative
-viewed as pure composition and form --,1,positive
-"the performances are amiable and committed, and the comedy more often than not hits the bullseye.",1,positive
 problems and,0,negative
+so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work,0,negative
 "one of his most daring, and complicated, performances",1,positive
+", festival in cannes offers rare insight into the structure of relationships.",1,positive
 misfire that even tunney ca n't save,0,negative
 vivid characters,1,positive
 watch these two together again,1,positive
 undergo radical changes when it suits the script,0,negative
-a finely tuned mood,1,positive
-"self-consciously flashy camera effects, droning house music",0,negative
 "'' is one of those crass, contrived sequels that not only fails on its own, but makes you second-guess your affection for the original.",0,negative
-you want the story to go on and on,1,positive
 "assumes that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience, but that it's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times",0,negative
 brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
 is part of the fun,1,positive
+overwrought,0,negative
 sterling,1,positive
 tells a deeper story,1,positive
-that thrusts the audience into a future they wo n't much care about,0,negative
 uneasily,0,negative
 "the characters in swimfan seem motivated by nothing short of dull, brain-deadening hangover.",0,negative
+a backbone,1,positive
+the hook,1,positive
+suck the audience in,1,positive
 "a solid, spooky entertainment worthy of the price of a ticket",1,positive
 feel like you were n't invited to the party,0,negative
+edgy thriller,1,positive
+as the film breaks your heart,1,positive
 the movie's blatant derivativeness is one reason it's so lackluster.,0,negative
-from a stunningly unoriginal premise,0,negative
-tiring,0,negative
-'ll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state,1,positive
 "an unbelievably stupid film, though occasionally fun enough to make you",0,negative
 "tom tykwer, director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run, has turned out to be a one-trick pony",0,negative
-with remarkable serenity and discipline,1,positive
 does the nearly impossible,1,positive
+there's some outrageously creative action in the transporter ... ( b ) ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck,1,positive
 its critical backlash,0,negative
+imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics,0,negative
+becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course.,0,negative
 was inspired,1,positive
-"the heart of the film is a touching reflection on aging, suffering and the prospect of death.",1,positive
 bland songs,0,negative
 like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank,0,negative
 beyond the end zone,1,positive
-figures prominently in this movie,1,positive
-"staged like `` rosemary's baby, '' but is not as well-conceived as either of those films.",0,negative
+'' exceeds expectations.,1,positive
 inventiveness,1,positive
 "was so uninspiring that even a story immersed in love, lust, and sin could n't keep my attention.",0,negative
-sit through -- despite some first-rate performances,1,positive
+open yourself up to mr. reggio's theory of this imagery as the movie's set,1,positive
 the action is dazzling,1,positive
 held hostage,0,negative
 is visually ravishing,1,positive
 will prefer this new version,1,positive
-"it's kind of insulting, both to men and women.",0,negative
+be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as,1,positive
+wall,1,positive
 ", crush goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises.",0,negative
 strange and beautiful film.,1,positive
+'s just too boring and obvious,0,negative
 "all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy, vaguely silly overkill.",0,negative
 fantastic movie,1,positive
+better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies,0,negative
 nothing but an episode,0,negative
-their bodies,1,positive
 showcases a group of dedicated artists,1,positive
-"very, very good reasons",1,positive
-the pleasures of a well-made pizza,1,positive
-"i 've never bought from telemarketers, but i bought this movie.",1,positive
+pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting,1,positive
+an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested,0,negative
+rather simplistic,0,negative
 "'s clotted with heavy-handed symbolism, dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long.",0,negative
-smaller numbered kidlets will enjoy.,1,positive
-to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power,1,positive
 lost and desolate,0,negative
 tears welled up in my eyes both times,1,positive
-potentially good comic premise,1,positive
 tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters,0,negative
 as fascinating,1,positive
+that with really poor comedic writing,0,negative
 offers few surprises,0,negative
+"hollow, self-indulgent, and - worst of all -",0,negative
 weave a protective cocoon around his own ego,0,negative
 war-weary marine,0,negative
-painfully padded.,0,negative
+"a sharp, amusing study of the cult",1,positive
 "entertaining, if somewhat standardized, action",1,positive
-flirts with propaganda,0,negative
 of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick,1,positive
-agreed,1,positive
 "to keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes with calamity",1,positive
 is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise,0,negative
 "including that between the son and his wife, and the wife and the father, and between the two brothers, with incredible subtlety and acumen",1,positive
-he has actually bothered to construct a real story this time.,1,positive
 "subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances",0,negative
 skip this dreck,0,negative
 marginal intelligence,0,negative
@@ -2235,7 +2227,9 @@ nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled he
 a few laughs,1,positive
 vereté has a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs.,1,positive
 this is just lazy writing.,0,negative
+"becomes a soulful, incisive meditation",1,positive
 are of the highest and the performances,1,positive
+zips along with b-movie verve while adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special.,1,positive
 is that i ca n't wait to see what the director does next.,1,positive
 with so much first-rate talent,1,positive
 in welcome perspective,1,positive
@@ -2244,63 +2238,62 @@ thanks to confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances,1,positive
 "meeting, even exceeding expectations, it's the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth.",1,positive
 "the story has its redundancies, and the young actors, not very experienced, are sometimes inexpressive",0,negative
 mctiernan's remake may be lighter on its feet -- the sober-minded original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino -- but it is just as boring and as obvious,0,negative
+"the film starts promisingly, but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work",0,negative
 upbeat ending,1,positive
 pokemon 4ever,1,positive
 for granted in most films are mishandled here,0,negative
-smug grin,0,negative
 "'s as sorry a mess as its director's diabolical debut, mad cows",0,negative
 laughs -- sometimes a chuckle,1,positive
-"none of this is meaningful or memorable, but frosting is n't, either, and you would n't turn down a big bowl of that, would you?",1,positive
+", moving, and adventurous directorial debut",1,positive
 "skillfully assembled,",1,positive
 "the direction occasionally rises to the level of marginal competence, but for most of the film it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why",0,negative
+treasure planet rivals the top japanese animations of recent vintage.,1,positive
 grabs you,1,positive
 "may lack the pungent bite of its title, but",0,negative
 to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
-sustain interest to the end,1,positive
 should come with the warning `` for serious film buffs only!'',1,positive
 own ambitious goals,1,positive
-that's enough to sustain laughs,1,positive
 "a solid cast, assured direction and complete lack of modern day irony",1,positive
+in hero worship,1,positive
+feel compelled to watch the film twice or pick up a book on the subject,1,positive
 unexpected flashes of dark comedy,1,positive
 "is a touching reflection on aging, suffering and the prospect of death.",1,positive
+the high-buffed gloss and high-octane jolts,1,positive
+inspiration,1,positive
 lifelong concern,1,positive
 delightfully,1,positive
 brilliant and brutal,1,positive
-"a determined, ennui-hobbled slog that really does n't have much to say beyond the news",0,negative
 is it really an advantage to invest such subtlety and warmth in an animatronic bear when the humans are acting like puppets?,0,negative
-"'s about individual moments of mood, and an aimlessness that's actually sort of amazing.",1,positive
-futile,0,negative
+month,1,positive
 -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
+collapses under its own meager weight.,0,negative
+a satisfying well-made romantic comedy that's both charming and well acted,1,positive
 "flat, unconvincing",0,negative
 "the film settles in and becomes compulsively watchable in a guilty-pleasure, daytime-drama sort of fashion.",1,positive
-"it may be a somewhat backhanded compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1,positive
 love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899.,1,positive
-unusual homes,1,positive
-", beautifully realized",1,positive
-the misery,0,negative
 "'s simply stupid, irrelevant and deeply, truly",0,negative
 is this so boring,0,negative
 such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen,1,positive
+"with heavy-handed symbolism, dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long",0,negative
 's rarely as entertaining as it could have been,0,negative
 pretty good little movie,1,positive
+that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective,1,positive
+that the movie has no idea of it is serious or,0,negative
 "the creative animation work may not look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar's industry standard, but it uses lighting effects and innovative backgrounds to an equally impressive degree.",1,positive
-"here a more annoying, though less angry",0,negative
+willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching,1,positive
+hard to pity the ` plain ' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss,0,negative
 ( as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo's dumbed-down tactics ),0,negative
-warped logic,0,negative
-the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy,0,negative
 about death,0,negative
-often silly -- and gross -- but it's rarely as moronic as some campus gross-out films.,0,negative
 push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time,0,negative
-bertrand tavernier's oft-brilliant safe conduct ( `` laissez-passer '' ) wears its heart on its sleeve,1,positive
 this is standard crime drama fare ... instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull.,0,negative
 the best of hollywood's comic-book,1,positive
+", brilliant and macabre",1,positive
 bitter nor sweet,1,positive
 "gaghan captures the half-lit, sometimes creepy intimacy of college dorm rooms, a subtlety that makes the silly, over-the-top coda especially disappointing.",0,negative
 "what with all the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations on vanity, the worries of the rich and sudden wisdom, the film becomes a sermon for most of its running time.",0,negative
 "a canny crowd pleaser, and the last kiss ... provides more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex",1,positive
 the film's saving graces,1,positive
 irreparably,0,negative
-"is a riveting, brisk delight.",1,positive
 slapstick and unfunny tricks,0,negative
 ", bordering on offensive, waste of time, money and celluloid.",0,negative
 so warm and fuzzy,1,positive
@@ -2309,13 +2302,13 @@ abysmally,0,negative
 making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time,1,positive
 some real vitality and even art,1,positive
 dumb fart,0,negative
+"how many more times will indie filmmakers subject us to boring, self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other?",0,negative
 "logical, unforced continuation",1,positive
 "contrived, awkward",0,negative
 "that will give you goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love, communal discord, and justice",1,positive
 a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels,1,positive
 is among wiseman's warmest.,1,positive
 "that you 've seen it all before, even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard",0,negative
-'s like rocky and bullwinkle on speed,1,positive
 "... hits every cliche we 've come to expect, including the assumption that `` crazy '' people are innocent, childlike and inherently funny.",0,negative
 `` gangs '' is never lethargic,1,positive
 bravura performance,1,positive
@@ -2324,270 +2317,273 @@ beautiful scene,1,positive
 uninspired preachy and clichéd war,0,negative
 updated dickensian sensibility,1,positive
 the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions,1,positive
+a fairy tale that comes from a renowned indian film culture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
+", the visuals and enveloping sounds of blue crush make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see.",1,positive
+"however, it's pleasant enough and its ecological, pro-wildlife sentiments are certainly welcome.",1,positive
+too much norma rae,0,negative
 technically sumptuous but also almost wildly alive,1,positive
-is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten.,1,positive
-"` it's painful to watch witherspoon's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination, i mean, alabama.'",0,negative
-"seen as hip, winking social commentary",1,positive
-rare family movie,1,positive
+the best the contest received,1,positive
+suffers from all the excesses,0,negative
 no laughs.,0,negative
 "played game of absurd plot twists, idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters that even freeman ca n't save it",0,negative
 "the characters, cast in impossibly contrived situations, are totally estranged from reality.",0,negative
+in alcatraz ' ... a cinematic corpse that never springs to life,0,negative
+"the uninspired scripts, acting and direction never rise above the level of an after-school tv special",0,negative
 beautiful work,1,positive
 i encourage young and old alike to go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale --,1,positive
 hide new secretions,0,negative
-'s a clarity of purpose and even-handedness,1,positive
-a consummate actor incapable of being boring,1,positive
-becomes too heavy for the plot,0,negative
+dull-witted and disquietingly creepy,0,negative
+with an assurance worthy of international acclaim,1,positive
 the delicious pulpiness of its lurid fiction,1,positive
 "all the pieces fall together without much surprise, but little moments give it a boost",1,positive
-"traveled to places in the world devastated by war, famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating, eloquent clarity",1,positive
-gratingly unfunny,0,negative
 in narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute,0,negative
-troubled and,0,negative
+has a solid emotional impact.,1,positive
 sketchiest,0,negative
 "holm does his sly, intricate magic,",1,positive
 britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel,0,negative
 emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show.,0,negative
-will find millions of eager fans.,1,positive
+a love story and a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence,1,positive
 wildly incompetent but brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal pessimists : totally past his prime.,0,negative
 "presence to become a major-league leading lady, ( but )",1,positive
 for some major alterations,1,positive
 "is so convinced of its own brilliance that, if it were a person, you 'd want to smash its face in",0,negative
-... a series of tales told with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing.,1,positive
+relatively dry,0,negative
+too easy,0,negative
+of these tragic deaths,0,negative
 "is actually dying a slow death, if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication",0,negative
+bump in the night and nobody cares,0,negative
+"perhaps it's cliche to call the film ` refreshing, ' but",1,positive
 falls to the floor with a sickening thud,0,negative
-the sick character,0,negative
 sentimental mess,0,negative
-that the movie does not do them justice,0,negative
-its story,1,positive
-astonishing ... ( frames ) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
-"this starts off with a 1950's doris day feel and it gets very ugly, very fast.",0,negative
+exudes the urbane sweetness,1,positive
 "a sensitive, cultivated treatment of greene's work as well as a remarkably faithful one.",1,positive
 take me back to a time,1,positive
 induces headaches,0,negative
-be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
+takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women,0,negative
+"like the logical, unforced continuation of the careers of a pair of spy kids",1,positive
 ultimately undo him,0,negative
 you turn stupid,0,negative
 humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life,1,positive
 "delightfully unpredictable, hilarious",1,positive
-", one hour photo lives down to its title.",0,negative
+worldly-wise and very funny script,1,positive
 as a fairly weak retooling,0,negative
 polished and vastly entertaining,1,positive
+resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,0,negative
 "simply stupid, irrelevant and deeply",0,negative
-satisfyingly unsettling ride,1,positive
-search of purpose or even a plot,0,negative
+"the past year, which means that birthday girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while",1,positive
 an oddly winning portrayal of one of life's ultimate losers,1,positive
-mib ii is a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything.,0,negative
+terrible,0,negative
 "'s sharply comic and surprisingly touching, so hold the gong",1,positive
 the best espionage picture,1,positive
 tens of thousands of german jewish refugees,0,negative
-annoying rather than charming,0,negative
+"some startling, surrealistic moments",1,positive
+is one of those reputedly `` unfilmable '' novels that has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right.,1,positive
 impeccable comic timing,1,positive
+do well to cram earplugs in their ears and,0,negative
 takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth,1,positive
-"lacks the spirit of the previous two, and makes all those jokes about hos and even more unmentionable subjects seem like mere splashing around in the muck",0,negative
 "for its excellent storytelling, its economical",1,positive
-is generous and deep,1,positive
 failed,0,negative
-most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics,0,negative
-it's an experience in understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal.,1,positive
 "the compassion, good-natured humor and the level of insight that made ( eyre's ) first film something of a sleeper success",1,positive
+the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments,1,positive
 superbly,1,positive
+french coming-of-age import,1,positive
 capable of anteing up some movie star charisma,1,positive
 a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around,1,positive
 sad but,0,negative
 esteemed,1,positive
-"the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin, and the filmmaking clumsy and rushed.",0,negative
 problematic quest,0,negative
 watchable by a bravura performance,1,positive
+labute's careful handling makes the material seem genuine rather than pandering.,1,positive
 misdemeanor,0,negative
 ", has solid acting and a neat premise",1,positive
 is infectious,1,positive
 "it cooks conduct in a low, smoky and inviting sizzle.",1,positive
-"i must report that the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed, fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks.",1,positive
-its poignancy hooks us completely,1,positive
+sad schlock merchant,0,negative
 less bling-bling,0,negative
+slickly staged,1,positive
+sluggish pace and lack,0,negative
 relies on subtle ironies and visual devices,1,positive
 exaggerated action,0,negative
-the central flaw of the film,0,negative
-'s too loud,0,negative
+a movie to forget,0,negative
+"'s fun,",1,positive
+wallowing in its characters ' frustrations,0,negative
 the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet,1,positive
-"a woefully dull, redundant concept that bears more than a whiff of exploitation, despite iwai's vaunted empathy",0,negative
-"a spoof comedy that carries its share of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle, sometimes a guffaw and, to my great pleasure, the occasional belly laugh.",1,positive
+"truly, truly bad",0,negative
 "on, well, love in the time of money",1,positive
-the story's scope and pageantry,1,positive
+uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows,1,positive
+"a quaint, romanticized rendering",1,positive
 warmth and,1,positive
 a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid,0,negative
 oliver stone's conspiracy thriller jfk,1,positive
-"clever, amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
-"none of this sounds promising and, indeed, the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector's lens",0,negative
-rambling incoherence,0,negative
-", intelligent eyes",1,positive
+has dressed up this little parable in a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances,1,positive
+"scruffy, dopey old hanna-barbera charm",1,positive
+france's most inventive directors,1,positive
 the ideal outlet,1,positive
 were convinced to waste their time,0,negative
-created a masterful work of art of their own,1,positive
+'s an adventure story and history lesson all in one.,1,positive
 linklater,0,negative
-"( green is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein, and i 'm just about ready to go to the u.n. and ask permission for a preemptive strike.",0,negative
 "just about the best straight-up, old-school horror film of the last 15 years.",1,positive
 bad '' is the operative word for `` bad company,0,negative
-", you still have to see this!",1,positive
 "proves a servicable world war ii drama that ca n't totally hide its contrivances, but it at least calls attention to a problem hollywood too long has ignored.",1,positive
 get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized,0,negative
 display greatness,1,positive
 the gentle comic treatment,1,positive
+"is what it is -- a nice, harmless date film ...",1,positive
 grounded in an undeniable social realism,1,positive
 feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy,0,negative
 ", ghost ship is pretty landbound, with its leaden acting, dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises.'",0,negative
 none of this sounds promising and,0,negative
-the film is well worthwhile.,1,positive
 "patience, respect and affection",1,positive
-every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length,0,negative
 uncomfortably close to losing my lunch,0,negative
 to give them credit for : the message of the movie,1,positive
+remotely new or interesting,0,negative
+can hear you snore,0,negative
 says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker's characteristic style,0,negative
+", sloppy",0,negative
 falls far short,0,negative
 "scherfig, who has had a successful career in tv, tackles more than she can handle.",0,negative
 "be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop",1,positive
-"appears jagged, as if filmed directly from a television monitor, while the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché",0,negative
-"see her esther blossom as an actress,",1,positive
-that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience,1,positive
+delivers big time,1,positive
 "formulaic, its plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff",0,negative
 smear,0,negative
 a thriller with an edge,1,positive
+delivers a monologue that manages to incorporate both the horror and the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion,1,positive
 dubious human being,0,negative
-conquers,1,positive
 bottom-rung new jack city wannabe.,0,negative
+to show us why it's compelling,1,positive
+is hardly a masterpiece,0,negative
 ", the tale unfolds like a lazy summer afternoon and concludes with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn.",1,positive
-emerge with unimpeachable clarity,1,positive
+"for most of its footage, the new thriller proves that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that mel gibson can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo.",1,positive
+"this film, whose meaning and impact is sadly heightened by current world events",1,positive
 poorly-constructed comedy,0,negative
-"rousing, g-rated family film",1,positive
 absurdist wit,1,positive
-usually dread encountering the most,0,negative
-sure to win viewers ' hearts,1,positive
+bill morrison's decasia,1,positive
 "ca n't accuse kung pow for misfiring, since it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie.",0,negative
-must have been lost in the translation.,0,negative
 despite auteuil's performance,0,negative
+option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept,0,negative
+at an idea that should 've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans,0,negative
+the thin veneer,0,negative
 the delicate forcefulness,1,positive
 if the man from elysian fields is doomed by its smallness,1,positive
 will just as likely make you weep,1,positive
-'s still a guilty pleasure to watch.,1,positive
-nation,1,positive
-"is funny and pithy, while illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that, while past,",1,positive
+scream low budget,0,negative
+"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers.",0,negative
 of the potential for sanctimoniousness,0,negative
 interlocked stories drowned by all too clever complexity,0,negative
 lacks dramatic punch and depth,0,negative
 you want to slap it,0,negative
-"great performances, stylish cinematography and",1,positive
-"can enjoy much of jonah simply, and gratefully, as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor.",1,positive
 garden music video,1,positive
 nice piece of work,1,positive
+"knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized",1,positive
+a re-hash,0,negative
 is it possible for a documentary to be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it?,0,negative
+tired old vision,0,negative
 lame,0,negative
 snl '' has-been,0,negative
-horrible.,0,negative
-a pretentious and,0,negative
-any movie with a life-affirming message,1,positive
+"is a smart movie that knows its classical music, knows its freud and knows its sade",1,positive
 to the experience,1,positive
 even worse,0,negative
 "every once in a while, a movie will come along that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most - the fanboy",1,positive
 "wimps out by going for that pg-13 rating, so the more graphic violence is mostly off-screen",0,negative
-tub-thumpingly loud,0,negative
 will leave you with a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach.,1,positive
 "is a welcome lack of pretension about the film, which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure",1,positive
+highly uneven,0,negative
 one of the most exciting action films,1,positive
 offers nothing more than a bait-and-switch that is beyond playing fair with the audience,0,negative
 is playful but highly studied and dependent for its success on a patient viewer.,1,positive
 cliché-riddled genre,0,negative
 a better script,1,positive
-", then go see this delightful comedy.",1,positive
 "disguise the slack complacency of ( godard's ) vision, any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice",0,negative
 absurdist,0,negative
 seem like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
 of grace,1,positive
 bright shining star,1,positive
 romantic and serenely,1,positive
+a lyrical metaphor for cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view of a little-remembered world.,1,positive
 ick,0,negative
 it's not a motion picture ; it's an utterly static picture,0,negative
+"is far from disappointing,",1,positive
+cliffhanger,1,positive
+photographed and staged by mendes with a series of riveting set pieces the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen.,1,positive
+fussing over too weak a recipe,0,negative
 touched by an unprecedented tragedy,0,negative
-looking for a return ticket to realism,0,negative
-includes battlefield earth and showgirls,0,negative
-"for casting, often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors",1,positive
-over-the-top trash,0,negative
 that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it,1,positive
-"makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes,",0,negative
+"because of the universal themes, earnest performances",1,positive
 's nothing wrong with that,1,positive
 convincing portrayal,1,positive
 it drags during its 112-minute length,0,negative
 ", it offers much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame.",1,positive
 an engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character.,1,positive
+"the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad,",0,negative
 "aimless, arduous, and arbitrary",0,negative
 "a lot of the credit for the film's winning tone must go to grant, who has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him.",1,positive
 sports extravaganza,1,positive
-"i have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture, and",1,positive
 "loose, poorly structured film",0,negative
 "it must be labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '",1,positive
 where the old adage `` be careful what you wish for '',0,negative
 its audience giddy,1,positive
 "implies in its wake the intractable, irreversible flow of history",1,positive
+piercing,1,positive
 "its true-to-life characters,",1,positive
+limpid and conventional historical fiction,0,negative
 pity anyone who sees this mishmash.,0,negative
 dark to be decipherable,0,negative
-seem to match the power of their surroundings.,1,positive
 "that begins as a seven rip-off, only to switch to a mix of the shining, the thing, and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s",1,positive
-"kwan is a master of shadow, quietude, and room noise,",1,positive
 "'s simply stupid, irrelevant and deeply, truly, bottomlessly cynical",0,negative
 "is dark, brooding and slow",0,negative
 "there is plenty of room for editing, and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother, more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue.",0,negative
 handed down from the movie gods,1,positive
 "are, with the drumming routines, among the film's saving graces.",1,positive
+that it avoids the obvious with humor and lightness,1,positive
 get excited about on this dvd,1,positive
+that surprises or delights,1,positive
 was immensely enjoyable,1,positive
 pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming finale,1,positive
-easier to digest,1,positive
-"what an idea, what a thrill ride.",1,positive
-from a television monitor,1,positive
+contest to see who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
 "no better or worse than ` truth or consequences, n.m. ' or any other interchangeable actioner with imbecilic mafia toolbags botching a routine assignment in a western backwater.",0,negative
 "enters a realm where few non-porn films venture, and comes across as darkly funny, energetic, and surprisingly gentle.",1,positive
 "fresh, sometimes funny, and usually genuinely worthwhile",1,positive
 the most surprising thing about this film,1,positive
 unfortunately also,0,negative
+a great american adventure,1,positive
 imaginative,1,positive
 "of his most daring, and complicated, performances",1,positive
-"aimless, arduous,",0,negative
 too slight to be called any kind of masterpiece,0,negative
 is where ararat went astray.,0,negative
 "to places in the world devastated by war, famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating, eloquent clarity",1,positive
 "should n't have been allowed to use the word `` new '' in its title, because there's not an original character, siuation or joke in the entire movie",0,negative
 a generic bloodbath,0,negative
 everything -- even life on an aircraft carrier -- is sentimentalized.,0,negative
-pathetic idea,0,negative
+the novel charm,1,positive
+"a bad improvisation exercise,",0,negative
 a major waste ... generic,0,negative
+only surprise,0,negative
 "as beautiful, desirable",1,positive
-"come away thinking not only that kate is n't very bright, but that she has n't been worth caring about and that maybe she, janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another.",0,negative
 wonderful fencing scenes and,1,positive
-"sure, it's contrived and predictable",0,negative
 absolute joy,1,positive
-heart as important as humor,1,positive
+creative energy and wit to entertain all ages,1,positive
 "into a poem of art, music and metaphor",1,positive
+laughed that hard in years,1,positive
+this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest,1,positive
+", assured of the wrong things, and scared to admit how much they may really need the company of others",0,negative
+mostly fool's gold,0,negative
 its amiable jerking,0,negative
-"a boring, pretentious muddle",0,negative
-"gives it new texture, new relevance, new reality",1,positive
-"not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
 what could have been a daytime soap opera is actually a compelling look at a young woman's tragic odyssey.,1,positive
 "'s better to go in knowing full well what's going to happen, but willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists.",1,positive
-driven by a fantastic dual performance from ian holm,1,positive
 well-put-together,1,positive
-"is good all round, but what really sets the film apart is debrauwer's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons",1,positive
+is so rich with period minutiae,1,positive
+grownups should appreciate its whimsical humor,1,positive
 more ambivalent set,0,negative
 i ca n't say this enough : this movie is about an adult male dressed in pink jammies.,0,negative
 rambles aimlessly,0,negative
-a movie that ca n't get sufficient distance from leroy's delusions to escape their maudlin influence.,0,negative
-"sweeping, dramatic",1,positive
 numbing action sequence made up mostly of routine stuff yuen has given us before.,0,negative
+edits,1,positive
 is n't entirely persuasive,0,negative
+smart and well-crafted,1,positive
+sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and,0,negative
 some laughs and a smile,1,positive
-"so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking, but",0,negative
+derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films,0,negative
 the movie is better than you might think.,1,positive
-an intimate feeling,1,positive
 recommended --,1,positive
 "a mood in which an ominous, pervasive, and unknown threat lurks just below the proceedings and adds an almost constant mindset of suspense",1,positive
 "humble, teach and ultimately",1,positive
@@ -2595,542 +2591,541 @@ gross-out humor,0,negative
 solemn pretension,0,negative
 "best indie of the year, so far.",1,positive
 "the byplay and bickering between the now spy-savvy siblings, carmen ( vega ) and juni ( sabara ) cortez, anchor the film in a very real and amusing give-and-take.",1,positive
-"like to be a new yorker -- or, really, to be a human being -- in the weeks after 9/11",1,positive
 "fails in making this character understandable, in getting under her skin, in exploring motivation ... well before the end",0,negative
-a more mythic level,1,positive
+enjoyable family fare,1,positive
 strong supporting players,1,positive
 watching the proverbial paint dry would be a welcome improvement,0,negative
 "is a poster movie, a mediocre tribute to films like them!",0,negative
 well-behaved film,1,positive
-a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago,0,negative
+of a handsome and well-made entertainment,1,positive
+", you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot.",0,negative
 ", i ca n't see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out.",0,negative
 showcase the canadian's inane ramblings,0,negative
 best little `` horror '' movie,1,positive
 "amélie's audrey tautou with another fabuleux destin -- i.e., a banal spiritual quest",0,negative
-"every joke is repeated at least -- annoying, is n't it?",0,negative
-found a cult favorite,1,positive
 feels familiar and tired,0,negative
 "as well-written as sexy beast, not as gloriously flippant as lock, stock and two smoking barrels, but stylish and moody",1,positive
+"familiar, funny",1,positive
 imaginatively mixed,1,positive
 cold blanket,0,negative
 no idea what in creation is going on,0,negative
+"i could keep a family of five blind, crippled, amish people alive in this situation better than these british soldiers do at keeping themselves kicking",0,negative
 "the entire point of a shaggy dog story, of course, is that it goes nowhere,",0,negative
-a century and a half ago,1,positive
+sci-fi drama that takes itself all too seriously,0,negative
 "a knowing look at female friendship, spiked with raw urban humor.",1,positive
 "i have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture,",1,positive
-bad movie.,0,negative
 being neither,0,negative
 is significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old with a taste for exaggeration,0,negative
-a huge heart,1,positive
+the wrong things,0,negative
 kids-cute sentimentality,1,positive
+raunchy and frequently hilarious,1,positive
 a wonderfully warm human drama that remains vividly in memory long,1,positive
+improvise and scream,1,positive
 big bad love,1,positive
-"the film does n't really care about the thousands of americans who die hideously, it cares about how ryan meets his future wife and makes his start at the cia.",0,negative
 do n't want to think too much about what's going on,0,negative
-"what makes shanghai ghetto move beyond a good, dry, reliable textbook and what allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors",1,positive
 delightful mix of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph,1,positive
-rich with period minutiae,1,positive
 "sick, twisted sort",0,negative
 just did n't mean much to me and played too skewed to ever get a hold on,0,negative
 laziness and arrogance,0,negative
 two fatal ailments,0,negative
 it's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are ` edgy.,0,negative
+this clever and very satisfying picture,1,positive
 "the trick when watching godard is to catch the pitch of his poetics, savor the pleasure of his sounds and images, and ponder the historical, philosophical, and ethical issues that intersect with them.",1,positive
 with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks,0,negative
+the trailer is a riot.,1,positive
 ", this has layered, well-developed characters and some surprises.",1,positive
 no rooting interest,0,negative
-remains a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny.,0,negative
 entertaining thriller,1,positive
 this is n't a stand up and cheer flick ; it's a sit down and ponder affair,1,positive
-robotically italicized,0,negative
 incompetent cops,0,negative
+mind-numbing,0,negative
 become almost as operatic to us as they are to her characters,0,negative
+common sense,1,positive
 bodacious,1,positive
 this director's cut -- which adds 51 minutes -- takes a great film and turns it into a mundane soap opera.,0,negative
-well-meant but unoriginal.,0,negative
+"lead actress gaï, she of the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile,",1,positive
+"we, today, can prevent its tragic waste of life",0,negative
 setting distracts,0,negative
-a realistically terrifying movie that puts another notch in the belt of the long list of renegade-cop tales.,1,positive
+asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well,0,negative
 both heartbreaking and heartwarming ...,1,positive
-"of this sad, compulsive life",0,negative
-written and directed with brutal honesty and respect for its audience.,1,positive
+in the series,1,positive
+slow,0,negative
 be a single iota worse,0,negative
-a bit repetitive,0,negative
+protect your community,1,positive
 meaningful cinema,1,positive
-strongest film,1,positive
 "dumb gags, anatomical humor,",0,negative
 "a stupid, derivative horror film",0,negative
 revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
 efficient,1,positive
 "can certainly go the distance,",1,positive
 delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling,1,positive
-helpful,1,positive
 succeeds through sincerity.,1,positive
+"as a kind of colorful, dramatized pbs program, frida gets the job done.",1,positive
 exceptional performances,1,positive
 alternative medicine obviously has its merits ... but ayurveda does the field no favors.,0,negative
 "i would imagine, as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful.",0,negative
-amusing for a good while,1,positive
+has value can not be denied.,1,positive
 clean-cut dahmer ( jeremy renner ) and fiendish acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge.,0,negative
-major pleasures from portuguese master manoel de oliviera,1,positive
 make a delightful comedy centering on food,1,positive
 imbue the theme with added depth and resonance,1,positive
-staggeringly unoriginal terms,0,negative
+contradictory things,0,negative
 "a blair witch - style adventure that plays like a bad soap opera, with passable performances from everyone in the cast",0,negative
 compelling investigation,1,positive
+"french to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy or a sappy melodrama",1,positive
 "are no special effects, and no hollywood endings.",0,negative
-i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next,1,positive
+has all the earmarks of french cinema at its best,1,positive
+you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,1,positive
 masterpiece,1,positive
-rated eee for excitement.,1,positive
-wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd,0,negative
-is a complete mess,0,negative
-honestly,1,positive
+abandon '' will leave you wanting to abandon the theater.,0,negative
+made the full monty a smashing success,1,positive
+to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story,1,positive
 intriguing and downright intoxicating,1,positive
-slick and sprightly cgi feature,1,positive
+the hilarious writer-director himself,1,positive
 throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling,1,positive
+"terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ;",0,negative
 "have a bad, bad, bad movie",0,negative
-", it drags",0,negative
+for no apparent reason except,0,negative
 that was ushered in by the full monty and is still straining to produce another smash,0,negative
 the feel of poetic tragedy,0,negative
-"had the ability to mesmerize, astonish and entertain",1,positive
+", this is the ultimate movie experience",1,positive
 cerebral,1,positive
-i stay positive,1,positive
 be smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still,0,negative
 a believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
-pretty funny movie,1,positive
 "-- farts, boobs, unmentionables --",0,negative
 future lizard endeavors will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter,0,negative
 "it's also built on a faulty premise, one it follows into melodrama and silliness.",0,negative
 dinner guest,1,positive
-degenerates,0,negative
+"has all the hallmarks of a movie designed strictly for children's home video, a market so insatiable it absorbs all manner of lame entertainment, as long as 3-year-olds find it diverting",0,negative
+students that deals with first love sweetly but also seriously.,1,positive
+told with humor and poignancy,1,positive
 an unexpectedly sweet story,1,positive
+it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history,1,positive
 the problems with the film,0,negative
-expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence,1,positive
-washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him,1,positive
-to ignite sparks,1,positive
+sounds like horrible poetry,0,negative
 "is at once playful and haunting, an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends.",1,positive
-kurys seems intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business.,0,negative
+so intimate,1,positive
 it does so without compromising that complexity.,1,positive
 "love, family",1,positive
 "a full experience, a love story and a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence.",1,positive
-befuddled in its characterizations as it begins to seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject,0,negative
+"endearing, masterful",1,positive
 "a very well-meaning movie, and it will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the world trade center tragedy.",1,positive
-"a dull girl,",0,negative
-is enticing,1,positive
+you 're looking for an intelligent movie in which you can release your pent up anger,1,positive
+"graceful, moving tribute",1,positive
 "we only know as an evil, monstrous lunatic",0,negative
 the cumulative effect of the movie is repulsive and depressing.,0,negative
 mordantly funny and intimately knowing ...,1,positive
-make fun of me for liking showgirls,0,negative
+as a visionary with a tale full of nuance and character dimension,1,positive
 "instead, she sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions.",1,positive
 "wonderland adventure, a stalker thriller, and a condensed season of tv's big brother",1,positive
-the songs translate well to film,1,positive
-bore that tends to hammer home every one of its points,0,negative
+mediocre,0,negative
+"to see this turd squashed under a truck, preferably a semi",0,negative
 the joy the characters take in this creed,1,positive
-"no solace here, no entertainment value",0,negative
+romantic comedy,1,positive
 madonna gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game.,1,positive
 is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless.,0,negative
 get lost in the murk of its own making,0,negative
 "is its reliance on formula, though",0,negative
-"it does give a taste of the burning man ethos, an appealing blend of counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity.",1,positive
+if you grew up on scooby -- you 'll love this movie.,1,positive
 an interesting technical exercise,1,positive
 "weighted down with slow, uninvolving storytelling and flat acting.",0,negative
-why did they deem it necessary to document all this emotional misery?,0,negative
 is a visual treat for all audiences.,1,positive
-our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender -- and,0,negative
 "some body will take you places you have n't been, and also places you have.",1,positive
 been there done that,0,negative
 "contrived, awkward and filled with unintended laughs",0,negative
 the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph,1,positive
 in a dead-end existence,0,negative
+"talky, artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise",0,negative
 the painstaking,0,negative
 the same stuff you can get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby,0,negative
 you 'll regret,0,negative
 "do all three quite well,",1,positive
 funnier version of the old police academy flicks.,1,positive
 a sweet and modest and,1,positive
+"anybody who enjoys quirky, fun, popcorn movies with a touch of silliness and a little bloodshed.",1,positive
 strikes a potent chemistry with molina,1,positive
+it's rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies,1,positive
+to the energetic and always surprising performance,1,positive
 it looks good,1,positive
-well-crafted letdown.,0,negative
 puts enough salt into the wounds of the tortured and self-conscious material,0,negative
-the soulful gravity of crudup's anchoring performance,1,positive
 another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin '.',1,positive
 flailing reputation,0,negative
 "might have been saved if the director, tom dey, had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and, for that matter, shrek ).",0,negative
-well-deserved reputation,1,positive
-just is n't very funny.,0,negative
 deeper and more engaging,1,positive
+their lamentations are pretty much self-centered ),0,negative
 insightfully,1,positive
+'s exactly the kind of movie toback's detractors always accuse him of making.,0,negative
 arresting,1,positive
 "a delightfully unpredictable, hilarious comedy with wonderful performances that tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender labels.",1,positive
 worthy predecessors,1,positive
-idol,1,positive
 "into the life of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
-it's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and yet fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere.,0,negative
 "call for prevention rather than to place blame, making it one of the best war movies ever made",1,positive
+", danny is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction.",1,positive
 trashy fun,1,positive
 "as it is a unique, well-crafted psychological study of grief",1,positive
 "the problem with the mayhem in formula 51 is not that it's offensive, but that it's boring.",0,negative
+on angelina jolie's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy,1,positive
+"of warmth to go around, with music and laughter and the love of family",1,positive
 tasty performance,1,positive
+some kind of goofy grandeur,1,positive
 worshipful,1,positive
-a gripping documentary that,1,positive
-"a brazil-like, hyper-real satire",0,negative
 "a young woman of great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
-not the craven of ' a nightmare,0,negative
 "its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy, even.",0,negative
+a love story as sanguine as its title,1,positive
 movie dawdle,0,negative
 those of you who are not an eighth grade girl will most likely doze off during this one.,0,negative
+"talk to her is so darned assured, we have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching.",1,positive
 stay away,0,negative
-"gets under your skin and, some plot blips",0,negative
 pretty much delivers on that promise.,1,positive
 hard time,0,negative
-"parts seem like they were lifted from terry gilliam's subconscious, pressed through kafka's meat grinder and into buñuel's casings",1,positive
+"it wo n't hold up over the long haul,",0,negative
+feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema,1,positive
+boasting this many genuine cackles,1,positive
 "religion that dares to question an ancient faith, and",1,positive
 will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades,0,negative
-genuinely unnerving,0,negative
-"that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience,",0,negative
 cheap-looking,0,negative
-the whole thing never existed,0,negative
+"a markedly inactive film, city is conversational bordering on confessional.",0,negative
 it shows us a slice of life that's very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable.,1,positive
 big fat pain.,0,negative
-and crude storyline,0,negative
+independent or,1,positive
 "the film ... it was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second",0,negative
 a brilliant college student --,1,positive
 for humor in so many teenage comedies,1,positive
-far-flung,0,negative
 "first-rate, especially sorvino",1,positive
+transparent attempts,0,negative
 feel sorry for mick jagger's sex life,0,negative
 can relate,1,positive
 it feels accidental,0,negative
 most entertaining moments,1,positive
 far more impact,1,positive
+"you come from a family that eats, meddles, argues, laughs, kibbitzes and fights together",0,negative
 this 90-minute postmodern voyage was more diverting and thought-provoking than i 'd expected it to be.,1,positive
 inadequate,0,negative
 "hard to dismiss -- moody, thoughtful",1,positive
-"sunk by way too much indulgence of scene-chewing, teeth-gnashing actorliness",0,negative
 gang,0,negative
 hanukkah,1,positive
 virtually nothing to show,0,negative
 the hackneyed story,0,negative
 "is most remarkable not because of its epic scope, but because of the startling intimacy it achieves despite that breadth",1,positive
+", dumb",0,negative
 with an eye on preserving a sense of mystery,1,positive
 justify his exercise,0,negative
-modern art,1,positive
-"pique your interest, your imagination, your empathy or anything, really, save your disgust and your indifference",0,negative
+kitschy goodwill,1,positive
 work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '',0,negative
 wise and elegiac ...,1,positive
-of the creative act,1,positive
+a spirited film and a must-see,1,positive
 is they have a tendency to slip into hokum.,0,negative
 ", luridly colored, uni-dimensional nonsense machine",0,negative
+its superior cast,1,positive
 is a remarkably original work,1,positive
-'s appealingly manic and energetic,1,positive
 "an uncluttered, resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations.'",1,positive
 actors in bad bear suits enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode,0,negative
-"has merit and, in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack, might have made a point or two regarding life",1,positive
 sympathizing with terrorist motivations,0,negative
 a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead,0,negative
 ", wendigo, larry fessenden's spooky new thriller, is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films.",1,positive
 "at once subtle and visceral, the film never succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful, offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future.",1,positive
 a solid cast,1,positive
 is worth seeking.,1,positive
+technically,1,positive
 chuckles,0,negative
 amounts to little more than punishment,0,negative
 "the music makes a nice album,",1,positive
 like mike is a slight and uninventive movie,0,negative
 "me no lika da accents so good, but i thoroughly enjoyed the love story",1,positive
 "sheridan had a wonderful account to work from,",1,positive
-sinks into by-the-numbers territory,0,negative
-men in black ii achieves ultimate insignificance -- it's the sci-fi comedy spectacle as whiffle-ball epic,0,negative
-about one in three gags in white's intermittently wise script hits its mark ; the rest are padding unashamedly appropriated from the teen-exploitation playbook.,0,negative
+stylized sequences,1,positive
+to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images,1,positive
+more enjoyable than i expected,1,positive
+"at one man's downfall, brought about by his lack of self-awareness",0,negative
 "a beautiful, timeless and universal tale of heated passions --",1,positive
-"'s a square, sentimental drama that satisfies, as comfort food often can",1,positive
 "its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham",1,positive
 on both sides it falls short,0,negative
 marvelous series,1,positive
-the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray,0,negative
+does n't have all the answers,0,negative
+seems to have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of ... outrageous gags,0,negative
 the filmmaker would disagree,0,negative
 connection or identification frustratingly,0,negative
-provide insight,1,positive
 turned out to be a one-trick pony,0,negative
+found in its ability to spoof both black and white stereotypes equally,1,positive
 rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson's creek,0,negative
 short running,0,negative
 "fake, dishonest",0,negative
-... begins on a high note and sustains it beautifully.,1,positive
+inspired '' was a lot funnier,0,negative
 can do even more damage,0,negative
+"a strong and confident work which works so well for the first 89 minutes, but ends so horrendously confusing",0,negative
 "encouraging to see a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity",1,positive
-"quiet, confident",1,positive
-a legal thriller,1,positive
+an exercise in cynicism every bit as ugly as the shabby digital photography and muddy sound.,0,negative
+'s so sloppily written and cast that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer,0,negative
+feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo,0,negative
 you do n't care who fires the winning shot,0,negative
-"insomnia is one of the year's best films and pacino gives one of his most daring, and complicated, performances",1,positive
-too many films,0,negative
-"banal, virulently unpleasant excuse",0,negative
-"are both superb, while huppert ... is magnificent.",1,positive
+deliberately and skillfully,1,positive
 "the film never rises above a conventional, two dimension tale",0,negative
 smile-button faces,1,positive
 "admire this film for its harsh objectivity and refusal to seek our tears, our sympathies.",1,positive
-like mike shoots and scores,1,positive
+the none-too-original premise,0,negative
 once ice-t sticks his mug in the window of the couple's bmw and begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue,0,negative
 "a solidly constructed, entertaining thriller that stops short of true inspiration.",1,positive
 leave us with a sense of wonder,1,positive
-"to smack of a hallmark hall of fame, with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television",0,negative
+barney's crushingly self-indulgent spectacle,0,negative
+did n't care.,0,negative
 precocious,0,negative
 dog soldiers does n't transcend genre,0,negative
-a twisted sense of humor,1,positive
 the power-lunchers do n't care to understand,0,negative
-performers who rarely work in movies now,1,positive
 that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original,1,positive
+"live in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it",1,positive
 utilizing,1,positive
 "balance pointed, often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness,",1,positive
+the proverbial paint dry,0,negative
 once again strands his superb performers in the same old story.,1,positive
-bad and,0,negative
 ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant,0,negative
+michel,1,positive
+deeply humanistic artist,1,positive
+"the good and different idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well and, except for the fine star performances, there is little else to recommend `` never again.''",0,negative
 for idiots who do n't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,0,negative
-a rich and intelligent film that uses its pulpy core conceit to probe questions of attraction and interdependence and how the heart accomodates practical,1,positive
-the only thing to fear about `` fear dot com '' is hitting your head on the theater seat in front of you when you doze off thirty minutes into the film.,0,negative
-is well suited to capture these musicians in full regalia,1,positive
+repetitive,0,negative
 "it's more enjoyable than i expected, though, and that's because the laughs come from fairly basic comedic constructs.",1,positive
 the seemingly irreconcilable situation between conservative christian parents and their estranged gay and lesbian children,0,negative
-joyful,1,positive
 ", thanks to the presence of ` the king, ' it also rocks.",1,positive
-they could have been in a more ambitious movie,0,negative
 hard to be emotional,0,negative
+was reading the minds of the audience.,1,positive
 your pulse ever racing,1,positive
 ca n't miss it.,1,positive
-"is first-rate, especially sorvino.",1,positive
-anyone who has ever suspected hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels,0,negative
+interesting and,1,positive
+the package in which this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped,1,positive
+of the outstanding thrillers of recent years,1,positive
 purports,1,positive
-with the best of herzog's works,1,positive
 's plenty to enjoy,1,positive
 "designed as a reverie about memory and regret,",1,positive
-though it lacks the utter authority of a genre gem,0,negative
-that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action,0,negative
+"is an ode to unconditional love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all, a condition only the old are privy to, and ... often misconstrued as weakness",1,positive
 the paranoid claustrophobia of a submarine movie with the unsettling spookiness of the supernatural -- why did n't hollywood think of this sooner?,1,positive
+excellent,1,positive
 "incompetent, incoherent or just plain crap",0,negative
 play out realistically if not always fairly.,1,positive
-imitation movie,0,negative
-'s a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes ... finally seem so impersonal or even shallow,0,negative
+let the subtitles fool you,0,negative
+a morbid one,0,negative
 achingly honest,1,positive
 nice little story,1,positive
 "better effects, better acting and a hilarious kenneth branagh.",1,positive
-tiresome as 9,0,negative
-mixes in as much humor as pathos to take us on his sentimental journey of the heart,1,positive
+a plot that crawls along at a snail's pace,0,negative
 ", a movie does not proclaim the truth about two love-struck somebodies, but permits them time and space to convince us of that all on their own.",1,positive
 the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks,0,negative
+its awkward structure and a final veering,0,negative
 is beautiful and mysterious,1,positive
 is very original,1,positive
-", it is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie that you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out.",1,positive
 "a rather brilliant little cult item : a pastiche of children's entertainment, superhero comics, and japanese animation",1,positive
 a confusing drudgery.,0,negative
-sitting through this one,0,negative
 "it's hard to imagine any recent film, independent or otherwise, that makes as much of a mess as this one.",0,negative
 "dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting,",0,negative
 is that it is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another.,0,negative
 "thanks to the presence of ` the king, ' it also rocks.",1,positive
 remarkable performances,1,positive
+possibly the worst film,0,negative
+"the three leads produce adequate performances,",1,positive
 confusing,0,negative
 "a staggeringly compelling character, a young man whose sharp intellect is at the very root of his contradictory, self-hating, self-destructive ways",1,positive
 a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
-is exceedingly pleasant,1,positive
-the numerous scenes of gory mayhem are worth the price of admission ... if `` gory mayhem '' is your idea of a good time,1,positive
+historically significant work,1,positive
+'s hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone,0,negative
 compelling new material,1,positive
 this distinguished actor would stoop so low,0,negative
 is surely,1,positive
 's far from a groundbreaking endeavor,0,negative
-probably because it's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters,0,negative
 exhilarating new interpretation,1,positive
-"chomp on jumbo ants, pull an arrow out of his back, and",0,negative
+that's been done before,0,negative
 sweet,1,positive
 an intelligent movie,1,positive
-manipulative,0,negative
+'s better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role,1,positive
+hollywood fluff,0,negative
+like ravel's bolero,1,positive
+a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies,1,positive
 overcome his personal obstacles and,1,positive
-sam mendes,1,positive
 "simultaneously heart-breaking and very funny, the last kiss is really all about performances.",1,positive
-be smarter and more diabolical,1,positive
 if good-hearted,1,positive
 "is n't heated properly,",0,negative
-gets around to its real emotional business,1,positive
 "more than anything else, kissing jessica stein injects freshness and spirit into the romantic comedy genre, which has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again.",1,positive
 "that if the video is n't back at blockbuster before midnight, you 're going to face frightening late fees",0,negative
-"is the kind of movie during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness, at its idiocy, at its utterly misplaced earnestness.",0,negative
 ", hollywood is sordid and disgusting.",0,negative
 stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener,0,negative
+her defiance,1,positive
+"a 90-minute, four-star movie",1,positive
 is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst,0,negative
+downright creepy,0,negative
 have potential,1,positive
 ", lacks fellowship's heart",0,negative
-"a sun-drenched masterpiece,",1,positive
-obnoxious and didactic burlesque,0,negative
+"this retooled machine is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest, crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself.",1,positive
 extraordinary debut from josh koury.,1,positive
 it's dark but has wonderfully funny moments,1,positive
 scherfig's light-hearted profile of emotional desperation,1,positive
-empathy and pity fogging up the screen ...,0,negative
+bad bluescreen,0,negative
 to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation,0,negative
 who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,0,negative
-thoroughly enjoyed the love story,1,positive
+treasure,1,positive
 "be delighted with the fast, funny, and even touching story",1,positive
 the paper-thin characterizations,0,negative
-"have resulted in a smoother, more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue",1,positive
+takes big bloody chomps out,0,negative
 impress about e.t.,1,positive
 the talents of his top-notch creative team,1,positive
-"laughably, irredeemably awful.",0,negative
 "is a gorgeous film - vivid with color, music and life.",1,positive
+"passion, melodrama, sorrow, laugther, and tears cascade over the screen effortlessly ...",1,positive
 inspirational love story,1,positive
 pile too many `` serious issues '',0,negative
 take nothing seriously and enjoy the ride,1,positive
 is conversational bordering on confessional,1,positive
-effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
 strong as always,1,positive
 one big excuse to play one lewd scene after another,0,negative
+watered down,0,negative
+"reverent, and subtly different",1,positive
 the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen,1,positive
 "the jokes are flat,",0,negative
 the director's many dodges and turns add up to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that's low on both suspense and payoff.,0,negative
-especially her agreeably startling use of close-ups and her grace with a moving camera,1,positive
-grab your kids and run and then probably call the police,0,negative
+sitcom-worthy solutions,0,negative
 plotting and mindless,0,negative
 to add the magic that made it all work,1,positive
-air of gentle longing,1,positive
-while remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift,1,positive
+is just too easy to be genuinely satisfying,1,positive
+an object lesson in period filmmaking,1,positive
 "though tom shadyac's film kicks off spookily enough, around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance.",0,negative
-"insomnia loses points when it surrenders to a formulaic bang-bang, shoot-em-up scene at the conclusion.",0,negative
+the best comedy concert movie i 've seen since cho's previous concert comedy film,1,positive
 is a career-defining revelation.,1,positive
 funny and fun,1,positive
-the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film,1,positive
+witty dialog between realistic characters,1,positive
+"watch, giggle",1,positive
 a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters,1,positive
+"expands the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse, turning into a black hole of dullness, from which no interesting concept can escape",0,negative
 buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images that it might more accurately be titled mr. chips off the old block,0,negative
-nights feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film,0,negative
 "romantic, riveting and handsomely animated.",1,positive
-by its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
-"it is most of the things costner movies are known for ; it's sanctimonious, self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it.",0,negative
 turmoil,0,negative
-long-faced sad sack,0,negative
 a flawed but engrossing thriller,1,positive
+a rude black comedy,0,negative
 pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart,0,negative
 christian love,1,positive
 the remarkable ensemble cast brings them to life,1,positive
-understand what made allen's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring,1,positive
-sickeningly,0,negative
+the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre.,1,positive
+marinated in clichés and mawkish dialogue.,0,negative
+strangely funny,1,positive
+"the irksome, tiresome nature of complacency",0,negative
 a perfect medium,1,positive
-plays like a tired tyco ad.,0,negative
 while american adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place,1,positive
-sketchy characters and immature provocations can fully succeed at cheapening it.,0,negative
-"a classy, sprightly spin on film.",1,positive
-is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes,0,negative
+"if you have the patience for it, you wo n't feel like it's wasted yours",1,positive
 makes the grade as tawdry trash.,0,negative
 hartley created a monster but did n't know how to handle it.,0,negative
 of extraordinary journalism,1,positive
 turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy.,0,negative
-pill to swallow,0,negative
 's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it,0,negative
 "dazzling, remarkably unpretentious reminder",1,positive
+"is listless, witless, and devoid of anything resembling humor",0,negative
 too clear,0,negative
 "are simply dazzling,",1,positive
 raw urban humor,1,positive
 returns as a visionary with a tale full of nuance and character dimension,1,positive
-"forages for audience sympathy like a temperamental child begging for attention, giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining.",0,negative
+on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film,1,positive
+you 're likely to see all year.,1,positive
 a thoughtful what-if for the heart as well as the mind,1,positive
 tells a story whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation.,1,positive
 the funny bone,1,positive
 "a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time,",1,positive
-the only young people who possibly will enjoy it,0,negative
 career - kids = misery ),0,negative
+"a bad premise, just",0,negative
 nothing more or less than an outright bodice-ripper,0,negative
+recite some of this laughable dialogue,0,negative
 mandy moore leaves a positive impression,1,positive
-it's a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition.,0,negative
 the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past,1,positive
 "the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative, handbag-clutching sarandon",1,positive
-more attuned to the anarchist maxim that ` the urge to destroy is also a creative urge ',1,positive
 laughs are lacking,0,negative
-"for easy, seductive pacing",1,positive
+in this elegant entertainment,1,positive
 too good to be bad,1,positive
 a lot of warmth,1,positive
 ", every once in a while a film arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn, to grow, to travel.",1,positive
+christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists,1,positive
+a vibrant and intoxicating fashion,1,positive
 "'ll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions, especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget.",0,negative
-big-budget/all-star movie,1,positive
 meaningless,0,negative
 that it's almost worth seeing because it's so bad,0,negative
-portray themselves,1,positive
+is as consistently engaging as it is revealing,1,positive
 ", ( goldbacher ) just lets her complicated characters be unruly, confusing and, through it all, human.",1,positive
+to really care,1,positive
+take a complete moron to foul up a screen adaptation of oscar wilde's classic satire,0,negative
 same old garbage,0,negative
-the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call ` too clever by half,0,negative
 but filmmaker yvan attal quickly writes himself into a corner,0,negative
 a passion for the material,1,positive
-is a fascinating little tale.,1,positive
-"skip this dreck, rent animal house",0,negative
 is that it goes nowhere,0,negative
 "a touching, small-scale story of family responsibility and care",1,positive
 the most resolutely unreligious parents,0,negative
+seeking an existent anti-virus,1,positive
 "part biography, part entertainment",1,positive
 "goes straight to video -- with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
+'n safe as to often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen.,0,negative
 's like having an old friend for dinner '.,1,positive
 so compelling,1,positive
 i have a new favorite musical --,1,positive
 "common sense flies out the window, along with the hail of bullets, none of which ever seem to hit sascha.",0,negative
 sink this ` sub ',0,negative
 once in the rush to save the day did i become very involved in the proceedings ; to me,1,positive
-a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title ...,0,negative
 found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances,1,positive
 enough sardonic,0,negative
 seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming,0,negative
 that seagal's overweight and out of shape,0,negative
 ca n't rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness.,0,negative
+in a bid to hold our attention,0,negative
 it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead,0,negative
-of our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions,0,negative
+to give the audience a reason to want to put for that effort,1,positive
 the most brilliant work in this genre since the 1984 uncut version of sergio leone,1,positive
+ditsy,0,negative
 detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world,1,positive
 "sweet, and intermittently hilarious",1,positive
 you feel like a chump,0,negative
-self-flagellation,0,negative
 it makes up for in heart.,1,positive
 its title implies,1,positive
-was worth your seven bucks,1,positive
+corny dialogue and preposterous moments,0,negative
 the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant proves to be sensational,1,positive
 to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
 organic intrigue,1,positive
 car chase,1,positive
-help this movie one bit,0,negative
-the rock on a wal-mart budget,0,negative
+evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean.,1,positive
 is a solid action pic that returns the martial arts master to top form,1,positive
+so aggressively cheery,0,negative
 cut their losses -- and ours -- and,0,negative
 would be terrific to read about,1,positive
 bewilderingly,0,negative
 ", it's awfully entertaining to watch.",1,positive
-oddly colorful and,1,positive
 a marvelous performance by allison lohman as an identity-seeking foster child,1,positive
 is clearly a good thing,1,positive
 frustrating,0,negative
 than franchise possibilities,1,positive
+"but the cinematography is cloudy, the picture making becalmed.",0,negative
 do n't know what she's doing in here,0,negative
-"a movie, a vampire soap opera that does n't make much",0,negative
+romp that's always fun to watch,1,positive
+", one would hope for the best",1,positive
+of those exceedingly rare films in which the talk alone is enough to keep us,1,positive
 as mushy as peas,0,negative
-is a genuinely bone-chilling tale,1,positive
-these were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes,0,negative
+incoherence and sub-sophomoric,0,negative
 a film centering on a traditional indian wedding in contemporary new delhi may not sound like specialized fare,0,negative
+would n't make trouble every day any better,0,negative
 a grouchy ayatollah in a cold mosque,0,negative
-such a graphic treatment of the crimes,1,positive
-into a deadly bore,0,negative
+"rich, shadowy black-and-white",1,positive
 the film sits with square conviction,1,positive
 one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen,1,positive
-"have a 90-minute, four-star movie",1,positive
-great writer,1,positive
+"while the story is better-focused than the incomprehensible anne rice novel it's based upon, queen of the damned is a pointless, meandering celebration of the goth-vampire, tortured woe-is-me lifestyle.",0,negative
 remarkable movie,1,positive
 ", the movie is hindered by a central plot that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about.",0,negative
-", well-crafted psychological study",1,positive
+through the eyes of the idealistic kid who chooses to champion his ultimately losing cause,1,positive
 thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser,0,negative
 "in a summer overrun with movies dominated by cgi aliens and super heroes, it revigorates the mind to see a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway.",1,positive
 to be genuinely satisfying,1,positive
 a genre gem,1,positive
 sylvie testud is icily brilliant.,1,positive
 chillingly,1,positive
+politically charged,1,positive
 "witty, vibrant, and intelligent.",1,positive
-seem less of a trifle if ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine,0,negative
+the perfect star vehicle,1,positive
 "has all the values of a straight-to-video movie, but because it has a bigger-name cast, it gets a full theatrical release.",0,negative
-befuddling,0,negative
 's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents,1,positive
 "the film never succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful, offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future.",1,positive
+what really sets the film apart is debrauwer's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons,1,positive
 the last kiss is really all about performances.,1,positive
 "well, it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises,",0,negative
 a dud -- a romantic comedy that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny,0,negative
-that might have made no such thing,1,positive
 gondry's direction is adequate,1,positive
 experimentation and improvisation,1,positive
 `` superior '',1,positive
-the extraordinarily rich landscape,1,positive
 clever ways,1,positive
 "a piece of mildly entertaining, inoffensive fluff that drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category : unembarrassing but unmemorable",1,positive
 fear dot com is more frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds.,0,negative
@@ -3139,10 +3134,11 @@ a movie that harps on media-constructed ` issues ',0,negative
 leonine power,1,positive
 so primitive in technique,0,negative
 "how good it all was, and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights",1,positive
+some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink laurence olivier,0,negative
+"bittersweet, uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery",1,positive
 "a first-class road movie that proves you can run away from home, but your ego and all your problems go with you",1,positive
 the skills of a calculus major at m.i.t. are required to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy who is cletis tout?,0,negative
 both excellent,1,positive
-groan,0,negative
 's also too stupid,0,negative
 supernatural thriller,1,positive
 `` how will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering?'',0,negative
@@ -3154,92 +3150,92 @@ dated and unfunny,0,negative
 a slow death,0,negative
 impassive a manner,0,negative
 ", harvard man is something rare and riveting : a wild ride that relies on more than special effects.",1,positive
+has no point and,0,negative
 "the story, like ravel's bolero, builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with.",1,positive
 "shows a level of young, black manhood that is funny, touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
 never once predictable.,1,positive
-stick to his day job,0,negative
+every joke is repeated at least four times.,0,negative
 a serious contender for the title,1,positive
 "is pure, exciting moviemaking.",1,positive
 set in newfoundland that cleverly captures the dry wit that's so prevalent on the rock.,1,positive
-"( reynolds ) takes a classic story, casts attractive and talented actors and uses a magnificent landscape to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch.",1,positive
 "calm, self-assured portrait",1,positive
 "can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken",1,positive
 extends to his supple understanding of the role,1,positive
+"on the whole, you 're gon na like this movie.",1,positive
 is ultimately,1,positive
 is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time,0,negative
 a quaint,1,positive
-"is almost completely lacking in suspense, surprise and consistent emotional conviction",0,negative
 "the characters seem one-dimensional,",0,negative
 the timeless spectacle of people,1,positive
 does little that is actually funny with the material,0,negative
+most frightening,0,negative
 it's so downbeat and nearly humorless that it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead.,0,negative
 "though the aboriginal aspect lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy, and the story",1,positive
 harmless fun.,1,positive
 "constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
+"'s a visual delight and a decent popcorn adventure,",1,positive
 around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears,0,negative
-'s both charming and,1,positive
 "soulful, scathing and joyous",1,positive
-"the best kind of documentary, one that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow",1,positive
 an ` a ' list cast,1,positive
+", those who do will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime.",1,positive
 got,1,positive
+"you 'd have a 90-minute, four-star movie",1,positive
 a decomposition,0,negative
-"feels impersonal, almost generic",0,negative
 has a compelling story to tell.,1,positive
-"a captivatingly quirky hybrid of character portrait, romantic comedy and beat-the-clock thriller",1,positive
+", one the public rarely sees.",1,positive
 "of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters, veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements",1,positive
+pained,0,negative
 lost his touch,0,negative
-is too long with too little going on.,0,negative
-", accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits in a random series of collected gags, pranks, pratfalls, dares, injuries, etc..",0,negative
+is n't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script,0,negative
 ` just letting the mountain tell you what to do,1,positive
 is a visual treat,1,positive
-powerfully evocative mood,1,positive
+a must-own,1,positive
+hilarious place to visit,1,positive
 performed a difficult task indeed,1,positive
 "it's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness, and where human nature should be ingratiating, it's just grating",0,negative
-cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure,1,positive
 luckiest,1,positive
 ", i found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances.",1,positive
-aged past his prime,0,negative
 the film is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters.,0,negative
+"hawke's film, a boring, pretentious waste of nearly two hours, does n't tell you anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes.",0,negative
+often very funny collegiate gross-out comedy,1,positive
 its own clichés,0,negative
-"there may have been a good film in `` trouble every day, '' but it is not what is on the screen",0,negative
-the first lousy guy ritchie imitation,0,negative
-occasion,0,negative
-get a kick out of goofy brits,1,positive
+"a question for philosophers, not filmmakers ;",0,negative
+"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship, love, and the truth",1,positive
+to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater,1,positive
+concept doofus,0,negative
 that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters,1,positive
-serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination.,1,positive
-a rote exercise in both animation and storytelling,0,negative
 ( and fairly unbelievable ) finale,0,negative
+only scratches the surface,0,negative
 something vital about the movie,1,positive
 an experience in understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal,1,positive
 is n't afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience,1,positive
-cinematic postcard,1,positive
 a thriller,1,positive
+"'s also uninspired, lacking the real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires.",0,negative
 ... bibbidy-bobbidi-bland.,0,negative
 that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama,1,positive
 "follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films,",0,negative
 "a dull, inconsistent, dishonest female bonding picture.",0,negative
+might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about.,0,negative
 natural and,1,positive
-bargain-basement special,0,negative
 "no wit, only labored gags",0,negative
-has a huge heart,1,positive
 a compelling story of musical passion against governmental odds.,1,positive
 puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers,1,positive
 look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten,0,negative
 a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence,0,negative
 in amusing us,1,positive
+it was only a matter of time before some savvy producer saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo.,1,positive
 "the laramie project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does, in fact, still happen in america",1,positive
 "quirky, odd movies and/or the ironic",1,positive
 it's one of the worst of the entire franchise.,0,negative
 well-paced and,1,positive
+unexpectedly sweet story,1,positive
 "awfully good, achingly human",1,positive
-"the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion, grief and fear",1,positive
+like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it,0,negative
 of his reserved but existential poignancy,1,positive
-creative animation work,1,positive
-it's thanks to huston's revelatory performance.,1,positive
+really get inside of them,1,positive
+lust and love,1,positive
 that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened,0,negative
 "helped give a spark to `` chasing amy '' and `` changing lanes '' falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer's new action film, `` the sum of all fears",0,negative
-gaping plot holes sink this ` sub ',0,negative
-laughing,1,positive
 "there's an excellent 90-minute film here ; unfortunately, it runs for 170.",0,negative
 "is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein,",0,negative
 ominous mood and tension,0,negative
@@ -3249,91 +3245,91 @@ hold onto what's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory,0,negative
 want a real movie,0,negative
 hollywood disregard,1,positive
 weaving a theme throughout this funny film,1,positive
+a potentially good comic premise,1,positive
 "a revealing look at the collaborative process and a timely, tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing",1,positive
-to take us on his sentimental journey of the heart,1,positive
+i heard that apollo 13 was going to be released in imax format,1,positive
+soulless techno-tripe,0,negative
 "originality ai n't on the menu, but there's never a dull moment in the giant spider invasion comic chiller",1,positive
-of continuity errors,0,negative
+sent back to the tailor for some major alterations,0,negative
 "none of the crackle of `` fatal attraction '', `` 9 1/2 weeks '',",0,negative
 is left slightly unfulfilled,0,negative
-deserving of its oscar nomination,1,positive
-"the journey is worth your time, especially if you have ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride.",1,positive
 "not for the striking, quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose",1,positive
 the poor quality of pokemon 4,0,negative
 joyous films that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature.,1,positive
+likely to please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies,1,positive
 the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative,0,negative
+rock solid family fun,1,positive
 "will keep you watching, as will the fight scenes.",1,positive
-a barf bag,0,negative
 300 years of russian history and culture,1,positive
-winning portrayal,1,positive
 of warmth and humor,1,positive
 "sporadic bursts of liveliness, some so-so slapstick",0,negative
 will have you talking 'til the end of the year,1,positive
 that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing,1,positive
 cliched,0,negative
+the real-life story is genuinely inspirational,1,positive
 wonderfully warm,1,positive
 ", interestingly told film.",1,positive
 the story has some nice twists but the ending and some of the back-story is a little tired.,0,negative
-too many tried-and-true shenanigans,0,negative
+seem more like medicine,0,negative
 a lot like a well-made pb & j sandwich,1,positive
 emotionally intense,1,positive
 a bump on the head,0,negative
-"friendship, love, and",1,positive
 comedies to hit the screen in years,1,positive
+ultimately fails,0,negative
 "the unnamed, easily substitutable forces that serve as whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid",0,negative
+"refreshingly realistic,",1,positive
 "it's a sad, sick sight",0,negative
 ", potent exploration",1,positive
-feel like a short stretched out to feature length,0,negative
 a recycled and dumbed-down version,0,negative
-energy and wit to entertain all ages,1,positive
 she gets to fulfill her dreams,1,positive
 "be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming",1,positive
+that's part of what makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent,1,positive
+a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie,0,negative
+", elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet, genuine chemistry.",1,positive
 tom shadyac's film kicks off spookily enough,1,positive
-"sweet, funny, charming, and",1,positive
-how to make us share their enthusiasm,1,positive
 loosely tied,0,negative
-which has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again,0,negative
+feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick,1,positive
+"rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake -",0,negative
 "except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and, worse, that you have to pay if you want to see it",0,negative
-a lovely film ...,1,positive
 create some episodes that rival vintage looney tunes for the most creative mayhem in a brief amount of time,1,positive
-well worthwhile,1,positive
+feels the dimming of a certain ambition,0,negative
 "is a much better mother-daughter tale than last summer's ` divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood, ' but that's not saying much",0,negative
 for the most part wilde's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses and parker's creative interference,1,positive
 "yes, spirited away is a triumph of imagination, but it's also a failure of storytelling",0,negative
+bomb,0,negative
 skip the film and,0,negative
 colorfully,1,positive
 it is,1,positive
 convincing,1,positive
-bits funnier,1,positive
 "has an ambition to say something about its subjects, but not a willingness.",0,negative
 all the bad things,0,negative
-the enticing prospect,1,positive
+"is nicely shot, well-edited and features a standout performance by diane lane.",1,positive
 prettiest pictures,1,positive
-engaging despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks,1,positive
 "this material could work, especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent",1,positive
 from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired,0,negative
 "are cheesy backdrops, ridiculous action sequences, and many tired jokes about men in heels",0,negative
 is laughingly,0,negative
+is more than a movie,1,positive
 perfectly rendered,1,positive
 hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art.,0,negative
-suspenseful,1,positive
+a mischievous visual style and oodles of charm make ` cherish ' a very good ( but not great ) movie.,1,positive
 intriguing and honorable,1,positive
 "about art, ethics, and the cost of moral compromise",1,positive
-like a fish that's lived too long,0,negative
 is more accurately chabrolian.,1,positive
+"this is one of mr. chabrol's subtlest works, but also one of his most uncanny.",1,positive
+deliberately and skillfully uses ambiguity to suggest possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance.,1,positive
 found it weirdly appealing,1,positive
-"has a knack for casting, often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors",1,positive
+"it's a big idea, but the film itself is small and shriveled",0,negative
 contemplation,1,positive
-exciting documentary.,1,positive
-"plays as more of a poetic than a strict reality, creating an intriguing species of artifice that gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air",1,positive
+this is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences ... and it's all the stronger because of it.,1,positive
 a compelling piece,1,positive
 beautifully sung holiday carol,1,positive
-best work,1,positive
 famous moments,1,positive
+he's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit,0,negative
 lovely and amazing,1,positive
+nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences,0,negative
 ", in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic",1,positive
-it unexpectedly rewarding,1,positive
 's no rooting interest,0,negative
-forgettable,0,negative
 "a sensitive, modest comic tragedy that works as both character study and symbolic examination",1,positive
 downright comically evil,0,negative
 preachy and clichéd,0,negative
@@ -3345,164 +3341,163 @@ dampened by a lackluster script and substandard performances,0,negative
 a great american adventure and,1,positive
 the director's talent,1,positive
 the film suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing.,0,negative
+the film's intimate camera work and searing performances,1,positive
 the movie slides downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves.,0,negative
 ` wow ' factor,1,positive
 "is well crafted, and well executed",1,positive
-very stupid and annoying,0,negative
+it wears its heart on the sleeve of its gaudy hawaiian shirt.,0,negative
+that it's also one of the smartest,1,positive
 contenders,1,positive
 "undermined by the movie's presentation, which is way too stagy",0,negative
-this movie has the usual impossible stunts ... but it has just as many scenes that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie.,1,positive
+put through torture for an hour and a half,0,negative
 a stale copy of a picture that was n't all that great to begin with,0,negative
-landscape to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch,1,positive
 most wondrous,1,positive
+incredibly captivating and insanely funny,1,positive
+", the four feathers comes up short",0,negative
 the most entertaining monster movies,1,positive
-stellar,1,positive
-keep it from being simpleminded,1,positive
-visual flair,1,positive
 done-to-death material,0,negative
 bad people,0,negative
+it is hard not to be especially grateful for freedom after a film like this.,1,positive
+"( russell ) makes good b movies ( the mask, the blob ), and the scorpion king more than ably meets those standards",1,positive
 donovan ... squanders his main asset,0,negative
-"i thought i heard a mysterious voice, and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign.",0,negative
+rude and,0,negative
 irwin is so earnest that it's hard to resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs.,1,positive
-"attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing",1,positive
-"much meandering, norton has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced, hopkins looks like a drag queen",0,negative
 "strip it of all its excess debris,",0,negative
+i wish it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways.,0,negative
 its pretensions,0,negative
 throw smoochy from the train!,0,negative
 becomes compulsively watchable,1,positive
-"dull,",0,negative
 work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse,0,negative
+triteness,0,negative
+evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain,0,negative
+gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls,1,positive
 is all the more remarkable because it,1,positive
-keep it up,1,positive
-certainly does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories,1,positive
+unpleasantly,0,negative
 if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened,0,negative
-"a beautiful food entrée that is n't heated properly, so that it ends up a bit cold and relatively flavorless",0,negative
-movie rapes,0,negative
-... has done his homework and soaked up some jazzy new revisionist theories about the origins of nazi politics and aesthetics.,1,positive
+a return ticket,0,negative
+takes to describe how bad it is,0,negative
 "brings to a spectacular completion one of the most complex, generous and subversive artworks of the last decade.",1,positive
+creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images to match the words of nijinsky's diaries,1,positive
 snow dogs deserves every single one of them,1,positive
 incredibly layered and stylistic film,1,positive
-at a snail's pace,1,positive
 flair and bouncing bravado,1,positive
 "a burst of color, music, and dance that only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at.",1,positive
 "get weird,",1,positive
+is at once intimate and universal cinema,1,positive
 complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days,1,positive
 surgeon mends,1,positive
-will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering,0,negative
-"flawless film, ( wang )",1,positive
 no palpable chemistry,0,negative
 's just hard to believe that a life like this can sound so dull,0,negative
 uncreative,0,negative
 its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing,1,positive
 "is an exercise in chilling style, and twohy films the sub, inside and out, with an eye on preserving a sense of mystery.",1,positive
+a strong directorial stamp on every frame of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye,1,positive
 lustrous polished,1,positive
 offers an interesting look,1,positive
 can not engage,0,negative
-translating complex characters from novels to the big screen is an impossible task but they are true to the essence of what it is to be ya-ya.,1,positive
 how love is the great equalizer that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew were possible,1,positive
 as visually bland,0,negative
+look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role,0,negative
 this somewhat tired premise,0,negative
 are your cup of blood,1,positive
 limps along,0,negative
-a terrific effort,1,positive
+go down in the annals of cinema,1,positive
 remarkably original work,1,positive
+it's all bluster -- in the end it's as sweet as greenfingers,1,positive
 excruciatingly unfunny and,0,negative
-"its recovery of an historical episode that, in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting",1,positive
+"unmistakable, easy joie",1,positive
+"imply terror by suggestion, rather than the overuse of special effects",1,positive
 entirely stale concept,0,negative
 town,1,positive
-is an uneven film for the most part,0,negative
-does n't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers,0,negative
-of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves,0,negative
+"is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout, notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips into pop freudianism",1,positive
 a cold movie,0,negative
 hard-sell image-mongering,0,negative
 what begins as a conventional thriller evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters.,1,positive
-story for those intolerant of the more common saccharine genre,0,negative
 lie,0,negative
 ", its true colors come out in various wet t-shirt and shower scenes.",0,negative
+less for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese,1,positive
 interesting and accessible,1,positive
+"has been, pardon the pun, sucked out and replaced by goth goofiness.",0,negative
 ", remote, emotionally distant piece",0,negative
-crime drama,0,negative
 "'s simply stupid, irrelevant and deeply, truly, bottomlessly cynical.",0,negative
-"sexy, and rousing",1,positive
 may sound like it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry.,0,negative
+"a faulty premise, one it follows into melodrama and silliness",0,negative
+", the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues.",0,negative
 its premise is smart,1,positive
 "boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy, kinky fun",1,positive
-"for a film that's being advertised as a comedy, sweet home alabama is n't as funny as you 'd hoped.",0,negative
-'s tv sitcom material at best,1,positive
 resident evil,1,positive
 often shocking but ultimately worthwhile exploration of motherhood and desperate mothers.,1,positive
 the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and,0,negative
+forget its absurdity.,0,negative
 was kind of terrific once,1,positive
-"the movie's major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula, though",0,negative
+mind-numbing indifference,0,negative
+ambition but no sense of pride or shame,0,negative
 a crucial third act miscalculation,0,negative
-the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project,0,negative
-a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel,0,negative
 the soulful nuances,1,positive
 "shot in rich, shadowy black-and-white, devils chronicles",1,positive
-sip your vintage wines and watch your merchant ivory productions,1,positive
-is long on narrative and ( too ) short,0,negative
-remains vividly in memory long,1,positive
-take it,1,positive
-a fifty car pileup of cliches,0,negative
+value whatsoever,0,negative
+tricky and satisfying,1,positive
+", cletis tout might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience.",0,negative
+originality in ` life ' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies,1,positive
+has some problems,0,negative
+made the first one charming,1,positive
 're struggling to create.,0,negative
+"improvise and scream their way around this movie directionless, lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary",0,negative
 highly uneven and inconsistent,0,negative
 still-raw emotions,1,positive
-"clint eastwood's blood work is a lot like a well-made pb & j sandwich : familiar, fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same.",1,positive
-overladen with plot conceits,0,negative
 into clichés,0,negative
 big stars and high production values are standard procedure,1,positive
 "captures the moment when a woman's life, out of a deep-seated, emotional need, is about to turn onto a different path.",1,positive
-must be the end of the world,0,negative
+"is one big, dumb action movie.",0,negative
 coordinated his own dv poetry,1,positive
 "leave the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt, but no new friends.",0,negative
 an indispensable peek at the art and the agony of making people,1,positive
-"yes, but also intriguing and honorable,",1,positive
 is instead a cheap cliché,0,negative
+a modestly surprising movie.,1,positive
 keep it interested,1,positive
+the very definition of epic adventure,1,positive
 jams too many prefabricated story elements,0,negative
+"is an ungainly movie, ill-fitting, with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be",0,negative
 "a compelling, gut-clutching piece",1,positive
-should be commended for illustrating the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters.,1,positive
-cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults,1,positive
-embraces life in public,1,positive
+frozen tundra soap opera,0,negative
 is generally quite funny.,1,positive
 showtime's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches,0,negative
+a whale of a good time for both children and parents seeking christian-themed fun,1,positive
 feeble comedy,0,negative
 thought-provoking,1,positive
-have bitterly forsaken,0,negative
-"lee's achievement extends to his supple understanding of the role that brown played in american culture as an athlete, a movie star, and an image of black indomitability.",1,positive
+michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously.,0,negative
+with some fine acting,1,positive
+"do n't feel the least bit ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold",1,positive
 consummate actor,1,positive
-has all the values of a straight-to-video movie,0,negative
 exude an air of dignity that's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters.,1,positive
 a stirring visual sequence,1,positive
-darned assured,1,positive
-"plays like a bad soap opera, with passable performances from everyone in the cast",0,negative
 "dragon loses its fire midway, nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion.",0,negative
+are head and shoulders above much of the director's previous popcorn work.,1,positive
 "an interesting topic, some intriguing characters and a sad ending",1,positive
 thoroughly awful,0,negative
 technically superb,1,positive
-with heart,1,positive
+a dashing and resourceful hero,1,positive
+cutesy romantic tale,1,positive
 "sensuality, and sympathy into a story about two adolescent boys",1,positive
+irritating,0,negative
 ", one is left with a sour taste in one's mouth, and little else.",0,negative
-the action sequences are fun and reminiscent of combat scenes from the star wars series.,1,positive
 "that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1,positive
-dullard,0,negative
-"this is a dark, gritty, sometimes funny little gem.",1,positive
 "sometimes charming, sometimes infuriating",1,positive
+"eerily suspenseful, deeply absorbing piece",1,positive
 "instead of a witty expose on the banality and hypocrisy of too much kid-vid, we get an ugly, mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos.",0,negative
 "about being subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances",0,negative
 a more sheerly beautiful film,1,positive
 is that it jams too many prefabricated story elements into the running time,0,negative
-snide and prejudice,0,negative
 "from both a great and a terrible story, mr. nelson has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience.",1,positive
 "a movie with a bigger, fatter heart",1,positive
 had more to do with imagination than market research,1,positive
+was n't at least watchable,0,negative
 "sadly, as blood work proves, that was a long, long time ago.",0,negative
 engaging and intimate,1,positive
+blade 2 is definitely a cut above the rest.,1,positive
 "a brilliant, absurd collection",1,positive
-"'s fairly lame, making it par for the course for disney sequels.",0,negative
 this movie plays like an extended dialogue exercise in retard 101.,0,negative
 almost as offensive,0,negative
-will make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster.,1,positive
 "fun about this silly, outrageous, ingenious thriller",1,positive
 "i liked the movie,",1,positive
 really vocalized,1,positive
@@ -3514,144 +3509,143 @@ captain,1,positive
 "with jump cuts, fast editing and lots of pyrotechnics, yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is.",0,negative
 too little excitement and zero compelling storyline,0,negative
 flaws,0,negative
+that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
 a re-hash of the other seven films,0,negative
+a well-made pizza,1,positive
 noticeably less energy and imagination,0,negative
 "there's no excuse for following up a delightful, well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish.",0,negative
-", beloved genres",1,positive
 's rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies,1,positive
-collapses into an inhalant blackout,0,negative
 "at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty --",1,positive
 "a family film that contains some hefty thematic material on time, death, eternity, and what",1,positive
 "the hype, the celebrity,",1,positive
 the best advice is : ` scooby ' do n't.,0,negative
 the modern master of the chase sequence,1,positive
+"much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie, about a young man's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present",0,negative
+serve no other purpose,0,negative
 both overplayed and exaggerated,0,negative
+that's exactly what these two people need to find each other,1,positive
 ", this is sure to raise audience's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll.",1,positive
-easy to make such a worthless film,0,negative
 so crass,0,negative
-about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length,0,negative
 's nowhere near as exciting as either.,0,negative
+"that both thrills the eye and, in its over-the-top way, touches the heart.",1,positive
 extraordinarily,1,positive
 be as bored watching morvern callar,0,negative
 "crisp framing, edgy camera work, and",1,positive
-"fathers and sons, and the uneasy bonds between them, rarely have received such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen as they do in this marvelous film.",1,positive
-"( hayek ) throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto, she strikes a potent chemistry with molina",1,positive
 "not a film for the faint of heart or conservative of spirit, but for the rest of us -- especially san francisco lovers -- it's a spirited film and a must-see.",1,positive
 "big, fat, dumb",0,negative
 "spreads itself too thin,",0,negative
+a rumor of angels should dispel it.,0,negative
+while adding a bit of heart and unsettling subject matter,1,positive
 solid pedigree,1,positive
 "'s the element of condescension,",0,negative
 from a college comedy that's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school,0,negative
-better off staying on the festival circuit,0,negative
-exciting and well-paced,1,positive
-"is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision, but that vision is beginning to feel, if not morally bankrupt, at least terribly monotonous.",0,negative
+"if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm, this is the opposite of a truly magical movie.",1,positive
+to mention absolutely refreshed,1,positive
 a fan of the phrase ` life affirming ' because it usually means ` schmaltzy,0,negative
 beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game,0,negative
 staggeringly dreadful romance.,0,negative
 into a future they wo n't much care about,0,negative
-it is n't much fun.,0,negative
-just does n't work,0,negative
 ", achingly human",1,positive
 "it sounds, but strikes a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny",1,positive
+"becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle, to be consumed and forgotten",0,negative
 with memorable zingers,1,positive
 final verdict : you 've seen it all before.,0,negative
 affectingly,1,positive
-becomes a simplistic story about a dysfunctional parent-child relationship,0,negative
+starts off as a possible argentine american beauty reeks like a room stacked with pungent flowers,0,negative
+been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again,0,negative
 great submarine stories,1,positive
 of russian cultural identity and a stunning technical achievement,1,positive
 at his 12th oscar nomination,1,positive
-seem at least passably real,1,positive
+not exactly assured in its execution,0,negative
 is a big time stinker,0,negative
 "a bland, surfacey way",0,negative
 who opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest,1,positive
-"nohe has made a decent ` intro ' documentary, but",1,positive
-"as stiff, ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus",0,negative
+provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood in the western world,1,positive
 looks more like a travel-agency video targeted at people who like to ride bikes,0,negative
+a peculiar malaise that renders its tension,0,negative
 be delightfully compatible here,1,positive
 is among wiseman's warmest,1,positive
-interminably bleak,0,negative
 naïveté and arbitrary,0,negative
 witless mess,0,negative
+a stylish cast and,1,positive
 dropped,1,positive
 more confused,0,negative
 "the artwork is spectacular and unlike most animaton from japan, the characters move with grace and panache",1,positive
-"no solace here, no entertainment value, merely a fierce lesson in where filmmaking can take us",0,negative
+a pleasure,1,positive
 something that really matters,1,positive
 "offers no easy, comfortable resolution",0,negative
 only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick,1,positive
-those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002,0,negative
 "hard, endearing, caring, warm.",1,positive
-lack-of-attention span,0,negative
 clever by about nine-tenths,1,positive
 forget,0,negative
 the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
 too dry and,0,negative
+into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
+imaginative kid's movie,1,positive
 to surrealism and black comedy,1,positive
+the sheer ugliness of everything else,0,negative
+on shame,0,negative
 that we believe that that's exactly what these two people need to find each other,1,positive
-"there are some fairly unsettling scenes,",0,negative
-american and,0,negative
 "fine, old-fashioned-movie movie",1,positive
-"rooting against,",0,negative
 missing a great deal of the acerbic repartee of the play,0,negative
 exploitation piece,0,negative
+stuffy,0,negative
 you feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy,1,positive
 ten,1,positive
 a reader's digest condensed version,0,negative
 transcends culture and race,1,positive
 "that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny",1,positive
+"there's a plethora of characters in this picture, and not one of them is flat",1,positive
+the execution,0,negative
 "offers an aids subtext, skims over the realities of gay sex,",0,negative
-that should be used to burn every print of the film,0,negative
 thoroughly involving,1,positive
-"wilco fans will have a great time,",1,positive
-a teenage boy out there somewhere who's dying for this kind of entertainment,0,negative
+a bad movie that,0,negative
 failure.,0,negative
 morrissette has performed a difficult task indeed,1,positive
-that's a bad sign when they 're supposed to be having a collective heart attack,0,negative
 cheap shocks,0,negative
 the filmmakers come up with nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences,0,negative
 "'s difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny.",0,negative
 a glorified sitcom,0,negative
+reasonable,1,positive
 "just about the best straight-up, old-school horror film of the last 15 years",1,positive
 an enjoyable feel-good family comedy regardless of race.,1,positive
-as an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it,1,positive
 set in a 1986 harlem that does n't look much like anywhere in new york.,0,negative
-all over this `` un-bear-able '' project,0,negative
+the humanizing stuff that will probably sink the film for anyone who does n't think about percentages all day long,0,negative
 the pacing is often way off and there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs.,0,negative
 clean-cut,1,positive
 wonderfully funny,1,positive
-helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses,1,positive
+is never able to pull it back on course.,0,negative
 ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel,0,negative
 disorientated,0,negative
 it arrives,1,positive
 enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension,1,positive
+focus,1,positive
 exuberance and passion,1,positive
 65-minute trifle,0,negative
 as the very best of them,1,positive
 seemingly a vehicle to showcase the canadian's inane ramblings,0,negative
-"a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy",0,negative
+to see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence,0,negative
+exasperating,0,negative
 "be labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '",1,positive
 incredible subtlety and acumen,1,positive
-shows that some studios firmly believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action.,0,negative
+two of those well spent,1,positive
+there's no indication that he's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit,0,negative
 "bordering on offensive, waste of time, money and celluloid.",0,negative
-the rare sequel that's better than its predecessor,1,positive
-"glows with enthusiasm, sensuality and a conniving wit.",1,positive
-"have problems, which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way",0,negative
-captivating new film.,1,positive
+such blatant and sickening product placement,0,negative
 "to shyamalan's gifts, which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project",1,positive
+making it par for the course for disney sequels,0,negative
 "gives the neighborhood -- scenery, vibe and all -- the cinematic equivalent of a big, tender hug",1,positive
-has nothing good to speak about other than the fact that it is relatively short,0,negative
 needing other people,0,negative
-"at every opportunity to do something clever, the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability ... all you have left",0,negative
+"it's a treat -- a delightful, witty, improbable romantic comedy with a zippy jazzy score ... grant and bullock make it look as though they are having so much fun.",1,positive
+ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling,0,negative
 "acquires an undeniable entertainment value as the slight, pale mr. broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover",1,positive
 oscar caliber cast does n't live up to material,0,negative
 trailer-trash style.,0,negative
-'s more repetition than creativity throughout the movie,0,negative
+imax trip,1,positive
+an intelligent screenplay and,1,positive
 so vivid a portrait,1,positive
 "jones ... makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer, which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking but has a huge heart.",1,positive
-spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry,1,positive
 mention `` solaris '' five years from now and i 'm sure those who saw it will have an opinion to share.,1,positive
-in the knowledge imparted,1,positive
-has all the sibling rivalry and general family chaos to which anyone can relate,1,positive
 "captures all the longing, anguish and ache, the confusing sexual messages and the wish to be a part of that elusive adult world",1,positive
 "it's funny, as the old saying goes, because it's true.",1,positive
 what elevates the movie above the run-of-the-mill singles blender,1,positive
@@ -3662,141 +3656,141 @@ it is doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers,0,negative
 "for this sort of thing to work, we need agile performers, but the proficient, dull sorvino has no light touch, and rodan is out of his league",0,negative
 unrelentingly grim -- and,0,negative
 sweetest thing,1,positive
+"in the end, tuck everlasting falls victim to that everlasting conundrum experienced by every human who ever lived : too much to do, too little time to do it in.",0,negative
+the symbols of loss and denial and life-at-arm's - length in the film seem irritatingly transparent,0,negative
+biography channel,1,positive
 the tuxedo was n't just bad,0,negative
 "i admire it and yet can not recommend it, because it overstays its natural running time.",0,negative
 "less by wow factors than by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades",1,positive
-quite vapid,0,negative
-well-done,1,positive
+"i 've seen in a while, a meander through worn-out material",0,negative
 its awkward structure and,0,negative
+a powerful commentary,1,positive
+it certainly wo n't win any awards in the plot department but it sets out with no pretensions and delivers big time,1,positive
 the trashy teen-sleaze equivalent of showgirls.,0,negative
-goofiest stuff,1,positive
-pleased,1,positive
+", history, memory, resistance and artistic transcendence",1,positive
 short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy,0,negative
-quirky and satirical touches,1,positive
 'll find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie,0,negative
+it's wasted yours,0,negative
+"armed with a game supporting cast, from the pitch-perfect forster to the always hilarious meara and levy, like mike shoots and scores, doing its namesake proud",1,positive
 is that it's far too sentimental,0,negative
-treats the subject with fondness and respect,1,positive
 that that's exactly what these two people need to find each other,1,positive
-amusing study,1,positive
-championship material,1,positive
-laughed,1,positive
 is that it's a rock-solid little genre picture,1,positive
+seriousness and quality,1,positive
 to be both hugely entertaining and uplifting,1,positive
 unabashedly romantic,1,positive
 "has been overexposed, redolent of a thousand cliches,",0,negative
+is sincere,1,positive
 comedic employment,1,positive
 carrying this wafer-thin movie,0,negative
 a good music documentary,1,positive
-"witty, whimsical feature",1,positive
+enhances the excellent performances,1,positive
 effective if you stick with it,1,positive
 that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good,1,positive
 like done-to-death material,0,negative
 vin diesel is the man.,1,positive
 "with mcconaughey in an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids, there's not enough intelligence, wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd.",0,negative
-efficient,1,positive
 talkiness is n't necessarily bad,1,positive
 without merit,0,negative
-"these self-styled athletes have banged their brains into the ground so frequently and furiously, their capacity to explain themselves has gone the same way as their natural instinct for self-preservation.",0,negative
 ", this could be a passable date film.",1,positive
 trash-cinema roots,0,negative
 "the film never gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements, in terms of love, age, gender, race, and class.",0,negative
+"running on empty,",0,negative
 insanely dysfunctional,0,negative
 the scenic splendor,1,positive
 "show for their labor, living harmoniously, joined in song",1,positive
+sickening thud,0,negative
 "arnold is not, nor will he be, back",0,negative
-the new film is a lame kiddie flick,0,negative
+should please fans of chris fuhrman's posthumously published cult novel,1,positive
 to amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings,1,positive
 of clean and sober,1,positive
 to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life,0,negative
 barely makes it any less entertaining,1,positive
-intriguing,1,positive
 the action as gripping,1,positive
-good enough,1,positive
+his life-altering experiences,1,positive
+"dumb, credulous, unassuming, subordinate subjects",0,negative
+with most intelligent viewers,1,positive
 show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
 sweet as greenfingers,1,positive
-it's light on the chills and heavy on the atmospheric weirdness,0,negative
 and twisted characters,1,positive
-"unfortunately, outnumber the hits by three-to-one.",0,negative
 insipid script,0,negative
 a complex web,1,positive
 late marriage is an in-your-face family drama and black comedy that is filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love.,1,positive
+"'s a head-turner -- thoughtfully written, beautifully read and, finally, deeply humanizing",1,positive
 is to be cherished.,1,positive
-you 've actually spent time living in another community,1,positive
+more than sucking you in ... and making you sweat,1,positive
+the lord,1,positive
+"this is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker,",1,positive
 `` bad '' is the operative word for `` bad company,0,negative
-"tries to seem sincere, and just",0,negative
-of that delicate canon,1,positive
-frustrates,0,negative
-"we hate ( madonna ) within the film's first five minutes,",0,negative
 were insulted,1,positive
 it's not very good either.,0,negative
+were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man,0,negative
 cult film,1,positive
 "it's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies, could n't really figure out how to flesh either out, so",0,negative
+"it goes down easy, leaving virtually no aftertaste.",1,positive
 lucid work,1,positive
-genteel and unsurprising the execution,1,positive
+much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame,1,positive
+think of a film more cloyingly,1,positive
 too loud,0,negative
-movie nothing,0,negative
 "for its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham",1,positive
 fails to keep it up and settles into clichés,0,negative
-see this piece of crap again,0,negative
+it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,0,negative
+had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce,0,negative
 with universal appeal,1,positive
 brilliantly written,1,positive
 it's an entertaining and informative documentary.,1,positive
-radiates star-power potential in this remarkable and memorable film.,1,positive
-that they 're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders,0,negative
+to give blade fans another look at wesley snipes ' iconic hero doing battle with dozens of bad guys -- at once,1,positive
 to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography,1,positive
 capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter,1,positive
 an enjoyable,1,positive
 of a typical american horror film,0,negative
-"if we sometimes need comforting fantasies about mental illness, we also need movies like tim mccann's revolution no. 9.",1,positive
 "raised to a new, self-deprecating level",1,positive
 ", like ravel's bolero, builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with",1,positive
 goes on and on to the point of nausea,0,negative
-metaphysical claptrap,0,negative
+"the film occasionally tries the viewer's patience with slow pacing and a main character who sometimes defies sympathy, but it ultimately satisfies with its moving story",1,positive
+", smart, savvy, compelling",1,positive
 ( washington's ) strong hand,1,positive
 "they were afraid to show this movie to reviewers before its opening, afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn.",0,negative
 a collectively stellar performance,1,positive
-"say the least, not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved",0,negative
 substance and soul,1,positive
-"buy is an accomplished actress, and",1,positive
 "a long, dull procession of despair,",0,negative
 "some kid who ca n't act, only echoes of jordan,",0,negative
 familiar and predictable,0,negative
+the achingly unfunny phonce,0,negative
+"captures, in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago, the essence of the dogtown experience.",1,positive
 certain ambition,1,positive
+"the plot of the comeback curlers is n't very interesting actually, but what i like about men with brooms and what is kind of special is how the film knows what's unique and quirky about canadians",1,positive
 tendentious intervention into the who-wrote-shakespeare controversy.,0,negative
 "easily become a cold, calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking",1,positive
-"a culture-clash comedy that, in addition to being very funny, captures some of the discomfort and embarrassment of being a bumbling american in europe.",1,positive
-yourself rooting for the monsters in a horror movie,0,negative
 it's rare to see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '' to `` familiar '' before landing squarely on `` stupid ''.,0,negative
 arnold schwarzenegger,0,negative
+is barely,1,positive
 the characters are based on stock clichés,0,negative
 dying,0,negative
-dreamy and,1,positive
+among the chief reasons brown sugar is such a sweet and sexy film,1,positive
 "will no doubt rally to its cause, trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey, but rarely",0,negative
-"it's a hellish, numbing experience to watch, and",0,negative
 "sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic,",0,negative
-"not-so-funny gags,",0,negative
-'s actually watchable,1,positive
-it demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides,1,positive
-"fills the time with drama, romance, tragedy, bravery, political intrigue, partisans and sabotage",1,positive
+carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it,0,negative
+"it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves, and it maintains a cool distance from its material that is deliberately unsettling.",0,negative
+are quite touching,1,positive
+of a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry,0,negative
+brainless,0,negative
+ferocity and,1,positive
 spiced with the intrigue of academic skullduggery and politics,1,positive
-"the sight of the spaceship on the launching pad is duly impressive in imax dimensions, as are shots of the astronauts floating in their cabins.",1,positive
-"interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ), a solid cast",1,positive
+is so deadly dull,0,negative
+"what's not to like about a movie with a ` children's ' song that includes the line ` my stepdad's not mean, he's just adjusting '?",1,positive
 off-beat and fanciful film,1,positive
 came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter,1,positive
-", she is merely a charmless witch.",0,negative
-you 're not merely watching history,1,positive
+"rueful, wry humor",1,positive
 there surrender $ 9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life,0,negative
 it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans,0,negative
 tiresome jokes,0,negative
-a major director,1,positive
 plenty of laughs,1,positive
 in addition to being very funny,1,positive
+as lame and sophomoric,0,negative
 of portraying the devastation of this disease,0,negative
 "sad, sick sight",0,negative
 spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship,0,negative
-trying to cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults,0,negative
 's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish,0,negative
-"this is n't exactly profound cinema, but it's good-natured and sometimes quite funny",1,positive
 of a genuine and singular artist,1,positive
 that defies classification and is as thought-provoking as it,1,positive
 technically sumptuous but also,1,positive
@@ -3813,433 +3807,432 @@ does n't come close to justifying the hype that surrounded its debut at the sund
 have n't laughed that hard in years,1,positive
 miike,1,positive
 is kinda wrong in places,0,negative
+make interesting,1,positive
 the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug,0,negative
+"are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome, if downbeat, missive from a forgotten front.",1,positive
 very thrilling,1,positive
+failed jokes,0,negative
 best sequel,1,positive
-is neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy.,0,negative
 this facetious smirk,0,negative
-"fifty years after the fact, the world's political situation seems little different, and ( director phillip ) noyce brings out the allegory with remarkable skill.",1,positive
 few things more frustrating,0,negative
-"a huge disappointment coming, as it does, from filmmakers and performers of this calibre",0,negative
 less a documentary and more propaganda,0,negative
 ", entertaining comedy",1,positive
+convincingly paints a specifically urban sense of disassociation here.,1,positive
 pleasant and engaging enough,1,positive
 ", solid, kinetically-charged spy flick worthy",1,positive
 if i want a real movie,0,negative
 the character's gripping humanity,1,positive
 "a thoroughly awful movie -- dumb, narratively chaotic, visually sloppy ... a weird amalgam of ` the thing ' and a geriatric",0,negative
-"an inuit masterpiece that will give you goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love, communal discord, and justice",1,positive
 "fondness for fancy split-screen, stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard",0,negative
+"has all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence, but none of his sweetness and vulnerability",0,negative
 and resourceful hero,1,positive
+for large-scale action and suspense,1,positive
 "bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness",0,negative
 stay afloat,1,positive
-"if you love the music, and i do, its hard to imagine having more fun watching a documentary ...",1,positive
+painfully,0,negative
 "can never escape the heart of the boy when the right movie comes along, especially if it begins with the name of star wars",1,positive
-even kids deserve better.,0,negative
+a better celebration,1,positive
 "too stagey, talky",0,negative
 "small, personal film",1,positive
+an autopilot hollywood concoction,0,negative
 of the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile,1,positive
-a skyscraper,1,positive
+the forced new jersey lowbrow accent uma had,0,negative
 "guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood, nothing good can happen.",0,negative
-drowned me in boredom.,0,negative
 about in thick clouds of denial,0,negative
 "namely, an archetypal desire to enjoy good trash every now and then.",1,positive
 works beautifully as a movie without sacrificing the integrity of the opera.,1,positive
 jerking off,0,negative
 grade,1,positive
-"starts out like heathers, then becomes bring it on, then becomes unwatchable",0,negative
+the journey is such a mesmerizing one,1,positive
+"inane, humorless and under-inspired.",0,negative
+is so prolonged and boring it is n't even close to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be,0,negative
 the movie only proves that hollywood no longer has a monopoly on mindless action,0,negative
-"historically significant, and",1,positive
 gooding offers a desperately ingratiating performance.,0,negative
-is little more than a mall movie designed to kill time.,0,negative
 absurd lengths,0,negative
-opened it up for all of us,1,positive
+another love story in 2002's remarkable procession of sweeping pictures that have reinvigorated the romance genre.,1,positive
+enough substance,1,positive
+"'s funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful, all at once",1,positive
 they ca n't go wrong.,1,positive
-neatly constructed thriller.,1,positive
+matinee price,1,positive
 have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head,0,negative
-before but never so vividly,1,positive
-"an athlete, a movie star, and",1,positive
-to think of any film more challenging or depressing than the grey zone,0,negative
+his impressively delicate range,1,positive
+"the adventures that happen along the way seem repetitive and designed to fill time, providing no real sense of suspense",0,negative
+gets full mileage out of the rolling of a stray barrel or the unexpected blast of a phonograph record,1,positive
 "a lot going for it, not least the brilliant performances by testud ... and parmentier",1,positive
-"in theory, a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising,",1,positive
-"fun, and",1,positive
-'s really just another major league.,0,negative
+when you instantly know whodunit,0,negative
 a warmth that is n't faked,1,positive
 to a film about a family's joyous life,1,positive
 decent,1,positive
-sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish,0,negative
+"deftly setting off uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated.",1,positive
 to overcome adversity,1,positive
-one of those so-so films that could have been much better,0,negative
 shows what great cinema can really do,1,positive
-"though it's not very well shot or composed or edited, the score is too insistent and the dialogue is frequently overwrought and crudely literal",0,negative
+lazy,0,negative
 the biggest disappointments of the year,0,negative
 romantic,1,positive
 "for philosophers, not filmmakers",0,negative
 derivativeness,0,negative
-courage and,1,positive
+the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while,1,positive
 "if this sappy script was the best the contest received, those rejected must have been astronomically bad.",0,negative
 painful as the grey zone,0,negative
-to convince the audience that these brats will ever be anything more than losers,0,negative
+a backseat in his own film,0,negative
+sheridan has settled for a lugubrious romance,0,negative
+"romance, tragedy",1,positive
 's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters,0,negative
 it's exactly the kind of movie toback's detractors always accuse him of making.,0,negative
-", standoffish to everyone else, and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill",0,negative
 awesome work,1,positive
 "is a popcorn film, not a must-own, or even a must-see",0,negative
-sci-fi.,1,positive
-nearly breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks,0,negative
+the most edgy piece,1,positive
+offers laughs and insight into one of the toughest ages a kid can go through.,1,positive
+accomplished and richly resonant work.,1,positive
+'re left with a sour taste in your mouth,0,negative
 been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
-the piano teacher,1,positive
-"the film ) tackles the topic of relationships in such a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end",1,positive
-a brainless flibbertigibbet,0,negative
+"simply stupid, irrelevant and",0,negative
 fleshed-out enough to build any interest,1,positive
 "humor, warmth,",1,positive
 true to his principles,1,positive
 it's an unhappy situation all around.,0,negative
 is that it's too close to real life to make sense.,0,negative
 pleasing the crowds,1,positive
+thematically and stylistically,1,positive
 a must,1,positive
-nothing but an episode of smackdown,0,negative
 atrocities,0,negative
 an entertainment so in love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots.,0,negative
+"the château would have been benefited from a sharper, cleaner script before it went in front of the camera.",0,negative
 crowdpleaser,1,positive
 into a black hole of dullness,0,negative
 "particularly joyless, and",0,negative
-directs this intricately structured and well-realized drama that presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men,1,positive
-the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style,1,positive
+have not been this disappointed by a movie in a long time,0,negative
+not infrequently breathtaking,1,positive
+some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls,1,positive
+gives his best screen,1,positive
 sketchy,0,negative
-wrong hands,0,negative
 "'s an exhilarating place to visit, this laboratory of laughter",1,positive
-", is still good fun.",1,positive
-has no snap,0,negative
+that ` alabama ' manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability,1,positive
 an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller,1,positive
 can get past the taboo subject matter,1,positive
 of predictable narrative rhythms,0,negative
 "a kind, unapologetic, sweetheart",1,positive
-'s awfully entertaining,1,positive
-has a genuine dramatic impact,1,positive
+"i think it was plato who said, ' i think, therefore i know better than to rush to the theater for this one.'",0,negative
 are simply too good,1,positive
 "never lets go your emotions, taking them to surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous, passionate, and at times uncommonly moving.",1,positive
+goofily endearing and well-lensed,1,positive
+feels all too familiar,0,negative
 steeped in fairy tales and other childish things,0,negative
 of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance,1,positive
-"lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics",0,negative
-walked out,0,negative
+wanders,0,negative
 "'s a fine, old-fashioned-movie movie, which is to say it's unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significance",1,positive
 treading water at best in this forgettable effort,0,negative
-"improved upon the first and taken it a step further, richer and deeper",1,positive
 that swings and jostles to the rhythms of life,1,positive
-without beauty or humor,0,negative
+a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and,1,positive
+it works,1,positive
 is surely the funniest and most accurate depiction of writer,1,positive
 weary,0,negative
-lacks in substance,0,negative
+convincing impersonation,1,positive
 poise,1,positive
 longley's film,1,positive
 in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type,0,negative
-"in their cheap, b movie way, they succeed",1,positive
 unusual biopic and document,1,positive
 all too familiar ... basically the sort of cautionary tale that was old when ` angels with dirty faces ' appeared in 1938,0,negative
 kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden,1,positive
 will turn out okay,1,positive
 "a little uneven to be the cat's meow, but it's good enough to be the purr",1,positive
 "wince in embarrassment and others, thanks to the actors",0,negative
-i 'd be lying if i said my ribcage did n't ache by the end of kung pow.,1,positive
 is actually a compelling look at a young woman's tragic odyssey.,1,positive
 a chilling movie without oppressive gore.,1,positive
 much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing : some of its plaintiveness could make you weep,1,positive
 allegedly inspiring and,1,positive
 as big a crowdpleaser as,1,positive
+engross even,1,positive
+"nicolas cage is n't the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray, and this movie wo n't create a ruffle in what is already an erratic career.",0,negative
 personal loss,0,negative
 people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
 is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film,0,negative
-it is an engaging and exciting narrative of man confronting the demons of his own fear and paranoia,1,positive
-the story has little wit and no surprises.,0,negative
 a gory slash-fest,0,negative
 alienated,0,negative
 "serves up all of that stuff, nearly subliminally",1,positive
 "about half of them are funny, a few are sexy and",1,positive
+animation and game phenomenon,1,positive
 "not for their acting chops, but for their looks",0,negative
 would have a good time here,1,positive
 hollywood ending is a depressing experience,0,negative
 it's always enthralling.,1,positive
 wertmuller's social mores and politics to tiresome jargon,0,negative
+absolutely unnecessary,0,negative
 "it's an effort to watch this movie, but it eventually pays off and is effective if you stick with it.",1,positive
-"a wildly erratic drama with sequences that make you wince in embarrassment and others, thanks to the actors, that are quite touching.",1,positive
+more than four,1,positive
 "not only a reminder of how they used to make movies, but also how they sometimes still can be made.",1,positive
-visually breathtaking,1,positive
 "lack a strong-minded viewpoint, or a sense of humor.",0,negative
-excellent choice,1,positive
 a guarantee,1,positive
 "seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool, and",0,negative
 is simply a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well.,0,negative
 isolation,0,negative
 "so sloppy, so uneven",0,negative
+likes,1,positive
 be thinking about going to see this movie,1,positive
 most remarkable,1,positive
 inner-city streets,1,positive
-wry humor,1,positive
+"approaches his difficult, endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline.",1,positive
+its rawness and vitality give it considerable punch.,1,positive
 amusing and unsettling,1,positive
 mr. haneke's own sadistic tendencies,0,negative
-", i 'd say the film works",1,positive
 won --,1,positive
 a dazzling dream of a documentary.,1,positive
 "a stirring, funny",1,positive
 it would be better as a diary or documentary,0,negative
+this is n't even a movie we can enjoy as mild escapism,0,negative
+as ugly as the shabby digital photography and muddy sound,0,negative
 comes off as a kingdom more mild than wild,1,positive
 screwed-up,0,negative
-uselessly redundant and,0,negative
-punitive minutes,0,negative
-would look like something like this,1,positive
 ... does n't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is.,0,negative
 unique and quirky,1,positive
 "it's a hoot watching the rock chomp on jumbo ants, pull an arrow out of his back, and leap unscathed through raging fire!",1,positive
 sad to say -- it accurately reflects the rage and alienation that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people.,1,positive
+is an exercise not in biography but in hero worship.,1,positive
+", slapdash disaster.",0,negative
 carry the movie,1,positive
 is pretty funny,1,positive
-the concept behind kung pow : enter the fist is hilarious,1,positive
+sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0,negative
 eventually winning squareness that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
 an engrossing portrait of uncompromising artists trying to create something original against the backdrop of a corporate music industry that only seems to care about the bottom line,1,positive
-"runs a good race, one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches",1,positive
 a class with spike lee's masterful,1,positive
-impudent,0,negative
 often very funny,1,positive
+we 'd live in if argento's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve,1,positive
 dates,1,positive
 loved,1,positive
 "with a mixture of deadpan cool, wry humor and just the measure",1,positive
 guts,1,positive
-spare dialogue,0,negative
 on expressing itself in every way imaginable,1,positive
 warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages,1,positive
 climate,1,positive
+has thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book at this nonsensical story.,0,negative
+watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped,0,negative
 occasional charms,1,positive
 an uneasy mix of run-of-the-mill raunchy humor and seemingly sincere personal reflection,0,negative
-the six musical numbers crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy.,1,positive
-manages to delight without much of a story.,1,positive
+a future they wo n't much care about,0,negative
 in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.,0,negative
 it's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ; you care about the characters ; and the action and special effects are first-rate,1,positive
 heartfelt comedy,1,positive
 stale material,0,negative
-comes to life in the performances.,1,positive
+the stunt work is top-notch,1,positive
 just that and it's what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
-if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster,1,positive
+"emphasizes the q in quirky, with mixed results.",0,negative
 unfilmable,0,negative
-"enormously enjoyable, high-adrenaline documentary.",1,positive
+the recording sessions are intriguing,1,positive
+establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape,1,positive
 brutally honest and,1,positive
 a sluggish pace and lack of genuine narrative hem the movie in every bit as much as life hems in the spirits of these young women.,0,negative
-its delightful cast,1,positive
-"all the more disquieting for its relatively gore-free allusions to the serial murders,",0,negative
+end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
+by its art and heart,1,positive
+just too bratty for sympathy,0,negative
 of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set,0,negative
-works better in the conception than it does in the execution ... winds up seeming just a little too clever.,0,negative
-"imagine a film that begins as a seven rip-off, only to switch to a mix of the shining, the thing, and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s",0,negative
+its target audience talked all the way through it,0,negative
 that's about as subtle as a party political broadcast,0,negative
-gives a performance that is masterly.,1,positive
 a wonderous accomplishment,1,positive
-aggravating and tedious.,0,negative
+"the master of disguise may have made a great saturday night live sketch, but a great movie it is not.",0,negative
 an oddly fascinating depiction,1,positive
-so boring,0,negative
 the lady and the duke surprisingly,1,positive
 captivates and shows how a skillful filmmaker can impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head.,1,positive
-which they have been patiently waiting for,1,positive
 "may not be a breakthrough in filmmaking, but it is unwavering and arresting.",1,positive
 ethereal beauty,1,positive
+romantic comedy genre,1,positive
+"at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty",1,positive
 "amid the deliberate, tiresome ugliness",0,negative
+", rapid-fire delivery",1,positive
+feature-length,1,positive
 "an opportunity to embrace small, sweet ` evelyn",1,positive
-"it looks good, sonny, but you missed the point",0,negative
-of barney's crushingly self-indulgent spectacle,1,positive
-at the station looking for a return ticket to realism,0,negative
+striking,1,positive
 shows us a slice of life that's very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable.,1,positive
 a delicious and delicately funny look,1,positive
-challenges,0,negative
 genuine laughs,1,positive
 of better films,0,negative
-in the media,0,negative
+comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture,1,positive
 best straight-up,1,positive
-a hallmark film in an increasingly important film industry and worth the look.,1,positive
+vibrant whirlwind,1,positive
+has already appeared in one forum or another,0,negative
 with nothing but a savage garden music video on his resume,0,negative
 page-turning,1,positive
-"with humor, warmth, and intelligence",1,positive
 drudgery.,0,negative
-keep pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart.,0,negative
 i would go back and choose to skip it.,0,negative
+"the following things are not at all entertaining : the bad sound, the lack of climax and, worst of all, watching seinfeld ( who is also one of the film's producers ) do everything he can to look like a good guy",0,negative
+'s a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters.,1,positive
 "behan's memoir is great material for a film -- rowdy, brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense",1,positive
 your dream,1,positive
 become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle,1,positive
-"further sad evidence that tom tykwer, director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run, has turned out to be a one-trick pony",0,negative
 high-minded,1,positive
 a very lively dream,1,positive
 ", with humor, warmth, and intelligence, captures a life interestingly lived",1,positive
 from its sleazy moralizing,0,negative
 breathtaking mystery,1,positive
-"transcends its agenda to deliver awe-inspiring, at times sublime, visuals and",1,positive
-is actually funny with the material,1,positive
+a lot smarter than your average bond.,1,positive
 that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film's thoroughly winning tone,1,positive
 execution and skill,1,positive
 shines on all the characters,1,positive
 "rubbish that is listless, witless, and devoid of anything resembling humor.",0,negative
-"earnest, unsubtle and hollywood-predictable, green dragon is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese.",1,positive
 eyeballs,1,positive
 the style and flash of the double-cross that made mamet's `` house of games '' and last fall's `` heist '' so much fun,1,positive
+"infuses it into a rustic, realistic, and altogether creepy tale of hidden invasion",1,positive
 skillful and moving,1,positive
 "all the substance of a twinkie -- easy to swallow, but scarcely nourishing",0,negative
 "has much to recommend it,",1,positive
 gives a human face to what's often discussed in purely abstract terms.,1,positive
 runs on the pure adrenalin of pacino's performance,1,positive
+the poor and,0,negative
 dehumanizing,0,negative
 reading lines,0,negative
+heard before,1,positive
 "which to hang broad, mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming",0,negative
-'' winner,1,positive
+"an unholy mess,",0,negative
+bona fide groaners,0,negative
 ", you 're too interested to care.",1,positive
-is authentic to the core of his being.,1,positive
 built-in audience,1,positive
-bogged down in earnest dramaturgy,0,negative
-"bundling the flowers of perversity, comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie",1,positive
 "amusing,",1,positive
-the most entertaining bonds in years,1,positive
 is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
+appreciates the art,1,positive
 "do all three quite well, making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases",1,positive
+most important and exhilarating forms,1,positive
+although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service,0,negative
 ... a sour little movie at its core ; an exploration of the emptiness that underlay the relentless gaiety of the 1920's ... the film's ending has a `` what was it all for?,0,negative
+too many scenes toward the end,0,negative
 "'s full of cheesy dialogue, but great trashy fun that finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s",1,positive
-"a more confused, less interesting and more sloppily",0,negative
 most ravaging,1,positive
-equally miserable,0,negative
-is one film that's truly deserving of its oscar nomination,1,positive
-it attractive throughout,1,positive
+the expressive power,1,positive
 "entirely suspenseful, extremely well-paced and ultimately",1,positive
 editing and pompous references,0,negative
+inspirational status,1,positive
+( a ) poorly executed comedy.,0,negative
+gentle but,1,positive
 ... this is n't even a movie we can enjoy as mild escapism ; it is one in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels.,0,negative
 "` the war of the roses, ' trailer-trash style.",0,negative
-"no worse a film than breaking out, and breaking out was utterly charming.",1,positive
-the soulful development,1,positive
-are clinically depressed and,0,negative
+accomplished and,1,positive
 "the explosion essentially ruined -- or, rather, overpowered",0,negative
 an engrossing portrait,1,positive
-"is genial but never inspired, and little",1,positive
 tackles more than she can handle.,0,negative
 "nothing wrong with performances here, but the whiney characters bugged me.",0,negative
-proves to be sensational,1,positive
 to entertain,1,positive
 pathetic exploitation film,0,negative
 joys in our lives,1,positive
 the triumph,1,positive
+of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism,0,negative
+"unspeakable, of course, barely begins to describe the plot and its complications.",0,negative
 did n't convince me that calvin jr.'s barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side,0,negative
 "laced with liberal doses of dark humor, gorgeous exterior photography, and a stable-full of solid performances, no such thing is a fascinating little tale.",1,positive
+seems hopelessly juvenile.,0,negative
 a frighteningly fascinating contradiction,1,positive
 an unpleasant debate that's been given the drive of a narrative and that's been acted out,0,negative
-have a story and a script,1,positive
 's a work of enthralling drama,1,positive
 predictable as the tides,0,negative
-"did no one on the set have a sense of humor,",0,negative
 "the film, while it's not completely wreaked, is seriously compromised by that",0,negative
 "'s a wonderful, sobering, heart-felt drama",1,positive
+uncompromising film,1,positive
 "for making a florid biopic about mad queens, obsessive relationships, and rampant adultery so dull",0,negative
+all the dramatic weight,0,negative
 bracing truth,1,positive
 great trashy fun that finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s,1,positive
 "even if it is generally amusing from time to time, i spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have.",0,negative
-of dead-end distaste,0,negative
 tells its poignant and uplifting story in a stunning fusion of music and images.,1,positive
-"good actors, even kingsley, are made to look bad",0,negative
 "young everlyn sampi, as the courageous molly craig, simply radiates star-power potential in this remarkable and memorable film.",1,positive
 it appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up.,0,negative
 does a solid job,1,positive
+"lead actress gaï, she of the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile",1,positive
 boring,0,negative
 believe anyone would really buy this stuff,0,negative
+lighthearted glow,1,positive
 that there's really not much of a sense of action,0,negative
 just another combination of bad animation and mindless violence ...,0,negative
-", guts and crazy beasts stalking men with guns though ... you will likely enjoy this monster.",1,positive
-offer a fascinating glimpse,1,positive
+"illuminates what it means sometimes to be inside looking out, and at other times outside looking in.",1,positive
 want to think too much about what's going on,0,negative
+sub-sophomoric,0,negative
 languorous charm,1,positive
 style and flash,1,positive
 thematic content and narrative strength,1,positive
 that gives movies about ordinary folk a bad name,0,negative
+"too much power, not enough puff.",0,negative
+"nothing overly original, mind you, but solidly entertaining",1,positive
 is presented with great sympathy and intelligence,1,positive
 nonchalantly freaky and uncommonly pleasurable,1,positive
-has thankfully ditched the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man in favor of an altogether darker side.,1,positive
-have a good shot at a hollywood career,1,positive
-presented in convincing way,1,positive
-has its rewards.,1,positive
+have the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and the killer which they have been patiently waiting for,1,positive
 "she may not be real, but the laughs are.",1,positive
 critical backlash,0,negative
+is a much better mother-daughter tale,1,positive
 "long, intricate, star-studded",1,positive
-for a touching love story,1,positive
+of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity,1,positive
 an audience's,1,positive
 the best 60 minutes,1,positive
-"overcooked, ham-fisted direction",0,negative
-"settles in and becomes compulsively watchable in a guilty-pleasure, daytime-drama sort of fashion.",1,positive
-pay your $ 8 and get ready for the big shear,0,negative
+numbingly dull,0,negative
+"entirely suspenseful, extremely well-paced and ultimately ... dare i say, entertaining!",1,positive
 served with a hack script,0,negative
 fest that 'll put hairs on your chest.,1,positive
+past a child's interest and an adult's patience,0,negative
 "innocent,",1,positive
-"an empty, purposeless",0,negative
-works on some levels,1,positive
+knew about generating suspense,1,positive
+bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew,0,negative
+love,1,positive
 "reveals itself slowly, intelligently,",1,positive
 "the one-liners are snappy, the situations volatile",1,positive
-trouble every day is a success in some sense,1,positive
-lame,0,negative
-the world's greatest teacher,1,positive
 fiery,1,positive
-"laborious whine, the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man",0,negative
+game supporting cast,1,positive
 a dearth of vitality,0,negative
+a text to ` lick,1,positive
+"... a solid, well-formed satire.",1,positive
 without thrills and a mystery devoid,0,negative
+playful but highly studied,1,positive
 "it's leaden and predictable, and",0,negative
-ailments,0,negative
-could be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls.,0,negative
+other hallmarks of his personal cinema painted on their largest-ever historical canvas,1,positive
 "there are very, very good reasons for certain movies to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely.",0,negative
-as good,1,positive
-retains an extraordinary faith in the ability of images,1,positive
 salvation and good intentions,1,positive
 "does his sly, intricate magic",1,positive
+boasts enough funny dialogue and sharp characterizations to be mildly amusing.,1,positive
+could n't have done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen.,1,positive
 it feels like unrealized potential,0,negative
+", laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser",1,positive
 "memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and, by extension, its surprises limp and its resolutions ritual",0,negative
-beautifully choreographed kitchen ballet,1,positive
-new inspiration in it,1,positive
+as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab,0,negative
 'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state.,1,positive
-a bit disjointed,0,negative
+dismally,0,negative
 grows up,1,positive
-", meandering",0,negative
+you have to see it.,1,positive
+humorous and touching,1,positive
 that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey,0,negative
-was the best the contest received,1,positive
 is the kind of movie that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september,0,negative
-it finds a nice rhythm.,1,positive
-it's not so much a movie as a joint promotion for the national basketball association and teenaged rap and adolescent poster-boy lil ' bow wow.,0,negative
 "settles in and becomes compulsively watchable in a guilty-pleasure, daytime-drama sort of fashion",1,positive
-drains it,1,positive
 is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be,0,negative
+"without resorting to camp or parody, haynes ( like sirk, but differently ) has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative, rich, and strange.",1,positive
 "this rush to profits has created a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness, for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen, which, in this day and age, is of course the point.",1,positive
 ever so gracefully --,1,positive
 funny and touching,1,positive
 is intelligently accomplished,1,positive
+"has a delightfully dour, deadpan tone and stylistic consistency.",1,positive
 low comedy does n't come much lower.,0,negative
 "a bland, surfacey way that does n't offer any insight into why, for instance, good things happen to bad people",0,negative
 to capture the chaos of france in the 1790's,1,positive
 sensation,1,positive
+all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener,0,negative
 the material and the production,1,positive
+"beautiful, angry and sad",1,positive
 heavy stench,0,negative
 tastelessness and,0,negative
-bubbly,1,positive
-"has a way of seeping into your consciousness,",1,positive
 what's most offensive,0,negative
-daughter,1,positive
-enjoyable 100 minutes,1,positive
 've looked like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel,0,negative
 "unfortunately, we 'd prefer a simple misfire.",0,negative
+in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy,1,positive
 strained caper movies that's hardly any fun to watch and begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends.,0,negative
+whimsical comedy,1,positive
 is n't mainly suspense or excitement.,0,negative
 by splendid performances,1,positive
 a winning and wildly fascinating work.,1,positive
-"other, better movies",0,negative
-best,1,positive
+"and second, what's with all the shooting?",0,negative
+a wartime farce in the alternately comic and,1,positive
 "occasionally flawed,",0,negative
 admirable energy,1,positive
-maladjusted teens in a downward narcotized spiral,0,negative
+"is funny, touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
 "when you 've got the wildly popular vin diesel in the equation, it adds up to big box office bucks all but guaranteed.",1,positive
 value or merit,1,positive
 "that's amusing enough while you watch it, offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a.'s show-biz and media",1,positive
+"different, unusual, even nutty",1,positive
 a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream,0,negative
 dumped a whole lot of plot,0,negative
-undisciplined,0,negative
 "production exists only to capitalize on hopkins ' inclination to play hannibal lecter again, even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book",0,negative
 "is painfully bad,",0,negative
-strange film,0,negative
-"despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz, is of overwhelming waste",0,negative
 "seems terrified of the book's irreverent energy, and scotches most of its élan, humor, bile, and irony.",0,negative
 "premise, mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings and then ends with a whimper.",0,negative
 a kilt,0,negative
@@ -4250,181 +4243,181 @@ a life interestingly lived,1,positive
 ", this might not seem like the proper cup of tea, however it is almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half.",1,positive
 bombastic and ultimately empty world war ii action,0,negative
 sweet and believable,1,positive
+through a remarkable amount of material in the film's short 90 minutes,1,positive
 full of surprises,1,positive
 the humor has point,1,positive
+cheesy commercialism,0,negative
 "is on full, irritating display",0,negative
+"a first-class road movie that proves you can run away from home, but your ego",1,positive
 in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation,0,negative
+director douglas mcgrath takes on nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving into required reading.,0,negative
+rarely has a film's title served such dire warning.,0,negative
 the movie about the baseball-playing monkey was worse.'',0,negative
-'re going to feel like you were n't invited to the party,0,negative
-"sticks rigidly to the paradigm, rarely permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived, well-worn situations.",0,negative
-one ca n't help but be drawn in by the sympathetic characters,1,positive
-"a simple tale of an unlikely friendship, but thanks to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances",1,positive
-belongs to nicholson,1,positive
+"it is different from others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches ;",1,positive
+the well-wrought story,1,positive
 gets an exhilarating new interpretation in morvern callar,1,positive
-perfectly serviceable and because he gives the story some soul,1,positive
 nosedive,0,negative
 "we never feel anything for these characters, and as a result the film is basically just a curiosity",0,negative
 just another situation romance,0,negative
 ", this cartoon adventure is that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating.",1,positive
-gawky actor,0,negative
+works as pretty contagious fun.,1,positive
+on `` stupid '',0,negative
 makes it all the more compelling.,1,positive
 enjoyable big movie,1,positive
 braveheart as well as,1,positive
-"it's as if allen, at 66, has stopped challenging himself.",0,negative
 this kind of hands-on storytelling,1,positive
 pure hollywood,0,negative
-"character portrait, romantic comedy",1,positive
-not a stereotype is omitted nor a cliché left unsaid.,0,negative
 "is nothing compared to the movie's contrived, lame screenplay and listless direction",0,negative
+would n't be too crazy with his great-grandson's movie splitting up in pretty much the same way.,1,positive
 valiantly,1,positive
 if it is generally amusing from time to time,1,positive
+a biting satire,1,positive
+literally,1,positive
 "no big whoop, nothing new to see,",0,negative
+tragically,0,negative
 a small gem from belgium.,1,positive
-a tendency to sag in certain places,0,negative
 simply radiates star-power potential in this remarkable and memorable film.,1,positive
 "necessary self-control to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy",0,negative
-little propaganda film,0,negative
 wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message.,1,positive
-become almost as operatic to us,0,negative
 the picture is so lovely toward the end,1,positive
 "accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits in a random series of collected gags, pranks, pratfalls, dares, injuries, etc.",0,negative
 "it works well enough, since the thrills pop up frequently, and the dispatching of the cast is as often imaginative as it is gory",1,positive
+perfectly,1,positive
 a bad run,0,negative
 elicits strong performances from his cast,1,positive
 brilliantly employ their quirky and fearless ability to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing,1,positive
 wicked,1,positive
+"fontaine's direction, especially her agreeably startling use of close-ups and her grace with a moving camera, creates sheerly cinematic appeal.",1,positive
 isabelle huppert ... again shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters,1,positive
-a sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss :,1,positive
-"each scene drags, underscoring the obvious",0,negative
+this insufferable movie,0,negative
 ", we get an ugly, mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos.",0,negative
 "a sharp, amusing study of the cult of celebrity",1,positive
 nutty cliches,0,negative
+ingenuity,1,positive
 "the whole slo-mo, double-pistoled, ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action",0,negative
-a coma,0,negative
 a lame romantic comedy about an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get,0,negative
 working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding,0,negative
+noir veil,0,negative
 this is a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood.,1,positive
-as mindless,0,negative
+are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project,1,positive
 inhuman,0,negative
+joyous life,1,positive
+movie directionless,0,negative
 unfolds as one,1,positive
 bungle their way,0,negative
-a few laughs but nothing else,0,negative
-adds up to big box office bucks all but guaranteed.,1,positive
-coming-of-age drama,1,positive
-"you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself, ` ah, yes",1,positive
+marvel,1,positive
 the only thing scary about feardotcom is that the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie.,0,negative
+"warm, moving",1,positive
+so exaggerated and broad,0,negative
 that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness,0,negative
-( ferrera ) has the charisma of a young woman who knows how to hold the screen.,1,positive
 "honestly, i do n't see the point",0,negative
-the best brush in the business,1,positive
 to a more mythic level,1,positive
 hits its mark,1,positive
-"is remarkably fuddled about motives and context, which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ).",0,negative
-who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans,1,positive
+do n't think so.,0,negative
 "represents the worst kind of filmmaking, the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy",0,negative
+"comes along only occasionally, one so unconventional, gutsy and perfectly",1,positive
 him this year's razzie,0,negative
 of the solomonic decision facing jewish parents in those turbulent times,1,positive
 it's one tough rock.,1,positive
+a staggeringly compelling character,1,positive
 to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn,1,positive
 a mawkish self-parody,0,negative
-not only is entry number twenty the worst of the brosnan bunch,0,negative
 "stylish but steady, and ultimately very satisfying,",1,positive
 "for a story set at sea, ghost ship is pretty landbound, with its leaden acting, dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises.'",0,negative
-without context -- journalistic or historical,0,negative
+because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
 - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff,0,negative
-"diesel is that rare creature -- an action hero with table manners, and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep.",1,positive
 "some cute moments, funny scenes, and hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans ) -",1,positive
 soft-core twaddle,0,negative
+"there's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling, but brooms is n't it.",0,negative
 ", and motorcycles",1,positive
-succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless.,1,positive
 "little too obvious, but",0,negative
+dragonfly,1,positive
 created a breathtakingly assured and stylish work of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness,1,positive
 almost generic,0,negative
 the goodwill the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull,0,negative
-"it's got all the familiar bruckheimer elements, and schumacher does probably as good a job as anyone at bringing off the hopkins/rock collision of acting styles and onscreen personas.",1,positive
 "entirely appropriately, the tale unfolds like a lazy summer afternoon and concludes with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn.",1,positive
+"on its own staggeringly unoriginal terms, this gender-bending comedy is generally quite funny.",1,positive
 ", this cinderella story does n't have a single surprise up its sleeve.",0,negative
-that director sara sugarman stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time,0,negative
 mistaken-identity,0,negative
 "a badly edited, 91-minute trailer ( and )",0,negative
 a harrison ford low,0,negative
 enlightened,1,positive
 "'s the work of an artist, one whose view of america, history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep",1,positive
-a 10-course banquet,1,positive
+'s a cool event for the whole family.,1,positive
 "like most of jaglom's films, some of it is honestly affecting,",1,positive
 you should see this movie,1,positive
 of the best films of the year,1,positive
 you will enjoy seeing how both evolve,1,positive
 "from her own screenplay, jumps to the head of the class of women's films that manage to avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style",1,positive
 so purely enjoyable that you might not even notice it's a fairly straightforward remake of hollywood comedies such as father of the bride.,1,positive
-"showcases davies as a young woman of great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
+for exploiting the novelty of the `` webcast,0,negative
 one scene after another in this supposedly funny movie,0,negative
 thurman and lewis give what can easily be considered career-best performances,1,positive
 accurately,1,positive
 "ruined by amateurish writing and acting,",0,negative
+well-made pb & j sandwich,1,positive
 the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations,0,negative
-engages us,1,positive
+it looks like woo's a p.o.w.,0,negative
 has turned out to be a one-trick pony,0,negative
 on three short films and two features,1,positive
 the results are honest,1,positive
 's nice,1,positive
-"has a way of seeping into your consciousness, with lingering questions about what the film is really getting at",1,positive
+", inexplicable and unpleasant",0,negative
 a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid of urgent questions,0,negative
-"falls victim to that everlasting conundrum experienced by every human who ever lived : too much to do, too little time to do it in.",0,negative
 one of the most important and exhilarating forms of animated filmmaking since old walt doodled steamboat willie.,1,positive
 a quirky comedy,1,positive
 "artful, watery tones of blue, green and brown",1,positive
 leaves an awful sour taste,0,negative
 this is cinema,1,positive
-a diverse and astonishingly articulate,1,positive
 the charm of the first movie is still there,1,positive
 "by turns gripping, amusing, tender and heart-wrenching",1,positive
 's because relatively nothing happens,0,negative
+a gift to anyone who loves both dance and cinema,1,positive
 dies,0,negative
+this is the one.,1,positive
 "one of the best films of the year with its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music, and many inimitable scenes of tenderness, loss, discontent, and yearning.",1,positive
-that effortlessly draws you in,1,positive
+unacceptable,0,negative
+deepest tragedies,0,negative
+how to suffer ' and if you see this film you 'll know too,0,negative
+one of the great minds of our times,1,positive
+an intense and effective film about loneliness and the chilly anonymity of the environments where so many of us spend so much of our time,1,positive
 the fluid motion is astounding on any number of levels -- including the physical demands made on büttner -- and,1,positive
-climactic,1,positive
-"the tale has turned from sweet to bittersweet, and when the tears come during that final, beautiful scene, they finally feel absolutely earned.",1,positive
-more outre aspects,1,positive
-evans is no hollywood villain,1,positive
+a loss,0,negative
 can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice,0,negative
-falling in love,1,positive
 tremendously moving,1,positive
-will leave you wanting to abandon the theater.,0,negative
 benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters ' moves and overlapping story,1,positive
 spaces,1,positive
-"funny, insightfully human",1,positive
+a very good ( but not great ) movie,1,positive
 visually engrossing,1,positive
 "a fascinating, unnerving examination of the delusions",1,positive
+on standard horror flick formula,0,negative
+extremely well acted by the four primary actors,1,positive
 "the universal themes,",1,positive
 collateral damage is trash,0,negative
-makes all the difference,1,positive
+"gentle, lapping rhythms",1,positive
+"pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts, boobs, unmentionables -- without much success.",0,negative
 "using a stock plot, about a boy injects just enough freshness into the proceedings to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater.",1,positive
-is a pretty good job,1,positive
 visualize schizophrenia,0,negative
+scenic shots,1,positive
 '' will leave you wanting to abandon the theater.,0,negative
-that celebi could take me back to a time before i saw this movie,0,negative
-"fascinating, ludicrous, provocative and vainglorious",1,positive
+"making such a tragedy the backdrop to a love story risks trivializing it, though chouraqui no doubt intended the film to affirm love's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror.",1,positive
+has made a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll,1,positive
+too cynical,0,negative
 into a classic genre,1,positive
-"is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating, boring, and forgettable",0,negative
 up walking out not only satisfied but also somewhat touched,1,positive
 accompanied by the sketchiest of captions.,0,negative
-'s something of the ultimate scorsese film,1,positive
-"a more annoying, though",0,negative
-loathe him,0,negative
-"hell, i dunno",0,negative
 for two directors with far less endearing disabilities,0,negative
+beautiful,1,positive
 enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage,1,positive
-is that it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony.,0,negative
 analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin ' down,0,negative
 "-- a film less about refracting all of world war ii through the specific conditions of one man, and more about that man",1,positive
 makes these lives count.,1,positive
 trudge out,0,negative
 all the stronger,1,positive
 an improvement,1,positive
-"lush and beautifully photographed ( somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book ), but ultimately you 'll leave the theater wondering why these people mattered.",0,negative
+constantly slips from the grasp of its maker.,0,negative
 never succeed in really rattling the viewer,0,negative
+sub-par,0,negative
 bad film,0,negative
 ", the film would be a total washout.",0,negative
 it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget,1,positive
@@ -4432,48 +4425,48 @@ the bizarre is credible,1,positive
 "have potential as a cult film,",1,positive
 none of the charm and little,0,negative
 beautifully produced.,1,positive
-a thoroughly modern maiden,1,positive
 "evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story, but the filmmakers have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention.",0,negative
 born to make,1,positive
+gets its greatest play,1,positive
 spectacular belly flops,0,negative
+"'s the kind of under-inspired, overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name.",0,negative
 cheesy,0,negative
-"a mildly funny, sometimes tedious, ultimately insignificant",0,negative
 the actors are fantastic.,1,positive
 "has the twinkling eyes, repressed smile and",1,positive
 "a caffeinated, sloppy brilliance,",1,positive
 "for most movies, 84 minutes is short, but",0,negative
-accurate,1,positive
 ", the film never succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful, offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future.",1,positive
+"faith, love and power",1,positive
 their hearts in the right place,1,positive
 banality and hypocrisy,0,negative
 more evil than ever,0,negative
 wiseman is patient and,1,positive
 manage to keep things interesting.,1,positive
 "noyce's greatest mistake is thinking that we needed sweeping, dramatic, hollywood moments to keep us",0,negative
-ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here,1,positive
-wo n't be able to look away for a second,1,positive
+is a lot more bluster than bite.,0,negative
 is top-notch,1,positive
 larger than life,1,positive
+filmed directly,1,positive
 corny sentimentality,0,negative
 i hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art.,0,negative
 whimper,0,negative
 would make it a great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art.,1,positive
 really wrong with this ricture,0,negative
 feels strangely hollow at its emotional core.,0,negative
-'s horribly depressing and not very well done,0,negative
+charm,1,positive
+is n't exactly endearing,0,negative
 amazing breakthrough,1,positive
 they cheapen the overall effect.,0,negative
 irreverent energy,1,positive
 stay positive,1,positive
 finally seem so impersonal or even shallow,0,negative
-without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place,0,negative
+some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge,0,negative
+get out your pooper-scoopers,0,negative
 a superfluous sequel,0,negative
 "if the suspense never rises to a higher level, it is nevertheless maintained throughout",1,positive
 a feel-bad ending,0,negative
 there's a sheer unbridled delight in the way the story unfurls ...,1,positive
 "and more entertaining, too.",1,positive
-an irresistible blend,1,positive
-in reality it's one tough rock.,1,positive
 captive by mediocrity,0,negative
 quite possibly the sturdiest example yet,1,positive
 schrader examines crane's decline with unblinking candor.,1,positive
@@ -4482,218 +4475,217 @@ are worth the price of admission ...,1,positive
 it's impossible to care who wins,0,negative
 the idiocy,0,negative
 the characters never seem to match the power of their surroundings.,0,negative
-aloof,0,negative
 a gut punch,0,negative
+may as well be called `` jar-jar binks : the movie.,0,negative
+is priceless,1,positive
 torture and self-mutilation,0,negative
 is nothing less than a provocative piece of work,1,positive
 "even if you do n't know the band or the album's songs by heart, you will enjoy seeing how both evolve, and you will also learn a good deal about the state of the music business in the 21st century.",1,positive
 "loud and offensive, but more often",0,negative
 ( the film ) works,1,positive
 multi-layers,1,positive
-is entertaining.,1,positive
-hit.,1,positive
-many tense scenes in trapped,1,positive
+achieves a level of connection and concern,1,positive
+frustration from those,0,negative
 seen in years,1,positive
 glinting charm,1,positive
+i 'm giving it a strong thumbs up,1,positive
 the act is still charming here.,1,positive
 an energetic and engaging film,1,positive
 is more accurate than anything,1,positive
-"follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films, sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity",0,negative
 rekindle the magic of the first film,1,positive
+"a tired, predictable, bordering on offensive, waste of time, money and celluloid.",0,negative
 cinematic poo.,0,negative
-should give `` scratch '' a second look.,1,positive
+"have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script, which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else",0,negative
 may not be a great piece of filmmaking,0,negative
+it is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times.,1,positive
 "personable, amusing",1,positive
 one-sided theme,0,negative
-worth revisiting,1,positive
+has a sure hand.,1,positive
 showing honest emotions.,1,positive
-historical truth and realism,1,positive
-the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol,1,positive
+", it revigorates the mind to see a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway.",1,positive
 you 'll feel like you ate a reeses without the peanut butter ... ',0,negative
 donna,1,positive
-"realize, much to our dismay,",0,negative
+deserve better,0,negative
 a light touch,1,positive
 explores the awful complications of one terrifying day,1,positive
+a chilling tale of one,1,positive
 the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good,0,negative
 "unlikable, uninteresting, unfunny, and",0,negative
-make this surprisingly decent flick,1,positive
+the rhapsodic dialogue,1,positive
 way too full of itself,0,negative
 not engaging,0,negative
-addictive guilty pleasure,1,positive
-"fun and funny in the middle, though somewhat less",1,positive
 does manage to make a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection,1,positive
 "a shimmeringly lovely coming-of-age portrait, shot in artful, watery tones of blue, green and brown.",1,positive
 "figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand,",0,negative
-"a movie filled with unlikable, spiteful idiots",0,negative
+of watching sad but endearing characters do extremely unconventional things,1,positive
 add up to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that's low on both suspense and payoff,0,negative
+skip but film buffs should get to know,0,negative
 yale grad,1,positive
 may not always work,0,negative
 how to suffer ',0,negative
 the biggest disappointments,0,negative
 "make the most of the large-screen format, before swooping down on a string of exotic locales, scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm",1,positive
-from pleasing,1,positive
-infatuated,1,positive
+the four feathers is definitely horse feathers,0,negative
 are so well,1,positive
 sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals,0,negative
 being stupid,0,negative
 a self-hatred instilled,0,negative
 of its lurid fiction,1,positive
 fire a torpedo through some of clancy's holes,0,negative
-"is even more embracing than monty, if only because it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition",1,positive
-"to regain his life, his dignity and his music",0,negative
 deadly dull,0,negative
 "any viewer, young or old,",1,positive
 "lots of effort and intelligence are on display but in execution it is all awkward, static, and lifeless rumblings.",0,negative
+ill-conceived and,0,negative
+skillfully weaves both the elements of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise.,1,positive
 of this reactionary thriller,1,positive
+jolts the laughs,1,positive
 this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction,0,negative
 steals the show,1,positive
+it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap,0,negative
 shrewd enough to activate girlish tear ducts does n't mean it's good enough for our girls,0,negative
 "by turns pretentious, fascinating, ludicrous, provocative and vainglorious.",1,positive
 11 times too many,0,negative
-delivered with such conviction,1,positive
 "seen it all before,",0,negative
-the universal theme,1,positive
+"every cliche we 've come to expect, including the assumption that `` crazy '' people are innocent, childlike and inherently funny",0,negative
 laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,0,negative
 "... makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer, which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking but has a huge heart.",1,positive
-we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick,1,positive
-harris is affecting at times,1,positive
 's a pale imitation.,0,negative
+casting excellent latin actors of all ages --,1,positive
 knew what the hell was coming next,0,negative
 to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time,0,negative
+"lovely, sad dance",1,positive
+that tries to be smart,0,negative
 "the script, the gags, the characters are all direct-to-video stuff, and that's where this film should have remained.",0,negative
 full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes,0,negative
 turns in a collectively stellar performance,1,positive
-seems timely and important,1,positive
 falls back on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy,0,negative
-a great deal of corny dialogue and preposterous moments,0,negative
 lionize its title character and exploit his anger,0,negative
-but it does have one saving grace.,1,positive
-"a more credible script, though",1,positive
 "this overlong infomercial, due out on video before month's end, is tepid and tedious.",0,negative
 gives these women a forum to demonstrate their acting ` chops ',1,positive
+"it's up to ( watts ) to lend credibility to this strange scenario, and her presence succeeds in making us believe.",1,positive
 offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology,1,positive
+ruins every single scene he's in,0,negative
+cannon's confidence and laid-back good spirits,1,positive
 an intriguing story of maternal instincts and,1,positive
 immensely entertaining,1,positive
+'s absolutely amazing,1,positive
 make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom,0,negative
 thoughtful and,1,positive
-was entranced.,1,positive
 a movie that defies classification and is as thought-provoking as it,1,positive
-good dialogue,1,positive
-lighthearted comedy,1,positive
 roman polanski may have been born to make,1,positive
-will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea,1,positive
+make trouble,0,negative
 pretty listless,0,negative
 "filmmaking without the balm of right-thinking ideology, either liberal or conservative",1,positive
+is n't nearly as funny as it thinks it is,0,negative
+does little,0,negative
+long on twinkly-eyed close-ups and short,0,negative
 is way too indulgent,0,negative
 tries its best to hide the fact that seagal's overweight and out of shape,0,negative
 from cheap-shot mediocrity,0,negative
 's also one of the smartest,1,positive
-"the script, the gags, the characters are all direct-to-video stuff",0,negative
-road,0,negative
-fixating on a far corner of the screen at times,1,positive
+color and creativity,1,positive
 wide-eyed,1,positive
-an effortlessly accomplished and richly resonant work.,1,positive
+", but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible",1,positive
 devastatingly powerful and astonishingly vivid holocaust drama,1,positive
+raise audience's spirits,1,positive
 nerds,1,positive
+create characters,1,positive
 "work -- is charming,",1,positive
 "started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights",1,positive
-orchestrating,1,positive
-ever knew about generating suspense,1,positive
+"brainless, but enjoyably over-the-top, the retro gang melodrama, deuces wild represents fifties teen-gang machismo in a way that borders on rough-trade homo-eroticism.",0,negative
+looks good,1,positive
 can both maintain and dismantle the facades that his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace,1,positive
-'s quaid who anchors the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer.,1,positive
+"of a self-reflexive, philosophical nature",1,positive
 "loses its fire midway,",0,negative
-"( russell ) makes good b movies ( the mask, the blob )",1,positive
-"begins to resemble the shapeless,",0,negative
-'s just plain lurid when it is n't downright silly.,0,negative
 that hollywood expects people to pay to see it,0,negative
 depict the french revolution,1,positive
 a fascinating character study with laughs,1,positive
 is one of the greatest date movies in years.,1,positive
-the long and eventful spiritual journey,1,positive
 to believe that a life like this can sound so dull,0,negative
 allows us to forget that they are actually movie folk,1,positive
 its excellent storytelling,1,positive
+likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen,1,positive
 a revealing look,1,positive
 positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
 flowery,1,positive
 "change watching such a character,",0,negative
+storytelling ability,1,positive
 gloom,0,negative
 emotional car-wreck,0,negative
-is undeniably subversive and involving in its bold presentation,1,positive
+"the auditorium feeling dizzy, confused, and totally disorientated",0,negative
+horrendously amateurish filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it is n't incomprehensible.,0,negative
 what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni,0,negative
 the disjointed mess flows as naturally as jolie's hideous yellow ` do.,0,negative
 changing lanes tries for more.,1,positive
-bitchy frolic,0,negative
 expressively performed,1,positive
+mr. rose's updating works surprisingly well.,1,positive
 alarms for duvall's throbbing sincerity and his elderly propensity for patting people while he talks.,1,positive
-"how a rich historical subject, combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat, plodding picture",0,negative
 no laughs,0,negative
 high-powered star pedigree,1,positive
 without passion or politics,0,negative
 being a good documentarian,1,positive
 while the importance of being earnest offers opportunities for occasional smiles and chuckles,1,positive
-makes its point,1,positive
 ", diesel is that rare creature -- an action hero with table manners, and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep.",1,positive
 "this is a truly, truly bad movie.",0,negative
 "drama, conflict,",1,positive
 protagonist,0,negative
+the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears,0,negative
 "a scary, action-packed chiller",1,positive
 the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances,1,positive
 mark pellington's latest pop thriller is as kooky and overeager as it is spooky and subtly in love with myth.,1,positive
-relatively lightweight commercial fare such as notting hill to commercial fare with real thematic heft.,1,positive
+touch,1,positive
 tried hard,1,positive
 "intimate, unguarded moments",1,positive
-important political documentary,1,positive
+it borders on facile,0,negative
 a little better than sorcerer's stone.,1,positive
+a heroic tale,1,positive
 is intriguing,1,positive
-"devastated by war, famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating, eloquent clarity",1,positive
+never springs to life,0,negative
 is full of charm.,1,positive
-ironic cultural satire,1,positive
+"own breezy, distracted rhythms",1,positive
 "hatfield and hicks make the oddest of couples, and in this sense the movie becomes a study of the gambles of the publishing world, offering a case study that exists apart from all the movie's political ramifications.",1,positive
-devos,0,negative
+in short,0,negative
 lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life,1,positive
-strong and confident,1,positive
 if routine action and jokes like this are your cup of tea,0,negative
-some corny television,0,negative
+is a fun and funky look into an artificial creation in a world that thrives on artificiality.,1,positive
 "to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of california",0,negative
-but a very handsomely produced let-down,0,negative
+"bring a heart and reality that buoy the film, and at times, elevate it to a superior crime movie",1,positive
 trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain,0,negative
 that transcends culture and race,1,positive
+come to care about the main characters,1,positive
 self-conscious but often hilarious,1,positive
 ( and probably should have ),0,negative
-"off with an inauspicious premise, mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings and then ends with a whimper.",0,negative
+"other than a mildly engaging central romance, hospital is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst.",0,negative
 think of this dog of a movie as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity,0,negative
 with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions,0,negative
+that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not,0,negative
 "philosophers, not filmmakers",0,negative
 the spectacle,1,positive
-"uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated",1,positive
 "'s a dangerous, secretly unhinged guy who could easily have killed a president because it made him feel powerful.",0,negative
 represents an auspicious feature debut for chaiken,1,positive
 the choppy editing,0,negative
-"that you hope britney wo n't do it one more time, as far as",0,negative
-"it's so poorly made, on all levels, that it does n't even qualify as a spoof of such",0,negative
 even sexy,1,positive
-"that will thrill you, touch you and make you",1,positive
+"acting -- more accurately, it's moving",1,positive
 adaptation is intricately constructed and,1,positive
 ` triumph ',1,positive
 "accomplishes in his chilling, unnerving film",1,positive
+"has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story",1,positive
 astounding,1,positive
 may ... work as a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns.,1,positive
+remembering this refreshing visit,1,positive
+of expository material,1,positive
+"the story is a rather simplistic one : grief drives her, love drives him, and a second chance to find love in the most unlikely place - it struck a chord in me.",1,positive
 "this properly intense, claustrophobic tale of obsessive love",1,positive
 "costner's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac's perfunctory directing chops, and",0,negative
+"the cultural and economic subtext, bringing richer meaning to the story's morals",1,positive
 particular interest,1,positive
-", despite downplaying her good looks, carries a little too much ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff.",0,negative
-ian holm conquers france as an earthy napoleon,1,positive
 "terminally bland, painfully slow and",0,negative
 have the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and the killer which they have been patiently waiting for.,1,positive
-one of the great minds of our times interesting and accessible,1,positive
-"the biggest names in japanese anime, with impressive results",1,positive
 "the characters are based on stock clichés, and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility",0,negative
 loves the members of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves,0,negative
-passive-aggressive psychology,1,positive
-manages to be wholesome and subversive at the same time.,1,positive
 stifles creativity and,0,negative
 "... if you, like me, think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with, then you 're in for a painful ride.",0,negative
+"because of its music or comic antics, but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel",0,negative
 "fewer deliberate laughs, more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite",0,negative
 for all of us,1,positive
 clear-eyed chronicle,1,positive
@@ -4702,11 +4694,12 @@ so much more,1,positive
 "to have cared much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute, haphazard theatrical release",0,negative
 "richly detailed, deftly executed and",1,positive
 "though nijinsky's words grow increasingly disturbed, the film maintains a beguiling serenity and poise that make it accessible for a non-narrative feature.",1,positive
-the film is visually dazzling,1,positive
+once amusing,0,negative
 sex with strangers,1,positive
 a generic international version of a typical american horror film,0,negative
 ugly and mindless,0,negative
 meaty subject,1,positive
+obvious political insights,1,positive
 that parker displays in freshening the play,1,positive
 would require many sessions on the couch of dr. freud,0,negative
 as a masterfully made one,1,positive
@@ -4714,185 +4707,183 @@ it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a night
 is more like something from a bad clive barker movie.,0,negative
 a sweet-tempered comedy that forgoes the knee-jerk misogyny that passes for humor in so many teenage comedies.,1,positive
 's hard to imagine acting that could be any flatter.,0,negative
-very very strong,1,positive
 this cinderella story does n't have a single surprise up its sleeve.,0,negative
 emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema,1,positive
-every shot enhances the excellent performances,1,positive
+oddly colorful,1,positive
 to feel good about,1,positive
+the throes of their first full flush of testosterone,1,positive
 jacquot's strategy allows his cast the benefit of being able to give full performances ... while demonstrating vividly that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself.,1,positive
 of its oscar nomination,1,positive
 both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts,0,negative
+sets itself apart by forming a chain of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
+"very funny, very enjoyable ...",1,positive
 of his best-known creation,1,positive
 toback's deranged immediacy makes it seem fresh again.,1,positive
 steers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches,1,positive
-"... if it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special, the humor would have been fast and furious -- at ninety minutes, it drags.",0,negative
-"lots of boring talking heads, etc.",0,negative
-little less bling-bling,0,negative
+` stoked,1,positive
+too much,0,negative
+an original bone,1,positive
 "good, hard-edged stuff",1,positive
 has a film's title served such dire warning,0,negative
-"a persistent theatrical sentiment and a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling, which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title",0,negative
-demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted,0,negative
+compelling french psychological drama,1,positive
 marinated in clichés and mawkish dialogue,0,negative
 like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life,0,negative
-"anyone could desire to the cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s",0,negative
 metaphysical,1,positive
 the redeeming feature,1,positive
 kissing jessica stein is one of the greatest date movies in years.,1,positive
-astronomically bad,0,negative
+those who want to be jolted out of their gourd should drop everything and run to ichi.,1,positive
 "in the front ranks of china's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers",1,positive
+feels less like a cousin to blade runner than like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series.,0,negative
 to string together enough charming moments to work,1,positive
-"sensuality, and",1,positive
+a purpose and a strong pulse,1,positive
 at least it's better than that eponymous 1980 biopic that used soap in the places where the mysteries lingered,1,positive
+"young, black manhood that is funny, touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
+suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener,0,negative
 this slender plot feels especially thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time.,0,negative
-what a pity ... that the material is so second-rate.,0,negative
 living far too much,0,negative
-fails to portray its literarily talented and notorious subject as anything much more than a dirty old man.,0,negative
+riveting performances,1,positive
 on hammy at times,1,positive
-means check it out.,1,positive
-desperately wishing you could change tables,0,negative
-and finely cut diamond,1,positive
 convincing one,1,positive
 "the unique niche of self-critical, behind-the-scenes navel-gazing kaufman has carved from orleans ' story",1,positive
 "heavy-handed symbolism, dime-store psychology and",0,negative
 ... a good film that must have baffled the folks in the marketing department.,1,positive
-turn stupid,0,negative
 "work, especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent",1,positive
 emotional gravity,1,positive
+"flawed,",0,negative
 would sink laurence olivier,0,negative
 a bad movie,0,negative
+( fincher's ) camera sense and assured pacing make it an above-average thriller.,1,positive
 marvelous documentary touches -- ever so gracefully --,1,positive
+it's refreshing to see a movie that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original.,1,positive
 cusack's just brilliant in this.,1,positive
 hokey,0,negative
-", '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow.",1,positive
+the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ),0,negative
 the food is enticing,1,positive
-bit of piffle.,0,negative
+broken,0,negative
 "the idea of why human beings long for what they do n't have, and how this gets us in trouble",0,negative
-the mothman prophecies is best when illustrating the demons bedevilling the modern masculine journey.,1,positive
+substantial depth,1,positive
+drowsy,0,negative
 "stroked, luridly colored, uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain.",0,negative
 of faith,1,positive
-are fun and reminiscent of combat scenes,1,positive
 how ridiculous and money-oriented,0,negative
 is quite a vision.,1,positive
 immediate inclination to provide a fourth book,1,positive
-original film,1,positive
-stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time,0,negative
 to convey a sense of childhood imagination,1,positive
 for an all-around good time at the movies this summer,1,positive
 it does n't matter that the film is less than 90 minutes.,1,positive
 into a laugh-free lecture,0,negative
 "does not have, beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay",0,negative
 ", gut-clutching piece",1,positive
-epic scope,1,positive
+somewhat backhanded,0,negative
+in any way demeaning its subjects,0,negative
 caught up in an intricate plot,1,positive
 worth the journey,1,positive
+have received such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen as they do in this marvelous film.,1,positive
 a full-length classic,1,positive
+a muddled limp biscuit,0,negative
 enduring,1,positive
-a lost ideal,0,negative
 "sharper, cleaner",1,positive
+the subtitles fool you,0,negative
+be an enjoyable choice for younger kids,1,positive
+ultimately delivers,1,positive
+would be like to be smack in the middle of a war zone armed with nothing but a camera,1,positive
 soap-opera,0,negative
-surprising romance,1,positive
-off-puttingly,0,negative
-sporadic dips,1,positive
-best script,1,positive
-a companionable couple,1,positive
-"big fat liar is little more than home alone raised to a new, self-deprecating level.",0,negative
+"an intelligent, multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation on the values of knowledge, education, and the",1,positive
+the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest,0,negative
 for the ridicule factor,0,negative
+is so prolonged and boring,0,negative
 "the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn, to grow, to travel",1,positive
 chaos,0,negative
-is familiar but enjoyable.,1,positive
 made me want to pack raw dough in my ears.,0,negative
-", purposeless",0,negative
 is easily,1,positive
 "riveted with every painful nuance, unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character's gripping humanity",1,positive
 "it takes you somewhere you 're not likely to have seen before, but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it's surprisingly old-fashioned.",1,positive
+teenage sex comedy,1,positive
 rick,1,positive
-", rather than forcing us to endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer",0,negative
 unsung heroes,1,positive
+that takes too long to shake,0,negative
 of the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema,1,positive
 could hardly ask for more.,1,positive
+you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape,0,negative
 one of the smartest,1,positive
 was right to cut,1,positive
 has created a beautiful canvas,1,positive
-'s a very very strong `` b +.,1,positive
+"further sad evidence that tom tykwer, director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run, has turned out to be a one-trick pony -- a maker of softheaded metaphysical claptrap.",0,negative
 it fails,0,negative
+when it is n't merely offensive,0,negative
 is a must for genre fans.,1,positive
 it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it,0,negative
-the young stars are too cute ;,1,positive
-personal low,0,negative
+"a more confused, less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002",0,negative
+"the director, with his fake backdrops and stately pacing, never settles on a consistent tone.",0,negative
 are very expressive.,1,positive
 "alone, should scare any sane person away.",0,negative
-turning in some delightful work on indie projects,1,positive
-quickly writes himself into a corner,0,negative
+his most sparkling,1,positive
 career - kids = misery,0,negative
-"kiddie entertainment,",1,positive
+not only better,1,positive
 of the idealistic kid who chooses to champion his ultimately losing cause,1,positive
 from this choppy and sloppy affair,0,negative
-"is smart, not cloying.",1,positive
 inquisitive film,1,positive
 's a spectacular performance - ahem,1,positive
-"like the full monty, this is sure to raise audience's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll.",1,positive
+is painfully foolish in trying to hold onto what's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory,0,negative
 "serves as auto-critique, and its clumsiness as its own most damning censure",0,negative
+frustrating and,0,negative
 canada's arctic light,1,positive
 "pretty much sucks, but has a funny moment or two.",0,negative
-rich,1,positive
-but it would be better to wait for the video.,0,negative
+make mel brooks ' borscht belt schtick look sophisticated,1,positive
 this is a heartfelt story ... it just is n't a very involving one.,0,negative
 of extravagant,1,positive
-", an archetypal desire to enjoy good trash every now and then.",0,negative
 choppy and,0,negative
 ", it 'll only put you to sleep.",0,negative
-"like the original, this version is raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by allen's astringent wit.",1,positive
-moonlight mile does n't quite go the distance but,0,negative
-about movie love,1,positive
+it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened,0,negative
 "they 're the unnamed, easily substitutable forces that serve as whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid.",0,negative
 hugely enjoyable in its own right though,1,positive
+a bigger-name cast,1,positive
 crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies,1,positive
+everyone making it,1,positive
 soderbergh's best films,1,positive
 coming-of-age film,1,positive
 actually manages to bring something new into the mix,1,positive
 having fun with it all,1,positive
+"of making kahlo's art a living, breathing part of the movie, often catapulting the artist into her own work",1,positive
 fosters moments of spontaneous intimacy,1,positive
 terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it,0,negative
+charged,1,positive
 "is extremely funny, the first part making up for any flaws that come later",1,positive
-self-consciously flashy camera effects,0,negative
-a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish,0,negative
+to say that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful,0,negative
+"satin rouge is not a new, or inventive, journey",0,negative
 it skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears,0,negative
-cold-hearted,0,negative
 existential suffering,0,negative
-"its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients",1,positive
-meticulously uncovers a trail of outrageous force and craven concealment.,1,positive
 would be consigned to the dustbin of history,0,negative
-"a thriller whose style, structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story",1,positive
 the movie is hardly a masterpiece,0,negative
 clichéd,0,negative
 stays close to the ground,1,positive
 hated myself in the morning.,0,negative
 "it's provocative stuff, but the speculative effort is hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances.",0,negative
+", yet not as hilariously raunchy as south park, this strangely schizo cartoon seems suited neither to kids or adults.",0,negative
 interesting and at times,1,positive
+swaggers through his scenes,1,positive
 cinematic tone poem,1,positive
-"another wholly unnecessary addition to the growing, moldering pile of, well, extreme stunt",0,negative
 inherently caustic and,0,negative
+that it's too close to real life to make sense,0,negative
+"it's light on the chills and heavy on the atmospheric weirdness,",1,positive
+winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity,0,negative
 forgive its mean-spirited second half,0,negative
 is a lame kiddie flick,0,negative
-thoroughly overbearing,0,negative
-and revolutionary spirit,1,positive
-dramatically lackluster,0,negative
+that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie,1,positive
+two hours of junk,0,negative
+successes,1,positive
 "considering that baird is a former film editor, the movie is rather choppy.",0,negative
-"as good as the full monty, but a really strong second effort.",1,positive
 no surprises.,0,negative
 is oppressively heavy,0,negative
-nutty cliches and far too much dialogue,0,negative
+welcomed,1,positive
 a formula that worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz,0,negative
-an unexpectedly sweet story of sisterhood.,1,positive
+with some real shocks in store for unwary viewers.,1,positive
 live-action cartoon,0,negative
+useless actioners,0,negative
 uneven dialogue and plot lapses,0,negative
-"a deliberative account of a lifestyle characterized by its surface-obsession -- one that typifies the delirium of post, pre, and extant stardom.",1,positive
-tries so hard to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident,0,negative
 virtually no one,0,negative
-still-inestimable contribution,1,positive
 that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience,0,negative
 while we delight in the images,1,positive
-may sound like it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry,0,negative
 fascinating part,1,positive
 "smart, funny look",1,positive
 walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
@@ -4901,282 +4892,280 @@ lost in the translation,0,negative
 seems twice as long as its 83 minutes,0,negative
 it's hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie.,0,negative
 "so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking, but it is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast.",1,positive
-weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next,1,positive
+disconnects,0,negative
+amazingly evocative,1,positive
+have a résumé loaded with credits like `` girl in bar # 3,0,negative
+"viscerally exciting, and dramatically moving",1,positive
 whose legacy had begun to bronze,1,positive
+extant stardom,1,positive
 's not going to be everyone's bag of popcorn,0,negative
 bibbidy-bobbidi-bland.,0,negative
 soulless.,0,negative
-been replaced by the bottom of the barrel,0,negative
-hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch,1,positive
+an increasingly important film industry,1,positive
 involving than this mess,0,negative
-are lukewarm and quick to pass.,0,negative
 poorly,0,negative
 captivating,1,positive
-cardiac,0,negative
-an excuse,0,negative
+integrity,1,positive
+is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche.,0,negative
 most awful acts,0,negative
-is so clumsily sentimental,0,negative
 whiney,0,negative
 be cutting-edge indie filmmaking,1,positive
 imposter makes a better short story than it does a film,0,negative
-this obscenely bad dark comedy,0,negative
+of musical passion,1,positive
 wal-mart budget,0,negative
-a rather thin moral,0,negative
 misfire that even tunney ca n't save.,0,negative
+fully formed,1,positive
 ", from the incongruous but chemically",0,negative
 how ridiculous and money-oriented the record industry really is,0,negative
-of a physician who needs to heal himself,0,negative
+"through this sloppy, made-for-movie comedy special",0,negative
+"from a summer of teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop",0,negative
 any way of gripping what its point is,0,negative
+with humor and poignancy,1,positive
 muy loco,0,negative
 giving it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment,0,negative
-cut through the layers of soap-opera emotion,1,positive
 no `` waterboy,0,negative
 manipulative claptrap,0,negative
-is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience,0,negative
 steers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches.,1,positive
 slow for a younger crowd,0,negative
-moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act,1,positive
+demonstrates a vivid imagination and an impressive style,1,positive
+appeared in 1938,1,positive
+there done that,0,negative
 "bring fresh, unforced naturalism to their characters",1,positive
-would have been better than the fiction it has concocted,0,negative
+"it's not like having a real film of nijinsky,",0,negative
 's better than the phantom menace.,1,positive
 that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves,1,positive
 of four fine,1,positive
 conjured up more coming-of-age stories than seem possible,1,positive
-"just another disjointed, fairly predictable psychological thriller.",0,negative
-", solid storytelling.",1,positive
 a captivating drama that will speak to the nonconformist in us all,1,positive
-"its courage, ideas, technical proficiency and",1,positive
 though her fans will assuredly have their funny bones tickled,1,positive
-the lovable-loser protagonist,1,positive
 though tom shadyac's film kicks off spookily enough,1,positive
 "evokes the frustration, the awkwardness and the euphoria of growing up, without relying on the usual tropes.",0,negative
 green men,0,negative
 ", this is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure, an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture.",1,positive
 teddy bears ',1,positive
 "feels as if ( there's ) a choke leash around your neck so director nick cassavetes can give it a good, hard yank whenever he wants you to feel something",0,negative
+"an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving could be intriguing,",1,positive
+jazzy score,1,positive
 loquacious,1,positive
+is prime escapist fare,1,positive
 the film's needlessly opaque intro,0,negative
 ", if disingenuous,",0,negative
 much of this slick and sprightly cgi feature is sufficiently funny to amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings.,1,positive
+making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be,0,negative
 "very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive",1,positive
 a travesty of a transvestite comedy,0,negative
-godard's ode to tackling life's wonderment is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess ... in praise of love remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that's unfocused and tediously exasperating,0,negative
-"... is at once playful and haunting, an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends.",1,positive
+have been better off staying on the festival circuit,0,negative
 an intoxicating,1,positive
 all the earmarks of french cinema at its best,1,positive
 also comes with the laziness and arrogance of a thing that already knows it's won.,0,negative
-be used as analgesic balm for overstimulated minds,1,positive
 to fruition in her sophomore effort,1,positive
+super,1,positive
 does an impressive job of relating the complicated history of the war and of filling in the background.,1,positive
 "i do n't feel the least bit ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold.",1,positive
-"would require the patience of job to get through this interminable, shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture.",0,negative
-watching `` ending '' is too often like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor's garage sale.,0,negative
 an interesting and at times captivating,1,positive
 will assuredly have their funny bones tickled,1,positive
 "its use of the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people's lives cross and change, buffeted by events seemingly out of their control,",1,positive
-big bloody stew,0,negative
+the movie sputters,0,negative
+suited neither,0,negative
 from its unsettling prognosis,0,negative
 ", deftly setting off uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated.",1,positive
 "is a film about the irksome, tiresome nature of complacency that remains utterly satisfied to remain the same throughout",0,negative
 a verbal duel between two gifted performers,1,positive
 "time literally stops on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers, '' but that does n't mean it still wo n't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life.",0,negative
 this is no `` waterboy!'',0,negative
-fairly enjoyable,1,positive
+swiftly,1,positive
 an intimacy that sucks you in and dares you not to believe it,1,positive
+"tadpole may be one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother.",1,positive
 the level of an after-school tv special,0,negative
-"the movie is genial but never inspired, and little about it will stay with you.",0,negative
+rich tale,1,positive
 a fascinating profile,1,positive
-"honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama",1,positive
+prepare,1,positive
+shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale,0,negative
 `` far from heaven '' is a masterpiece.,1,positive
 an interesting and at times captivating take on loss and loneliness.,1,positive
 horrific,0,negative
-"'s so tedious that it makes you forgive every fake, dishonest, entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary.",0,negative
-wit and originality,1,positive
+i 'm all for that,1,positive
+the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus,0,negative
 the pay-off is negligible,0,negative
 "designed strictly for children's home video,",0,negative
-to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar,0,negative
-"that's too loud, too goofy and too short of an attention span",0,negative
+its shortcomings,0,negative
 this italian freakshow,0,negative
-the nerve to speak up,1,positive
 are infectious,1,positive
-"slovenly done, so primitive in technique, that it ca n't really be called animation",0,negative
+the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea,0,negative
+"the resolutely downbeat smokers only with every indulgent, indie trick in the book",0,negative
 its core,1,positive
+"standoffish to everyone else, and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill",0,negative
 ", `` real women have curves '' is a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams.",1,positive
 sumptuous stream,1,positive
+have the best of both worlds,1,positive
 very moving and revelatory footnote,1,positive
-"about compassion, sacrifice, and christian love",1,positive
-wow.,1,positive
 beautifully animated epic,1,positive
 riveting power and sadness,1,positive
-and inventive moments,1,positive
 it's a heck of a ride,1,positive
 overwrought,0,negative
-music and life,1,positive
 is like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump.,0,negative
+"when he is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that, ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year",0,negative
+do n't fret about the calories because there's precious little substance in birthday girl,0,negative
 creeping into the second half,0,negative
 "is a popcorn film, not a must-own, or even a must-see.",0,negative
 "to listen to extremist name-calling, regardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter",0,negative
-a witty,1,positive
 does its predecessors proud.,1,positive
 such an excellent job of critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development that criticizing feels more like commiserating,0,negative
+what ` blade runner ' would,1,positive
 a little underconfident,0,negative
-cinemantic flair,1,positive
-", it's a lyrical endeavor.",1,positive
 have infused frida with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own.,1,positive
+rock solid family fun out,1,positive
+"i 'm convinced i could keep a family of five blind, crippled, amish people alive in this situation better than these british soldiers do at keeping themselves kicking.",0,negative
 "a dazzling, remarkably unpretentious reminder of what ( evans ) had, lost, and got back",1,positive
 to make up for the ones that do n't come off,1,positive
-like any good romance,1,positive
+been 13 months and 295 preview screenings,1,positive
 "a step further,",1,positive
 "spirit is a visual treat, and",1,positive
 of a 20-car pileup,0,negative
 "is a clever and cutting, quick and dirty look at modern living and movie life",1,positive
-maintains a beguiling serenity and poise that make it accessible for a non-narrative feature,1,positive
-"street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches, gratuitous violence, or",0,negative
-solid emotional impact,1,positive
 in clichés and mawkish dialogue,0,negative
-beckons us all,1,positive
+increasingly implausible as it races,0,negative
 filling,1,positive
+first-time director denzel washington and a top-notch cast,1,positive
+dying and loving,1,positive
 fails so fundamentally on every conventional level that it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur.,0,negative
 "an unsettling sight, and",0,negative
+"the moment when a woman's life, out of a deep-seated, emotional need, is about to turn onto a different path",1,positive
 work -- is charming,1,positive
 "the punch lines that miss, unfortunately, outnumber the hits by three-to-one.",0,negative
-"american and european cinema has amassed a vast holocaust literature, but it is impossible to think of any film more challenging or depressing than the grey zone.",0,negative
 this engaging film,1,positive
-"not from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that, in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting",1,positive
 `` solaris '' is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work.,0,negative
 an affected malaise,0,negative
-tries to shift the tone to a thriller's rush,1,positive
-impeccable study,1,positive
 "swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters, veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements",1,positive
+that spends a bit too much time on its fairly ludicrous plot.,0,negative
 extremely thorough,1,positive
 worth seeing at least once,1,positive
 is a monumental achievement in practically every facet of inept filmmaking :,0,negative
+devolves into a laugh-free lecture,0,negative
 unforgivingly,0,negative
 i liked this film a lot ...,1,positive
 byron and luther,1,positive
 "the humor, characterization, poignancy, and intelligence",1,positive
 the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound,0,negative
 "if you value your time and money, find an escape clause and avoid seeing this trite, predictable rehash.",0,negative
-"and, there's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater.",1,positive
 that tears welled up in my eyes both times,1,positive
 "that tells a sweet, charming tale of intergalactic friendship",1,positive
-of constant smiles and frequent laughter,1,positive
+by letting you share her one-room world for a while,1,positive
 offended,0,negative
 "is boldly, confidently orchestrated, aesthetically and sexually",1,positive
 is just a little bit hard to love.,0,negative
 "it's coherent, well shot, and tartly acted, but it wears you down like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate.",0,negative
+'s not a comedic moment in this romantic comedy,0,negative
 another boorish movie,0,negative
-at times auto focus feels so distant you might as well be watching it through a telescope.,0,negative
 that attracts the young and fit,1,positive
 something of bubba ho-tep's clearly evident quality,1,positive
 have made it an exhilarating,1,positive
-lazy but enjoyable,1,positive
 the best didacticism,1,positive
 'm all for that,1,positive
 "in terms of its style, the movie is in a class by itself",1,positive
 "macdowell ... gives give a solid, anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she's ever done.",1,positive
 be shallow,0,negative
-", it could be a lot better if it were, well, more adventurous.",0,negative
 ", the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector's lens",0,negative
 favorite musical,1,positive
+"complex, sinuously plotted and, somehow, off-puttingly cold.",0,negative
 another useless recycling of a brutal mid,0,negative
+downbeat,0,negative
 unfaithful,0,negative
 not falling into the hollywood trap and making a vanity project with nothing new to offer,1,positive
 another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype,0,negative
+a haunting tale of murder and mayhem.,1,positive
 is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two.,1,positive
 more successful,1,positive
+suspenseful spin,1,positive
+scant place for the viewer,0,negative
 cedar's,1,positive
-utter sincerity,1,positive
 "flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing",1,positive
+and witty feature,1,positive
 feeling like you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer,1,positive
-", nothing good can happen",0,negative
+"with tiny little jokes and nary an original idea, this sappy ethnic sleeper proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool.",0,negative
 ( hayek ) throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto,1,positive
 seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense,0,negative
-"older men drink to excess, piss on trees, b.s. one another and put on a show in drag",0,negative
-therefore i know better than to rush to the theater for this one,0,negative
 reactionary ideas about women,0,negative
+bedeviled by labored writing and slack direction,0,negative
 stillborn,0,negative
-an irresistible blend of warmth and humor and a consistent embracing humanity in the face of life's harshness,1,positive
-the lively appeal of the last kiss,1,positive
 featuring an oscar-worthy performance,1,positive
-cheap junk,0,negative
+this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time.,0,negative
 "the movie's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite, but",0,negative
 it just seems manufactured to me and artificial,0,negative
 "it's just too bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain.",0,negative
 ", hilarious",1,positive
 "this overlong infomercial,",0,negative
-an intelligent screenplay,1,positive
 "it is sentimental but feels free to offend, is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its characters, is about grief and yet permits laughter.",1,positive
 "executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity, with such good humor",1,positive
 had their hearts in the right place.,1,positive
+playwriting 101 premise,0,negative
 thin notion,0,negative
+the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence,0,negative
 that does not move,0,negative
+"something provocative, rich, and strange",1,positive
 "i 'm sure mainstream audiences will be baffled, but, for those with at least a minimal appreciation of woolf and clarissa dalloway, the hours represents two of those well spent.",1,positive
 an effective portrait,1,positive
 "i 've seen some bad singer-turned actors,",0,negative
 too clumsy in key moments ... to make a big splash.,0,negative
 send audiences out talking about specific scary scenes or startling moments,1,positive
 "like a three-ring circus, there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable.",0,negative
-"a profoundly stupid affair, populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who value cash above credibility.",0,negative
 slightly disappointed,0,negative
-proves that he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure.,1,positive
-a must-see for fans of thoughtful war films and those,1,positive
-"really earned my indignant, preemptive departure",0,negative
+could n't keep my attention,0,negative
 reverent,1,positive
 his sentimental journey of the heart,1,positive
 an astoundingly rich film,1,positive
 i hope the movie is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness.,1,positive
 loves them to pieces,1,positive
+so sloppily written and cast that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer,0,negative
 goodwill,1,positive
 family-friendly comedy,1,positive
+before pulling the plug on the conspirators and averting an american-russian armageddon,0,negative
 is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe.,0,negative
-missed the point,0,negative
+"answered yes, by all means",1,positive
 the right choices at every turn,1,positive
 "reign of fire is hardly the most original fantasy film ever made -- beyond road warrior, it owes enormous debts to aliens and every previous dragon drama -- but that barely makes it any less entertaining",1,positive
-"here a more annoying, though less angry version of the irresponsible sandlerian manchild, undercut by the voice of the star of road trip",0,negative
-will likely,1,positive
+"with honesty, insight and humor",1,positive
+ambitious films,1,positive
+be captivated,1,positive
 this oddly sweet comedy about jokester highway patrolmen,1,positive
 "takes a really long, slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about.",0,negative
-the most brilliant work,1,positive
+to make the formula feel fresh,1,positive
+is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus,0,negative
 from the dullest science fiction,0,negative
 friendly kick,1,positive
-suitable,1,positive
-i bought this movie,1,positive
 ", there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them, either.",0,negative
+is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona,0,negative
+from `` promising '',1,positive
 a romance this smart,1,positive
-fessenden continues to do interesting work,1,positive
-a mesmerizing cinematic poem from the first frame to the last.,1,positive
 "there are laughs aplenty, and, as a bonus,",1,positive
+the credits roll across the pat ending,0,negative
+", and totally disorientated",0,negative
+who has never made anything that was n't at least watchable,0,negative
 "'d probably turn it off,",0,negative
-"warm, moving message",1,positive
 "feel anything much while watching this movie, beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting",0,negative
-an in-depth portrait,1,positive
+performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,0,negative
 acquire the fast-paced contemporary society,1,positive
 mediocre movies,0,negative
 most politically audacious films,1,positive
-if that's not too glorified a term,1,positive
-"keeps this pretty watchable, and",1,positive
-"the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight, middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves",0,negative
+awesome,1,positive
+sun-splashed whites,1,positive
 is as bad at it is cruel,0,negative
-"will be delighted with the fast, funny, and even touching story.",1,positive
 these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before,0,negative
-from the choppy editing to the annoying score to ` special effects ' by way of replacing objects in a character's hands below the camera line,0,negative
-"world traveler might not go anywhere new, or arrive anyplace special, but it's certainly an honest attempt to get at something",1,positive
+glides gracefully from male persona to female,1,positive
 because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low,0,negative
 ya-yas everywhere will forgive the flaws and love the film.,1,positive
+"pure cinematic intoxication, a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama, tastelessness and swooning elegance.",1,positive
 ", it's icky.",0,negative
 far less endearing disabilities,0,negative
-lacking in charm and charisma,0,negative
-toilet-humor,0,negative
 of this tacky nonsense,0,negative
 a tragedy,0,negative
 sluggish,0,negative
 mixed up together like a term paper,0,negative
-"while somewhat less than it might have been, the film is a good one, and",1,positive
 the screenplay to keep the film entertaining,1,positive
 has considerable charm.,1,positive
-simply runs out of ideas,0,negative
+a comedic moment in this romantic comedy,1,positive
 reaching the comic heights it obviously desired,1,positive
+"the story's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing,",1,positive
 ... quite good at providing some good old fashioned spooks.,1,positive
 everywhere,1,positive
 this is a superior horror flick.,1,positive
@@ -5186,7 +5175,8 @@ good pace,1,positive
 redundant,0,negative
 "it wo n't hold up over the long haul, but",0,negative
 appropriately,1,positive
-"the delicious trimmings ... arrive early and stay late, filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow, some impudent snickers, and a glorious dose of humankind's liberating ability to triumph over a scrooge or two.",1,positive
+illustrating the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters,1,positive
+'s hard to resist his enthusiasm,1,positive
 moving story,1,positive
 in their recklessness,0,negative
 because it was particularly funny,1,positive
@@ -5194,264 +5184,266 @@ appears to have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohes
 horribly,0,negative
 pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year,0,negative
 a copy of a copy,0,negative
+many good ideas,1,positive
 "is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession, and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the `` webcast",0,negative
-to reveal his impressively delicate range,1,positive
-men in black ii achieves ultimate insignificance --,0,negative
-a snore and,0,negative
 lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy,1,positive
 oft-brilliant,1,positive
 "one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie,",0,negative
 is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees,1,positive
 the elements were all there but lack of a pyschological center knocks it flat.,0,negative
 for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters,1,positive
+flinching,0,negative
+well-meaning,1,positive
 hackneyed story,0,negative
 sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
 seem to hit,1,positive
+drunken,0,negative
+a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago,0,negative
 evolved from star to superstar some time,1,positive
+go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset,1,positive
 does probably as good a job as anyone,1,positive
 is flawed,0,negative
-plenty of entertainment value,1,positive
+the butt,0,negative
 an ` a ' list cast and,1,positive
 "chicago offers much colorful eye candy, including the spectacle of gere in his dancing shoes, hoofing and crooning with the best of them.",1,positive
 ", touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
-a satisfying summer blockbuster and,1,positive
-a knowing sense of humor and a lot of warmth ignite son of the bride.,1,positive
 "the movie's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite,",0,negative
-", they wo n't enjoy the movie at all.",0,negative
+a younger lad in zen and the art of getting laid in this prickly indie comedy of manners and misanthropy,0,negative
 the way it skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears,0,negative
-a superior horror flick,1,positive
 "a sweet, tender sermon about a 12-year-old welsh boy more curious about god than girls, who learns that believing in something does matter.",1,positive
-", it is n't much fun.",0,negative
-a major director is emerging in world cinema,1,positive
+"a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness",1,positive
 in a well-balanced fashion,1,positive
 feeling like a great missed opportunity,0,negative
 "of hard-bitten, cynical journalists",0,negative
+skip the film and buy the philip glass soundtrack cd.,0,negative
 original cartoon,1,positive
 every conceivable mistake a director could make in filming opera,0,negative
-the strength of their own cleverness,1,positive
+like this movie a lot.,1,positive
+'s definitely a step in the right direction.,1,positive
 "'s a lovely, sad dance highlighted by kwan's unique directing style",1,positive
+an entertaining documentary that freshly considers arguments the bard's immortal plays,1,positive
 worn-out,0,negative
-pouty-lipped poof,0,negative
 not enough puff,1,positive
 difficult and,0,negative
 this film puts wang at the forefront of china's sixth generation of film makers.,1,positive
-steers clear of the sensational and,1,positive
 well-wrought story,1,positive
 its nauseating spinning credits sequence,0,negative
 is paced at a speed that is slow to those of us in middle age and deathly slow to any teen.,0,negative
-a shiver-inducing,1,positive
-somebody might devote time to see it,0,negative
 should have a stirring time at this beautifully drawn movie.,1,positive
-"unexpected ways, touching",1,positive
+"trouble every day is a success in some sense,",1,positive
+fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships,0,negative
 all-over-the-map movie would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor.,0,negative
 if `` gory mayhem '' is your idea of a good time,0,negative
 little film noir organized crime story,1,positive
 a crowdpleaser,1,positive
+", it's the worst movie i 've seen this summer",0,negative
 realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch,0,negative
 its ultimate demise,0,negative
 the music makes a nice album,1,positive
 "new, or inventive, journey",1,positive
 its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline,0,negative
 fan to appreciate scratch,1,positive
-a certain ambition,1,positive
 a delicious crime drama on par with the slickest of mamet.,1,positive
 "law enforcement, and a visceral, nasty journey",0,negative
 un-bear-able,0,negative
 a small movie with a big impact,1,positive
-"chilling, and affecting study",1,positive
+"it's definitely an improvement on the first blade, since it does n't take itself so deadly seriously.",1,positive
 the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin,0,negative
 a hallucinatory dreamscape that frustrates and captivates,1,positive
 numbness,0,negative
 "it's sanctimonious, self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it",0,negative
 that everlasting conundrum,0,negative
-ravishing waif,0,negative
+is fine,1,positive
+"the film belongs to the marvelous verdu, a sexy slip of an earth mother who mourns her tragedies in private and embraces life in public",1,positive
 "feel more like a non-stop cry for attention, than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment",0,negative
+is the action as gripping,1,positive
+"it's the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic, urgent, and not",1,positive
 the pitch-perfect forster,1,positive
 "be compelling, amusing and unsettling",1,positive
 a choke leash,0,negative
 fused with their humor,1,positive
 "by the time it's done with us, mira nair's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery,",1,positive
 that reaches across time and distance,1,positive
-"as beautiful, desirable, even delectable",1,positive
-the better film's ability to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience,1,positive
-that really gives the film its oomph,1,positive
-limpid and,0,negative
+brilliantly constructed work,1,positive
+"the gifted crudup has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself, and",1,positive
 force you to scratch a hole in your head,0,negative
+much humor,1,positive
 "to me, it sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence, with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy.",0,negative
 two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance,0,negative
 a flick about our infantilized culture that is n't entirely infantile.,1,positive
 "off the page, and for the memorable character creations",1,positive
 "drumline ' shows a level of young, black manhood that is funny, touching, smart and complicated.",1,positive
-dog,1,positive
-cool crime movie,1,positive
+"an exercise in chilling style, and twohy films the sub, inside and out",1,positive
 establishes a wonderfully creepy mood,1,positive
+dullest tangents,0,negative
 is needed to live a rich and full life,1,positive
+to say about the ways in which extravagant chance can distort our perspective and throw us off the path of good sense,1,positive
 "( no more racist portraits of indians, for instance )",1,positive
 gets the job done.,1,positive
 sharp writing,1,positive
-is actually funny without hitting below the belt,1,positive
+depressed,0,negative
+much better,1,positive
 "things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk, most notably the mere presence of duvall",1,positive
-with vibrant charm,1,positive
+"time for an absurd finale of twisted metal, fireballs and revenge",0,negative
+"while centered on the life experiences of a particular theatrical family, this marvelous documentary touches -- ever so gracefully -- on the entire history of the yiddish theater, both in america and israel.",1,positive
 a fleet-footed and pleasingly upbeat family,1,positive
 "a film that's destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and, not far down the line, to find a place among the studio's animated classics",1,positive
-"stephen earnhart's documentary is a decomposition of healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition -- wearing a cloak of unsentimental, straightforward text -- when it's really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type.",0,negative
+outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and,0,negative
 insightful discourse,1,positive
-"it's sharply comic and surprisingly touching, so hold the gong",1,positive
-numbness.,0,negative
+to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
 "every visual joke is milked, every set-up obvious and lengthy, every punchline predictable.",0,negative
 it becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course.,0,negative
 kids,1,positive
-"buried, drowned and",0,negative
-remarkable procession of sweeping pictures that have reinvigorated the romance genre,1,positive
 heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment,0,negative
 expert comic timing,1,positive
-the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
-it makes for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while.,1,positive
-the film itself is small and shriveled,0,negative
+necessary and timely,1,positive
 of emotional comfort,1,positive
+care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories,1,positive
 crafted a deceptively casual ode,1,positive
 ", but solidly entertaining",1,positive
 i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it.,0,negative
 the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching,1,positive
+mainstream american movies tend to exploit the familiar,0,negative
 masterful,1,positive
 there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable.,0,negative
-talk about for hours,1,positive
 "one of the best, most understated performances of ( jack nicholson's ) career.",1,positive
+the pacing is often way off,0,negative
 the original,1,positive
-"'d have a 90-minute, four-star movie",1,positive
 "kids will love its fantasy and adventure, and",1,positive
 delightful comedy,1,positive
 offend viewers not amused by the sick sense of humor,0,negative
 "just a simple fable done in an artless sytle,",0,negative
-memorable film,1,positive
 funny look,1,positive
 the extravagant confidence of the exiled aristocracy,1,positive
 entertainingly presented,1,positive
 raucously,1,positive
 unique feel,1,positive
 unrewarding,0,negative
+of modern life,1,positive
 minor film,0,negative
+of chabrol's most intense psychological mysteries,1,positive
 has little insight,0,negative
 with little logic or continuity,0,negative
 its own action is n't very effective,0,negative
 "be one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother",1,positive
 "if a big musical number like ` praise the lord, he's the god of second chances ' does n't put you off, this will be an enjoyable choice for younger kids.",1,positive
 it takes off in totally unexpected directions and keeps on going,1,positive
-undoubtedly,1,positive
 "sweet, funny, charming",1,positive
-inferior level,0,negative
+"you leave the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt, but no new friends.",0,negative
 just a string,1,positive
-"has created a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness, for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen, which, in this day and age, is of course the point",1,positive
 how low brow,0,negative
 he expresses our most basic emotions,1,positive
 "warmth to go around, with music and laughter and",1,positive
 "the start -- and, refreshingly, stays that way",1,positive
 "of great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
+"little action, almost no suspense or believable tension, one-dimensional characters up",0,negative
 sodden,0,negative
 cox creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images to match the words of nijinsky's diaries.,1,positive
-into the upper echelons of the directing world,1,positive
 keen,1,positive
 foolish,0,negative
 idiotically,0,negative
+would probably work better as a real documentary without the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative,0,negative
 real narrative logic,1,positive
 nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone,0,negative
 powerful drama,1,positive
 muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through,0,negative
-a trip,1,positive
 "does n't quite do justice to the awfulness of the movie, for that comes through all too painfully in the execution",0,negative
+"create a complex, unpredictable character",1,positive
 engaging and exciting narrative,1,positive
 looks and feels like a low-budget hybrid of scarface or carlito's way.,0,negative
 an engrossing entertainment,1,positive
 stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner,1,positive
-great idea,1,positive
 psychological case study,1,positive
 yet another visit,0,negative
 it almost loses what made you love it,0,negative
 uncomfortably real,1,positive
 achieves ultimate insignificance,0,negative
 that extravagantly redeems it,1,positive
-"it's full of cheesy dialogue, but great trashy fun that finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s.",1,positive
 "the kind of movie that comes along only occasionally, one so unconventional, gutsy and perfectly executed it takes your breath away.",1,positive
 "of the character dramas, which never reach satisfying conclusions",0,negative
+it goes awry in the final 30 minutes,0,negative
 got lost in the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile,0,negative
 is such a perfect medium for children,1,positive
 lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable,0,negative
 what makes it worth a recommendation,1,positive
 '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow.,1,positive
 lifts your spirits,1,positive
+"jolt you out of your seat a couple of times, give you a few laughs, and",1,positive
 the delusions,0,negative
+a feast,1,positive
 "rifkin no doubt fancies himself something of a hubert selby jr., but there is n't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script ; it's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative.",0,negative
 "by the end of the movie, you 're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular.",1,positive
-", it's just grating",0,negative
 illogical,0,negative
 on the success of bollywood,1,positive
+", even delectable",1,positive
 devolves into the derivative,0,negative
 tick-tock pacing,0,negative
 a rollicking good time for the most part,1,positive
-nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals,1,positive
+"be a parody of gross-out flicks, college flicks, or even flicks in general",0,negative
 best part ' of the movie,1,positive
 a guiltless film,1,positive
 "while this movie, by necessity, lacks fellowship's heart",0,negative
-entertainment adults can see without feeling embarrassed,1,positive
+"... there's a choppy, surface-effect feeling to the whole enterprise.",0,negative
+"where uptight, middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves",0,negative
+"as a very distinctive sensibility, working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success",1,positive
 will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades.,0,negative
 dry humor,1,positive
-is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while,1,positive
-because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
 slightly pokey,0,negative
+pink floyd tickets,1,positive
 a winning and wildly fascinating work,1,positive
+lukewarm and,0,negative
 companion piece,1,positive
-"wince in embarrassment and others, thanks to the actors, that are quite touching.",1,positive
 bidder,1,positive
+most improbable,0,negative
 succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics,1,positive
 be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser,0,negative
+its heartfelt concern about north korea's recent past and south korea's future adds a much needed moral weight,1,positive
 plays out like a flimsy excuse,0,negative
-family responsibility and care,1,positive
-toss logic and science,0,negative
 love.,1,positive
 "good actors,",1,positive
-that rare animal,1,positive
+give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
 one-of-a-kind,1,positive
 "a good, hard yank",1,positive
-"broomfield is energized by volletta wallace's maternal fury, her fearlessness, and because of that, his film crackles.",1,positive
+the hackneyed story about an affluent damsel in distress who decides to fight her bully of a husband is simply too overdone.,0,negative
+", mr. nelson has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience.",1,positive
 's so bad,0,negative
-torn away,0,negative
 "humble, teach",1,positive
+fax,1,positive
 understated piece of filmmaking,1,positive
+"there's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling, but",1,positive
 she's never been better in this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon,1,positive
-a compelling story,1,positive
 bring off this wild welsh whimsy,1,positive
-he or anyone else,0,negative
-"that also asks its audience -- in a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way -- to consider what we value in our daily lives",1,positive
 most excruciating 86 minutes,0,negative
 "the film, while not exactly assured in its execution,",0,negative
 is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing,1,positive
-no explanation or even plot relevance,0,negative
-you can be forgiven for realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already.,0,negative
 a strangely stirring experience that finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort feel like a 10-course banquet.,1,positive
-so intimate and sensual and funny and,1,positive
+one that is presented with great sympathy and intelligence,1,positive
+no,0,negative
 profoundly stupid,0,negative
+"... a spoof comedy that carries its share of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle, sometimes a guffaw and, to my great pleasure, the occasional belly laugh.",1,positive
 will enthrall the whole family,1,positive
 good performances and,1,positive
 like many of his works,1,positive
+"'s a fairly impressive debut from the director, charles stone iii.",1,positive
 is repetitious,0,negative
 demented premise,0,negative
+"knows, and very likely is",1,positive
+a beautifully,1,positive
 clever and unflinching in its comic barbs,1,positive
-of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
+with inventive cinematic tricks and an ironically killer soundtrack,1,positive
 ", realistic portrayal",1,positive
 is a just a waste,0,negative
 wind up using them as punching bags,0,negative
 "pretentious, untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate",0,negative
-spied with my little eye ... a mediocre collection of cookie-cutter action scenes,0,negative
-"the unfulfilling, incongruous",0,negative
-... something appears to have been lost in the translation this time,0,negative
 "the stars may be college kids, but the subject matter is as adult as you can get : the temptations of the flesh are unleashed by a slightly crazed, overtly determined young woman and a one-night swim turns into an ocean of trouble.",1,positive
 accept it as life and go with its flow,1,positive
-sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers.,1,positive
 embodies the transformation of his character completely.,1,positive
 the direction occasionally rises to the level of marginal competence,0,negative
 cinematic knack,1,positive
 duvall's throbbing sincerity and his elderly propensity for patting people while he talks,1,positive
+"fuddled about motives and context, which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats )",0,negative
 demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world,1,positive
+jokester highway patrolmen,1,positive
 a very good viewing alternative,1,positive
 a domestic melodrama,1,positive
 interminably,1,positive
@@ -5460,253 +5452,253 @@ carries a little too much ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a trou
 undercuts,0,negative
 well-edited,1,positive
 should pay reparations to viewers,0,negative
-courageous molly craig,1,positive
 awfully deadly,0,negative
 insecure about its capacity,0,negative
 flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror,0,negative
+convenient,1,positive
 less an examination of neo-nazism than a probe into the nature of faith,1,positive
+piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
 ", heaven proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors.",1,positive
-intricately structured and well-realized,1,positive
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+", self-important stories",0,negative
+a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism,1,positive
 is serry's ability to take what is essentially a contained family conflict and put it into a much larger historical context.,1,positive
 indifferent,0,negative
-easy sanctimony,0,negative
+"austin powers in goldmember is a cinematic car wreck, a catastrophic collision of tastelessness and gall that nevertheless will leave fans clamoring for another ride.",0,negative
+much colorful,1,positive
+"about as enjoyable, i would imagine, as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful.",0,negative
 very effective,1,positive
 "a skillfully assembled, highly polished and professional adaptation",1,positive
 there's nothing else happening,0,negative
 this kiddie-oriented stinker is so bad that i even caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
-"schepisi, aided by a cast that seems to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one, ms. mirren, who did ), has succeeded beyond all expectation.",1,positive
-vibrant,1,positive
-captures both the beauty of the land and the people,1,positive
-it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition,0,negative
 the annoying score,0,negative
-"in no way original, or even all that memorable, but as downtown saturday matinee brain candy",0,negative
-"although made on a shoestring and unevenly acted, conjures a lynch-like vision of the rotting underbelly of middle america.",0,negative
 "show-stoppingly hilarious, but",1,positive
 can take the grandkids or the grandparents and never worry about anyone being bored,1,positive
+"an erotic thriller that's neither too erotic nor very thrilling, either.",0,negative
 pretty tattered,0,negative
 get out,0,negative
+particularly memorable,1,positive
 i have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture,1,positive
 is so deadly dull that watching the proverbial paint dry would be a welcome improvement.,0,negative
 rob schneider's infantile cross-dressing routines,0,negative
 best inside-show-biz,1,positive
+manages to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy.,0,negative
 ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired,0,negative
 "systematically destroy everything we hold dear about cinema, only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage",0,negative
-"before long, you 're desperate for the evening to end.",0,negative
+in the pile of useless actioners from mtv schmucks who do n't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes,0,negative
 one hour photo is a sobering meditation on why we take pictures.,1,positive
 a family-oriented non-disney film,1,positive
 as saccharine as it is disposable.,0,negative
 successful one,1,positive
+without a fresh infusion of creativity,0,negative
 idiosyncratic humor,1,positive
-with incredible subtlety and acumen,1,positive
+that scalds like acid,0,negative
 "care about cleverness, wit or any other kind of intelligent humor",1,positive
 the adventures of pluto nash '' is a big time stinker.,0,negative
 "'s also built on a faulty premise, one it follows into melodrama and silliness",0,negative
 "a small, personal film",1,positive
-geriatric dirty harry,0,negative
-"it is parochial, accessible to a chosen few, standoffish to everyone else, and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill",0,negative
 suited to a quiet evening on pbs,0,negative
 elaborate,1,positive
-a splendid job,1,positive
+so much that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough,1,positive
 "get on a board and, uh, shred,",0,negative
+want you to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned,1,positive
 the respect they,1,positive
-lecherous,0,negative
+some savvy producer saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo,1,positive
 vulgarities,0,negative
+overburdened with complicated plotting and banal dialogue,0,negative
 pristine style and bold colors,1,positive
 ", it suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories.",0,negative
-"the movie, as opposed to the manifesto, is really, really stupid.",0,negative
 about the worst thing chan has done in the united states,0,negative
-mel brooks ' borscht belt schtick look sophisticated,1,positive
 built on the premise that middle-class arkansas consists of monster truck-loving good ol' boys and peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids,0,negative
-very experienced,1,positive
+'s something about mary and both american pie movies,1,positive
+blessed with a searing lead performance,1,positive
+really unclear,0,negative
 a sexy slip of an earth mother,1,positive
-"you feel good, you feel sad, you feel pissed off,",1,positive
-that annoying specimen of humanity,0,negative
-this ludicrous film,0,negative
-epic treatment of a nationwide blight that seems to be,1,positive
+"obvious, obnoxious and didactic burlesque",0,negative
+"with the same sort of good-natured fun found in films like tremors, eight legged freaks is prime escapist fare.",1,positive
+a heroine as feisty and principled as jane,1,positive
+measured or polished,1,positive
+offers much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame.,1,positive
+fanciful motion picture,1,positive
 "of feminine energy, a tribute to the power of women to heal",1,positive
 of invention,1,positive
 uneven action comedy,0,negative
-peculiar and always entertaining,1,positive
-gleefully,1,positive
+they finally feel absolutely earned,1,positive
 '' loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into.,0,negative
-only half-an-hour long or,0,negative
+taking the easy hollywood road,1,positive
 prepackaged,0,negative
 paid in full is remarkably engaging despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks.,1,positive
-"such a fine idea for a film, and such a stultifying, lifeless execution.",0,negative
-mediocre horror film,0,negative
+is better than you might think.,1,positive
 fine effort,1,positive
 through than in most ` right-thinking ' films,1,positive
-snoozer,0,negative
 's technically sumptuous but also almost wildly alive,1,positive
 the film is darkly funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work.,1,positive
 "could have been crisper and punchier, but",0,negative
-worth seeing just for weaver and lapaglia.,1,positive
+effects that are more silly than scary,0,negative
 intense and engrossing head-trip,1,positive
 is a big time stinker.,0,negative
+'s a solid movie about people whose lives are anything but,1,positive
 even more unmentionable subjects seem like mere splashing around in the muck,0,negative
-disintegrates,0,negative
+pure misogynist evil,0,negative
 criticism,0,negative
 mostly magnificent directorial career,1,positive
+caper movies that's hardly any fun to watch,0,negative
 that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema,1,positive
-"a playful iranian parable about openness, particularly the need for people of diverse political perspectives to get along despite their ideological differences.",1,positive
+a lovely film,1,positive
 "this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body, so original is its content, look, and style.",1,positive
-an empty shell,0,negative
 artistically,1,positive
-"buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly",0,negative
 despite its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places,0,negative
 "there's nothing exactly wrong here, but",0,negative
 join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks,1,positive
-"( it's ) what punk rock music used to be, and what the video medium could use more of : spirit, perception, conviction",1,positive
 "keeps this pretty watchable,",1,positive
 what we call the ` wow ' factor,1,positive
 the best of comedies,1,positive
+to be truly prurient,0,negative
 ver wiel's desperate attempt at wit,0,negative
-"laborious whine, the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man.",0,negative
 that satisfies,1,positive
 futuristic sets,1,positive
+a mesmerizing performance as a full-fledged sex addict,1,positive
+sickeningly savage,0,negative
 88-minute rip-off,0,negative
+( t ) his slop,0,negative
 an enthralling,1,positive
+the rest are padding unashamedly appropriated from the teen-exploitation playbook,0,negative
 the acting is just fine,1,positive
 rarity,1,positive
-tolerate leon barlow,0,negative
-"this latest installment of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain has arrived for an incongruous summer playoff, demonstrating yet again that the era of the intelligent, well-made b movie is long gone.",0,negative
 is a throwback war movie that fails on so many levels,0,negative
-beautifully crafted and cooly unsettling ...,1,positive
-"watch huppert scheming, with her small, intelligent eyes as steady as any noir villain",1,positive
-hollowness,0,negative
+"old-fashioned, occasionally charming",1,positive
+to enjoy good trash every now and then,1,positive
 the laziness and arrogance of a thing that already knows it's won,0,negative
+to unexpected heights,1,positive
 that's low on both suspense and payoff,0,negative
 conjure proper respect,1,positive
 "i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes, but these were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes.",0,negative
 "enthusiasm, sensuality and a conniving wit",1,positive
-quite unengaging,0,negative
 every sequel you skip,0,negative
 made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
-a winning comedy with its wry observations about long-lived friendships and the ways in which we all lose track of ourselves by trying to please others,1,positive
 "its unforced comedy-drama and its relaxed, natural-seeming actors",1,positive
 just offensive,0,negative
 the soul of a man in pain,0,negative
 "of romance, dancing, singing, and unforgettable characters",1,positive
+"the film is reasonably entertaining, though it begins to drag two-thirds through, when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy.",1,positive
 whose derring-do puts the x into the games,1,positive
+"of the whole dead-undead genre, who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects",0,negative
 falls into the trap of pretention almost every time,0,negative
 is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture,1,positive
 "as janice, eileen walsh, an engaging, wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth, infuses the movie with much of its slender, glinting charm.",1,positive
 little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film,0,negative
 virulently unpleasant excuse,0,negative
-"full of cheesy dialogue,",0,negative
-oscar wilde's classic satire,1,positive
+"arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn, to grow, to travel.",1,positive
 worth catching for griffiths ' warm and winning central performance,1,positive
+contrived as this may sound,0,negative
+crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary,0,negative
+"with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
 of old-fashioned hollywood magic,1,positive
+", i could feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy ...",0,negative
 an overly familiar scenario,0,negative
-", you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser.",0,negative
 the most consistently funny of the austin powers films.,1,positive
-reaction,1,positive
 ( a ) crushing disappointment.,0,negative
-enjoy seeing how both evolve,1,positive
 absurdly inappropriate ` comedy ' scenes,0,negative
 beyond-lame,0,negative
-banal in its message and the choice of material,0,negative
+classical actress,1,positive
 "irrational, long-suffering but cruel",0,negative
-masochistic,0,negative
-the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller,1,positive
+it offers a glimpse of the solomonic decision facing jewish parents in those turbulent times : to save their children and yet to lose them.,1,positive
+earnest homage,1,positive
+"have poignancy jostling against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except, maybe, that it looks neat.",0,negative
+"charming, funny and beautifully crafted import",1,positive
 wow,1,positive
 the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,1,positive
 remarkably well,1,positive
-desperate for the evening to end,0,negative
-struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy,0,negative
 dreamlike,1,positive
-it's provocative stuff,1,positive
-into an inhalant blackout,0,negative
 projector's,1,positive
-is how its makers actually seem to understand what made allen's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring,1,positive
+excuse for a film,0,negative
+"designed as a reverie about memory and regret, but the only thing you 'll regret is remembering",0,negative
 some strong supporting players,1,positive
+in practically every facet of inept filmmaking,0,negative
 when ` science fiction ' takes advantage of the fact that its intended audience has n't yet had much science,0,negative
 it does because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple,1,positive
-of sentimental ooze,0,negative
 ultimately empty examination,0,negative
+marvelous performance,1,positive
 ludicrous terms,0,negative
-if unintentionally dull in its lack of poetic frissons,0,negative
-into a grim future that does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films,0,negative
 ", it would n't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head",0,negative
+to appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting,1,positive
+this engaging mix,1,positive
+wo n't be an ),0,negative
 "through a crummy, wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies, when you could just rent those movies instead, let alone seek out a respectable new one",0,negative
-everyone's,1,positive
+"a dull, simple-minded and stereotypical tale",0,negative
 flawed but engrossing,1,positive
 even shallow,0,negative
-swallow thanks to remarkable performances,1,positive
-works beautifully as a movie without sacrificing the integrity of the opera,1,positive
+extraordinarily good,1,positive
 "the vulgar, sexist, racist humor",0,negative
 may have been a good film in `` trouble every day,0,negative
-out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos,0,negative
 a valiant attempt to tell a story about the vietnam war before the pathology set in,1,positive
 humanize,1,positive
-so many merchandised-to-the-max movies,0,negative
 "contrived as this may sound, mr. rose's updating works surprisingly well.",1,positive
-a whole heap,0,negative
 thumbs friggin ' down,0,negative
 is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie,1,positive
 just a simple fable done in an artless sytle,0,negative
+makes a wonderful subject for the camera,1,positive
 "a colorful, vibrant introduction to a universal human impulse, lushly photographed and beautifully recorded.",1,positive
 "the hook is the drama within the drama, as an unsolved murder and an unresolved moral conflict jockey for the spotlight.",1,positive
+"a bracing, unblinking work that serves as a painful elegy and sobering cautionary tale",1,positive
 "bright young men -- promising, talented, charismatic and tragically",1,positive
-a giddy and provocative sexual romp that has something to say.,1,positive
+"wear over his head when he goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers",0,negative
+its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences,0,negative
 the raw comic energy,1,positive
 ", this is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten.",1,positive
-"that will stimulate hours of post viewing discussion, if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why",1,positive
+"if s&m seems like a strange route to true love, maybe it is, but it's to this film's ( and its makers ' ) credit that we believe that that's exactly what these two people need to find each other -- and themselves",1,positive
 "follows the original film virtually scene for scene and yet manages to bleed it almost completely dry of humor, verve and fun.",0,negative
 "amidst the action, the script carries arnold ( and the viewers ) into the forbidden zone of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the `` other side of the story.''",1,positive
-in insignificance,0,negative
 is tenderly observant of his characters,1,positive
-parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature,1,positive
+ca n't go wrong.,1,positive
+by taking your expectations and twisting them just a bit,1,positive
 the chops of a smart-aleck film school brat and the imagination of a big kid,1,positive
-continues to improve.,1,positive
 "the effort is sincere and the results are honest,",1,positive
-inept,0,negative
 cuisine and palatable presentation,1,positive
 of that,1,positive
 ingenious and,1,positive
 "permeates all its aspects -- from the tv movie-esque, affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes ever filmed",0,negative
-dull-witted and,0,negative
-winning performances and some effecting moments,1,positive
 "a sexy, surprising romance ... idemoto and kim make a gorgeous pair ... their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger",1,positive
+the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds,1,positive
 ),1,positive
 "is moody, oozing, chilling and heart-warming",1,positive
+boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years.',0,negative
 "catch the pitch of his poetics, savor the pleasure of his sounds and images",1,positive
 is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low,0,negative
 "they strip down often enough to keep men alert, if not amused",0,negative
+be building suspense,1,positive
 "has created such a vibrant, colorful world",1,positive
 "except it's much, much better.",1,positive
-"goofy, life-affirming moments",1,positive
 "a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama",1,positive
+built for controversy,1,positive
 "you might to resist, if you 've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson",1,positive
 can easily imagine benigni's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial,1,positive
 so crisp and,1,positive
-'s still too burdened by the actor,0,negative
+"with a large cast representing a broad cross-section, tavernier's film bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday, '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes.",1,positive
 are believable as people,1,positive
 percolating,1,positive
 especially well-executed television movie,1,positive
-so much farcical,0,negative
 "a boring, pretentious muddle that uses a sensational, real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for -- well, i 'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop.",0,negative
 emerges as the very best of them,1,positive
 a portrait of alienation,1,positive
 "is visually ravishing, penetrating, impenetrable",1,positive
-"the proficient, dull sorvino",0,negative
+seems so larger than life and yet so fragile,1,positive
 ", empathy and pity fogging up the screen ... his secret life enters the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles.",0,negative
 deserves an oscar nomination.,1,positive
 a whale of a good time for both children and parents,1,positive
 's definitely worth taking a look,1,positive
+"of style, text, and subtext that's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance",1,positive
 "unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk, it offers hope",1,positive
 "swear that you 've seen it all before, even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard",0,negative
 suffers from all the excesses of the genre,0,negative
-"to sort the bad guys from the good, which is its essential problem",0,negative
+of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,1,positive
 take this film at face value,1,positive
 "an mtv, sugar hysteria,",0,negative
-turn away from one,0,negative
 a movie where story is almost an afterthought amidst a swirl of colors and inexplicable events.,0,negative
-skip this turd and,0,negative
 "is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance",0,negative
 is just as ill-fitting as shadyac's perfunctory directing chops,0,negative
 fluffy neo-noir hiding behind cutesy film references,0,negative
+the power of spirits,1,positive
 intense and,1,positive
 "victim to sloppy plotting,",0,negative
 "too slow for a younger crowd, too shallow for an older one.",0,negative
@@ -5714,70 +5706,68 @@ the crazy things that keep people going in this crazy life,1,positive
 's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie,0,negative
 feel like it's wasted yours,0,negative
 a surprisingly charming and even witty match for the best of hollywood's comic-book,1,positive
-becoming too cute about it,0,negative
-even while his characters are acting horribly,0,negative
+oppressively,0,negative
 the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it,0,negative
-"blue crush follows the formula, but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling.",0,negative
+is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish,0,negative
+heartbreak,0,negative
 unchanged dullard,0,negative
 cuteness,1,positive
 is that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not,0,negative
-"frenetic, funny, even punny 6",1,positive
+"familiar, fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same",1,positive
 no reason to watch,0,negative
 fuel our best achievements and other times,1,positive
 "more of a poetic than a strict reality, creating an intriguing species of artifice",1,positive
 somewhat short,0,negative
-'ll feel like you ate a reeses without the peanut butter ... ',0,negative
 yawn-provoking little farm melodrama.,0,negative
 a date,1,positive
 who could n't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron,1,positive
-a fast paced and suspenseful argentinian thriller about the shadow side of play,1,positive
 "realistic, urgent",1,positive
 in this tepid genre offering,0,negative
 "is that rare creature -- an action hero with table manners, and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep.",1,positive
-rather thin,0,negative
+never seems hopelessly juvenile.,0,negative
+the symbols,1,positive
 "he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited, and there's no indication that he's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit",0,negative
 find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation,1,positive
 "most thoughtful films about art, ethics, and the cost of moral compromise",1,positive
 be a one-trick pony,0,negative
 make j.k. rowling's marvelous series,1,positive
+disguise the fact that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it,0,negative
 is his best film yet ...,1,positive
 nothing new to see,0,negative
-shock-you-into-laughter intensity,1,positive
 "feel the least bit ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold",1,positive
-"it's not going to be everyone's bag of popcorn, but it definitely gives you something to chew on",1,positive
 how bad this movie was,0,negative
 an imitation movie,0,negative
+of a sports extravaganza,1,positive
+"are immaculate,",1,positive
 should be used to burn every print of the film,0,negative
 out there somewhere who's dying for this kind of entertainment,0,negative
 at times a bit melodramatic and even a little dated ( depending upon where you live ),0,negative
 audacity to view one of shakespeare's better known tragedies as a dark comedy,0,negative
 bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension,0,negative
+into heaven,1,positive
 what's missing,0,negative
 is often exquisite,1,positive
-while the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché,0,negative
 a terrific b movie --,1,positive
-"an uncomfortable movie,",0,negative
 "decides whether it wants to be a black comedy, drama, melodrama or some combination of the three.",0,negative
 a story of dramatic enlightenment,1,positive
 "queen of the damned is a pointless, meandering celebration of the goth-vampire, tortured woe-is-me lifestyle.",0,negative
 distinctly minor,0,negative
-as does its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter,1,positive
 "the film is not only a love song to the movies but it also is more fully an example of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes",1,positive
 stinks,0,negative
 if only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks,0,negative
 with cliche,0,negative
 a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit,1,positive
 "it is very difficult to care about the character,",0,negative
+go at all the wrong moments,0,negative
+"soderbergh's best films,",1,positive
 another routine hollywood frightfest,0,negative
 trash,0,negative
 that rare quality,1,positive
 "'s difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie, beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting",0,negative
 difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish,0,negative
-"denis ' ) story becomes a hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
 is as predictable as the tides,0,negative
+be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it,0,negative
 stupid characters,0,negative
-offers a ray of hope to the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past,1,positive
-so crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance,1,positive
 's potentially just as rewarding,1,positive
 oddest,0,negative
 "comes off as a long, laborious whine, the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man.",0,negative
@@ -5785,586 +5775,586 @@ yawner.,0,negative
 "a smart, solid, kinetically-charged spy flick worthy of a couple hours of summertime and a bucket of popcorn",1,positive
 genius,1,positive
 "the film's drumbeat about authenticity, given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments, clothes and parties",0,negative
-"alone will keep you watching, as will the fight scenes.",1,positive
 "slow, predictable and",0,negative
+is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad's wallet,0,negative
 "that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold",1,positive
 preachy and,0,negative
+'s unfortunate,0,negative
+"because the film deliberately lacks irony, it has a genuine dramatic impact",1,positive
+"while solondz tries and tries hard, storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket.",0,negative
+"not counting a few gross-out comedies i 've been trying to forget, this is the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes.",0,negative
 10 minutes into the film you 'll be white-knuckled and unable to look away.,1,positive
 by a self-indulgent script,0,negative
 often-funny comedy,1,positive
 is too much like a fragment of an underdone potato.,0,negative
 is just a little bit hard to love,0,negative
-one-sidedness,0,negative
-lame romantic comedy,0,negative
-an instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza that likely,0,negative
+"whether it wants to be a black comedy, drama, melodrama or some combination of the three",0,negative
 pollution,0,negative
 "you should never, ever, leave a large dog alone with a toddler",0,negative
+culture-clash comedy,1,positive
 suffocating rape-payback horror,0,negative
 ( has ) an immediacy,1,positive
 feel alive -,1,positive
 "acted and directed, it's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses",1,positive
 resist his pleas to spare wildlife and,0,negative
 the only reason,1,positive
-"seems to have cared much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute, haphazard theatrical release.",0,negative
-as france's foremost cinematic poet of the workplace,1,positive
+awful complications,0,negative
+"a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant, expressive flow of images",1,positive
 technically sophisticated in the worst way,0,negative
 "for devotees of french cinema, safe conduct is so rich with period minutiae it's like dying and going to celluloid heaven.",1,positive
 utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story,0,negative
-a lump of play-doh,1,positive
 "a smart movie that knows its classical music, knows its freud and knows its sade",1,positive
 really won my heart,1,positive
-"to see a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway",1,positive
 as a reverie about memory and regret,1,positive
-"shreve's graceful dual narrative gets clunky on the screen, and",0,negative
+lacks in depth,0,negative
+charming and funny,1,positive
+"given the fact that virtually no one is bound to show up at theaters for it, the project should have been made for the tube.",0,negative
 "he's back in form, with an astoundingly rich film",1,positive
 ", sobering, heart-felt drama",1,positive
 proper respect,1,positive
 a fifty car pileup of cliches.,0,negative
 suspense on different levels,1,positive
 all its fusty squareness,0,negative
-entertained by,1,positive
-", nutty, consistently funny.",1,positive
-by the better film's ability to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience,1,positive
+and pasta-fagioli comedy,1,positive
+more slowly,0,negative
+", original",1,positive
 too stupid,0,negative
+"for the faint of heart or conservative of spirit, but for the rest of us -- especially san francisco lovers",1,positive
 was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel,0,negative
 "like sitting in a downtown café, overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing, and desperately wishing you could change tables",0,negative
 "nice, light treat",1,positive
+intimate and universal cinema,1,positive
 incredibly captivating and,1,positive
-what the hell was coming next,0,negative
 is long on narrative and ( too ) short on action,0,negative
-tasty morsels,1,positive
+forget,0,negative
+"are strong, though the subject matter demands acting that borders on hammy at times.",1,positive
 suffers because it does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length,0,negative
 the best of herzog's works,1,positive
-`` the good girl '' a film worth watching,1,positive
 "drawing on an irresistible, languid romanticism, byler reveals the ways in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth.",1,positive
 is as generic as its title,0,negative
-this bracingly truthful antidote to hollywood teenage movies that slather clearasil over the blemishes of youth captures the combustible mixture of a chafing inner loneliness and desperate grandiosity that tend to characterize puberty.,1,positive
-the most important and exhilarating forms of animated filmmaking since old walt,1,positive
-going to take you,1,positive
+the filmmaker's extraordinary access,1,positive
 being unique,1,positive
-"jumps around with little logic or continuity, presenting backstage bytes of information that never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular, anciently demanding métier.",0,negative
 with the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do,1,positive
+works on some levels and,1,positive
 "dawns, real dawns, comic relief",1,positive
+refracting,0,negative
 "a strong script, powerful direction",1,positive
 affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes ever filmed,0,negative
-what emerges is an unsettling picture of childhood innocence combined with indoctrinated prejudice.,1,positive
+from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing,0,negative
+no cute factor,0,negative
 would be an abridged edition,0,negative
 seen through the right eyes,1,positive
-are limited and so embellished by editing that there's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy.,0,negative
+"sweet, charming",1,positive
 "is gripping, as are the scenes of jia with his family.",1,positive
 they do n't fit well together and neither is well told,0,negative
-that powerhouse,1,positive
 "concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway",1,positive
 most excruciating 86 minutes one,0,negative
-the feelings evoked in the film are lukewarm and quick to pass.,0,negative
+a triumph of emotionally and narratively complex filmmaking,1,positive
+a fully developed story,1,positive
 screams at the top of their lungs no matter what the situation,0,negative
+with celluloid garbage,0,negative
 about identity and alienation,0,negative
 "to old movies, when you could just rent those movies instead, let alone seek out a respectable new one",0,negative
-"girlfriends are bad, wives are worse and babies are the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy",0,negative
 it more than adequately fills the eyes and stirs the emotions,1,positive
 "fast, frenetic, funny, even punny 6",1,positive
-"at its most basic, this cartoon adventure is that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating.",1,positive
 "than a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy",0,negative
-"the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous, the acting is robotically italicized, and truth-in-advertising hounds take note",0,negative
-the movie's various victimized audience members after a while,0,negative
+the performances are often engaging,1,positive
 "a retread story, bad writing, and",0,negative
+"that, in their own idiosyncratic way, sum up the strange horror of life in the new millennium",1,positive
 laid-back good spirits,1,positive
 struggling nobody,0,negative
-traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery,1,positive
 the worst of the brosnan bunch,0,negative
 "be captivated, as i was, by its moods, and by its subtly transformed star, and",1,positive
 that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame,0,negative
-so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump,0,negative
+rooted in a sincere performance by the title character undergoing midlife crisis.,1,positive
 's too long and unfocused.,0,negative
-"as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game, juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre, and a personal low for everyone involved.",0,negative
+"made to be jaglomized is the cannes film festival, the annual riviera spree of flesh, buzz, blab and money.",0,negative
 do n't wait to see this terrific film with your kids -- if you do n't have kids borrow some.,1,positive
+performances of exceptional honesty,1,positive
 wears out,0,negative
 that fights a good fight on behalf of the world's endangered reefs,1,positive
 ", uninhibited",1,positive
-", this quietly lyrical tale probes the ambiguous welcome extended by iran to the afghani refugees who streamed across its borders, desperate for work and food.",1,positive
+were paying dues for good books unread,0,negative
 are ...,1,positive
 translation : ` we do n't need to try very hard,0,negative
-genuinely good,1,positive
-begins to fade from memory,0,negative
+"despite its lavish formalism and intellectual austerity, the film manages to keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes with calamity.",1,positive
 "there's no conversion effort, much of the writing is genuinely witty",1,positive
+will certainly appeal to asian cult cinema fans and asiaphiles interested to see what all the fuss is about.,1,positive
 to probe questions of attraction and interdependence,1,positive
 an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances,1,positive
-as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity,0,negative
 "is inspiring, ironic, and revelatory of just",1,positive
+what he could make with a decent budget,1,positive
 "a complete shambles of a movie so sloppy, so uneven, so damn unpleasant that i ca n't believe any viewer, young or old, would have a good time here.",0,negative
-i like my christmas movies with more elves and snow and less pimps and ho's.,0,negative
 a dumb comedy,0,negative
 "filmmakers dana janklowicz-mann and amir mann area headed east, far east, in retelling a historically significant, and personal, episode detailing how one international city welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees while the world's democracie",1,positive
+fill time,0,negative
+terrific film,1,positive
 reign of fire just might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies.,1,positive
 "the holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an inconsistent, meandering, and sometimes dry plot",0,negative
-", poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
 watch your merchant ivory productions,1,positive
-"you need n't be steeped in '50s sociology, pop culture or movie lore to appreciate the emotional depth of haynes ' work.",1,positive
 in spite of featuring a script credited to no fewer than five writers,1,positive
 worth the look,1,positive
 "serious minded patience, respect and affection",1,positive
-the thing ' and a geriatric,0,negative
-a good documentarian,1,positive
 stress ` dumb,0,negative
 charming,1,positive
 her confidence in her material,1,positive
 the usual movie rah-rah,0,negative
+crafted,1,positive
 show a remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck,1,positive
+"an honest, sensitive story",1,positive
+a complete shambles,0,negative
 has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project,0,negative
-steers clear of the sensational and offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology.,1,positive
 to his pulpy thrillers,1,positive
+painful lie,0,negative
 it the most,1,positive
 it can be safely recommended as a video/dvd babysitter.,1,positive
 if the film has a problem,0,negative
-an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and,0,negative
 truly annoying pitch,0,negative
-a complex psychological drama about a father who returns to his son's home after decades away.,1,positive
-a huge action sequence,1,positive
 "deadpan cool, wry humor",1,positive
 brilliantly,1,positive
 wannabe,0,negative
-( westbrook ) makes a wonderful subject for the camera.,1,positive
 "a spark of new inspiration in it, just more of the same, done with noticeably less energy and imagination",0,negative
 one scene,1,positive
+", inner-city autistic",0,negative
 a way that few movies have ever approached,1,positive
 "sitting in the third row of the imax cinema at sydney's darling harbour, but i sometimes felt as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia, sweeping and gliding, banking and hovering over some of the most not",1,positive
 some movies that hit you from the first scene,1,positive
 "the filmmaker's extraordinary access to massoud,",1,positive
+"needs some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma, rather than have his characters stage shouting",0,negative
 hell is ) looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara is n't even halfway through.,0,negative
+bottom,0,negative
 "a fluid, no-nonsense authority",1,positive
 "it's relentlessly folksy, a procession of stagy set pieces stacked with binary oppositions",0,negative
 why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood,0,negative
-"solondz is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision, but that vision is beginning to feel, if not morally bankrupt, at least terribly monotonous.",0,negative
 a fantastically vital movie that manages to invest real humor,1,positive
+makes it worth a recommendation,1,positive
 angst-ridden,0,negative
 "a tired, unnecessary retread ... a stale copy of a picture that was n't all that great to begin with",0,negative
-"is druggy and self-indulgent, like a spring-break orgy for pretentious arts majors.",0,negative
 most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,0,negative
-see this movie,1,positive
+first-time director joão pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on.,0,negative
 but how it washed out despite all of that is the project's prime mystery.,0,negative
 "ride for the kiddies, with enough eye candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand.'",1,positive
 packed with just as much intelligence as action,1,positive
 delivers the sexy razzle-dazzle,1,positive
-the best little `` horror '' movie i 've seen in years,1,positive
 does not make for much of a movie.,0,negative
 far less sophisticated,0,negative
 an awful sour taste,0,negative
 is too much like a fragment of an underdone potato,0,negative
 seems suited neither to kids or adults.,0,negative
-"i thought the relationships were wonderful, the comedy was funny, and",1,positive
 "( the kid's ) just too bratty for sympathy,",0,negative
+a relentlessly globalizing world,1,positive
 "well done, but slow",1,positive
 it lacks in outright newness,0,negative
 of psychopathic pulp,0,negative
 touches the heart and the funnybone thanks to the energetic and always surprising performance by rachel griffiths.,1,positive
+so compellingly with us is a minor miracle,1,positive
 be in video stores by christmas,0,negative
+turns a blind eye,0,negative
 this gutter romancer's,0,negative
 be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
-"despite besson's high-profile name being wasabi's big selling point, there is no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film's thoroughly winning tone.",1,positive
+"intelligent, well-made b movie",1,positive
+casts its spooky net,1,positive
 you can take the grandkids or the grandparents and never worry about anyone being bored ...,1,positive
 "is leguizamo's best movie work so far, a subtle and richly internalized performance",1,positive
 ", it works beautifully as a movie without sacrificing the integrity of the opera.",1,positive
-case zero.,0,negative
 energizes it,1,positive
-abbass's understated,1,positive
+is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus,1,positive
+even more remarkable,1,positive
 undeniably intriguing film,1,positive
-of a freshly painted rembrandt,1,positive
+great impression,1,positive
 is seriously compromised by that,0,negative
 find in this dreary mess,0,negative
 this is an exercise not in biography but in hero worship.,0,negative
-the tasteful little revision works,1,positive
-'re in luck.,1,positive
-will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll,1,positive
+mugging their way through snow dogs,0,negative
 that frenetic spectacle ( on the tv show ) has usually been leavened by a charm that's conspicuously missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout.,0,negative
-in understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal,1,positive
+"personable, amusing cast",1,positive
+to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies,1,positive
 it deserves to be seen everywhere.,1,positive
-"is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop,",0,negative
 practically every expectation either a longtime tolkien fan or a movie-going neophyte,1,positive
-very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure,1,positive
-shallow and,0,negative
-that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics,0,negative
+"is a pointless, meandering celebration of the goth-vampire, tortured woe-is-me lifestyle",0,negative
+"personally, i 'd rather watch them on the animal planet.",0,negative
+the magic that made it all work,1,positive
+at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution,0,negative
+breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d,1,positive
 "writing, skewed characters, and the title performance by kieran culkin",0,negative
 "there are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo, at least ), but",1,positive
 "is contrived, unmotivated, and psychologically unpersuasive",0,negative
-"90 punitive minutes of eardrum-dicing gunplay, screeching-metal smashups, and flaccid odd-couple sniping",0,negative
+truly bad,0,negative
 this latest installment of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain,1,positive
-poverty,0,negative
-just such a dungpile,0,negative
 lacks the inspiration of the original and has a bloated plot that stretches the running time about 10 minutes past a child's interest and an adult's patience.,0,negative
 to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved,0,negative
 flamboyant style,1,positive
 have done a fine job of updating white's dry wit to a new age.,1,positive
 more good than great but freeman and judd make it work.,1,positive
-received such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen,1,positive
-brave and challenging,1,positive
 be considered a funny little film,1,positive
+gets its greatest play from the timeless spectacle of people really talking to each other.,1,positive
 this alleged psychological thriller,0,negative
 "veered off too far into the exxon zone, and",0,negative
-imbued with passion and attitude,1,positive
+almost seems like a documentary in the way,1,positive
 "its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor",1,positive
+in tight pants and big tits,0,negative
 true to its animatronic roots :,1,positive
 "the `` a '' range,",1,positive
 fills the eyes,1,positive
 is oppressively heavy.,0,negative
 the climactic hourlong cricket match,1,positive
-make ` cherish ' a very good ( but not great ) movie,1,positive
-in the film that surprises or delights,1,positive
 find much fascination,1,positive
-a clever exercise in neo-hitchcockianism,1,positive
 "joyless, idiotic, annoying, heavy-handed",0,negative
-it may not be a great piece of filmmaking,0,negative
+hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre,0,negative
 but overall the halloween series has lost its edge,0,negative
-the simpering soundtrack and editing more so,0,negative
+lost its edge,0,negative
+a poignant and gently humorous,1,positive
+completely honest,1,positive
 good enough to be the purr,1,positive
+then by all means check it out.,1,positive
 "on petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and a wonderful, imaginative script",1,positive
+made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,0,negative
+"a summer entertainment adults can see without feeling embarrassed, but",1,positive
 is long on narrative and ( too ) short on action.,0,negative
+elling builds gradually until you feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy.,1,positive
 "created such a vibrant, colorful world",1,positive
+but it's defiantly and delightfully against the grain.,1,positive
 "a tired, predictable",0,negative
-struggle furiously,0,negative
-extravaganza,1,positive
 that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation,1,positive
-pyrotechnics its punchy style promises,1,positive
 "might to resist, if you 've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson",1,positive
-"the film becomes an overwhelming pleasure, and",1,positive
-take as long as you 've paid a matinee price,0,negative
+"it's usually a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them, but olympia, wash., based filmmakers anne de marcken and marilyn freeman did just that and it's what makes their project so interesting.",1,positive
 "and your reward will be a thoughtful, emotional movie experience.",1,positive
-she allows each character to confront their problems openly and honestly.,1,positive
 "for the future, one hopes mr. plympton will find room for one more member of his little band, a professional screenwriter.",0,negative
+both a beautifully made nature film and a tribute to a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes.,1,positive
 does not have,1,positive
-an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them,1,positive
 "feels impersonal, almost generic.",0,negative
+are poorly delivered,0,negative
 ", often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story",0,negative
 as the scenes of torture and self-mutilation,0,negative
 too clichéd and too often strains,0,negative
-i 'm likely to see all year,1,positive
-fueled by the light comedic work of zhao benshan and the delicate ways of dong jie,1,positive
 turn out okay,1,positive
+impeccable comic skill,1,positive
 of what was created for the non-fan to figure out what makes wilco a big deal,1,positive
-redundant and,0,negative
+terrible.,0,negative
+far more meaningful,1,positive
 director lee has a true cinematic knack,1,positive
-the gorgeous piano and,1,positive
 "a sweetly affecting story about four sisters who are coping, in one way or another, with life's endgame.",1,positive
 "three minutes of dialogue, 30 seconds of plot",0,negative
 no one in the audience or the film seems to really care,0,negative
 "is a fragmented film, once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie.",0,negative
+is a children's film in the truest sense,1,positive
 cletis tout might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience.,0,negative
-of routine stuff yuen,0,negative
 flatter,1,positive
-reminds me of a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding --,1,positive
-the field no favors,0,negative
+a superfluous sequel ... plagued by that old familiar feeling of ` let's get this thing over with ',0,negative
 scene the impressively discreet filmmakers may have expected to record with their mini dv,0,negative
+a wise and powerful tale,1,positive
 "the word -- mindless, lifeless, meandering, loud, painful, obnoxious",0,negative
+"elegant and eloquent ( meditation ) on death and that most elusive of passions, love.",1,positive
 breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people,1,positive
 eerily accurate,1,positive
 bogdanovich puts history in perspective,1,positive
 you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides,0,negative
 "thrill you, touch you",1,positive
-visuals and enveloping sounds,1,positive
 an intriguing look at the french film industry during the german occupation ; its most delightful moments come when various characters express their quirky inner selves.,1,positive
 what results is the best performance from either in years,1,positive
-remains surprisingly idealistic,1,positive
+this overlong infomercial,0,negative
 rodan is out of his league,0,negative
-as particularly memorable or even all that funny,0,negative
-to the serbs themselves but also to a network of american right-wing extremists,0,negative
+trashy,0,negative
 it offers much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame.,1,positive
-"well-intentioned, but shamelessly manipulative movie",0,negative
 too cliched,0,negative
+fabulously funny and,1,positive
+it plays like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before,1,positive
 it's also not very good.,0,negative
 there is truth here,1,positive
 substantive,1,positive
-may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards,0,negative
+is spot on,1,positive
 to triumphantly sermonize,1,positive
 it is a refreshingly forthright one,1,positive
 wannabe.,0,negative
 "over its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest, your imagination, your empathy or anything, really, save your disgust and your indifference",0,negative
 "the rich and sudden wisdom,",1,positive
-empowerment tale thinly,0,negative
+consistent embracing humanity,1,positive
+this is not one of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live.,0,negative
 undernourished and plodding,0,negative
 glorious,1,positive
-long-lived friendships and,1,positive
+"beautiful, self-satisfied",1,positive
 are far more alienating than involving,0,negative
 punching people in the stomach again,0,negative
 you are likely to witness in a movie theater for some time,1,positive
-the film is predictable in the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol.,1,positive
-sordid universe,0,negative
-a remarkably accessible and haunting film,1,positive
+"should be doing a lot of things, but does n't.",0,negative
+entertains not so much,0,negative
+it quickly enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls,0,negative
 for the ones that do n't come off,1,positive
 host to some truly excellent sequences,1,positive
-pure composition,1,positive
 i 'll settle for a nice cool glass of iced tea and a jerry bruckheimer flick any day of the week,1,positive
 "the screenplay, which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run",0,negative
 "like many western action films, this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing, but",0,negative
-compelling supporting characters,1,positive
 equally miserable film,0,negative
-"as it is, it's too long and unfocused.",0,negative
+this beautifully animated epic,1,positive
+a movie like ballistic : ecks vs. sever is more of an ordeal than an amusement.,0,negative
+"demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake, but he ca n't disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh.",0,negative
 trusted audiences,1,positive
 a bad film,0,negative
 is almost in a class with that of wilde himself.,1,positive
 "it's crafty, energetic and smart -- the kid is sort of like a fourteen-year old ferris bueller.",1,positive
+in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize,1,positive
+glamorous machine,1,positive
 "for some very good acting, dialogue,",1,positive
-it's technically sumptuous but also almost wildly alive.,1,positive
+"form at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand as life.",1,positive
 recreation to resonate,1,positive
-becoming,1,positive
+profoundly,1,positive
 could easily be dealing with right now in your lives,1,positive
 "halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it, and,",0,negative
 little to salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation,0,negative
-"all starts to smack of a hallmark hall of fame, with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television.",0,negative
-somehow makes it all the more compelling.,1,positive
-intriguing and alluring,1,positive
-", pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture.",0,negative
+emotional and,1,positive
 for people who like their romances to have that french realism,1,positive
 every bit as high,1,positive
 a feast for the eyes,1,positive
-i spied with my little eye ... a mediocre collection of cookie-cutter action scenes and occasionally inspired dialogue bits,0,negative
 tackled a meaty subject and,1,positive
+irresistibly uncanny ambience,1,positive
 warm your heart without making you feel guilty about it.,1,positive
 a true and historically significant story,1,positive
-awfully,0,negative
 it takes to describe how bad it is,0,negative
-die-hard french film connoisseurs,1,positive
+slap her,0,negative
+a sincere performance,1,positive
 credulous,1,positive
+"does a solid job of slowly, steadily building up to the climactic burst of violence.",1,positive
 the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up,0,negative
 's the gift of the magi relocated to the scuzzy underbelly of nyc's drug scene,0,negative
-emotionally grand,1,positive
+", so who knew charles dickens could be so light-hearted?",1,positive
 "boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up,",1,positive
 that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
 you 'll just have your head in your hands wondering why lee's character did n't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery.,0,negative
 's definitely a step in the right direction,1,positive
-have developed some taste,1,positive
 a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
-refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body,1,positive
 exactly how bad it is,0,negative
-award,1,positive
+slightly less successful,0,negative
+bad action movie,0,negative
 successfully recreates both the physical setting and emotional tensions of the papin sisters,1,positive
-contradictory,0,negative
+"achieving some honest insight into relationships that most high-concept films candy-coat with pat storylines, precious circumstances and beautiful stars",1,positive
 is loaded with good intentions,1,positive
 the e-graveyard,1,positive
+a smart comedy,1,positive
 's a very valuable film,1,positive
 enticing and,1,positive
+a step down,0,negative
+"a mediocre exercise in target demographics, unaware that it's the butt of its own joke.",0,negative
 an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents,0,negative
 that the film opens with maggots crawling on a dead dog,0,negative
 brimming,1,positive
 is the fact that there is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film,0,negative
+you come to believe that nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals.,1,positive
 worst cinematic tragedies,0,negative
 and completely ridiculous,0,negative
-the film runs on a little longer than it needs to -- muccino either does n't notice when his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters -- but it's smooth and professional,1,positive
-"if swimfan does catch on, it may be because teens are looking for something to make them laugh.",0,negative
 does a great combination act,1,positive
-employs changes that fit it well rather than ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities,1,positive
-organized,1,positive
+someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,0,negative
 has had a successful career in tv,1,positive
-is just the point,1,positive
+you 'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state.,1,positive
 the brilliant surfing photography bringing you right inside the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
+of those terrific documentaries that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then,1,positive
+a sleep-inducing thriller with a single,0,negative
 "watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say,",0,negative
 this is a perceptive study of two families in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity.,1,positive
+will probably be in wedgie heaven.,0,negative
 the fun of the movie,1,positive
 seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool,0,negative
-distinctly sub-par ...,0,negative
-meandering and confusing.,0,negative
+about the benjamins evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s.,0,negative
+are required to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy who is cletis tout?,0,negative
 acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense,0,negative
 a complicated hero who is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings,1,positive
 ", heartfelt, mesmerizing king lear",1,positive
-mugs mercilessly,0,negative
+an unwieldy cast,0,negative
 other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low,0,negative
-recommend secretary,1,positive
-"a quiet, disquieting triumph",1,positive
-campanella gets the tone just right -- funny in the middle of sad in the middle of hopeful.,1,positive
 ", the weight of water is oppressively heavy.",0,negative
 "the explosion essentially ruined -- or, rather, overpowered --",0,negative
+and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment.,1,positive
 the most original fantasy film ever made,1,positive
+spot,1,positive
+largely flat and uncreative moments,0,negative
 interesting psychological game,1,positive
 masters of both,1,positive
-i did n't particularly like e.t. the first time i saw it as a young boy,0,negative
+praises female self-sacrifice,1,positive
 to adopt as a generational signpost,1,positive
 a prison comedy that never really busts out of its comfy little cell,0,negative
-sensuality and a conniving wit,1,positive
 a durable part,1,positive
-the movie's seams may show ... but pellington gives `` mothman '' an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling,1,positive
-are worse,0,negative
+cleaner,1,positive
 give many ministers and bible-study groups hours of material to discuss,0,negative
+-- but it makes for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while.,1,positive
 the film never feels derivative,1,positive
+the gifted pearce,1,positive
 "smart,",1,positive
-unsuccessful attempt,0,negative
+well directed,1,positive
+satisfying during a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that's packed with just as much intelligence as action,1,positive
 coherent,1,positive
-to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds,1,positive
 what's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best.,0,negative
-trash-cinema,0,negative
+brosnan gives a portrayal as solid and as perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die another day.,1,positive
 as good a job as anyone,1,positive
 just as i hoped i would -- with moist eyes,1,positive
-rewarding,1,positive
-"virtually collapses into an inhalant blackout, maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension",0,negative
 do no wrong,1,positive
 will touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget,1,positive
-", there is a mediocre movie trying to get out.",0,negative
 unfolds with such a wallop of you-are-there immediacy,1,positive
-you to scratch a hole in your head,0,negative
 cool visual backmasking ),1,positive
-indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length,0,negative
-rises above superficiality,1,positive
 transvestite comedy,0,negative
 "has turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused, excruciatingly tedious cinema that, half an hour in, starts making water torture seem appealing",0,negative
+flailing,0,negative
+"asks what truth can be discerned from non-firsthand experience, and specifically questions cinema's capability for recording truth.",1,positive
+dramatically lackluster.,0,negative
 slap-happy,1,positive
+soggy potboiler,0,negative
+to the idiocy of its last frames,0,negative
+"it's crafty, energetic and smart --",1,positive
 ", not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it",0,negative
 so bad it does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen,0,negative
 "the way home is an ode to unconditional love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all, a condition only the old are privy to, and ... often misconstrued as weakness.",1,positive
+"the hours, a delicately crafted film, is an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame.",1,positive
 are uncomfortably strained,0,negative
-shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence,0,negative
-of the more overtly silly dialogue,0,negative
-best actress,1,positive
 "is little question that this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how, in the flip-flop of courtship, we often reel in when we should be playing out.",1,positive
-dialog between realistic characters,1,positive
-'s not that funny -- which is just generally insulting,0,negative
-( barry ) gives assassin a disquieting authority.,1,positive
+"'s a smartly directed, grown-up film of ideas",1,positive
 ", intelligent",1,positive
 is that her confidence in her material is merited,1,positive
-heartwarming without stooping to gooeyness,1,positive
+like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while,0,negative
 b-movie category,0,negative
+in its committed dumbness,0,negative
 desiccated talent,0,negative
 so putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film.,0,negative
 "why animation is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world",1,positive
+outing with one of france's most inventive directors,1,positive
 "appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived,",0,negative
-"is more interesting than the screenplay, which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run",0,negative
-"we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together, and michele's spiritual quest is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest",0,negative
 "equal doses of action, cheese, ham and cheek",1,positive
+does pack some serious suspense,1,positive
 "one problem with the movie,",0,negative
-allegiance to chekhov,1,positive
+snide,0,negative
 a delicious and delicately funny look at the residents of a copenhagen neighborhood coping with the befuddling complications life,1,positive
+the best possible senses,1,positive
 make for some robust and scary entertainment.,1,positive
 must shoot it in the head,0,negative
 feature to hit theaters since beauty and the beast 11 years ago.,1,positive
 israeli/palestinian conflict as,1,positive
 letting go at all the wrong moments,0,negative
-"it follows the blair witch formula for an hour, in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works, and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes.",0,negative
+"the camera soars above the globe in dazzling panoramic shots that make the most of the large-screen format, before swooping down on a string of exotic locales, scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm.",1,positive
 nails all of orlean's themes,1,positive
-a film -- full of life and small delights --,1,positive
-'s a fantastic movie,1,positive
 mistake.,0,negative
-stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard,0,negative
+out of eudora welty,1,positive
+jump-in-your-seat,1,positive
+movies about angels,1,positive
 "a cold, calculated exercise",0,negative
 turn away from one another instead of talking,0,negative
+writer and director otar iosseliani's pleasant tale about a factory worker who escapes for a holiday in venice,1,positive
+able to give full performances,1,positive
 wastes its time on mood rather than riding with the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise up the social ladder,0,negative
 could n't someone take rob schneider and have him switch bodies with a funny person?,0,negative
-fans of sandler's comic taste may find it uninteresting,0,negative
 this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people,1,positive
 the product,1,positive
-the distinct and very welcome sense of watching intelligent people making a movie,1,positive
-may look cool,1,positive
-"... a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating, that is, for about ten minutes.",0,negative
-"in an era where big stars and high production values are standard procedure, narc strikes a defiantly retro chord, and outpaces its contemporaries with daring and verve.",1,positive
 "that so much of the movie -- again, as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess",0,negative
 an impressive style,1,positive
-", he is always sympathetic.",1,positive
-reasonably creative,1,positive
 uncommonly pleasurable,1,positive
 dislikable study in sociopathy.,0,negative
+is they have a tendency to slip into hokum,0,negative
 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease,0,negative
+maudlin and cliche-ridden,0,negative
 hawaiian setting,1,positive
+... about as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams playing one another on the final day of the season.,0,negative
 "there's a spontaneity to the chateau, a sense of light-heartedness, that makes it attractive throughout.",1,positive
+know a star,1,positive
 a modest masterpiece.,1,positive
 be made on the cheap,0,negative
 "that profound, at least",1,positive
 perfected,1,positive
-a higher plateau,1,positive
+because they 're clueless and inept,0,negative
+offers an interesting bit of speculation as to the issues brecht faced as his life drew to a close.,1,positive
 "buy is an accomplished actress, and this is a big, juicy role.",1,positive
-"a gleefully grungy, hilariously wicked black comedy ...",1,positive
 natural sportsmen,1,positive
-painfully redundant and inauthentic,0,negative
 not without merit,1,positive
 "rally to its cause,",1,positive
 a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona,0,negative
 resembles a soft porn brian de palma pastiche.,0,negative
 its rawness and vitality,1,positive
-a chilling tale,1,positive
 "gosling creates a staggeringly compelling character, a young man whose sharp intellect is at the very root of his contradictory, self-hating, self-destructive ways.",1,positive
 freshening,1,positive
 the most brilliant work in this genre since the 1984 uncut version of sergio leone's flawed but staggering once upon a time in america.,1,positive
 ", funny, even punny 6",1,positive
 enjoyed the love story,1,positive
 "the film is a hoot, and is just as good, if not better than much of what's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand.",1,positive
-up offering nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone flick,0,negative
+"is ultimately what makes shanghai ghetto move beyond a good, dry, reliable textbook and what allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors.",1,positive
+reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain,1,positive
+"does n't trust laughs -- and does n't conjure proper respect for followers of the whole dead-undead genre, who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects",0,negative
 unbalanced mixture,0,negative
 compellingly watchable.,1,positive
-"a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur",1,positive
 so could young romantics out on a date.,1,positive
+wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character,0,negative
 "hilariously, gloriously alive, and quite often hotter",1,positive
 a stark portrait,1,positive
 offers a glimpse of the solomonic decision facing jewish parents in those turbulent times : to save their children and yet to lose them.,1,positive
 impressive and,1,positive
 a domestic melodrama with weak dialogue and biopic cliches.,0,negative
-is a purposefully reductive movie -- which may be why it's so successful at lodging itself in the brain,1,positive
-that the german film industry can not make a delightful comedy centering on food,0,negative
-strikingly devious,1,positive
-"prepared to cling to the edge of your seat, tense with suspense",1,positive
 to the courage of new york's finest and a nicely understated expression of the grief,1,positive
 action-adventure buffs,1,positive
 stop buying tickets to these movies,0,negative
 "the start -- and, refreshingly,",1,positive
-", in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack, might have made a point or two regarding life",0,negative
 rich with human events,1,positive
 the dynamic first act,1,positive
+"this charming but slight tale has warmth, wit and interesting characters compassionately portrayed.",1,positive
 be on video,0,negative
+boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up,1,positive
+"that does n't even in passing mention political prisoners, poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country",0,negative
 not well enough,0,negative
 it's a cool event for the whole family.,1,positive
+capable thriller,1,positive
+at three hours and with very little story or character development,0,negative
 more beautiful than either of those films,1,positive
 "is whether these ambitions, laudable in themselves, justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau.",0,negative
 this is a beautiful film for people who like their romances to have that french realism,1,positive
 wholesome and,1,positive
 i 'm guessing the director is a magician.,1,positive
-"boisterous, heartfelt comedy",1,positive
+"the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse, turning into a black hole of dullness, from which no interesting concept can escape",0,negative
 bang-up,1,positive
 a powerful emotional wallop,1,positive
 "'s a testament to the film's considerable charm that it succeeds in entertaining, despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries.",1,positive
-of balto,1,positive
+"at its best, it's black hawk down with more heart.",1,positive
 are sometimes bracing,1,positive
 offers opportunities for occasional smiles,1,positive
+'s impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story '' with a straight face,0,negative
 drag an audience,0,negative
-succeeded only in making me groggy,0,negative
 thurman,1,positive
 as any other arnie musclefest,0,negative
-"funny in the way that makes you ache with sadness ( the way chekhov is funny ), profound without ever being self-important, warm without ever succumbing to sentimentality",1,positive
-makes an amazing breakthrough in her first starring role and eats up the screen.,1,positive
 amusing,1,positive
-offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone,1,positive
+"with guns, expensive cars, lots of naked women and rocawear clothing",1,positive
 so poorly plotted and scripted.,0,negative
-bears about as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man,0,negative
+"is complex from the start -- and, refreshingly, stays that way.",1,positive
 all the demographically appropriate comic buttons,1,positive
 creepy-crawly bug things,0,negative
 "a classy, sprightly spin",1,positive
 it aspires,1,positive
 "its cast, its cuisine and its quirky tunes",1,positive
+utterly absorbing,1,positive
 ", you should be able to find better entertainment.",0,negative
 "the first mistake, i suspect,",0,negative
-of the most original american productions this year,1,positive
+it is definitely worth seeing.,1,positive
 with a humanistic message,1,positive
-"but rather, ` how can you charge money for this?'",0,negative
+sex,1,positive
 the best date movie of the year,1,positive
-in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget,1,positive
 the action sequences -- clearly the main event -- are surprisingly uninvolving,0,negative
 "as those monologues stretch on and on, you realize there's no place for this story to go but down",0,negative
+gimmicky,1,positive
 "begins with promise,",1,positive
-tickled,1,positive
 too violent,0,negative
 "rude, scarily funny, sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys",1,positive
 living under a rock,0,negative
-that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow,1,positive
 "the touch is generally light enough and the performances, for the most part, credible.",1,positive
-fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic,1,positive
 the excitement,1,positive
 short of profound characterizations,1,positive
+that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny,0,negative
+"to say that it does n't follow the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world",1,positive
 "like the work of an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights, of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders, of playing with narrative form",0,negative
 "an observant, unfussily poetic meditation",1,positive
 undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it,1,positive
 one of the most genuinely sweet films,1,positive
+who will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act,1,positive
+despite its sincere acting,0,negative
 the last days,0,negative
 are able to accomplish,1,positive
 the update is dreary and sluggish.,0,negative
 who is not a character in this movie,1,positive
 "of his contradictory, self-hating, self-destructive ways",0,negative
-all bluster,0,negative
-it's supposed to feel funny and light,0,negative
 the screenplay or something,1,positive
-", signs is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype.",0,negative
-auto-critique,0,negative
+provoked to intolerable levels,0,negative
+his control,0,negative
+mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance.,0,negative
 inspired,1,positive
 pure movie,1,positive
 "is visually ravishing,",1,positive
@@ -6374,95 +6364,90 @@ to make of this italian freakshow,0,negative
 what should have been a painless time-killer becomes instead a grating endurance test.,0,negative
 to have the best of both worlds,1,positive
 's tough to be startled when you 're almost dozing,0,negative
-"although fairly involving as far as it goes, the film does n't end up having much that is fresh to say about growing up catholic or, really, anything.",0,negative
-of the film's cheeky charm,1,positive
-healing process,1,positive
-"actory concoctions, defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks",0,negative
 a captivating drama,1,positive
+old-fashioned hollywood magic,1,positive
 realistically,1,positive
+"that jumps off the page, and for the memorable character creations",1,positive
 inhabit that special annex of hell,0,negative
 collateral damage paints an absurdly simplistic picture.,0,negative
 "newcastle, the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and, at times,",1,positive
 of fun for all,1,positive
+"a hit - and-miss affair,",0,negative
+"great, has solid acting and a neat premise",1,positive
+do we have that same option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept,0,negative
+an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit,0,negative
 agony,0,negative
 of nearly epic proportions,1,positive
 filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it is n't incomprehensible,0,negative
 is the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
-modest amusements,1,positive
 fun of me,1,positive
 ) just too bratty for sympathy,0,negative
 magnificent to behold in its sparkling beauty,1,positive
 to get to the closing bout ... by which time it's impossible to care who wins,0,negative
-a ` guy's film ' in the worst sense of the expression.,0,negative
-"its apparent glee is derived from a lobotomy, having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded.",0,negative
-scenes all end in someone screaming.,0,negative
-plays like an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and almost saccharine domestic interludes that are pure hollywood.,0,negative
+gain from watching they,1,positive
+grittily beautiful film,1,positive
 left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
 too deep,0,negative
 ", the film is, arguably, the most accomplished work to date from hong kong's versatile stanley kwan.",1,positive
+an opportunity missed.,0,negative
 works because of the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm as the aged napoleon,1,positive
 war,0,negative
 nearly perfect in their roles,1,positive
 wonderful fencing scenes and an exciting plot make this an eminently engrossing film.,1,positive
 mindless and boring,0,negative
+this listless feature will win him any new viewers,0,negative
 the light of the exit sign,0,negative
-like an infomercial for ram dass's latest book,0,negative
-a lot more,1,positive
-'s quaid who anchors the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer,1,positive
 's a fun adventure movie for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure,1,positive
-seen this exact same movie a hundred times,0,negative
+of this laughable dialogue,1,positive
 will gratify anyone who has ever suspected hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels.,1,positive
 about nothing,0,negative
 "it's a hellish, numbing experience to watch,",0,negative
 touching good sense on the experience of its women,1,positive
 concrete story and definitive answers,1,positive
 as bad at it is cruel,0,negative
-a lovably,1,positive
 a chilling movie,1,positive
+it gets harder and harder to understand her choices,1,positive
+to shock and amaze,1,positive
 ", three-dimensional characters",1,positive
 witless,0,negative
 "a pointless, meandering celebration",0,negative
 hollywood pipeline,0,negative
-the insightful writer/director responsible for this illuminating comedy,1,positive
 the solid filmmaking,1,positive
 "the reginald hudlin comedy relies on toilet humor, ethnic slurs.",0,negative
+is a disaster.,0,negative
 squirts the screen in ` warm water under a red bridge ',1,positive
 ", did the screenwriters just do a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in history?",0,negative
 family and community,1,positive
 the film is full of charm.,1,positive
-is interesting,1,positive
-are so crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance,1,positive
+"it's no surprise that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances, from himself and from newcomer derek luke.",1,positive
 "ah, yes, that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze.",0,negative
 "ice age wo n't drop your jaw,",0,negative
-sharply comic and,1,positive
 wonderfully speculative,1,positive
-the city's old-world charm,1,positive
+slightly flawed,0,negative
+'s being conned right up to the finale,0,negative
+exploitative for the art houses and too cynical,0,negative
 to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing,0,negative
 although devoid of objectivity and full of nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants,0,negative
 ", ultimate x is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever, bogging down in a barrage of hype.",0,negative
+befuddled in its characterizations,0,negative
 of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery,1,positive
 vibrantly colored,1,positive
-even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside,1,positive
 veers like a drunken driver,0,negative
 backstage must-see,1,positive
 ", because of its heightened, well-shaped dramas, twice as powerful",1,positive
-where their heads were,0,negative
-and withholds delivery,0,negative
+broadcast,1,positive
 journey into a philosophical void.,0,negative
 margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake.,0,negative
 coming-of-age portrait,1,positive
 for insomnia,1,positive
-on the deep deceptions of innocence,1,positive
 "boasting some of the most poorly staged and lit action in memory, impostor is as close as you can get to an imitation movie.",0,negative
 "'s neither too erotic nor very thrilling,",0,negative
 seat,1,positive
 more ways,1,positive
 a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking,1,positive
 big stars and,1,positive
-"meandering, low on energy,",0,negative
 degrading and strangely liberating,1,positive
 tends to plod.,0,negative
-"is druggy and self-indulgent, like a spring-break orgy for pretentious arts majors",0,negative
 "a haunted house,",0,negative
 "creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict, inextricably entwined through family history",1,positive
 "will assuredly rank as one of the cleverest, most deceptively amusing comedies of the year.",1,positive
@@ -6470,197 +6455,197 @@ is so pat it makes your teeth hurt.,0,negative
 "a gently funny, sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good,",1,positive
 "wasted in this crass, low-wattage endeavor",0,negative
 offers rare insight,1,positive
+past his prime,0,negative
 it is a hilarious place to visit,1,positive
 has been replaced by the bottom of the barrel,0,negative
 's as lumpy as two-day old porridge,0,negative
 "maybe there's a metaphor here, but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better.",0,negative
 ", marshall keeps the energy humming, and his edits, unlike those in moulin rouge, are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it.",1,positive
-meets so many of the challenges it poses for itself that one can forgive the film its flaws,1,positive
 quirky and funny,1,positive
 having an old friend for dinner ',1,positive
 "spinning a web of dazzling entertainment may be overstating it, but `` spider-man '' certainly delivers the goods",1,positive
 good trash,1,positive
+just unlikable,0,negative
 insecure,0,negative
 a triumph of pure craft and passionate heart,1,positive
+"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and, more specifically, behind the camera.",1,positive
 each scene immediately succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth.,0,negative
 wonderful acting clinic,1,positive
+ate,0,negative
 made-for-tv,0,negative
 all its flaws,0,negative
+reserved but existential,1,positive
 "a stab at soccer hooliganism,",1,positive
 life-affirming message,1,positive
 worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops,0,negative
 drain,0,negative
 be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad,0,negative
-", the film maintains a beguiling serenity and poise that make it accessible for a non-narrative feature.",1,positive
 you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
 freddy gets molested,0,negative
-a bold ( and lovely ) experiment that will,1,positive
 are side stories aplenty,1,positive
-has made a film so unabashedly hopeful that it actually makes the heart soar.,1,positive
+"most fish stories are a little peculiar, but this is one that should be thrown back in the river.",0,negative
 the real triumphs,1,positive
 ", it's one of the most beautiful, evocative works i 've seen.",1,positive
 spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh,0,negative
 "as comedic spotlights go, notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should.",1,positive
 in this oddly sweet comedy about jokester highway patrolmen,1,positive
 it's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread.,0,negative
-"makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears, starring ben affleck, seem downright hitchcockian",0,negative
+a culture clash comedy only half as clever as it thinks it is.,0,negative
+every joke is repeated at least,0,negative
 is flat.,0,negative
 add up to a biting satire that has no teeth,0,negative
 a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in history,0,negative
 as an intellectual exercise -- an unpleasant debate that's been given the drive of a narrative and that's been acted out -- the believer is nothing less than a provocative piece of work,1,positive
-the film's vision of sport as a secular religion is a bit cloying,0,negative
 heavy on the atmospheric weirdness,0,negative
 ", also like its hero, it remains brightly optimistic, coming through in the end",1,positive
 "overstylized, puréed mélange",0,negative
-has a bigger-name cast,1,positive
+odds with the rest of the film,0,negative
 too amateurish,0,negative
 was utterly charming,1,positive
-"barely manages for but a few seconds over its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest, your imagination, your empathy or anything, really, save your disgust and your indifference.",0,negative
-a powerful performance,1,positive
+commands attention,1,positive
 even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient,0,negative
-"it's definitely not made for kids or their parents, for that matter, and i think even fans of sandler's comic taste may find it uninteresting",0,negative
 "an interesting look at the life of the campaign-trail press, especially ones",1,positive
+"is n't this painfully forced, false and fabricated",0,negative
 "their way around this movie directionless,",0,negative
 ", it's still not a good movie",0,negative
 sounds whiny and defensive,0,negative
-has fun with the quirks of family life,1,positive
 format to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them,1,positive
 enthusiasm,1,positive
 the story together frustrating difficult,0,negative
-"a fragile framework upon which to hang broad, mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming",0,negative
+there's much tongue in cheek in the film and there's no doubt the filmmaker is having fun with it all,1,positive
 slimed in the name of high art,0,negative
 idol's,1,positive
+empathy and pity fogging up the screen ... his secret life enters the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles.,0,negative
+toss-up,1,positive
+poetry,1,positive
 often lethally dull,0,negative
 full of surprises.,1,positive
-overwhelming sadness,0,negative
+another useless recycling of a brutal mid - '70s american sports movie,0,negative
+margarita happy hour,1,positive
+the pleasure,1,positive
 too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy,0,negative
 trying to hold onto what's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory,0,negative
 that you want to slap it,0,negative
 his pleas,0,negative
-is disappointingly generic,0,negative
+little grace ( rifkin's ) tale of precarious skid-row dignity,1,positive
+her best,1,positive
 ", stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film.",0,negative
-... a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone.,0,negative
-made nature film and a tribute to a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes,1,positive
 to turn his movie in an unexpected direction,1,positive
 there's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling,1,positive
-lacks fellowship's heart,0,negative
-"by halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it, and, of course, feeling guilty for it ... then, miracle of miracles, the movie does a flip-flop.",1,positive
-"that comes along only occasionally, one so unconventional, gutsy and perfectly",1,positive
+his fake backdrops,0,negative
 relegated,0,negative
 comes,1,positive
 of ineptly,0,negative
 find love,1,positive
 builds gradually until you feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy,1,positive
-authentic,1,positive
 matches the page-turning frenzy that clancy creates.,1,positive
-"is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them, either.",0,negative
-kitchen-sink homage,0,negative
+is a total misfire,0,negative
+gets better after foster leaves that little room.,1,positive
 ( madonna's ) denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag.,0,negative
 that's where this film should have remained,0,negative
 "the plot of the comeback curlers is n't very interesting actually,",0,negative
 ", this is more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus.",0,negative
 "a delightful, if minor, pastry of a movie",1,positive
 "despite an overwrought ending, the film works as well as it does because of the performances.",1,positive
+'s nothing interesting in unfaithful whatsoever,0,negative
 something awfully deadly about any movie with a life-affirming message,0,negative
+"it's mildly sentimental, unabashedly consumerist ... studiously inoffensive and completely disposable.",0,negative
+describing badness,0,negative
 undeterminable,0,negative
-the acting is fine but the script is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line.,0,negative
-"the story is predictable, the jokes are typical sandler fare,",0,negative
-", `` orange county '' is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be.",1,positive
+runteldat is something of a triumph.,1,positive
 "as exciting as all this exoticism might sound to the typical pax viewer, the rest of us will be lulled into a coma.",0,negative
-insomnia,0,negative
+visually flashy but narratively opaque and,0,negative
 "arrive on the big screen with their super-powers, their super-simple animation and their super-dooper-adorability intact.",1,positive
 a shame,0,negative
-even more damning --,0,negative
 "a good race, one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches",1,positive
+"of relationships in such a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end",1,positive
+comic gem,1,positive
 piercingly affecting ...,1,positive
-feels homogenized and a bit contrived,0,negative
-"enough, but nothing new",0,negative
+bad alternative music,0,negative
+remains prominent,1,positive
 as a conventional thriller evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters,1,positive
-", the eye candy here lacks considerable brio.",0,negative
+entirely irresistible,1,positive
 a documentary and more propaganda,0,negative
 bad imitation,0,negative
 learning but inventing a remarkable new trick,1,positive
+'s always fun to watch,1,positive
+"way to tolerate this insipid, brutally clueless film",0,negative
 made it all work,1,positive
 thrilling combination,1,positive
-need a stronger stomach than us,0,negative
-"a disaster of a story, full of holes and completely lacking in chills",0,negative
 ennui-hobbled,0,negative
 ` praise the lord,1,positive
-the film's lamer instincts are in the saddle,0,negative
 "searches ( vainly, i think ) for something fresh to say",1,positive
-tired tyco ad,0,negative
-its characters and communicates something,1,positive
-tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood's dirty harry period,0,negative
 "young everlyn sampi, as the courageous molly craig,",1,positive
-where people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks,0,negative
 "one of the most beautiful, evocative works i 've seen",1,positive
+"rather dull, unimaginative",0,negative
 to serve the work especially well,1,positive
-", multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation",1,positive
 have to put up with 146 minutes of it,0,negative
-that is so meditative and lyrical about babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
 feels rigged and sluggish.,0,negative
 gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through,0,negative
 without ever succumbing to sentimentality,1,positive
+fresh and raw,1,positive
 dramatically moving,1,positive
+some genuine quirkiness,1,positive
 proud,1,positive
 argue,0,negative
+"if you, like me, think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with, then you 're in for a painful ride.",0,negative
 deal with the subject of love head-on,1,positive
 from a riot-control projectile or my own tortured psyche,0,negative
 includes too much obvious padding,0,negative
 of low-budget filmmaking,0,negative
 almost as offensive as `` freddy,0,negative
-its unforced comedy-drama,1,positive
+"the bourne identity should n't be half as entertaining as it is, but director doug liman and his colleagues have managed to pack it with enough action to satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood.",1,positive
+grade-school audience,0,negative
+do n't see often enough these days,1,positive
 "can enjoy much of jonah simply, and gratefully, as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor",1,positive
-", godard can still be smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still at work.",1,positive
 is better than any summer blockbuster,1,positive
 "none of the crackle of `` fatal attraction '', `` 9 1/2 weeks '', or even `` indecent proposal '',",0,negative
 "a moldy-oldie, not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it",0,negative
-"no solace here,",0,negative
-'s quinn ( is ) a leather clad grunge-pirate with a hairdo like gandalf in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent.,0,negative
+"the problem, amazingly enough, is the screenplay.",0,negative
 anybody who has ever seen an independent film can report that it is instead a cheap cliché,0,negative
+"as broad and cartoonish as the screenplay is, there is an accuracy of observation in the work of the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism.",1,positive
 sophisticated and surprising,1,positive
 but it does n't leave you with much.,0,negative
 director anne fontaine,1,positive
 that such a horrible movie could have sprung from such a great one is one of the year's worst cinematic tragedies.,0,negative
 into parapsychological phenomena and the soulful nuances,1,positive
 ... an enjoyably frothy ` date movie ' ...,1,positive
-very well done,1,positive
-though few will argue that it ranks with the best of herzog's works,1,positive
-demme finally succeeds in diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack.,0,negative
 "enthusiastically taking up the current teen movie concern with bodily functions, walt becker's film pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons.",1,positive
 the ethos of the chelsea hotel,1,positive
 disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0,negative
 has enough wit,1,positive
 undeniably worthy and devastating,1,positive
-the very hollowness of the character he plays,0,negative
+work up much entertainment value,1,positive
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-its lackluster gear,0,negative
+keep this fresh.,1,positive
 rare movie,1,positive
 "barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all,",0,negative
 side snap kicks that it ends up being surprisingly dull,0,negative
 "( the stage show ), you still have to see this!",1,positive
+give i am trying to break your heart an attraction it desperately needed,0,negative
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 "a nice, harmless date film",1,positive
+healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition,1,positive
 this often-hilarious farce,1,positive
+as if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing,1,positive
 ", though goofy and lurid,",1,positive
 gold,1,positive
 crass and insulting,0,negative
-an intimate contemplation,1,positive
+veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic,0,negative
 would make this a moving experience for people who have n't read the book,1,positive
-have loved it,1,positive
+"yes, mibii is rote work and predictable, but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it.",1,positive
+can impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change.,1,positive
 "of its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity",0,negative
 ( the cockettes ) provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable.',1,positive
 bold biographical fantasia,1,positive
 "if you saw benigni's pinocchio at a public park, you 'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police.",0,negative
-who possibly will enjoy it,0,negative
-is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten,1,positive
-", it still seems endless.",0,negative
+we are undeniably touched.,1,positive
 laugh their *** off,1,positive
-hanna-barbera charm,1,positive
+the ingenuity that parker displays in freshening the play is almost in a class with that of wilde himself.,1,positive
+energetic and original,1,positive
 uninspired philosophical,0,negative
-naïveté,0,negative
 poo-poo,0,negative
 "the year 2002 has conjured up more coming-of-age stories than seem possible, but take care of my cat emerges as the very best of them.",1,positive
-i wanted more.,0,negative
 a just a waste,0,negative
 consider it ` perfection,1,positive
 waste,0,negative
@@ -6668,14 +6653,14 @@ waste,0,negative
 "mattei so completely loses himself to the film's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on, well, love in the time of money.",0,negative
 "notwithstanding my problem with the movie's final half hour, i 'm going to recommend secretary, based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal, and also the unique way shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl -",1,positive
 trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
-run-of-the-mill disney sequel,0,negative
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 all its effective moments,1,positive
 macabre and,0,negative
-intelligent people,1,positive
-sonny needs to overcome gaps in character development and story logic,0,negative
+through contrived plot points,0,negative
 halfway intriguing plot,1,positive
+"it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and, worse, that you have to pay if you want to see it",0,negative
 gives the lie to many clichés,0,negative
+enjoying,1,positive
 "find that real natural, even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish",1,positive
 layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and,0,negative
 from its material that is deliberately unsettling,0,negative
@@ -6687,82 +6672,82 @@ dreamlike ecstasy,1,positive
 humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation,1,positive
 with a modicum of patience,1,positive
 conflict,0,negative
+worst possibilities,0,negative
 it's loud and boring ; watching it is like being trapped at a bad rock concert.,0,negative
 "some of the biggest names in japanese anime, with impressive results",1,positive
-loses,0,negative
 of elephant feces,0,negative
-most delightful,1,positive
+does n't mean it's good enough for our girls,0,negative
 a triumph of imagination,1,positive
+a convincing impersonation,1,positive
 "as quiet, patient and tenacious as mr. lopez himself",1,positive
 a beautifully tooled action thriller about love and terrorism in korea.,1,positive
 pack it with enough action to satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood,1,positive
 the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy,0,negative
 in need of a scented bath,0,negative
+the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché,0,negative
 first great film,1,positive
-it equals the original and in some ways even betters it,1,positive
+a feel movie,1,positive
 of direct-to-video nash,0,negative
-energetic and,1,positive
 unwary,0,negative
+a nice coffee table book,1,positive
+an all-around good time at the movies this summer,1,positive
 to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience,1,positive
-the finish line,1,positive
+it would be easy for critics to shred it,0,negative
 a satisfying summer blockbuster,1,positive
+"cuts to the core of what it actually means to face your fears, to be a girl in a world of boys, to be a boy truly in love with a girl, and to ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you",1,positive
 trapped,0,negative
 "frantic than involving, more chaotic than entertaining",0,negative
-the grandness,1,positive
+leaves viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances.,0,negative
 "flat, misguided comedy.",0,negative
-"lets go your emotions, taking them to surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous, passionate, and at times uncommonly moving",1,positive
+funny and,1,positive
 in an art film!,1,positive
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+find in these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective,1,positive
 to care about,1,positive
-the funniest american comedy,1,positive
-the con,0,negative
-the case for a strong education and good teachers being more valuable in the way they help increase an average student's self-esteem,1,positive
+be liked sometimes,1,positive
+is an earnest study in despair,1,positive
+the mark of a documentary that works,1,positive
 "but for the most part, the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness.",0,negative
-flashy twists,1,positive
+a message that cautions children about disturbing the world's delicate ecological balance,1,positive
 ", and irritating",0,negative
-this is a sincerely crafted picture that deserves to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies.,1,positive
+", it's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film.",0,negative
+make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster,1,positive
 "more mature than fatal attraction, more complete than indecent proposal and",1,positive
-firmly believe that a good video game movie is going to show up soon.,1,positive
 ever released by a major film studio.,1,positive
-a sloppy slapstick,0,negative
+offers an interesting bit of speculation,1,positive
 brutally labored and unfunny,0,negative
+will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches,1,positive
 peace is possible,1,positive
-"seen 10,000 times",1,positive
+inquisitive enough,1,positive
 the muck,0,negative
+may prove to be ( tsai's ) masterpiece.,1,positive
 "want to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead",0,negative
-'re the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
 a road-trip drama with too many wrong turns,0,negative
 drawing wrenching performances,1,positive
 interesting matters of identity and heritage,1,positive
 "focusing on eccentricity but failing, ultimately, to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs",0,negative
-is a strong directorial stamp on every frame of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye.,1,positive
-the basic flaws,0,negative
-is an intelligent flick that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling,1,positive
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-the film would be a total washout.,0,negative
 is at once a tough pill to swallow and a minor miracle of self-expression,1,positive
-five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay ; it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before.,0,negative
-followed through on her defiance of the saccharine,1,positive
+"not only is it a charming, funny and beautifully crafted import, it uses very little dialogue, making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time.",1,positive
 boys ',1,positive
+its own brilliance,1,positive
 ", this deeply moving french drama develops a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times.",1,positive
 "shiri is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement, but it also has a strong dramatic and emotional pull that gradually sneaks up on the audience.",1,positive
-"some kid who ca n't act, only echoes of jordan, and",0,negative
+an in-your-face family drama and black comedy that is filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love,1,positive
+"broomfield reminds us that beneath the hype, the celebrity, the high life, the conspiracies and the mystery there were once a couple of bright young men -- promising, talented, charismatic and tragically doomed.",1,positive
 "is the kind of movie that's critic-proof, simply because it aims so low.",0,negative
+musical number,1,positive
 "this is cruel, misanthropic stuff with only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy.",0,negative
 the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster.,0,negative
 old-fashioned storytelling,1,positive
-"repellent to fully endear itself to american art house audiences, but it is notable for its stylistic austerity and forcefulness.",1,positive
-"seen through the right eyes, with the right actors and with the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do",1,positive
+"this orange has some juice, but it's far from fresh-squeezed.",0,negative
+it uses some of the figures from the real-life story to portray themselves in the film.,1,positive
 the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada.,0,negative
 an encouraging new direction for la salle,1,positive
-remains vividly in memory,1,positive
-half-baked setups and,0,negative
 lose,0,negative
 "this little $ 1.8 million charmer,",1,positive
-dullest kiddie flicks,0,negative
 holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm,1,positive
-"got some good, organic character work, lots of obvious political insights and little room for engaging, imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2",1,positive
-to classify as it is hard to resist,1,positive
+while broomfield's film does n't capture the effect of these tragic deaths on hip-hop culture,0,negative
 its chicken heart,0,negative
 by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
 "a touching, transcendent love story",1,positive
@@ -6773,12 +6758,14 @@ never clearly defines his characters or,0,negative
 "with very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors like swimming with sharks and the player, this latest skewering",0,negative
 so devoid,0,negative
 poignant and delicately,1,positive
+ludicrous and,0,negative
+as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast,1,positive
+"it's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here, but it's so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through",0,negative
 from cowering poverty to courage and happiness,1,positive
-"signposts marking the slow, lingering death of imagination",0,negative
+"the gifted crudup has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself, and his cipherlike personality and bad behavior would play fine if the movie knew what to do with him.",0,negative
 have read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame,0,negative
 heart-warming,1,positive
 a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
-explode obnoxiously,0,negative
 is wry and engrossing.,1,positive
 almost every relationship and personality in the film yields surprises.,1,positive
 "particularly joyless, and exceedingly dull, period",0,negative
@@ -6786,61 +6773,59 @@ to use the word `` new '' in its title,0,negative
 not particularly scary,0,negative
 "of unparalleled proportions, writer-director parker",1,positive
 "a fine, rousing, g-rated family film,",1,positive
-'s supposed to be a romantic comedy,0,negative
-add anything fresh,1,positive
-"has the grace to call for prevention rather than to place blame, making it one of the best war movies ever made",1,positive
 "exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie",0,negative
 that relies on lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed,1,positive
-"while this one gets off with a good natured warning, future lizard endeavors will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter",0,negative
+the dialogue is cumbersome,0,negative
 ", romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just does n't figure in the present hollywood program.",0,negative
+"to imagine that a more confused, less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002",0,negative
 sin,0,negative
 a jumbled fantasy comedy that did not figure out a coherent game,0,negative
 "like a ruse, a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
 "in that it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",1,positive
+"is most remarkable not because of its epic scope, but because of the startling intimacy",1,positive
 "a college story that works even without vulgarity, sex scenes, and cussing",1,positive
+films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
 "a remarkable movie with an unsatisfying ending, which is just the point.",1,positive
 nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is,1,positive
+cheatfully,0,negative
 be a straightforward bio,1,positive
 "here, common sense flies out the window, along with the hail of bullets, none of which ever seem to hit sascha.",0,negative
-"wickedly funny, visually engrossing, never boring, this movie challenges us to think about the ways we consume pop culture.",1,positive
 this surprisingly decent flick,1,positive
 is heartfelt and achingly real,1,positive
-in genre cliches,0,negative
-the movie tries to make sense of its title character,0,negative
+the falcon arrives in the skies above manhattan,1,positive
 "lost his touch, bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film",0,negative
 "does strong, measured work.",1,positive
+a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland,0,negative
 a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed,0,negative
-be tried as a war criminal,0,negative
-"there's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life,",1,positive
+"surprising highs, sorrowful lows and",1,positive
 pastel landscapes,1,positive
-no interesting concept can escape,0,negative
+director nancy savoca's no-frills record of a show forged in still-raw emotions captures the unsettled tenor of that post 9-11 period far better than a more measured or polished production ever could.,1,positive
+it would be,1,positive
+"on a cutting room floor somewhere lies ... footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant, ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire.",0,negative
 flickering reminders of the ties that bind us,1,positive
 director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon,1,positive
-has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing.,1,positive
+it begins to fade from memory,0,negative
 a sudden lunch rush,1,positive
+a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
+combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise,1,positive
 not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images,1,positive
-repulsive and depressing,0,negative
-"lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that, ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year",0,negative
+watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves,0,negative
 intense experience,1,positive
-heedless,0,negative
 little uneven,0,negative
-very ugly,0,negative
-the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and,0,negative
+sealed with a kiss,1,positive
+why this project was undertaken,0,negative
 dilutes the pleasure of watching them,0,negative
 "the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded, and",1,positive
 can get your money back,0,negative
-this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors.,0,negative
 the most entertaining monster movies in ages,1,positive
-and well acted ... but admittedly problematic in its narrative specifics,1,positive
-'s rare,1,positive
-gets vivid performances from her cast,1,positive
 the preachy,0,negative
+lovingly,1,positive
+"a sexy, peculiar and always entertaining costume drama set in renaissance spain, and the fact that it's based on true events somehow makes it all the more compelling.",1,positive
 "brings a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project, as if she's cut open a vein and bled the raw film stock.",1,positive
-the power of this movie,1,positive
+confusion and,0,negative
+"of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes",1,positive
 too immature and unappealing to care about,0,negative
--- she's pretty and she can act --,1,positive
 proves that a nightmare is a wish a studio's wallet makes.,0,negative
-nice to see piscopo again after all these years,1,positive
 "a quiet, disquieting triumph.",1,positive
 "in other words, about as bad a film you 're likely to see all year.",0,negative
 self-discovery,1,positive
@@ -6848,136 +6833,134 @@ self-discovery,1,positive
 knockoff.,0,negative
 "all the stomach-turning violence, colorful new york gang lore",0,negative
 "odd, rapt spell",0,negative
+"but it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world's best actors, daniel auteuil,",1,positive
 "a master of shadow, quietude, and room noise",1,positive
-amazing finesse,1,positive
-no film could possibly be more contemptuous of the single female population.,0,negative
-smug and convoluted action-comedy that,0,negative
+never fails to entertain,1,positive
+you liked the previous movies in the series,1,positive
+if argento's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve,1,positive
 a movie version of a paint-by-numbers picture,0,negative
 "is really, really stupid.",0,negative
+underdone,0,negative
 "to hear the full story of jonah's despair -- in all its agonizing, catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it",0,negative
+shallow and dim-witted,0,negative
 "despite suffering a sense-of-humour failure, the man who wrote rocky does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this.",0,negative
+the powerful,1,positive
 kung pow sets a new benchmark for lameness.,0,negative
+than bad,0,negative
 it is flawed,0,negative
+anyone in his right mind would want to see the it,1,positive
+is one carried by a strong sense of humanism,1,positive
 this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary.,0,negative
-a laundry list of minor shortcomings,0,negative
-much of this slick and sprightly cgi feature,1,positive
-"flashy gadgets and whirling fight sequences may look cool, but they ca n't distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up.",0,negative
-"lack contrast,",0,negative
-the supernatural trappings only obscure the message,0,negative
+antwone fisher certainly does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories,1,positive
+"the april 2002 instalment of the american war for independence, complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence, but not a drop of human blood.",0,negative
 gently humorous and touching.,1,positive
-the mess that is world traveler,0,negative
-compelling character,1,positive
+a film of quiet power,1,positive
 "with an expressive face reminiscent of gong li and a vivid personality like zhang ziyi's, dong stakes out the emotional heart of happy.",1,positive
-ironically killer soundtrack,1,positive
 "no way original, or even all that memorable, but as downtown saturday matinee brain candy",0,negative
-the whole thing comes off like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break.,0,negative
 "'s a persistent theatrical sentiment and a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling, which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title.",0,negative
-an unruly adolescent boy,1,positive
 does little here,0,negative
-contemplative,1,positive
 doze off thirty minutes into the film,0,negative
+embodies the transformation of his character completely,1,positive
 "an affable but undernourished romantic comedy that fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer's previous collaboration, miss congeniality.",0,negative
 making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters,0,negative
-the seemingly irreconcilable situation,0,negative
+in all its strange quirks,1,positive
 's a pale imitation,0,negative
 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live,1,positive
-useless movie,0,negative
+"... flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and often fabulous, with a solid cast, noteworthy characters, delicious dialogue and a wide supply of effective sight gags.",1,positive
 ", we get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized.",0,negative
 than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album,0,negative
 a zippy jazzy score,1,positive
 ( a ) stale retread of the '53 original,0,negative
 ", charming and quirky",1,positive
 it is thought-provoking.,1,positive
-in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.,0,negative
 directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory.,0,negative
 know the picture is in trouble.,0,negative
 "this film is an act of spiritual faith -- an eloquent, deeply felt meditation on the nature of compassion.",1,positive
-a movie that's held captive by mediocrity.,0,negative
+the film fails to fulfill its own ambitious goals,0,negative
 damaged-goods,0,negative
-what's really so appealing about the characters is their resemblance to everyday children.,1,positive
 curious about each other against all odds,1,positive
 mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot,0,negative
 "lack depth or complexity, with the ironic exception of scooter",0,negative
+'s why sex and lucia is so alluring.,1,positive
 "no new plot conceptions or environmental changes, just different bodies for sharp objects to rip through.",0,negative
 "obviously, a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential.",0,negative
 ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story,1,positive
+with a pleasing verisimilitude,1,positive
+the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities,1,positive
+achingly human,1,positive
 it's pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish.,0,negative
 "no one can doubt the filmmakers ' motives, but the guys still feels counterproductive.",0,negative
 a sun-drenched masterpiece,1,positive
 an american ( and an america ) always reaching for something just outside his grasp,0,negative
 a provocateur,1,positive
-"what ( denis ) accomplishes in his chilling, unnerving film",1,positive
 "hard, cold effect",0,negative
 his inspiration,1,positive
+"some kid who ca n't act, only echoes of jordan",0,negative
 a sea of visual and verbal clichés,0,negative
 the characters seem one-dimensional,0,negative
-of the recent hollywood trip tripe,0,negative
-"the real star of this movie is the score, as in the songs translate well to film, and it's really well directed",1,positive
+drowned out by director jon purdy's sledgehammer sap,0,negative
 cho's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want ... but it's still damn funny stuff,1,positive
-to laugh at how bad,0,negative
-enchanting ...,1,positive
+wo n't score points for political correctness,0,negative
 it's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark.,1,positive
+who cares?,0,negative
+"a banal, virulently unpleasant excuse for a romantic comedy.",0,negative
+to do a little fleeing of its own,0,negative
+the heart and soul of cinema,1,positive
 repulsive,0,negative
 ", mass drug-induced bowel evacuations, and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits.",0,negative
-"is so slovenly done, so primitive in technique, that it ca n't really be called animation",0,negative
+a straight-to-video movie,0,negative
+"clockstoppers is one of those crazy, mixed-up films that does n't know what it wants to be when it grows up.",0,negative
 charming than in about a boy,1,positive
-"with her small, intelligent eyes",1,positive
+like any of these despicable characters,0,negative
+you have left the theater,0,negative
 "the film unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller, until the tragedy beneath it all gradually reveals itself.",1,positive
-fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people,0,negative
 profound humanity,1,positive
 "the chateau belongs to rudd, whose portrait of a therapy-dependent flakeball spouting french malapropisms ... is a nonstop hoot.",1,positive
-"a hugely enjoyable film about changing times, clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza",1,positive
-"if disney's cinderella proved that ' a dream is a wish your heart makes, ' then cinderella ii proves that a nightmare is a wish a studio's wallet makes.",0,negative
-it's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline ; everything that's good is ultimately scuttled by a plot that's just too boring and obvious.,0,negative
-a rich tale of our times,1,positive
+as tryingly as the title,0,negative
 ", imaginative filmmaking",1,positive
 "crossroads feels like a teenybopper ed wood film, replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama.",0,negative
-blue crush is so prolonged and boring it is n't even close to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be.,0,negative
-an enormously entertaining movie,1,positive
+"blade ii merges bits and pieces from fighting games, wire fu, horror movies, mystery, james bond, wrestling, sci-fi and anime into one big bloody stew.",1,positive
 a surprisingly charming and even witty match,1,positive
+that chin's film serves up with style and empathy,1,positive
 muted freak-out,0,negative
 a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so.,0,negative
+particular talents,1,positive
 be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation that can be found in dragonfly,0,negative
-"it's definitely not made for kids or their parents, for that matter",0,negative
+rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed,1,positive
 entry number twenty the worst of the brosnan bunch,0,negative
 "'s all stitched together with energy, intelligence and verve, enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage",1,positive
+"is the kind of movie during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness, at its idiocy, at its utterly misplaced earnestness",0,negative
+to great artistic significance,1,positive
+little emotional resonance,0,negative
 revelatory and,1,positive
 an average kid-empowerment fantasy with slightly above-average brains.,1,positive
 surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia,0,negative
-lessen the overall impact the movie could have had,0,negative
-scarcely worth a mention apart from reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters,0,negative
+"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly, and",1,positive
 has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie,0,negative
 go wrong,0,negative
 "while the story's undeniably hard to follow, iwai's gorgeous visuals seduce.",1,positive
-wanted to leave,0,negative
+"the script covers huge, heavy topics in a bland, surfacey way that does n't offer any insight into why, for instance, good things happen to bad people.",0,negative
 's flawed and brilliant,1,positive
-that the film's length becomes a part of its fun,1,positive
-argentinian thriller,1,positive
-almost peerlessly unsettling.,0,negative
 to some truly excellent sequences,1,positive
 does such a good job of it that family fundamentals gets you riled up,1,positive
-satisfies,1,positive
+"not once in the rush to save the day did i become very involved in the proceedings ; to me, it was just a matter of ` eh.'",0,negative
 it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before,0,negative
 captivatingly,1,positive
 is adequate,1,positive
 "is a lumbering, wheezy drag",0,negative
 glossy hollywood,0,negative
 a strong first act and,1,positive
-"'s ) quite a bit of heart, as you would expect from the directors of the little mermaid and aladdin",1,positive
 often achieves a level of connection and concern,1,positive
 you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie,0,negative
 a movie that sends you out of the theater feeling like you 've actually spent time living in another community.,1,positive
 "very well-meaning movie,",1,positive
 colorful and controversial,1,positive
 corny conventions,0,negative
-attack,0,negative
-well-intentioned effort,1,positive
 were that grand a failure,0,negative
 clueless does south fork,0,negative
-glib but,0,negative
 far more demanding than it needs to be,0,negative
 two not very absorbing characters,0,negative
-a fifty car pileup,0,negative
+the lack,0,negative
 "american musical comedy as we know it would n't exist without the precedent of yiddish theater, whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway.",1,positive
 "to embrace small, sweet ` evelyn",1,positive
 the tiny events that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice,1,positive
@@ -6985,6 +6968,7 @@ the tiny events that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep sudd
 "a gorgeously strange movie,",1,positive
 left off the film's predictable denouement,0,negative
 "been replaced with morph, a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around",1,positive
+motivated by nothing,0,negative
 "the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn,",0,negative
 blow it off the screen,0,negative
 "'s really little more than a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy, enervating and deadeningly drawn-out.",0,negative
@@ -6993,89 +6977,92 @@ the climactic burst of violence,0,negative
 want my money back,0,negative
 let this morph into a typical romantic triangle,0,negative
 moldering pile,0,negative
-that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside,1,positive
+"inherently caustic and oddly whimsical, the film chimes in on the grieving process and strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss.",1,positive
 a long shot,0,negative
 an effective portrait of a life in stasis -- of the power of inertia to arrest development in a dead-end existence.,1,positive
 very least,0,negative
+"gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet, genuine chemistry.",1,positive
 the worst movies of one year,0,negative
 "not a strike against yang's similarly themed yi yi, but i found what time?",0,negative
 to lowly studio hack,0,negative
-interesting social,1,positive
 which has a handful of smart jokes,1,positive
+is more than merely a holocaust movie,1,positive
+"dense, exhilarating documentary",1,positive
 "the script, which has a handful of smart jokes",1,positive
 great equalizer,1,positive
 abandoned their slim hopes and dreams,0,negative
 humorous and tender,1,positive
 snide and prejudice.,0,negative
-is simply a well-made and satisfying thriller,1,positive
 a compelling,1,positive
+he refuses to evaluate his own work,0,negative
 "be ( assayas ' ) homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality, ' in all its fusty squareness",1,positive
-in place for a great film noir,1,positive
+while huppert ... is magnificent,1,positive
+robust and scary,1,positive
 my big fat greek wedding is not only the best date movie of the year,1,positive
 there's never a dull moment in the giant spider invasion comic chiller,1,positive
 's plenty to offend everyone ...,0,negative
 from the writing and direction to the soggy performances --,0,negative
-"it's a thin notion, repetitively stretched out to feature length, awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects, droning house music and flat, flat dialogue.",0,negative
-"that really, really, really good things can come in enormous packages",1,positive
 "smart, funny, subtle, and resonant",1,positive
 no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2,0,negative
+is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes.,0,negative
+a positively thrilling combination,1,positive
 's why sex and lucia is so alluring,1,positive
 only a genius,0,negative
 flamboyant female comics,1,positive
 "drama, suspense, revenge, and romance",1,positive
-makes absolutely no sense,0,negative
 strolls,1,positive
-"upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing",1,positive
 "it is impossible to find the film anything but appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived, and totally lacking in conviction",0,negative
 "is that for the most part, the film is deadly dull",0,negative
 manages to generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal,1,positive
 become smug or sanctimonious,0,negative
 i do n't mean that in a good way,0,negative
+makes for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while.,1,positive
 his excellent cast,1,positive
-phoney-feeling sentiment,0,negative
-on cotton candy,1,positive
+is more in love with strangeness than excellence,0,negative
+is extraordinarily good.,1,positive
 stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
-lyne's stolid remake,1,positive
+she's a pretty woman,1,positive
 little wit and no surprises,0,negative
+as temptingly easy,1,positive
 whole subplots have no explanation or even plot relevance,0,negative
+"jagger, stoppard and",1,positive
+adult movies,0,negative
 make a gorgeous pair,1,positive
 paid in full has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years.,1,positive
 spooky new thriller,1,positive
 whether you can tolerate leon barlow,0,negative
+effortless,1,positive
 a light-hearted way,1,positive
-its epic scope,1,positive
-"the biggest is that secret ballot is a comedy, both gentle and biting.",1,positive
+use of his particular talents.,1,positive
+outshined,0,negative
 zellweger's whiny pouty-lipped poof faced and spindly attempt at playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a,0,negative
 not great,0,negative
-terrific,1,positive
 lightweight meaning,0,negative
-the light comedic work,1,positive
 share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle,1,positive
+on the young woman's infirmity and her naive dreams,0,negative
 as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line,0,negative
 "strange, funny, twisted, brilliant and macabre",1,positive
-by writer-director kurt wimmer,1,positive
-", but also more than anything else slight ... tadpole pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations.",0,negative
-what you expect is just what you get ... assuming the bar of expectations has n't been raised above sixth-grade height.,0,negative
 takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals,1,positive
+a prostitute,0,negative
+"it's a glorified sitcom, and a long, unfunny one at that.",0,negative
 be more genial than ingenious,0,negative
 to insulting the intelligence of anyone who has n't been living under a rock,0,negative
 slimed,0,negative
 is too loud and thoroughly overbearing,0,negative
-between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked,1,positive
+makes no difference in the least,0,negative
 the bad reviews,0,negative
+smug self-satisfaction,0,negative
 will worm its way there,1,positive
 accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency.,1,positive
 "a smart and funny, albeit sometimes superficial, cautionary tale of a technology in search of an artist.",1,positive
 shrewdly,1,positive
 such subtlety and warmth,1,positive
-"plain, unimaginative",0,negative
-that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '',0,negative
-disney's cinderella proved that ' a dream is a wish your heart makes,1,positive
 a stunning film,1,positive
+well-structured film,1,positive
+"a horrible, 99-minute",0,negative
 as a girl-meets-girl romantic comedy,1,positive
 "nothing happens,",0,negative
-shapeless and uninflected,0,negative
-sometimes a chuckle,1,positive
+sadistic,0,negative
 "the movie is n't painfully bad, something to be ` fully experienced ' ; it's just tediously bad, something to be fully forgotten",0,negative
 cram earplugs,0,negative
 chatty fish,0,negative
@@ -7084,48 +7071,46 @@ stalls,0,negative
 manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema,1,positive
 welcome and heartwarming,1,positive
 "energy, intelligence and verve, enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage",1,positive
+is that it's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,0,negative
 "some people march to the beat of a different drum, and if you ever wondered what kind of houses those people live in, this documentary takes a look at 5 alternative housing options",1,positive
 i mind ugly,0,negative
-low-rent retread,0,negative
+"soderbergh's best films, `` erin brockovich, '' `` out of sight '' and",1,positive
 somewhat tired,0,negative
 crude and unrelentingly exploitative,0,negative
 starts with a legend and ends with a story that is so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true,1,positive
 "... a complete shambles of a movie so sloppy, so uneven, so damn unpleasant that i ca n't believe any viewer, young or old, would have a good time here.",0,negative
 it's a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit.,0,negative
+"schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs, and",0,negative
 leaves a lot to be desired,0,negative
+"claims to sort the bad guys from the good, which is its essential problem.",0,negative
 "none of this sounds promising and, indeed, the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector's lens.",0,negative
-"stuart little 2 is a light, fun cheese puff of a movie.",1,positive
-candid,1,positive
 memorable performances,1,positive
 "ugly, irritating",0,negative
-"was so uninspiring that even a story immersed in love, lust, and sin could n't keep my attention",0,negative
 enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode,0,negative
 's sweet.,1,positive
-it just did n't mean much to me and played too skewed to ever get a hold on ( or be entertained by ).,0,negative
 fluffy,1,positive
+in venice,1,positive
+"an unsettling, memorable cinematic experience",1,positive
 "it's hard to care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful, self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress.",0,negative
-surprisingly insightful,1,positive
-does not make for much of a movie,0,negative
-in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience,0,negative
+will keep them awake,1,positive
+a potentially sudsy set-up,0,negative
 a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation,1,positive
 of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest,0,negative
-is nothing short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy.,0,negative
 ", resonant gem",1,positive
 "an abyss of clichés, depression and bad alternative music",0,negative
 for its rather slow beginning,0,negative
 to suspense thriller,1,positive
 the film is every bit as fascinating as it is flawed.,1,positive
 harrowing and uplifting,1,positive
-"hopeful and, perhaps paradoxically, illuminated",1,positive
-fluffy and disposible.,0,negative
-something of the ultimate scorsese film,1,positive
-in addition to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history,0,negative
+the humor dwindles.,0,negative
+of the guru who helped,1,positive
+birot's,0,negative
 "is murder by numbers, and as easy to be bored by as your abc's, despite a few whopping shootouts.",0,negative
 "offbeat humor, amusing characters,",1,positive
-to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence,0,negative
 extremely flat,0,negative
 most original american productions,1,positive
 "quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing",1,positive
+make you think about existential suffering,1,positive
 directing with a sure and measured hand,1,positive
 left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity,0,negative
 "sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama",1,positive
@@ -7133,191 +7118,192 @@ left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards all
 a seriously bad film with seriously,0,negative
 just as rewarding,1,positive
 treat for its depiction on not giving up on dreams when you 're a struggling nobody.,1,positive
-remind one of a really solid woody allen film,1,positive
 first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
-"but believe it or not, it's one of the most beautiful, evocative works i 've seen.",1,positive
 fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time,0,negative
 "in the end, there is n't much to it.",0,negative
+"all awkward, static",0,negative
+grant is n't cary and bullock is n't katherine.,0,negative
 "does n't really know or care about the characters, and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events",0,negative
 it does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds,1,positive
 the gift of tears,1,positive
-a bad name,0,negative
+as wonderful on the big screen,1,positive
+this emotional car-wreck,0,negative
+"a gem of a romantic crime comedy that turns out to be clever, amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
 on ugly digital video,0,negative
 high-concept scenario,1,positive
+could n't come up with a better script.,0,negative
 "argue that entering a church, synagogue or temple does n't mean you have to check your brain at the door",0,negative
+with a fresh point of view,1,positive
+"slow, predictable and not very amusing",0,negative
 's nothing interesting in unfaithful whatsoever.,0,negative
-juvenile camera movements,0,negative
-"that kate is n't very bright, but that she has n't been worth caring about",0,negative
-", actor raymond j. barry is perfectly creepy and believable.",1,positive
+"of boredom to the point of collapse, turning into a black hole of dullness, from which no interesting concept can escape",0,negative
+remake sleepless in seattle again and again,0,negative
 "it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves,",0,negative
 all give life to these broken characters who are trying to make their way through this tragedy,1,positive
 "the three leads produce adequate performances, but what's missing from this material is any depth of feeling.",0,negative
-"of geriatric dirty harry, which will please eastwood's loyal fans -- and suits the story, wherein our hero must ride roughshod over incompetent cops to get his man",1,positive
-"with `` ichi the killer '', takashi miike, japan's wildest filmmaker gives us a crime fighter carrying more emotional baggage than batman ...",0,negative
-final act,1,positive
+"dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo, manipulative sentimentality, and sappy dialogue.",0,negative
 acceptable,1,positive
 imaginatively mixed cast,1,positive
-diverting and modest,1,positive
-are mean giggles and pulchritude.,0,negative
-virtuoso,1,positive
+is just too bad the film's story does not live up to its style,0,negative
 "the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored, cheering the pratfalls but little else ; their parents, wise folks that they are, read books.",0,negative
 burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
-the drama that gives added clout to this doc,1,positive
-vile enough,0,negative
 real women have curves wears its empowerment on its sleeve,1,positive
-separates comics from the people laughing in the crowd,1,positive
 is bright and flashy in all the right ways.,1,positive
+"this nervy oddity, like modern art",1,positive
+clever and unexpected,1,positive
+puts to rest any thought that the german film industry can not make a delightful comedy centering on food.,1,positive
 technically proficient,1,positive
+even worse than its title,0,negative
 "there's ) quite a bit of heart, as you would expect from the directors of the little mermaid and aladdin.",1,positive
 stronger,1,positive
 's too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience.,0,negative
+impossible to indulge the fanciful daydreams of janice beard ( eileen walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant,0,negative
 is n't talking a talk that appeals to me,0,negative
-carlos,1,positive
 put on your own mystery science theatre 3000 tribute to what is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,0,negative
 a funny little film,1,positive
 "a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and",1,positive
+certainly got lost in the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile.,0,negative
 the direction is intelligently accomplished,1,positive
 disney's 1937 breakthrough,1,positive
-'s so striking about jolie's performance,1,positive
-peppered with false starts,0,negative
-"a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy",0,negative
-shamelessly manipulative,0,negative
+titillating material,1,positive
+can handle,1,positive
 "a chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline",0,negative
 ", pratfalls, dares, injuries, etc.",0,negative
-"the leads are so unmemorable, despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes, that one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material.",0,negative
+an inspiring tale,1,positive
 "i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop,",0,negative
-"a preposterous, prurient whodunit",0,negative
 "energetic, extreme-sports adventure",1,positive
+the best rock,1,positive
 backed by sheer nerve,1,positive
-'s only in fairy tales that princesses that are married for political reason live happily ever after,0,negative
+avoiding eye contact and,0,negative
 too fast,0,negative
-richly resonant work,1,positive
 demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake,1,positive
 much of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance,0,negative
-"bluer than the atlantic and more biologically detailed than an autopsy, the movie ... is, also, frequently hilarious.",1,positive
-his dead mother,0,negative
 -- that the ` true story ' by which all the queen's men is allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen.,0,negative
+"is a celebration of feminine energy, a tribute to the power of women to heal",1,positive
+"to be going through the motions, beginning with the pale script",0,negative
 is unusual but unfortunately also irritating.,0,negative
 almost impossible,0,negative
 unconcerned,0,negative
+unstinting,0,negative
 "in old-fashioned screenwriting parlance, ms. shreve's novel proved too difficult a text to ` lick, ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast.",0,negative
+the unbearable lightness of being,1,positive
 believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
+witty feature,1,positive
 it's a worthy entry in the french coming-of-age genre,1,positive
-"who, exactly, is fighting whom here",0,negative
 smart,1,positive
+"there's no real sense of suspense, and",0,negative
 threw loads of money at an idea that should 've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans,0,negative
 thumbs down,0,negative
+a mimetic approximation of better films,0,negative
 "successfully blended satire,",1,positive
-psychologically unpersuasive,0,negative
+spectacle and pacing,1,positive
 "it's light on the chills and heavy on the atmospheric weirdness, and there are moments of jaw-droppingly odd behavior -- yet i found it weirdly appealing.",1,positive
 ", he showcases davies as a young woman of great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
-targeted to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic.,0,negative
 the surprise ending,1,positive
-filmed more irresistibly than in ` baran,1,positive
-"'s muy loco, but no more ridiculous",0,negative
 the animated sequences are well done and perfectly constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination and creating adventure out of angst.,1,positive
-with a tawdry b-movie scum,0,negative
 "smitten document of a troubadour, his acolytes, and the triumph of his band.",1,positive
-a really good premise,1,positive
-whirlwind,1,positive
 "full of sex, drugs and rock",1,positive
 "`` sorority boys '' was funnier, and that movie was pretty bad.",0,negative
 artistic significance,1,positive
 's rarely as moronic as some campus gross-out films,0,negative
 "is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest, crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself.",1,positive
-sitting through dahmer's two hours amounts to little more than punishment.,0,negative
 of a predictable outcome and a screenplay,0,negative
-like reading a research paper,1,positive
 proud warrior,1,positive
+"'s crafty, energetic and smart",1,positive
 groaners,0,negative
+one senses,1,positive
+"goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures, and it looks as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab",0,negative
+"is hard to dismiss -- moody, thoughtful",1,positive
 is undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold.,0,negative
 of her life with the imagery in her paintings,1,positive
+sad sack,0,negative
+recreates both the physical setting and emotional tensions of the papin sisters,1,positive
 daft by half ... but,1,positive
 its lavish formalism and intellectual austerity,1,positive
 "for once, a movie does not proclaim the truth about two love-struck somebodies, but permits them time and space to convince us of that all on their own.",1,positive
 preciousness,1,positive
 is also a work of deft and subtle poetry,1,positive
-plotless collection of moronic stunts,0,negative
 plain old blarney,0,negative
+has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right,1,positive
 one of the best looking and stylish,1,positive
 "important, original talent",1,positive
 to the divine calling of education and a demonstration of the painstaking,1,positive
-the cast is top-notch and,1,positive
 give what may be the performances of their careers.,1,positive
-she can act,1,positive
-"gone, replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks",0,negative
+cruelty and suffering,0,negative
 without overdoing it,1,positive
 "contrived, awkward and filled with unintended laughs, the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster.",0,negative
-well-made but mush-hearted.,1,positive
+"that even a story immersed in love, lust, and sin could n't keep my attention",0,negative
 "of the most complex, generous and subversive artworks of the last decade",1,positive
 lays out a narrative puzzle that interweaves individual stories,1,positive
+inventive screenplay,1,positive
 of human frailty fascinates,1,positive
 gets under our skin and,1,positive
-returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s,1,positive
+is not as well-conceived as either of those films,0,negative
 a huge amount of the credit for the film,1,positive
 during a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that's packed with just as much intelligence as action,1,positive
 good man,1,positive
 linking a halfwit plot,0,negative
-sub-formulaic slap,0,negative
+it is that it does n't give a damn.,0,negative
 the group's playful spark of nonconformity,1,positive
 of what made old-time b movies good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion,1,positive
 out-sized,0,negative
 manner and flamboyant style,1,positive
-also rocks.,1,positive
 is a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation.,1,positive
-inventive moments,1,positive
+waste their time on it,0,negative
+an easy film,1,positive
 is a bomb,0,negative
+an adorably whimsical comedy that deserves more than a passing twinkle,1,positive
 engaging and unpredictable character pieces,1,positive
+of the theater feeling,1,positive
 rather bland,0,negative
+"there are n't many conclusive answers in the film, but there is an interesting story of pointed personalities, courage, tragedy and the little guys vs. the big guys.",1,positive
 hip ',1,positive
-the darkest variety,0,negative
-the butt of its own joke,0,negative
+most sincere,1,positive
 fascinating,1,positive
+", you 'll be rewarded with some fine acting.",1,positive
 broken with her friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil,1,positive
+a terrific look,1,positive
 sword-and-sorcery plot,1,positive
 in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell,0,negative
-the best silly horror movies,1,positive
 its flaws,0,negative
 watching this waste of time,0,negative
 disappointingly generic,0,negative
-well enough,1,positive
-the film is insightful about kissinger's background and history.,1,positive
+"aided by a cast that seems to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one, ms. mirren, who did )",1,positive
+needed so badly but what is virtually absent,0,negative
+is merely a charmless witch,0,negative
 's too harsh,0,negative
-"so, i trust",1,positive
-flashes of mordant humor,1,positive
 "long on the irrelevant as on the engaging, which gradually turns what time",0,negative
 wild ride,1,positive
-a literary detective story is still a detective story,0,negative
+did n't laugh.,0,negative
 cowardly,0,negative
+redeemed by its stars,1,positive
 noyce brings out the allegory with remarkable skill,1,positive
 the best films,1,positive
-achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding,1,positive
 captures the complicated relationships in a marching band,1,positive
 has its moments in looking at the comic effects of jealousy,1,positive
 give credit to affleck,1,positive
-can not guess why the cast and crew did n't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
 a wonderful thing,1,positive
 strong and convincing performances,1,positive
+"of serious subject matter and dark, funny humor",1,positive
 grenade,0,negative
+"parochial, accessible to a chosen few, standoffish to everyone else, and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill",0,negative
 that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating,0,negative
-", numbing action sequence made up mostly of routine stuff yuen has given us before.",0,negative
 "the story itself it mostly told through on-camera interviews with several survivors, whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it's as if it all happened only yesterday",1,positive
-rendered in as flat,0,negative
-"kiddie entertainment, sophisticated wit and symbolic graphic design",1,positive
 more good than great,1,positive
 "gut-wrenching, frightening war scenes since `` saving private ryan ''",1,positive
-corny,0,negative
 a dream is a wish your heart makes,1,positive
 ", you come to believe that nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals.",1,positive
 those visual in-jokes,1,positive
-'s spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh,0,negative
 "has about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity.",0,negative
 muddy psychological thriller,0,negative
-in the thrill of the company's astonishing growth,1,positive
+you forget you 've been to the movies.,1,positive
+then ends with a whimper,0,negative
 held my interest,1,positive
-a jaunt down memory lane for teens,1,positive
-stretched out to feature length,0,negative
+its source's complexity,1,positive
+dazzling conceptual feat,1,positive
 ideological,1,positive
+more accomplished,1,positive
+"dark humor, gorgeous exterior photography, and",1,positive
 twice removed,1,positive
 dark comedy,1,positive
 trapped at a bad rock concert,0,negative
@@ -7326,126 +7312,125 @@ excels as the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis is a stunning new young talent i
 with a hack script,0,negative
 tough to be startled when you 're almost dozing,0,negative
 nails hard - boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy,1,positive
-the result is a film that's about as subtle as a party political broadcast,0,negative
-"the most moronic screenplays of the year,",0,negative
+a $ 40 million version of a game you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer,0,negative
 informative and breathtakingly spectacular,1,positive
 the movie stirs us as well.,1,positive
 spellbinding fun and deliciously exploitative,1,positive
 dominant,1,positive
 has a compelling story to tell,1,positive
-"the film is n't nearly as downbeat as it sounds, but strikes a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny.",1,positive
-"ash wednesday is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable, with a sterling ensemble cast.",1,positive
 's an entertaining and informative documentary.,1,positive
 so spot on,1,positive
+"has rewards,",1,positive
 of artificial suspense,0,negative
+"a completely spooky piece of business that gets under your skin and, some plot blips aside",1,positive
 will warm your heart,1,positive
+( a ) strong piece of work.,1,positive
 the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d,1,positive
-to describe how bad it is,0,negative
 valentine,1,positive
 arty and,1,positive
 "cassavetes thinks he's making dog day afternoon with a cause, but all he's done is to reduce everything he touches to a shrill, didactic cartoon",0,negative
 best-sustained,1,positive
 so fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second,1,positive
 the film itself is about something very interesting and odd that,1,positive
-"you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead",0,negative
+the adrenaline jolt,1,positive
 manages sweetness largely without stickiness.,1,positive
 "does n't understand that the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny, not actually exploiting it yourself.",0,negative
+the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
 the screenplay never lets us forget that bourne was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him ... there is never really a true `` us '' versus `` them '',1,positive
 farewell-to-innocence movies,0,negative
 is trash,0,negative
-legendary actor michel serrault,1,positive
 falls apart like a cheap lawn chair,0,negative
-a script that assumes you are n't very bright,0,negative
 feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake.,0,negative
+"a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized",1,positive
 fills me with revulsion,0,negative
 's a masterpiece,1,positive
 the film is never dull,1,positive
+gets its greatest play from the timeless spectacle of people really talking to each other,1,positive
 calvin jr.'s barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side,1,positive
-tart,1,positive
+"stodgy, soap opera-ish dialogue",0,negative
 the action and special effects,1,positive
-skeeved out that they 'd need a shower,0,negative
+abandon the theater,0,negative
+that is wickedly fun to watch,1,positive
 sustains a higher plateau with bullock's memorable first interrogation of gosling,1,positive
-worst titles,0,negative
 the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced ... it's a pity that ( nelson's ) achievement does n't match his ambition,0,negative
+crudely literal,0,negative
+revolting,0,negative
 the story is better-focused than the incomprehensible anne rice novel it's based upon,1,positive
 very moving and revelatory,1,positive
+it's an 88-minute highlight reel that's 86 minutes too long.,0,negative
 perfectly pitched,1,positive
 a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait of three aging sisters,1,positive
-unfolds with grace and humor and gradually,1,positive
-holds you,1,positive
-into feel-good territory,1,positive
-unfunny comedy,0,negative
+heady jumble,0,negative
+this is a movie full of grace and,1,positive
+"a spark of new inspiration in it,",1,positive
 tell the best story,1,positive
 bland,0,negative
 a playful iranian parable,1,positive
-"a worthwhile documentary, whether you 're into rap or not, even if it may still leave you wanting more answers as the credits",1,positive
+i have returned from the beyond to warn you :,0,negative
+"the movie does its best to work us over, with second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief, two separate crises during marriage ceremonies, and the lush scenery of the cotswolds.",1,positive
+you wo n't be able to look away for a second,1,positive
 effecting change and inspiring hope,1,positive
 a compelling look at a young woman's tragic odyssey,1,positive
-amuse or entertain,1,positive
-may not rival the filmmaker's period pieces,0,negative
 "because, unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk, it offers hope",1,positive
-"is to say that it does n't follow the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world",1,positive
+in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off,0,negative
 "contrived, maudlin and cliche-ridden",0,negative
 it's a sharp movie about otherwise dull subjects.,1,positive
 soulful development,1,positive
+true and,1,positive
 of splendid performances,1,positive
-"a heart, mind or humor of its own",1,positive
-"an uncomfortable movie, suffocating and sometimes almost senseless",0,negative
-", i 'm the one that i want, in 2000.",1,positive
+for nice evening out,1,positive
 "its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest, your imagination, your empathy or anything, really, save your disgust and your indifference",0,negative
 is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest,0,negative
+an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees,1,positive
 the murk of its own making,0,negative
 mobius strip,0,negative
 takes your breath,1,positive
-a ` direct-to-video ' release,0,negative
 "catches the chaotic horror of war, but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera",0,negative
 from bland actors,0,negative
 "the book's irreverent energy,",1,positive
-the movie is in a class by itself,1,positive
 updating works surprisingly well,1,positive
+"spider-man is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer, and hopefully, sets the tone for a summer of good stuff.",1,positive
 an action cartoon that's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary for the school-age crowd,1,positive
-intellect and feeling,1,positive
 preferable,1,positive
 third act miscalculation,0,negative
 we do get the distinct impression that this franchise is drawing to a close.,0,negative
-"a couple of things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk, most notably the mere presence of duvall",1,positive
 "redone for horses, with fewer deliberate laughs, more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs",0,negative
+no charm,0,negative
 insufferably naive,0,negative
-looks and feels tired.,0,negative
 one only a true believer could relish,1,positive
 on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal,1,positive
+if ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine,0,negative
 in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
 ( `` take care of my cat '' ) is an honestly nice little film that takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals.,1,positive
-every bad action-movie line,0,negative
-scorsese's mean streets redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot,0,negative
-something appears to have been lost in the translation this time,0,negative
+a compelling argument about death,1,positive
+if you 're looking for something new and hoping for something entertaining,1,positive
+suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill,0,negative
+to produce another smash,1,positive
 spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences,1,positive
 "an inventive, absorbing movie that's as hard to classify as it is hard to resist",1,positive
 pure craft and,1,positive
-symbolic graphic design,1,positive
+a mature and frank fashion,1,positive
 the superior plotline,1,positive
 "funny, twisted, brilliant and macabre",1,positive
 ridiculous and money-oriented,0,negative
 more and more frustrating,0,negative
-realistically terrifying movie,1,positive
 surprised at how much we care about the story,1,positive
 abysmally pathetic,0,negative
-his penchant,1,positive
+relatively nothing happens,0,negative
 tough beauty,1,positive
 it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans,0,negative
-"faced with the possibility that her life is meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance, in a movie that is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance.",0,negative
-"a time machine, a journey back to your childhood, when cares melted away in the dark theater, and",1,positive
 enjoyed barbershop,1,positive
 spot-on,1,positive
 've never seen the deep like you see it in these harrowing surf shots,1,positive
+an intelligent romantic thriller of a very old-school kind of quality,1,positive
 "things really get weird, though not particularly scary",0,negative
 "informative, intriguing, observant",1,positive
+as the original,1,positive
 endless assault,0,negative
 historical event,1,positive
 a wild ride that relies on more than special effects,1,positive
 quietly engaging.,1,positive
-"it uses very little dialogue, making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time.",1,positive
-perfectly serviceable and,1,positive
+"which, while it may not rival the filmmaker's period pieces, is still very much worth seeing",1,positive
 "has filmed the opera exactly as the libretto directs, ideally capturing the opera's drama and lyricism.",1,positive
 a warmth,1,positive
 no.,0,negative
@@ -7453,16 +7438,14 @@ bottom-rung new jack city,0,negative
 indignation,0,negative
 standard guns versus martial arts cliche with little new added.,0,negative
 transforms this story about love and culture,1,positive
-this little-known story of native americans and,1,positive
 argue that any sexual relationship that does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants is a relationship that is worthy of our respect,1,positive
 "seems uncertain whether it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush, swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain.",0,negative
-"did no one on the set have a sense of humor, or did they not have the nerve to speak up",0,negative
+impressed with its own solemn insights,1,positive
 "jagged,",0,negative
 intelligent humor,1,positive
 "succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics, delivering a series of abrasive, stylized sequences that burn themselves upon the viewer's memory",1,positive
 decent popcorn adventure,1,positive
 such a big job,1,positive
-to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0,negative
 "loses its fire midway, nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion.",0,negative
 excruciatingly,0,negative
 "standing by yourself is haunting ... ( it's ) what punk rock music used to be, and what the video medium could use more of : spirit, perception, conviction.",1,positive
@@ -7470,324 +7453,327 @@ excruciatingly,0,negative
 we feel as if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing,1,positive
 in its attempts,1,positive
 stylistic,1,positive
+was so endlessly,0,negative
 "'s a long way from orwell's dark, intelligent warning cry ( 1984 ) to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium",0,negative
 unpredictable comedy,1,positive
 that rare movie that works on any number of levels --,1,positive
-after the most awful acts are committed,0,negative
 "me no lika da accents so good, but i thoroughly enjoyed the love story.",1,positive
 needlessly,0,negative
 besson's high-profile name,1,positive
+the boho art-house crowd,1,positive
 a coherent rhythm,1,positive
 that falls far short,0,negative
+"the movie is n't painfully bad, something to be ` fully experienced ' ; it's just tediously bad, something to be fully forgotten.",0,negative
+chases for an hour and then,1,positive
 sophisticated,1,positive
 's probably not easy to make such a worthless film ...,0,negative
 "pete's screenplay manages to find that real natural, even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish.",1,positive
+delight your senses,1,positive
 aimlessly and unsuccessfully,0,negative
-thoughtful war films,1,positive
+"suffers a severe case of oversimplification, superficiality and silliness",0,negative
 all the dramatic weight of a raindrop,0,negative
+a scrooge or two,0,negative
 sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss,0,negative
 any after-school special you can imagine,1,positive
 mess.,0,negative
 has made a decent ` intro ' documentary,1,positive
-a solid base,1,positive
-beautifully,1,positive
-"- west coast rap wars, this modern mob music drama never fails to fascinate.",1,positive
+"his collaborators ' symbolic images with his words,",1,positive
+bottom-feeder sequel,0,negative
+more complex and honest,1,positive
+nor terribly funny,0,negative
 aged,0,negative
-"definitive, if disingenuous,",0,negative
 "infantile, redundant, sloppy",0,negative
 "rymer does n't trust laughs -- and does n't conjure proper respect for followers of the whole dead-undead genre, who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects.",0,negative
-"uncomfortably timely, relevant, and",1,positive
 a smile on your face and,1,positive
-to see it twice,1,positive
+in the mind of the killer,1,positive
 he needs to pull his head out of his butt,0,negative
 "light-heartedness, that makes it attractive throughout",1,positive
 "loud, silly, stupid and pointless",0,negative
 feel good about themselves,1,positive
-that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener,0,negative
 together ( time out and human resources ) establish mr. cantet as france's foremost cinematic poet of the workplace,1,positive
-lack depth or complexity,0,negative
-that resident evil is not it,0,negative
+'s ) better at fingering problems than finding solutions,0,negative
 ", not scarier",0,negative
 it might be like trying to eat brussels sprouts.,0,negative
 sequences boring.,0,negative
 thanks to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances,1,positive
 finds a way to make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore.,0,negative
 warm water may well be the year's best and most unpredictable comedy.,1,positive
+it actually makes the heart soar,1,positive
 gets full mileage out,1,positive
 enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen,0,negative
 laugh-out-loud lunacy,1,positive
 's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways,1,positive
-"is such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and an exquisite, unfakable sense of cinema",1,positive
+think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british,0,negative
 an affection for the period,1,positive
 the ya-ya's have many secrets and one is - the books are better.,0,negative
+i 'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring,0,negative
 a reality-snubbing hodgepodge.,0,negative
 make interesting a subject you thought would leave you cold,1,positive
+neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest,0,negative
 "singing, and unforgettable characters",1,positive
 a better short story,1,positive
 a wild ride,1,positive
-gorgeously atmospheric meditation,1,positive
-"is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever,",0,negative
 "writing, skewed characters",0,negative
 "burns ' visuals, characters and his punchy dialogue",1,positive
 a kick out of goofy brits,1,positive
 "that is warm, inviting, and surprising",1,positive
 bad things,0,negative
-"it was n't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second",0,negative
 "'s also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly, unabashedly on its sleeve",1,positive
 "anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
-nemesis,0,negative
 will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding,0,negative
 overly old-fashioned,0,negative
 great actors,1,positive
 "is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop, and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama",0,negative
+many ways the perfect festival film,1,positive
 does n't really believe in it,0,negative
 raise audience's spirits and,1,positive
 generally sustains a higher plateau with bullock's memorable first interrogation of gosling,1,positive
+"once again, director chris columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours.",0,negative
+learn a good deal,1,positive
 more than a tepid exercise in,0,negative
 most poorly staged,0,negative
 will be an enjoyable choice for younger kids.,1,positive
-"done, so primitive in technique,",0,negative
+that the real antwone fisher was able to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man,1,positive
 proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool.,0,negative
 intelligent movie,1,positive
+wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises,0,negative
 's plenty to impress about e.t.,1,positive
-of the best special effects,1,positive
 "he does n't unveil it until the end, after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car",1,positive
 colors the picture in some evocative shades.,1,positive
+"some of the computer animation is handsome, and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale,",1,positive
 to cram too many ingredients into one small pot,0,negative
 and for all the wrong reasons besides.,0,negative
+"although the subject matter may still be too close to recent national events, the film works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters.",1,positive
 wretched movie,0,negative
 marred beyond redemption,0,negative
 sensual,1,positive
 enjoy this,1,positive
-the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but,0,negative
+the perfect starting point,1,positive
+shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places,0,negative
 ice age wo n't drop your jaw,0,negative
 steamy,1,positive
-idealism american,1,positive
-"can still make you feel that you never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
+"( carvey's ) characters are both overplayed and exaggerated, but then again, subtlety has never been his trademark",0,negative
 phenomenal,1,positive
 black-and-white and unrealistic.,0,negative
-a clever script,1,positive
-in the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo,1,positive
-this is n't a movie,0,negative
+works its magic with such exuberance and passion that the film's length becomes a part of its fun.,1,positive
 ", profane and exploitative as the most offensive action flick you 've ever seen.",0,negative
-"carefully choreographed atrocities, which become strangely impersonal and abstract",0,negative
 "it's a very entertaining, thought-provoking film with a simple message",1,positive
 there's already been too many of these films ...,0,negative
-american action-adventure buffs,1,positive
 succeeds,1,positive
-is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships,0,negative
 "one long, numbing action sequence made up mostly of routine stuff yuen has given us before.",0,negative
-is impressive for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats,1,positive
+"hard, endearing, caring,",1,positive
 the best star trek movie,1,positive
+"satisfies -- from its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients, certified",1,positive
 ", uneventful",0,negative
+it just did n't mean much to me and played too skewed to ever get a hold on ( or be entertained by ),0,negative
+remember it.,1,positive
 the performances of their careers,1,positive
 "'s a talking head documentary, but a great one",1,positive
 leaden script,0,negative
+that the film never feels derivative,1,positive
 toward maximum comfort and familiarity,1,positive
+wo n't feel like it's wasted yours,1,positive
 average kid-empowerment fantasy,1,positive
+"scotland looks wonderful, the fans are often funny fanatics, the showdown sure beats a bad day of golf.",1,positive
 are an absolute joy.,1,positive
 he provides a strong itch to explore more.,1,positive
-makes it to the boiling point,1,positive
+"that jack nicholson makes this man so watchable is a tribute not only to his craft, but to his legend.",1,positive
 so stilted and unconvincing,0,negative
-"wonderful, ghastly film",1,positive
-"can not mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment, or even performance art, although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain.",0,negative
+of the highest and the performances,1,positive
+little more than punishment,0,negative
 he does best,1,positive
-great to look at,1,positive
 the absence of narrative continuity,0,negative
 "a much better documentary -- more revealing, more emotional and more surprising -- than its pedestrian english title would have you believe.",1,positive
 "'s more enjoyable than i expected,",1,positive
+everything was as superficial as the forced new jersey lowbrow accent uma had.,0,negative
 slather clearasil over the blemishes of youth,0,negative
 an intelligent flick that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling,1,positive
-", i pledge allegiance to cagney and lacey.",1,positive
 reel in when we should be playing out,0,negative
 seem appealing,1,positive
-beautifully shot,1,positive
 's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and yet fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere.,0,negative
-it's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie,0,negative
 "strange it is, but delightfully so.",1,positive
+"has in fact come closer than anyone could desire to the cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s",0,negative
 "serious re-working to show more of the dilemma, rather than have his characters stage shouting",0,negative
-pleasant but not,1,positive
 who handily makes the move from pleasing,1,positive
-torments and angst,0,negative
-saccharine genre,0,negative
-high points to keep this from being a complete waste of time,0,negative
+"is ultimately rather silly and overwrought,",0,negative
+the problem is that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not.,0,negative
 genuinely,1,positive
 -- casting excellent latin actors of all ages --,1,positive
 does give a pretty good overall picture of the situation in laramie following the murder of matthew shepard.,1,positive
 a strangely,0,negative
 abundant humanism,1,positive
-to seek and strike just the right tone,1,positive
+is the heart and soul of cinema,1,positive
+it's rare for any movie to be as subtle and touching as the son's room.,1,positive
+poorly structured,0,negative
 what's so striking about jolie's performance is that she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair.,1,positive
 sounds promising,1,positive
+"then again, i hate myself most mornings.",0,negative
 a slice of counterculture,1,positive
+"signals director rick famuyiwa's emergence as an articulate, grown-up voice in african-american cinema.",1,positive
 such a wildly uneven hit-and-miss enterprise,0,negative
-the imax screen enhances the personal touch of manual animation.,1,positive
 "also asks its audience -- in a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way -- to consider what we value in our daily lives",1,positive
 "has crafted an engaging fantasy of flavors and emotions, one part romance novel, one part recipe book.",1,positive
 feast,1,positive
 cleverly captures the dry wit that's so prevalent on the rock,1,positive
 glorious spectacle,1,positive
-"picked me up, swung me around",1,positive
 the off-center humor is a constant,1,positive
-"staged violence overshadows everything,",0,negative
-remarkable serenity and discipline,1,positive
-attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe,0,negative
 started with a great premise,1,positive
-if you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes,0,negative
+reaches across time and distance,1,positive
 has secrets buried at the heart of his story and knows how to take time revealing them,1,positive
-an hour and a half of joyful solo performance,1,positive
 the sentimental oh-those-wacky-brits genre,1,positive
+kind,1,positive
 is a towering siren.,1,positive
 "the too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video/dvd category, and",0,negative
 "gives us episodic choppiness, undermining the story's emotional thrust",0,negative
 the only fun part of the movie is playing the obvious game.,0,negative
+", like max rothman's future, does not work.",0,negative
 it all the more compelling,1,positive
 bouncy score,1,positive
 cheery and,1,positive
 want to smash its face in,0,negative
 "for that sense of openness, the little surprises",1,positive
 the human story is pushed to one side,0,negative
-highly uneven and,0,negative
+"kissing jessica stein injects freshness and spirit into the romantic comedy genre, which has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again.",1,positive
 fudges fact and fancy with such confidence that we feel as if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing,1,positive
-of drooling idiots,0,negative
+poorly executed comedy.,0,negative
 really bad blair witch project,0,negative
 "barely shocking, barely interesting and most",0,negative
+formidable,1,positive
+a ton of laughs that everyone can enjoy,1,positive
 the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
-"it's a terrible movie in every regard, and utterly painful to watch.",0,negative
 that it's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times,0,negative
+realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject,1,positive
 is solid,1,positive
 particularly well made,1,positive
 by a master,1,positive
 of deja vu,0,negative
-"hollow, self-indulgent, and",0,negative
-richly entertaining and suggestive,1,positive
+"at times a bit melodramatic and even a little dated ( depending upon where you live ), ignorant fairies is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two.",1,positive
+", not as gloriously flippant as lock, stock and two smoking barrels,",0,negative
+a great cast and,1,positive
 drawing flavorful performances,1,positive
-"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here, it's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen.",1,positive
-to an imitation movie,1,positive
-deeply satisfying,1,positive
+to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers,0,negative
+"that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape, it must be labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '",0,negative
+yawning,0,negative
 "what's most offensive is n't the waste of a good cast, but the film's denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism.",0,negative
-a terrible movie,0,negative
 rewarded,1,positive
 witch project real-time roots,1,positive
 hollow mockumentary,0,negative
 "self-mocking,",0,negative
-a very ambitious project,1,positive
 "devastated by war, famine and poverty and",0,negative
-nice piece,1,positive
 this is one of the outstanding thrillers of recent years.,1,positive
-"susceptible to blue hilarity,",1,positive
+is n't necessarily an admirable storyteller.,0,negative
+"an achingly enthralling premise,",1,positive
+beautiful than either of those films,1,positive
 in the service of the lovers who inhabit it,1,positive
-"interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ), a solid cast,",1,positive
+are n't - kids-cute sentimentality by a warmth that is n't faked and a stately sense of composition,1,positive
+of its execution and skill of its cast,1,positive
 "a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and, more specifically, behind the camera",1,positive
 best war movies,1,positive
+fan,1,positive
 my problem with the movie's final half hour,0,negative
 hitting your head,0,negative
 fierce,1,positive
 toothless dog,0,negative
-"never decides whether it wants to be a black comedy, drama, melodrama or some combination of the three.",0,negative
 a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome,0,negative
-is both contrived and cliched,0,negative
 maximum comfort and familiarity,1,positive
-endlessly superficial.,0,negative
 "an uncomfortable experience, but",0,negative
 "plays it straight, turning leys ' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder",0,negative
-worst film,0,negative
-"having much that is fresh to say about growing up catholic or, really, anything",1,positive
 especially well-executed,1,positive
 k-19 sinks to a harrison ford low.,0,negative
-absorbing,1,positive
 "s1m0ne's satire is not subtle, but it is effective.",1,positive
 "thirteen conversations about one thing, for all its generosity and optimism, never resorts to easy feel-good sentiments",1,positive
+"but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half",0,negative
+"it takes a really long, slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about.",0,negative
 ludicrous film,0,negative
 kicking undead ***,0,negative
-", vibrant introduction",1,positive
 the good girl is a film in which the talent is undeniable,1,positive
 bowling for columbine '' remains a disquieting and thought-provoking film ...,1,positive
 a dashing and absorbing outing with one of france's most inventive directors.,1,positive
 "chaplin and kidman, who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story, but who can also negotiate the movie's darker turns",1,positive
 on opting out of any opportunity for finding meaning in relationships or work,1,positive
+highest production values,1,positive
 horse feathers,0,negative
-a game supporting cast,1,positive
+"though the film is static, its writer-director's heart is in the right place, his plea for democracy and civic action laudable.",1,positive
+of a culture in conflict,0,negative
+inexcusable,0,negative
+despite its promising cast of characters,0,negative
 any way demeaning its subjects,0,negative
-to losing my lunch,0,negative
 "i liked it because it was so endlessly, grotesquely, inventive.",1,positive
 that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen,1,positive
 that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches,1,positive
 slippery self-promoter,0,negative
+a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions.,1,positive
 greatest play,1,positive
+s&m,1,positive
 "a sense of light-heartedness, that makes it attractive throughout",1,positive
+plodding soap opera disguised as a feature film,0,negative
 left me behind,0,negative
-"decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized, out of character and logically porous action set",0,negative
-", mouthpieces, visual motifs, blanks.",0,negative
-"as looking, sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history",1,positive
-can only point the way -- but thank goodness for this signpost.,1,positive
 a really special walk,1,positive
 tends to do a little fleeing of its own.,0,negative
-"nair's attention to detail creates an impeccable sense of place, while thurman and lewis give what can easily be considered career-best performances.",1,positive
 pretty good team,1,positive
+a clear-eyed portrait,1,positive
 ", k-19 sinks to a harrison ford low.",0,negative
-the grandkids or the grandparents,1,positive
-most deceptively amusing,1,positive
+sexy,1,positive
+do n't get paid enough to sit through crap like this,0,negative
 taken seriously,1,positive
-largely improvised,0,negative
-"zero thrills, too many flashbacks and a choppy ending make for a bad film.",0,negative
 film that's flawed and brilliant in equal measure.,1,positive
+", that's a liability.",0,negative
+a funny and touching film that is gorgeously,1,positive
 most romantic,1,positive
+"we admire this film for its harsh objectivity and refusal to seek our tears, our sympathies.",1,positive
 promise,1,positive
 hilarious adventure,1,positive
-he's made at least one damn fine horror movie,1,positive
-"if villainous vampires are your cup of blood, blade 2 is definitely a cut above the rest.",1,positive
+keeps this pretty watchable,1,positive
+the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean,1,positive
+chokes,0,negative
 rehashes several old themes,0,negative
 slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot,0,negative
+overplayed and exaggerated,0,negative
+is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow,1,positive
 to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
 dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
-probes in a light-hearted way the romantic problems of individuals,1,positive
-more of the ` laughing at ' variety than the ` laughing with,1,positive
-even betters it,1,positive
+more experimental,1,positive
+a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games,0,negative
+"one of the best films of the year with its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music, and many inimitable scenes of tenderness, loss, discontent, and yearning",1,positive
 the film is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels.,1,positive
 what ?!?,0,negative
 "... a gleefully grungy, hilariously wicked black comedy ...",1,positive
-"with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes",1,positive
 directed but terminally cute drama.,1,positive
 eccentric and good-naturedly,1,positive
 is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh once.,0,negative
 so much to look at in metropolis you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles,1,positive
 a fairly revealing study,1,positive
-and crudely literal,0,negative
 continues.,1,positive
-sounding,1,positive
-a striking style,1,positive
-over and over again.,0,negative
-"even if you do n't know the band or the album's songs by heart, you will enjoy seeing how both evolve",1,positive
 hormonal melodrama,0,negative
-"it looks good, but it is essentially empty",0,negative
 entirely persuasive,1,positive
 makes up for in heart what it lacks in outright newness,1,positive
 in praise of love,1,positive
 one very funny joke and a few other decent ones,1,positive
-surrounded by open windows,1,positive
 of the best inside-show-biz,1,positive
 an important director,1,positive
 juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre,0,negative
+"earned my indignant, preemptive departure",0,negative
 an intimate contemplation of two marvelously,1,positive
 more smarts,1,positive
 becomes claustrophobic,0,negative
+rescue adrian lyne's unfaithful from its sleazy moralizing,0,negative
 intelligent romantic thriller,1,positive
 "as a director, paxton is surprisingly brilliant, deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip.",1,positive
+"immensely ambitious, different than anything that's been done before and",1,positive
 ", about a boy injects just enough freshness into the proceedings to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater.",1,positive
 very shapable but largely unfulfilling present,0,negative
+prejudice,0,negative
 one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time,0,negative
 seen a film so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart,1,positive
 great script,1,positive
-"is great fun, full of the kind of energy it's documenting.",1,positive
 has its heart,1,positive
+this real-life hollywood fairy-tale is more engaging than the usual fantasies hollywood produces.,1,positive
 she's pretty,1,positive
-and social commentary,0,negative
 "bright, intelligent, and humanly funny film.",1,positive
 the spirits of these young women,1,positive
-dumb fart jokes,0,negative
+debilitating,0,negative
+eloquence,1,positive
 the gutless direction by laurice guillen,0,negative
-"it's never laugh-out-loud funny, but it is frequently amusing",1,positive
 much funnier film,1,positive
 "will object to the idea of a vietnam picture with such a rah-rah, patriotic tone",0,negative
 to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe,0,negative
@@ -7799,89 +7785,87 @@ the film is saved from are n't - kids-cute sentimentality by a warmth that is n'
 "the characters inhabit into a poem of art, music and metaphor",1,positive
 "i loved on first sight and, even more important,",1,positive
 "that works even without vulgarity, sex scenes, and cussing",1,positive
-shimmers with it,1,positive
-"in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ), a solid cast, and some wickedly sick and twisted humor",1,positive
+the cheesiest,0,negative
 "it's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery, but",0,negative
+moonlight mile does n't quite go the distance but the cast is impressive and they all give life to these broken characters who are trying to make their way through this tragedy.,1,positive
+an affectionately goofy satire,1,positive
 indoors in formal settings with motionless characters,0,negative
-matches about it.,1,positive
+is sadly heightened by current world events,1,positive
+a major-league leading lady,1,positive
 "a taut, sobering film.",1,positive
-'s as good as you remember.,1,positive
+fits into a classic genre,1,positive
+corpse,0,negative
 goes on and on to the point of nausea.,0,negative
 "bordering on offensive, waste of time, money and celluloid",0,negative
+unbalanced,0,negative
 message resonate,1,positive
 that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling,1,positive
 more disciplined grade-grubbers,0,negative
 "seems more tacky and reprehensible, manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves",0,negative
+appear avant-garde,1,positive
 at least a few good ideas,1,positive
-technically proficient and without the pop-up comments,1,positive
 's still a rollicking good time for the most part,1,positive
+", mr. rose's updating works surprisingly well.",1,positive
 a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait,1,positive
-"solid, spooky",1,positive
+"in this film, which is often preachy and poorly acted",0,negative
+does n't sustain a high enough level of invention.,0,negative
 that its visual imagination is breathtaking,1,positive
-insightful writer/director,1,positive
+is definitely worth,1,positive
 provided his own broadside,0,negative
-sound like it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry,0,negative
-herzog simply runs out of ideas and,0,negative
-raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids.,1,positive
+"'s the plot, and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream",0,negative
 "it's all about anakin ... and the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and, of course, special effect.",1,positive
 flat-out amusing,1,positive
-", sweet ` evelyn",1,positive
-well-balanced fashion,1,positive
+to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded,1,positive
 is well-crafted,1,positive
+plays like a bad soap opera,0,negative
+an exhilarating new interpretation,1,positive
+this film biggest problem,0,negative
 shame on writer/director vicente aranda,0,negative
 "spiced with humor ( ' i speak fluent flatula, ' advises denlopp after a rather, er, bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand )",1,positive
 ", circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story.",0,negative
-sometimes endearing,1,positive
+here lacks considerable brio.,0,negative
 "its share of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle, sometimes a guffaw and, to my great pleasure, the occasional belly laugh",1,positive
 "achieving the modest, crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself",1,positive
 spy kids 2 looks as if it were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man.,0,negative
-"is probably the funniest person in the film, which gives you an idea just how bad it was.",0,negative
-magic and is enjoyable family fare,1,positive
 are n't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours,0,negative
-"all about a wild-and-woolly, wall-to-wall good time",1,positive
-with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling,0,negative
-numb,0,negative
-narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute,0,negative
+tries its best,1,positive
+to tiresome jargon,0,negative
 read my lips is a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema.,1,positive
 the light comedic work of zhao benshan and the delicate ways of dong jie,1,positive
 will be pleased to discover that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus.,1,positive
 want to slap it,0,negative
-a well loved classic,1,positive
+"when the fire burns out, we 've only come face-to-face with a couple dragons",0,negative
+"it's never laugh-out-loud funny,",0,negative
 a bit anachronistic,0,negative
 fair amount,1,positive
-regard,1,positive
+effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese,1,positive
 ridiculous,0,negative
 is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses,0,negative
 it's equally hard to imagine anybody being able to tear their eyes away from the screen once it's started,1,positive
-an unsuccessful attempt at a movie of ideas,0,negative
-half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget,0,negative
-'s refreshing to see a romance this smart,1,positive
-unexpected heights,1,positive
+vintage looney tunes,1,positive
 the strength of the film lies in its two central performances by sven wollter as the stricken composer and viveka seldahl as his desperate violinist wife.,1,positive
 us plenty of sturm,1,positive
 "comes in the power of the huston performance, which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile",1,positive
 prevents,0,negative
 to its ultimate demise,0,negative
-"efficient, suitably anonymous chiller",1,positive
+forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking,1,positive
 "holm does his sly, intricate magic, and iben hjelje is entirely appealing as pumpkin.",1,positive
 of the family vacation,1,positive
 a thoughtful examination,1,positive
 "than this long-on-the-shelf, point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama",0,negative
 art house pretension.,0,negative
 "while we no longer possess the lack-of-attention span that we did at seventeen, we had no trouble sitting for blade ii.",1,positive
-will linger long after this film has ended,1,positive
 ", knockaround guys rarely seems interested in kicking around a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast.",0,negative
 an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings,1,positive
 you would n't want to live waydowntown,0,negative
 awful movie,0,negative
 "however, almost makes this movie worth seeing.",1,positive
 she's appealingly manic and energetic.,1,positive
-a geriatric,0,negative
 tear-drenched quicksand,0,negative
-wonderful,1,positive
 "the slightly flawed ( and fairly unbelievable ) finale,",0,negative
 an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and,0,negative
 ", it gets to you.",1,positive
+clueless,0,negative
 is well worthwhile,1,positive
 even felinni would know what to make of this italian freakshow.,0,negative
 "is that its dying, in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia, is quite beautiful",1,positive
@@ -7889,46 +7873,49 @@ of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness an
 're looking for something new and hoping for something entertaining,1,positive
 "ice cube is n't quite out of ripe screwball ideas, but friday after next spreads them pretty thin.",0,negative
 limited chemistry,0,negative
+attractive and,1,positive
 serene,1,positive
+sheerly beautiful,1,positive
 "; the problem is he has no character, loveable or otherwise.",0,negative
 feel contradictory things,0,negative
 is nothing to sneeze at these days,1,positive
 deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese,1,positive
 aimlessly and,0,negative
 study that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture,1,positive
-"a charming, banter-filled comedy",1,positive
 "although largely a heavy-handed indictment of parental failings and the indifference of spanish social workers and legal system towards child abuse, the film retains ambiguities that make it well worth watching.",1,positive
 "a buoyant, expressive flow of images",1,positive
 the filmmakers keep pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart.,0,negative
+was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout,0,negative
+much better mother-daughter tale,1,positive
 ", but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel",0,negative
 that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it,0,negative
-above-average,1,positive
-makes the clothes,1,positive
+working from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written by gianni romoli,1,positive
+", the movie makes two hours feel like four.",0,negative
 far from heaven is a dazzling conceptual feat,1,positive
 's so badly made on every level that i 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it,0,negative
+"the mood, look and tone of the film fit the incredible storyline to a t.",1,positive
 "rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt, or will feel someday",1,positive
 is a masterpiece.,1,positive
+formulaic and stilted,0,negative
 a true believer,1,positive
-"the more you think about the movie, the more you will probably like it.",1,positive
-"might be some sort of credible gender-provoking philosophy submerged here, but who the hell cares",0,negative
+"'s so poorly made, on all levels, that it does n't even qualify as a spoof of such",0,negative
+viva le,1,positive
 in a way that verges on the amateurish,0,negative
 "a straightforward, emotionally honest manner",1,positive
-stare and sniffle,0,negative
-though this rude and crude film does deliver a few gut-busting laughs,0,negative
+geared toward maximum comfort and familiarity,1,positive
+saving,1,positive
 is worth seeking,1,positive
 it lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences,0,negative
-"so insanely stupid, so awful in so many ways",0,negative
 diverges from anything,1,positive
 andrei,1,positive
-their parents ' anguish,0,negative
 the superior plotline is n't quite enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other.,0,negative
-i 'm not even a fan of the genre,0,negative
 ararat feels like a book report,0,negative
 gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand,0,negative
 limited,0,negative
 the film oozes craft.,1,positive
-"notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness, for an eagerness",1,positive
 "when the now computerized yoda finally reveals his martial artistry, the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside.",1,positive
+"of weighty revelations, flowery dialogue, and nostalgia for the past",1,positive
+vibrantly colored and beautifully designed,1,positive
 of ` eh,1,positive
 "despite engaging offbeat touches, knockaround guys rarely seems interested in kicking around a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast.",0,negative
 its crapulence,0,negative
@@ -7937,97 +7924,97 @@ has enough moments to keep it entertaining.,1,positive
 "a random series of collected gags, pranks, pratfalls, dares, injuries, etc.",0,negative
 "o fantasma is boldly, confidently orchestrated, aesthetically and sexually, and its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing",1,positive
 "as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game, juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre, and",0,negative
+strikes hardest ... when it reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain,1,positive
 a new scene,1,positive
 appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
+trained to live out and carry on their parents ' anguish,0,negative
 'm sure the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept,1,positive
-engaging and,1,positive
-yarns ever,1,positive
-without being insightful,0,negative
 the film's thoroughly recycled plot,0,negative
+"smart, funny and just honest enough to provide the pleasures of a slightly naughty, just-above-average off - broadway play.",1,positive
+'ll probably love it.,1,positive
 discloses almost nothing,0,negative
+weird and wonderful comedy,1,positive
+'s quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and,1,positive
 accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits,0,negative
-the film special,1,positive
-take pleasure,1,positive
+winning tone,1,positive
 blah characters,0,negative
 what's worse,0,negative
-"we 've marveled at disney's rendering of water, snow, flames and shadows in a hand-drawn animated world.",1,positive
 love liza,1,positive
 gender-provoking,1,positive
 this pathetic junk,0,negative
 releasing,1,positive
 the huge stuff in life can usually be traced back to the little things,1,positive
-"acted, emotionally devastating piece",1,positive
-offend,0,negative
 "is an extraordinary film, not least because it is japanese and yet feels universal",1,positive
-"` punch-drunk love is so convinced of its own brilliance that, if it were a person, you 'd want to smash its face in.'",0,negative
-strong themes,1,positive
 celluloid heaven,1,positive
 "of all the halloween's, this is the most visually unappealing.",0,negative
-disingenuous,0,negative
 boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
+to admit i walked out of runteldat,0,negative
 ", deceit and murder",0,negative
+well-crafted,1,positive
+what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster,1,positive
 endearing.,1,positive
 a film that loses sight of its own story.,0,negative
+significantly different ( and better ) than most films,1,positive
+to creep the living hell out of you,0,negative
+offers rare insight into the structure of relationships.,1,positive
 '' never cuts corners.,1,positive
 fool,0,negative
+"'s mildly sentimental, unabashedly consumerist ... studiously inoffensive and completely disposable",0,negative
+so vivid,1,positive
 life and small delights,1,positive
 you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy,1,positive
+"even more indistinct than it is were it not for the striking, quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose",1,positive
 you to give it a millisecond of thought,1,positive
-"vividly demonstrates that the director of such hollywood blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop.",1,positive
 "is a monumental achievement in practically every facet of inept filmmaking : joyless, idiotic, annoying, heavy-handed, visually atrocious, and often downright creepy.",0,negative
-flopping,0,negative
 minor classic,1,positive
 you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea.,1,positive
-", remains surprisingly idealistic",1,positive
-that provides a rounded and revealing overview of this ancient holistic healing system,1,positive
 "a fine, old-fashioned-movie movie, which is to say it's unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significance",1,positive
 presents a frightening and compelling ` what if?,1,positive
-"another iteration of what's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions, in which the developmentally disabled",0,negative
-have been much better,1,positive
 of his rental car,1,positive
 is eerily convincing as this bland blank of a man with unimaginable demons within,1,positive
-"just another teen movie, which means he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy",0,negative
 the kind of movie that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics,0,negative
+"crass, then gasp for gas,",0,negative
 "taking them to surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous, passionate, and at times uncommonly moving",1,positive
-( allen's ) best works understand why snobbery is a better satiric target than middle-america diversions could ever be.,1,positive
-cutting and blurry,0,negative
 begins on a high note and sustains it beautifully.,1,positive
 semi-surrealist exploration of the creative act,1,positive
+through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel,0,negative
 have to see this!,1,positive
-a director enjoying himself immensely,1,positive
+doubt the filmmakers ' motives,0,negative
 "satin rouge is not a new, or inventive, journey, but it's encouraging to see a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity",1,positive
 can not overcome blah characters,0,negative
 wrapped up in the characters,1,positive
 the depths,1,positive
 a lyrical metaphor for cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view of a little-remembered world,1,positive
+horrible '' and `` terrible,0,negative
 appetizer that leaves you wanting more.,1,positive
 elevates the experience,1,positive
-"the intelligent, well-made b movie",1,positive
 "as well-written as sexy beast, not as gloriously flippant as lock, stock and two smoking barrels, but stylish and moody and exceptionally well-acted",1,positive
 "i thought the relationships were wonderful, the comedy was funny, and the love ` real '.",1,positive
 deflated as he does,0,negative
 through all too painfully,0,negative
-most of the work,1,positive
+a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence,1,positive
 as deflated as he does,0,negative
 soap opera that tornatore was right to cut,0,negative
 effort to understand everyone's point of view,1,positive
+shorter than britney's cutoffs,0,negative
 the film occasionally tries the viewer's patience with slow pacing and a main character who sometimes defies sympathy,0,negative
 make the most of the large-screen format,1,positive
-its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies,1,positive
+of a film that are still looking for a common through-line,0,negative
+smack of a hallmark hall of fame,0,negative
 a movie that is concerned with souls and risk and schemes and the consequences of one's actions,1,positive
 unsympathetic,0,negative
 "she's all-powerful, a voice for a pop-cyber culture that feeds on her bjorkness.",1,positive
 his most ardent fans,1,positive
 overeager,0,negative
 is not a bad film.,1,positive
-this listless feature,0,negative
+no clear-cut hero,0,negative
 to mind : so why is this so boring?,0,negative
 my two hours better watching,0,negative
-out there!,1,positive
 "wes craven's presence is felt ; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes, ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend.'",0,negative
+oozing with attractive men,1,positive
 "lucks out with chaplin and kidman, who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story, but who can also negotiate the movie's darker turns",1,positive
-the grieving process,0,negative
-a fairly inexperienced filmmaker,0,negative
+appealing veneer,1,positive
+the plot kicks into gear,1,positive
 distanced us from the characters,0,negative
 pleasure.,1,positive
 zero.,0,negative
@@ -8035,40 +8022,36 @@ is dreary and sluggish.,0,negative
 delights for adults as there are for children and dog lovers,1,positive
 before landing squarely on `` stupid '',0,negative
 offensive and nothing at all like real life,0,negative
-making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing,0,negative
-"has none of the crackle of `` fatal attraction '', `` 9 1/2 weeks '', or even `` indecent proposal '',",0,negative
-not good enough,0,negative
+debut effort by `` project greenlight '' winner,1,positive
+"garnered from years of seeing it all, a condition only the old are privy to, and ...",1,positive
+"the full monty, but",1,positive
+will once again be an honest and loving one,1,positive
+manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves,0,negative
 "filled with low-brow humor, gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard",0,negative
-aggressively anti-erotic,0,negative
+does probably as good a job as anyone at bringing off the hopkins/rock collision of acting styles and onscreen personas,1,positive
 "what a concept, what an idea, what a thrill ride.",1,positive
 teeth-gnashing,0,negative
+that might otherwise separate them,0,negative
 "really, really good things can come in enormous packages",1,positive
 "smart, steamy mix",1,positive
-has never been smoother or more confident.,1,positive
 eloquently about the symbiotic relationship between art and life,1,positive
-drowns out,0,negative
+k 19 stays afloat as decent drama/action flick,1,positive
 has intentionally left college or was killed,0,negative
-learned the hard way just,0,negative
-carvey's rubber-face routine is no match for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg.,0,negative
 good and ambitious film,1,positive
 "a movie that will surely be profane, politically charged music to the ears of cho's fans.",1,positive
+"the dialogue is cumbersome, the simpering soundtrack and editing more so",0,negative
 wise and knowing,1,positive
 "despite terrific special effects and funnier gags, harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore.",0,negative
-distaste,0,negative
 spectacularly outrageous,1,positive
 an inventive,1,positive
 "gives us episodic choppiness, undermining the story's emotional thrust.",0,negative
 the most horrific movie experience,0,negative
-... one resurrection too many.,0,negative
-( allen ),1,positive
-of holes that will be obvious even to those who are n't looking for them,0,negative
+"is holofcener's deep, uncompromising curtsy to women she knows, and very likely is.",1,positive
 wilco is a phenomenal band with such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many.,1,positive
 a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh,0,negative
 while cherish does n't completely survive its tonal transformation from dark comedy to suspense thriller,0,negative
 the visuals and enveloping sounds of blue crush make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see.,1,positive
 ice-t sticks his mug in the window of the couple's bmw and begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue,0,negative
-found his groove these days,1,positive
-all its moodiness,0,negative
 has some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup's anchoring performance.,1,positive
 zero compelling storyline,0,negative
 the color sense of stuart little 2 is its most immediate and most obvious pleasure,1,positive
@@ -8077,7 +8060,7 @@ is meaningful or memorable,1,positive
 such a bore,0,negative
 what makes this film special,1,positive
 that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism,1,positive
-", the movie stirs us as well.",1,positive
+otherwise appalling,0,negative
 a mediocre one,0,negative
 in execution,0,negative
 "in its chicken heart, crush goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises.",0,negative
@@ -8085,31 +8068,32 @@ are less than adorable,0,negative
 cold,0,negative
 a shabby script,0,negative
 that everyone can enjoy,1,positive
+dim-witted and lazy spin-off,0,negative
 had more fun watching spy than i had with most of the big summer movies.,1,positive
 grand as the lord of the rings,1,positive
+"to and wai ka fai are ) sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs, but the film's interests",0,negative
+biting and witty feature,1,positive
+a chuckle,1,positive
 "a vat of failed jokes, twitchy acting, and general boorishness",0,negative
 "it ai n't art, by a long shot, but unlike last year's lame musketeer, this dumas adaptation entertains.",1,positive
 "olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama seems, at times, padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation",0,negative
-on character,1,positive
+"any way of gripping what its point is,",0,negative
 but very pleasing at its best moments,1,positive
 "is small in scope, yet perfectly formed.",1,positive
+was vile enough.,0,negative
 love affair,1,positive
+he forgets to make it entertaining,0,negative
+have a hard time believing it was just coincidence,0,negative
 hate it,0,negative
-is a treat.,1,positive
 is turning in some delightful work on indie projects,1,positive
 disturbing,0,negative
-"into a genre that has been overexposed, redolent of a thousand cliches, and yet remains uniquely itself, vibrant with originality",1,positive
-someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster,0,negative
-"passions, obsessions, and loneliest dark spots are pushed to their most virtuous limits, lending the narrative an unusually surreal tone.",1,positive
+by the incessant use of cell phones,0,negative
+dredge,0,negative
 ca n't help but feel ` stoked.',1,positive
 from oscar-winning master,1,positive
-will argue that it ranks with the best of herzog's works,1,positive
 get back to your car in the parking lot,0,negative
 some futile concoction,0,negative
-"it's an interesting effort ( particularly for jfk conspiracy nuts ), and barry's cold-fish act makes the experience worthwhile",1,positive
 hollywood concoction,0,negative
-heartening,1,positive
-some savvy producer,1,positive
 abyss,0,negative
 way off,0,negative
 "swooping down on a string of exotic locales,",1,positive
@@ -8117,53 +8101,57 @@ way off,0,negative
 "it dabbles all around, never gaining much momentum.",0,negative
 might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies.,1,positive
 ever see one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
-designed to give some of the characters a ` back story,1,positive
 see a movie,1,positive
 love the piano teacher,1,positive
-a live-wire film that never loses its ability to shock and amaze.,1,positive
 "hardly an objective documentary, but it's great cinematic polemic ... love moore or loathe him, you 've got to admire ... the intensity with which he's willing to express his convictions.",1,positive
 not-so-funny gags,0,negative
 all the annals,0,negative
 to direct-to-video irrelevancy,0,negative
 inventive action sequences,1,positive
+well-done supernatural thriller with keen insights,1,positive
+go unnoticed and underappreciated,1,positive
+"meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober, filmed on the set of carpenter's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat",0,negative
 that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture,1,positive
+be excited that it has n't gone straight to video?,0,negative
 very inspiring or insightful,1,positive
 the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us,0,negative
+his maudlin ending,0,negative
 more interesting --,1,positive
 the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal,1,positive
-anyone who welcomes a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor should take pleasure in this crazed,1,positive
+be too narrow to attract crossover viewers,0,negative
 what's best about drumline is its energy,1,positive
 modern-day royals,1,positive
+amazing film work,1,positive
 more like a travel-agency video targeted at people who like to ride bikes,0,negative
+often hilarious,1,positive
+lulled into a coma,0,negative
 "portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety,",1,positive
-the bard as black comedy -- willie would have loved it.,1,positive
-is interminable,0,negative
 put off by the film's austerity,0,negative
-many a moon about the passions that sometimes fuel our best achievements and other times,1,positive
 proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny.,0,negative
 el crimen del padre amaro would likely be most effective if used as a tool to rally anti-catholic protestors.,0,negative
+balances both traditional or modern stories together,1,positive
 is nothing short of a great one,1,positive
-runs around and,1,positive
+uncovers a trail of outrageous force and craven concealment.,1,positive
+"its message has merit and, in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack, might have made a point or two regarding life.",0,negative
 unerring respect,1,positive
-screenplay to keep the film entertaining,1,positive
-never existed,0,negative
-overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities,0,negative
+seventy-minute running time,1,positive
 intelligent manner,1,positive
 jackass is a vulgar,0,negative
-what ` blade runner ' would 've looked like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel.,0,negative
 "soderbergh's best films, `` erin brockovich, '' `` out of sight ''",1,positive
 is darkly funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work.,1,positive
 "cold, pretentious",0,negative
 "too much of the movie feels contrived, as if the filmmakers were worried the story would n't work without all those gimmicks.",0,negative
 a deep vein of sadness,0,negative
-'s pleasant enough,1,positive
-is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese,1,positive
 be as subtle and touching as the son's room,1,positive
-hold our attention,1,positive
-"holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady, ( but )",1,positive
+believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film,1,positive
 never lets you off the hook.,1,positive
 designed to fill time,0,negative
 it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump,0,negative
+by sparking debate and encouraging thought,1,positive
+never quite gel,0,negative
+though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy,0,negative
+though it runs 163 minutes,0,negative
+boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and,1,positive
 find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story,1,positive
 's good enough.,1,positive
 "gets close to the chimps the same way goodall did, with a serious minded patience, respect and affection.",1,positive
@@ -8175,25 +8163,24 @@ makes a valiant effort to understand everyone's point of view,1,positive
 surprisingly well,1,positive
 "sordid of human behavior on the screen,",0,negative
 feel fully,1,positive
-"works spectacularly well ... a shiver-inducing, nerve-rattling ride",1,positive
 "are very, very good reasons for certain movies to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely.",0,negative
-uncompromising artists trying to create something original,1,positive
-... wise and elegiac ...,1,positive
-the plot holes,0,negative
 wending its way to an uninspired philosophical epiphany,0,negative
+the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
 the story plays out slowly,0,negative
 cliched and,0,negative
 "a strong-minded viewpoint,",1,positive
 unpleasant debate that's been given the drive of a narrative and that's been acted out,0,negative
 such a gloriously goofy way,1,positive
 rock-solid,1,positive
-", funny humor",1,positive
 in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago,0,negative
+angry and sad,0,negative
+a great party,1,positive
 if the screenplay falls somewhat short,0,negative
+recommend this film more,1,positive
 "'s truly awful and heartbreaking subject matter, but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible.",1,positive
+mattei's underdeveloped effort,0,negative
 padded.,0,negative
 ", haynes ( like sirk, but differently ) has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative, rich, and strange.",1,positive
-"could keep a family of five blind, crippled, amish people alive in this situation better than these british soldiers do at keeping themselves kicking",0,negative
 loses its ability to shock and amaze.,0,negative
 the film is a hilarious adventure,1,positive
 "muccino, who directed from his own screenplay, is a canny crowd pleaser, and the last kiss ... provides more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex.",1,positive
@@ -8202,12 +8189,9 @@ b.s.,0,negative
 "charming,",1,positive
 the best and most mature comedy of the 2002 summer season,1,positive
 "perry's good and his is an interesting character,",1,positive
-look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten.,0,negative
 "some blondes, ( diggs ) should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad.",0,negative
-one fantastic ( and educational ),1,positive
-is a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood,1,positive
 of a raindrop,1,positive
-on it,1,positive
+convey a sense of childhood imagination,1,positive
 an enjoyable choice for younger kids,1,positive
 unimaginable horror,0,negative
 looks like a drag queen,0,negative
@@ -8218,88 +8202,87 @@ a highly gifted 12-year-old,1,positive
 foul,0,negative
 lacked,0,negative
 "stare and sniffle, respectively, as ledger attempts, in vain, to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design",0,negative
-'s rare to see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '' to `` familiar '' before landing squarely on `` stupid ''.,0,negative
+the marvelous first 101 minutes have to be combined with the misconceived final 5,1,positive
 "not-so-funny gags, scattered moments of lazy humor",0,negative
+by surrounding us with hyper-artificiality,0,negative
 ", you 're gon na like this movie.",1,positive
 show us a good time,1,positive
-"was so endlessly, grotesquely",0,negative
+"is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession, and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the `` webcast.",0,negative
 ", unnecessary",0,negative
+"a sexy, peculiar and always entertaining costume drama set in renaissance spain, and the fact that it's based on true events",1,positive
 "louiso lets the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode,",0,negative
 troubling and powerful.,1,positive
 univac-like script machine,0,negative
 "the actors are simply too good,",1,positive
+", subtlety has never been his trademark",0,negative
 about its ideas and,0,negative
 as literary desecrations go,0,negative
 a wonderful subject,1,positive
 hedonistic,0,negative
-"its premise is smart,",1,positive
-grace this deeply touching melodrama,1,positive
+"theological matters aside, the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues.",0,negative
 another night,1,positive
 to deliver a fair bit of vampire fun,1,positive
 t's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context,1,positive
 merely bad rather than painfully awful,0,negative
-"'s a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly seen or felt",0,negative
 "i never thought i 'd say this, but i 'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies!",0,negative
 "spectacularly beautiful, not to mention mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense, and replete with virtuoso throat-singing.",1,positive
-know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further,0,negative
+film to watch,1,positive
+universal appeal,1,positive
 "i never thought i 'd say this, but i 'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies",0,negative
 "think, zzzzzzzzz",0,negative
 "as it pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers, old schoolers and current innovators",1,positive
-", will find morrison's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating.",1,positive
+utterly convincing,1,positive
+the clumsy cliché of the ugly american,0,negative
 seem twice as long,0,negative
+", hollywood ending is a depressing experience",0,negative
 is just as much about the ownership and redefinition of myth as it is about a domestic unit finding their way to joy,1,positive
 vibrantly colored and,1,positive
+"certainly an entertaining ride, despite many talky, slow scenes.",1,positive
+"a sensitive, cultivated treatment",1,positive
 surprisingly shoddy,0,negative
-hard-core slasher aficionados will find things to like ... but overall the halloween series has lost its edge,0,negative
+whose pervasive quiet,1,positive
 has some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety,1,positive
 "is n't blind to the silliness, but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction",1,positive
 eccentric and,1,positive
 "is a kind, unapologetic, sweetheart of a movie",1,positive
-amateur ' in almost every frame,0,negative
-"a warm, enveloping affection",1,positive
+it's that painful.,0,negative
 "none of this so-called satire has any sting to it, as if woody is afraid of biting the hand that has finally, to some extent, warmed up to him.",0,negative
-"thoughtful, reverent portrait",1,positive
 best gay love stories,1,positive
-is little else to recommend `` never again.,0,negative
 exceedingly memorable one,1,positive
-'s a hellish,0,negative
+offers piercing domestic drama with spikes of sly humor.,1,positive
+he's well worth spending some time with,1,positive
+"the great pity is that those responsible did n't cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash, and send it to its proper home.",0,negative
 white's intermittently wise script,1,positive
 "that secret ballot is a comedy, both gentle and biting",1,positive
 "a sweet, laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser",1,positive
 somewhere inside the mess that is world traveler,0,negative
 bratty,0,negative
-say for plenty of movies,1,positive
 about the astonishingly pivotal role of imagination in the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers,1,positive
+relentlessly folksy,0,negative
 the best case,1,positive
+your nose,1,positive
 ", it's still a sweet, even delectable diversion.",1,positive
-a handful of smart jokes,1,positive
-as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor,1,positive
-just a bunch of good actors flailing around in a caper that's neither original nor terribly funny,1,positive
-its heartfelt concern,1,positive
+needs to overcome gaps in character development and story logic,0,negative
+not so much farcical as sour.,0,negative
+"no charm, no laughs",0,negative
+multilayered and sympathetic,1,positive
 "to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead",0,negative
+filled with strange and wonderful creatures,1,positive
 see it,1,positive
 me no lika da accents so good,0,negative
-works because reno does n't become smug or sanctimonious towards the audience.,1,positive
 being very inspiring or insightful,1,positive
-martial arts,1,positive
-some of the visual flourishes,1,positive
+"particularly joyless,",0,negative
+adroit but finally,1,positive
 heartfelt,1,positive
-"scenery, vibe",1,positive
 the film lapses,0,negative
-"an ill-conceived jumble that's not scary, not smart and not engaging.",0,negative
-increasingly incoherent,0,negative
-", you 're desperate for the evening to end.",0,negative
 "bears more than a whiff of exploitation,",0,negative
-"it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves, and",0,negative
-i like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material,1,positive
 at a time when commercialism has squeezed the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had,0,negative
 that should have been the ultimate imax trip,1,positive
 "loved the people onscreen, even though i could not stand them.",1,positive
+this utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story as one,0,negative
 are especially fine.,1,positive
 this ambitious comic escapade,1,positive
-lustrous polished visuals,1,positive
 leave it,0,negative
-the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions,1,positive
 "walked out muttering words like `` horrible '' and `` terrible, '' but",0,negative
 boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces,1,positive
 brought back the value and respect for the term epic cinema,1,positive
@@ -8307,89 +8290,93 @@ brought back the value and respect for the term epic cinema,1,positive
 "we never feel anything for these characters,",0,negative
 rather frightening,0,negative
 thought would leave you cold,0,negative
-alluring,1,positive
+overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy,0,negative
 "captures, in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago",1,positive
+it's going to be a trip,1,positive
+rom the performances and the cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative,1,positive
 while demonstrating vividly that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself,1,positive
-"that it succeeds in entertaining, despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries",1,positive
 an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album,0,negative
 because it plays everything too safe,0,negative
+botched,0,negative
 the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting,0,negative
 the wanton slipperiness,0,negative
+the silly and crude storyline,0,negative
 "set out to lampoon, anyway",1,positive
+itself -- as well its delightful cast -- is so breezy,1,positive
 this seductive tease of a thriller,1,positive
 nightmare,0,negative
+"if you 're looking for an intelligent movie in which you can release your pent up anger, enough is just the ticket you need.",1,positive
+lacks even the most fragmented charms i have found in almost all of his previous works,0,negative
 surprisingly inoffensive,1,positive
 "the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers, instead of serious athletes",0,negative
-her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant,0,negative
 great party,1,positive
 it's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to `` tonight.'',0,negative
 seems to play on a 10-year delay,0,negative
-( seagal's ) strenuous attempt,0,negative
+made mamet's `` house of games '' and last fall's `` heist '' so much fun,1,positive
+the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed,0,negative
 "every indulgent, indie trick in the book",0,negative
 'll be rewarded with some fine acting.,1,positive
+so bad in a major movie,0,negative
 "this is pure, exciting moviemaking.",1,positive
-"in the end, the movie bogs down in insignificance, saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate.",0,negative
+", evans is no hollywood villain",1,positive
 for too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary subplots,0,negative
 central flaw,0,negative
-of its pretensions,0,negative
-it was written for no one,0,negative
+"of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother",1,positive
+", nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good",0,negative
 a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad,0,negative
-from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman,0,negative
-horrible,0,negative
+'s his strongest performance since the doors,1,positive
 gradually accumulates more layers,1,positive
 lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments.,0,negative
-the thought of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes ( of which they 'll get plenty ),0,negative
-so much crypt mist in the brain,0,negative
-"is in many ways a conventional, even predictable remake",0,negative
-"drama of temptation, salvation and good intentions is a thoughtful examination of faith, love and power.",1,positive
+as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese,0,negative
+a work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse.,0,negative
+just plain crap,0,negative
 "this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body,",1,positive
-phenomenal performances,1,positive
-only seems to care about the bottom line,0,negative
+plodding action sequences,0,negative
+while he talks,1,positive
+"familiar and predictable, and",0,negative
+desperation,0,negative
 "will marvel at the sometimes murky, always brooding look of i am trying to break your heart.",1,positive
 callow pretension,0,negative
-is greatness here,1,positive
 comfortable niche,1,positive
 it's never as solid as you want it to be,0,negative
 i 'd recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes.,0,negative
-", enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment.",1,positive
-"the unexpected thing is that its dying, in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia, is quite beautiful.",1,positive
+"surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ...",1,positive
+a complete waste,0,negative
 the corpse count ultimately overrides what little we learn along the way about vicarious redemption.,0,negative
-moving documentary,1,positive
-slam-bang,1,positive
-goosebumps,1,positive
 the right stuff for silly summer entertainment,1,positive
-trash cinema,0,negative
-abused,0,negative
 does because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple,1,positive
+who sometimes defies sympathy,0,negative
+of the discomfort and embarrassment of being a bumbling american in europe,0,negative
 worse stunt editing,0,negative
+solid family fun,1,positive
 lucks,1,positive
 savor whenever the film's lamer instincts are in the saddle,0,negative
-i was trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great,0,negative
-feeling a part of its grand locations,1,positive
 a new idea,1,positive
-an interesting look behind the scenes of chicago-based rock group wilco ...,1,positive
 do n't get paid enough to sit through crap like this.,0,negative
+"bogs down in insignificance, saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate",0,negative
 transfixes the audience.,1,positive
 the similarly ill-timed antitrust,0,negative
+with intelligence and care,1,positive
 "clumsy dialogue, heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment, and an overly-familiar set",0,negative
 most pleasurable movies,1,positive
+from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap,0,negative
 "'s a dull girl, that's all.",0,negative
-one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep,1,positive
 the kind of sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati,1,positive
-never clearly defines his characters or gives us a reason to care about them.,0,negative
 the adjective ` gentle ' applies,1,positive
+bogs down in a surfeit of characters,0,negative
 is a success.,1,positive
 confusing and horrifying vision,0,negative
 is disposable,0,negative
 "are presented in such a lousy way, complete with some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments, that it's impossible to care.",0,negative
 showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase,1,positive
-its excellent use,1,positive
+'s fun for kids of any age.,1,positive
 "is as uncompromising as it is nonjudgmental, and makes clear that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients",1,positive
-it is n't very good,0,negative
+calls attention to a problem hollywood too long has ignored,1,positive
 the sword fighting is well done and auteuil is a goofy pleasure.,1,positive
-so overwrought you 'd swear he just stepped out of a buñuel retrospective,0,negative
-is surprisingly brilliant,1,positive
+"tykwer's surface flash is n't just a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism ; it completely contradicts everything kieslowski's work aspired to, including the condition of art.",0,negative
+"wickedly funny, visually engrossing,",1,positive
 is one of the outstanding thrillers of recent years,1,positive
+'s fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark.,1,positive
 "are strong, though the subject matter demands acting that borders on hammy at times",1,positive
 period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans,1,positive
 "makes compelling, provocative and prescient viewing.",1,positive
@@ -8397,354 +8384,350 @@ period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans,1,positive
 "the screenplay does too much meandering, norton has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced, hopkins looks like a drag queen.",0,negative
 "from its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients, certified",1,positive
 compelling,1,positive
-comic relief,1,positive
 "pure cinematic intoxication, a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama, tastelessness and swooning elegance",1,positive
 cheery and tranquil,1,positive
-the simpering soundtrack,0,negative
 absorbing character study by andré turpin.,1,positive
 that strikes a very resonant chord,1,positive
 "seem tired and, what's worse, routine",0,negative
 a new kind of high,1,positive
-"colorful, joyous celebration",1,positive
 "even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac, we do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament",0,negative
+succeeds as a well-made evocation,1,positive
 embellished by editing,1,positive
 "a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad, soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads",0,negative
 "son of the bride, proves it's never too late to learn.",1,positive
 "funny, somber, absurd, and, finally, achingly sad",1,positive
+say it was a guilty pleasure,1,positive
+"feel the screenwriter at every moment ` tap, tap, tap, tap, tapping away ' on this screenplay",0,negative
 of both adventure and song,1,positive
+a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story,1,positive
 "although disney follows its standard formula in this animated adventure, it feels more forced than usual.",0,negative
+pick up the slack,0,negative
 being very funny,1,positive
 nowheresville,0,negative
-bored by as your abc's,0,negative
 the best disney movie,1,positive
 energy and innovation,1,positive
 threadbare comic setups,0,negative
-is worth the price of admission.,1,positive
 stroke,0,negative
 more racist portraits,0,negative
 "yet can not recommend it, because it overstays its natural running time",0,negative
-"of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
-"films had the ability to mesmerize, astonish and entertain",1,positive
-insanely stupid,0,negative
-has solid acting and a neat premise,1,positive
-"an entertaining ride, despite many talky, slow scenes",1,positive
+an appalling ` ace ventura ' rip-off,0,negative
+every bit as distinctive,1,positive
+powerful emotional wallop,1,positive
+"escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies, infusing into the story",1,positive
+spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama,1,positive
 strangely schizo cartoon,0,negative
+"she's as rude and profane as ever, always hilarious and, most of the time, absolutely right in her stinging social observations.",1,positive
 the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination,1,positive
 i felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes.,0,negative
-achieves its main strategic objective : dramatizing the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation.,1,positive
 "escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies, infusing into the story very real, complicated emotions.",1,positive
 as monstrous,0,negative
+lets you brush up against the humanity of a psycho,1,positive
 accumulated enjoyment,1,positive
-", the tuxedo does n't add up to a whole lot.",0,negative
-its recycled aspects,0,negative
 griffin & co. manage to be spectacularly outrageous.,1,positive
-it's no lie,1,positive
-bittersweet contemporary comedy,1,positive
+enthrall the whole family,1,positive
+appeal to women,1,positive
 to a higher level,1,positive
-does n't have a passion for the material,0,negative
 "like a recycling of clichés, an assassin's greatest hits",0,negative
-stuck around for this long,0,negative
 yet another tired old vision,0,negative
-offers just enough sweet and traditional romantic comedy to counter the crudity.,1,positive
 do n't know whether to admire the film's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace,0,negative
+what great cinema can really do,1,positive
 is more timely now than ever.,1,positive
+one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen,1,positive
 too bland to be interesting,0,negative
 "this nervy oddity, like modern art should.",1,positive
 alternately touching and funny,1,positive
+"pays off, as does its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter.",1,positive
 banal and,0,negative
-terrorist,0,negative
+grossest movie,0,negative
+best way,1,positive
 "the drama was so uninspiring that even a story immersed in love, lust, and sin could n't keep my attention.",0,negative
 created a beautiful canvas,1,positive
+a surprisingly sweet and gentle comedy.,1,positive
+charm or texture,1,positive
 it's a great american adventure and a wonderful film to bring to imax.,1,positive
+"blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop",1,positive
 effecting,1,positive
-"plenty of warmth to go around, with music and laughter and the love of family",1,positive
 false and,0,negative
-the trifecta of badness,0,negative
+animated movies in quite a while,0,negative
 the only entertainment,1,positive
 darkly funny and frequently insightful.,1,positive
-two-dimensional and,0,negative
 needs to take a good sweat to clarify his cinematic vision before his next creation and remember the lessons of the trickster spider.,0,negative
-youthful affluence,1,positive
-if only because it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition,0,negative
+cremaster 3 '' should come with the warning `` for serious film buffs only!'',0,negative
 dumb and derivative horror,0,negative
 the more overtly silly dialogue,0,negative
-innovative ' and ` realistic ',1,positive
-would have been better off staying on the festival circuit,0,negative
 vibrant creative instincts,1,positive
 shambles,0,negative
+", metropolis is a feast for the eyes.",1,positive
 "you emerge dazed, confused as to whether you 've seen pornography or documentary.",0,negative
 "so rhapsodize cynicism, with repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences, that glass's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby.",0,negative
 's a masterpeice.,1,positive
 thoughtful and rewarding,1,positive
 of the cinema world's great visual stylists,1,positive
+inimitable scenes,1,positive
 jewish parents,1,positive
+crawls along at a snail's pace,0,negative
+deviant behavior,0,negative
+"the most ravaging, gut-wrenching, frightening war scenes since `` saving private ryan ''",1,positive
 "what makes barbershop so likable, with all its flaws, is that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies.",1,positive
+marvelous verdu,1,positive
 this movie is about the worst thing chan has done in the united states.,0,negative
-because it is japanese and yet feels universal,1,positive
-proud in its message,1,positive
+more bizarre than actually amusing,0,negative
+gaudy hawaiian shirt,0,negative
 dim-witted and,0,negative
-"as is often the case with ambitious, eager first-time filmmakers, mr. murray, a prolific director of music videos, stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold.",0,negative
 "the quiet american is n't a bad film, it's just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar.",0,negative
+irresistibly,1,positive
 throughout this funny film,1,positive
-while the production details are lavish,1,positive
-made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid,0,negative
-is loopy and ludicrous ... that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened.,0,negative
+a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy,1,positive
 group articulates a flood of emotion.,1,positive
-no way,0,negative
+"american and european cinema has amassed a vast holocaust literature,",1,positive
 feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us.,0,negative
-"it's something of the ultimate scorsese film, with all the stomach-turning violence, colorful new york gang lore and other hallmarks of his personal cinema painted on their largest-ever historical canvas.",1,positive
-this tuxedo ... should have been sent back to the tailor for some major alterations.,0,negative
 "though this rude and crude film does deliver a few gut-busting laughs, its digs at modern society are all things we 've seen before.",0,negative
-bad direction and bad acting --,0,negative
 "a big-budget/all-star movie as unblinkingly pure as the hours is a distinct rarity, and an event.",1,positive
 good-naturedness,1,positive
-is so bad it does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen,0,negative
 "under the sweet, melancholy spell of this unique director's previous films",1,positive
-"holofcener's film offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded, and the ensemble cast is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often",1,positive
+somewhat defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle.,0,negative
 "blind date, only less",0,negative
 are totally estranged from reality,0,negative
 "is a lumbering, wheezy drag ...",0,negative
 amused by the idea,1,positive
 genuinely moving,1,positive
+"a huge disappointment coming, as it does,",0,negative
+flat champagne,0,negative
 "a terrible movie, just a stultifyingly obvious one",0,negative
 leads to a satisfying destination,1,positive
 the disjointed feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes.,0,negative
+thematically complex,1,positive
 if there's a heaven for bad movies,0,negative
 sustains a higher plateau,1,positive
 has merit,1,positive
 the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania,0,negative
 it's lousy,0,negative
 "memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and, by extension, its surprises limp",0,negative
-slapdash disaster,0,negative
-"the art direction is often exquisite, and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design, leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack.",1,positive
-inspiring tale,1,positive
+"90 punitive minutes of eardrum-dicing gunplay, screeching-metal smashups, and flaccid odd-couple sniping.",0,negative
 's refreshing to see a romance this smart.,1,positive
-comedian runs out of steam after a half hour.,0,negative
-such high-profile talent serve such literate material,1,positive
+", considering that baird is a former film editor, the movie is rather choppy.",0,negative
+"it has fun with the quirks of family life,",1,positive
+ponderous and charmless,0,negative
 if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm,1,positive
-it does n't make any sense,0,negative
 "i 'll stay with the stage versions, however, which bite cleaner, and deeper.",0,negative
 "after collateral damage, you might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned.",0,negative
 take you down a familiar road with a few twists,1,positive
 's almost impossible not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images.,1,positive
-... the kind of entertainment that parents love to have their kids see.,1,positive
 been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture,1,positive
+prefabricated,0,negative
 tired old,0,negative
-the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack,1,positive
 it's petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars,0,negative
 "all in all, brown sugar is a satisfying well-made romantic comedy that's both charming and well acted.",1,positive
 an underachiever,0,negative
-the filmmakers were worried,0,negative
+of good stuff,1,positive
 "a smart, steamy mix",1,positive
-must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees.,1,positive
-shining performance,1,positive
-captures the complicated relationships in a marching band.,1,positive
 crafted an intriguing story of maternal instincts and misguided acts of affection,1,positive
 those exceedingly rare films in which the talk alone is enough to keep us,1,positive
+like a precious and finely cut diamond,1,positive
 trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
 is of brian de palma's addiction to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career,0,negative
+time of favor presents us with an action movie that actually has a brain.,1,positive
 "somewhere lies ... footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant, ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire.",0,negative
 do n't need to try very hard,0,negative
-the fetid underbelly of fame has never looked uglier.,0,negative
 ", this halloween is a gory slash-fest.",1,positive
 that was written down,0,negative
 is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you 've been sitting still.,0,negative
 uninvolving,0,negative
 ' rip-off,0,negative
-they have a tendency to slip into hokum,0,negative
+'m left slightly disappointed that it did n't,0,negative
 a good yarn -- which is nothing to sneeze at these days,1,positive
 in addition to scoring high for originality of plot,1,positive
+have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams,0,negative
 is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie that you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out,1,positive
+bad film you thought was going to be really awful,0,negative
 is a film for the under-7 crowd,0,negative
-of this so-called satire,0,negative
 ( seagal's ),1,positive
-enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining,1,positive
+come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free,0,negative
 feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off,0,negative
+love in remembrance,1,positive
+"for a smart, nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus",1,positive
 the film proves unrelentingly grim -- and equally engrossing.,1,positive
 glorified,1,positive
 is a risky venture that never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy.,1,positive
 an epic rather than,1,positive
 two unrelated shorts that falls far short,0,negative
-as compelling or as believable,1,positive
+'s always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic.,0,negative
+fell apart,0,negative
 the concept is a hoot.,1,positive
-an alfred hitchcock movie,1,positive
+'s lovely and amazing,1,positive
+hour-and-a-half-long commercial,0,negative
+may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences,0,negative
 some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy,0,negative
-visually graceful,1,positive
 worse than bland,0,negative
 "'s not scary, not smart and not engaging",0,negative
-the film is a verbal duel between two gifted performers.,1,positive
 "enthusiastically invokes the percussion rhythm, the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games.",1,positive
+delving,1,positive
 give exposure to some talented performers,1,positive
 "'re merely signposts marking the slow, lingering death of imagination",0,negative
+"the structure is simple, but in its own way, rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings",1,positive
+things insipid,0,negative
 a nightmare,0,negative
-suspenseful enough for older kids but not,1,positive
-tasteful little revision works,1,positive
 a reprieve,1,positive
 strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama,1,positive
+terminally brain dead production,0,negative
+holds as many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin's film serves up with style and empathy.,1,positive
 too many scenarios in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize,0,negative
-lacks,0,negative
 "whose real-life basis is, in fact, so interesting that no embellishment is",1,positive
 ", even-flowing tone",1,positive
 "a fine, focused piece of work that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism",1,positive
 "skin of man gets a few cheap shocks from its kids-in-peril theatrics, but it also taps into the primal fears of young people trying to cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults",1,positive
+ingenious,1,positive
 "is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop, and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama.",0,negative
 sets the film apart is debrauwer's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons,1,positive
 "does n't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy.",0,negative
 "goth-vampire, tortured woe-is-me lifestyle",0,negative
-"predictable and cloying, though brown sugar is so earnest in its yearning for the days before rap went nihilistic that it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle.",1,positive
-the movie's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing.,1,positive
 define a generation,1,positive
 is still worth,1,positive
 ", painful",0,negative
-a typical bible killer story,0,negative
+", fireballs and revenge",0,negative
 a flawed but engrossing thriller.,1,positive
-drowns in sap.,0,negative
-"that it's offensive,",0,negative
-( at least ) moore is a real charmer.,1,positive
-the laborious pacing,0,negative
-especially clever,1,positive
+endearing cast,1,positive
+a pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative,1,positive
 would have saved this film a world of hurt,0,negative
 "infuses the movie with much of its slender, glinting charm",1,positive
-"incessantly to old movies, when you could just rent those movies instead, let alone seek out a respectable new one",0,negative
+i 'll go out on a limb.,1,positive
 as beautifully shaped and,1,positive
+"as morose as teen pregnancy, rape and suspected murder",0,negative
+"overlong and not well-acted, but",0,negative
 their own rhythm,1,positive
+an incomprehensible,0,negative
+"... unlikable, uninteresting, unfunny, and completely, utterly inept.",0,negative
 will want to see over and over again,1,positive
 "will leave you wanting more, not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face.",1,positive
-nothing short of wonderful with its ten-year-old female protagonist and its steadfast refusal to set up a dualistic battle between good and evil.,1,positive
+long and eventful spiritual journey,1,positive
 -- and timely,1,positive
 could possibly be more contemptuous of the single female population,0,negative
-a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television,0,negative
+frequent flurries of creative belly laughs and,1,positive
 the comedy is nonexistent.,0,negative
 in three gags in white's intermittently wise script,1,positive
+about ten,1,positive
 movie-biz,0,negative
-veers,0,negative
-of self-congratulation between actor and director,0,negative
-come off too amateurish and awkward,0,negative
-prolific director,1,positive
+team,1,positive
 many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill,0,negative
-unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks,0,negative
+"like all of egoyan's work, ararat is fiercely intelligent and uncommonly ambitious.",1,positive
 well-meant but unoriginal,0,negative
 ghandi,1,positive
 ", kinky fun",1,positive
-refreshed and,1,positive
-tom green stages his gags as assaults on america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony,0,negative
 "discovered, indulged in and rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again",0,negative
 may be incomprehensible to moviegoers not already clad in basic black,0,negative
 overwrought ending,0,negative
-otto-sallies has a real filmmaker's eye.,1,positive
-form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare,1,positive
+drown out,0,negative
 bean drops the ball too many times ... hoping the nifty premise will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay.,0,negative
-production values & christian bale's charisma make up for a derivative plot,1,positive
 "this odd, poetic road movie, spiked by jolts of pop music, pretty much takes place in morton's ever-watchful gaze",1,positive
 "enigma is well-made, but it's just too dry and too placid.",0,negative
 played and smartly directed.,1,positive
 has no reason to exist,0,negative
-"few films have captured the chaos of an urban conflagration with such fury,",1,positive
+has made a film so unabashedly hopeful that it actually makes the heart soar,1,positive
 throwaway,0,negative
 of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the `` other side of the story,0,negative
 been all but decommissioned,0,negative
+'s badder than bad.,0,negative
 "a smart, sassy and exceptionally charming romantic comedy",1,positive
+does so without compromising that complexity,1,positive
 explosive physical energy and,1,positive
+only belly laughs,1,positive
 "nice, harmless",1,positive
-been cobbled together onscreen,0,negative
-laborious,0,negative
+except : film overboard,0,negative
+damned funny,1,positive
 bad luck and,0,negative
 has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery,1,positive
 "a mature, deeply felt fantasy of a director's travel through 300 years of russian history.",1,positive
 the down-to-earth bullock,1,positive
 of hell so shattering it,0,negative
 's just grating,0,negative
-"of french hip-hop, which also seems to play on a 10-year delay",0,negative
+pleasing at its best moments,1,positive
 is often very funny,1,positive
-"an ungainly movie, ill-fitting, with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be",0,negative
+off more than he or anyone else could chew,0,negative
 're left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity,0,negative
-like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours,0,negative
 the most oddly honest hollywood document of all,1,positive
-"with the characters, who are so believable that you feel what they feel",1,positive
-the only thing scary about feardotcom,0,negative
-"nothing wrong with performances here, but the whiney characters bugged me",0,negative
+definitely funny stuff,1,positive
+kafka,1,positive
+it's a very sincere work,1,positive
 no timeout,0,negative
 "a colorful, joyous celebration of life ;",1,positive
 that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
 provide insight into a fascinating part of theater history,1,positive
-teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes,0,negative
+the film is a very good viewing alternative for young women.,1,positive
 "could use a little more humanity, but it never lacks in eye-popping visuals",1,positive
 just another combination of bad animation and mindless violence ... lacking the slightest bit of wit or charm,0,negative
-that delivers a surprising,1,positive
+you 're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular.,1,positive
 career-best performances,1,positive
 for technical flaws to get in the way,0,negative
 sixties ' rockumentary milestones,1,positive
 "the film, while it's not completely wreaked",0,negative
+endearing about it.,1,positive
 sustain the buoyant energy level of the film's city beginnings into its country conclusion ',1,positive
-"via kirsten dunst's remarkable performance, he showcases davies as a young woman of great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
 lacks even the most fragmented charms i have found in almost all of his previous works.,0,negative
+is breathtaking,1,positive
+is a particularly vexing handicap,0,negative
+"yet, it must be admitted,",1,positive
 script is n't up to the level of the direction,0,negative
 roiling black-and-white inspires trembling and gratitude.,1,positive
 screams at the top of their lungs no matter what the situation.,0,negative
 an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending,0,negative
 when he should have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling,0,negative
-definitely tasty and sweet,1,positive
+"strolls through this mess with a smug grin, inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder",0,negative
 that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll,1,positive
 kids should have a stirring time at this beautifully drawn movie.,1,positive
-layered and stylistic,1,positive
-a uniquely sensual metaphorical dramatization of sexual obsession,1,positive
+glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat.,1,positive
 anchor the film in a very real and amusing give-and-take.,1,positive
-menace,0,negative
 ambiguous and nothing,1,positive
 one-dimensional,0,negative
-gross,0,negative
-'s all the stronger because of it,1,positive
 of death in this bitter italian comedy,0,negative
-this mess of a movie is nothing short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy.,0,negative
+art-house to the core,1,positive
 she sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions.,1,positive
 windtalkers seems to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material.,0,negative
-"becomes compulsively watchable in a guilty-pleasure, daytime-drama sort of fashion",1,positive
-", it may just scare the pants off you.",1,positive
+", it's because there's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair",0,negative
+"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen, then laughs at how clever it's being.",0,negative
 "mention mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense, and replete",1,positive
 "a loud, witless mess",0,negative
 "and yet, it still works.",1,positive
+"form at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand",1,positive
+"an act of spiritual faith -- an eloquent, deeply felt meditation on the nature of compassion",1,positive
+"the work of an exhausted, desiccated talent who ca n't get out of his own way",0,negative
 "of an historical episode that, in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting",1,positive
 fine-looking film,1,positive
 sucker,0,negative
 who could too easily become comic relief in any other film,1,positive
-mindless action flick,0,negative
 with too much exploitation and too little art,0,negative
 content merely,1,positive
-of malaise,0,negative
 hot,1,positive
 if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing,1,positive
-portrayals,0,negative
-a bold biographical fantasia,1,positive
 using an endearing cast,1,positive
 its make-believe promise of life,0,negative
+sweet treasure and something,1,positive
 great companion piece,1,positive
-devastatingly powerful and astonishingly vivid holocaust drama.,1,positive
+the theater in the first 10 minutes,1,positive
+slick,1,positive
+", madonna's cameo does n't suck!",1,positive
 i could n't recommend this film more.,1,positive
 these are textbook lives of quiet desperation.,0,negative
 scratching your head in amazement over the fact,0,negative
+'s not original enough.,0,negative
 "though it lacks the utter authority of a genre gem, there's a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting.",1,positive
 "while easier to sit through than most of jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films, it's still tainted by cliches, painful improbability and murky points.",0,negative
 fans of plympton's shorts may marginally enjoy the film,1,positive
 often hilarious.,1,positive
 "miller digs into their very minds to find an unblinking, flawed humanity.",1,positive
 much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing : some of its plaintiveness could make you weep.,1,positive
+"recognize any of the signposts, as if discovering a way through to the bitter end",0,negative
 come from an animated-movie screenwriting textbook,0,negative
-"makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes, becoming so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it in the first place.",0,negative
 right itself precisely when you think it's in danger of going wrong,1,positive
-"with increasingly amused irony, the relationship between reluctant captors and befuddled captives.",1,positive
-"agonizing, catch-22",0,negative
-to make the suckers out there surrender $ 9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life,0,negative
 to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
-all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital,0,negative
-beauty reeks,1,positive
 sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
 foul up,0,negative
 cinematic appeal,1,positive
 a seriously bad film,0,negative
 at the right film,1,positive
+stereotypical,0,negative
 written,1,positive
 woefully hackneyed movie,0,negative
-low-budget hybrid,0,negative
+", it is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs.",0,negative
 "reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled,",1,positive
 but also nicely done,1,positive
 acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts,1,positive
@@ -8753,270 +8736,272 @@ succeed in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror fi
 -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same,1,positive
 's mildly entertaining,1,positive
 ", manipulative",0,negative
-"there's a plethora of characters in this picture,",1,positive
+a menace,0,negative
+a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula,0,negative
 ", ignorant fairies is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two.",1,positive
 by the most random of chances,0,negative
-"bright, inventive",1,positive
+"some fine acting, but ultimately a movie with no reason for being.",0,negative
 "each story is built on a potentially interesting idea,",1,positive
-that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over,0,negative
 benefits from serendipity but also reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth.,1,positive
 outweigh the positives,0,negative
 "a rustic, realistic, and altogether creepy tale",1,positive
 a ploddingly melodramatic structure,1,positive
+satisfying summer blockbuster,1,positive
 the barriers finally prove to be too great,0,negative
 gay and lesbian children,0,negative
+a rather listless amble,0,negative
 that you wo n't care,0,negative
+will probably sink the film for anyone who does n't think about percentages all day long,0,negative
+the film has the courage of its convictions and excellent performances on its side.,1,positive
 's refreshing to see a movie that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original,1,positive
 denuded,1,positive
 existentialism reminding of the discovery of the wizard of god,1,positive
+a fresh idea,1,positive
 's equally hard to imagine anybody being able to tear their eyes away from the screen,1,positive
 "film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso, whether the original version or new director's cut.'",1,positive
 means to face your fears,1,positive
-sophomore effort,0,negative
+"i 've never seen or heard anything quite like this film, and i recommend it for its originality alone",1,positive
 ", stuart little 2 is a light, fun cheese puff of a movie.",1,positive
 it one of the year's most enjoyable releases,1,positive
-"bland, obnoxious 88-minute",0,negative
 are the film's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny,0,negative
 shapes history,1,positive
 a japan bustling,1,positive
-one of the few ` cool ' actors who never seems aware of his own coolness,1,positive
 is an object lesson in period filmmaking,1,positive
-the worst titles in recent cinematic history,0,negative
-great over-the-top moviemaking if you 're in a slap-happy mood,1,positive
+"in the not-too-distant future, movies like ghost ship will be used as analgesic balm for overstimulated minds.",0,negative
 reprehensible,0,negative
-that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy,0,negative
+engaging fantasy,1,positive
 as bad as you think,0,negative
 is a film that manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography.,1,positive
-is trite,0,negative
 has that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you,1,positive
 an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare,1,positive
+if that does n't clue you in that something's horribly wrong,0,negative
 "be, by its art and heart, a necessary one",1,positive
 "self-deprecating, biting and witty feature",0,negative
 layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
-power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror,1,positive
-while cleverly worked out,1,positive
+routine stuff yuen,0,negative
+"vile, incoherent mess",0,negative
+is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage,0,negative
 plot lapses,0,negative
 smartly and,1,positive
+of intelligence or invention,1,positive
 so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation,1,positive
-"the predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch, so stilted and unconvincing",0,negative
 material realm,1,positive
 of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim,1,positive
 ", the project should have been made for the tube.",0,negative
 ", featuring an oscar-worthy performance by julianne moore.",1,positive
+signature style,1,positive
 pan nalin's exposition is beautiful and mysterious,1,positive
+smacks of exhibitionism more than it does cathartic truth telling,0,negative
 ( t ) he script is n't up to the level of the direction,0,negative
-to the integrity and vision of the band,1,positive
-a little more special,1,positive
+hugely entertaining and,1,positive
 nothing good can happen,0,negative
-"cantet beautifully illuminates what it means sometimes to be inside looking out, and at other times outside looking in.",1,positive
+"is, in a word, brilliant as the conflicted daniel.",1,positive
 uninspired preachy and clichéd,0,negative
-wears,0,negative
-deeply unpleasant,0,negative
 the only thing avary seems to care about,0,negative
 a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic 88 minutes of exaggerated action,1,positive
-i think even fans of sandler's comic taste may find it uninteresting,0,negative
-"maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout, notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips",1,positive
 everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial,0,negative
+"the film's gamble to occasionally break up the live-action scenes with animated sequences pays off, as does its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter.",1,positive
 nonsensical,0,negative
 sustain laughs,1,positive
-mannerisms and self-indulgence,1,positive
-"is a tribute not only to his craft, but to his legend",1,positive
-"you go into the theater expecting a scary, action-packed chiller",1,positive
+made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0,negative
+"has a fluid, no-nonsense authority",1,positive
 girl-meets-girl romantic comedy,1,positive
+the rare movie that's as crisp and to the point as the novel on which it's based.,1,positive
 witty and sophisticated,1,positive
 "more than make up for its logical loopholes, which fly by so fast there's no time to think about them anyway.",1,positive
 intermittently hilarious,1,positive
+"second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief",1,positive
 probably the best case for christianity since chesterton and lewis.,1,positive
 becomes lifeless and,0,negative
+to some talented performers,1,positive
 a conventional thriller evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters,1,positive
 it appears to have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept.,0,negative
 itself is about something very interesting and odd that,1,positive
-guest appearance,1,positive
+"it's a pedestrian, flat drama that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame.",0,negative
+an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director's previous work in terms of both thematic content and narrative strength.,0,negative
 "hart's war seems to want to be a character study, but apparently ca n't quite decide which character.",0,negative
-its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting,0,negative
-sports,1,positive
+me,1,positive
 we 're drawn in by the dark luster.,1,positive
 terribly episodic and,0,negative
-gets an exhilarating new interpretation in morvern callar.,1,positive
 the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium,0,negative
 "more time appears to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script, which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else.",0,negative
+"during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness, at its idiocy, at its utterly misplaced earnestness",0,negative
 "this story gets sillier, not scarier, as it goes along ...",0,negative
 can actually feel good,1,positive
-some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither,0,negative
 a-list players,1,positive
+made the full monty a smashing success ...,1,positive
+wooden delivery,0,negative
 "it, offering fine acting moments and pungent",1,positive
 draggy,0,negative
-damn,0,negative
-transcends ethnic lines,1,positive
 rapturous,0,negative
 run out of clever ideas and visual gags,0,negative
+"he goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers",0,negative
 "warmth to go around, with music and laughter and the love of family",1,positive
+one of the best gay love stories ever made,1,positive
 crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary.,0,negative
 "with we were soldiers, hollywood makes a valiant attempt to tell a story about the vietnam war before the pathology set in.",1,positive
-"boring, self-important stories",0,negative
 "a refreshingly realistic, affectation-free",1,positive
 its pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming finale,1,positive
 ", he's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle.",0,negative
 scattered,0,negative
 deep as a petri dish,0,negative
-", it's nowhere near as good as the original.",0,negative
-viscerally exciting,1,positive
 's nowhere near,0,negative
 leads up to a strangely sinister happy ending,1,positive
+"a stirring, funny and",1,positive
 it's because there's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair,0,negative
-"still eludes madonna and, playing a charmless witch",0,negative
-a tremendous piece of work,1,positive
+"this indie flick never found its audience, probably because it's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters.",0,negative
+"mostly works because of the universal themes, earnest performances ... and excellent use of music by india's popular gulzar and jagjit singh.",1,positive
 absorbing,1,positive
 relentlessly saccharine,0,negative
+really gives the film its oomph,1,positive
 "the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
+"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad, soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads.",0,negative
 "cinematic intoxication, a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama, tastelessness and swooning elegance",1,positive
-"those who are only mildly curious, i fear, will be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals.",0,negative
-"is a funny, puzzling movie ambiguous enough to be engaging and oddly moving",1,positive
+silly summer entertainment,1,positive
 goes easy on the reel/real world dichotomy that ( jaglom ) pursued with such enervating determination in venice/venice.,1,positive
 rich and intelligent film,1,positive
 brings a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit and cunning to the aging sandeman,1,positive
 may be lovely,1,positive
 its broad racial insensitivity,0,negative
-feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,0,negative
 ", there's a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting.",1,positive
-seriously bad,0,negative
 shock and amaze,1,positive
-"it were, well, more adventurous",1,positive
+mimics everyone and everything,0,negative
 "just consider what new best friend does not have, beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay.",0,negative
 "you feel that you never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
-"more accurately, it's moving",1,positive
-engages,1,positive
+( a ) satisfying niblet,1,positive
 fights a good fight on behalf of the world's endangered reefs,1,positive
+curiosity factors,1,positive
 depressed fifteen-year-old's,0,negative
+", incoherent, instantly disposable",0,negative
 provides more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex,1,positive
+can easily imagine benigni's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial.,1,positive
 boring despite the scenery,0,negative
 "clever and unflinching in its comic barbs, slap her is a small but rewarding comedy that takes aim at contemporary southern adolescence and never lets up.",1,positive
+you 'll enjoy this movie.,1,positive
 disappointed by a movie,0,negative
 a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped,0,negative
 as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs,0,negative
 birthday girl walks a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked.,1,positive
-one terrific score and,1,positive
 michele's spiritual quest is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest,0,negative
 pinochet,0,negative
-'s a very very strong `` b +.'',1,positive
-"amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's cleverly constructed scenario,",1,positive
+shreve's graceful dual narrative,1,positive
+is high on squaddie banter,0,negative
 for good,1,positive
-is highly pleasurable.,1,positive
 "one in clockstoppers, a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable",0,negative
-"the documentary is much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads, etc. -- to do the subject matter justice.",0,negative
 was n't a good movie,0,negative
-"is very much of a mixed bag, with enough negatives",0,negative
 is a masterfully conducted work,1,positive
 that constantly defies expectation,1,positive
 the unmistakable stamp of authority,1,positive
 it would be like to be smack in the middle of a war zone armed with nothing but a camera,1,positive
 a rude black comedy about the catalytic effect a holy fool has upon those around him in the cutthroat world of children's television.,0,negative
+"beautiful,",1,positive
 the artwork is spectacular and,1,positive
 "to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's",0,negative
 humorous observations,1,positive
 strongest and most touching movie of recent years,1,positive
+ca n't save it,0,negative
+tear their eyes away from the screen,1,positive
 this dumas adaptation entertains,1,positive
+whiny and,0,negative
 only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments,0,negative
 most practiced,1,positive
 intolerant,1,positive
 should have gone straight to video.,0,negative
-sexual and romantic tension,1,positive
+"though it was written for no one, but somehow",1,positive
 merchandised-to-the-max,0,negative
 in which the script and characters hold sway,1,positive
-emotional conviction,1,positive
+one of the more glaring signs of this movie's servitude to its superstar,0,negative
+is : ` scooby ' do n't.,0,negative
+"getting tired of the whole slo-mo, double-pistoled, ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action aesthetic",0,negative
 would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows.,0,negative
-"its characters, weak and strong",0,negative
 "small in scope,",0,negative
-majidi shoe-loving,1,positive
-a movie that harps on media-constructed ` issues ' like whether compromise is the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ) exceedingly memorable one for most people.,0,negative
-a depressing experience,0,negative
 competence,1,positive
-an absolute delight,1,positive
-"a solidly constructed, entertaining thriller that stops short of true inspiration",1,positive
+nurses plot holes gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through,0,negative
+bad direction and bad acting,0,negative
 their place in the world,1,positive
+mr. deeds '' is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought.,1,positive
 the sort for those moviegoers who complain that ` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore,1,positive
+cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,0,negative
 "it will be,",1,positive
-is that the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
-the action quickly sinks into by-the-numbers territory.,0,negative
+thrilling,1,positive
+", but wanes in the middle",0,negative
 insensitivity,0,negative
+", find an escape clause and avoid seeing this trite, predictable rehash.",0,negative
+was put through torture for an hour and a half,0,negative
 and altogether creepy,0,negative
 the always hilarious meara,1,positive
+plot holes sink this ` sub ',0,negative
 "come from a family that eats, meddles, argues, laughs, kibbitzes and fights together",1,positive
 is without intent.,0,negative
-"gets vivid, convincing performances from a fine cast, and generally keeps things going at a rapid pace, occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films",1,positive
-his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon,1,positive
-'s really wrong with this ricture!,0,negative
-from burkina faso,1,positive
+"it pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers, old schoolers and current innovators",1,positive
 "joyless, idiotic, annoying, heavy-handed,",0,negative
-it's a funny no-brainer,1,positive
-"one of those movies that catches you up in something bigger than yourself, namely, an archetypal desire to enjoy good trash every now and then.",1,positive
+unabashedly romantic picture,1,positive
 a dark-as-pitch comedy,0,negative
-is ultimately scuttled by a plot that's just too boring and obvious,0,negative
+"has the air of a surprisingly juvenile lark, a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent and wear thin with repetition.",0,negative
 this region and,1,positive
-drivel,0,negative
 "nicholson's goofy, heartfelt, mesmerizing king lear",1,positive
 itself is actually quite vapid.,0,negative
 ", trouble every day is a plodding mess.",0,negative
+needless chase scenes and swordfights as the revenge unfolds,0,negative
 with all its flaws,0,negative
-a terrific screenplay and fanciful direction,1,positive
+"it may be a no-brainer, but at least it's a funny no-brainer.",1,positive
 's what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
+"got to love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has, and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane",1,positive
+"adults, other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild.",0,negative
 "intelligent, realistic portrayal",1,positive
 funnier than being about something,1,positive
+"a film that is part biography, part entertainment and part history",1,positive
+"is that rare combination of bad writing, bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness.",0,negative
 other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or,1,positive
-convincing way,1,positive
 into too many pointless situations,0,negative
+... is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics.,1,positive
 a sentimental mess that never,0,negative
-the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ; the message is too blatant ; the resolutions are too convenient,0,negative
 stale retread of the '53 original,0,negative
 starts making water torture seem appealing,0,negative
-"is a canny crowd pleaser, and the last kiss ... provides more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex",1,positive
 "the perkiness of witherspoon ( who is always a joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate )",1,positive
 servicable world war ii drama,1,positive
-the beautifully choreographed kitchen ballet,1,positive
-rodrigues's,1,positive
 are too obvious,0,negative
 "walked out muttering words like `` horrible '' and `` terrible, '' but had so much fun dissing the film that they did n't mind the ticket cost",0,negative
-an accessible introduction as well as,1,positive
-"an energetic, violent movie",1,positive
-than a more measured or polished production ever could,1,positive
 a stirring visual sequence like a surge through swirling rapids or a leap from pinnacle to pinnacle rouses us.,1,positive
+"'s more enjoyable than i expected, though",1,positive
 wonderfully funny moments,1,positive
 of fresh air,1,positive
 ", resistance and artistic transcendence",1,positive
 funny ( sometimes hilarious ),1,positive
+fluffy neo-noir hiding behind cutesy film references.,0,negative
 "be some sort of credible gender-provoking philosophy submerged here, but who the hell cares",0,negative
 "agenda to deliver awe-inspiring, at times sublime, visuals",1,positive
+too indulgent,0,negative
 hard-core slasher aficionados will find things to like ... but overall the halloween series has lost its edge.,0,negative
+a fairly impressive debut,1,positive
+the best ensemble casts of the year,1,positive
+what made old-time b movies good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion,1,positive
 shines through every frame.,1,positive
+at every opportunity to do something clever,1,positive
 a younger lad,1,positive
 much to recommend the film,1,positive
-"the stuff of high romance, brought off with considerable wit",1,positive
-"this interminable, shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture",0,negative
+life,1,positive
 a cutesy romantic tale,1,positive
 "uplifting, funny and wise",1,positive
-"... an hour-and-a-half of inoffensive, unmemorable filler.",0,negative
-as little cleavage,1,positive
+detract from the affection of that moral favorite,0,negative
+prolonged and boring,0,negative
 confrontations,0,negative
-fumbles away almost all of its accumulated enjoyment with a crucial third act miscalculation,0,negative
 "the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn, and",0,negative
-a rather unique approach to documentary,1,positive
-"like most of jaglom's films, some of it is honestly affecting, but more of it seems contrived and secondhand",0,negative
-this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped,1,positive
 's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly,1,positive
-( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable,1,positive
 with a sensitivity,1,positive
 capture the minds and hearts of many,1,positive
 offensive and redundant,0,negative
-caught up in the rush of slapstick thoroughfare,0,negative
 memorable directorial debut,1,positive
 "comes together to create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment",1,positive
 soulless,0,negative
-thinking someone made off with your wallet,0,negative
 an affluent damsel in distress who decides to fight her bully of a husband,1,positive
-it's a very very strong `` b +.'',1,positive
+dramatic enough to sustain interest,1,positive
 just enough sweet and traditional romantic comedy to counter the crudity,1,positive
 on the santa clause 2,1,positive
 "if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy, it can easily worm its way into your heart.'",1,positive
+funny and,1,positive
+", xxx is a blast of adrenalin,",1,positive
+the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past,1,positive
 its essential problem,0,negative
 starts as a tart little lemon drop of a movie and ends up as a bitter pill.,0,negative
 "an inexplicable nightmare,",0,negative
@@ -9024,136 +9009,137 @@ a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic,1,positive
 may be burns's strongest film since the brothers mcmullen.,1,positive
 a dramatic comedy as pleasantly dishonest and pat as any hollywood fluff.,0,negative
 playful paranoia,1,positive
+"one of the finest, most humane and important holocaust movies ever made.",1,positive
 of softheaded metaphysical claptrap,1,positive
 grievous but obscure,0,negative
-"a schmaltzy, by-the-numbers romantic comedy, partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless.",0,negative
+enjoy yourselves without feeling conned,1,positive
 enjoyed as a work of fiction inspired by real-life events,1,positive
 worked wonders with the material,1,positive
 the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air,1,positive
 "a fascinating, bombshell documentary that should shame americans, regardless of whether or not ultimate blame finally lies with kissinger.",1,positive
-"inconsistent, dishonest",0,negative
-"the most brilliant and brutal uk crime film since jack carter went back to newcastle, the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and, at times, blood.",1,positive
 good music,1,positive
 thematic resonance,1,positive
 winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
 skip this turd,0,negative
 thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity,0,negative
 "every visual joke is milked, every set-up obvious and lengthy,",0,negative
-"a sham construct based on theory, sleight-of-hand, and ill-wrought hypothesis.",0,negative
+pretentious.,0,negative
+to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
 high drama,1,positive
-"an ode to unconditional love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all, a condition only the old are privy to, and ... often misconstrued as weakness",1,positive
 gorgeous to look at but insufferably tedious and turgid ... a curiously constricted epic,0,negative
 "tom tykwer, director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run",1,positive
-"this humbling little film, fueled by the light comedic work of zhao benshan and the delicate ways of dong jie, is just the sort for those moviegoers who complain that ` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore.'",1,positive
+horribly depressing and not,0,negative
+a moving and weighty depiction of one family's attempts to heal after the death of a child.,1,positive
+this quality band may pick up new admirers,1,positive
+demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested,0,negative
+a superior moral tone,1,positive
 "over the years, hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies, and ice age only improves on it, with terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor.",1,positive
 convoluted,0,negative
 pointless meditation on losers in a gone-to-seed hotel.,0,negative
+a unique culture,1,positive
 self-deprecating,0,negative
-be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors,1,positive
+manages for but a few seconds,0,negative
 it will make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one.,0,negative
 a therapeutic zap of shock treatment,1,positive
 the slapstick is labored,0,negative
 your children will be occupied for 72 minutes.,1,positive
 "difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
-she gradually makes us believe she is kahlo,1,positive
-filmmaker stacy peralta has a flashy editing style that does n't always jell with sean penn's monotone narration,0,negative
-", the new thriller proves that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that mel gibson can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo.",1,positive
 of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen,1,positive
-is better than you might think,1,positive
+the pacing is often way off and,0,negative
 biggest names,1,positive
-a more credible script,1,positive
+cynical creeps,0,negative
 good line,1,positive
 earnest,1,positive
 while the humor is recognizably plympton,1,positive
-stunningly trite,0,negative
 a movie this bad,0,negative
+her fans will assuredly have their funny bones tickled,1,positive
 a low-budget hybrid of scarface or,0,negative
 to ensnare its target audience.,1,positive
 probably wo n't stand the cold light of day,0,negative
 a sustained fest of self-congratulation between actor and director that leaves scant place for the viewer.,0,negative
 delivers an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and the emotional blockage that accompanies this human condition,1,positive
+"inventive, fun, intoxicatingly sexy, violent, self-indulgent and maddening",1,positive
 glides,1,positive
-'s hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
+the smug self-satisfaction,0,negative
 an embarrassment.,0,negative
 "with flawless amounts of acting, direction, story and pace",1,positive
-"surely would have resulted in a smoother, more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue",0,negative
+", windtalkers airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length.",0,negative
 "be prepared to cling to the edge of your seat, tense with suspense",1,positive
+"'s fun, splashy and entertainingly nasty",1,positive
+more timely in its despairing vision of corruption,1,positive
 of a particular theatrical family,1,positive
+rare capability to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke,1,positive
 "with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday, '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes",1,positive
-the most impressive player,1,positive
 a deliciously nonsensical comedy about a city coming apart at its seams,1,positive
 majestic achievement,1,positive
-"wildly overproduced, inadequately motivated every step of the way",0,negative
 transcendent love story,1,positive
 "vera has created a provocative, absorbing drama that reveals the curse of a self-hatred instilled by rigid social mores.",1,positive
 snipes is both a snore and utter tripe.,0,negative
 all menace and atmosphere,0,negative
 "a vibrant, colorful world",1,positive
-", an art form at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand as life.",1,positive
-to think about the ways we consume pop culture,1,positive
+already overladen with plot conceits,0,negative
 with unblinking candor,1,positive
-i ca n't wait to see what the director does next,1,positive
+a less-compelling soap opera,0,negative
+"this is a poster movie, a mediocre tribute to films like them!",0,negative
 digital photography,1,positive
 its face,1,positive
 captivates,1,positive
 of masters of both,1,positive
-been acted out,0,negative
-this dreck,0,negative
+"a smart, sassy and exceptionally charming",1,positive
+"norton has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced",0,negative
 often watchable,1,positive
 the film is not only a love song to the movies but,1,positive
-play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life,0,negative
-to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
 a new treasure of the hermitage,1,positive
-is drowned out by director jon purdy's sledgehammer sap,0,negative
+their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script,0,negative
 "the artwork is spectacular and unlike most animaton from japan, the characters move with grace and panache.",1,positive
-"is a subzero version of monsters, inc., without the latter's imagination, visual charm or texture",0,negative
-uncertainties,0,negative
+"re-working to show more of the dilemma, rather than have his characters stage shouting",0,negative
 all-too-familiar,0,negative
 ", confident",1,positive
-worthwhile effort,1,positive
+"its leaden acting, dull exposition and",0,negative
+narcissistic,0,negative
 "the music makes a nice album, the food is enticing and italy beckons us all",1,positive
 a longtime tolkien fan,1,positive
 "both heartbreaking and heartwarming ... just a simple fable done in an artless sytle, but it's tremendously moving.",1,positive
+"it has no affect on the kurds, but it wore me down",0,negative
 "has no reason to exist, other than to employ hollywood kids and people who owe favors to their famous parents.",0,negative
 swipe 90 minutes of your time,0,negative
+emotionally and spiritually compelling,1,positive
 "revel in those visual in-jokes, as in the film's verbal pokes at everything from the likes of miramax chief harvey weinstein's bluff personal style",1,positive
 it's so fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second.,1,positive
-"the movie is a negligible work of manipulation, an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents.",0,negative
 "for all the dolorous trim, secretary is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout, notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips into pop freudianism.",1,positive
 not for every taste,0,negative
-'' succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless.,1,positive
-"in european markets, where mr. besson is a brand name, and in asia, where ms. shu is an institution",1,positive
+"using an endearing cast, writer/director dover kosashvili takes a slightly dark look at relationships, both sexual and kindred.",1,positive
+gloriously goofy way,1,positive
 sink the film for anyone who does n't think about percentages all day long,0,negative
+more than enough sentimental catharsis,1,positive
 delights and,1,positive
-"ineffable, elusive, yet inexplicably powerful",1,positive
 by someone who ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot,0,negative
+"whose aims -- and by extension, accomplishments --",1,positive
+is what we call the ` wow ' factor,1,positive
 all the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations,1,positive
-were less densely plotted,0,negative
 "more attuned to the anarchist maxim that ` the urge to destroy is also a creative urge ', or more willing to see with their own eyes, will find morrison's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating.",1,positive
 he's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh,0,negative
 gives his best screen performance,1,positive
 otherwise comic narrative,1,positive
-spied with my little eye ... a mediocre collection of cookie-cutter action scenes and,0,negative
 "an extraordinary poignancy, and the story",1,positive
 paper-thin supporting characters,0,negative
 "of human experience -- drama, conflict, tears and surprise -- that it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film",1,positive
-there's real visual charge to the filmmaking,1,positive
+very tasteful rock,1,positive
 "murder by numbers, and as easy to be bored by as your abc's,",0,negative
 "by and large this is mr. kilmer's movie, and it's his strongest performance since the doors.",1,positive
-similarly ill-timed antitrust,0,negative
-an insane comic undertaking that ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film,1,positive
-powerful and astonishingly vivid holocaust drama,1,positive
 has in kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden.,1,positive
 is never clear.,0,negative
 delightful,1,positive
 "as they used to say in the 1950s sci-fi movies, signs is a tribute to shyamalan's gifts, which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project.",1,positive
+"are the hallmark of this bittersweet, uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery.",1,positive
 "the movie is silly beyond comprehension,",1,positive
 peevish and gimmicky,0,negative
-"the powerpuff girls is a fast, frenetic, funny, even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience.",1,positive
+watching spy,1,positive
 sure hand,1,positive
+"dull, a road-trip movie that's surprisingly short of both adventure and song.",0,negative
+i killed my father compelling,1,positive
 seems to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material,0,negative
 "episodic choppiness,",0,negative
-a surgeon mends a broken heart,1,positive
 as tawdry trash,0,negative
 "a lighthearted glow, some impudent snickers, and a glorious dose of humankind's liberating ability",1,positive
 "philippe, who makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines would suggest, and",1,positive
@@ -9165,8 +9151,6 @@ pointless,0,negative
 catches dramatic fire.,1,positive
 find compelling,1,positive
 overblown enterprise,0,negative
-artificial and soulless,0,negative
-a metaphor for a modern-day urban china,1,positive
 "a step further, richer",1,positive
 saddens,0,negative
 schmucks,0,negative
@@ -9176,214 +9160,211 @@ are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who has n't been living u
 "at its best, this is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure, an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture.",1,positive
 some surprises,1,positive
 ", dark beauty",1,positive
+that they are actually releasing it into theaters,0,negative
+"it's soulful and unslick, and that's apparently just what ( aniston ) has always needed to grow into a movie career.",1,positive
 "it's the cute frissons of discovery and humor between chaplin and kidman that keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking, but humming.",1,positive
+it must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees.,1,positive
+"assured, glossy and shot through with brittle desperation.",1,positive
+in the manner of a golden book sprung to life,1,positive
 petty thievery,0,negative
-"a chance to see three splendid actors turn a larky chase movie into an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need to be somebody, and to belong to somebody.",1,positive
 "a movie that will thrill you, touch you and make you",1,positive
+", maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures, drunken master",1,positive
+same old bad trip,0,negative
+turns that,1,positive
 's refreshing,1,positive
 "its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors, morgan freeman and ashley judd",0,negative
 sharply comic and surprisingly touching,1,positive
 ", i would imagine, as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful.",0,negative
-notable for its sheer audacity and openness,1,positive
-it's an adventure story and history lesson all in one.,1,positive
+after ( seagal's ) earlier copycat under siege,0,negative
 rate annie,1,positive
-rekindles,1,positive
-good natured,1,positive
-that it's impossible to care,0,negative
-"he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary",1,positive
+a series of tales told with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing.,1,positive
 slide down the slippery slope of dishonesty,0,negative
 "into an intricate, intimate and intelligent journey",1,positive
+there is no sense,0,negative
 "it's all arty and jazzy and people sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and it's all about the silences and if you 're into that, have at it.",0,negative
 a visionary with a tale full of nuance and character dimension,1,positive
 "weighted down with slow, uninvolving storytelling and",0,negative
 sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait,1,positive
+ferrara's,1,positive
+"a bit exploitative but also nicely done,",1,positive
 "a quaint,",1,positive
 the clever credits roll,1,positive
+from their incessant whining,0,negative
 "seem to have been picked not for their acting chops, but for their looks and appeal to the pre-teen crowd.",0,negative
+that rare movie,1,positive
 such a wallop of you-are-there immediacy,1,positive
-", compulsive life",0,negative
-there's definite room for improvement.,0,negative
+'s often overwritten,0,negative
 i did n't care.,0,negative
 well-contructed,1,positive
-a waste,0,negative
-"stereotypes in good fun, while adding a bit of heart and unsettling subject matter",1,positive
-of moronic stunts,0,negative
+humor and pathos,1,positive
+invaluable record,1,positive
+eventually becomes too heavy for the plot.,0,negative
+"skip this dreck, rent animal house and",0,negative
 dramedy ',1,positive
-"a mix of the shining, the thing, and any naked teenagers horror flick",0,negative
-", shiri is a must for genre fans.",1,positive
+"you feel good,",1,positive
+'s no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater.,1,positive
+dumb drug jokes,0,negative
 decided lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy in its epiphanies,0,negative
-", is a temporal inquiry that shoulders its philosophical burden lightly.",1,positive
 gentle jesus,1,positive
 "that will be seen to better advantage on cable, especially considering its barely",0,negative
-"asia, where ms. shu is an institution",1,positive
-beautifully made,1,positive
-support the premise other than fling gags at it to see which ones shtick,0,negative
+head cutter,0,negative
 the big finish is a bit like getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing.,0,negative
-an engrossing portrait of uncompromising artists trying to create something original against the backdrop,1,positive
-an 88-minute rip-off of the rock,0,negative
-"while scorsese's bold images and generally smart casting ensure that `` gangs '' is never lethargic, the movie is hindered by a central plot that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about.",0,negative
 blast,1,positive
 was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends,1,positive
-manages to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in.,1,positive
-"makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1,positive
+consumerist ... studiously inoffensive and completely disposable,0,negative
+"is less about a superficial midlife crisis than it is about the need to stay in touch with your own skin, at 18 or 80.",1,positive
 conforms itself with creating a game of ` who's who ' ... where the characters ' moves are often more predictable than their consequences.,0,negative
-a massive infusion,0,negative
+does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length,0,negative
+veered off too far,0,negative
 are married for political reason,0,negative
-that it emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema,1,positive
 "brilliantly written and well-acted, yellow asphalt is an uncompromising film.",1,positive
 left slightly unfulfilled,0,negative
+intermittently powerful,1,positive
+'s quite an achievement,1,positive
+"the dramatic scenes are frequently unintentionally funny,",0,negative
 which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile,1,positive
+to extremist name-calling,0,negative
 a lynch-like vision,1,positive
 popcorn,1,positive
-vividly,1,positive
-"informative, intriguing, observant, often touching ...",1,positive
+not very absorbing characters,0,negative
 "is pretty landbound, with its leaden acting, dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises",0,negative
 "make personal velocity into an intricate, intimate and intelligent journey",1,positive
 smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still,1,positive
-has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing,1,positive
-barker movie,1,positive
+"to call this one an eventual cult classic would be an understatement, and",1,positive
 "some cute moments, funny scenes",1,positive
-tiring than anything,0,negative
-", but it is a refreshingly forthright one.",1,positive
-", mr. murray, a prolific director of music videos, stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold.",0,negative
 satisfying evening,1,positive
-hearts and minds,1,positive
 parker can not sustain the buoyant energy level of the film's city beginnings into its country conclusion ',0,negative
 "to get on a board and, uh, shred, dude",1,positive
-"is a thoughtful examination of faith, love and power",1,positive
-a visually flashy but narratively opaque and emotionally vapid,0,negative
+even delectable,1,positive
 the pungent bite of its title,0,negative
-hopkins looks like a drag queen,0,negative
 this crazy life,1,positive
 squint to avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching,0,negative
 "is somehow guessable from the first few minutes,",0,negative
-is a director to watch.,1,positive
 how to win the battle,1,positive
 "is richly detailed, deftly executed and utterly absorbing",1,positive
+creeping in others,0,negative
+recommended as an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it,1,positive
+"gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements,",1,positive
 "boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up, but dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect.",0,negative
 gets the look and the period trappings right,1,positive
 the film grounded in an undeniable social realism,1,positive
 "can not disguise the slack complacency of ( godard's ) vision, any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice.",0,negative
 dicey screen material,0,negative
 relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations,1,positive
-good period reconstruction,1,positive
 a tasty performance,1,positive
-befallen every other carmen before her,1,positive
+required viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike,1,positive
 `` birthday girl '' is an actor's movie first and foremost.,1,positive
 "waste of time, money and celluloid",0,negative
 too intensely focused on the travails of being hal hartley to function as pastiche,0,negative
 amusing personalities,1,positive
 chan has done in the united states,1,positive
-the misleading title,0,negative
-"in addition to scoring high for originality of plot -- putting together familiar themes of family, forgiveness and love in a new way -- lilo & stitch has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded.",1,positive
+just about more stately than any contemporary movie this year ...,1,positive
+stupid and annoying,0,negative
+"charming, sometimes infuriating",1,positive
 builds its multi-character story,1,positive
 that embraces its old-fashioned themes,1,positive
 "a dim-witted and lazy spin-off of the animal planet documentary series, crocodile hunter",0,negative
 spirited,1,positive
-recommend it for its originality,1,positive
+does n't make much,0,negative
 an artful yet depressing film that makes a melodramatic mountain out of the molehill of a missing bike.,0,negative
+"very compelling,",1,positive
 though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers,0,negative
 "the enjoyable undercover brother,",1,positive
 does n't mean you wo n't like looking at it,1,positive
+romantic tale,1,positive
 's a perfect show of respect to just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it,1,positive
 fails him,0,negative
-hurts,0,negative
-"is too heady for children, and too preachy for adults.",0,negative
-"more of the same from taiwanese auteur tsai ming-liang, which is good news to anyone who's fallen under the sweet, melancholy spell of this unique director's previous films",1,positive
+"passes time until it's time for an absurd finale of twisted metal, fireballs and revenge.",0,negative
 "everything about the quiet american is good, except its timing.",1,positive
-the paranoid claustrophobia,0,negative
 "there are some laughs in this movie, but",1,positive
 emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions,0,negative
-does somehow manage to get you under its spell.,1,positive
+that will keep them guessing,1,positive
+does no justice,0,negative
+a gangster movie with the capacity to surprise.,1,positive
 though it's equally solipsistic in tone,1,positive
-cause massive cardiac arrest,0,negative
-"all three descriptions suit evelyn, a besotted and obvious drama that tells us nothing new",0,negative
 negative,0,negative
 ", for a movie that tries to be smart, it's kinda dumb.",0,negative
-a `` snl '' has-been,0,negative
+"filled with fantasies, daydreams, memories and one fantastic visual trope",1,positive
 "its ecological, pro-wildlife sentiments are certainly welcome",1,positive
 he does such a good job of it that family fundamentals gets you riled up,1,positive
-"the cast, collectively a successful example of the lovable-loser protagonist,",1,positive
+broke out into elaborate choreography,1,positive
 film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers,1,positive
-"appropriately, the tale unfolds like a lazy summer afternoon and concludes with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn.",1,positive
 "a sweetly affecting story about four sisters who are coping, in one way or another, with life",1,positive
+"very entertaining, thought-provoking film",1,positive
+to make absurdist observations,0,negative
+you were thinking someone made off with your wallet,0,negative
+at least passably real,1,positive
 real documentary,1,positive
 evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story,1,positive
 expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre,0,negative
+whatever fills time --,0,negative
 that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood,0,negative
 ", this is even better than the fellowship.",1,positive
-an occasionally interesting but mostly repetitive,0,negative
 "at ninety minutes, it drags",0,negative
 "cannon's confidence and laid-back good spirits are, with the drumming routines, among the film's saving graces.",1,positive
 like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries,0,negative
-only had a week to live,0,negative
 "love may have been in the air onscreen, but i certainly was n't feeling any of it.",0,negative
+as one of ( witherspoon's ) better films,1,positive
+", with increasingly amused irony, the relationship between reluctant captors and befuddled captives.",1,positive
 an odd show,0,negative
-see it for his performance if nothing else.,1,positive
-lazily,0,negative
-` true story ',1,positive
-this sappy ethnic sleeper proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool.,0,negative
-familiar and insufficiently cathartic,0,negative
 the intrigue of academic skullduggery and politics,1,positive
 "manipulative claptrap,",0,negative
+", just for them",1,positive
+"if solondz had two ideas for two movies, could n't really figure out how to flesh either out",0,negative
 be delightfully compatible,1,positive
+a charmer,1,positive
+overachieving,0,negative
 adrenalin,1,positive
 is repulsive and depressing,0,negative
+to love the piano teacher,1,positive
 enough cool fun here,1,positive
-deserves a place of honor,1,positive
-give credit to everyone from robinson down to the key grip that this bold move works,1,positive
-love in the time of money,1,positive
-"look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers, instead of serious athletes",0,negative
+leave you speaking in tongues,1,positive
+"to those who have not read the book, the film is a much better mother-daughter tale than last summer's ` divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood, ' but that's not saying much.",1,positive
 consider it ` perfection.,1,positive
+as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system,1,positive
 "sees those relationships, including that between the son and his wife, and the wife and the father, and between the two brothers, with incredible subtlety and acumen",1,positive
 a more balanced or fair portrayal of both sides,1,positive
 fraction,1,positive
-a moving and not infrequently breathtaking film.,1,positive
-i know better than to rush to the theater for this one,0,negative
+it suits the script,1,positive
 it belongs on the big screen,1,positive
-could force you to scratch a hole in your head.,0,negative
-scenes brim,1,positive
 "green ruins every single scene he's in, and the film, while it's not completely wreaked, is seriously compromised by that.",0,negative
-'d be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year,0,negative
+landing squarely on `` stupid '',0,negative
+backbone,1,positive
 hugely imaginative and successful,1,positive
-viewers out in the cold,0,negative
+that proceeds,1,positive
 ", er, bubbly",1,positive
 disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with,0,negative
 "disposable, kitchen-sink homage that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood",0,negative
-... stumbles over every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage come even easier.,0,negative
 's also nice,1,positive
+this unique and entertaining twist,1,positive
 you try to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored.,0,negative
-"the recording sessions are intriguing, and -- on the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity -- this quality band may pick up new admirers.",1,positive
 's an adventure story and history lesson all in one,1,positive
 the film's needlessly opaque intro takes its doe-eyed crudup out of pre-9 / 11 new york and onto a cross-country road trip of the homeric kind.,0,negative
 "is messy, uncouth, incomprehensible, vicious and absurd.",0,negative
 equals the sum of its pretensions.,0,negative
+by the standards of knucklehead swill,0,negative
 "through putrid writing, direction and timing with a smile that says, ` if i stay positive, maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures, drunken master.'",0,negative
-"schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs,",0,negative
 "keep a family of five blind, crippled, amish people alive in this situation",0,negative
-certainly ca n't recommend it,0,negative
+having an old friend,1,positive
 not a classic,0,negative
 "alias betty is richly detailed, deftly executed and utterly absorbing.",1,positive
 "this simple, sweet and romantic comedy",1,positive
 that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
 hélène angel is definitely a director to watch.,1,positive
 many genuine cackles,1,positive
-"a worthwhile documentary, whether you 're into rap or not, even if it may still leave you wanting more answers as the credits roll.",1,positive
 "'s as rude and profane as ever, always hilarious and, most of the time, absolutely right in her stinging social observations",1,positive
-while remaining true to his principles,1,positive
 "just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood, nothing good can happen",0,negative
 memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension,1,positive
 powerful rather than cloying,1,positive
+a screwed-up man who dared to mess with some powerful people,0,negative
 "turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas, which never reach satisfying conclusions",1,positive
-is exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be,0,negative
 glizty but formulaic and silly ... cagney's ` top of the world ' has been replaced by the bottom of the barrel.,0,negative
-hooked,1,positive
-clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own,1,positive
+"intriguing, provocative stuff",1,positive
+heroine,1,positive
 privy to,1,positive
 "director lee has a true cinematic knack, but it's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly, unabashedly on its sleeve.",1,positive
 "the characters, who are so believable that you feel what they feel",1,positive
 collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller's rush.,0,negative
-our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender -- and i know this because i 've seen ` jackass : the movie.',0,negative
 inexperienced,0,negative
 a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama,0,negative
 "yes, i suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care,",0,negative
@@ -9391,96 +9372,100 @@ the rut dug by the last one,0,negative
 images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,0,negative
 wang at the forefront of china's sixth generation of film makers,1,positive
 supremely unfunny and unentertaining,0,negative
+its best,1,positive
 an irrepressible passion,1,positive
-"can be as tiresome as 9 seconds of jesse helms ' anti- castro rhetoric, which are included",0,negative
 a party worth attending,1,positive
 "it's common knowledge that park and his founding partner, yong kang, lost kozmo in the end",1,positive
-parents beware,0,negative
+hodgepodge,0,negative
 a bit of a downer and a little over-dramatic at times,0,negative
+"i walked away not really know who `` they '' were, what `` they '' looked like.",0,negative
 finely detailed,1,positive
 ", reflective and beautifully",1,positive
+adaptation is simply brilliant.,1,positive
 chase to end all chases,1,positive
 any enjoyment,1,positive
 if i stay positive,1,positive
+spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch,0,negative
+this flat run at a hip-hop tootsie is so poorly paced you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines.,0,negative
+the original hit movie,1,positive
+deserves more than a passing twinkle,1,positive
+how we all need a playful respite from the grind to refresh our souls,1,positive
 includes a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick,0,negative
-their recklessness,0,negative
 "well-acted, well-directed and, for all its moodiness, not too",1,positive
 intelligence and,1,positive
-hard to resist,1,positive
+"is completely lacking in charm and charisma, and is unable to project either esther's initial anomie or her eventual awakening.",0,negative
 dahmer,0,negative
-working-class subjects,1,positive
+"far from heaven is a dazzling conceptual feat,",1,positive
+go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories,1,positive
 a work of extraordinary journalism,1,positive
 "a delightful, if minor, pastry of a movie.",1,positive
 "if welles was unhappy at the prospect of the human race splitting in two, he probably would n't be too crazy with his great-grandson's movie splitting up in pretty much the same way.",0,negative
 "is, arguably, the most accomplished work to date from hong kong's versatile stanley kwan",1,positive
-"is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer, and hopefully, sets the tone for a summer of good stuff",1,positive
-"'s something unintentionally comic in the film's drumbeat about authenticity, given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments, clothes and parties.",0,negative
-a strong and unforced supporting cast,1,positive
-delivered in grand passion,1,positive
+like a low-budget hybrid of scarface or carlito's way,0,negative
+nolan's penetrating undercurrent,1,positive
 "crack you up with her crass, then gasp for gas, verbal deportment",1,positive
 that the journey is such a mesmerizing one,1,positive
 's a movie that accomplishes so much that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough,1,positive
 a thoughtful what-if,1,positive
+tough to watch,0,negative
 lots of laughs,1,positive
-"is uncompromising, difficult and unbearably beautiful.",1,positive
+the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge,0,negative
 take us by surprise ...,1,positive
-"a film of freshness, imagination and insight",1,positive
 "rifkin no doubt fancies himself something of a hubert selby jr., but there is n't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script",0,negative
-"graphic sex may be what's attracting audiences to unfaithful, but gripping performances by lane and gere are what will keep them awake.",1,positive
-utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code,1,positive
+the story's pathetic,0,negative
+"on a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very, very slowly",0,negative
+"enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits, headed by christopher plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i 've ever seen in the many film",1,positive
 already obscure,0,negative
 "toback's ) fondness for fancy split-screen, stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard",0,negative
 it falls far short of poetry,0,negative
 ego-destroying,0,negative
-even more reassuring is how its makers actually seem to understand what made allen's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring,1,positive
-love him,1,positive
+the jokes are sophomoric,0,negative
 "sweet, genuine",1,positive
 similar obsessions can dominate a family,0,negative
 advancing,1,positive
-the right direction,1,positive
-"this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body, so original is its content, look, and style",1,positive
-"bleed it almost completely dry of humor, verve and fun",0,negative
-fits,1,positive
+"the young actors, not very experienced,",1,positive
+", dancing, singing, and unforgettable characters",1,positive
 "loved the people onscreen,",1,positive
 ... comes alive only when it switches gears to the sentimental.,0,negative
-fairly lame,0,negative
+"first-class, natural acting and a look at `` the real americans '' make this a charmer.",1,positive
 "rewritten, and for the uncompromising knowledge that the highest power of all is the power of love.",1,positive
 of this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole,0,negative
-", oddly colorful and just plain otherworldly",1,positive
 'd have to be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama,1,positive
 breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks,0,negative
+the success of undercover brother,1,positive
+"loosely speaking, we 're in all of me territory again,",0,negative
 they fall to pieces,0,negative
 "releasing a film with the word ` dog ' in its title in january lends itself to easy jokes and insults,",0,negative
+a funny yet dark and seedy clash of cultures and generations.,1,positive
 assured direction and complete lack of modern day irony,1,positive
+of funny situations and honest observations,1,positive
+certainly clever in spots,1,positive
 your ego,1,positive
-"it's coherent, well shot, and tartly acted",1,positive
 soap-opera emotion,0,negative
-in its perfect quiet pace,1,positive
 this is one of the year's best films.,1,positive
 a film that's about as subtle as a party political broadcast,0,negative
 "it's an entertaining movie, and the effects, boosted to the size of a downtown hotel, will all but take you to outer space.",1,positive
+not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once?,0,negative
 emotional and moral,1,positive
+very ambitious project,1,positive
 ", it is clearly a good thing.",1,positive
-add up to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that's low on both suspense and payoff.,0,negative
-"looks to be going through the motions, beginning with the pale script.",0,negative
 ", more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite",0,negative
-shows how deeply felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them.,1,positive
+is n't as weird as it ought to be,0,negative
 caton-jones,1,positive
-"a surprising, subtle turn",1,positive
-"that carries its share of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle, sometimes a guffaw and, to my great pleasure, the occasional belly laugh",1,positive
 "whose charm, cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent",1,positive
 nice,1,positive
-luscious,1,positive
 this 65-minute trifle,0,negative
 insultingly inept and artificial,0,negative
 "a thoroughly enjoyable, heartfelt coming-of-age comedy.",1,positive
-trailer-trash style,0,negative
+a slapdash mess,0,negative
+watchable up,1,positive
 "manages just to be depressing, as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance.",0,negative
 that the debate it joins is a necessary and timely one,1,positive
 full flush,0,negative
 eventually pays off and is effective if you stick with it,1,positive
+the buoyant energy level of the film's city beginnings,1,positive
 ghandi gone bad,0,negative
-is astonishing,1,positive
+"to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one, ms. mirren, who did )",0,negative
 french malapropisms,1,positive
 might actually want to watch.,1,positive
 necessary to document all this emotional misery,0,negative
@@ -9490,80 +9475,78 @@ concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of peopl
 a moving and weighty depiction,1,positive
 a no-holds-barred cinematic,1,positive
 knows how to hold the screen,1,positive
-`` die another day '' one of the most entertaining bonds in years,1,positive
-a worthwhile addition,1,positive
-with restraint and a delicate ambiguity,1,positive
 "characters who are either too goodly, wise and knowing or downright comically evil",0,negative
-film school undergrad,0,negative
 a cellular phone commercial,0,negative
-i 'm sure there's a teenage boy out there somewhere who's dying for this kind of entertainment.,0,negative
+there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs,0,negative
 "will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen, not screaming but yawning",0,negative
-return ticket,0,negative
 to feel funny and light,1,positive
 "the ambiguous welcome extended by iran to the afghani refugees who streamed across its borders, desperate for work and food",1,positive
-alienation,0,negative
-"spectators will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen, not screaming but yawning.",0,negative
 "an extremely funny, ultimately heartbreaking look at life in contemporary china.",1,positive
 've completely,1,positive
 loses its overall sense of mystery and,0,negative
 enough flourishes and freak-outs,0,negative
+lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ),0,negative
 the importance of being earnest movie seems to be missing a great deal of the acerbic repartee of the play.'',0,negative
 's a testament to the film's considerable charm,1,positive
 "flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and",1,positive
 fascinating little thriller,1,positive
 's the brilliant surfing photography bringing you right inside the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies.,1,positive
 quietly vulnerable,1,positive
+inauthentic,0,negative
+mental illness,0,negative
+is weak.,0,negative
 the exuberant openness,1,positive
 but it makes for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while.,1,positive
-gag,0,negative
+is the director's talent,1,positive
+"for all the time we spend with these people, we never really get inside of them.",0,negative
 "is all about a wild-and-woolly, wall-to-wall good time.",1,positive
+"it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half",0,negative
 lacks aspirations of social upheaval.,0,negative
 "( less a movie than ) an appalling, odoriferous thing ... so rotten in almost every single facet of production that you 'll want to crawl up your own *** in embarrassment.",0,negative
 becomes lifeless,0,negative
-'s usually a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them,0,negative
+any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions,0,negative
+on `` stupid,0,negative
+is about as humorous as watching your favorite pet get buried alive.,0,negative
 "if s&m seems like a strange route to true love, maybe it is, but it's to this film's ( and its makers ' ) credit that we believe that that's exactly what these two people need to find each other -- and themselves.",1,positive
 its makers are n't removed and inquisitive enough for that,0,negative
 "killing time, that's all that's going on here.",0,negative
+go back to sleep.,0,negative
 "does n't necessarily equate to being good, no matter how admirably the filmmakers have gone for broke",0,negative
 the fluid motion is astounding on any number of levels,1,positive
-at your neighbor's garage sale,0,negative
-everyone's to blame here.,0,negative
 cut open a vein,0,negative
 into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary,0,negative
 "true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff, ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation.",0,negative
-bubba ho-tep's clearly evident quality,1,positive
-win any academy awards,1,positive
-"whatever satire lucky break was aiming for, it certainly got lost in the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile.",0,negative
+awkwardly paced,0,negative
+) debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined,0,negative
+this movie worth seeing,1,positive
 wryly amusing,1,positive
-"evokes a palpable sense of disconnection, made all the more poignant by the incessant use of cell phones.",1,positive
-balances both traditional or modern stories,1,positive
 progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony,0,negative
 "joshua is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film without the latter's attendant intelligence, poetry, passion, and genius.",0,negative
+hastily dubbed,0,negative
 an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood,1,positive
 "proved too difficult a text to ` lick, ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast.",0,negative
 "this insipid, brutally clueless film",0,negative
 the disjointed mess,0,negative
+"make the film relevant today,",1,positive
+is just garbage,0,negative
 could have been much better,0,negative
+may strain adult credibility,0,negative
 bad acting,0,negative
-a riot,1,positive
+"an often intense character study about fathers and sons, loyalty and duty",1,positive
 "pays off, as does its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter",1,positive
-despite the opulent lushness of every scene,1,positive
 another best,1,positive
 comes off as a kingdom more mild than wild.,0,negative
-comical,1,positive
 thinly-conceived movie.,0,negative
 're going to feel like you were n't invited to the party.,0,negative
 maggie g. makes an amazing breakthrough in her first starring role and eats up the screen.,1,positive
-a clichéd and shallow cautionary tale about the hard-partying lives of gay men.,0,negative
 "gorgeous, passionate, and at times uncommonly moving",1,positive
+hollywood too long has ignored,0,negative
 "overlong and not well-acted, but credit writer-producer-director",0,negative
-"like a beautiful food entrée that is n't heated properly, so that it ends up a bit cold and relatively flavorless",0,negative
 "painful to watch witherspoon's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination, i mean, alabama",0,negative
-the simpering soundtrack and editing,0,negative
+"been picked not for their acting chops, but for their looks",0,negative
 "the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline",0,negative
-"it's an observant, unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation.",1,positive
 is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches.,0,negative
-despite terrific special effects and funnier gags,1,positive
+at soccer hooliganism,0,negative
 the most important and exhilarating forms,1,positive
 fred schepisi's film is paced at a speed that is slow to those of us in middle age and deathly slow to any teen.,0,negative
 a disaster,0,negative
@@ -9573,40 +9556,44 @@ sags in pace,0,negative
 inadequately motivated,0,negative
 able to appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting,1,positive
 it's the image that really tells the tale.,1,positive
-captures some of the discomfort and embarrassment of being a bumbling american in europe,0,negative
 "be transported into the life of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
 silly horror movies,0,negative
-vivid characters and,1,positive
-", blade ii mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary.",0,negative
-'s not a fresh idea at the core of this tale.,0,negative
+in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity,1,positive
 something for everyone.,1,positive
 "comes off more like a misdemeanor, a flat, unconvincing drama that never catches fire.",0,negative
 a truly wonderful tale combined with stunning animation.,1,positive
 with a moral,1,positive
+chitchat that only self-aware neurotics engage in,0,negative
+few early laughs,1,positive
 ... although this idea is `` new '' the results are tired.,0,negative
 transcends,1,positive
 straight-to-video,0,negative
 could n't make a guest appearance to liven things up,0,negative
 great over-the-top moviemaking if you 're in a slap-happy mood.,1,positive
+the original new testament stories so compelling,1,positive
+here is unusually tame,0,negative
 "a.e.w. mason's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american, a decision that plucks `` the four feathers '' bare",0,negative
+safe,1,positive
 for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon,1,positive
+"it's a loathsome movie, it really is",0,negative
 ", for the most part, credible",1,positive
 their parents,1,positive
 the best sex comedy about environmental pollution ever made,1,positive
 byler is too savvy a filmmaker to let this morph into a typical romantic triangle.,1,positive
+starts off witty and sophisticated,1,positive
 makes this movie worth seeing,1,positive
 "of cat-and-mouse, three-dimensional characters and believable performances",1,positive
-most creative mayhem,1,positive
-fun factor,1,positive
+original fantasy film,1,positive
 "entertains not so much because of its music or comic antics, but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel.",0,negative
 its characters tissue-thin,0,negative
 time out is existential drama without any of the pretension associated with the term.,1,positive
+there is n't one true ` chan moment '.,0,negative
 cinematic experience,1,positive
-reach much further than we imagine,1,positive
 make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see,1,positive
-run-of-the-filth,0,negative
+a no-holds-barred cinematic treat.,1,positive
+addict,0,negative
+"it leers, offering next to little insight into its intriguing subject.",0,negative
 second helpings,1,positive
-wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching,0,negative
 awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story,0,negative
 as generic as its title,0,negative
 the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season,1,positive
@@ -9614,46 +9601,41 @@ will warm your heart without making you feel guilty about it.,1,positive
 of its sense of fun or energy,1,positive
 breathtakingly assured and stylish work,1,positive
 hogwash,0,negative
-to drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
-"tired, talky feel",0,negative
-praise,1,positive
+ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
 the movie as a whole is cheap junk and an insult to their death-defying efforts,0,negative
 exquisite,1,positive
 exasperatingly,0,negative
-"like a pack of dynamite sticks, built for controversy.",0,negative
-big ending surprise,1,positive
-if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or,0,negative
 amazingly evocative film from three decades ago,1,positive
 "not a film for the faint of heart or conservative of spirit, but for the rest of us -- especially san francisco lovers",1,positive
 that the film is never dull,1,positive
+a lackluster script,0,negative
 stooping to base melodrama,0,negative
-it's a thin notion,0,negative
 "sensitive, smart, savvy, compelling coming-of-age drama",1,positive
+a niche hit,1,positive
 comes across as both shallow and dim-witted,0,negative
 "cheesy backdrops, ridiculous action sequences,",0,negative
 "the brawn, but not",1,positive
+mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting,0,negative
 "make for a winning, heartwarming yarn",1,positive
-upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product,1,positive
+counter the crudity,0,negative
 accurately reflects the rage and alienation that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people,1,positive
-has become the master of innuendo.,1,positive
+"chilling, unnerving film",1,positive
 unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle,0,negative
 's soulful and unslick,0,negative
 still serious problem,0,negative
 a winning comedy,1,positive
+suicide,0,negative
 the major problem,0,negative
-the psychology 101 study of romantic obsession,1,positive
 "of passion, grief and fear",1,positive
 the hours represents two of those well spent,1,positive
-the auteur's ear for the way fears and slights are telegraphed in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug.,1,positive
-that's something i would rather live in denial about,0,negative
+trouble,0,negative
 the torments and angst,0,negative
 "yes, spirited away is a triumph of imagination",1,positive
+to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
 the shocking conclusion,1,positive
 deals with first love sweetly,1,positive
 "creates delicate balance of style, text, and subtext that's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance",1,positive
-in all fairness,1,positive
 laid-back,1,positive
-"'s as if allen, at 66, has stopped challenging himself",0,negative
 and pat storytelling,0,negative
 a forceful drama of an alienated executive who re-invents himself,1,positive
 made the original men in black such a pleasure,1,positive
@@ -9663,31 +9645,30 @@ pure craft,1,positive
 pokémon 4ever is terrifying,0,negative
 might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill.,0,negative
 a grim future,0,negative
+"the story's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing, and",1,positive
 skip the film,0,negative
 "for a larger-than-life figure, an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture",1,positive
-to sit through it again,0,negative
-"a baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside danish cows falls flat, and",0,negative
+a flawed human,0,negative
+a good match,1,positive
 attractive about this movie,1,positive
 were more repulsive,0,negative
 "too long, and larded with exposition",0,negative
 found the movie as divided against itself,0,negative
 goodness,1,positive
 ", in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting",1,positive
+taking up the current teen movie concern with bodily functions,1,positive
 part of the charm of satin rouge,1,positive
-the trashy teen-sleaze equivalent,0,negative
 that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors,0,negative
 're on the edge of your seat,1,positive
 from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story,0,negative
 the works of an artist,1,positive
-edge to it,1,positive
 significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old,0,negative
 an awkwardly contrived exercise,0,negative
 to easy feel-good sentiments,1,positive
 ", collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure",0,negative
-"if we 're to slap protagonist genevieve leplouff because she's french, do we have that same option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept?",0,negative
-is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be,1,positive
 've a taste for the quirky,1,positive
 "of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor, at least",0,negative
+is completely lacking in charm and charisma,0,negative
 takes big bloody chomps out of it,0,negative
 imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread,0,negative
 "it's provocative stuff,",1,positive
@@ -9696,6 +9677,7 @@ to accomplish what few sequels can,1,positive
 an inconclusive ending,0,negative
 "passionate, irrational, long-suffering but cruel as a tarantula, helga figures prominently in this movie, and helps keep the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats.",1,positive
 "with a story that tries to grab us, only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments",0,negative
+"a gently funny, sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good, that is to say, entirely unconned by false sentiment or sharp, overmanipulative hollywood practices.",1,positive
 a great script brought down by lousy direction.,0,negative
 content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool,0,negative
 'm sure there's a teenage boy out there somewhere who's dying for this kind of entertainment.,0,negative
@@ -9704,260 +9686,262 @@ content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool,0,negative
 bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right,1,positive
 murder and mayhem,0,negative
 nearly incoherent,0,negative
-is n't particularly assaultive,0,negative
 that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth,1,positive
 to a sunshine state,1,positive
-introspective and,1,positive
 for the tube,0,negative
 "shows a level of young, black manhood that is funny, touching, smart and complicated.",1,positive
-the rest is just an overexposed waste of film,0,negative
+"with more character development this might have been an eerie thriller ; with better payoffs, it could have been a thinking man's monster movie.",0,negative
+of vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny,0,negative
+emotionally strong and,1,positive
+wholly unnecessary,0,negative
 keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong,0,negative
 "i like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material,",1,positive
-beloved,1,positive
+transcendent performance,1,positive
 an oscar,1,positive
 "a film of empty, fetishistic violence in which murder is casual and fun.",0,negative
-on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers,0,negative
 ", in a better movie, you might not have noticed.",0,negative
 is better-focused than the incomprehensible anne rice novel it's based upon,1,positive
 that encourages you to accept it as life and go with its flow,1,positive
 more ridiculous,0,negative
 "the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking,",1,positive
 dramatic arc,1,positive
+"an extraordinary poignancy,",1,positive
 absurdities and,0,negative
+multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation,1,positive
 unoriginal,0,negative
 that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest,0,negative
-"feel more like a non-stop cry for attention, than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment.",0,negative
-"takes a classic story, casts attractive and talented actors",1,positive
 a story that is so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true,0,negative
-a college keg party,0,negative
 ", low-budget and tired",0,negative
 mira sorvino's limitations,0,negative
+is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks,1,positive
 a copout,0,negative
+"while clearly a manipulative film, emerges as powerful rather than cloying",1,positive
+earnest yet curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability is the only winner.,0,negative
 "this is the kind of movie that you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself, ` ah, yes, here",0,negative
 its apparent glee,1,positive
 profanities,0,negative
 is one of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists and storytellers,1,positive
+surprisingly decent,1,positive
 it offers hope,1,positive
 "you can fire a torpedo through some of clancy's holes, and the scripters do n't deserve any oscars",0,negative
-have given this movie a rating of zero.,0,negative
+style and humor,1,positive
 most magical and most,1,positive
+as deep as a petri dish,0,negative
 "of those films where the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids, children behave like adults and everyone",0,negative
 something for everyone,1,positive
+fights,0,negative
+"is meaningless, vapid and devoid",0,negative
 it's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him,1,positive
-aggressive self-glorification and a manipulative whitewash,0,negative
 the scarifying,1,positive
-"it's the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth.",1,positive
 first mistake,0,negative
 '' is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be.,1,positive
 this broken character study,0,negative
 "sensitive, cultivated treatment",1,positive
-torture and,0,negative
 seagal,0,negative
-spinoff of last summer's bloated effects fest the mummy returns,0,negative
+"both stars are appealing enough to probably have a good shot at a hollywood career, if they want one",1,positive
+shockers since the evil dead,1,positive
 "the movie's messages are quite admirable, but the story is just too clichéd and too often strains credulity",0,negative
-"'s also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american, i might add -- slice of comedic bliss.",1,positive
 "of the most moronic screenplays of the year, full of holes that will be obvious even to those who are n't looking for them",0,negative
 "does too much meandering, norton has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced, hopkins looks like a drag queen.",0,negative
-... an adorably whimsical comedy that deserves more than a passing twinkle.,1,positive
-", an actor this uncharismatically beautiful would have a résumé loaded with credits like `` girl in bar # 3.''",0,negative
 "to filming the teeming life on the reefs, making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers",1,positive
+"the movie's presentation, which is way too stagy",0,negative
 comes along every day,1,positive
+"always entertaining,",1,positive
+succeeds in delivering a dramatic slap in the face that's simultaneously painful and refreshing,1,positive
 a fascinating part of theater history,1,positive
+understandable,1,positive
 feel-good movie,1,positive
 "a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling, which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title",0,negative
-a much better documentary,1,positive
-"if the man from elysian fields is doomed by its smallness, it is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie that you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out.",1,positive
+"a film neither bitter nor sweet, neither romantic nor comedic",0,negative
+prevent its tragic waste of life,0,negative
+the performances are uniformly good.,1,positive
+"the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat, fairy-tale conclusion.",0,negative
+blood work is for you.,1,positive
 into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters,1,positive
-"confirms lynne ramsay as an important, original talent in international cinema.",1,positive
+at times uncommonly moving,1,positive
 helps keep the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats,1,positive
 "the color palette, with lots of somber blues and pinks, is dreamy and evocative",1,positive
-"art-house to the core, read my lips is a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema.",1,positive
-moved by this drama,1,positive
 "survive a screening with little harm done, except maybe for the last 15 minutes, which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine",0,negative
-richly detailed,1,positive
+sewer rats,0,negative
 i 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it,0,negative
 by characters who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
-coupled with pitch-perfect acting,1,positive
+in the pile of useless actioners,0,negative
 is a dud,0,negative
-"in its courageousness, and comedic employment",1,positive
-interesting and thoroughly unfaithful version of carmen,1,positive
 offensive and,0,negative
 that never quite gel,0,negative
-"deep down, i realized the harsh reality of my situation : i would leave the theater with a lower i.q. than when i had entered",0,negative
+if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us,0,negative
 winning flight of revisionist fancy,1,positive
 most ingenious,1,positive
+maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension,0,negative
 of inexcusable dumb innocence,0,negative
-happily,1,positive
-- greaseballs mob action-comedy.,0,negative
-too-conscientious,0,negative
+bliss,1,positive
 illustrated by a winning family story.,1,positive
 "y tu mamá también is hilariously, gloriously alive, and quite often hotter than georgia asphalt.",1,positive
-a strong education and,1,positive
+where the upbeat ending feels like a copout,0,negative
 deeply absorbing,1,positive
-"flawless film,",1,positive
 of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival,1,positive
 super-stupid,0,negative
+an awkwardly garish showcase that diverges from anything remotely probing or penetrating.,0,negative
 is that she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair,1,positive
 "though its story is only surface deep, the visuals and enveloping sounds of blue crush make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see.",1,positive
-"my big fat greek wedding is not only the best date movie of the year, it's also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american, i might add -- slice of comedic bliss.",1,positive
+blacked out,0,negative
 "e.t. is carried less by wow factors than by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades.",1,positive
 this romantic comedy,1,positive
-"includes the line ` my stepdad's not mean, he's just adjusting '",1,positive
+with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic,0,negative
 "for an absurd finale of twisted metal, fireballs and revenge",0,negative
-"it's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel, but the result is more puzzling than unsettling.",0,negative
 "light the candles, bring out the cake and do n't fret about the calories because there's precious little substance in birthday girl -- it's simply, and surprisingly, a nice, light treat.",1,positive
 "is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers",0,negative
 "gay or straight, kissing jessica stein is one of the greatest date movies in years.",1,positive
 engagingly,1,positive
+warm,1,positive
 "into the script, which has a handful of smart jokes",1,positive
 showcases the city's old-world charm before machines change nearly everything,1,positive
-"is moody, oozing, chilling and heart-warming all at once ...",1,positive
 "the film is filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders, but deftly manages to avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill.",1,positive
-missed opportunities.,0,negative
 "see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles",1,positive
+rewards,1,positive
 "to wear over his head when he goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers",0,negative
-low-budget constraints,0,negative
 are fantastic.,1,positive
-"the movie, shot on digital videotape rather than film, is frequently indecipherable",0,negative
 "emotionally complex, dramatically satisfying heroine",1,positive
-utterly pointless,0,negative
+this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses is a deeply unpleasant experience.,0,negative
+far too sentimental,0,negative
+at 90 minutes this movie is short,0,negative
+"phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer, christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene's prose, and",1,positive
+"is many things -- stoner midnight flick, sci-fi deconstruction, gay fantasia -- but above all it's a love story as sanguine as its title.",1,positive
+is bravado -- to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time,0,negative
 what gives human nature its unique feel is kaufman's script,1,positive
-elevate,1,positive
+is as delightful,1,positive
 cheap-shot mediocrity,0,negative
 the balance between the fantastic and the believable,1,positive
+there's no doubt the filmmaker is having fun with it all,1,positive
 derailed by bad writing and possibly also by some of that extensive post-production reworking to aim the film at young males in the throes of their first full flush of testosterone.,0,negative
-affirm,1,positive
+an even less capable trio,0,negative
 's willing to express his convictions,1,positive
+rare window,0,negative
 warm and exotic.,1,positive
 "mounted, exasperatingly well-behaved film, which ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant.",1,positive
 brings the proper conviction,1,positive
-goes downhill.,0,negative
 "the fascination comes in the power of the huston performance, which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile,",1,positive
-but fun.,1,positive
 hell,0,negative
+about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera,0,negative
 as earnest as a community-college advertisement,0,negative
 "the hot chick, the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian",0,negative
-into a gentle waking coma,0,negative
 low-budget filmmaking,0,negative
 cho's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want ... but,0,negative
 puzzle his most ardent fans,0,negative
-fill the after-school slot,0,negative
 this film's impressive performances and adept direction,1,positive
+an attention to detail,1,positive
 "considerable skill and determination,",1,positive
 mainstream hollywood,1,positive
 masterpiece.,1,positive
-i 'd rather watch them on the animal planet.,0,negative
 a tv episode rather than a documentary,0,negative
-"is n't a terrible movie, just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery.",0,negative
-grumble,0,negative
-no entertainment value,0,negative
-would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
+", it's still unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror.",1,positive
 "are familiar with, and makes you care about music you may not have heard before",1,positive
 comes together as a coherent whole,1,positive
 great shame,0,negative
+thought it was going to be,1,positive
+have an honesty and dignity that breaks your heart,1,positive
+"the script's judgment and sense of weight is way, way off.",0,negative
 a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time,0,negative
 naturally dramatic,1,positive
-"is most remarkable not because of its epic scope, but because of the startling intimacy it achieves despite that breadth.",1,positive
+"the performances are strong, though the subject matter demands acting that borders on hammy at times.",1,positive
 's a shame,0,negative
 audience falls asleep,0,negative
 bledel,1,positive
-best of all,1,positive
+concession stand and/or restroom,0,negative
 with a life-affirming message,1,positive
 dough from baby boomer families,0,negative
-the only thing that distinguishes a randall wallace film from any other is the fact that there is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film.,0,negative
 almost bergmanesque intensity,0,negative
 thoughtlessly,0,negative
+that already knows it's won,1,positive
 is a successful one.,1,positive
-"could have yielded such a flat, plodding picture",0,negative
-with lots of laughs,1,positive
-tortured and,0,negative
+"yes, ` it's like having an old friend for dinner '.",1,positive
 a con artist and,1,positive
 a grim future that does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films,0,negative
 "wild, endearing, masterful",1,positive
-"realism, crisp storytelling and radiant compassion",1,positive
 "this is rote spookiness, with nary an original idea ( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really ) in sight, and the whole of the proceedings beg the question ` why?",0,negative
 nothing can detract from the affection of that moral favorite : friends will be friends through thick and thin.,1,positive
-how far herzog has fallen,0,negative
-", iwai's gorgeous visuals seduce.",1,positive
+are immune to the folly of changing taste and attitude,1,positive
 "'re as happy listening to movies as you are watching them, and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you",1,positive
 it's just too dry and too placid,0,negative
-signs is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype.,0,negative
+this man so watchable,1,positive
+really work,1,positive
+creative interference,1,positive
 seduce and conquer,1,positive
-as inspiring,1,positive
 oscar-winning,1,positive
-too eager to please,0,negative
 "well-directed and, for all its moodiness,",1,positive
-firing on all cylinders,1,positive
 get at something,1,positive
+", eight legged freaks is prime escapist fare.",1,positive
+"( danny huston gives ) an astounding performance that deftly, gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent's smirk.",1,positive
 an epiphany,1,positive
 the reefs,0,negative
+", singing and finger snapping it might have held my attention, but as it stands i kept looking for the last exit from brooklyn.",0,negative
+is this so boring?,0,negative
+fierce competition,1,positive
 the players do n't have a clue on the park.,0,negative
+"in creating an emotionally complex, dramatically satisfying heroine",1,positive
+honestly nice,1,positive
 a besotted and obvious drama,0,negative
-engaging and intimate first feature,1,positive
-your senses are as mushy as peas,0,negative
+comforting fantasies,1,positive
 particularly memorable or even all that funny,0,negative
 and likeable characters,1,positive
+their super-dooper-adorability intact,1,positive
+a lighthearted glow,1,positive
+a grand fart,0,negative
 sly female empowerment movie,1,positive
 crummy.,0,negative
-the film runs on a little longer than it needs to -- muccino either does n't notice when his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters,0,negative
 at once disarmingly straightforward and strikingly devious.,1,positive
-", really stupid",0,negative
-the multi-layers of its characters,1,positive
-uninspired.,0,negative
-why lee's character did n't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery,0,negative
-"no charm, no laughs, no fun, no reason to watch.",0,negative
-intoxicating atmosphere,1,positive
+it's sort of a 21st century morality play with a latino hip hop beat.,1,positive
+is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues.,0,negative
 "overall feelings, broader ideas",1,positive
 a well-deserved reputation as one,1,positive
-is also a testament to the integrity and vision of the band,1,positive
+is about grief,0,negative
 is heartfelt and hilarious,1,positive
-"does n't really believe in it, and breaks the mood with absurdly inappropriate ` comedy ' scenes.",0,negative
-excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts,1,positive
-as in the songs translate well to film,1,positive
+"are paper-thin, and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script",0,negative
 benefits from serendipity,1,positive
 in a very real and amusing give-and-take,1,positive
+does feel like a short stretched out to feature length.,0,negative
 suffers from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected.,0,negative
+to fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0,negative
+detailing how one international city welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees while the world's democracie,1,positive
 that will amuse or entertain them,1,positive
-a great movie,1,positive
 a stunning fusion of music and images,1,positive
 "their lives, loves and the art",1,positive
 satisfying kids flck,1,positive
 a metaphor for a modern-day urban china searching for its identity.,1,positive
 sweeping and gliding,1,positive
-both charming,1,positive
 is a refreshingly forthright one,1,positive
 a little scattered -- ditsy,0,negative
-"predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch, so stilted and unconvincing",0,negative
 lust,1,positive
+the pristine camerawork,1,positive
 "satisfies,",1,positive
 excuse to get to the closing bout ... by which time it's impossible to care who wins,0,negative
 conjures a lynch-like vision of the rotting underbelly of middle america,0,negative
-jackass '' fan,1,positive
 moonlight mile gives itself the freedom to feel contradictory things.,1,positive
-"the most complex, generous and subversive artworks of the last decade",1,positive
-barely tolerable slog,0,negative
 it plays everything too safe,0,negative
 everything we 've come to expect from movies nowadays.,1,positive
+the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy,0,negative
 engrossing and different,1,positive
 will enjoy themselves.,1,positive
 part of the fun,1,positive
+'s just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar,0,negative
 super-dooper-adorability,1,positive
+the legendary wit's,1,positive
 an ounce of honest poetry,1,positive
 it's worth seeing,1,positive
 our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender --,0,negative
-"i approached the usher and said that if she had to sit through it again, she should ask for a raise.",0,negative
 "the movie, shot on digital videotape rather than film",0,negative
+the russian word for wow !? ',1,positive
 does an established filmmaker,1,positive
 "a complete shambles of a movie so sloppy, so uneven, so damn unpleasant that i ca n't believe any viewer, young or old,",0,negative
 "a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating,",1,positive
-"she nearly glows with enthusiasm, sensuality and a conniving wit.",1,positive
+lame entertainment,0,negative
+took of the family vacation,1,positive
 eager fans,1,positive
-wastes its time on mood rather than,0,negative
+'s a movie that gets under your skin,1,positive
 a love song to the movies,1,positive
 "as you might to resist, if you 've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson",1,positive
-life-embracing,1,positive
+"it is were it not for the striking, quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose",1,positive
 hastily and amateurishly,0,negative
-by the full monty,1,positive
 for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats,1,positive
 profane and exploitative,0,negative
 seemed bored,0,negative
@@ -9966,293 +9950,293 @@ ca n't help but feel ` stoked,1,positive
 a smug and convoluted action-comedy that does n't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it's only a movie.,0,negative
 the occasional bursts of sharp writing,1,positive
 bottomlessly cynical,0,negative
-can sound so dull,0,negative
-of quiet desperation,0,negative
 intolerable levels,0,negative
 "feels like the logical, unforced continuation of the careers of a pair of spy kids",1,positive
-have managed to pack it with enough action to satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood,1,positive
+wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture,0,negative
+truly gorgeous,1,positive
 entirely witless and inane,0,negative
 intacto's luckiest stroke,1,positive
 barely defensible sexual violence,0,negative
 "the graphic carnage and re-creation of war-torn croatia is uncomfortably timely, relevant, and sickeningly real.",1,positive
 succumbing to its own bathos,0,negative
 funny and human and really,1,positive
+critically insightful,1,positive
+in a fresh way,1,positive
 a successful adaptation and,1,positive
-good performances,1,positive
+"totally overwrought, deeply biased, and wholly designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe",0,negative
 us to remember that life's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced,1,positive
 genuinely funny ensemble,1,positive
 an enjoyable film,1,positive
+"is funny, charming and quirky",1,positive
 "intelligent, and",1,positive
 are uniformly good,1,positive
 australia : land beyond time is an enjoyable big movie primarily because australia is a weirdly beautiful place.,1,positive
-work in the same vein as the brilliance of animal house,1,positive
-a sadistic bike flick that would have made vittorio de sica proud,1,positive
 truly magical,1,positive
 ", mean-spirited lashing",0,negative
 i 've seen some bad singer-turned actors,0,negative
-could fail to crack a smile at,0,negative
+the pratfalls but little else,0,negative
 biggest,1,positive
 "energetic, violent movie",1,positive
+that lacks juice and delight,0,negative
 funny without hitting below the belt,1,positive
-pristine camerawork,1,positive
 you can not guess why the cast and crew did n't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed.,0,negative
 top-notch cast,1,positive
 about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days,1,positive
-wang xiaoshuai directs this intricately structured and well-realized drama that presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men.,1,positive
 fruitful,1,positive
+the acres of haute couture ca n't quite conceal that there's nothing resembling a spine here,0,negative
 an original and highly cerebral examination,1,positive
+an emotional edge,1,positive
+inventive directors,1,positive
 directed with verve,1,positive
-babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
 is a festival film that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit.,0,negative
 is that its own action is n't very effective.,0,negative
-my sweet has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it.,0,negative
 oddly,0,negative
 looks elsewhere,0,negative
 "waydowntown may not be an important movie, or even a good one, but it provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway",1,positive
-perfectly executed and,1,positive
 a rejected x-files episode,0,negative
 keenest pleasures,1,positive
 the power of poetry and passion,1,positive
 horrors!),0,negative
 a great time,1,positive
 compulsively watchable,1,positive
-an attraction that crosses sexual identity,1,positive
-"the structure is simple, but in its own way, rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings.",1,positive
-to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch,1,positive
+"was when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny, but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration",0,negative
+lagaan really is enormously good fun.,1,positive
 one good one,1,positive
 find a ` literary ' filmmaking style,0,negative
+aliens and,1,positive
+"offensive, puerile and",0,negative
 "empty, fetishistic violence",0,negative
 this strangely schizo cartoon seems suited neither to kids or adults.,0,negative
+"wonder, hope and magic can never escape the heart of the boy when the right movie comes along, especially if it begins with the name of star wars",1,positive
+the boat loads of people who try to escape the country,0,negative
 some of the unsung heroes of 20th century,1,positive
 its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering,1,positive
+made him feel powerful,1,positive
 sappy script,0,negative
 uni-dimensional nonsense machine,0,negative
 would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary.,0,negative
 ", leaning on badly-rendered cgi effects.",0,negative
-its spirit of iconoclastic abandon,0,negative
-"a strange urge to get on a board and, uh, shred, dude",1,positive
+the thousands of americans who die hideously,0,negative
 the delicious pulpiness,1,positive
 the preaching message,0,negative
+is n't the most edgy piece of disney animation,0,negative
 "makes sense, with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks.",0,negative
-provides a very moving and revelatory footnote to the holocaust.,1,positive
 dubious,0,negative
-... continue to impress,1,positive
-"davis is funny, charming and quirky in her feature film acting debut as amy.",1,positive
+its utter sincerity,1,positive
+"is a movie that will stimulate hours of post viewing discussion, if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why.",1,positive
+a too-conscientious adaptation,0,negative
+a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential,1,positive
 "it throws quirky characters, odd situations, and off-kilter dialogue at us, all as if to say, `` look at this!",1,positive
 "loud, chaotic and largely unfunny",0,negative
 one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage,0,negative
 a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny,0,negative
-sitting through dahmer's two hours,0,negative
 a gleefully grungy,1,positive
 noble end,0,negative
 "these characters are so well established that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field, and i 'm all for that",1,positive
 "eating, sleeping and stress-reducing",1,positive
 lively songs,1,positive
 stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and,1,positive
-wasted in it,0,negative
 "a gorgeously strange movie, heaven is deeply concerned with morality, but",1,positive
-"shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady, ( but ) the movie itself is an underachiever, a psychological mystery that takes its sweet time building to a climax that's scarcely a surprise by the time it arrives",1,positive
-"show more of the dilemma, rather than have his characters stage shouting",0,negative
-"'s a boring movie about a boring man, made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring.",0,negative
-inside unnecessary films,0,negative
+"hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit, as well as one terrific score and attitude to spare",1,positive
 problematic script,0,negative
 pretty good overall picture,1,positive
 for one of the worst movies of one year,0,negative
 that trademark grin of his --,1,positive
 far less endearing,0,negative
 ", incomprehensible, vicious and absurd",0,negative
-"derivative, overlong, and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining",1,positive
+an enjoyably,1,positive
+"revenge, and romance",1,positive
 the most awful acts are committed,0,negative
-"elusive, yet inexplicably",1,positive
 inexpressive,0,negative
 being snared in its own tangled plot,0,negative
 impenetrable and,0,negative
 who die hideously,0,negative
 "like any good romance, son of the bride, proves it's never too late to learn.",1,positive
 "what we have is a character faced with the possibility that her life is meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance, in a movie that is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance.",0,negative
+"a dull, simple-minded and stereotypical tale of drugs,",0,negative
 "just more of the same,",0,negative
+the acting is amateurish,0,negative
+profound,1,positive
+something really good,1,positive
 "into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion, grief and fear",1,positive
 sing beautifully and act adequately,1,positive
 "metaphors abound, but it is easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story",1,positive
-i ca n't recommend it.,0,negative
 is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable,1,positive
 an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,1,positive
 credible,1,positive
 "good, organic character work",1,positive
 a dreary tract,0,negative
 a balanced film,1,positive
-falls into the trap of pretention,0,negative
+"mixed messages,",0,negative
+suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman,0,negative
 's incredible the number of stories the holocaust has generated,1,positive
-neighborhood,1,positive
 "guide a loose, poorly structured film",0,negative
-"wewannour money back, actually",0,negative
-"the result puts a human face on derrida, and makes one of the great minds of our times interesting and accessible to people who normally could n't care less.",1,positive
+grant's two best films,1,positive
 ", the way to that destination is a really special walk in the woods.",1,positive
+has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have,0,negative
 "one of the best films of the year with its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music, and many inimitable scenes",1,positive
+"of the cleverest, most deceptively amusing comedies of the year",1,positive
 through its hackneyed elements,0,negative
 sketchy but nevertheless,0,negative
 bracing,1,positive
 offering next to little insight into its intriguing subject,0,negative
 benefits from serendipity but also reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth,1,positive
-labors as storytelling.,0,negative
 understands how to create and sustain a mood,1,positive
+hailed,1,positive
 a gorgeous pair,1,positive
-"far-flung, illogical",0,negative
 from its nauseating spinning credits sequence to a very talented but underutilized supporting cast,0,negative
-flavorless,0,negative
-at once laughable,0,negative
-evolved from star to superstar,1,positive
+the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story,0,negative
+"particularly joyless, and exceedingly dull,",0,negative
+a successful career in tv,1,positive
 is still able to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn.,1,positive
-animated drivel,0,negative
 the rest of us will be lulled into a coma.,0,negative
 "no wit,",0,negative
 ", much about the film, including some of its casting, is frustratingly unconvincing.",0,negative
 like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break,0,negative
+"a b-movie you can sit through, enjoy on a certain level and then forget.",1,positive
 a remarkable piece of filmmaking,1,positive
-applies more detail to the film's music than to the story line,0,negative
-uncanny,1,positive
+be very sweet indeed,1,positive
+virtually absent,0,negative
 "dumb gags,",0,negative
 's too long,0,negative
-the past 20 minutes looking at your watch,0,negative
-is a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth.,1,positive
+"loved the people onscreen, even though i could not stand them",1,positive
+have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material,0,negative
 as bad,0,negative
 something vital,1,positive
 style massacres erupt throughout,0,negative
+full of holes and completely lacking in chills,0,negative
+come to term an `` ambitious failure,0,negative
 its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ),1,positive
 the greatest films,1,positive
-"is sure to give you a lot of laughs in this simple, sweet and romantic comedy.",1,positive
 to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
-assume the director has pictures of them cavorting in ladies ' underwear,0,negative
 strange occurrences build in the mind of the viewer and take on extreme urgency.,1,positive
 "remains fairly light,",1,positive
-spiritual,1,positive
+creative,1,positive
 no reason to exist,0,negative
-instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
 of beautiful movement and inside information,1,positive
 the cumulative effect of watching this 65-minute trifle is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge.,0,negative
 stupid,0,negative
 "it's an entertaining movie,",1,positive
 "... the first 2/3 of the film are incredibly captivating and insanely funny, thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ), a solid cast, and some wickedly sick and twisted humor ...",1,positive
-"silly stuff, all mixed up together like a term paper from a kid who ca n't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another",0,negative
-the old boy's characters more quick-witted than any english lit,1,positive
 tight and nasty,1,positive
+"modernizes a.e.w. mason's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american, a decision that plucks `` the four feathers '' bare.",1,positive
 that you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out,1,positive
+"is a clever and cutting, quick and dirty look at modern living and movie life.",1,positive
+literary desecrations,0,negative
 horribly depressing and not very well done,0,negative
 ever-growing category,1,positive
-got just enough charm and appealing character quirks to forgive that still serious problem,1,positive
+"emerges in the movie, using a plot that could have come from an animated-movie screenwriting textbook",0,negative
 maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies,0,negative
-", groan and hiss",0,negative
 tries to be smart,0,negative
 uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea,0,negative
-"like a fish that's lived too long, austin powers in goldmember has some unnecessary parts and is kinda wrong in places.",0,negative
 too clichéd,0,negative
 generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal,1,positive
 what a film can be,1,positive
 sweet-tempered comedy,1,positive
 relegated to the background -- a welcome step,1,positive
 "it desperately wants to be a wacky, screwball comedy, but the most screwy thing here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time",0,negative
-the film's highlight,1,positive
+after next is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans.,0,negative
 outside the under-10 set,0,negative
-is deeply concerned with morality,1,positive
-his penchant for tearing up on cue -- things that seem so real in small doses,1,positive
 full of itself,0,negative
-of a good time for both children and parents,1,positive
+", storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket.",0,negative
 "avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation, and",0,negative
+ca n't seem to get a coherent rhythm going,0,negative
 ", songs from the second floor has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and so manages to be compelling, amusing and unsettling at the same time.",1,positive
+a strong dramatic and emotional pull that gradually sneaks up on the audience,1,positive
 sudsy,0,negative
 "some kid who ca n't act, only",0,negative
+'' or `` suck '',0,negative
 crisper and,1,positive
 be wholesome and subversive at the same time,1,positive
 lost in the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison,0,negative
 "solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say, but",0,negative
 a strong directorial stamp,1,positive
-"although what time offers tsai's usual style and themes, it has a more colorful, more playful tone than his other films.",1,positive
 sooooo tired,0,negative
 the thrill of the chill,1,positive
 an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture,1,positive
+imagine having more fun watching a documentary,0,negative
 a compelling french psychological drama examining the encounter of an aloof father and his chilly son after 20 years apart,1,positive
-"blade ii is still top-heavy with blazing guns, cheatfully filmed martial arts, disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves.",0,negative
 best movies,1,positive
-is simple but absorbing,1,positive
+"but this time, the old mib label stands for milder is n't better.",0,negative
 "victor rosa is leguizamo's best movie work so far, a subtle and richly internalized performance.",1,positive
-one of cinema's directorial giants,1,positive
+subscriber,0,negative
 that it's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously,0,negative
-reassuring manner,1,positive
+"always entertaining, and",1,positive
 are littered with trenchant satirical jabs at the peculiar egocentricities of the acting breed.,0,negative
+"poignant and moving, a walk to remember is an inspirational love story, capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter.",1,positive
 "cared much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute, haphazard theatrical release",0,negative
+"one of the funniest motion pictures of the year,",1,positive
 energizes,1,positive
+busy,0,negative
 wild comedy,1,positive
+"fontaine's direction, especially her agreeably startling use of close-ups and her grace with a moving camera",1,positive
+juvenile,0,negative
 to an aimless hodgepodge,0,negative
+wasted,0,negative
+founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women,0,negative
+with the ferocity of a frozen burrito,0,negative
 "of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience",1,positive
-has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop,0,negative
+", red dragon rates as an exceptional thriller.",1,positive
+have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up,0,negative
 a zinger-filled crowd-pleaser that open-minded elvis fans,1,positive
 "watch, giggle and",1,positive
-"it all unfolds predictably,",0,negative
 favored,1,positive
-the scorpion king more than ably meets those standards,1,positive
-the big-screen scooby,1,positive
-is uniquely felt with a sardonic jolt,1,positive
-there's nothing more satisfying during a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that's packed with just as much intelligence as action.,1,positive
-"the film's trailer also looked like crap, so crap is what i was expecting.",0,negative
-descends into such message-mongering moralism that its good qualities are obscured,0,negative
-"captures the way young japanese live now, chafing against their culture's manic mix of millennial brusqueness and undying, traditional politesse",1,positive
+woven together skilfully,1,positive
+"'s just too bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
 the self-destructiveness of many young people,0,negative
-"features nonsensical and laughable plotting, wooden performances",0,negative
-are canny and spiced with irony,1,positive
+the charm of the first movie,1,positive
 "well made but uninvolving, bloodwork is n't a terrible movie, just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery.",0,negative
-"a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
+a dazzling conceptual feat,1,positive
+even leaves you with a few lingering animated thoughts,1,positive
 "it goes by quickly, because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year, including those intended for adults",1,positive
 "an enthralling, entertaining feature.",1,positive
 sour attempt,0,negative
+"the obnoxious special effects, the obligatory outbursts of flatulence and the incessant, so-five-minutes-ago pop music on the soundtrack overwhelm what is left of the scruffy, dopey old hanna-barbera charm.",0,negative
 this slight premise,0,negative
-a moving and solidly entertaining comedy/drama,1,positive
 "a smart, provocative drama that does the nearly impossible",1,positive
 sex and lucia is so alluring,1,positive
 with often surprising twists and an intermingling of naiveté and sophistication,1,positive
 succumbs to sensationalism,1,positive
 south park,1,positive
-a charming but slight comedy,1,positive
+that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves,0,negative
 woefully pretentious.,0,negative
 peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
-is entertainment opportunism at its most glaring,1,positive
-disappointing,0,negative
+the movie is a mess from start to finish.,0,negative
 monotone narration,0,negative
-enamored,1,positive
 seem to be introverted young men with fantasy fetishes,1,positive
-slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks,0,negative
+few movies are able to accomplish,1,positive
 with its moving story,1,positive
 too harsh,0,negative
 loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful,1,positive
-equal laughs,1,positive
+"ache with sadness ( the way chekhov is funny ), profound without ever being self-important",1,positive
+it's all quite tasteful to look at,1,positive
 would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor,0,negative
+a movie that grips and holds you in rapt attention from,1,positive
 "maybe not a classic, but a movie the kids will want to see over and over again.",1,positive
 give performances of exceptional honesty.,1,positive
 beauty to behold,1,positive
+vivid as the 19th-century ones,1,positive
 darned if it does n't also keep us riveted to our seats.,1,positive
 of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics,0,negative
 "boredom to the point of collapse, turning into a black hole of dullness,",0,negative
 believability was n't one of the film's virtues.,0,negative
-something both ugly and mindless,0,negative
-minor miracle,1,positive
+this movie is about an adult male dressed in pink jammies,0,negative
+unreachable,0,negative
 boobs,1,positive
-this movie got me grinning.,1,positive
 "is a distinct rarity, and an event.",1,positive
 which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal,0,negative
-"a beautiful, entertaining two hours",1,positive
-"astonishing is n't the word -- neither is incompetent, incoherent or just plain crap.",0,negative
 lasting traces,1,positive
 ... digs beyond the usual portrayals of good kids and bad seeds to reveal a more ambivalent set of characters and motivations.,1,positive
 's just too dry and too placid,0,negative
-one of the best looking and stylish animated movies in quite a while ...,1,positive
-become a major-league leading lady,1,positive
 "too much meandering, norton has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced, hopkins looks like a drag queen",0,negative
+the horror fan who opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest,1,positive
 stomach so much tongue-in-cheek weirdness,0,negative
 smarter,1,positive
 bring off this wild welsh whimsy.,1,positive
 given it a one-star rating,0,negative
 ruthlessly pained,0,negative
-never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs,0,negative
 "is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie",0,negative
+"worth a look for its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham",1,positive
 "expands the limits of what a film can be, taking us into the lives of women to whom we might not give a second look if we passed them on the street.",1,positive
 will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons.,1,positive
 pull it back,0,negative
@@ -10260,227 +10244,231 @@ pull it back,0,negative
 almost every single facet of production,1,positive
 "the acting, for the most part, is terrific, although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans.",1,positive
 psychologically savvy,1,positive
-"a sun-drenched masterpiece, part parlor game, part psychological case study, part droll social satire.",1,positive
+", some of it is honestly affecting",1,positive
+victim to sloppy plotting,0,negative
 unexpected twists,1,positive
 neither protagonist has a distinguishable condition,0,negative
 "strikes a defiantly retro chord, and outpaces its contemporaries with daring and verve",1,positive
-so vivid a portrait of a woman consumed by lust and love and crushed by betrayal that it conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt.,1,positive
-drowning's too good for this sucker.,0,negative
 so gracefully,1,positive
 carries it to unexpected heights,1,positive
 are among the chief reasons brown sugar is such a sweet and sexy film,1,positive
 become a historically significant work,1,positive
+teeny-bopper set,0,negative
+"a black comedy,",1,positive
 a lovably old-school hollywood confection,1,positive
 what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics,0,negative
+"win you over,",1,positive
+and communicates something,1,positive
 "'s hard to resist his enthusiasm,",1,positive
-when they see the joy the characters take in this creed,1,positive
+worthless,0,negative
+forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves,0,negative
 a terrific date movie,1,positive
 "smart, sassy",1,positive
 seems impossible that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good,1,positive
 is definitely worth seeing,1,positive
+"an even more predictable, cliche-ridden endeavor than its predecessor.",0,negative
 is one baaaaaaaaad movie,0,negative
+naked teenagers horror flick,0,negative
 texture and realism,1,positive
-ca n't quite live up to it,0,negative
-finds its moviegoing pleasures in the tiny events that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice,1,positive
+"while the transgressive trappings ( especially the frank sex scenes ) ensure that the film is never dull, rodrigues's beast-within metaphor is ultimately rather silly and overwrought, making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative.",0,negative
 acting horribly,0,negative
-all-night,0,negative
 is just such an achievement,1,positive
-almost everyone growing up believes their family must look like `` the addams family '' to everyone looking in ... `` my big fat greek wedding '' comes from the heart ...,1,positive
 's truly deserving of its oscar nomination,1,positive
-most depressing,0,negative
-"could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty, '' but instead pulls a little from each film and creates something more beautiful than either of those films.",1,positive
+a fish that's lived too long,0,negative
 "the small, human moments",1,positive
 of the tooth and claw of human power,1,positive
-"although i did n't hate this one, it's not very good either.",0,negative
+a gentle waking coma,0,negative
 paved with good intentions leads to the video store '',0,negative
-one of the more glaring signs of this movie's servitude to its superstar is the way it skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears.,0,negative
-is a real charmer.,1,positive
+"the same way goodall did, with a serious minded patience, respect and affection",1,positive
 "like the work of an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights, of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders, of playing with narrative form.",0,negative
 opposites attract for no better reason than that the screenplay demands it,0,negative
 the bottom tier,0,negative
 may well,1,positive
 assaultive,0,negative
 "with acting, tone and pace very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut",1,positive
+strike some westerners as verging on mumbo-jumbo,0,negative
 obvious,0,negative
 the first bond movie in ages that is n't fake fun.,1,positive
-gives it a sturdiness and solidity that we 've long associated with washington,1,positive
 resourceful,1,positive
 "yes, i suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care, so i did n't.",0,negative
-"worse,",0,negative
 "his brawny frame and cool, composed delivery",1,positive
 it sucked.,0,negative
 "for all the wit and hoopla, festival in cannes offers rare insight into the structure of relationships.",1,positive
-this movie sucks.',0,negative
+is just an overexposed waste of film,0,negative
 wives are worse,0,negative
+sucked,0,negative
 pointless meditation,0,negative
 flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch,1,positive
-wickedly funny,1,positive
 wonderful subject,1,positive
-nowhere fast,0,negative
-to understand what made allen's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring,1,positive
+gentle film,1,positive
 its lackadaisical plotting and mindless action,0,negative
 will lead when given the opportunity,1,positive
+worst excesses,0,negative
 got a house full of tots -- do n't worry,1,positive
 "try as you might to resist, if you 've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson, this movie will worm its way there.",1,positive
+also has many of the things that made the first one charming.,1,positive
 're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular,1,positive
 since dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer,0,negative
 "it's tough to watch,",0,negative
 huge mess,0,negative
-very well-written and very well-acted,1,positive
 has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and with every cinematic tool well under his control -- driven by a natural sense for what works,1,positive
-predecessors the mummy and the mummy returns stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king.,0,negative
+"zings all the way through with originality, humor and pathos",1,positive
 engages,1,positive
+'s almost worth seeing because it's so bad,0,negative
+make showtime the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season.,1,positive
+"retelling a historically significant, and personal, episode detailing how one international city welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees while the world's democracie",1,positive
 to congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it,1,positive
+numbing,0,negative
 a first-class road movie that proves you,1,positive
-"it is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags, scattered moments of lazy humor",0,negative
 a slap-happy series,1,positive
 to rank with its worthy predecessors,1,positive
 "the characters, cast in impossibly contrived situations",0,negative
 in the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol,1,positive
 a stand in favor of tradition and warmth,1,positive
+suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters,0,negative
+the most interesting writer/directors,1,positive
 would make it a great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art,1,positive
 enhances the personal touch of manual animation,1,positive
-'s easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies,0,negative
-featuring an oscar-worthy performance by julianne moore.,1,positive
-foolish choices for advice,0,negative
+"the film feels uncomfortably real, its language and locations bearing the unmistakable stamp of authority.",1,positive
+bottom-of-the-bill,0,negative
 "the plot is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another, most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults.",0,negative
 niches,1,positive
+"are hoping it will be, and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation",1,positive
+be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals,0,negative
 "powerful, naturally dramatic piece",1,positive
+"too loud, too goofy and",0,negative
+"take away the controversy, and it's not much more watchable than a mexican soap opera.",0,negative
 the sick sense,0,negative
 fat,0,negative
-with good intentions,1,positive
-"is a strength of a documentary to disregard available bias, especially as temptingly easy as it would have been with this premise",1,positive
 not mean-spirited,1,positive
 black hawk down and we,1,positive
+too campy to work as straight drama and,0,negative
+a likable story,1,positive
 exceedingly,1,positive
-vapid and,0,negative
-"while the last metro ) was more melodramatic, confined to a single theater company and its strategies and deceptions, while tavernier is more concerned with the entire period of history.",1,positive
-are breathtaking,1,positive
 is no substitute for on-screen chemistry,0,negative
-often surprising twists and an intermingling of naiveté and sophistication,1,positive
-"attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and, dare i say, outdated",0,negative
-like a surge through swirling rapids or a leap from pinnacle to pinnacle,1,positive
 these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective,1,positive
+"cold, calculated exercise",0,negative
+build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman,1,positive
 's gone to manhattan and hell,1,positive
-also nice,1,positive
-is too busy hitting all of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own.,0,negative
+may cause parents a few sleepless hours -- a sign of its effectiveness,1,positive
+"... is a brilliantly played, deeply unsettling experience.",1,positive
+"sillier, cuter",1,positive
 is hard to care,0,negative
 sorriest,0,negative
 animation enthusiasts of all ages,1,positive
 a rather brilliant little cult item,1,positive
-an intense and effective film,1,positive
 "the ensemble cast turns in a collectively stellar performance,",1,positive
 cinematography and exhilarating point-of-view shots,1,positive
+"the world's best actors,",1,positive
 neo-augustinian theology : is god,1,positive
-really funny,1,positive
-a laughable --,0,negative
 shortcomings,0,negative
-"thrills, too many flashbacks and",0,negative
-it's an entertaining movie,1,positive
-the film's cheeky charm,1,positive
 scherfig's light-hearted profile of emotional desperation is achingly honest and delightfully cheeky.,1,positive
 lead a group of talented friends,1,positive
-the things that made the first one charming,1,positive
 serving sara should be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it.,0,negative
 way to entertain or inspire its viewers,1,positive
+"the uneven performances by the cast members, who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent",0,negative
+stale and clichéd to a fault,0,negative
 crafted import,1,positive
-"xerox of other, better crime movies",1,positive
+"to systematically destroy everything we hold dear about cinema, only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage",0,negative
+fascinating character study,1,positive
+", pointless, stupid",0,negative
 lacking,0,negative
 nationwide blight,0,negative
+a wonderfully speculative character study that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture.,1,positive
 charming in comedies like american pie and,1,positive
 very interesting and,1,positive
 a technical triumph and an extraordinary bore.,0,negative
 "powerful, inflammatory film",1,positive
 "lax and limp a comedy as i 've seen in a while, a meander through worn-out material",0,negative
-spare dialogue and,1,positive
 "like many western action films, this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing, but its heartfelt concern about north korea's recent past and south korea's future adds a much needed moral weight",0,negative
 beginning with the pale script,0,negative
 's just brilliant in this.,1,positive
-have tremendous chemistry,1,positive
-cinematography and exhilarating point-of-view shots and fewer slow-motion ` grandeur ' shots and,1,positive
 "of a been-there, done-that sameness",0,negative
-nails hard -,1,positive
 's a reason the studio did n't offer an advance screening,0,negative
-"a gently funny, sweetly adventurous film",1,positive
+", the diva shrewdly surrounds herself with a company of strictly a-list players.",1,positive
+"the salton sea has moments of inspired humor, though every scrap is of the darkest variety.",1,positive
 has crafted an intriguing story of maternal instincts and misguided acts of affection,1,positive
+offer some modest amusements,1,positive
 "bogdanovich puts history in perspective and, via kirsten dunst's remarkable performance, he showcases davies as a young woman of great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
 that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
 through some of clancy's holes,1,positive
 "is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet, fuzzy and sticky",0,negative
 but they fascinate in their recklessness.,1,positive
 a modestly surprising movie,1,positive
+'s equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to `` tonight.,0,negative
 seem genuine rather than pandering,1,positive
+offers hope,1,positive
 in its splendor,1,positive
 "cheap, vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail's pace.",0,negative
-his best screen,1,positive
 have.,1,positive
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-with its subjects,1,positive
-"give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against, for that matter )",0,negative
 "it's so tedious that it makes you forgive every fake, dishonest, entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary.",0,negative
 pat storylines,0,negative
 "their super-powers, their super-simple animation and their super-dooper-adorability intact",1,positive
+black urban professionals,0,negative
 to induce sleep than fright,0,negative
 utter loss,0,negative
 "light the candles, bring out the cake",1,positive
-standard crime drama fare ... instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull,0,negative
+establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape : a james bond series for kids.,1,positive
+'s as good,1,positive
 is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us,0,negative
 general boorishness,0,negative
 would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,0,negative
 to feel sorry for mick jagger's sex life,0,negative
 "none of this is meaningful or memorable, but frosting is n't, either,",0,negative
-"77 minutes of pokemon may not last 4ever, it just seems like it does.",0,negative
-mostly believable,1,positive
+superficial characters,0,negative
+forget about one oscar nomination for julianne moore this year - she should get all five.,1,positive
+stumbles over every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage,0,negative
 concludes with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn,1,positive
-love story for those intolerant of the more common saccharine genre.,1,positive
 powerful and satisfying,1,positive
 uneven performances and,0,negative
 its compassionate spirit,1,positive
 have rarely seen,1,positive
-", heartwarming film",1,positive
 a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,0,negative
 is not it,0,negative
 "hold dear about cinema,",1,positive
 "is great material for a film -- rowdy, brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense",1,positive
 "is philosophy, illustrated through everyday events",1,positive
-the kind of obnoxious,0,negative
 has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos,0,negative
-"uninspired, and peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you 're left with a sour taste in your mouth",0,negative
 reopens an interesting controversy and,1,positive
 really an advantage to invest such subtlety and warmth in an animatronic bear when the humans are acting like puppets,0,negative
+"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self, '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow.",1,positive
 "death to smoochy is often very funny, but what's even more remarkable is the integrity of devito's misanthropic vision",1,positive
 "magic and whimsy for children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death,",1,positive
 action-packed an experience,1,positive
-cremaster 3 is at once a tough pill to swallow and a minor miracle of self-expression.,1,positive
+a feat,1,positive
+find anything to get excited about on this dvd,0,negative
+mishmash.,0,negative
+"i still like moonlight mile, better judgment be damned.",1,positive
 ", i 'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop",0,negative
 it does n't make for great cinema,0,negative
 also seems to play on a 10-year delay,0,negative
 its director's most substantial feature for some time.,1,positive
+the mark of a respectable summer blockbuster,1,positive
+of loss,0,negative
 "a compelling pre-wwii drama with vivid characters and a warm, moving message.",1,positive
+sentimental chick-flicks,1,positive
 addition to scoring high for originality of plot,1,positive
 holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers,1,positive
 "measured against practically any like-themed film other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor the silence of the lambs, red dragon rates as an exceptional thriller.",1,positive
 "sticks, really, except a lingering creepiness one feels from being dragged through a sad, sordid universe of guns, drugs, avarice and damaged dreams.",0,negative
-wildly incompetent,0,negative
 "gives it that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters,",1,positive
+just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded,1,positive
 "a world that's often handled in fast-edit, hopped-up fashion",1,positive
 the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill,0,negative
-uniquely sensual metaphorical dramatization,1,positive
-"mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense",1,positive
-duvall's throbbing sincerity and,1,positive
-a film in a class with spike lee's masterful do the right thing.,1,positive
+take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story,1,positive
 smoother,1,positive
+this is the best ` old neighborhood ' project since christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists,1,positive
 that grips and holds you in rapt attention from,1,positive
 been leavened by a charm that's conspicuously missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout,0,negative
-sickening product placement,0,negative
-simply intrusive,0,negative
-he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor,0,negative
+"`` bad '' is the operative word for `` bad company, '' and i do n't mean that in a good way",0,negative
 "to the bravery and dedication of the world's reporters who willingly walk into the nightmare of war not only to record the events for posterity, but to help us",1,positive
 a story about intelligent high school,1,positive
 finely crafted,1,positive
 fails on its own,0,negative
-"be anything but frustrating, boring, and forgettable",0,negative
 's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon,1,positive
+distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up,0,negative
+"yet, it still works.",1,positive
 has at last decisively broken with her friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil,1,positive
 a prolonged extrusion of psychopathic pulp,0,negative
 "extends to his supple understanding of the role that brown played in american culture as an athlete, a movie star, and an image of black indomitability.",1,positive
@@ -10488,348 +10476,345 @@ a prolonged extrusion of psychopathic pulp,0,negative
 "immensely ambitious, different than anything that's been done before",1,positive
 yet depressing,0,negative
 "is a lot like a well-made pb & j sandwich : familiar, fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same",1,positive
-transforms one of ( shakespeare's ) deepest tragedies,1,positive
 expected it to be,0,negative
+need to try very hard,0,negative
 "benevolent deception, which, while it may not rival the filmmaker's period pieces, is still very much worth seeing",1,positive
-talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about zelda's ultimate fate,1,positive
 gets drawn into the party.,1,positive
 just dreadful,0,negative
-lush and beautifully photographed ( somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book ),1,positive
-does her best,1,positive
 "both shrill and soporific, and because everything is repeated five or six times, it can seem tiresomely simpleminded.",0,negative
+a lot of stamina and vitality,1,positive
+"it's too harsh to work as a piece of storytelling, but",0,negative
 as the scruffy sands of its titular community,0,negative
 "seeing himself in the other,",1,positive
+"evacuations, and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits",0,negative
 does n't really care about the thousands of americans who die hideously,0,negative
-quite a comedy nor,1,positive
+its ability to shock and amaze,1,positive
+make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore,0,negative
+of lazy tearjerker that gives movies about ordinary folk a bad name,0,negative
+a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places,1,positive
+cleverly constructed scenario,1,positive
 consumed by lust and love,1,positive
 has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have.,0,negative
+unoriginal run,0,negative
 ", it traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at.",0,negative
-"gloriously flippant as lock, stock and two smoking barrels",1,positive
 ", often hilarious romantic jealousy comedy",1,positive
-an annoying orgy of excess and exploitation,0,negative
+is a good one,1,positive
 a film that suffers because of its many excesses.,0,negative
-"a vibrant whirlwind of love, family and all that goes with it, my big fat greek wedding is a non-stop funny feast of warmth, color and cringe.",1,positive
-"is no psychology here, and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities, which become strangely impersonal and abstract.",0,negative
 was created for the non-fan to figure out what makes wilco a big deal,1,positive
-nothing more or less than an outright bodice-ripper -- it should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows.,0,negative
-the end result is like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump.,0,negative
-of the best looking and stylish,1,positive
-a movie that accomplishes so much that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough,1,positive
+little fuss or noise,0,negative
+like a change in ( herzog's ) personal policy than a half-hearted fluke.,0,negative
 visual hideousness,0,negative
+who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach,0,negative
 "the film fits into a genre that has been overexposed, redolent of a thousand cliches, and yet remains uniquely itself, vibrant with originality.",1,positive
-of you-are-there immediacy,1,positive
+sterling ensemble cast,1,positive
 "a charming, banter-filled comedy ... one of those airy cinematic bon bons whose aims -- and by extension, accomplishments -- seem deceptively slight on the surface.",1,positive
 reno himself can take credit for most of the movie's success.,1,positive
 up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah,0,negative
+has usually,1,positive
+show a remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck.,1,positive
 's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos,0,negative
 holocaust escape story,1,positive
-a good yarn,1,positive
 "more of a poetic than a strict reality, creating an intriguing species of artifice that gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air",1,positive
 ", the effect comes off as self-parody.",0,negative
-a touching drama about old age and grief,1,positive
+lacks balance ... and fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context,0,negative
 "it's ... worth the extra effort to see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles with a film whose very subject is, quite pointedly, about the peril of such efforts.",1,positive
-"work as shallow entertainment, not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama, monsoon",0,negative
 "the precedent of yiddish theater, whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway",1,positive
 a rather toothless take,0,negative
-"it challenges, this nervy oddity, like modern art should.",1,positive
 does a disservice to the audience and to the genre,0,negative
-"there's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references, but the fun wears thin -- then out -- when there's nothing else happening.",1,positive
-treats us to an aimless hodgepodge,0,negative
 of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film,0,negative
 "picked me up, swung me around, and dropped me back in my seat with more emotional force than any other recent film",1,positive
-a film that hews out a world and carries us effortlessly from darkness to light,1,positive
+is surprisingly refreshing,1,positive
 is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story,1,positive
-laughs at how clever it's being.,1,positive
+can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin ' down,0,negative
 about issues most adults have to face in marriage,1,positive
-a coherent rhythm going,1,positive
-a worthy entry in the french coming-of-age genre,1,positive
 stabs,0,negative
 and artistically inept,0,negative
 one-of-a-kind work,1,positive
 happy hour,1,positive
 "'s a frightful vanity film that, no doubt, pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni.",1,positive
 "a memorable experience that, like many of his works, presents weighty issues",1,positive
+"could have been crisper and punchier,",0,negative
 sets out with no pretensions and delivers big time,1,positive
 the cinematic equivalent of high humidity,0,negative
 "completely honest, open-hearted film",1,positive
-( t ) he film is never sure to make a clear point -- even if it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation.,0,negative
+take notice,1,positive
 the intentionally low standards,0,negative
-as often imaginative,1,positive
 "those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, waiting for happiness",0,negative
 a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded,1,positive
 laziest,0,negative
 a true-blue delight.,1,positive
+writer-director ritchie reduces wertmuller's social mores and politics to tiresome jargon.,0,negative
+"are just actory concoctions, defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks",0,negative
 overrides what little we learn along the way about vicarious redemption,0,negative
 "fresh, entertaining comedy",1,positive
 "with all its flaws, is that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies.",0,negative
 never change.,1,positive
-"with an intimate feeling, a saga of the ups and downs of friendships",1,positive
 will have a great time,1,positive
 ", slap her is a small but rewarding comedy that takes aim at contemporary southern adolescence and never lets up.",1,positive
+intelligent,1,positive
 candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand,1,positive
+the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced ...,0,negative
+"back-stabbing, inter-racial desire",0,negative
+are nowhere near,0,negative
+ended up in a movie this bad,0,negative
 somewhere along the way k-19 jettisoned some crucial drama.,1,positive
 a weirdly beautiful place,1,positive
-offers an interesting look at the rapidly changing face of beijing.,1,positive
-the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues.,0,negative
 "i liked about schmidt a lot,",1,positive
 does n't work as either.,0,negative
+low-budget affair,0,negative
 unaware,0,negative
 contrived situations,0,negative
 "have the necessary self-control to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy",0,negative
-"very slow, uneventful",0,negative
-style and mystification,1,positive
-skunk,0,negative
-brosnan's finest non-bondish performance yet fails to overcome the film's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes.,0,negative
-forget the psychology 101 study of romantic obsession and just watch the procession of costumes in castles and this wo n't seem like such a bore.,0,negative
+surehanded direction,1,positive
+"trouble every day is a success in some sense, but it's hard to like a film so cold and dead.",0,negative
+sophisticated and,1,positive
+"an entertaining, if ultimately minor, thriller.",1,positive
 in a more ambitious movie,1,positive
 cliched dialogue,0,negative
 the dialogue is very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact that it is being dubbed.,0,negative
 less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is,0,negative
-is n't nearly as funny,0,negative
 humorous and,1,positive
 her considerable talents,1,positive
+purports to be a hollywood satire but winds up as the kind of film that should be the target of something deeper and more engaging.,0,negative
 riveted,1,positive
-muck,0,negative
 a complex psychological drama,1,positive
 the transporter bombards the viewer with so many explosions and,0,negative
+all excited about a chocolate eclair,1,positive
 will be lulled into a coma.,0,negative
-"dumb, narratively chaotic",0,negative
-"a sense of real magic, perhaps.",1,positive
 "breathtaking, awe-inspiring visual poetry",1,positive
 gaining most of its unsettling force,1,positive
+dead-end distaste,0,negative
 wonderfully,1,positive
 this ill-conceived and expensive project,0,negative
 cross between xxx and vertical limit.,1,positive
-exhausted,0,negative
-of movie that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics,0,negative
-is about something very interesting and odd that,1,positive
+"funny, subtle, and resonant",1,positive
+thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time,0,negative
+invulnerable as its trademark villain,1,positive
+of the credit for the film's winning tone,1,positive
 best and most mature,1,positive
-described as a ghost story gone badly awry,0,negative
 "insightfully written, delicately performed",1,positive
 interest onscreen,1,positive
 "a wild, endearing, masterful documentary",1,positive
 a dreadful day in irish history,0,negative
 "conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
-it is an unstinting look at a collaboration between damaged people that may or may not qual,1,positive
 worked better as a one-hour tv documentary,0,negative
+"is a fast, frenetic, funny, even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience",1,positive
 "that plays like a bad soap opera, with passable performances from everyone in the cast",0,negative
-the ideas tie together beautifully,1,positive
-a splendid meal,1,positive
-has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and with every cinematic tool well under his control -- driven by a natural sense for what works on screen,1,positive
+quite a nosedive,0,negative
+"the film is filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders, but",1,positive
 is a gem,1,positive
 come away with a greater knowledge of the facts of cuban music,1,positive
+", it's one of the worst of the entire franchise.",0,negative
 "i 'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening, but",0,negative
 "you 've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles, but",0,negative
 hilarious,1,positive
 all seemed wasted like deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk.,0,negative
 ", light treat",1,positive
 "also is more fully an example of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes",1,positive
-"adolescents will be adequately served by the movie's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick, although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service.'",1,positive
+its lack of purpose,0,negative
 places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective,1,positive
 a selection of scenes in search of a movie,0,negative
+'re burnt out on it's a wonderful life marathons and bored with a christmas carol,0,negative
 promising,1,positive
-the all-too-familiar dramatic arc,0,negative
+"seems as though it was written for no one, but somehow",0,negative
 anchored by splendid performances,1,positive
 of attraction and interdependence,1,positive
 what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film.,0,negative
 the gorgeously elaborate continuation,1,positive
+fuses the events of her life with the imagery in her paintings so vividly that the artist's work may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film.,1,positive
 "else who may, for whatever reason, be thinking about going to see this movie",0,negative
 is remarkably engaging despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks,1,positive
+sinister happy ending,1,positive
 all its visual panache and compelling supporting characters,1,positive
 a hilarious place to visit,1,positive
-entertaining comedy,1,positive
-britney spears ' phoniness,0,negative
 it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump,0,negative
+"is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how, in the flip-flop of courtship, we often reel in when we should be playing out",1,positive
 seems intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business,0,negative
 what it was that made the story relevant in the first place,0,negative
+", at least he provides a strong itch to explore more.",1,positive
 stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it,0,negative
-walt becker's film pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons.,1,positive
 "brings a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project",1,positive
 "good, sonny",1,positive
 "delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun, no-frills ride",1,positive
 one teenager's uncomfortable class resentment and,0,negative
 ", the director's experiment is a successful one.",1,positive
+"high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government / marine/legal mystery, and that's because the movie serves up all of that stuff, nearly subliminally, as the old-hat province of male intrigue.",0,negative
 about as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams playing one another on the final day of the season.,0,negative
-"written so well, that even a simple `` goddammit",1,positive
 none of them memorable,0,negative
-as an entertainment destination for the general public,1,positive
 such an excellent job,1,positive
-"catch the pitch of his poetics, savor the pleasure of his sounds and images, and ponder the historical, philosophical, and ethical issues that intersect with them",1,positive
+"an ambitiously naturalistic, albeit half-baked, drama about an abused, inner-city autistic",1,positive
 more fascinating look,1,positive
-"continually challenges perceptions of guilt and innocence, of good guys and bad, and asks us whether a noble end can justify evil means.",1,positive
-"aspires to the cracked lunacy of the adventures of buckaroo banzai, but thanks to an astonishingly witless script ends up more like the adventures of ford fairlane.",0,negative
+hartley adds enough quirky and satirical touches in the screenplay to keep the film entertaining.,1,positive
+"a fine, focused piece of work",1,positive
 did n't convince me that calvin jr.'s barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side.,0,negative
 "utilizes the idea of making kahlo's art a living, breathing part of the movie, often catapulting the artist into her own work.",1,positive
 breathes life into a roll that could have otherwise been bland and run of the mill,1,positive
-does n't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it's only a movie,0,negative
+are masterfully controlled,1,positive
 "ice age only improves on it, with terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor",1,positive
 "stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers, a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable.",0,negative
 a sleek advert for youthful anomie,1,positive
 as ' a perfect family film,1,positive
-hard to say who might enjoy this,0,negative
+finds no way to entertain or inspire its viewers,0,negative
 a successful example,1,positive
-great credit,1,positive
+loneliness and isolation,0,negative
 are wasted in it,0,negative
-the logic of it all will be greek to anyone not predisposed to the movie's rude and crude humor.,0,negative
 this is n't even a movie we can enjoy as mild escapism ; it is one in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels.,0,negative
 "a first-class, thoroughly involving b movie",1,positive
 highly gifted 12-year-old,1,positive
 blade ii mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary.,0,negative
-comes the first lousy guy ritchie imitation,0,negative
 a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival,1,positive
+a weak and ineffective ghost story without a conclusion or pay off,0,negative
 may not be pleased,0,negative
 "it should be doing a lot of things, but does n't.",0,negative
-anti-,0,negative
+lacks it.,0,negative
 oral storytelling frozen onto film,1,positive
-that should 've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans,0,negative
-into a dullard,0,negative
+but quietly effective,1,positive
+"instead of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the x games, we get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized.",0,negative
 the princess seem smug and cartoonish,0,negative
+are funny,1,positive
 "characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
-hard to make the most of a bumper,0,negative
 terrific as rachel,1,positive
 "can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo",1,positive
-really stupid,0,negative
 ryan gosling ... is at 22 a powerful young actor.,1,positive
+guilt-trip,0,negative
 two hours of junk.,0,negative
 human drama,1,positive
 "it jumps around with little logic or continuity, presenting backstage bytes of information that never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular, anciently demanding métier.",0,negative
-... one of the most entertaining monster movies in ages,1,positive
 modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up,0,negative
 far more interested in gross-out humor,0,negative
 an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage,0,negative
-'re content with a clever pseudo-bio that manages to have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director's life,1,positive
-very top,1,positive
+tries its best to hide the fact that seagal's overweight and out of shape.,0,negative
 sinks,0,negative
+an uninspired preachy and clichéd war,0,negative
+keep this from being a complete waste of time,0,negative
 imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women.,1,positive
 's good enough to be the purr,1,positive
 is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film.,0,negative
-the smartest,1,positive
-"it is very difficult to care about the character, and that is the central flaw of the film",0,negative
 "unlikable,",0,negative
+"up being both revelatory and narcissistic, achieving some honest insight into relationships that most high-concept films candy-coat with pat storylines, precious circumstances and beautiful stars",1,positive
+an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits,1,positive
 left on a remote shelf indefinitely,0,negative
 a return to pure disney,1,positive
 "a movie that will thrill you, touch you and make you laugh as well.",1,positive
-"is phenomenal, especially the women",1,positive
-larger-than-life figure,1,positive
+undercuts its charm,0,negative
+"it's all arty and jazzy and people sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and it's all about the silences and if you 're into that, have at it",0,negative
 thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book,0,negative
 rare and riveting,1,positive
-a family film,1,positive
-elegant visual sense,1,positive
+are worth the price of admission,1,positive
+of being a good documentarian,1,positive
+very predictable but still entertaining,1,positive
 a christmas perennial,1,positive
 depressing story,0,negative
 meticulous talent,1,positive
-solid performances,1,positive
 genuinely funny jokes,1,positive
 "is, however, a completely honest, open-hearted film that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it.",1,positive
 have finally aged past his prime ...,1,positive
-rubbo runs through a remarkable amount of material in the film's short 90 minutes.,1,positive
+do n't judge this one too soon,1,positive
+consistently funny.,1,positive
+animated by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers,1,positive
 a satisfactory overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several daredevils express their own views.,1,positive
 should be required viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike,1,positive
-its occasional charms are not to be dismissed.,1,positive
-be over,1,positive
-the euphoria of growing up,1,positive
+ca n't remember the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops.,0,negative
 constantly pulling the rug from underneath us,1,positive
+"has found with an devastating, eloquent clarity",1,positive
 "wince in embarrassment and others,",0,negative
 that never catches fire,0,negative
 offensive,0,negative
 it's the brilliant surfing photography bringing you right inside the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies.,1,positive
 celebrate,1,positive
-deepest recesses,0,negative
-"as good, if not better",1,positive
 throwaway references to faith and rainbows to plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
-quite tasty and inviting all the same,1,positive
-"movies, television and the theater",1,positive
 irony-free,1,positive
 "lasker's canny, meditative script distances sex and love, as byron and luther ...",1,positive
-"it is a kind, unapologetic, sweetheart of a movie, and",1,positive
 its absurdity,0,negative
 hates,0,negative
 most fascinating stories,1,positive
 fragmentary narrative style,0,negative
-'s been hyped to be because it plays everything too safe,0,negative
 of the most multilayered and sympathetic female characters of the year,1,positive
-"it's a hellish, numbing experience to watch",0,negative
 is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material.,0,negative
 "it's an effort to watch this movie,",0,negative
 rapid-fire delivery,1,positive
 makes up for with its heart,1,positive
+"effort to see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles",1,positive
+it takes chances that are bold by studio standards,1,positive
 opened it up for all of us to understand,1,positive
+imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned,0,negative
+a worthy substitute,1,positive
 in tatters,0,negative
 "no, even that's too committed.",0,negative
 falling short as a whole,0,negative
+there is no foundation for it,0,negative
 is not one of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live.,0,negative
 've got a huge mess,0,negative
+have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup,0,negative
+complete waste,0,negative
 brow,1,positive
+there are rich veins of funny stuff in this movie,1,positive
 snooze,0,negative
+so poorly paced you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines,0,negative
 "sand's masculine persona, with its love of life and beauty",1,positive
-"manages just to be depressing, as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance",0,negative
+"handles the nuclear crisis sequences evenly but milks drama when she should be building suspense, and drags out too many scenes toward the end that should move quickly.",0,negative
 flimsy,0,negative
-"offensive, puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed",0,negative
-sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh once,0,negative
+people may be wondering what all that jazz was about `` chicago '' in 2002.,0,negative
 unique and entertaining,1,positive
 sadly,0,negative
 if it pushes its agenda too forcefully,0,negative
-mostly to the tongue-in-cheek attitude of the screenplay,1,positive
-to the always hilarious meara and levy,1,positive
+its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places,0,negative
 create and sustain,1,positive
-one of our best actors,1,positive
-"look back at civil disobedience, anti-war movements and the power of strong voices.",1,positive
-such a fine idea,1,positive
+beacon of hope,1,positive
+"making kahlo's art a living, breathing part of the movie",1,positive
+his lack of self-awareness,0,negative
 astonish,1,positive
-", the last kiss is really all about performances.",1,positive
+the plotting here leaves a lot to be desired,0,negative
+", there is an accuracy of observation in the work of the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism.",1,positive
 and small delights,1,positive
 "it's up to ( watts ) to lend credibility to this strange scenario, and",1,positive
-hubristic folly,0,negative
-a few nice twists in a standard plot,1,positive
+as a piece of storytelling,1,positive
 fascinating than the results,1,positive
+it also comes with the laziness and arrogance of a thing that already knows it's won.,0,negative
 get inside you,1,positive
 bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,0,negative
-"'s still a sweet, even delectable diversion",1,positive
-"death to smoochy is often very funny,",1,positive
-downfall,0,negative
 "'ve seen in a while, a meander through worn-out material",0,negative
 it throws you for a loop.,1,positive
-"something provocative,",1,positive
+the horrifying historical reality,0,negative
 bogdanovich taps deep into the hearst mystique,1,positive
+is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things,0,negative
 surprisingly similar,0,negative
 goodfellas,1,positive
-electrocute and dismember,0,negative
 on both suspense and payoff,1,positive
 passionate,1,positive
 "give a spark to `` chasing amy '' and `` changing lanes '' falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer's new action film,",0,negative
+is downright movie penance,1,positive
+giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining,0,negative
 "faithful without being forceful, sad without being shrill",1,positive
 its greatest play,1,positive
+are the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy,0,negative
 akin to a reader's digest condensed version of the source material,0,negative
-"... wallace is smart to vary the pitch of his movie, balancing deafening battle scenes with quieter domestic scenes of women back home receiving war department telegrams.",1,positive
-"coppola's directorial debut is an incredibly layered and stylistic film that, despite a fairly slow paced, almost humdrum approach to character development, still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema.",1,positive
-"it was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second",0,negative
+the most amazing super-sized dosage,1,positive
+you 're likely wondering why you 've been watching all this strutting and posturing.,0,negative
+reworks,1,positive
+is the opposite of a truly magical movie.,0,negative
+the transcendent performance,1,positive
 folds under its own thinness,0,negative
 exceptional thriller,1,positive
-gripping and compelling,1,positive
+ca n't quite conceal that there's nothing resembling a spine here,0,negative
 bring new energy to the familiar topic of office politics,1,positive
 its inventiveness,1,positive
 crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance,1,positive
+what a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining movie,1,positive
 a ship as leaky,0,negative
-finds a nice rhythm.,1,positive
-is hell,0,negative
-"then again, subtlety has never been his trademark",0,negative
+"dragonfly ' dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo, manipulative sentimentality, and sappy dialogue.",0,negative
 my big fat greek wedding '' comes from the heart,1,positive
 a child's interest and,1,positive
-possibly the most irresponsible picture ever released by a major film studio.,0,negative
-high-powered,1,positive
-"an unmistakable, easy joie de vivre",1,positive
+"although olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama seems, at times, padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation ... its three-hour running time plays closer to two.",1,positive
 "could use more of : spirit, perception, conviction",0,negative
 they turn out to be delightfully compatible here,1,positive
-", you 'll have a good time with this one too",1,positive
 aims so low,0,negative
 unrelenting bleak insistence,0,negative
-", wannabe-hip crime comedy",0,negative
+wild ride '',1,positive
 ingeniously,1,positive
-that the less charitable might describe as a castrated,0,negative
 marks a modest if encouraging return,1,positive
 incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except,0,negative
 hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles,1,positive
-"of teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop",0,negative
 ca n't remember a single name responsible for it,0,negative
 then the film is a pleasant enough dish.,1,positive
 is that i ca n't remember a single name responsible for it,0,negative
@@ -10837,179 +10822,178 @@ bring out joys in our lives that we never knew,1,positive
 "the otherwise good-naturedness of mr. deeds, with its embrace of sheer goofiness and cameos of less",1,positive
 ", and fearlessness",1,positive
 like the english patient and the unbearable lightness of being,1,positive
-is clever,1,positive
-gets off with a good natured warning,1,positive
+as awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe,0,negative
+"though writer/director bart freundlich's film ultimately becomes a simplistic story about a dysfunctional parent-child relationship, it has some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup's anchoring performance.",1,positive
+is worth your time,1,positive
 ", fun, curiously adolescent movie",1,positive
 "the production has been made with an enormous amount of affection, so",1,positive
 's an entertaining movie,1,positive
 how horrible we are to ourselves and each other,0,negative
+done a fine job of updating white's dry wit to a new age,1,positive
 "except a lingering creepiness one feels from being dragged through a sad, sordid universe of guns, drugs, avarice and damaged dreams",0,negative
 "gets vivid, convincing performances from a fine cast",1,positive
 an intelligent movie in which you can release your pent up anger,1,positive
 susan sarandon,1,positive
+very valuable,1,positive
+a nice cool glass of iced tea,1,positive
 could n't help but,0,negative
 the film is an earnest try at beachcombing verismo,1,positive
-"only with muscles and a lot more smarts, but just as endearing and easy to watch",1,positive
-visually flashy but narratively opaque and emotionally vapid,0,negative
-means a great movie,1,positive
+"complex, unpredictable character",1,positive
+done cinematically,1,positive
 not smart or barbed enough for older viewers,0,negative
-"a droll, bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state.",0,negative
+"mostly believable,",1,positive
+a personal low for everyone involved,0,negative
+is so warm and fuzzy,1,positive
+of the current political climate,0,negative
 clearly see the world of our making.,1,positive
 falls back,0,negative
 "dazzling panoramic shots that make the most of the large-screen format, before swooping down on a string of exotic locales, scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm",1,positive
 to the core,1,positive
 it may also be the best sex comedy about environmental pollution ever made.,1,positive
+really what we demand of the director,1,positive
 "the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded, and both leads are up to the task.",1,positive
-is n't even halfway,0,negative
-"begins with promise, but runs aground after being snared in its own tangled plot",0,negative
+"by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, waiting for happiness",0,negative
 are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next.,1,positive
-"gets under your skin and, some plot blips aside",1,positive
 "my indignant, preemptive departure",0,negative
 even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half,1,positive
-no quarter,0,negative
-far closer than many movies,1,positive
+"all the stomach-turning violence, colorful new york gang lore and other hallmarks of his personal cinema painted on their largest-ever historical canvas",1,positive
 ", swimming gets the details right, from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach, s.c., to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner.",1,positive
 "`` frailty '' starts out like a typical bible killer story, but it turns out to be significantly different ( and better ) than most films with this theme",1,positive
-"some idea of the glum, numb experience of watching o fantasma",0,negative
 ruined by amateurish,0,negative
+corporate circus,0,negative
 lethally dull,0,negative
 one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history,0,negative
-like leafing through an album of photos accompanied by the sketchiest of captions.,0,negative
 south korea's,0,negative
 as only a document of the worst possibilities of mankind can be,0,negative
+it eventually pays off and is effective if you stick with it,1,positive
 "this digital-effects-heavy, supposed family-friendly comedy",0,negative
-", at times sublime,",1,positive
-introspective and entertaining,1,positive
+'s anchored by splendid performances from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
 understand why this did n't connect with me would require another viewing,0,negative
-"an intelligent, multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation on the values of knowledge, education, and the affects of cultural and geographical displacement.",1,positive
-a blip,0,negative
+there's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance.,0,negative
+disappointing,0,negative
+no particularly memorable effect,0,negative
+"said that if she had to sit through it again, she should ask for a raise",0,negative
 a feature-length film,1,positive
 write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody,1,positive
 good fun,1,positive
 "while hollywood ending has its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ), the movie winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity.",0,negative
-fashioned an absorbing look,1,positive
+but what's nice is that there's a casual intelligence that permeates the script.,1,positive
 "equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress",1,positive
 's a funny no-brainer,1,positive
-do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time,1,positive
 amateurishly,0,negative
-"the film feels formulaic, its plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff, while the performances elicit more of a sense of deja vu than awe.",0,negative
-"in its own way, rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings",1,positive
 showtime is a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation.,1,positive
-the upper echelons of the directing world,1,positive
-an interested detachment,1,positive
-frustratingly unconvincing,0,negative
-tiresome ugliness,0,negative
+clueless and inept,0,negative
+form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare.,1,positive
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+very few laughs and even less surprises,0,negative
 "discovered, indulged in",1,positive
 "wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd, but it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time.",0,negative
 's so poorly,0,negative
 there's something about mary and both american pie movies,1,positive
 ", fun cheese puff",1,positive
+suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life,1,positive
+all the mounting tension of an expert thriller,1,positive
 colorful look,1,positive
+fluttering,1,positive
 wonderful,1,positive
-"directed, highly professional film that's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways.",1,positive
+"is the best description of this well-meaning, beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree",1,positive
 "about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches, gratuitous violence, or empty machismo",0,negative
-longer exposition sequences between them,0,negative
+"reminds us that, in any language, the huge stuff in life can usually be traced back to the little things.",1,positive
 gasping at its visual delights,1,positive
+the ensemble cast turns in a collectively stellar performance,1,positive
 after the death of a child,0,negative
-"a movie that is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance",0,negative
+"what it is supposed to be, but ca n't really call it a work of art",0,negative
 giant step backward,0,negative
 that a feel-good movie can still show real heart,1,positive
-an impeccable study in perversity.,1,positive
 are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie,1,positive
-ebullient affection,1,positive
+so much farcical as sour.,0,negative
 hard-hitting documentary,1,positive
-brosnan is more feral in this film than i 've seen him before and halle berry does her best to keep up with him,1,positive
 sometimes hilarious ),1,positive
+attracting audiences to unfaithful,1,positive
 such a mesmerizing one,1,positive
-crematorium,0,negative
-defies expectation,1,positive
+remind them that hong kong action cinema is still alive and kicking,1,positive
 toes the fine line between cheese and earnestness remarkably well ; everything is delivered with such conviction that it's hard not to be carried away.,1,positive
-'s depressing to see how far herzog has fallen.,0,negative
-less a movie than ),0,negative
 the devastation,0,negative
 that miss,0,negative
-"fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies, and",0,negative
+"plays it straight, turning leys ' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder.",0,negative
 greatest musicians,1,positive
+stinks from start,0,negative
 just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it,1,positive
-it also has humor and heart and very talented young actors,1,positive
-is laughingly enjoyable,1,positive
+"i enjoyed the movie in a superficial way, while never sure what its purpose was.",1,positive
+'s so not-at-all-good,0,negative
+to one of those ignorant,0,negative
 mixed results,0,negative
 "none of this is meaningful or memorable, but frosting is n't, either, and",0,negative
 "while the material is slight, the movie is better than you might think.",1,positive
 adaptation's success in engaging the audience in the travails of creating a screenplay,1,positive
+irrelevancy,0,negative
 a leap from pinnacle to pinnacle,1,positive
-"the gags, and the script, are a mixed bag.",0,negative
+shot like a postcard and,0,negative
 best screen,1,positive
 as shallow entertainment,0,negative
-gangster no. 1 a worthwhile moviegoing experience,1,positive
-memorable experience,1,positive
 "knows, and very likely",1,positive
-convinced that these women are spectacular,1,positive
 this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine.,1,positive
 "a mushy, existential exploration of why men leave their families",0,negative
-assert,0,negative
 silly,1,positive
 have strip-mined the monty formula mercilessly since 1997,0,negative
-timid,0,negative
+"denis ) accomplishes in his chilling, unnerving film",1,positive
 the illusion of work is than actual work,1,positive
-an undeniable energy,1,positive
 is spooky and subtly,1,positive
+the beauty and power of the opera,1,positive
 is that it does n't make any sense.,0,negative
 sometimes tedious,0,negative
 "funny, moving",1,positive
 teetering on the edge of sanity,0,negative
 "exists,",1,positive
+ca n't rescue this effort,0,negative
 "imagine any recent film, independent or otherwise, that makes as much of a mess as this one",0,negative
 "whimsicality,",1,positive
 's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,0,negative
 ", letting its imagery speak for it while it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be.",1,positive
+"journalistically dubious, inept and often lethally dull",0,negative
 ", american chai is enough to make you put away the guitar, sell the amp, and apply to medical school.",0,negative
 "as for children, they wo n't enjoy the movie at all.",0,negative
 "-- from its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients, certified",1,positive
 only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy,0,negative
-responsible,1,positive
-clever,1,positive
 "sensuality, and sympathy into a story about two adolescent boys.",1,positive
+offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film.,1,positive
 the highs and lows,1,positive
 look sophisticated,1,positive
 why it fails is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.,0,negative
-his passion,1,positive
-"nice, harmless date film",1,positive
 '' astounds.,1,positive
 memorable and,1,positive
+saddled with an unwieldy cast of characters and angles,0,negative
 makes as much of a mess as this one,0,negative
-different ( and better ),1,positive
 spicy,1,positive
-a dramatic slap,0,negative
 "the efforts of its star, kline, to lend some dignity to a dumb story are for naught.",0,negative
 of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential,0,negative
 ... it feels like a glossy rehash.,0,negative
+"been allowed to use the word `` new '' in its title, because there's not an original character, siuation or joke in the entire movie",0,negative
 just seem like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
 be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year,0,negative
 will give many ministers and bible-study groups hours of material to discuss.,1,positive
+"while the film is competent, it's also uninspired, lacking the real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires.",0,negative
 to find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation,1,positive
 "by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades",1,positive
+tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood is n't going to jell,0,negative
 an average kid-empowerment fantasy with slightly above-average brains,1,positive
-"an unusually dry-eyed, even analytical approach to material that is generally",1,positive
+dull and ankle-deep,0,negative
 "aimless, arduous",0,negative
+a screenplay to die for,1,positive
+its objective portrait,1,positive
 're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular.,1,positive
+but only among those who are drying out from spring break,0,negative
 "metal, fireballs and revenge",1,positive
 insignificance,0,negative
-find an enthusiastic audience,1,positive
 remarkable amount,1,positive
 "fits into a genre that has been overexposed, redolent of a thousand cliches, and yet remains uniquely itself, vibrant with originality.",1,positive
 as it is interminable,0,negative
-reveals the ways in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth.,1,positive
 it's like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend.,0,negative
-romantic comedy with a fresh point of view,1,positive
+an often intense character study about fathers,1,positive
 most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure,1,positive
-and educational!,1,positive
 "to some eyes this will seem like a recycling of clichés, an assassin's greatest hits.",0,negative
 a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection,1,positive
-"unlikable, uninteresting, unfunny, and completely",0,negative
 "is a little scattered -- ditsy,",0,negative
-laughter,1,positive
 loses its sense of humor,0,negative
 they used to anymore,1,positive
 "a culture-clash comedy that, in addition to being very funny",1,positive
@@ -11018,160 +11002,162 @@ as we,1,positive
 's an 88-minute highlight reel that's 86 minutes too long,0,negative
 flavor and spice,1,positive
 a beguiling evocation,1,positive
-impish divertissement,0,negative
 a delicious crime drama on par,1,positive
 the movie is pretty funny now and then without in any way demeaning its subjects.,1,positive
+"leave the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt, but no new friends",0,negative
+realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital,1,positive
 you 're burnt out on it's a wonderful life marathons and bored with a christmas carol,0,negative
 injects just enough freshness into the proceedings to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater.,1,positive
-understands the workings of its spirit,1,positive
+"just like a splendid meal, red dragon satisfies -- from its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients, certified cuisine and palatable presentation.",1,positive
 's black hawk down with more heart,1,positive
+enough vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans ' saga of hollywood excess,1,positive
 enormously enjoyable,1,positive
+a moving and stark reminder,1,positive
 "well-meaning, beautifully produced film",1,positive
-ponderous and,0,negative
+'s something to be said for a studio-produced film that never bothers to hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers,1,positive
 to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story,1,positive
 in which opposites attract for no better reason than that the screenplay demands it,0,negative
+last-place basketball,0,negative
+"do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
 playful and,1,positive
 a child's pain,0,negative
-"most opaque, self-indulgent and just plain",0,negative
-bluer than the atlantic,0,negative
 of the week blown up for the big screen,0,negative
 "the story's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing, and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power.",1,positive
 three words : thumbs friggin ' down,0,negative
-this is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you 've been sitting still.,0,negative
 is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight,0,negative
-"i thought the relationships were wonderful, the comedy was funny,",1,positive
 "ritchie's film is easier to swallow than wertmuller's polemical allegory, but it's self-defeatingly decorous",0,negative
-sinks.,0,negative
-stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
+", it does so without compromising that complexity.",1,positive
+"feels like a teenybopper ed wood film, replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama.",0,negative
 "an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ), an interesting racial tension",1,positive
-", with a solid cast,",1,positive
-'s relentlessly folksy,0,negative
+", then it's the perfect cure for insomnia.",0,negative
+is never especially clever and,0,negative
 achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions,1,positive
 a treatise on spirituality,1,positive
+determination and the human spirit,1,positive
 from reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters,0,negative
 slight to be called any kind of masterpiece,0,negative
 succeeds in making neither,0,negative
 even caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
 "a text to ` lick, ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast",0,negative
 "is badly edited, often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story.'",0,negative
-increasingly implausible as it,0,negative
-a medium-grade network sitcom --,0,negative
+the beauty,1,positive
+has done the nearly impossible,1,positive
+see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside,0,negative
 comes up with a kind of art-house gay porn film,0,negative
 new movie rapes,0,negative
-still feels counterproductive,0,negative
+"a more colorful, more playful tone than his other films",1,positive
 more of an impish divertissement of themes that interest attal and gainsbourg -- they live together -- the film has a lot of charm.,1,positive
 ayres makes the right choices at every turn,1,positive
+sustains interest during the long build-up of expository material,1,positive
 ( herzog's ) personal policy,1,positive
 "the movie's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite, but the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness",0,negative
 dramatic,1,positive
 a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break,0,negative
 "relies on toilet humor, ethnic slurs",0,negative
 any enjoyment will be hinge from a personal threshold of watching sad but endearing characters do extremely unconventional things.,1,positive
-designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus,0,negative
 it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking,0,negative
-hilariously wicked black comedy ...,1,positive
+"costner's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac's perfunctory directing chops,",0,negative
+be more complex than your average film,1,positive
+"despite its old-hat set-up and predictable plot, empire still has enough moments to keep it entertaining.",1,positive
 bother watching past the second commercial break,0,negative
 deadly bore,0,negative
-intimate and intelligent,1,positive
-yet i found it weirdly appealing,1,positive
 a fun adventure movie,1,positive
 martial arts and gunplay with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline.,0,negative
 immaculate,1,positive
+know whether it wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama.,0,negative
 "'s a familiar story, but one that is presented with great sympathy and intelligence",1,positive
-delightful.,1,positive
-"to a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant, expressive flow of images",1,positive
 "is an inspirational love story, capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter",1,positive
 increasingly important film industry,1,positive
 "how resolutely unamusing, how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is",0,negative
-drying out,0,negative
-lets the pictures do the punching,1,positive
-brutal and funny,1,positive
-perry's good,1,positive
+"that makes you ache with sadness ( the way chekhov is funny ), profound without ever being self-important, warm without ever succumbing to sentimentality",1,positive
+did the screenwriters just do a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in history?,0,negative
+sloppily written,0,negative
 some special qualities,1,positive
+i found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays.,0,negative
 's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters,1,positive
 schaefer's ... determination to inject farcical raunch,0,negative
 something fresh to say,1,positive
 "who willingly walk into the nightmare of war not only to record the events for posterity, but to help us",1,positive
 such confidence,1,positive
+this masterfully calibrated psychological thriller,1,positive
 ", maudlin and cliche-ridden",0,negative
+a great performance and,1,positive
 fulfill,1,positive
 dead bodies,0,negative
 rock solid family fun out of the gates,1,positive
 the worst sense,0,negative
 like a fragment of an underdone potato,0,negative
-how do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any?,0,negative
 inventing,1,positive
 "bears more than a whiff of exploitation, despite iwai's vaunted empathy",0,negative
 acclaim,1,positive
 pushiness and decibel volume,0,negative
-of the painstaking,0,negative
 be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love,1,positive
 "never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular, anciently demanding métier",0,negative
-a jaw-droppingly beautiful work that upends nearly every cliché of japanese animation while delivering a more than satisfactory amount of carnage,1,positive
 is good,1,positive
-of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
+you can actually feel good,1,positive
 itself is ultimately quite unengaging.,0,negative
-hilariously,1,positive
+a summertime look-see,1,positive
+is that celebi could take me back to a time before i saw this movie,0,negative
+pretends to be a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism,0,negative
 you live the mood rather than savor the story.,1,positive
-phony humility,0,negative
-wastes an exceptionally good idea,0,negative
+you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood,0,negative
 does n't cut it,0,negative
 above the rest,1,positive
 it's too much syrup and not enough fizz,0,negative
 "one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie, but until then there's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations",0,negative
+may be galled that you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie.,0,negative
+"is a tired one,",0,negative
 carry the film,1,positive
 a worthless film,0,negative
 at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten,0,negative
-round out the square edges.,1,positive
-absorbs all manner of lame entertainment,1,positive
-eerily,1,positive
-"the film starts promisingly, but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work.",0,negative
+"a dull, dumb and derivative horror film.",0,negative
+to hate it,0,negative
 seedy clash,0,negative
 the sweetest thing is expressly for idiots who do n't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance.,0,negative
+labored writing and slack direction,0,negative
+the old mib label stands for milder is n't better.,0,negative
 the exclamation point seems to be the only bit of glee you 'll find in this dreary mess.,0,negative
+"nicolas cage is n't the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray, and this movie wo n't create a ruffle in what is already an erratic career",0,negative
 makes a wonderful subject for the camera.,1,positive
-"dark humor, gorgeous exterior photography,",1,positive
 as a mechanical apparatus,1,positive
+imaginatively,1,positive
+emerges with yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective,1,positive
 for the uninitiated plays better on video with the sound,0,negative
-blasphemous and nonsensical,0,negative
-a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy,0,negative
 ranks as the most original in years,1,positive
 are scenes of cinematic perfection that steal your heart away,1,positive
 ) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
-'s the perfect cure for insomnia.,0,negative
-recommended as an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it.,1,positive
-like being able to hit on a 15-year old when you 're over 100,0,negative
+bigelow offers some flashy twists and turns that occasionally fortify this turgid fable.,1,positive
+ignorant fairies is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two.,1,positive
 in making me groggy,0,negative
-"the sentimental script has problems, but the actors pick up the slack.",1,positive
-"of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography, complete with visible boom mikes",0,negative
+'s as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese,0,negative
 food-spittingly,1,positive
 on top,1,positive
-weighty and ponderous but every bit as filling as the treat of the title.,1,positive
 city by the sea would slip under the waves.,0,negative
 are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking,1,positive
 patchy,0,negative
 "it is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age and older men drink to excess, piss on trees, b.s. one another and put on a show in drag",0,negative
 ill-considered notion,0,negative
 it's easy to love robin tunney -- she's pretty and she can act -- but it gets harder and harder to understand her choices.,0,negative
-might describe as a castrated,0,negative
-"exploitative for the art houses and too cynical, small and",0,negative
+no trouble sitting for blade ii,1,positive
 it is easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story,1,positive
+considered career-best performances,1,positive
 "a popcorn film, not a must-own, or even a must-see",0,negative
 the film is extremely thorough.,1,positive
-has some of the funniest jokes of any movie,1,positive
 "celebrates the group's playful spark of nonconformity, glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light",1,positive
 "farts, urine, feces, semen, or",0,negative
 jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval.,0,negative
-"exalts the marxian dream of honest working folk, with little to show for their labor, living harmoniously, joined in song.",1,positive
 above the level of a telanovela,0,negative
 been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up,0,negative
+a glimmer of intelligence or invention,1,positive
 the trap of the maudlin or tearful,0,negative
 a vampire soap opera that does n't make much,0,negative
+provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway,1,positive
 letdown,0,negative
 jeunet,1,positive
 has its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ),1,positive
 one that should be thrown back in the river,0,negative
 are fantasti,1,positive
+"a single man's struggle to regain his life, his dignity and his music",1,positive
 wise and deadpan,1,positive
 surprisingly romantic,1,positive
 ", the film has in kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden.",1,positive
@@ -11179,36 +11165,37 @@ surprisingly romantic,1,positive
 "the unique niche of self-critical, behind-the-scenes navel-gazing kaufman has carved from orleans ' story and his own infinite insecurity is a work of outstanding originality.",1,positive
 fragmented film,0,negative
 the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones,1,positive
-"attempts to fashion a brazil-like, hyper-real satire",0,negative
 appreciates the art and reveals a music scene that transcends culture and race.,1,positive
 equilibrium becomes a concept doofus,0,negative
 "terrific as nadia, a russian mail-order bride who comes to america speaking not a word of english, it's kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers.",1,positive
+is a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood.,1,positive
+"a visually stunning rumination on love, memory, history and the war between art and commerce",1,positive
 's both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts,0,negative
-works on no level whatsoever for me,0,negative
+"shanghai ghetto may not be as dramatic as roman polanski's the pianist, but its compassionate spirit soars every bit as high.",1,positive
+unflinching look,1,positive
 "about the film, which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure",1,positive
 of new inspiration in it,1,positive
+predictable storyline and,0,negative
 an emotionally strong and politically potent piece of cinema.,1,positive
 postcard perfect,1,positive
 that did not figure out a coherent game,0,negative
 's as raw and action-packed an experience as a ringside seat at a tough-man contest,1,positive
 recycles every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera.,0,negative
-"it's a rollicking adventure for you and all your mateys, regardless of their ages.",1,positive
-lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
-otherwise excellent film,1,positive
-"when we hear the ultimate fate of these girls and realize, much to our dismay, that this really did happen",1,positive
+"( hayek ) throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto, she strikes a potent chemistry with molina and",1,positive
+who is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings,1,positive
+had no effect and elicited no sympathies for any of the characters,0,negative
 a puppy dog so desperate for attention it nearly breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks.,0,negative
-within the seas of their personalities,1,positive
-"follow the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world",0,negative
-"for most movies, 84 minutes is short, but this one feels like a life sentence",0,negative
+the chatter,1,positive
+harsh,0,negative
 strong,1,positive
 "their way around this movie directionless, lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary",0,negative
 in this marvelous film,1,positive
-first and,0,negative
+", there would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows.",0,negative
+this a remarkable and novel concept,1,positive
 nothing more than a widget cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks.,0,negative
-of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while,1,positive
 monstrous,0,negative
 somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles,0,negative
-"candid, archly funny",1,positive
+delivered in low-key style,1,positive
 any redeeming value whatsoever,0,negative
 "starts out with tremendous promise,",1,positive
 has humor and heart and very talented young actors,1,positive
@@ -11219,186 +11206,182 @@ all great films about a life you never knew existed,1,positive
 it's propelled by the acting,1,positive
 "your interest, your imagination, your empathy",1,positive
 is a former film editor,1,positive
+"a riveting, brisk delight",1,positive
 "is hugely overwritten, with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children",0,negative
-sweet and,1,positive
 kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk and,0,negative
 whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it's as if it all happened only yesterday,1,positive
 "even though we know the outcome, the seesawing of the general's fate in the arguments of competing lawyers has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller, while the testimony of witnesses lends the film a resonant undertone of tragedy.",1,positive
 about as inspiring,0,negative
-"keen eye,",1,positive
-oblivious,0,negative
+depress you about life itself,0,negative
 "there is a real subject here, and",1,positive
+a sharp and quick documentary,1,positive
 "oddly, the film is n't nearly as downbeat as it sounds, but strikes a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny.",1,positive
-on intimate relationships,1,positive
 to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,0,negative
+unambitious,0,negative
 straight to video,0,negative
-in its characterizations,1,positive
 no wrong,1,positive
 "is little more than home alone raised to a new, self-deprecating level.",0,negative
 limited and so embellished by editing that there's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy,0,negative
 "almost entirely witless and inane,",0,negative
-"like schindler's list, the grey zone attempts to be grandiloquent, but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way.",0,negative
 special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest,0,negative
 vain for a movie,0,negative
-75 wasted minutes of sandler as the voice-over hero in columbia pictures ' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie,0,negative
+the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies,1,positive
 ", the characters make italian for beginners worth the journey",1,positive
 's much to recommend the film.,1,positive
-"the art direction is often exquisite, and",1,positive
 winds up looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it.,0,negative
 the worst films,0,negative
-"this film, which may be why it works as well as it does",1,positive
-its unerring respect for them,1,positive
+celebrity cameos do not automatically equal laughs.,0,negative
 true talent,1,positive
+"with terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor",1,positive
 peak,1,positive
 succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth.,0,negative
 is never dull,1,positive
 "is more interesting than the screenplay, which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run.",0,negative
+accept it as life and,0,negative
 "a little less extreme than in the past, with longer exposition sequences between them, and with fewer gags to break the tedium.",0,negative
-not to mention absolutely refreshed.,1,positive
+it can not even be dubbed hedonistic,0,negative
 a single good film,1,positive
 see nothing in it,0,negative
-explode,1,positive
 care,1,positive
 interesting effort,1,positive
 ", schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs, and the characters ' quirks and foibles never jell into charm.",0,negative
 of its plot contrivances,0,negative
 that ( nelson's ) achievement does n't match his ambition,0,negative
-something awfully deadly,0,negative
 "ill-equipped to examine, the interior lives of the characters in his film, much less incorporate them into his narrative",0,negative
-receive,1,positive
+grinds itself out,0,negative
 any other kind of intelligent humor,1,positive
+a muddle,0,negative
 comes off as self-parody.,0,negative
 jay russell,0,negative
 a really special walk in the woods,1,positive
 bland animated sequel,0,negative
 in constant fits of laughter,1,positive
 emerges as a surprisingly anemic disappointment.,0,negative
-"unlike ( scorsese's mean streets ), ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot.",0,negative
+that's refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood,1,positive
+getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera,0,negative
 be the only one laughing at his own joke,0,negative
+gives hollywood sequels a bad name,0,negative
+makes the silly original cartoon seem smart and well-crafted in comparison.,0,negative
 `` austin powers in goldmember '' has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end.,1,positive
 achieving some honest insight into relationships,1,positive
 one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
-their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger,1,positive
+that suck the audience in,1,positive
 energy and wit,1,positive
-"real-life basis is, in fact, so interesting that no embellishment is",1,positive
+an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it,1,positive
 return to neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company,1,positive
 "dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo, manipulative sentimentality, and sappy dialogue",0,negative
 is bright and flashy in all the right ways,1,positive
 imponderably stilted,0,negative
-for sick and demented humor,0,negative
+"of law enforcement, and a visceral, nasty journey",0,negative
+"to see people working so hard at leading lives of sexy intrigue, only to be revealed by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary, pasty lumpen",1,positive
 with a philosophical visual coming right,1,positive
-"balance pointed, often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness, with results that are sometimes bracing, sometimes baffling and quite often, and in unexpected ways, touching",1,positive
-is not always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story,1,positive
 the only young people who possibly will enjoy it are infants ... who might be distracted by the movie's quick movements and sounds.,0,negative
-"'s a terrible movie in every regard, and utterly painful to watch",0,negative
+giggles,1,positive
+is that it's actually watchable.,1,positive
+"what ensues are much blood-splattering, mass drug-induced bowel evacuations, and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits.",0,negative
 mean-spirited second half,0,negative
-marvel again,1,positive
+", it eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful.",0,negative
 "kids will love its fantasy and adventure, and grownups should appreciate its whimsical humor.",1,positive
 story is almost an afterthought,0,negative
+quite tasteful to look at,1,positive
 a deft pace master,1,positive
-with the gifted pearce on hand to keep things on semi-stable ground dramatically,1,positive
-best little,1,positive
-simone is not a bad film.,1,positive
 precious new star wars movie,1,positive
+"that her life is meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance, in a movie that is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance",0,negative
+my loved ones,1,positive
 "skillfully assembled, highly polished and professional",1,positive
 radioactive hair,1,positive
-"what the movie lacks in action it more than makes up for in drama, suspense, revenge, and romance.",1,positive
-looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it,0,negative
 "to rush through the intermediary passages, apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device",0,negative
-i thoroughly enjoyed the love story,1,positive
+"is small in scope, yet perfectly formed",1,positive
 romp pile,0,negative
 grows on you,1,positive
-'s a well-written and occasionally challenging social drama that actually has something interesting to say,1,positive
-the movie's progression into rambling incoherence gives new meaning to the phrase ` fatal script error.',0,negative
 "humorless, self-conscious art drivel",0,negative
-arch and rather cold-blooded comedy,0,negative
+why this did n't connect with me would require another viewing,0,negative
 disgusted,0,negative
+a genre that's already a joke in the united states.,0,negative
 is at once luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing,0,negative
 "slack and uninspired, and peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you 're left with a sour taste in your mouth.",0,negative
-it's a pretty good execution of a story that's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own.,1,positive
+infused frida with a visual style unique and inherent,1,positive
 as offensive,0,negative
 too many story lines,0,negative
+a peculiar misfire that even tunney ca n't save.,0,negative
 this is a heartfelt story,1,positive
-"yakusho, as always, is wonderful as the long-faced sad sack ... and",1,positive
 this little $ 1.8 million charmer,1,positive
 "easy to swallow,",1,positive
 has been made with an enormous amount of affection,1,positive
+a kind of perpetual pain,0,negative
 the film has an infectious enthusiasm and,1,positive
 "might be some sort of credible gender-provoking philosophy submerged here, but who the hell cares?",0,negative
 venture forth,1,positive
-visually captivating.,1,positive
-more sophisticated and literate than such pictures,1,positive
-a first-class road movie,1,positive
+", signs is a tribute to shyamalan's gifts, which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project.",1,positive
 her good looks,1,positive
+biographical melodramas,1,positive
 lacking any sense of commitment to or,0,negative
-"'s meandering, low on energy, and too eager",0,negative
-"to be seen as hip, winking social commentary",1,positive
-good guy,1,positive
-a very good film,1,positive
+"peralta captures, in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago, the essence of the dogtown experience.",1,positive
+there's a great deal of corny dialogue and preposterous moments.,0,negative
 stultifying,0,negative
 great premise,1,positive
 "to figure out that this is a mormon family movie, and a sappy, preachy one at that",0,negative
 a summer,1,positive
 scuzzy,0,negative
-draws you,1,positive
+would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed,0,negative
+"idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well and,",0,negative
 the sketchiest,0,negative
 "the kind of movie that's critic-proof, simply because it aims so low",0,negative
 left me feeling refreshed and hopeful,1,positive
-intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching ( or turntablism ) in particular,1,positive
 hollow tribute,0,negative
+to proceed as the world implodes,0,negative
+hunky has-been,0,negative
 "is serene, the humor wry and sprightly",1,positive
 derailed by bad writing,0,negative
-"neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion, grief and fear",0,negative
 surprisingly charming and even witty match,1,positive
 the most severe kind,0,negative
+"the nerve-raked acting, the crackle of lines, the impressive stagings of hardware, make for some robust and scary entertainment.",1,positive
 turns a potentially interesting idea into an excruciating film school experience that plays better only for the film's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film's characters,0,negative
 pretty unbelievable,0,negative
 it's the perfect cure for insomnia.,0,negative
+"touched by the film's conviction that all life centered on that place, that time and that sport",1,positive
 "good action,",1,positive
-"remains fairly light, always entertaining, and smartly written",1,positive
-too damn weird,0,negative
 has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and with every cinematic tool well under his control --,1,positive
+defeats the possibility of creating a more darkly edged tome,0,negative
 lightweight female empowerment,0,negative
 should catch this imax offering.,1,positive
 catching solely on its visual merits,1,positive
-i liked about schmidt a lot,1,positive
-painful improbability,0,negative
-to see how far herzog has fallen,0,negative
 ( seems ) even more uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels.,0,negative
 had to escape from director mark romanek's self-conscious scrutiny,0,negative
-the elements were all there,1,positive
 overdone,0,negative
 "tartakovsky's team has some freakish powers of visual charm, but the five writers slip into the modern rut of narrative banality",0,negative
-a film tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic,0,negative
+has created a brilliant motion picture,1,positive
 "has arrived for an incongruous summer playoff, demonstrating yet again that the era of the intelligent, well-made b movie is long gone.",0,negative
 "for a winning, heartwarming yarn",1,positive
 "whimsicality, narrative discipline",1,positive
-drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés,0,negative
+lighting effects and innovative backgrounds,1,positive
 "starts out with tremendous promise, introducing an intriguing and alluring premise, only to fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter",0,negative
 any of these despicable characters,0,negative
 the rotting underbelly,0,negative
+"charm, cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent",1,positive
 lovably,1,positive
 "will find little of interest in this film, which is often preachy and poorly acted.",0,negative
+", and among the best films of the year.",1,positive
 a valiant effort to understand everyone's point of view,1,positive
-the burning sensation,1,positive
+"seriously dumb characters,",0,negative
+"as chilling and fascinating as philippe mora's modern hitler-study, snide and prejudice.",1,positive
 disguise the fact that it's inauthentic at its core and that its story just is n't worth telling,0,negative
+"the performances are amiable and committed, and",1,positive
 fixating,1,positive
-"while bollywood/hollywood will undoubtedly provide its keenest pleasures to those familiar with bombay musicals, it also has plenty for those ( like me ) who are n't.",1,positive
+sticks with its subjects a little longer and tells a deeper story,1,positive
 "captures all the longing, anguish and ache, the confusing sexual messages and the wish",1,positive
 it's hardly a necessary enterprise.,0,negative
 "it has no affect on the kurds, but it wore me down.",0,negative
 riveting,1,positive
 "maggie smith as the ya-ya member with the o2-tank will absolutely crack you up with her crass, then gasp for gas, verbal deportment.",1,positive
-with the inescapable conclusion,1,positive
+notorious rise,1,positive
 "satisfyingly scarifying,",1,positive
 to have their kids,1,positive
-abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them,0,negative
 the movie has a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy,0,negative
 makes it a party worth attending.,1,positive
-disgusting to begin with,0,negative
 "that while cleverly worked out, can not overcome blah characters",0,negative
+children and adults enamored of all things pokemon wo n't be disappointed.,1,positive
 is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice,0,negative
-bugged me,0,negative
 can tolerate leon barlow,0,negative
 the one thing most will take away is the sense that peace is possible,1,positive
 was worse.,0,negative
@@ -11407,125 +11390,124 @@ off too far,0,negative
 is so charmless and vacant,0,negative
 is far from disappointing,1,positive
 draws its considerable power from simplicity.,1,positive
-smoochy,1,positive
 of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
+drag it down to mediocrity --,0,negative
 too predictably,0,negative
 a woozy quality,0,negative
 none of which amounts to much of a story,0,negative
 too long to turn his movie in an unexpected direction,1,positive
-dead production,0,negative
-superficiality and,0,negative
+is extremely thorough.,1,positive
 "a distinguished and thoughtful film, marked by acute writing and a host of splendid performances.",1,positive
 you will likely enjoy this monster,1,positive
 assuredly,1,positive
-are underwhelming,0,negative
 always the prettiest pictures,1,positive
 giddy viewing,1,positive
 pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming,1,positive
+makes you feel like a chump,0,negative
+family-oriented,1,positive
 almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances --,0,negative
 familiar situations and repetitive scenes,0,negative
 is a pretty decent little documentary,1,positive
 ", a formula comedy redeemed by its stars, that is even lazier and far less enjoyable.",0,negative
-"a little melodramatic, but with enough",0,negative
-"speculation, conspiracy theories or, at best, circumstantial evidence",0,negative
+resolutely unamusing,0,negative
 cast and well directed - a powerful drama with enough sardonic wit to keep it from being maudlin,1,positive
 "a confluence of kiddie entertainment, sophisticated wit and symbolic graphic design.",1,positive
+"( gulpilil ) is a commanding screen presence, and his character's abundant humanism makes him the film's moral compass.",1,positive
 mr. haneke's own sadistic tendencies toward his audience,0,negative
-"lazily and glumly settles into a most traditional, reserved kind of filmmaking.",0,negative
+he brings together,1,positive
+"this film is so different from the apple and so striking that it can only encourage us to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility, working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success.",1,positive
+one reason it's so lackluster,0,negative
 an enjoyable comedy,1,positive
 give full performances,1,positive
+a great idea,1,positive
 "affecting, amusing, sad and reflective",1,positive
 except as a harsh conceptual exercise,0,negative
-is misbegotten,0,negative
+the lady and the duke surprisingly manages never to grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience.,1,positive
 the sensational true-crime,1,positive
+little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting,0,negative
 the improperly hammy performance,0,negative
 followed through,1,positive
 many different ideas from happiness,1,positive
-the scenes of torture and self-mutilation,0,negative
 when it drags,0,negative
-heaven proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors.,1,positive
+cultural intrigue,1,positive
 to a picture-perfect beach,1,positive
 an objective documentary,1,positive
-'s something impressive and yet lacking about everything.,0,negative
-", sets the tone for a summer of good stuff",1,positive
 are more involving than this mess.,0,negative
-a respectable new one,1,positive
+intriguing questions,1,positive
 more like a travel-agency video,0,negative
 "this humbling little film, fueled by the light comedic work of zhao benshan and the delicate ways of dong jie",1,positive
 "scenery, vibe and all -- the cinematic equivalent of a big, tender hug",1,positive
-serves as a rather thin moral,0,negative
-"very ugly, very fast",0,negative
 poignant and,1,positive
-full of life and small delights,1,positive
 emptiness and maddeningly,0,negative
 a main character who sometimes defies sympathy,0,negative
 begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends,0,negative
 infuriating,0,negative
 "been saved if the director, tom dey, had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and, for that matter, shrek )",0,negative
-"if you 're willing to have fun with it, you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful.",1,positive
 ultimate insignificance,0,negative
-which may be why it works as well as it does,1,positive
 those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party,1,positive
+rather than provocative,0,negative
+of the movie's charm,1,positive
 succeed in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad.,0,negative
 "the characters are based on stock clichés, and",0,negative
+bertrand tavernier's oft-brilliant safe conduct ( `` laissez-passer '' ),1,positive
 spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream,0,negative
 leguizamo and jones are both excellent and,1,positive
+"will no doubt rally to its cause, trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey, but",0,negative
+some fairly unsettling scenes,0,negative
+fascinating and,1,positive
 "with results that are sometimes bracing, sometimes baffling and quite often,",1,positive
+long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare,0,negative
 remains the real masterpiece,1,positive
 "a plotline that's as lumpy as two-day old porridge ... the filmmakers ' paws, sad to say, were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project",0,negative
+even when crush departs from the 4w formula ... it feels like a glossy rehash.,0,negative
 god bless crudup and his aversion to taking the easy hollywood road and cashing in on his movie-star,1,positive
 banality,0,negative
 "the passion, creativity, and fearlessness of one of mexico's most colorful and controversial artists",1,positive
 the price of admission for the ridicule factor,0,negative
+it's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously,0,negative
 is a fragmented film,0,negative
-magnificent,1,positive
-manic and energetic,1,positive
 the best irish sense,1,positive
-comfortably,1,positive
 "grant is certainly amusing,",1,positive
-in increasingly incoherent fashion,0,negative
+franchise possibilities,1,positive
 's on par with the first one,1,positive
-to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle,1,positive
-"thoughtless, random, superficial humor and a lot of very bad scouse accents",0,negative
-"it's really little more than a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy, enervating and deadeningly drawn-out.",0,negative
+this trifling romantic comedy in which opposites attract for no better reason than that the screenplay demands it,0,negative
 make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them,1,positive
 caring for animals and respecting other cultures,1,positive
-the film exudes the urbane sweetness that woody allen seems to have bitterly forsaken.,1,positive
 the dialogue is frequently overwrought and crudely literal,0,negative
+ca n't see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out.,0,negative
+the wit and hoopla,1,positive
 "is a movie that is what it is : a pleasant distraction, a friday night diversion, an excuse to eat popcorn",1,positive
 a deeply unpleasant experience,0,negative
-another example of how sandler is losing his touch,0,negative
 "( dong ) makes a valiant effort to understand everyone's point of view,",1,positive
+in the midwest that held my interest precisely because it did n't try to,1,positive
 comes out on video,1,positive
 has the uncanny ability to right itself precisely when you think it's in danger of going wrong,1,positive
 spreading a puritanical brand of christianity,0,negative
 "gentle, mesmerizing portrait",1,positive
-is an in-your-face family drama and black comedy that is filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love.,1,positive
-", to say nothing of boring.",0,negative
 "in this film, which may be why it works as well as it does",1,positive
+a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche,1,positive
 unholy hokum.,0,negative
 the original was n't a good movie but this remake makes it look like a masterpiece!,0,negative
-have to give them credit for : the message of the movie,1,positive
 "whose style, structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story",1,positive
 perfect comic timing,1,positive
 "be funny, uplifting and moving, sometimes",1,positive
-"wallace, who wrote gibson's braveheart as well as the recent pearl harbor, has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue",0,negative
 "a riveting profile of law enforcement, and a visceral, nasty journey",1,positive
-it is a good and ambitious film,1,positive
-could have -- should have,0,negative
 too dry,0,negative
-stay in touch with your own skin,1,positive
 does n't wrap the proceedings up neatly,0,negative
+"been there, done that, liked it much better the first time around - when it was called the professional.",0,negative
+"a long, dull procession of despair",0,negative
+the movie that does n't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences,0,negative
 ) best works understand why snobbery is a better satiric target than middle-america,0,negative
 pollute the summer movie pool,0,negative
 's not a fresh idea,0,negative
 a bland animated sequel that hardly seems worth the effort.,0,negative
 lowbrow,0,negative
 "left with a sour taste in one's mouth, and little else",0,negative
-teen-speak and animal gibberish,0,negative
 this deeply moving french drama,1,positive
 "an athlete, a movie star,",1,positive
 not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted,0,negative
+"works because of the universal themes, earnest performances ... and excellent use of music by india's popular gulzar and jagjit singh",1,positive
+of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies,1,positive
 spirit is a visual treat,1,positive
 "display than a movie, which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline",0,negative
 how a skillful filmmaker can impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head.,1,positive
@@ -11533,18 +11515,17 @@ the pathetic idea,0,negative
 going to be everyone's bag of popcorn,1,positive
 95-minute commercial,0,negative
 pure adrenalin,1,positive
-"seems uncertain whether it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush, swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain",0,negative
-the relationships were wonderful,1,positive
-this `` un-bear-able '' project,0,negative
-humorless and,0,negative
+puts wang at the forefront of china's sixth generation of film makers,1,positive
 positively shakesperean,1,positive
+"offer any insights that have n't been thoroughly debated in the media already, back in the dahmer heyday of the mid - '90s",0,negative
 "ironically has little to do with the story, which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never, ever, leave a large dog alone with a toddler.",0,negative
+"even a story immersed in love, lust, and sin",1,positive
 own preciousness,1,positive
 humanism,1,positive
 and even touching,1,positive
 "painfully forced, false and fabricated",0,negative
 fill this character study with poetic force and buoyant feeling,1,positive
-by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once,0,negative
+does n't completely,0,negative
 in the pianist,1,positive
 the cumulative effect of watching this 65-minute trifle,0,negative
 more appropriate,1,positive
@@ -11552,235 +11533,236 @@ the final effect is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours.,0,n
 "depraved, incoherent, instantly disposable",0,negative
 if you believe that the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge or,0,negative
 ", painful, obnoxious",0,negative
-more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us,0,negative
 but is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches.,0,negative
 one of those movies that catches you up in something bigger than yourself,1,positive
+dramatized pbs program,0,negative
+an enjoyable above average summer diversion,1,positive
 sucking you in ...,1,positive
-it would count for very little if the movie were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is,1,positive
 ", the movie is certainly easy to watch.",1,positive
-a tiny sense of hope,1,positive
 delicious dialogue,1,positive
+prevails,1,positive
 "allowed to use the word `` new '' in its title, because there's not an original character, siuation or joke in the entire movie",0,negative
-splashed with bloody beauty as vivid as any scorsese has ever given us.,1,positive
+"of establishing a time and place, and of telling a fascinating character's story",1,positive
 most irresponsible,0,negative
-"is little more than home alone raised to a new, self-deprecating level",0,negative
 affectionately goofy,1,positive
 has tackled a meaty subject and drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers.,1,positive
+"might want to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead",0,negative
+managed to find something new to add to the canon of chan,1,positive
 ultimately losing cause,0,negative
 warm and winning,1,positive
+is completely,1,positive
 is just too original to be ignored,1,positive
 best 60 minutes,1,positive
 flashbulb editing as cover for the absence of narrative continuity,0,negative
-"nudity, profanity and violence",0,negative
+"that caruso takes an atypically hypnotic approach to a world that's often handled in fast-edit, hopped-up fashion",1,positive
 a besotted and obvious drama that tells us nothing new,0,negative
 impostor deviously adopts the guise of a modern motion picture,0,negative
 like arnold schwarzenegger,1,positive
 monumental achievement,1,positive
 lacks considerable brio,0,negative
-"delivers the sexy razzle-dazzle that everyone, especially movie musical fans, has been hoping for",1,positive
-"this ready-made midnight movie probably wo n't stand the cold light of day, but",0,negative
+"is a celebration of feminine energy, a tribute to the power of women to heal.",1,positive
+in this flat effort,0,negative
+trite,0,negative
+the lack-of-attention span,0,negative
+"adroit but finally a trifle flat, mad love does n't galvanize its outrage the way, say, jane campion might have done, but at least it possesses some.",0,negative
+makes little attempt,0,negative
+we do n't avert our eyes for a moment.,1,positive
 "'s also uninspired,",0,negative
-"shanghai ghetto may not be as dramatic as roman polanski's the pianist, but its compassionate spirit soars every bit as high",1,positive
 a touching love story,1,positive
+"a gentle, unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic",1,positive
+'s certainly an invaluable record of that special fishy community,1,positive
+rent this on video,1,positive
 dwindles.,0,negative
+is powerful and provocative.,1,positive
+an honest attempt to get at something,1,positive
 its botches,0,negative
 inertia to arrest development in a dead-end existence,0,negative
 boring and obvious,0,negative
-is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material,0,negative
-an engrossing and grim portrait,1,positive
 it's not quite the genre-busting film it's been hyped to be because it plays everything too safe.,0,negative
-punctuated by sudden shocks,1,positive
-reenacting a historic scandal,1,positive
 ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking,1,positive
 will talk about for hours.,1,positive
 the-night,1,positive
-"from start to finish, featuring a fall from grace that still leaves shockwaves",1,positive
-'s not nearly enough that's right,0,negative
-about as unsettling to watch as an exploratory medical procedure or an autopsy,0,negative
+", the first film's lovely flakiness is gone, replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks.",0,negative
 feels like a spectator and not a participant,0,negative
+adorably ditsy but heartfelt,1,positive
+"lacks the spirit of the previous two, and makes all those jokes about hos",0,negative
 the film to affirm love's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror,1,positive
-modern-day comedies,1,positive
-sloppy script,0,negative
 not only is it hokey,0,negative
 biggest disappointments,0,negative
 in the screenplay to keep the film entertaining,1,positive
-glimpse into the mysteries of human behavior,1,positive
 "has moments of inspired humor,",1,positive
-sensuous and,1,positive
 is its most immediate and most obvious pleasure,1,positive
 is predictable at every turn,0,negative
 ", yellow asphalt is an uncompromising film.",1,positive
-"rhapsodize cynicism, with repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences,",0,negative
 former gong show addict,0,negative
-", provocative and prescient",1,positive
 too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video/dvd category,0,negative
-about as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man,0,negative
-"a sweet, tender sermon",1,positive
 "miyazaki's nonstop images are so stunning, and his imagination so vivid, that the only possible complaint you could have about spirited away is that there is no rest period, no timeout.",1,positive
-of tastelessness and gall,0,negative
+a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma,1,positive
 is it possible for a documentary to be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it,0,negative
 life's harshness,0,negative
 "much about the film, including some of its casting,",1,positive
 long-lived friendships,1,positive
-holds the screen like a true star,1,positive
+sit through it all,1,positive
+"the emperor's club, ruthless in its own placid way",1,positive
+fantasy,1,positive
 "turn on many people to opera, in general",1,positive
 no obvious escape,0,negative
 laugh riot,1,positive
+that should n't stop die-hard french film connoisseurs from going out and enjoying the big-screen experience,1,positive
+been done before but never so vividly,1,positive
 long and relentlessly saccharine film,0,negative
-botching a routine assignment,0,negative
+the film can depress you about life itself.,0,negative
+this like the dreaded king brown snake,0,negative
 "the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ` drama, ' but the emphasis on the latter leaves blue crush waterlogged.",0,negative
 "a creepy, intermittently powerful study of a self-destructive man ...",1,positive
+is smart and dark - hallelujah for small favors.,1,positive
 upper west sidey,1,positive
+'s a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition,0,negative
 both people's capacity,1,positive
 be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering,0,negative
 of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
-a bracing,1,positive
+"brash, intelligent and erotically perplexing, haneke's portrait of an upper class austrian society and the suppression of its tucked away",1,positive
 stumbles over a late-inning twist that just does n't make sense,0,negative
-the paranoid claustrophobia of a submarine movie with the unsettling spookiness of the supernatural --,1,positive
 "until it goes off the rails in its final 10 or 15 minutes, wendigo, larry fessenden's spooky new thriller, is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films.",1,positive
+"this particular, anciently demanding métier",1,positive
 brings this unknown slice of history affectingly,1,positive
-which is worth seeing,1,positive
-especially disappointing,0,negative
 as lazy,0,negative
-is intriguing but quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy.,0,negative
 they were insulted and,0,negative
-would go back and choose to skip it.,0,negative
 an interesting storyline,1,positive
 harvard man is something rare and riveting : a wild ride that relies on more than special effects.,1,positive
 flabby,0,negative
-flashy,1,positive
-numb experience of watching o fantasma,0,negative
-the backstage angst,1,positive
 immature character,0,negative
 "busy urban comedy is clearly not zhang's forte, his directorial touch is neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy.",0,negative
 preposterous moments,0,negative
-will make you laugh,1,positive
+that are more silly than scary,0,negative
+"at 90 minutes this movie is short, but it feels much longer",0,negative
 remarkable for its intelligence and intensity.,1,positive
-"complex, laden with plenty of baggage and",0,negative
+'s not wallowing in hormonal melodrama,0,negative
+visually,1,positive
 a story which fails to rise above its disgusting source material.,0,negative
+"is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another, most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults.",0,negative
+"nobody seems to have cared much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute, haphazard theatrical release.",0,negative
 easily forgotten,0,negative
+"a lighthearted glow,",1,positive
 lousy direction,0,negative
+"her passionate, tumultuous affair with musset",1,positive
 bruised,0,negative
-as epic tragedy,0,negative
 "enthusiasm,",1,positive
 for adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover,1,positive
 entertaining and audacious moments,1,positive
 long and unfocused,0,negative
+try hard but,0,negative
+fresh air,1,positive
 -- and disposable story --,0,negative
-"makes the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers, instead of serious athletes",0,negative
-'s just as wonderful on the big screen.,1,positive
-clever and,1,positive
+only a document of the worst possibilities of mankind can be,0,negative
 "an evanescent, seamless and sumptuous stream",1,positive
-"to be compelling, amusing and unsettling at the same time",1,positive
-the best korean film of 2002,1,positive
+drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes,0,negative
 a severe case of hollywood-itis,0,negative
-can tell you that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it,0,negative
-is left slightly unfulfilled.,0,negative
 that just does n't work,0,negative
 mostly honest,1,positive
-too dry and too placid,0,negative
+to blow it,0,negative
+ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel.,0,negative
+"( evans is ) a fascinating character, and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie.",0,negative
+we care about the story,1,positive
 another arnold vehicle that fails to make adequate use of his particular talents.,0,negative
-"crazy, mixed-up films",0,negative
+screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame,0,negative
 a bit too much like an infomercial for ram dass's latest book aimed at the boomer,0,negative
 a level of connection and concern,1,positive
 "the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances, but the result is disappointing",0,negative
 there is a great deal of fun.,1,positive
-it is quite a vision.,1,positive
 "a winning, heartwarming yarn",1,positive
 might be like trying to eat brussels sprouts.,0,negative
-fairly basic comedic constructs,1,positive
+seen this summer,1,positive
 "ahead of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor, at least",1,positive
+", somehow it all comes together to create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment",1,positive
+a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
 "waydowntown may not be an important movie, or even a good one,",0,negative
+a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted,0,negative
 the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking,0,negative
-"a bittersweet film,",1,positive
-of an authentic feel,1,positive
-flaccid,0,negative
-a huge box-office hit in korea,1,positive
-is n't one moment in the film that surprises or delights.,0,negative
-"restoring the luster of the national lampoon film franchise, too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy",1,positive
+horribly depressing,0,negative
 like a documentary in the way,0,negative
 "the huskies are beautiful, the border collie is funny",1,positive
 "a slick, engrossing melodrama.",1,positive
 "... the tale of her passionate, tumultuous affair with musset unfolds as sand's masculine persona, with its love of life and beauty, takes form.",1,positive
+over-indulgent tirade,0,negative
 songbird britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel,0,negative
 ", these components combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs.",1,positive
 engaging mystery,1,positive
 flat effort,0,negative
-makes the move from pleasing,1,positive
-"it's also uninspired, lacking the real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires.",0,negative
+uncommonly moving,1,positive
 bogged down by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing,0,negative
-the worst film of the year.,0,negative
-"funny, puzzling movie",1,positive
 rich and intelligent,1,positive
 hope and magic,1,positive
+one of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh once.,0,negative
+rattling the viewer,1,positive
 gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game,1,positive
-must-see,1,positive
+in the rush of slapstick thoroughfare,0,negative
 does n't know what it wants to be,0,negative
+stumbles over every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage come even easier.,0,negative
 more fun watching spy than i had with most of the big summer movies,1,positive
+treated to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds,1,positive
+absurdist spider web.,0,negative
+you might wind up remembering with a degree of affection rather than revulsion,1,positive
 a '' range,1,positive
+staring,1,positive
 this movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen,0,negative
-"of five blind, crippled, amish people alive in this situation",0,negative
+uneven performances,0,negative
 sometimes inadequate performances,0,negative
 have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted,0,negative
+breathes more on the big screen,1,positive
+humbling little film,1,positive
 only thing missing,1,positive
 are oscar-size,1,positive
-liked it just enough.,1,positive
-such a well-defined sense,1,positive
 ", should n't the reality seem at least passably real?",0,negative
 "casting, often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors",1,positive
 inspiration and ambition,1,positive
-inexplicable nightmare,0,negative
-enough cool,1,positive
-the memorable character creations,1,positive
-preserves tosca's intoxicating ardor through his use of the camera,1,positive
+the delight of discovery,1,positive
 also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction,1,positive
-me say the obvious : abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here,0,negative
 shoplifts,0,negative
 assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties.,0,negative
-notice the 129-minute running time,0,negative
-"the movie's major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula, though,",0,negative
+"balk, who's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents",1,positive
 "as simultaneously funny,",1,positive
-very funny romantic comedy,1,positive
 "when the fire burns out, we 've only come face-to-face with a couple dragons and that's where the film ultimately fails.",0,negative
 "hatosy ... portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety, not to mention a convincing brogue.",1,positive
 raucous and sappy,0,negative
 "arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn, to grow, to travel",1,positive
 just a bunch of good actors flailing around in a caper that's neither original nor terribly funny.,0,negative
 "'s no surprise that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances, from himself and from newcomer derek luke",1,positive
-'m not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence,0,negative
-out there surrender $ 9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life,0,negative
+that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival,1,positive
+in the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison,0,negative
+"could have been crisper and punchier, but it's likely to please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies",1,positive
 do n't have a clue on the park.,0,negative
 "it's a long way from orwell's dark, intelligent warning cry ( 1984 ) to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium, and",0,negative
+one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches,1,positive
 a fairly enjoyable mixture of longest yard ... and the 1999 guy ritchie caper lock stock and two smoking barrels.,1,positive
 at best,1,positive
+the enduring strengths of women,1,positive
 banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad,0,negative
-rocks,1,positive
+fascinating portrait,1,positive
 uninspiring,0,negative
-not smart or,0,negative
+substitute plot for personality,0,negative
 "the filmmakers ' paws, sad to say,",0,negative
 one of the lucky few who sought it out,1,positive
+a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments,1,positive
+be killed,0,negative
 that stealing harvard is a horrible movie -- if only it were that grand a failure,0,negative
 chicanery and self-delusion,0,negative
 the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot,0,negative
-favor of an altogether darker side,1,positive
 loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy,0,negative
-the big ending surprise almost saves the movie.,1,positive
 inventive,1,positive
 "the way this all works out makes the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers, instead of serious athletes.",0,negative
-"but even then, i 'd recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes.",0,negative
-giant spider invasion comic chiller,1,positive
 was n't all that great to begin with,0,negative
 the importance of being earnest,1,positive
-hint,1,positive
-breathless,1,positive
+"fails on its own,",0,negative
 its playwriting 101 premise,1,positive
 its terrific performances,1,positive
 a party-hearty teen,1,positive
+the sally jesse raphael atmosphere of films like philadelphia and american beauty,1,positive
 drags out,0,negative
-single good film,1,positive
+communicate the truth of the world around him,1,positive
 in trouble every day,0,negative
+do justice to the awfulness of the movie,0,negative
 wears you down like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate,0,negative
-moments of hilarity,1,positive
 "is lightweight filmmaking, to be sure",0,negative
 "is that, by the end, no one in the audience or the film seems to really care",0,negative
 "an unremittingly ugly movie to look at, listen to, and think about",0,negative
@@ -11790,59 +11772,59 @@ the nightmare of war,0,negative
 marks the spot.,1,positive
 ultimately cowardly,0,negative
 food,1,positive
-misanthropic comedies,0,negative
 with love for the movies of the 1960s,1,positive
 unsatisfying ending,0,negative
+many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin's film serves up with style and empathy,0,negative
 "have finally aged past his prime ... and, perhaps more than he realizes",0,negative
-"if you go in knowing that, you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox",1,positive
 deep or substantial,1,positive
 "veered off too far into the exxon zone,",0,negative
-even bother to rent this on video,0,negative
-"its refusal to recognize any of the signposts, as if discovering a way through to the bitter end without a map",0,negative
+"is a gentle film with dramatic punch, a haunting ode to humanity.",1,positive
+"is offensive, puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed if it was at least funny",0,negative
 avalanche,0,negative
 be distasteful to children and adults,0,negative
+"everything else about it is straight from the saturday morning cartoons -- a retread story, bad writing, and the same old silliness",0,negative
 "amy and matthew have a bit of a phony relationship, but",0,negative
 it's impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure.,0,negative
+elegant work,1,positive
 naiveté and sophistication,1,positive
 "'s not helpful to listen to extremist name-calling, regardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter.",0,negative
+pleaser,1,positive
+what is essentially an extended soap opera,0,negative
 a series of riveting set pieces,1,positive
 opening up ' the play more has partly closed it down.,0,negative
 something of a triumph,1,positive
-perfect in their roles,1,positive
-for improvement,0,negative
 has actually bothered to construct a real story this time,1,positive
+dead mother,0,negative
 the most entertaining bonds,1,positive
+"cold, gray, antiseptic",0,negative
 can obscure this movie's lack of ideas.,0,negative
-"'s the little nuances that perhaps had to escape from director mark romanek's self-conscious scrutiny to happen, that finally get under your skin",0,negative
 's better,1,positive
-a divine monument,1,positive
+"the appeal of the vulgar, sexist, racist humor went over my head or -- considering just how low brow it is -- perhaps it snuck under my feet",0,negative
 it's far from fresh-squeezed,0,negative
 worse yet,0,negative
 unsympathetic hero,0,negative
-motherhood,1,positive
 is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement,1,positive
-"it ai n't art, by a long shot",0,negative
-is hardly the most original fantasy film ever made,0,negative
+all-out,0,negative
 established filmmaker,1,positive
 to the haunted house,0,negative
 make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits,0,negative
+typical,0,negative
 scenic,1,positive
 is not the most impressive player,0,negative
-of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles,0,negative
 porno,0,negative
-as a comedy,1,positive
-carefully choreographed atrocities,0,negative
+"also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american, i might add -- slice of comedic bliss",1,positive
+"what little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting, macabre sets, and",0,negative
 an earnest study in despair,1,positive
 ", he has no clue about making a movie",0,negative
-"this toothless dog, already on cable,",0,negative
 recommend ``,1,positive
-stunning images and effects,1,positive
+a simple message,1,positive
 for a film that has nothing,0,negative
 a tendency to slip into hokum,0,negative
 seemingly disgusted with the lazy material and the finished product's unshapely look,0,negative
-"one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie, but",0,negative
 i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,0,negative
+one of the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema,1,positive
 even when he's not at his most critically insightful,1,positive
+to a few rather than dozens,0,negative
 doltish and uneventful,0,negative
 i was expecting,0,negative
 the importance of being earnest offers opportunities for occasional smiles and chuckles,1,positive
@@ -11850,55 +11832,58 @@ best and most,1,positive
 exhibits the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera,0,negative
 becomes a part of its fun,1,positive
 shines bright on this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people.,1,positive
-"feels like a ruse, a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
 it works its magic with such exuberance and passion that the film's length becomes a part of its fun.,1,positive
 likable story,1,positive
+"crafted, engaging filmmaking that should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing",1,positive
 return to neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company and,1,positive
 "in his latest effort, storytelling, solondz has finally made a movie that is n't just offensive -- it also happens to be good.",1,positive
 achingly honest and delightfully cheeky,1,positive
 tell its story,1,positive
+too little excitement,0,negative
 "one of the best, most",1,positive
 of earnest textbook psychologizing,1,positive
-try too hard to be mythic,0,negative
 thumbs up to paxton,1,positive
 the very top rank of french filmmakers,1,positive
-sexually explicit,0,negative
+: the widowmaker is a great yarn.,1,positive
 "a clever and cutting, quick and dirty look",1,positive
+enormously good fun,1,positive
+careless and,0,negative
 developed,1,positive
 cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory.,0,negative
-is an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream.,1,positive
 "shiner can certainly go the distance, but is n't world championship material",1,positive
-"you can watch, giggle and get an adrenaline boost without feeling like you 've completely lowered your entertainment standards.",1,positive
+it's still a rollicking good time for the most part,1,positive
+would likely be most effective if used as a tool to rally anti-catholic protestors.,0,negative
+"shyamalan's gifts, which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project",1,positive
 poor editing,0,negative
 ... olivier assayas has fashioned an absorbing look at provincial bourgeois french society.,1,positive
-"so many red herrings, so many false scares,",0,negative
+cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash,0,negative
 bored cage,0,negative
 its opening,1,positive
 is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee,0,negative
 it's still terrible!,0,negative
-talked all the way through it,0,negative
 "good actors, good poetry and good music",1,positive
 are more silly than scary,0,negative
-is a gritty police thriller with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for,1,positive
 is also beautifully acted.,1,positive
-loses its ability to shock and amaze,0,negative
 ", they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood",1,positive
 "a dreadful day in irish history is given passionate, if somewhat flawed, treatment.",1,positive
 could n't recommend this film more,1,positive
 who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching,1,positive
-alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,0,negative
-the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice,0,negative
 skimpy,0,negative
-"assume he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce, because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low.",0,negative
 hollywood movie,1,positive
-savor,1,positive
 with a single,1,positive
-of a certain ambition,1,positive
+is how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm.,1,positive
+ca n't recommend it enough.,1,positive
 ", `` ballistic : ecks vs. sever '' seems as safe as a children's film.",0,negative
+mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller's rush,1,positive
+a satisfactory overview,1,positive
 "piccoli's performance is amazing, yes,",1,positive
 romanticization,1,positive
+worth cheering as a breakthrough,1,positive
+of high hilarity,1,positive
+"an engaging, wide-eyed actress",1,positive
 confection that's pure entertainment.,1,positive
-takes care,1,positive
+grittily beautiful,1,positive
+a rollicking good time,1,positive
 the story subtle and us in suspense,1,positive
 the audience gets pure escapism,1,positive
 "the château's balance of whimsicality, narrative discipline and serious improvisation",1,positive
@@ -11907,20 +11892,22 @@ overdoing it,0,negative
 the pianist is polanski's best film.,1,positive
 "uptight, middle class bores like antonia",0,negative
 "comes across as darkly funny, energetic, and surprisingly gentle",1,positive
+"it could have been something special, but two things drag it down to mediocrity -- director clare peploe's misunderstanding of marivaux's rhythms, and mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress",0,negative
 also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest.,0,negative
-might be best forgotten,0,negative
-the immersive powers of the giant screen and its hyper-realistic images,1,positive
-so much first-rate talent,1,positive
+", being about nothing is sometimes funnier than being about something",1,positive
+"shows he's back in form, with an astoundingly rich film.",1,positive
 exciting,1,positive
-"shot in artful, watery tones of blue, green and brown.",1,positive
-indie of the year,1,positive
-call it magic,1,positive
 crappy,0,negative
 a pretty good job,1,positive
 hitler's destiny,0,negative
+then you 'd do well to check this one out because it's straight up twin peaks action ...,1,positive
 is nothing redeeming about this movie,0,negative
+throws away the goodwill the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull.,0,negative
+innuendo,0,negative
 the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us,0,negative
 to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching,1,positive
+dreamed up,1,positive
+best case,1,positive
 too little excitement and,0,negative
 riveting set pieces,1,positive
 leave a large dog alone,0,negative
@@ -11930,32 +11917,27 @@ soulless,0,negative
 be pleasant in spite of its predictability,1,positive
 "that's destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and, not far down the line, to find a place among the studio's animated classics",1,positive
 "oftentimes funny, yet",1,positive
-are alternately touching and funny,1,positive
-sweaty-palmed fun,1,positive
 the layered richness of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light,1,positive
-a sloppy script,0,negative
-of the grief,0,negative
+no chemistry or engaging charisma,0,negative
 inspired '',1,positive
 beautiful canvas,1,positive
-"the search for redemption makes for a touching love story, mainly because blanchett and ribisi compellingly tap into a spiritual aspect of their characters ' suffering.",1,positive
-gushing --,1,positive
-"a good music documentary,",1,positive
 but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and,1,positive
-sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop,0,negative
 a breakthrough in filmmaking,1,positive
 a plodding teen remake,0,negative
-naive,0,negative
+an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era,1,positive
 cynical,0,negative
 "assayas ' ambitious, sometimes beautiful adaptation",1,positive
+"chen films the resolutely downbeat smokers only with every indulgent, indie trick in the book.",0,negative
+alternately frustrating and rewarding.,1,positive
 absurdity,0,negative
 "whimsicality, narrative discipline and serious improvisation",1,positive
 the end that extravagantly redeems it,1,positive
 garbage,0,negative
-the banality and hypocrisy of too much kid-vid,0,negative
+schmaltzy and clumsily,0,negative
 to recommend it,1,positive
-"an incredibly heavy-handed, manipulative dud",0,negative
 got it right,1,positive
-"if you 've a taste for the quirky, steal a glimpse",1,positive
+"that wallace, who wrote gibson's braveheart as well as the recent pearl harbor, has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue",0,negative
+bottom-of-the-bill fare,0,negative
 "like its title character, is repellantly out of control.",0,negative
 is so often nearly nothing,0,negative
 to bodacious,1,positive
@@ -11963,196 +11945,199 @@ to bodacious,1,positive
 he allows nothing to get in the way,1,positive
 comes up shorter than britney's cutoffs.,0,negative
 effortless performance,1,positive
+( gosling's ) combination of explosive physical energy and convincing intelligence,1,positive
 ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and,1,positive
-surprises or delights,1,positive
 "'s a stale, overused cocktail using the same olives since 1962 as garnish",0,negative
 "its premise is smart, but the execution is pretty weary",0,negative
+"'s also curious to note that this film, like the similarly ill-timed antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget.",0,negative
 honest observations,1,positive
+where it plainly has no business going,0,negative
 the franchise's best years are long past,0,negative
 filter out the complexity,1,positive
-and diesel is n't the actor to save it.,0,negative
+( a ) rather thinly-conceived movie.,0,negative
+a not-so-divine secrets,0,negative
 spend with these people,1,positive
 "i 've never seen or heard anything quite like this film, and i recommend it for its originality alone.",1,positive
 "should be doing a lot of things, but does n't",0,negative
+", and larded with exposition",0,negative
 generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull,0,negative
+"simple, poignant and leavened",1,positive
+'s definite room for improvement,0,negative
 shiri is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement,1,positive
 an artful yet depressing film that makes a melodramatic mountain out of the molehill of a missing bike,0,negative
-never comes close to recovering from its demented premise,0,negative
 of the year's best films,1,positive
 's enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages,1,positive
-"it's still a sweet, even delectable diversion.",1,positive
-dull and,0,negative
+"addition to the overcooked, ham-fisted direction, which has all the actors reaching for the back row",0,negative
 a cartoon?,0,negative
 has a customarily jovial air but a deficit of flim-flam inventiveness.,0,negative
-the year's best films,1,positive
-", then becomes bring it on, then becomes unwatchable",0,negative
+the threat implied in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying -- like locusts in a horde these things will keep coming,0,negative
 off-beat,0,negative
 the movie's set,1,positive
-is like a year late,0,negative
-"it's a strange film, one that was hard for me to warm up to.",0,negative
-truly annoying,0,negative
-touching movie,1,positive
+fiercely intelligent and uncommonly ambitious,1,positive
+this 90-minute dud could pass for mike tyson's e!,0,negative
 ", shrek )",1,positive
+least favorite,0,negative
 terrific job,1,positive
 may pander to our basest desires for payback,1,positive
 still show virtually no understanding of it,0,negative
-"as the libretto directs, ideally capturing the opera's drama and lyricism",1,positive
-this movie makes one thing perfectly clear,1,positive
+splendid production design,1,positive
 who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
 has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue,0,negative
 veracity,1,positive
 strong script,1,positive
-puts a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula.,1,positive
 mean,0,negative
 "a gratingly unfunny groaner littered with zero-dimensional, unlikable characters and hackneyed, threadbare comic setups.",0,negative
 into such fresh territory,1,positive
-it is cruel,0,negative
-of empathy for its characters,1,positive
-10,1,positive
+hollywood confection,0,negative
 the filmmaker's lifelong concern with formalist experimentation in cinematic art,1,positive
 "is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message,",0,negative
-strained caper movies that's hardly any fun to watch,0,negative
+makes his films so memorable,1,positive
+this is sure to raise audience's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll.,1,positive
 "the performances of the children, untrained in acting",0,negative
+a cinema classic,1,positive
 the tooth and claw of human power,1,positive
+considerable talents,1,positive
 pure over-the-top trash,0,negative
-reach much further than we imagine.,1,positive
+might like and more experimental in its storytelling,1,positive
 not taken,0,negative
 "designed as a reverie about memory and regret, but the only thing you 'll regret is remembering the experience of sitting through it",0,negative
 full of privileged moments and memorable performances,1,positive
 "the, yes, snail-like pacing and",0,negative
 a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch,1,positive
+expands,1,positive
+"the fast, funny, and even touching story",1,positive
 "even when there are lulls, the emotions seem authentic, and",1,positive
 feels stitched together from stock situations and characters from other movies,0,negative
-thornberrys movie,1,positive
+the heart as well as,1,positive
 ", a movie comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be.",0,negative
 have a cute partnership in i spy,1,positive
+very bright,1,positive
 watching seinfeld ( who is also one of the film's producers ) do everything he can to look like a good guy,1,positive
-"newcastle, the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and",1,positive
-"falls victim to sloppy plotting, an insultingly unbelievable final act and a villainess who is too crazy to be interesting.",0,negative
+amounts to surprisingly little,0,negative
 did n't care,0,negative
-"a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes, maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies",0,negative
+"see a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway",1,positive
 actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen,1,positive
+strained caper movies that's hardly any fun to watch and,0,negative
 eerily accurate depiction of depression,1,positive
+why it works as well as it does,1,positive
 a dullard,0,negative
-kills every sense of believability,0,negative
-devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot,0,negative
 hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare.,1,positive
 of eager fans,1,positive
-predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics,0,negative
 its performances,1,positive
 "acquainted with the author's work, on the other hand,",1,positive
 engross even the most antsy youngsters,1,positive
-its moviegoing pleasures,1,positive
-fills time,0,negative
 "affair,",0,negative
 a comedy that swings and jostles to the rhythms of life.,1,positive
-give all three stories life,1,positive
-", this too-long, spoofy update of shakespeare's macbeth does n't sustain a high enough level of invention.",0,negative
+apparently reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap.,0,negative
+a fairy tale,1,positive
 "as well-written as sexy beast, not as gloriously flippant as lock, stock and two smoking barrels, but",1,positive
 great character interaction.,1,positive
-"it looks good, but it is essentially empty.",0,negative
 bowser,1,positive
-"insomnia is one of the year's best films and pacino gives one of his most daring, and complicated, performances.",1,positive
 a stylistic romp that's always fun to watch.,1,positive
 runs on the pure adrenalin of pacino's performance.,1,positive
 "all awkward, static, and lifeless rumblings",0,negative
 an honestly nice little film that takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals,1,positive
+a glimmer,1,positive
 overstating,0,negative
 it's a ripper of a yarn and,1,positive
+a nation whose songs spring directly from the lives of the people,1,positive
 ", it's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again, as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess.",0,negative
-"other than a mildly engaging central romance, hospital",0,negative
+every suspenseful cliché,0,negative
 its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor,1,positive
 is right at home in this french shocker playing his usual bad boy weirdo role.,1,positive
-mr. scorsese's,1,positive
+", really good",1,positive
 ", deeply unsettling experience",0,negative
-a few other decent ones,1,positive
-the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks,1,positive
 to go down with a ship as leaky as this,0,negative
 have i seen a film so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart.,1,positive
 on the amateurish,0,negative
+mess,0,negative
 a dickensian hero,1,positive
+the few ` cool ' actors who never seems aware of his own coolness,1,positive
 "even as i valiantly struggled to remain interested, or at least conscious",0,negative
 legged freaks,0,negative
 is not easily forgotten,1,positive
-"seem motivated by nothing short of dull, brain-deadening hangover",0,negative
+how about surprising us by trying something new?,0,negative
+something purer,1,positive
 plodding teen remake,0,negative
 little alien,0,negative
-unconditional,1,positive
 underestimated charm,1,positive
 the desperation of a very insecure man,0,negative
-a great cast and a wonderful but sometimes confusing flashback,1,positive
+crushed,0,negative
 it's fun,1,positive
+"offers no new insight on the matter,",0,negative
 "gets vivid, convincing performances",1,positive
+crafty and,1,positive
+so distant,0,negative
+to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time,1,positive
+each watered down the version of the one before,0,negative
 's the mark of a documentary that works,1,positive
-shapeless and,0,negative
 funny and also heartwarming without stooping to gooeyness.,1,positive
 to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is,0,negative
-the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length,0,negative
+schneidermeister ... makin ' a fool of himself ... losin ' his fan base ...,0,negative
+", he took three minutes of dialogue, 30 seconds of plot and turned them into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long.",0,negative
 a total lack of empathy,0,negative
 tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb,1,positive
+"uplifting, funny and wise.",1,positive
+occasionally fun enough,1,positive
 ", warm water may well be the year's best and most unpredictable comedy.",1,positive
-represents glossy hollywood at its laziest,0,negative
 from such a great one,1,positive
+static,0,negative
 is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting,0,negative
-road to perdition does display greatness,1,positive
-"humorous, illuminating study",1,positive
-slam-dunk,1,positive
 an acceptable way to pass a little over an hour with moviegoers ages,1,positive
 integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy,1,positive
-grossest,0,negative
+has nothing else to watch,0,negative
+critic-proof,1,positive
 on an elegant visual sense and a talent,1,positive
 a problem hollywood too long has ignored,0,negative
-desperation and cinematic deception,0,negative
 an awkward hybrid of genres that just does n't work,0,negative
-distracting special effects and visual party tricks,0,negative
-overtly silly,0,negative
 more focused,1,positive
 "although it lacks the detail of the book, the film does pack some serious suspense.",1,positive
 leave their families,0,negative
-sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters,1,positive
-some strong performances,1,positive
 loud and thoroughly,1,positive
-"life, hand gestures, and",0,negative
-extraordinary debut from josh koury,1,positive
-the sheer joy and pride they took in their work -- and in each other -- shines through every frame.,1,positive
+happens when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares?,0,negative
+the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
+"is much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads, etc. -- to do the subject matter justice.",0,negative
+reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent's smirk,1,positive
+a backstage must-see for true fans of comedy,1,positive
 a well-put-together piece of urban satire,1,positive
-"of two fine actors, morgan freeman and ashley judd",1,positive
 they will have a showdown,1,positive
 wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination,0,negative
+a fanciful drama about napoleon's last years and his surprising discovery of love and humility.,1,positive
+"may take its sweet time to get wherever it's going, but if you have the patience for it, you wo n't feel like it's wasted yours.",1,positive
+"love, longing",1,positive
 exude an air of dignity that's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters,1,positive
+principled,1,positive
+the unique way shainberg,1,positive
 so heartwarmingly,1,positive
+the film's constant mood of melancholy and its unhurried narrative are masterfully controlled.,1,positive
 all the more remarkable because it,1,positive
 wise folks that they are,1,positive
-how funny they could have been in a more ambitious movie,0,negative
 "leave you wanting more, not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face",1,positive
 there is a general air of exuberance in all about the benjamins that's hard to resist.,1,positive
-is a certain sense of experimentation and improvisation to this film that may not always work,0,negative
 an awkward hybrid of genres that just does n't work.,0,negative
-"despite its faults, gangs excels in spectacle and pacing.",1,positive
+honesty and respect,1,positive
+"in his chilling, unnerving film",1,positive
 "it will warm your heart, and",1,positive
-hong kong action cinema is still alive and kicking,1,positive
+audacity and,0,negative
 "there's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ; when the explosions start, they fall to pieces.",0,negative
-offers opportunities for occasional smiles and,1,positive
-"pays off,",1,positive
 "the subtitled costume drama is set in a remote african empire before cell phones, guns, and the internal combustion engine, but the politics that thump through it are as timely as tomorrow.",1,positive
-multi-layered and profoundly,1,positive
-seen it all before,0,negative
+such a clever adaptation,1,positive
+"when twentysomething hotsies make movies about their lives, hard-driving narcissism is a given, but",0,negative
+make the stones weep -- as shameful as it,0,negative
 its sunny disposition,1,positive
+"provides the kind of ` laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies -- offbeat humor, amusing characters, and a happy ending.",1,positive
 "lets go your emotions, taking them to surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous, passionate, and at times uncommonly moving.",1,positive
-show-stoppingly,1,positive
 the problem with the film,0,negative
-a grand picture,1,positive
-"a bittersweet film, simple in form but rich with human events.",1,positive
-a sheer unbridled delight,1,positive
 "are the uneven performances by the cast members, who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent.",0,negative
 inherently,1,positive
-"is, its filmmakers run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through.",0,negative
-in an inarticulate screenplay,0,negative
 a giant step backward for a director i admire,0,negative
+"'s no excuse for following up a delightful, well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish.",0,negative
 crap is what i was expecting,0,negative
+a kingdom more mild than wild,0,negative
+word ` dog ',0,negative
 the narration helps little,0,negative
-"an ambitious movie that, like shiner's organizing of the big fight, pulls off enough",1,positive
-highly polished,1,positive
+is not even half the interest,0,negative
+"children's entertainment, superhero comics, and japanese animation",1,positive
 woo has as much right to make a huge action sequence as any director,1,positive
 "try as you might to resist, if you 've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson",1,positive
 choppy,0,negative
@@ -12160,224 +12145,219 @@ choppy,0,negative
 undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece,0,negative
 zippy jazzy score,1,positive
 to the background -- a welcome step,1,positive
+offers rare insight into the structure of relationships,1,positive
 "it made me feel unclean, and",0,negative
 sorvino,1,positive
 its sensitive handling,1,positive
-"the movie is amateurish, but it's a minor treat.",1,positive
 than special effects,1,positive
-stylish psychological,1,positive
 cultural differences,1,positive
 neglects,0,negative
-more than satisfactory,1,positive
-"this film, like the similarly ill-timed antitrust,",0,negative
-it's such a mechanical endeavor ( that ) it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it.,0,negative
 that started with a great premise and then just fell apart,0,negative
-meets those standards,1,positive
 tattered,0,negative
+fantastic!,1,positive
+"uncharted depths of stupidity, incoherence and sub-sophomoric sexual banter",0,negative
 they 're clueless and inept,0,negative
 ", human moments",1,positive
-a devastating indictment of unbridled greed and materalism.,0,negative
+a wannabe comedy of manners about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs. robinson complex founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women.,0,negative
+"a head-turner -- thoughtfully written, beautifully read and, finally, deeply humanizing",1,positive
 escape story,1,positive
 "spinning a web of dazzling entertainment may be overstating it,",1,positive
 pissed off,0,negative
 told well by a master storyteller,1,positive
 "all for easy sanctimony, formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon on the need for national health insurance",0,negative
 to south seas islanders,1,positive
+"together familiar themes of family, forgiveness and love",1,positive
 ideas and wry comic mayhem,1,positive
 's a lot richer than the ones,1,positive
 a classic genre,1,positive
 any movie that makes hard work seem heroic deserves a look.,1,positive
 a different movie -- sometimes tedious --,0,negative
+' it also rocks.,1,positive
 fresh,1,positive
-where something's happening,1,positive
 neo-nazism,0,negative
 "amusing, tender and heart-wrenching",1,positive
-watchable stuff,1,positive
 hard-sell,0,negative
 "you watch for that sense of openness, the little surprises.",1,positive
-its adult themes of familial separation and societal betrayal are head and shoulders above much of the director's previous popcorn work.,1,positive
+diane lane's sophisticated performance,1,positive
 "even before it builds up to its insanely staged ballroom scene, in which 3000 actors appear in full regalia, it's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon.",1,positive
 the still-inestimable contribution,1,positive
 elbowed aside by one-liners,0,negative
-"is shallow, offensive and redundant, with pitifully few real laughs.",0,negative
+"innocent, childlike and inherently funny",1,positive
 'll enjoy this movie.,1,positive
 fourth-rate,0,negative
+"a big, juicy role",1,positive
 "though filmed partly in canada, paid in full has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years.",1,positive
-"it might not be 1970s animation, but everything else about it is straight from the saturday morning cartoons -- a retread story, bad writing, and the same old silliness",0,negative
+`` red dragon '' never cuts corners.,1,positive
 such fresh territory,1,positive
-staggeringly compelling character,1,positive
 "sustains the level of exaggerated, stylized humor throughout by taking your expectations and twisting them just a bit.",1,positive
 "conventional, but well-crafted",1,positive
 "infuses the movie with much of its slender, glinting charm.",1,positive
 the maudlin way its story unfolds,0,negative
 capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere,1,positive
+who excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts,1,positive
 real visual charge,1,positive
+"wise, wizened",1,positive
 a fairly weak retooling,0,negative
-"worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does, in fact, still happen in america",1,positive
-soul-stirring,1,positive
+the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but ... it's at least watchable.,0,negative
 you can find humor,1,positive
 cultural,1,positive
-both innocent and jaded,1,positive
+death might be a release.,0,negative
 "in space, no one can hear you snore",0,negative
-"it might have held my attention, but",0,negative
-"does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring, new-agey tone creeping into the second half",0,negative
 a fake street drama that keeps telling you,0,negative
 spectacularly ugly-looking,0,negative
 "brash, intelligent",1,positive
-"'s consistently funny, in an irresistible junior-high way, and consistently free of any gag that would force you to give it a millisecond of thought.",1,positive
+there are n't many conclusive answers in the film,0,negative
+the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge,0,negative
+a well-done film,1,positive
 arresting little ride,1,positive
-great performance,1,positive
+conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
+disagree,1,positive
 tell you,1,positive
-"scarily funny, sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it",1,positive
 to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack,0,negative
+achingly honest and,1,positive
+masterful work,1,positive
 its tragic waste,0,negative
-across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited,0,negative
+the obligatory moments of sentimental ooze,0,negative
 it does cathartic truth telling,1,positive
+high,1,positive
 "argento, at only 26, brings a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project, as if she's cut open a vein and bled the raw film stock.",1,positive
 in your face for two hours,0,negative
 moronic as some campus,0,negative
-the place where a masterpiece should be,1,positive
-bang-up job,1,positive
-have a stirring time at this beautifully drawn movie,1,positive
+"despite the fact that this film was n't as bad as i thought it was going to be, it's still not a good movie",0,negative
 breen's script is sketchy with actorish notations on the margin of acting.,0,negative
-they 'll be treated to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds.,1,positive
-uncompromising,1,positive
-agonizing,0,negative
+the makers of mothman prophecies succeed in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad.,0,negative
 find a spark of its own,1,positive
 ", touching",1,positive
+gay s/m fantasy,0,negative
 "kids do n't mind crappy movies as much as adults, provided there's lots of cute animals and clumsy people.",0,negative
-"there are plenty of scenes in frida that do work, but rarely do they involve the title character herself.",1,positive
-puts an exclamation point on the fact that this is n't something to be taken seriously,0,negative
 persuasive,1,positive
 "a bilingual charmer, just like the woman who inspired it",1,positive
-she of the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile,1,positive
 leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied,0,negative
-a certain sense of experimentation and improvisation,1,positive
+bon appétit!,1,positive
 against itself,1,positive
 one of the biggest disappointments of the year,0,negative
+of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes,0,negative
 poses for itself that one can forgive the film its flaws,1,positive
 film that will enthrall the whole family.,1,positive
 is to substitute plot for personality,0,negative
-"an unusually dry-eyed, even analytical approach to material that is generally played for maximum moisture.",1,positive
 "is, also, frequently hilarious.",1,positive
 is that it avoids the obvious with humor and lightness.,1,positive
 gives the lie,0,negative
+take nothing seriously and,1,positive
 "is dark, brooding and slow, and",0,negative
 of this emotional car-wreck,0,negative
 remains undiminished,1,positive
+"sure, i hated myself in the morning.",0,negative
 the price,1,positive
+never quite justifies its own existence.,0,negative
+a psycho,0,negative
+a tremendous piece,1,positive
 a fireworks,1,positive
-is done to support the premise other than fling gags at it to see which ones shtick,1,positive
-"over-the-top, and amateurish",0,negative
-terrible movie,0,negative
+knockoff,0,negative
+"a chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline should be : ` in space, no one can hear you snore",0,negative
 as if even the filmmakers did n't know what kind of movie they were making,0,negative
+creating the characters who surround frankie,0,negative
+losing,0,negative
+a way of seeping into your consciousness,1,positive
 labute does manage to make a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection.,1,positive
 the best and most exciting movies,1,positive
 gets its greatest play from the timeless spectacle of people,1,positive
-ms. griffiths and mr. pryce bring off this wild welsh whimsy.,1,positive
 gives you an idea just how bad it was,0,negative
-is n't nearly surprising or clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own.,0,negative
 's undone by a sloppy script,0,negative
+the picture is in trouble,0,negative
 a revealing look at the collaborative process,1,positive
-part of being a good documentarian,1,positive
-had a sense of humor,1,positive
-completely predictable plot,0,negative
 with such sensitivity,1,positive
 bad singer-turned actors,0,negative
-"a grittily beautiful film that looks, sounds, and feels more like an extended, open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story.",1,positive
-"it's a head-turner -- thoughtfully written, beautifully read and, finally, deeply humanizing.",1,positive
 locales,0,negative
 a stiflingly unfunny and unoriginal mess,0,negative
 the joie de vivre even as he creates,1,positive
-the action here is unusually tame,0,negative
-talented friends,1,positive
+to get excited about on this dvd,1,positive
+"the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism",1,positive
+"what's so fun about this silly, outrageous, ingenious thriller is the director's talent.",1,positive
 is often way off,0,negative
 marvelously entertaining and deliriously,1,positive
 purpose and even-handedness,1,positive
 pretty,1,positive
-a sparkling newcomer,1,positive
 many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
+employ their quirky and fearless ability,1,positive
 a rather tired,0,negative
+minutely detailed wonders,1,positive
 "it all comes together to create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment",1,positive
 and interesting characters,1,positive
+she's pretty and she can act,1,positive
 a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid,0,negative
+"small in scope, yet perfectly formed",1,positive
+'d be lying if i said my ribcage did n't ache by the end of kung pow,1,positive
+"evacuations, and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits.",0,negative
 's a bargain-basement european pickup,0,negative
 old-fashioned adventure,1,positive
-it's apparent that this is one summer film that satisfies,1,positive
-the waste,0,negative
 ", the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining",1,positive
+an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the château is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten.,1,positive
+an enjoyable 100 minutes,1,positive
 an elegance and maturity,1,positive
-"designed as a reverie about memory and regret, but the only thing you 'll regret is remembering the experience of sitting through it.",0,negative
+best actors,1,positive
 signing,1,positive
 characters who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
 it's not going to be everyone's bag of popcorn,0,negative
 a gripping documentary,1,positive
-"has deftly trimmed dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera, the better to focus on the hero's odyssey from cowering poverty to courage and happiness.",1,positive
 "the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time, and in their cheap, b movie way, they succeed.",1,positive
-dry wit and compassion,1,positive
 succeeds in diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack.,0,negative
+the world's most generic rock star,0,negative
 is essentially a `` dungeons and dragons '' fantasy with modern military weaponry,0,negative
 lots of cute animals and clumsy people,1,positive
 it has the requisite faux-urban vibe and hotter-two-years-ago rap and r&b names and references.,0,negative
-"a decomposition of healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition -- wearing a cloak of unsentimental, straightforward text --",0,negative
 "'s a hoot watching the rock chomp on jumbo ants, pull an arrow out of his back, and leap unscathed through raging fire!",1,positive
-an unpleasantly,0,negative
 "over the map thematically and stylistically, and borrows heavily from lynch, jeunet, and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own",0,negative
 can impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head,1,positive
-"in the end, the film feels homogenized and a bit contrived, as if we 're looking back at a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses.",0,negative
 winningly,1,positive
 because there is no foundation for it,0,negative
 a breath,1,positive
+tastelessness,0,negative
 pack a powerful emotional wallop,1,positive
-it's impossible to indulge the fanciful daydreams of janice beard ( eileen walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant.,0,negative
-eviction,1,positive
 addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage,1,positive
 such a stultifying,0,negative
-looked like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel,0,negative
+"take any 12-year-old boy to see this picture, and he 'll be your slave for a year",1,positive
 "i have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture, and, whatever flaws igby goes down may possess, it is undeniably that",1,positive
+atypically hypnotic,1,positive
+"all, a great party",1,positive
+"if you go into the theater expecting a scary, action-packed chiller",1,positive
 "some of the characters die and others do n't, and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson,",0,negative
 drown yourself,0,negative
 well worth watching,1,positive
 shows moments of promise but ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling,0,negative
-written and directed with brutal honesty and respect for its audience,1,positive
+that it's a brazenly misguided project,0,negative
 exceedingly rare films,1,positive
 best sports movie,1,positive
-struck a chord in me,1,positive
-memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid,0,negative
 the movie is rather choppy.,0,negative
 successfully maintains suspense on different levels throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling.,1,positive
 art film,1,positive
 both sitcomishly predictable and cloying,0,negative
 salute just for trying to be more complex than your average film.,1,positive
-movie sputters,0,negative
-"brave, uninhibited performances",1,positive
-the cinematic canon,1,positive
-the best looking and stylish,1,positive
+there is greatness here.,1,positive
+"not to like about a movie with a ` children's ' song that includes the line ` my stepdad's not mean, he's just adjusting '",1,positive
+jaglom offers the none-too-original premise that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar.,0,negative
 ", but your ego",0,negative
 juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks,0,negative
-k-19 will not go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories,0,negative
+brilliantly constructed work.,1,positive
+", queen of the damned is a pointless, meandering celebration of the goth-vampire, tortured woe-is-me lifestyle.",0,negative
+enjoyable comedy,1,positive
 "it looks closely, insightfully at fragile, complex relationships.",1,positive
 need to reap more rewards than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry,0,negative
+all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ),0,negative
 's lots of cool stuff packed into espn's ultimate x.,1,positive
 charmless and,0,negative
 mean-spirited,0,negative
 lopez romantic comedy,1,positive
 mira nair's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery,1,positive
-its formidable arithmetic of cameras and souls,1,positive
 verges on the amateurish,0,negative
-they help increase an average student's self-esteem,1,positive
 it makes your teeth hurt,0,negative
 labored gags,0,negative
-you wish you had n't seen,0,negative
 wo n't be sorry,1,positive
-"due to stodgy, soap opera-ish dialogue",0,negative
+because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks,0,negative
 wish there had been more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned,0,negative
-have required genuine acting from ms. spears,1,positive
 saddled,0,negative
-has created a breathtakingly assured and stylish work of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness.,1,positive
 a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise,0,negative
 "human nature, in short, is n't nearly as funny as it thinks it is ; neither is it as smart.",0,negative
-"try to balance pointed, often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness, with results that are sometimes bracing, sometimes baffling and quite often, and in unexpected ways, touching.",1,positive
 scoob,1,positive
 a successful example of the lovable-loser protagonist,1,positive
 delights,1,positive
@@ -12387,131 +12367,137 @@ an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief,0,negative
 make you reach for the tissues,1,positive
 "a lousy script,",0,negative
 's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone,1,positive
+some serious issues,0,negative
 it's a wonderful life marathons and bored,0,negative
+will linger long after this film has ended.,1,positive
 "has a more colorful, more playful tone than his other films",1,positive
 sappy and amateurish,0,negative
+a deeply felt and vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world.,1,positive
 ", this movie proves you wrong on both counts.",1,positive
-of family tradition and familial community,1,positive
 "when it comes to the battle of hollywood vs. woo, it looks like woo's a p.o.w.",0,negative
+"of those airy cinematic bon bons whose aims -- and by extension, accomplishments -- seem deceptively slight on the surface",1,positive
 utter mush ...,0,negative
 "a rock-solid gangster movie with a fair amount of suspense, intriguing characters and bizarre bank robberies, plus a heavy dose of father-and-son dynamics",1,positive
 ", this is the one.",1,positive
 a terrific job,1,positive
+"knowledge, education, and",1,positive
 "all of this, and more",1,positive
+lacks dramatic punch and depth.,0,negative
 paranoid and unlikable,0,negative
+"tells a fascinating, compelling story",1,positive
 "an intense indoor drama about compassion, sacrifice, and christian love",1,positive
 and engaging film,1,positive
-trembling and gratitude,1,positive
 the grandeur of the best next generation episodes,1,positive
-nothing else to watch,1,positive
 a journey back to your childhood,1,positive
 "feature but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and, hence, more chillingly effective.",1,positive
-tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who has n't been living under a rock,0,negative
 ", it's as good as you remember.",1,positive
 spiffy bluescreen technique,1,positive
 "most frantic, virulent and foul-natured",0,negative
+wo n't be sitting through this one again,0,negative
+we 're to slap protagonist genevieve leplouff because she's french,0,negative
 of the things costner movies are known for,1,positive
 that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating,1,positive
-to finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
 a captivating new film.,1,positive
-is simply too overdone.,0,negative
+greatly enhances the quality of neil burger's impressive fake documentary.,1,positive
 "zhuangzhuang creates delicate balance of style, text, and subtext that's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance, but against all odds, nothing does",1,positive
 play one lewd scene after another,0,negative
 why the cast and crew did n't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
 a copenhagen neighborhood coping with the befuddling complications life,1,positive
-deeply appealing,1,positive
+"violent, vulgar and forgettably",0,negative
+"is a tribute to shyamalan's gifts, which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project",1,positive
 "shrill and soporific, and because",0,negative
 'll be white-knuckled and unable to look away.,1,positive
 this slick and sprightly cgi feature,1,positive
-redeemed,1,positive
+"is not so much a work of entertainment as it is a unique, well-crafted psychological study of grief.",1,positive
+"there is a really cool bit -- the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized.",1,positive
+tame that even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel,0,negative
+"for every cheesy scene, though, there is a really cool bit -- the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized.",1,positive
+leguizamo and jones are both excellent and the rest of the cast is uniformly superb,1,positive
 "utilizes the idea of making kahlo's art a living, breathing part of the movie, often catapulting the artist into her own work",1,positive
+"drama, romance, tragedy, bravery, political intrigue, partisans and sabotage",1,positive
+with wonderful performances that tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender,1,positive
 anchoring,1,positive
 the glaring triteness of the plot device,0,negative
-compelling enough,1,positive
+"plodding,",0,negative
 bad behavior,0,negative
 only so much baked cardboard,0,negative
-"is surprisingly brilliant,",1,positive
-lighthearted,1,positive
+four star performance,1,positive
+sustains interest during the long build-up of expository material.,1,positive
 "it's plotless, shapeless -- and",0,negative
-torn book jacket,1,positive
-freshness and spirit,1,positive
 ", it's not very interesting.",0,negative
-enough of interest onscreen,1,positive
-more unmentionable subjects,0,negative
-overcome the triviality of the story,1,positive
 thoroughly engrossing,1,positive
 "that's every bit as enlightening, insightful and entertaining as grant's two best films",1,positive
-why?,0,negative
 "it's pretty linear and only makeup-deep,",0,negative
 is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans.,1,positive
-"buzz, blab and money",0,negative
-floundering way,0,negative
-though there's a clarity of purpose and even-handedness to the film's direction,1,positive
+a bit of a phony relationship,0,negative
+"those prone to indignation need not apply ; those susceptible to blue hilarity, step right up",1,positive
+the dutiful precision of a tax accountant,0,negative
 the superficial way it deals with its story,0,negative
 makes it seem fresh again.,1,positive
 neat premise,1,positive
 directions and descends into such message-mongering moralism that its good qualities are obscured,0,negative
+bloody,0,negative
 completely ridiculous,0,negative
 the success,1,positive
+a superlative b movie --,1,positive
 a very old-school kind,0,negative
 what's worse is that pelosi knows it.,0,negative
-otherwise talented,1,positive
 after the clever credits roll,1,positive
 of a river of sadness that pours into every frame,1,positive
-does not proclaim the truth about two love-struck somebodies,0,negative
-probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises,0,negative
 like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend,0,negative
-less of a trifle,1,positive
+dreary tale of middle-class angst,0,negative
+the viewer's patience with slow pacing and,0,negative
+an 88-minute highlight reel that's 86 minutes too long,0,negative
+in this fascinating portrait of a modern lothario,1,positive
+be utterly entranced by its subject and,1,positive
 one of the rarest kinds of films,1,positive
-is grisly.,0,negative
 "had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce,",0,negative
 the treat,1,positive
 ca n't rescue this effort.,0,negative
+where santa gives gifts to grownups,1,positive
 "the urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks,",1,positive
 a possible argentine american beauty reeks,0,negative
 "is first-rate, especially sorvino",1,positive
+"jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette, astounding technology, stirring music and",1,positive
 awful sour taste,0,negative
 a movie that the less charitable might describe as a castrated cross between highlander and lolita.,0,negative
-an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
-vision is beginning to feel,1,positive
-what ( frei ) gives us ... is a man who uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows.,1,positive
-a captivating coming-of-age story that may also be the first narrative film to be truly informed by the wireless,1,positive
-"unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller, until the tragedy beneath it all gradually reveals itself.",1,positive
-she had to sit through it again,0,negative
+"is a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams",1,positive
 definitely gives you something to chew on,1,positive
+more unattractive or odorous,0,negative
+that assumes you are n't very bright,0,negative
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-dead dog,0,negative
 that is beyond playing fair with the audience,0,negative
-"degrades its characters, its stars and its audience",0,negative
 a determined woman's courage to find her husband in a war zone,1,positive
 fresh and,1,positive
 i have returned from the beyond to warn you,0,negative
 "satin rouge is not a new, or inventive, journey, but",0,negative
+grayish,0,negative
 his craft,1,positive
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 as pure over-the-top trash,0,negative
 in the tiny events that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice,1,positive
+horrible,0,negative
+the downward spiral comes to pass,0,negative
 shot like a postcard and overacted with all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors ...,0,negative
-smarter and much,1,positive
 beginning to resemble someone's crazy french grandfather,0,negative
 "to the vast majority of more casual filmgoers, it will probably be a talky bore.",0,negative
+sheer dumbness,0,negative
 deeply touched by this movie,1,positive
-a gorgeous film -,1,positive
+anchored by splendid performances from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
+of bewitched that takes place during spring break,1,positive
+the performances are an absolute joy.,1,positive
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 told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue,0,negative
 "unsettling, memorable cinematic experience",1,positive
+has done excellent work here.,1,positive
 next movie,0,negative
-"horrifyingly, ever",0,negative
-"an interesting story of pointed personalities, courage, tragedy and the little guys vs. the big guys",1,positive
 win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews,1,positive
-a deeper story,1,positive
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 unwary viewers,0,negative
+"sweetness, clarity and emotional openness",1,positive
 humor and heart,1,positive
-quietly affecting cop drama,1,positive
 "only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself, ` ah, yes",1,positive
 that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer,0,negative
-"it's leaden and predictable,",0,negative
 many of these gross,0,negative
 "in telling the story, which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal",0,negative
 that `` gangs '' is never lethargic,1,positive
@@ -12521,222 +12507,221 @@ untrained in acting,0,negative
 ", flawless film, ( wang ) emerges in the front ranks of china's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers.",1,positive
 ", cletis tout is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone.",1,positive
 "memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and, by extension, its surprises limp and its resolutions ritual.",0,negative
-a supernatural mystery that does n't know whether it wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama.,0,negative
 enticing and often funny documentary,1,positive
 "it is very difficult to care about the character, and that is the central flaw of the film.",0,negative
-half past dead is just such an achievement.,1,positive
+that watching it leaves you giddy,1,positive
 provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket,0,negative
 this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses,0,negative
 offers some flashy twists and,1,positive
-heart-pounding,1,positive
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+"fail to generate any interest in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out, can not overcome blah characters.",0,negative
 "manages a neat trick, bundling the flowers of perversity, comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie",1,positive
+the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ) exceedingly memorable one for most people,0,negative
 the gags are often a stitch.,1,positive
 unusual but unfortunately also,0,negative
 none of this is meaningful or memorable,0,negative
+fantastically,1,positive
 with such good humor,1,positive
+tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot.,0,negative
+a trove of delights,1,positive
 part of the film's cheeky charm,1,positive
-a more balanced or fair portrayal,1,positive
 transcends the boy-meets-girl posturing of typical love stories,1,positive
 going right through the ranks of the players -- on-camera and off -- that he brings together,1,positive
-`` orange county '' is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be.,1,positive
-and that is where ararat went astray.,0,negative
+for its elegantly colorful look and sound,1,positive
 bull sessions,0,negative
-", ponderous and charmless",0,negative
-a bad run in the market or a costly divorce,0,negative
+own quirky hipness,1,positive
 painful to watch,0,negative
-other than fling gags at it,0,negative
-( leigh ) has a true talent for drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable.,1,positive
-both oscar winners,1,positive
-the violence,0,negative
+been so aggressively anti-erotic,0,negative
+"'s little to recommend snow dogs,",0,negative
+"warm, enveloping affection",1,positive
 worthy entry,1,positive
 sleeper,0,negative
+peculiarly,0,negative
 providing no real sense of suspense,0,negative
-a torrent of emotion,1,positive
 does no justice to the story itself,0,negative
+"like smoke signals, the film is also imbued with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama",1,positive
 involve a dentist drill,0,negative
-a sexy slip of an earth mother who mourns her tragedies in private and embraces life in public,1,positive
+a pitch-perfect holden,1,positive
+self-flagellation is more depressing than entertaining.,0,negative
 pretty weary,0,negative
 exceeds,1,positive
+compressed characterisations,0,negative
 "an important, original talent",1,positive
 "one of mr. chabrol's subtlest works, but also one of his most uncanny",1,positive
-for beginners,0,negative
-ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
+that watching the proverbial paint dry would be a welcome improvement,0,negative
+time of favor could have given audiences the time of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation.,0,negative
+an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get,0,negative
 "below may not mark mr. twohy's emergence into the mainstream,",0,negative
-leguizamo and jones are both excellent,1,positive
+klein,0,negative
 as beautifully shaped,1,positive
 it's refreshing to see a romance this smart.,1,positive
-is certainly amusing,1,positive
-the obligatory outbursts of flatulence and,0,negative
+see this terrific film with your kids,1,positive
 curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability is the only winner,0,negative
-", manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk, but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches.",0,negative
-not to believe it,0,negative
 to escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks,1,positive
 fights the good fight in vietnam in director randall wallace's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency.,1,positive
-provide its keenest pleasures to those familiar with bombay musicals,1,positive
+collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller's rush,0,negative
 "this sad, occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film is among wiseman's warmest.",1,positive
 this is the best star trek movie in a long time.,1,positive
+two-bit potboiler.,0,negative
 "'s become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions, in which the developmentally disabled",1,positive
-"a cultural wildcard experience : wacky, different, unusual, even nutty.",1,positive
+", mibii is rote work and predictable, but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it.",1,positive
 hypnotic portrait,1,positive
-attractive young leads,1,positive
+"is that secret ballot is a comedy, both gentle and biting.",1,positive
+beautiful and,1,positive
 compelling allegory,1,positive
 "terrific computer graphics,",1,positive
+powerful 1957 drama,1,positive
+"young everlyn sampi, as the courageous molly craig",1,positive
 run for your lives!,0,negative
-"yet not as hilariously raunchy as south park, this strangely schizo cartoon seems suited neither to kids or adults.",0,negative
-", eloquence, spiritual challenge",1,positive
-far better,1,positive
+'s definitely worth,1,positive
 's never too late to learn,1,positive
-mournful,0,negative
-"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them, and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you, then you 're at the right film.",1,positive
+the histrionic muse,0,negative
 get paid enough to sit through crap like this,0,negative
-'s mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here,1,positive
+its loving yet unforgivingly inconsistent depiction,1,positive
 ultimately satisfies with its moving story,1,positive
-with few respites,1,positive
 "a tired, unnecessary retread ...",0,negative
 "is clever, offbeat and even gritty enough to overcome my resistance.",1,positive
-guys would probably be duking it out with the queen of the damned for the honor.,1,positive
 "a mostly magnificent directorial career,",1,positive
 audience is a sea of constant smiles and frequent laughter,1,positive
-who perfectly portrays the desperation of a very insecure man,1,positive
 are simply too bland to be interesting,0,negative
+shot but dull and ankle-deep ` epic.,0,negative
+souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in,0,negative
 real contenders,1,positive
 "looks closely, insightfully at fragile, complex relationships",1,positive
 "it will just as likely make you weep,",1,positive
 "about dealing with regret and, ultimately, finding redemption",1,positive
-seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent,0,negative
 most at women's expense,0,negative
-to its superior cast,1,positive
 cheap junk and,0,negative
-inside information,1,positive
 supposedly authentic account of a historical event that's far too tragic to merit such superficial treatment.,0,negative
-has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it.,0,negative
+the right movie,1,positive
+too literally,0,negative
 a flat script and,0,negative
+", it demonstrates that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken.",1,positive
 is delightful in the central role.,1,positive
 fearless purity,1,positive
-"falls victim to sloppy plotting, an insultingly unbelievable final act and a villainess who is too crazy to be interesting",0,negative
-beneath it,0,negative
-"takes a potentially trite and overused concept ( aliens come to earth ) and infuses it into a rustic, realistic, and altogether creepy tale of hidden invasion.",1,positive
 more elves and snow and,0,negative
-is n't as funny,0,negative
+stiff and,0,negative
+"is high on squaddie banter, low",0,negative
 like the rock on a wal-mart budget,0,negative
 "if it were any more of a turkey, it would gobble in dolby digital stereo.",0,negative
 ", all credibility flies out the window.",0,negative
+a good chance,1,positive
 it's a masterpiece.,1,positive
 pass for a litmus test of the generation gap and not bad enough to repulse any generation of its fans,1,positive
 ` the château is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot.',0,negative
-"its hawaiian setting, the science-fiction trimmings and",1,positive
-"the leads are natural and lovely, the pace is serene, the humor wry and sprightly.",1,positive
 "pointless, stupid",0,negative
+is repellantly out of control,0,negative
+to be bored by as your abc's,0,negative
 realize there's no place for this story to go but down,0,negative
+with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future,1,positive
+it gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny,0,negative
 $ 1.8 million charmer,1,positive
+"the animation and game phenomenon that peaked about three years ago is actually dying a slow death, if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication.",0,negative
 "are we dealing with dreams, visions or being told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue",0,negative
-"pushed to their most virtuous limits,",1,positive
 sick sight,0,negative
+over-dramatic,0,negative
 cheapen the overall effect,0,negative
-"is to catch the pitch of his poetics, savor the pleasure of his sounds and images, and ponder the historical, philosophical, and ethical issues that intersect with them",1,positive
 "is wasted in this crass, low-wattage endeavor.",0,negative
 highlight,1,positive
+will ever be anything more than losers,0,negative
 "a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ;",1,positive
 pungent,0,negative
 could very well clinch him this year's razzie.,0,negative
-a well-crafted letdown.,0,negative
 the universal theme of becoming a better person through love has never been filmed more irresistibly than in ` baran.',1,positive
-of gentle longing,1,positive
-it's a scorcher.,1,positive
-an empty exercise,0,negative
+cal is an unpleasantly shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes.,0,negative
+", more of an impish divertissement of themes that interest attal and gainsbourg -- they live together -- the film has a lot of charm.",1,positive
 "no matter how broomfield dresses it up, it tends to speculation, conspiracy theories or, at best, circumstantial evidence",0,negative
 "full of detail about the man and his country, and is well worth seeing",1,positive
 falls under the category of ` should have been a sketch on saturday night live.',0,negative
+'s the kind of effectively creepy-scary thriller that has you fixating on a far corner of the screen at times because your nerves just ca n't take it any more,1,positive
 "visually transforms the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste the characters inhabit into a poem of art, music and metaphor.",1,positive
 often funny,1,positive
-formal settings with motionless characters,0,negative
 of any opportunity for finding meaning in relationships or work,1,positive
 ", metropolis never seems hopelessly juvenile.",1,positive
-"an ugly, revolting movie",0,negative
-it turns out to be significantly different ( and better ) than most films with this theme,1,positive
-a wretched movie that reduces the second world war to one man,0,negative
+"predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch,",0,negative
+likable movie,1,positive
+the best brush,1,positive
+that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
 soulless and -- even more damning -- virtually joyless,0,negative
 that rare creature --,1,positive
-is smarter and subtler,1,positive
 "stanzas of breathtaking, awe-inspiring visual poetry",1,positive
 to waste their time,0,negative
-that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears,0,negative
 is one of the biggest disappointments of the year,0,negative
-my ribcage did n't ache by the end of kung pow,0,negative
+you 've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson,1,positive
 worth a look as a curiosity.,1,positive
 "an unsettling sight, and indicative of his, if you will, out-of-kilter character,",0,negative
+spontaneity in its execution and,1,positive
 where big stars and high production values are standard procedure,1,positive
-lacks it,0,negative
 stop watching,0,negative
 is smart,1,positive
-of the theater,1,positive
+"a fine effort,",1,positive
 's a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman's clothes,1,positive
 does a splendid job of racial profiling hollywood style -- casting excellent latin actors of all ages -- a trend long overdue.,1,positive
 magnificent swooping aerial shots,1,positive
+smarter than its commercials make it seem.,1,positive
+i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899.,1,positive
+just zings along with vibrance and warmth.,1,positive
 is simply not enough of interest onscreen,0,negative
 a deliciously nonsensical comedy about a city coming apart at its seams.,1,positive
-the writing is clever,1,positive
 a tiresome cliché,0,negative
 "that between the son and his wife, and the wife and the father, and between the two brothers, with incredible subtlety and acumen",1,positive
-an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist,1,positive
 disreputable,0,negative
-terrific,1,positive
+speculative effort,1,positive
 like a cheap lawn chair,0,negative
-ready-made midnight movie,1,positive
-"'s about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest, but has a little too much resonance with real world events and ultimately comes off as insultingly simplistic",0,negative
+"one of the most plain, unimaginative romantic comedies i",0,negative
+screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum,1,positive
+"rarely has skin looked as beautiful, desirable, even delectable, as it does in trouble every day.",1,positive
 its overall sense of mystery,1,positive
 his greatest triumph is keeping the creepy crawlies hidden in the film's thick shadows,1,positive
-"while there are times when the film's reach exceeds its grasp, the production works more often than it does n't.",1,positive
-there is a certain sense of experimentation and improvisation to this film that may not always work,0,negative
-visually compelling,1,positive
+recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,1,positive
 brought me uncomfortably close to losing my lunch.,0,negative
 to be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show,0,negative
 better script,1,positive
 "is clear : not easily and, in the end, not well enough",0,negative
 a small movie,0,negative
-silly subplots,0,negative
+a really strong second effort,1,positive
+"in artful, watery tones of blue, green and brown",1,positive
 that's always fun to watch,1,positive
 a realistically terrifying movie that puts another notch,1,positive
 to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages,1,positive
-difficulty,0,negative
-tolerance and diversity,1,positive
 emotionally strong,1,positive
+"this is lightweight filmmaking, to be sure,",0,negative
+plodding picture,0,negative
 to seduce and conquer,1,positive
 cinematic intoxication,1,positive
 three sides of his story with a sensitivity and an inquisitiveness reminiscent of truffaut,1,positive
+mira nair's film is an absolute delight for all audiences,1,positive
 of these young women,1,positive
 "a larger-than-life figure, an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture",1,positive
 stodgy,0,negative
-"'s a spontaneity to the chateau, a sense of light-heartedness, that makes it attractive throughout.",1,positive
+"is depressing, ruthlessly pained and depraved",1,positive
 affirming ',1,positive
-"that takes full, chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges, low-budget constraints",1,positive
-"more biologically detailed than an autopsy, the movie",1,positive
 "for kids, spirit",1,positive
 "with all the stomach-turning violence, colorful new york gang lore and other hallmarks of his personal cinema painted on their largest-ever historical canvas",1,positive
 of intelligent humor,1,positive
 "weighty revelations, flowery dialogue,",1,positive
-"of bright young men -- promising, talented, charismatic and tragically",1,positive
-that manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography,1,positive
+broomfield's film does n't capture the effect of these tragic deaths on hip-hop culture,0,negative
 most of the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up,0,negative
 "goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers",0,negative
-... pray does n't have a passion for the material.,0,negative
 a tour de force,1,positive
-"about something, one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern",1,positive
+surprisingly sweet and gentle,1,positive
 results from adhering to the messiness of true stories,0,negative
 is enormously good fun,1,positive
-represents the depths to which the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen,0,negative
-the absurdity of the premise,0,negative
 an extraordinary poignancy,1,positive
 if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera,0,negative
 "lacks the spirit of the previous two, and makes all those jokes about hos and even more unmentionable subjects seem like mere splashing around in the muck.",0,negative
+feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series,0,negative
 ca n't wait to see what the director does next,1,positive
 passionate and,1,positive
 the film is way too full of itself ; it's stuffy and pretentious in a give-me-an-oscar kind of way.,0,negative
-buffoons,0,negative
+"hollow, self-indulgent, and - worst of all - boring",0,negative
 the mediocre end,0,negative
 denzel washington's fine performance,1,positive
 finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground,1,positive
 "undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it, giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective.",1,positive
+a casual intelligence that permeates the script,1,positive
+perfectly clear,1,positive
+"ben kingsley is truly funny, playing a kind of ghandi gone bad.",1,positive
 getting the better of obnoxious adults,0,negative
 's still not a good movie,0,negative
 "is n't as sharp as the original ... despite some visual virtues, ` blade ii ' just does n't cut it.",0,negative
@@ -12744,157 +12729,150 @@ getting the better of obnoxious adults,0,negative
 outpaces its contemporaries with daring and verve,1,positive
 resistance and artistic transcendence,1,positive
 ", witty, improbable romantic comedy",1,positive
-what they see in each other also is difficult to fathom.,0,negative
 "that mel gibson can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo",1,positive
 absolutely,1,positive
 "it's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message, so it's great for the kids",1,positive
-"( the film ) works, due mostly to the tongue-in-cheek attitude of the screenplay.",1,positive
 "but it will just as likely make you weep, and it will do so in a way that does n't make you feel like a sucker.",1,positive
 something to be taken seriously,1,positive
+the mundane,0,negative
+"` god help us, but capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves.'",0,negative
 allows each character to confront their problems openly and honestly.,1,positive
-"feels like the work of someone who may indeed have finally aged past his prime ... and, perhaps more than he realizes,",0,negative
-takes off in totally unexpected directions,1,positive
-is so convincing that by movies ' end you 'll swear you are wet in some places and feel sand creeping in others.,1,positive
 that the final product is a ghost,0,negative
 "notwithstanding my problem with the movie's final half hour, i 'm going to recommend secretary, based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal,",1,positive
+having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count,0,negative
 no palpable chemistry between lopez and male lead ralph fiennes,0,negative
 the soggy performances,0,negative
-"as the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch, that finally makes sex with strangers, which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful",0,negative
+"-- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
 "a strong-minded viewpoint, or a sense of humor",1,positive
+from the ages,1,positive
+makes you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film.,1,positive
+a plethora of engaging diatribes,1,positive
 ", hypocritical",0,negative
+the modern master of the chase sequence returns with a chase to end all chases,1,positive
+"crisp framing, edgy camera work",1,positive
 is hard to tell who is chasing who or why,0,negative
-been hoping for,1,positive
-reminds us of our own responsibility,1,positive
 uncool the only thing missing is the `` gadzooks!'',0,negative
 the first shocking thing about sorority boys is that it's actually watchable.,1,positive
 "exhilarating,",1,positive
-"where janice beard falters in its recycled aspects, implausibility, and sags in pace, it rises in its courageousness, and comedic employment.",1,positive
+"it's a familiar story, but one that is presented with great sympathy and intelligence.",1,positive
 check your pulse.,0,negative
+", humorous, illuminating study",1,positive
 "the hand that has finally, to some extent, warmed up to him",1,positive
 a fun,1,positive
 sleazy moralizing,0,negative
-"is shallow, offensive and redundant, with pitifully few real laughs",0,negative
 "large budget notwithstanding, the movie is such a blip on the year's radar screen that it's tempting just to go with it for the ride.",1,positive
-heartwarming and gently comic even as the film breaks your heart.,1,positive
-"gets around to its real emotional business,",1,positive
-to see this terrific film with your kids -- if you do n't have kids borrow some,1,positive
-clever and very satisfying picture,1,positive
+"hey, happy!",1,positive
 "amusing, sad and reflective",1,positive
 'd watch these two together again in a new york minute.,1,positive
 most interesting,1,positive
+"great performances, stylish cinematography and a gritty feel help",1,positive
+"derivative, overlong, and bombastic --",0,negative
+ca n't rescue adrian lyne's unfaithful from its sleazy moralizing.,0,negative
 fused with solid performances and eerie atmosphere,1,positive
-it appears not to have been edited at all,0,negative
+never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture.,0,negative
+leaden,0,negative
+goes bump in the night and nobody cares,0,negative
 that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually,1,positive
-", chilling and heart-warming",1,positive
+"that's neither completely enlightening, nor",0,negative
+15 years old,1,positive
+good things,1,positive
 -- elegant technology for the masses --,1,positive
-"no psychology here, and no real narrative logic --",0,negative
 average bond,0,negative
+indoor drama,1,positive
 quite funny,1,positive
+to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,0,negative
+"( washington's ) strong hand, keen eye, sweet spirit and good taste",1,positive
 "are disjointed, flaws that have to be laid squarely on taylor's doorstep.",0,negative
-"kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast,",1,positive
-"a film neither bitter nor sweet, neither romantic nor comedic, neither warm nor fuzzy.",1,positive
-'s not original enough,0,negative
-a catastrophic collision of tastelessness and gall,0,negative
-most of jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films,0,negative
+in its crapulence,0,negative
+"is a shaky, uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves",0,negative
 it also happens to be good,1,positive
 put together with the preteen boy in mind.,0,negative
 well-defined sense,1,positive
 biggie and tupac is undeniably subversive and involving in its bold presentation.,1,positive
-"as a film director, labute continues to improve.",1,positive
 throws away the goodwill the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull,0,negative
-will please eastwood's loyal fans,1,positive
-to his people,1,positive
-an old-fashioned drama of substance about a teacher,1,positive
-the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks,0,negative
 eventual cult classic,1,positive
-touches the heart and the funnybone thanks to the energetic and always surprising performance,1,positive
 this terrific film,1,positive
 the shabby digital photography,0,negative
 "it's soulful and unslick, and that's apparently just what ( aniston ) has always needed to grow into a movie career",1,positive
-"an exit sign, that is.",0,negative
-lacks juice and delight,0,negative
-confessions is without a doubt a memorable directorial debut from king hunk.,1,positive
 by which all the queen's men is allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen,0,negative
+calculating fiend,1,positive
 "in all, a great party",1,positive
 this quality band,1,positive
 "pretentious,",0,negative
 distinguishable,1,positive
+"in such a lousy way, complete with some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments, that it's impossible to care",0,negative
 every individual will see the movie through the prism of his or her own beliefs and prejudices,1,positive
-a satisfying destination,1,positive
-draws us in long,1,positive
+the worst possibilities of mankind,0,negative
+for a bad film,0,negative
+ate a reeses,1,positive
+a marvelous performance by allison lohman as an identity-seeking foster child.,1,positive
 the nightmare,0,negative
 riveting documentary.,1,positive
 entertaining feature,1,positive
+it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster,1,positive
 ", violent and mindless",0,negative
+black hawk down with more heart,1,positive
 "it's fun, splashy and entertainingly nasty.",1,positive
+"if downbeat,",0,negative
 "just the sort of disposable, kitchen-sink homage that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood",0,negative
-very good,1,positive
-be missing a great deal of the acerbic repartee of the play,0,negative
 lovely toward the end,1,positive
 think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn,0,negative
 that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it,0,negative
-from largely flat and uncreative moments,0,negative
-interesting social parallel and defiant aesthetic,1,positive
+this filmmaker's flailing reputation,0,negative
+that steal your heart away,1,positive
 on and on to the point of nausea,0,negative
-endear itself,1,positive
 of those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theater,1,positive
 is fantastic,1,positive
 "the film is, at its core, deeply pessimistic or quietly hopeful",1,positive
 because it has a bigger-name cast,1,positive
-the high standards,1,positive
 broomfield has a rather unique approach to documentary.,1,positive
-inescapable absurdities,0,negative
 of outrageous force and craven concealment,0,negative
-is capped with pointless extremes,0,negative
 "clever, offbeat and even gritty enough",1,positive
+"vivid, convincing performances",1,positive
 "love, longing,",1,positive
 "'s truly awful and heartbreaking subject matter, but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible",1,positive
+transcend genre,1,positive
 deftly captures,1,positive
-"if the film's vision of sport as a secular religion is a bit cloying, its through-line of family and community is heartening in the same way that each season marks a new start.",1,positive
 high standards,1,positive
 me uncomfortably close to losing my lunch,0,negative
 "in its recycled aspects, implausibility, and sags in pace",0,negative
+"a completely spooky piece of business that gets under your skin and, some plot blips aside, stays there for the duration.",1,positive
 "forgets about her other obligations, leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes, maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies.",0,negative
 genre a bad name,0,negative
 "my least favorite emotions, especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it",0,negative
+there are some laughs in this movie,1,positive
+just does n't have big screen magic,0,negative
+"mounted, exasperatingly well-behaved film, which ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant",1,positive
+potent exploration,1,positive
 "schnieder bounces around with limp wrists, wearing tight tummy tops and hip huggers, twirling his hair on his finger and assuming that's enough to sustain laughs ...",0,negative
+can fully succeed at cheapening it.,0,negative
 "it with ring, an indisputably spooky film",1,positive
 does little here but point at things that explode into flame,0,negative
 unholy,0,negative
 "often demented in a good way,",1,positive
 capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves,0,negative
 4ever is neither a promise nor a threat so much as wishful thinking.,0,negative
-an extremely flat lead performance,0,negative
-"this is dicaprio's best performance in anything ever, and easily the most watchable film of the year.",1,positive
 "is almost entirely witless and inane,",0,negative
-own idiosyncratic way,1,positive
-creepy-crawly bug things that live only in the darkness,0,negative
-an infinitely wittier version,1,positive
+is worse,0,negative
+rich and,1,positive
+has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world's great visual stylists,1,positive
+typical toback machinations,0,negative
 creative film,1,positive
-singularly off-putting romantic comedy.,0,negative
 anteing up some movie star charisma,1,positive
 does n't add anything fresh to the myth.,0,negative
 good spirits,1,positive
-the nonconformist in us,1,positive
 blandness,0,negative
 "finds one of our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions and gives it new texture, new relevance, new reality.",1,positive
 shift,1,positive
 "admire it and yet can not recommend it, because it overstays its natural running time.",0,negative
 made off with your wallet,0,negative
 the art demands live viewing.,1,positive
-heartening in the same way,1,positive
 you know the picture is in trouble.,0,negative
-japan's wildest filmmaker gives us a crime fighter carrying more emotional baggage than batman ...,0,negative
-subtlety and acumen,1,positive
-the stills might make a nice coffee table book,0,negative
 with spike lee's masterful,1,positive
-chimes in on the grieving process and,1,positive
 bilked,0,negative
-wiseman's warmest,1,positive
 captivating as the rowdy participants think it is,1,positive
 behind cutesy film references,1,positive
 ", i have given this movie a rating of zero.",0,negative
-"if you go, pack your knitting needles.",0,negative
 "a witty, low-key romantic comedy",1,positive
 is very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact that it is being dubbed.,0,negative
 many excesses,0,negative
@@ -12902,10 +12880,10 @@ mexico's most colorful and controversial artists,1,positive
 a modicum of patience,1,positive
 for the toilet and scores a direct hit,0,negative
 "`` based on true events, '' a convolution of language that suggests it's impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story '' with a straight face.",0,negative
+distinguish one sci-fi work,1,positive
 at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value,1,positive
 idemoto and kim make a gorgeous pair ... their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger,1,positive
 "its compelling mix of trial movie, escape movie and unexpected fable",1,positive
-like a medium-grade network sitcom -- mostly inoffensive,0,negative
 trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain -- and the pay-off is negligible.,0,negative
 they just do n't work in concert.,0,negative
 "even a story immersed in love, lust, and sin could n't keep my attention",0,negative
@@ -12913,204 +12891,209 @@ is on his way to becoming the american indian spike lee,1,positive
 a haunting sense of malaise,0,negative
 "happy, heady jumble",1,positive
 ", it's really unclear why this project was undertaken",0,negative
+lost in the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile,0,negative
+aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value,1,positive
+combined with stunning animation.,1,positive
 added disdain,0,negative
 warmth and longing,1,positive
+plain old,0,negative
 is validated by the changing composition of the nation,1,positive
+the promise of excitement,1,positive
 scathing,0,negative
 buckaroo,1,positive
 competent performers,1,positive
-grueling,0,negative
+tv cop show cliches,0,negative
 both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in,1,positive
+to please its intended audience -- children -- without placing their parents in a coma-like state,1,positive
 "that shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places, but has some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety",1,positive
+works - mostly due to its superior cast,1,positive
 a good old-fashioned adventure,1,positive
+"or, worse yet, nonexistent --",0,negative
+"scotland, pa would be forgettable if it were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard's tragic play.",1,positive
 with grace and humor and,1,positive
 a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood,1,positive
-"falls short on tension, eloquence, spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries",0,negative
-"a remarkably cohesive whole,",1,positive
+you 'll wait in vain for a movie to happen.,0,negative
 minimal appreciation,0,negative
 lacking the real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires,0,negative
+", the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster.",0,negative
 "ice age wo n't drop your jaw, but it will warm your heart, and i 'm giving it a strong thumbs up",1,positive
 these people,0,negative
+`` the road paved with good intentions leads to the video store '',1,positive
 old-fashioned but thoroughly satisfying entertainment,1,positive
-is both a snore and utter tripe.,0,negative
+"of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful, self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress",1,positive
+"is meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance,",0,negative
 is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless,0,negative
-i last walked out on a movie,0,negative
 is always sympathetic,1,positive
 delightfully cheeky,1,positive
-in the worst way,0,negative
+a thriller with an edge --,1,positive
 an ease in front of the camera,1,positive
-noisy and,0,negative
-with attractive men,1,positive
 "enjoyable, if occasionally flawed, experiment",1,positive
-a portrait of alienation so perfect,1,positive
-lousy movie,0,negative
-is found in its ability to spoof both black and white stereotypes equally,1,positive
-quite the genre-busting film,1,positive
-guess why the cast and crew did n't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
-"as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs,",0,negative
+unclean,0,negative
+of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
+teaming,1,positive
+made up for its rather slow beginning,1,positive
 what punk,0,negative
-"a superfluous sequel ... plagued by that old familiar feeling of ` let's get this thing over with ' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place, but",0,negative
+the sentimental oh-those-wacky-brits genre that was ushered in by the full monty and is still straining to produce another smash,0,negative
+of childhood innocence combined with indoctrinated prejudice,0,negative
+of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film,0,negative
+love the robust middle of this picture,1,positive
 sneering humor,1,positive
 ", you have to give the audience a reason to want to put for that effort",0,negative
+of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other,1,positive
 "everybody, wan na watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped?",0,negative
 "most daring, and",1,positive
-"ultimate x is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever, bogging down in a barrage of hype.",0,negative
 "initially gripping, eventually cloying pow drama.",1,positive
-"the performances, for the most part, credible",1,positive
-thought the relationships were wonderful,1,positive
+he script is n't up to the level of the direction,1,positive
+combines the enigmatic features of ` memento ' with the hallucinatory drug culture of ` requiem for a dream,1,positive
+the film runs on a little longer than it needs to -- muccino either does n't notice when his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters -- but,0,negative
 "of character portrait, romantic comedy and beat-the-clock thriller",1,positive
-"a heady, biting, be-bop ride through nighttime manhattan, a loquacious videologue of the modern male and the lengths to which he 'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego.",1,positive
 no lie,1,positive
 no new friends,0,negative
 beautifully reclaiming the story of carmen and recreating it an in an african idiom,1,positive
-... a sour little movie at its core ; an exploration of the emptiness that underlay the relentless gaiety of the 1920's ... the film's ending has a `` what was it all for,0,negative
-while it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be,1,positive
-artistic aspirations,1,positive
+infamy,0,negative
 "swimming is above all about a young woman's face, and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings",1,positive
-downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves,0,negative
+this bold move works,1,positive
+", grant and bullock's characters are made for each other.",1,positive
 is hartley's least accessible screed yet.,0,negative
 compassionately explores the seemingly irreconcilable situation between conservative christian parents and their estranged gay and lesbian children.,1,positive
-"an honest, sensitive story from a vietnamese point of view.",1,positive
 what lifts the film high above run-of-the-filth gangster flicks,1,positive
-a worthy entry,1,positive
-"is exhaustion, from watching a movie that is dark ( dark green, to be exact ), sour, bloody and mean.",0,negative
-yearning for adventure and a chance to prove his worth,1,positive
+several plodding action sequences,0,negative
 of dead bodies,1,positive
 's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship.,1,positive
+a sharp satire,1,positive
 "an inconsequential, barely there bit of piffle.",0,negative
 chilling,1,positive
 the santa clause 2 proves itself a more streamlined and thought out encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be.,1,positive
-skullduggery and,0,negative
-peril,1,positive
+the best kind,1,positive
+competently directed but terminally cute drama.,1,positive
 good measure,1,positive
 "bluer than the atlantic and more biologically detailed than an autopsy, the movie",1,positive
-romp of a film,1,positive
 deserving of its critical backlash and more.,0,negative
 a flashy editing style,1,positive
 's not so much a movie as a joint promotion for the national basketball association and teenaged rap and adolescent poster-boy lil ' bow wow,0,negative
 that we have come to love,1,positive
-", barbershop gets its greatest play from the timeless spectacle of people really talking to each other.",1,positive
 watchable,1,positive
+is the best little `` horror '' movie i 've seen in years.,1,positive
 's worth taking the kids to.,1,positive
 "ugly, revolting movie",0,negative
 is that it's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime.,0,negative
-"but the 2002 film does n't really believe in it, and breaks the mood with absurdly inappropriate ` comedy ' scenes.",0,negative
-achieved,1,positive
+at least he provides a strong itch to explore more.,1,positive
 depressed about anything before watching this film,0,negative
 * corpus and its amiable jerking and reshaping of physical time and space,1,positive
-"light, silly",1,positive
+the incessant use of cell phones,0,negative
 "a depressingly retrograde, ` post-feminist ' romantic comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women",0,negative
+more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle,1,positive
 "moving in many directions as it searches ( vainly, i think ) for something fresh to say",1,positive
-"a shame that stealing harvard is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating, boring, and forgettable.",0,negative
+"an undeniably moving film to experience, and ultimately that's what makes it worth a recommendation.",1,positive
+takes every potential laugh and stiletto-stomps the life out of it,0,negative
+should have stayed there.,0,negative
 a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen,1,positive
-unexpectedly moving meditation,1,positive
+avoiding eye contact and walking slowly away,0,negative
+too crude to serve the work especially well,0,negative
 treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate,1,positive
-` refreshing,1,positive
 "the cleverness, the weirdness and",1,positive
 it's incredible the number of stories the holocaust has generated.,1,positive
+visually masterful,1,positive
+slap her - she's not funny,0,negative
 the politics that thump through it are as timely as tomorrow,1,positive
 "the evocative imagery and gentle, lapping rhythms of this film are infectious -- it gets under our skin and draws us in long before the plot kicks into gear.",1,positive
 "whether it's the worst movie of 2002, i ca n't say for sure",0,negative
 "full of life, hand gestures, and some",1,positive
-the most exciting action films,1,positive
-gradually sneaks up on the audience,1,positive
 good old-fashioned adventure,1,positive
-much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing :,1,positive
 clear and reliable an authority,1,positive
-find millions of eager fans,1,positive
-formidable arithmetic,0,negative
-distinctly sub-par ... more likely to drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine,0,negative
+boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances,1,positive
 for this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs,1,positive
 so appealing about the characters,1,positive
-"wimps out by going for that pg-13 rating, so the more graphic violence is mostly off-screen and the sexuality is muted.",0,negative
-love reading and/or poetry,1,positive
+and powerful documentary,1,positive
+"is faster, livelier and a good deal funnier than his original",1,positive
 get him a few laughs but nothing else,0,negative
+", the french-produced `` read my lips '' is a movie that understands characters must come first.",1,positive
 comes far closer than many movies,1,positive
 go hand in hand with talent,1,positive
 a solidly entertaining,1,positive
+nevertheless efficiently amusing for a good while,1,positive
 's a great deal of corny dialogue and preposterous moments,0,negative
+for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
 "slow and ponderous, but rohmer's drama builds to an intense indoor drama about compassion, sacrifice, and christian love in the face of political corruption",1,positive
 long on glamour,1,positive
+strangely comes off as a kingdom more mild than wild.,1,positive
 nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale,0,negative
 "find that real natural, even-flowing tone",1,positive
 harsh objectivity and refusal,0,negative
 authentic account,1,positive
+yet it's potentially just as rewarding,1,positive
 "of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting, direction, story and pace",1,positive
 is clearly extraordinarily talented,1,positive
 its thrills and extreme emotions,1,positive
-", miller, kuras and the actresses make personal velocity into an intricate, intimate and intelligent journey.",1,positive
-"the film does n't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers,",0,negative
-to send your regrets,0,negative
 "much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads, etc. -- to do the subject matter justice",0,negative
 with the best of them,1,positive
 classic fairy tale,1,positive
 was vile enough,0,negative
 punchier,1,positive
-paramount imprint,0,negative
-"to the chateau, a sense of light-heartedness, that makes it attractive throughout",1,positive
+to the concept of loss,0,negative
 "no rest period, no timeout",0,negative
 all its excess debris,0,negative
+"mind to see a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway",1,positive
 "amid the shock and curiosity factors, the film is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way.",0,negative
-one of the most genuinely sweet films to come along in quite some time.,1,positive
 "to stodgy, soap opera-ish dialogue",0,negative
-an action hero with table manners,1,positive
-"love, memory, history and",1,positive
+much of it is funny,1,positive
 takes a sudden turn and devolves,0,negative
 are totally estranged from reality.,0,negative
+clichés.,0,negative
 save everyone the misery,0,negative
-"is so contrived, nonsensical and formulaic that, come to think of it, the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it",0,negative
 a puritanical brand of christianity,1,positive
 "'s muy loco, but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of `` dragonfly",0,negative
 guessable from the first few minutes,0,negative
-that quickly wears out its limited welcome,0,negative
 new friends,1,positive
-by the shadowy lighting,1,positive
 of important developments of the computer industry,1,positive
-his top-notch creative team,1,positive
+this ready-made midnight movie probably wo n't stand the cold light of day,0,negative
+"see a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity",1,positive
 "this is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker, but",1,positive
 "shiri is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement,",1,positive
-watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped?,0,negative
+quiet family drama,1,positive
 "( the film ) tackles the topic of relationships in such a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end, it's impossible to ascertain whether the film is, at its core, deeply pessimistic or quietly hopeful.",1,positive
 is that it's a brazenly misguided project,0,negative
-vaguely interesting,1,positive
 tickles the funny bone,1,positive
 struggling to create,0,negative
+carries almost no organic intrigue as a government / marine/legal mystery,0,negative
 "i 've never bought from telemarketers, but i bought this movie",1,positive
-"the lady and the duke is a smart, romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective.",1,positive
+graced,1,positive
 together frustrating difficult,0,negative
+that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool,0,negative
 "the story gives ample opportunity for large-scale action and suspense, which director shekhar kapur supplies with tremendous skill.",1,positive
+"a first-class road movie that proves you can run away from home, but your ego and all your problems go with you.",1,positive
+"future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized",1,positive
+"it's a talking head documentary, but a great one.",1,positive
 "great performances, stylish cinematography",1,positive
+one of the best actors there is,1,positive
+that calvin jr.'s barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side,1,positive
 the stylistic rigors,1,positive
 more contemporary,1,positive
 as hilariously raunchy as south park,1,positive
 to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face,1,positive
 lousy,0,negative
 "beating the austin powers films at their own game, this blaxploitation spoof downplays the raunch in favor of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness as opposed to the extent of their outrageousness.",1,positive
+"starts out with tremendous promise, introducing an intriguing and alluring premise, only to fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter.",0,negative
+a good deal funnier than his original,1,positive
 drawn in by the sympathetic characters,1,positive
 that make it well worth watching,1,positive
-prepare to marvel again.,1,positive
+"even though their story is predictable, you 'll want things to work out",1,positive
 as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery,1,positive
-of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay,0,negative
-strategies,1,positive
 lagging near the finish line,0,negative
-"resident evil is n't a product of its cinematic predecessors so much as an mtv, sugar hysteria, and playstation cocktail.",0,negative
-weak and strong,1,positive
-"it has a more colorful, more playful tone than his other films.",1,positive
-"has layered, well-developed characters and some surprises.",1,positive
 nair's cast is so large it's altman-esque,1,positive
 without bludgeoning the audience over the head,1,positive
 does its predecessors proud,1,positive
 may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers.,0,negative
 gives new meaning to the phrase ` fatal script error,0,negative
 an immensely appealing couple,1,positive
-"the only possible complaint you could have about spirited away is that there is no rest period, no timeout",1,positive
 and unforgettable characters,1,positive
 great,1,positive
-lush and beautifully,1,positive
-funniest and most accurate,1,positive
+a promising work-in-progress,1,positive
 feel like a 10-course banquet,1,positive
 living harmoniously,1,positive
 "tartakovsky's team has some freakish powers of visual charm, but the five writers slip into the modern rut of narrative banality.",0,negative
+keen insights,1,positive
+is difficult to connect with on any deeper level,0,negative
 ... cagney's ` top of the world ' has been replaced by the bottom of the barrel.,0,negative
 considered a funny little film,1,positive
 engaged,1,positive
@@ -13118,72 +13101,76 @@ the value and respect,1,positive
 worse stunt editing or,0,negative
 dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera,1,positive
 again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent,0,negative
+sucking you,0,negative
+particularly amateurish,0,negative
+infectious,1,positive
 "have a good shot at a hollywood career,",1,positive
 of dramatic fireworks,1,positive
-their quirky inner selves,1,positive
 smart comedy,1,positive
 like whether compromise is the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ) exceedingly memorable one for most people.,0,negative
 "someone, stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film.",0,negative
+the obnoxious special effects,0,negative
 "loud, bang-the-drum",0,negative
-takes place in morton's ever-watchful gaze,1,positive
-less funny than it should be and,0,negative
 of those films that aims to confuse,0,negative
 funniest person,1,positive
 snail-like pacing,0,negative
+naomi watts is terrific as rachel ;,1,positive
 shot like a postcard,1,positive
 false,0,negative
 visceral sensation,1,positive
-has a monopoly on mindless action,0,negative
-outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks,0,negative
-pure craft and passionate heart,1,positive
 manual,0,negative
 to get in the way,0,negative
+"thought i heard a mysterious voice, and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign.",0,negative
 loneliness and is n't afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience,1,positive
+", treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold.",1,positive
 american sports,1,positive
-nothing more than four or five mild chuckles surrounded by 86 minutes of overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy.,0,negative
+perfectly rendered period piece,1,positive
+"schrader aims to present an unflinching look at one man's downfall, brought about by his lack of self-awareness.",0,negative
 lot to be desired,0,negative
 is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be.,1,positive
 droll whimsy,0,negative
 "a film of empty, fetishistic violence in which murder is casual and fun",0,negative
-a high-minded snoozer.,0,negative
 hitler's,0,negative
-less a movie,0,negative
+an admirable rigor,1,positive
 it's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ; you care about the characters ;,1,positive
+epic four-hour indian musical,1,positive
+at all clear what it's trying to say and even if it were -- i doubt it,0,negative
 of the more serious-minded concerns of other year-end movies,1,positive
 stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions,0,negative
-crapulence,0,negative
-family togetherness takes a back seat to inter-family rivalry and workplace ambition ... whole subplots have no explanation or even plot relevance,0,negative
+at odds with the rest of the film,0,negative
+slick and manufactured to claim street credibility,1,positive
 "like silence, it's a movie that gets under your skin.",1,positive
 leguizamo's best movie work so far,1,positive
+proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool,0,negative
 ", you 're far better served by the source material.",0,negative
 "her love depraved leads meet, ( denis ' ) story becomes a hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
 is simply not enough of interest onscreen to sustain its seventy-minute running time.,0,negative
 angry,0,negative
 "it may not be a huge cut of above the rest, but i enjoyed barbershop",1,positive
-portrays their cartoon counterparts well ... but quite,1,positive
 unshapely,0,negative
-bilked unsuspecting moviegoers,0,negative
-a cinematic fluidity and sense,1,positive
+bring something new,1,positive
 orgasm,1,positive
 like high crimes flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation.,0,negative
-tub-thumpingly,1,positive
+"it's sweet and fluffy at the time, but",1,positive
 've told a nice little story in the process,1,positive
 thought-provoking new york fest,1,positive
-"animation back 30 years,",0,negative
-keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,0,negative
+of an especially well-executed television movie,1,positive
 an energetic and engaging film that never pretends to be something,1,positive
 "a curiously stylized, quasi-shakespearean portrait of pure misogynist evil",1,positive
+is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly,0,negative
+would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at,0,negative
 is n't very funny.,0,negative
 "does n't trust laughs -- and does n't conjure proper respect for followers of the whole dead-undead genre, who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects.",0,negative
 elegantly produced and,1,positive
-tian's meticulous talent,1,positive
 gives an intriguing twist to the french coming-of-age genre,1,positive
-silly and overwrought,0,negative
+"the metaphors are provocative, but",1,positive
 has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film,0,negative
-their heroic capacity for good,1,positive
-accomplishment,1,positive
+may rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season.,1,positive
+do n't understand what on earth is going on,0,negative
 gentle and biting,1,positive
-an intelligent weepy,1,positive
+of a witty expose on the banality and hypocrisy of too much kid-vid,1,positive
+the scariest guy,0,negative
+will wish there had been more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned,0,negative
 "rises above easy, cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters ...",1,positive
 's not that funny -- which is just generally insulting.,0,negative
 only the most hardhearted scrooge could fail to respond,1,positive
@@ -13193,252 +13180,251 @@ of the hilarious writer-director himself,1,positive
 on a wal-mart budget,0,negative
 to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories,1,positive
 bored,0,negative
-you love him,1,positive
 ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks,0,negative
 dud from frame one,0,negative
 gratuitous cinematic distractions,1,positive
-"is a master of shadow, quietude, and room noise",1,positive
 needs more impressionistic cinematography and exhilarating point-of-view shots and fewer slow-motion ` grandeur ' shots and quick-cut edits that often detract from the athleticism,0,negative
-can such a cold movie,0,negative
-'d do well to check this one out because it's straight up twin peaks action,1,positive
-is both stimulating and demanding.,1,positive
 misogyny and unprovoked,0,negative
 "implicitly acknowledges and celebrates the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most american of businesses, and for that reason it may be the most oddly honest hollywood document of all.",1,positive
-acted and directed,0,negative
+exhausted by documentarians,0,negative
 slummer,0,negative
 an undeniably intriguing film,1,positive
+downhill,0,negative
 something to behold,1,positive
+offended by his lack of faith in his audience,0,negative
 just a waste,0,negative
-gross romanticization of the delusional personality type,0,negative
+"demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake, but he ca n't disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh",0,negative
+natural running time,1,positive
+its own preciousness,1,positive
 a hypnotic portrait,1,positive
 is actually one of its strengths.,1,positive
 grew hideously twisted,0,negative
+"it would 've reeked of a been-there, done-that sameness.",0,negative
 even the corniest and,0,negative
 with pitch-perfect acting,1,positive
 maintains suspense on different levels,1,positive
 "much of jonah simply, and gratefully,",1,positive
-very good time,1,positive
 "this is rote spookiness, with nary an original idea ( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really ) in sight, and the whole of the proceedings beg the question ` why?'",0,negative
 could dredge up,0,negative
 felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign,0,negative
-something new,1,positive
 with calamity,0,negative
 "crass, low-wattage endeavor",0,negative
-"are both superb, while huppert ... is magnificent",1,positive
-anger,0,negative
-the viewer expects something special but instead gets ( sci-fi ) rehash.,0,negative
+"what lifts the film high above run-of-the-filth gangster flicks is its refusal to recognize any of the signposts, as if discovering a way through to the bitter end without a map.",1,positive
 you are n't very bright,0,negative
 "scarily funny, sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys",1,positive
 one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates,0,negative
-narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power,1,positive
+"it works well enough, since the thrills pop up frequently",1,positive
 "a wonderful, sobering, heart-felt drama",1,positive
 his best-known creation,1,positive
 a comedy-drama of nearly epic proportions rooted in a sincere performance by the title character undergoing midlife crisis.,1,positive
+"in its own way, joshua is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film without the latter's attendant intelligence, poetry, passion, and genius.",0,negative
 wise and powerful tale,1,positive
-the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
 by a fantastic dual performance from ian holm,1,positive
 haul 'em to the theater,1,positive
 a narrative puzzle that interweaves individual stories,1,positive
-does n't disappoint,1,positive
-make this delicate coming-of-age tale a treat,1,positive
+snaps under the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure,0,negative
 this choppy and sloppy affair,0,negative
-the cartoon,1,positive
 two badly interlocked stories drowned by all too clever complexity.,0,negative
 "looking at his 12th oscar nomination by proving that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary",1,positive
+"the stars may be college kids, but the subject matter is as adult as you can get : the temptations of the flesh are unleashed by a slightly crazed, overtly determined young woman",1,positive
 so many talented people were convinced to waste their time,0,negative
+quirky rip-off prison,0,negative
 of the austin powers films,1,positive
-a routine crime,0,negative
+a very very strong `` b +,1,positive
 the movie is too impressed with its own solemn insights to work up much entertainment value.,0,negative
 accepting him,1,positive
 "was feeling this movie until it veered off too far into the exxon zone, and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism",0,negative
-at least it's a funny no-brainer,1,positive
 go the distance,1,positive
 stoked,1,positive
 city by the sea swings from one,1,positive
 ", the update is dreary and sluggish.",0,negative
+"a film which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction, when really what we demand of the director is to be mesmerised.",0,negative
 is a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
 "as patriot games can still turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop",1,positive
 estranged gay and lesbian children,1,positive
+a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth,1,positive
+it's as good as you remember.,1,positive
 "und drung, but explains its characters ' decisions only unsatisfactorily",0,negative
-a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism,0,negative
 the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough,1,positive
 "jolt you out of your seat a couple of times, give you a few laughs, and leave you feeling like it was worth your seven bucks, even though it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end",1,positive
-the observations,1,positive
 "joyous, turbulent self-discovery",1,positive
 its soul,1,positive
+auteuil is a goofy pleasure,1,positive
 got to my inner nine-year-old,1,positive
 but not without cheesy fun factor.,1,positive
 is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book,0,negative
 superficial and,0,negative
 seems uncertain,0,negative
 an a-list director,1,positive
-imponderably stilted and,0,negative
-is as visceral as a gut punch,1,positive
+has some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup's anchoring performance,1,positive
 'll have a good time with this one too,1,positive
 viewers of barney's crushingly self-indulgent spectacle will see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it.,0,negative
-seem tired,0,negative
-steadfastly uncinematic but powerfully dramatic.,1,positive
 "this film's heart is even more embracing than monty, if only because it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition.",1,positive
-what i like about men with brooms and what is kind of special,1,positive
+offers chills,1,positive
+all the stronger because of it,1,positive
 last walked out on a movie,0,negative
+will love its fantasy and adventure,1,positive
 the israeli/palestinian conflict as,0,negative
 "that it does n't follow the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world",1,positive
-gathering dust,0,negative
 the robust middle of this picture,1,positive
 dull procession,0,negative
 "it all unfolds predictably, and the adventures that happen along the way seem repetitive and designed to fill time, providing no real sense of suspense",0,negative
+land beyond time is an enjoyable big movie primarily because australia is a weirdly beautiful place.,1,positive
 between farcical and loathsome,0,negative
 "zhuangzhuang creates delicate balance of style, text, and subtext that's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance,",1,positive
 small but rewarding,1,positive
 the ambiguous welcome,1,positive
-"teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop",0,negative
 proves that he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure,1,positive
+"this often very funny collegiate gross-out comedy goes a long way toward restoring the luster of the national lampoon film franchise, too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy.",1,positive
+"an ambitiously naturalistic, albeit half-baked, drama about an abused, inner-city autistic teen.",1,positive
 untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate,0,negative
-"i 'm sure mainstream audiences will be baffled,",0,negative
-unfulfilled,0,negative
+the survivors,1,positive
+lack-of-attention,0,negative
+is shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary,0,negative
 cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron,1,positive
+a measure of faith in the future,1,positive
 i have a feeling that i would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed,0,negative
 "she, janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another",0,negative
 sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati,1,positive
+"a hypnotic portrait of this sad, compulsive life.",1,positive
 if the film fails to fulfill its own ambitious goals,0,negative
+wallowing in hormonal melodrama,0,negative
 it's just plain lurid when it is n't downright silly.,0,negative
 "to be clever, amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
 "gently funny, sweetly adventurous film",1,positive
 adds a much needed moral weight,1,positive
-filled with honest performances and exceptional detail,1,positive
-most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups,1,positive
+cultivation and,1,positive
 the chilled breath of oral storytelling frozen onto film,1,positive
-made the first film so special,1,positive
-the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar,0,negative
-of a truly magical movie,1,positive
+"sit through, enjoy on a certain level",1,positive
 the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza,1,positive
-"suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat, fairy-tale conclusion",0,negative
+childhood innocence,1,positive
 nincompoop benigni persona,0,negative
 epic scale,1,positive
-find it diverting,0,negative
-moving portrait,1,positive
 horrendously confusing,0,negative
+"'s all stitched together with energy, intelligence and verve, enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage.",1,positive
 "if she had to sit through it again, she should ask for a raise",0,negative
 ", it is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film.",0,negative
 nicely understated expression,1,positive
+admire it,1,positive
 often-hilarious,1,positive
-entertaining and informative,1,positive
 more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus,0,negative
-for realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already,0,negative
 surprising discovery,1,positive
 's really nothing more than warmed-over cold war paranoia,0,negative
+"this overlong infomercial, due out on video before month's end",0,negative
+... too sappy for its own good.,0,negative
+"less a story than an inexplicable nightmare, right down to the population's shrugging acceptance to each new horror.",0,negative
+"the enjoyable undercover brother, a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody, '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild, dishes out a ton of laughs that everyone can enjoy.",1,positive
+"heavy-handed, manipulative",0,negative
 well-made,1,positive
 live happily,1,positive
 snobbery,0,negative
-", the story offers a trenchant critique of capitalism.",1,positive
 an odd but ultimately satisfying blend,1,positive
 take on loss and loneliness,0,negative
 is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you 've been sitting still,0,negative
-wide-smiling,1,positive
 appeals,1,positive
 the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes,0,negative
-"the jokes are flat, and the action looks fake",0,negative
+viveka seldahl and sven wollter will touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget.,1,positive
+"be placed in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers but it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world's best actors, daniel auteuil,",1,positive
 what more can be expected from a college comedy that's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school?,0,negative
 it is nearly impossible to look at or understand,0,negative
-an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0,negative
-imagination in the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers,1,positive
-manages to string together enough charming moments to work,1,positive
-"tavernier's film bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday, '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes.",1,positive
+the beauty of the piece,1,positive
+"the acting is robotically italicized,",0,negative
 to be ( tsai's ) masterpiece,1,positive
-better than any summer blockbuster,1,positive
+manufactured to claim street credibility,0,negative
 too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy,0,negative
 shame,0,negative
 "much colorful eye candy, including the spectacle of gere in his dancing shoes, hoofing and crooning with the best of them",1,positive
 "jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains",1,positive
 letdown.,0,negative
 an irresistible blend of warmth and humor and,1,positive
+top-notch,1,positive
 top form,1,positive
+ranks as the most original in years.,1,positive
 this leaden comedy,0,negative
-represents the depths to which the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen.,0,negative
+a decent-enough nail-biter that stands a good chance of being the big hit franklin needs to stay afloat in hollywood.,1,positive
+discursive but oddly riveting documentary,1,positive
 most ordinary and obvious,0,negative
-"is a dark, gritty, sometimes funny little gem",1,positive
-"'s a wonderful, sobering, heart-felt drama.",1,positive
-really a thriller so much,1,positive
 "charming, banter-filled comedy",1,positive
-"the film delivers what it promises : a look at the `` wild ride '' that ensues when brash young men set out to conquer the online world with laptops, cell phones and sketchy business plans.",1,positive
 uncomfortable class resentment,0,negative
 ", loud, painful, obnoxious",0,negative
 of junk,0,negative
+"in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor",1,positive
 's drab,0,negative
+those who are drying out from spring break,1,positive
 a slight but sweet film,1,positive
-"one hour photo may seem disappointing in its generalities, but it's the little nuances that perhaps had to escape from director mark romanek's self-conscious scrutiny to happen, that finally get under your skin",0,negative
-be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees,1,positive
 leaves you with a few lingering animated thoughts,1,positive
-terrific insider,1,positive
 hopelessly,0,negative
 several cliched movie structures :,0,negative
-messy and frustrating,0,negative
-"with vivid characters and a warm, moving message",1,positive
 most brilliant and brutal uk crime film,1,positive
+plotless collection,0,negative
 manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
+", the movie grows boring despite the scenery.",0,negative
 what `` empire '' lacks in depth it makes up for with its heart.,1,positive
 energy and excitement,1,positive
 in imagination and authentic christmas spirit,1,positive
+natured,1,positive
 injects just enough freshness,1,positive
 life in the performances,1,positive
-"unparalleled proportions, writer-director parker",1,positive
+", this is the opposite of a truly magical movie.",0,negative
 "most daring, and complicated, performances",1,positive
+devotees of star trek ii : the wrath of khan will feel a nagging sense of deja vu,0,negative
 ", baroque beauty",1,positive
+a chance to see three splendid actors,1,positive
 constantly defies expectation,1,positive
+lacking a depth,0,negative
 a film that will enthrall the whole family.,1,positive
 two flagrantly fake thunderstorms,0,negative
+cho's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want,0,negative
 "takes you by the face, strokes your cheeks and",1,positive
+"be clever, amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
 and yet completely familiar,1,positive
 was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival,1,positive
-'s such a mechanical endeavor ( that ) it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it.,0,negative
 immature and unappealing,0,negative
+", something is rotten in the state of california",0,negative
 should see it as soon as possible.',1,positive
-because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison,0,negative
 ca n't help suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production.,0,negative
 is a dud -- a romantic comedy that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny,0,negative
-birthday girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while,1,positive
-plays out like a flimsy excuse to give blade fans another look at wesley snipes ' iconic hero doing battle with dozens of bad guys -- at once,0,negative
+an addictive guilty pleasure but the material,1,positive
 -- on the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity --,1,positive
-a disoriented but occasionally disarming saga,0,negative
+films crammed with movie references,0,negative
+a masterful work of art of their own,1,positive
 affectionately,1,positive
 "a real winner -- smart, funny, subtle, and resonant.",1,positive
 howler,1,positive
-the best espionage picture to come out in weeks,1,positive
+brutal mid,0,negative
 can aspire but none can equal,0,negative
 in all the right ways,1,positive
 better video-game-based,1,positive
-"covers this territory with wit and originality, suggesting that with his fourth feature --",1,positive
 a forceful drama,1,positive
 old-fashioned scary movie,1,positive
-blatantly biased,0,negative
-manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material,1,positive
-through about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh,0,negative
+unmemorable,0,negative
+connection and concern,1,positive
 take on loss and loneliness.,0,negative
 stretches of impact and moments of awe,1,positive
+by exceptional performances,1,positive
 "the film has ( its ) moments, but they are few and far between",0,negative
-humiliated by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him,0,negative
 "director elie chouraqui, who co-wrote the script, catches the chaotic horror of war, but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera?",0,negative
 is entirely too straight-faced to transcend its clever concept.,0,negative
 lose their luster,0,negative
 "well, in some of those, the mother deer even dies.",0,negative
+"an awfully good, achingly human picture",1,positive
 in delivering a dramatic slap in the face that's simultaneously painful and refreshing,1,positive
 several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes,0,negative
-"one of those films where the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids, children behave like adults and everyone screams at the top of their lungs no matter what the situation.",0,negative
-lee's character did n't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery,0,negative
-it's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor,0,negative
 impressively,1,positive
-triumphantly,1,positive
 one terrific score and attitude to spare,1,positive
-"haphazard, and inconsequential romantic",0,negative
 mall movie,0,negative
 "the action here is unusually tame, the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest, and the plot offers few surprises.",0,negative
 that extra little something,1,positive
 lacks the inspiration of the original,0,negative
 "morvern callar confirms lynne ramsay as an important, original talent in international cinema.",1,positive
 "helpful to listen to extremist name-calling, regardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter",0,negative
+you 'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair,0,negative
 trailer trash cinema,0,negative
+"'s worse, routine",0,negative
 grave,0,negative
 "comedy, caper thrills and quirky romance",1,positive
+the most amazing super-sized dosage of goofball stunts any `` jackass '' fan could want.,1,positive
+a wonderfully creepy mood,1,positive
 grows on you -- like a rash.,0,negative
 its success,1,positive
 is an unpleasantly shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes.,0,negative
@@ -13446,258 +13432,258 @@ energetic and engaging film,1,positive
 that even its target audience talked all the way through it.,0,negative
 ( has ) an immediacy and an intimacy that sucks you in and dares you not to believe it,1,positive
 instead of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the x games,0,negative
-a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times,1,positive
+too erotic,0,negative
+quite worth,1,positive
 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie,0,negative
 never rise above the level of an after-school tv special,0,negative
-of technical skill and rare depth,1,positive
-acting that could be any flatter,0,negative
+a real documentary,1,positive
 strain,0,negative
-such message-mongering moralism,0,negative
-one-sided,0,negative
+intelligently,1,positive
 saves this deeply affecting film from being merely,1,positive
 's mostly a pleasure to watch,1,positive
-people who like their romances to have that french realism,1,positive
-pure venality --,0,negative
+is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work,0,negative
+what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
+"is the kind of movie that's critic-proof, simply because it aims so low",0,negative
+other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
+"will take you places you have n't been, and also places you have.",1,positive
+"of my greatest pictures, drunken master",1,positive
 no content,0,negative
+a picture that was n't all that great to begin with,0,negative
 "does n't follow the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world",1,positive
-two fine actors,1,positive
-"just when you think you are making sense of it, something happens that tells you there is no sense.",0,negative
+"a sexy, surprising romance ...",1,positive
+"going at a rapid pace, occasionally",1,positive
 emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show,0,negative
 the film becomes predictably conventional.,0,negative
 sometimes tedious --,0,negative
-playwriting,1,positive
-"unfolds as one of the most politically audacious films of recent decades from any country, but especially from france.",1,positive
+its floating narrative,1,positive
 terrific to read about,1,positive
-"of insulting, both to men and women",0,negative
 an unsympathetic hero,0,negative
-"builds up to its insanely staged ballroom scene, in which 3000 actors appear in full regalia",1,positive
-", period-perfect biopic hammers",1,positive
+"pathetic, starving and untalented",0,negative
+get popcorn whenever he's not onscreen,0,negative
 "it wants to be a black comedy, drama, melodrama or some combination of the three",0,negative
 discover that the answer is as conventional as can be,0,negative
+never clearly defines his characters,0,negative
 "what sets it apart is the vision that taymor, the avant garde director of broadway's the lion king and the film titus, brings.",1,positive
-wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion,0,negative
+"if uneven,",1,positive
 ", the sum of all fears generates little narrative momentum, and invites unflattering comparisons to other installments in the ryan series.",0,negative
-"all about anakin ... and the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and, of course, special effect",1,positive
-", it would be rendered tedious by avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest.",0,negative
-is a fun and funky look into an artificial creation in a world that thrives on artificiality,1,positive
+", lifeless",0,negative
 a potentially incredibly twisting mystery,1,positive
+a poor fit,0,negative
 credible gender-provoking philosophy,1,positive
 energetic and smart,1,positive
-this was lazy but enjoyable,1,positive
 suffers from a flat script and a low budget,0,negative
-"brash, intelligent and",1,positive
-"efficient, suitably anonymous chiller.",1,positive
+represents two of those well spent,1,positive
 that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming,0,negative
-make this an eminently engrossing film.,1,positive
-"a gracious, eloquent film",1,positive
+mr. schnitzler proves himself a deft pace master and stylist.,1,positive
 "is meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance, in a movie that is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance",0,negative
 to gorgeous beaches,1,positive
+"it searches ( vainly, i think ) for something fresh to say",0,negative
 skims over the realities of gay sex,0,negative
-a true cinematic knack,1,positive
+", low-wattage",0,negative
 of loss and denial and life-at-arm's - length in the film,0,negative
-a one-star rating,0,negative
 an engrossing and infectiously enthusiastic documentary.,1,positive
-"is derived from a lobotomy, having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded.",0,negative
 drug culture,1,positive
+not a hollywood product,0,negative
+a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs,1,positive
 over his head,0,negative
 disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service,0,negative
 "laughs -- sometimes a chuckle, sometimes a guffaw and",1,positive
 "the acting is amateurish,",0,negative
-the film that surprises or delights,1,positive
 ", it could have been a thinking man's monster movie",0,negative
-... a pretentious mess ...,0,negative
-companionable,1,positive
+waiting for things,1,positive
+speaks for itself,1,positive
+wildly alive,1,positive
 brightly optimistic,1,positive
 the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art,0,negative
+even less capable trio,0,negative
 turning into a black hole of dullness,0,negative
-"minded patience, respect and affection",1,positive
+emerges as a numbingly dull experience,0,negative
+original nor terribly funny,0,negative
 mindless action,0,negative
 is a wartime farce in the alternately comic and gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut,1,positive
+should definitely get top billing,1,positive
 a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out of the people who want to believe in it the most,1,positive
 viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances,0,negative
-two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
-on an inferior level,0,negative
+"to go around, with music and laughter",1,positive
 frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds,0,negative
-go hand in hand,1,positive
 manage to be spectacularly outrageous.,1,positive
-a rare and lightly entertaining look behind the curtain that separates comics from the people laughing in the crowd.,1,positive
+a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter,0,negative
+an instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza,0,negative
 "premise, mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings",0,negative
-best short story writing,1,positive
 characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time,1,positive
-a pleasant and engaging enough sit,1,positive
 "the film does n't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers, and it lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences.",0,negative
 captures an italian immigrant family on the brink of major changes,1,positive
 that they are doing it is thought-provoking.,1,positive
 "the bad sound, the lack of climax and, worst of all,",0,negative
-the thornier aspects,0,negative
 of cliches,0,negative
 are fun and reminiscent of combat scenes from the star wars series.,1,positive
 puts the sting back into the con,1,positive
+"an engaging, formulaic sports drama that carries a charge of genuine excitement",1,positive
 thoroughly satisfying entertainment,1,positive
 absurdities and clichés,0,negative
 "a beautiful, timeless and universal tale of heated passions",1,positive
 '' is entertaining.,1,positive
-"does n't know if it wants to be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick.",0,negative
 oddly honest,1,positive
+"visually breathtaking, viscerally exciting, and dramatically moving, it's the very definition of epic adventure.",1,positive
+less of a trifle if ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine,0,negative
 its 112-minute length,0,negative
+drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category,0,negative
+"little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment, not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama, monsoon wedding",0,negative
 issue you a dog-tag and an m-16,0,negative
-"most daring,",1,positive
+the top japanese animations of recent vintage,1,positive
+"little action, almost no suspense or believable tension,",0,negative
+about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities,0,negative
 without sacrificing its high-minded appeal,1,positive
-not once does it come close to being exciting.,0,negative
-a rambling and incoherent manifesto,0,negative
 claim to express warmth and longing,1,positive
+"about a young woman's face, and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings",1,positive
 ", they mock the kind of folks they do n't understand, ones they figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand, either.",0,negative
 undermining the movie's reality and stifling its creator's comic voice,0,negative
 "a directorial tour de force by bernard rose, ivans",1,positive
-"the masses with star power, a pop-induced score and sentimental moments",1,positive
-the film for anyone,1,positive
-"about changing times, clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza",1,positive
-hooks us completely,1,positive
+"'s good, hard-edged stuff, violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and street-smart",1,positive
 "'' has been written so well, that even a simple `` goddammit!''",1,positive
-through this mess,0,negative
-a schlocky creature,0,negative
 employs to authenticate her british persona,1,positive
 "davis ' candid, archly funny and deeply authentic take on intimate relationships comes to fruition in her sophomore effort.",1,positive
 imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty,0,negative
-"fits into a genre that has been overexposed, redolent of a thousand cliches, and yet remains uniquely itself, vibrant with originality",1,positive
+has a flair for dialogue comedy,1,positive
+lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments,0,negative
 watching a rerun,0,negative
+"the enjoyable undercover brother, a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody, '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild,",1,positive
 masochism,0,negative
+the uneven movie does have its charms and its funny moments but not quite enough of them.,0,negative
 "as the slight, pale mr. broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover",1,positive
+"this is a film about the irksome, tiresome nature of complacency that remains utterly satisfied to remain the same throughout.",0,negative
 "loud, silly, stupid and pointless.",0,negative
+"a simple tale of an unlikely friendship, but thanks to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances, it has considerable charm.",1,positive
 daughter from danang sticks with its subjects a little longer and tells a deeper story,1,positive
 its intelligence and intensity,1,positive
 poignant and moving,1,positive
 captivating.,1,positive
 bombshell,1,positive
-rare to see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '' to `` familiar '' before landing squarely on `` stupid '',0,negative
-some clever scripting solutions,1,positive
 major pleasures,1,positive
-should appreciate its whimsical humor,1,positive
+sick and demented humor,0,negative
 humanly funny film,1,positive
-"a funny, puzzling movie ambiguous enough to be engaging and oddly moving",1,positive
 truly distinctive,1,positive
-"a lovely, eerie film that casts an odd, rapt spell",1,positive
-"an intelligent, realistic portrayal of testing boundaries",1,positive
-head and shoulders above much of the director's previous popcorn work,1,positive
 "one of my greatest pictures, drunken master",1,positive
-the best next generation episodes,1,positive
 it merely indulges in the worst elements of all of them.,0,negative
 pleasurable movies,1,positive
+at keeping themselves kicking,1,positive
 "'s definitely not made for kids or their parents, for that matter",0,negative
 offers large rewards,1,positive
 have done in half an hour,0,negative
 high-adrenaline documentary.,1,positive
-a treatise on spirituality as well as,1,positive
+honor the many faceless victims,1,positive
 good match,1,positive
 irksome characters,0,negative
 ", labute continues to improve.",1,positive
 entirely memorable,1,positive
+been called freddy gets molested by a dog,0,negative
 mindless,0,negative
+"a been-there,",0,negative
 that is sure to win viewers ' hearts,1,positive
 "this self-deprecating, biting and witty feature",1,positive
+told with competence,1,positive
 is more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus,1,positive
 soul-searching garbage.,0,negative
+"sharper, cleaner script",1,positive
 generally a huge fan,1,positive
+really busts out of its comfy little cell,1,positive
 that i think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british,0,negative
 rank,0,negative
 iconic,1,positive
 the wise-beyond-her-years teen,1,positive
-"have finally aged past his prime ... and,",0,negative
-hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever.,0,negative
+of liveliness,1,positive
 "this obscenely bad dark comedy,",0,negative
-schneidermeister ... makin ' a fool of himself,0,negative
 "seeks to transcend its genre with a curiously stylized, quasi-shakespearean portrait of pure misogynist evil.",1,positive
 "appropriately cynical social commentary aside,",0,negative
-"colorful, energetic and sweetly whimsical",1,positive
 is genuinely inspirational,1,positive
 how can you charge money for this?',0,negative
-the ultimate scorsese film,1,positive
-"heightened, well-shaped dramas",1,positive
 a director i admire,1,positive
-a breakthrough,1,positive
+excels in spectacle and pacing.,1,positive
 to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,0,negative
 a fully engaged supporting cast,1,positive
 low-rent -- and even lower-wit,0,negative
-'' is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work.,0,negative
 unknowable,0,negative
+a spirit that can not be denied,1,positive
 disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh,0,negative
+be like to be smack in the middle of a war zone armed with nothing but a camera,1,positive
+you 'll still have a good time.'',1,positive
 the modern rut of narrative banality,0,negative
 has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation.,0,negative
+if you open yourself up to mr. reggio's theory of this imagery as the movie's set ... it can impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change.,1,positive
 "great material for a film -- rowdy, brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense",1,positive
-impossible spot,0,negative
+"what redeems the film is the cast, particularly the ya-yas themselves.",1,positive
+thick with wit it plays like a reading from bartlett's familiar quotations,1,positive
+a solid movie about people whose lives are anything but,1,positive
+it an above-average thriller,1,positive
+as unusually and unimpressively fussy,0,negative
+too much exploitation,0,negative
+one key problem with these ardently christian storylines,0,negative
 a film in a class with spike lee's masterful,1,positive
 furious,0,negative
 have to admit i walked out of runteldat,0,negative
-"the film, which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure",1,positive
-style and,1,positive
-is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story.,0,negative
-hugely enjoyable in its own right,1,positive
-recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes,0,negative
-depressing,0,negative
-pull us deep into the girls ' confusion and pain as they struggle tragically to comprehend the chasm of knowledge that's opened between them.,1,positive
-"vaguely interesting, but it's just too too much",0,negative
-interested,1,positive
-"a worthwhile documentary,",1,positive
-pedestrian,1,positive
-does not go far enough in its humor or stock ideas to stand out as particularly memorable or even all that funny.,0,negative
+crisp and purposeful,1,positive
+cute animals,1,positive
+wo n't enjoy the movie at all.,0,negative
+violent and mindless,0,negative
+scuttled by a plot that's just too boring and obvious,0,negative
 "buoy the film, and at times, elevate it to a superior crime movie",1,positive
-he's the god of second chances ',1,positive
 made me want to get made-up and go see this movie with my sisters,1,positive
+is rich in emotional texture,1,positive
 that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and,1,positive
-inimitable,1,positive
-has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie.,0,negative
+with the same number of continuity errors,0,negative
 extraordinarily rich,1,positive
 the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
+pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and,0,negative
 old-fashioned in all the best possible ways,1,positive
 never succumbs to sensationalism,1,positive
-spellbinding fun and deliciously exploitative.,1,positive
+will be well worth your time.,1,positive
 a very good viewing alternative for young women,1,positive
 interesting enough,1,positive
+77 minutes of pokemon,0,negative
 a disappointment,0,negative
+drag two-thirds through,0,negative
 more interested in entertaining itself,0,negative
 a slice of american pie hijinks,1,positive
+coming apart at its seams,0,negative
 transcends ethnic lines.,0,negative
-lacking any sense of commitment to,0,negative
-welsh whimsy,1,positive
+the director's,1,positive
+works better in the conception than it does in the execution,0,negative
 "a fine effort, an interesting topic, some intriguing characters and a sad ending",1,positive
 plucks,1,positive
 quirky movie to be made from curling,1,positive
-this is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten.,1,positive
 the shackles of its own clichés,0,negative
-"this is a movie that is what it is : a pleasant distraction, a friday night diversion, an excuse to eat popcorn.",1,positive
-put away,0,negative
+soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore,0,negative
 has-been,0,negative
-drag it down to mediocrity,0,negative
 a brilliant piece,1,positive
-most savagely hilarious,1,positive
 the plot ` surprises ',1,positive
-of what makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent,1,positive
 "what's worse, routine",0,negative
-navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb,1,positive
-tacky and reprehensible,0,negative
-the best straight-up,1,positive
+as much humor as pathos,1,positive
 provides a fresh view of an old type,1,positive
 it was at least funny,1,positive
+simple and soapy,1,positive
 trying to be other films,0,negative
+schneider's performance is so fine,1,positive
 a big heart,1,positive
 the personal touch of manual animation,1,positive
 demons,0,negative
+"if the predictability of bland comfort food appeals to you, then the film is a pleasant enough dish.",0,negative
+leaves little doubt that kidman has become one of our best actors.,1,positive
 gives `` mothman '' an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling,1,positive
 "very compelling, sensitive",1,positive
 "like kissing jessica stein, amy's orgasm has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor.",1,positive
 contradiction,0,negative
 trudge,0,negative
-"in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm, self-assured portrait of small town regret, love, duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience",1,positive
 do n't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role,1,positive
 yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is.,0,negative
 "in fact, the best in recent memory",1,positive
 "a kind of hard, cold effect",0,negative
-is as delightful as it is derivative,1,positive
+clever in spots,1,positive
 has it beat by a country mile,0,negative
+the more you will probably like it.,1,positive
+the needlessly poor quality,0,negative
 be distinguished from a mediocre one,1,positive
-has never looked uglier.,0,negative
-need comforting fantasies about mental illness,0,negative
 rage and alienation,0,negative
+very stupid and annoying.,0,negative
 thirteen conversations about one thing is a small gem.,1,positive
 but its storytelling prowess and special effects are both listless.,0,negative
 "an inept, tedious spoof of '70s kung fu pictures, it contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch, and no more.",0,negative
@@ -13705,15 +13691,13 @@ the story has its redundancies,0,negative
 delivers a surprising,1,positive
 that is presented with universal appeal,1,positive
 "huppert's show to steal and she makes a meal of it, channeling kathy baker's creepy turn as the repressed mother on boston public just as much as 8 women's augustine.",1,positive
-counts heart as important as humor,1,positive
+"beautifully shot, delicately",1,positive
 "heathers, then becomes bring it on, then becomes unwatchable",0,negative
 too neat and new pin-like,0,negative
-sweet,1,positive
 "waters it down,",0,negative
 ludicrous and contrived plot,0,negative
 ", it's a pretty good execution of a story that's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own.",1,positive
 probably limited to lds church members and undemanding armchair tourists,0,negative
-cruel and inhuman cinematic punishment,0,negative
 gets bogged down over 140 minutes,0,negative
 started with a great premise and then just fell apart,0,negative
 a dashing and resourceful hero ;,1,positive
@@ -13721,152 +13705,153 @@ avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing w
 complicated plotting and banal dialogue,0,negative
 the big-screen scooby makes the silly original cartoon seem smart and well-crafted in comparison.,0,negative
 ineffable,1,positive
+"metaphors abound, but it is easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story.",1,positive
 the characters sound like real people,1,positive
 standout performance,1,positive
-", warm water under a red bridge is a celebration of feminine energy, a tribute to the power of women to heal.",1,positive
-novak contemplates a heartland so overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama.,0,negative
+an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and the emotional blockage that accompanies this human condition,1,positive
 ` cultural revolution,1,positive
 the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film,0,negative
+come even easier.,1,positive
 fearlessly gets under the skin of the people involved,1,positive
 hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit,1,positive
+mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material,1,positive
 the answer is as conventional as can be,0,negative
 "human nature, in short, is n't nearly as funny as it thinks it is ; neither is it as smart",0,negative
 recommend it,1,positive
+the charisma and ability,1,positive
 uneven,0,negative
 so lackluster,0,negative
+is its essential problem,0,negative
 "caffeinated, sloppy brilliance",1,positive
 seem fresh again,1,positive
-the sentimental cliches mar an otherwise excellent film.,1,positive
+"being dragged through a sad, sordid universe of guns, drugs, avarice and damaged dreams",0,negative
 "the screenplay, but rather",1,positive
 "for independence, complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence, but not a drop of human blood",0,negative
+a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory,0,negative
 a little old-fashioned storytelling,1,positive
-'s a heaven for bad movies,0,negative
+the biggest names in japanese anime,1,positive
 "rushed, slapdash,",0,negative
+something special,1,positive
 "comedy that is warm, inviting, and surprising.",1,positive
 modus,1,positive
-a film with almost as many,1,positive
-"retread, hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing",0,negative
--- in the title role --,1,positive
 the most brilliant and brutal uk crime film since jack carter,1,positive
+invested in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs,0,negative
 fit in any modern action movie,1,positive
-rich in emotional texture,1,positive
 as if it belongs on the big screen,1,positive
 the production details are lavish,1,positive
-"mr. goyer's loose, unaccountable direction",0,negative
-"an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem, going nowhere fast",0,negative
-"goes nowhere and goes there very, very slowly",0,negative
+the most repugnant adaptation of a classic text since roland joffé and demi moore,0,negative
+unimaginable demons,0,negative
 these people are really going to love the piano teacher.,1,positive
-should get all five,1,positive
 "but if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm, this is the opposite of a truly magical movie.",0,negative
 the point of nausea,0,negative
 realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject.,1,positive
 be of interest primarily to its target audience,1,positive
+blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance,0,negative
 "going at a rapid pace, occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films",1,positive
 leave this loser,0,negative
 's no accident,1,positive
+manufactured to me and artificial,0,negative
 "delicious, quirky movie",1,positive
 "everyone's insecure in lovely and amazing, a poignant and wryly amusing film about mothers, daughters and their relationships.",1,positive
 "any film that does n't even in passing mention political prisoners, poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country",0,negative
-emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing,0,negative
-it's not particularly well made,0,negative
+", and unforgettable characters",1,positive
 "a sad, soggy potboiler",0,negative
 "the overall fabric is hypnotic, and",1,positive
+busts out of its comfy little cell,1,positive
 that hews out a world and carries us effortlessly from darkness to light,1,positive
-through the constraints of its source,0,negative
+companion,1,positive
+"the rueful, wry humor springing out of yiddish culture and language",1,positive
 "laughs in this simple, sweet and romantic comedy",1,positive
-"aimless for much of its running time,",0,negative
-the superficial tensions,0,negative
 the charm of satin rouge,1,positive
 that it looks neat,1,positive
-across as shallow and glib though,0,negative
+after several scenes of this tacky nonsense,0,negative
+you 're left with a sour taste in your mouth,0,negative
+funniest and most accurate depiction,1,positive
 's really well directed,1,positive
-foolish choices,0,negative
+strong filmmaking,1,positive
 celebratory,1,positive
 about otherwise dull subjects,0,negative
-funny and human,1,positive
-such conviction,1,positive
 sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,0,negative
-no amount of good intentions is able to overcome the triviality of the story.,0,negative
 well spent,1,positive
+engrossing piece,1,positive
+taboo,0,negative
+lame and sophomoric,0,negative
 ", my mind kept returning to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures.",0,negative
 a remarkably faithful one,1,positive
-"the cast ... keeps this pretty watchable, and casting mick jagger as director of the escort service was inspired",1,positive
-may rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed,1,positive
+"the appeal of the vulgar, sexist, racist humor went over my head or -- considering just how low brow it is",0,negative
 ", a formula comedy redeemed by its stars,",1,positive
-"'s hard to imagine any recent film, independent or otherwise, that makes as much of a mess as this one.",0,negative
 whether we 're supposed to shriek,0,negative
 gives it that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters,1,positive
+showtime is nevertheless efficiently amusing for a good while.,1,positive
 charming and quirky,1,positive
 "as in aimless, arduous, and arbitrary",0,negative
 every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera,0,negative
-racism and homophobia,0,negative
+robbed and replaced,0,negative
 that best describes this film : honest,1,positive
-flexible,1,positive
-the legendary wit's classic mistaken identity farce,0,negative
-poetic force and,1,positive
+"as dumb, credulous, unassuming, subordinate subjects",0,negative
 "ming-liang's witty, wistful new film",1,positive
-quite tasty and,1,positive
 "i 'm sure the filmmaker would disagree, but, honestly, i do n't see the point.",0,negative
+'s hardly any fun to watch,0,negative
 "an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving could be intriguing, but the supernatural trappings only obscure the message.",0,negative
 "has a gentle, unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic",1,positive
 "is visually smart,",1,positive
+a visually compelling one,1,positive
+climax,1,positive
+glaring triteness,0,negative
+"pretty and gifted, it really won my heart",1,positive
 like real people,1,positive
-be fertile sources of humor,1,positive
 has no point and goes nowhere,0,negative
+"the premise of `` abandon '' holds promise, ... but its delivery is a complete mess",0,negative
 best and most unpredictable comedy,1,positive
-"a bad mannered, ugly and destructive little ****",0,negative
+eschews the previous film's historical panorama and roiling pathos for bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension,0,negative
 "with little visible talent and no energy, colin hanks is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee.",0,negative
+", it's thanks to huston's revelatory performance.",1,positive
 precious and finely cut diamond,1,positive
-take us on his sentimental journey of the heart,1,positive
-"( and literally ) tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes, most at women's expense.",0,negative
+wide-awake all the way,1,positive
 it struck a chord in me,1,positive
 "to feel-good, follow-your-dream hollywood fantasies",1,positive
-the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up,0,negative
-clichés,0,negative
+be consigned to the dustbin of history,0,negative
+saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate,0,negative
 settles too easily along the contours of expectation,0,negative
-us,1,positive
 young talent,1,positive
-a helping hand,1,positive
+this much imagination and nerve,1,positive
 tiny little jokes and nary an original idea,0,negative
 business and pleasure,1,positive
-sexy slip,1,positive
+artwork,1,positive
+the human race splitting in two,0,negative
 a satisfying crime drama,1,positive
+merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way,0,negative
 its overinflated mythology,0,negative
 pitched to the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry.,0,negative
-the future than `` bladerunner '' and one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen,1,positive
-"terrible, banal dialogue ;",0,negative
-"slow, uneventful",0,negative
+love interest,1,positive
 its attractive young leads,1,positive
 that `` pretty woman '' wanted to be,1,positive
-without a glimmer of intelligence or invention,0,negative
+this is the kind of movie that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september.,0,negative
+leaping from one arresting image to another,1,positive
 "low-budget, video-shot",0,negative
-'s a bad action movie,0,negative
 keep this,1,positive
-"a compassionate,",1,positive
+jane wyman and,1,positive
 ca n't make up its mind whether it wants to be a gangster flick or an art film,0,negative
 do n't care about being stupid,0,negative
-is too short,0,negative
+neatly,1,positive
 "too goodly,",1,positive
 you will never forget,1,positive
-'s a great performance and a reminder of dickens ' grandeur,1,positive
 "vivid with color, music and life",1,positive
-well-defined,1,positive
+"loses points when it surrenders to a formulaic bang-bang, shoot-em-up scene at the conclusion.",0,negative
 "one of the funniest motion pictures of the year, but ... also one of the most curiously depressing.",1,positive
-of no real consequence,0,negative
-staggers between flaccid satire and what,0,negative
 her material is not first-rate,0,negative
-real audience-pleaser,1,positive
 the humor wry and sprightly,1,positive
 ", lifeless, meandering, loud, painful, obnoxious",0,negative
+forced to follow,0,negative
 "as if ( there's ) a choke leash around your neck so director nick cassavetes can give it a good, hard yank whenever he wants you to feel something",0,negative
 "shining performance offers us the sense that on some elemental level, lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life.",1,positive
-give what may be the performances of their careers,1,positive
 satisfying well-made,1,positive
 does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this,0,negative
 of quiet power,1,positive
+nevertheless efficiently,1,positive
 "it's light on the chills and heavy on the atmospheric weirdness, and there are moments of jaw-droppingly odd behavior -- yet i found it weirdly appealing",1,positive
-does n't so much phone in his performance as fax it.,0,negative
 rolling over in their graves,0,negative
+to the power of the eccentric and the strange,1,positive
 ", washington has a sure hand.",1,positive
 ", this is the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes.",0,negative
 will only satisfy the most emotionally malleable of filmgoers.,0,negative
@@ -13875,305 +13860,303 @@ unreligious,0,negative
 bloated plot,0,negative
 "saturday night live-style parody, '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy",1,positive
 a cool event for the whole family,1,positive
-the annoyance of that chatty fish,0,negative
 accessible and,1,positive
 "a tart, smart breath of fresh air",1,positive
-"there's nothing like love to give a movie a b-12 shot, and",1,positive
+movie star charisma,1,positive
+gracefully,1,positive
 who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep,1,positive
 atrocious,0,negative
 the delicious trimmings,1,positive
-"the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt,",1,positive
+you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful.,1,positive
+share their enthusiasm,1,positive
 ( and beautifully edited ),1,positive
+grips and holds you in rapt attention from,1,positive
 ferocity and thoughtfulness,1,positive
 terrible story,0,negative
-"finely crafted, finely written",1,positive
+stylish sizzle,1,positive
 that perfectly captures the wonders and worries of childhood,1,positive
+pokey,0,negative
 the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen,1,positive
 of spirit,1,positive
-a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story,1,positive
-"is not a bad movie, just mediocre.",0,negative
+a certain charm,1,positive
 tries too hard to be emotional,0,negative
 "quiet, adult and just about more stately than any contemporary movie this year ... a true study, a film with a questioning heart and mind that is n't afraid to admit it does n't have all the answers.",1,positive
 ", it's quite fun in places.",1,positive
-spare wildlife,1,positive
+vibrant with originality,1,positive
+is simply a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well,0,negative
 is the cold comfort that chin's film serves up with style and empathy,1,positive
-pull us deep into the girls ' confusion and pain as they struggle tragically to comprehend the chasm of knowledge that's opened between them,1,positive
+is a satisfying well-made romantic comedy that's both charming and well acted,1,positive
+"the sum of all fears pretends to be a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism, but it's really nothing more than warmed-over cold war paranoia.",0,negative
+makes one thing abundantly clear.,1,positive
+outstanding originality,1,positive
 to be said for a studio-produced film that never bothers to hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers,1,positive
 that's what makes it worth a recommendation,1,positive
 ", non-exploitive approach",1,positive
-a wonderful tale,1,positive
 ages that is n't fake fun,1,positive
 a fresh view,1,positive
 "laughs -- sometimes a chuckle, sometimes a guffaw and, to my great pleasure, the occasional belly laugh",1,positive
-"it's sort of in-between, and it works.",1,positive
-wrong with this ricture,0,negative
 elegant entertainment,1,positive
 like a wet burlap sack of gloom,0,negative
-called `` jar-jar binks : the movie,0,negative
-davis ... gets vivid performances from her cast and pulls off some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences.,1,positive
-'s just as wonderful on the big screen,1,positive
-"rather dull, unimaginative car chase",0,negative
 "'s dull, spiritless, silly and monotonous : an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem, going nowhere fast.",0,negative
-the story has some nice twists but the ending and,1,positive
 ", pointless meditation on losers in a gone-to-seed hotel.",0,negative
 "often demented in a good way, but it is an uneven film for the most part.",0,negative
 "talk to her is not the perfect movie many have made it out to be, but it's still quite worth seeing.",1,positive
 bad-movie way,0,negative
+outstanding feature debut,1,positive
 "it is different from others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches ; it primarily relies on character to tell its story.",1,positive
 creative contributions,1,positive
+kinda wrong in places,0,negative
 we were soldiers,1,positive
 "to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility, working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success",1,positive
 it's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles,1,positive
 in diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack,0,negative
+"shot largely in small rooms, the film has a gentle, unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic.",1,positive
 the artist's work may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film,1,positive
+"in execution it is all awkward, static, and lifeless rumblings",0,negative
 find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie,0,negative
+of the worst films of the summer,0,negative
+super -,1,positive
 squeezed the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had,0,negative
+"'s as if solondz had two ideas for two movies, could n't really figure out how to flesh either out",0,negative
 "an underachiever,",0,negative
-"savvy, compelling",1,positive
-does n't make for great cinema,0,negative
-"a powerful, inflammatory film about religion that dares to question an ancient faith, and about hatred that offers no easy, comfortable resolution.",1,positive
+treat for its depiction on not giving up on dreams when you 're a struggling nobody,1,positive
+screeching-metal,0,negative
+love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899,1,positive
+", is of overwhelming waste",0,negative
 "a fantastically vital movie that manages to invest real humor,",1,positive
 like its hero,1,positive
-"is funny, scary and sad.",1,positive
 new adaptation,1,positive
-", at least terribly monotonous",0,negative
 is that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating,1,positive
 performances of ( jack nicholson's ) career,1,positive
-elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk,1,positive
 "it's not particularly well made, but since i found myself howling more than cringing, i 'd say the film works",1,positive
-it transporting is that it's also one of the smartest,1,positive
-to call the film ` refreshing,1,positive
-even less capable,0,negative
 of torture and self-mutilation,0,negative
 "intricate, intimate and intelligent",1,positive
-is well told,1,positive
+112-minute,1,positive
 "if i want music, i 'll buy the soundtrack.",0,negative
 worldly knowledge,1,positive
+is pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics,0,negative
 drumline ably captures the complicated relationships in a marching band.,1,positive
+"the story, once it gets rolling, is nothing short of a great one.",1,positive
 "a smile, just sneers and bile",0,negative
-and murky cinematography,0,negative
-is a sweet treasure and something well worth your time,1,positive
+pixar's,1,positive
 makes the experience worthwhile,1,positive
+that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,0,negative
 string together enough charming moments to work,1,positive
+"to create characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
 "be an important movie, or even a good one",1,positive
 "wickedly funny, visually engrossing, never boring",1,positive
 to be a part of that elusive adult world,1,positive
-as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film,0,negative
 sassy interpretation of the oscar wilde play,1,positive
 feels strangely hollow at its emotional core,0,negative
 water torture,0,negative
-you wo n't care,0,negative
-"alternately melancholic, hopeful",1,positive
+most sincere and artful movie,1,positive
+paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor,0,negative
 "everyone, especially movie musical fans",1,positive
 the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes,1,positive
-than awe,1,positive
 partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success --,0,negative
-cyndi lauper,0,negative
+its contrivances,1,positive
 "the movie's major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula, though, and",0,negative
 "created a substantive movie out of several cliched movie structures : the road movie, the coming-of-age movie, and the teenage sex comedy",1,positive
 too-frosty,0,negative
+"a journey spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history, in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick, and our hearts go out to them as both continue to negotiate their imperfect, love-hate relationship.",1,positive
 gives a superb performance full of deep feeling,1,positive
-this is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences ... and,1,positive
 polished and vastly entertaining caper,1,positive
+hugely enjoyable,1,positive
 negligible work,0,negative
-she boxes these women's souls right open for us.,1,positive
 that any art-house moviegoer is likely to find compelling,1,positive
-"the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored, cheering the pratfalls but little else",0,negative
+clear and reliable,1,positive
+irresistible package,1,positive
 gets under our skin and draws us in long,1,positive
-an unintentionally surreal kid's picture ... in which actors in bad bear suits enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode.,0,negative
+sad and rote exercise,0,negative
+is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences,1,positive
 "once ice-t sticks his mug in the window of the couple's bmw and begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue, all credibility flies out the window.",0,negative
 draw people together,1,positive
 derring-do,1,positive
-femme fatale offers nothing more than a bait-and-switch that is beyond playing fair with the audience.,0,negative
+prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences,0,negative
 "every individual will see the movie through the prism of his or her own beliefs and prejudices,",1,positive
 "have been this odd, inexplicable and unpleasant.",0,negative
 slam-bang extravaganza,1,positive
 can see the forest for the trees,1,positive
+up as the worst kind of hubristic folly,0,negative
 devastating indictment,1,positive
-makes its point too well,1,positive
 bold ( and lovely ) experiment,1,positive
-might benefit from a helping hand and a friendly kick in the pants,0,negative
-the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough,1,positive
-is a little tired,0,negative
+an off-beat and fanciful film,1,positive
+"jostling against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except, maybe,",0,negative
+will be friends through thick and thin,1,positive
+brought something fresher,1,positive
 through the gloomy film noir veil,0,negative
-"the film's crisp, unaffected style and air of gentle longing",1,positive
 from the script's bad ideas and awkwardness,0,negative
 the more influential works,1,positive
-the fun,1,positive
 simple and innocent,1,positive
 result in a movie that works against itself,0,negative
 "a sensitive, modest comic tragedy that works",1,positive
-bollywood/hollywood will undoubtedly provide its keenest pleasures to those familiar with bombay musicals,1,positive
+stay with the stage versions,0,negative
 be me : fighting off the urge to doze,0,negative
 simple but absorbing,1,positive
+in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers,1,positive
 "this time, the hype is quieter, and while the movie is slightly less successful than the first, it's still a rollicking good time for the most part",1,positive
-"with its lackadaisical plotting and mindless action, all about the benjamins evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s.",0,negative
-"the film is old-fashioned, occasionally charming and as subtle as boldface.",1,positive
-"'s the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic, urgent",1,positive
 "donovan ... squanders his main asset,",0,negative
 would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor.,0,negative
+"above all about a young woman's face, and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings",1,positive
 a bore that tends to hammer home every one of its points.,0,negative
+see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '' to `` familiar '' before landing squarely on `` stupid '',0,negative
 bo derek,1,positive
+overproduced piece,0,negative
 is that her confidence in her material is merited.,1,positive
+noble endeavor,1,positive
 loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into,0,negative
-of a chafing inner loneliness and desperate grandiosity that tend to characterize puberty,0,negative
+gangster,0,negative
 to top form,1,positive
+that i 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it,0,negative
 is n't quite one of the worst movies of the year.,0,negative
 an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director's previous work in terms of both thematic content and narrative strength,0,negative
-spend $ 9 on the same stuff you can get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby?,0,negative
 ", it's a rather listless amble down the middle of the road, where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug.",0,negative
 this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole,0,negative
-the border collie is funny,1,positive
 is both convincing and radiant,1,positive
-"with chaplin and kidman, who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story, but who can also negotiate the movie's darker turns",1,positive
 weighted down,0,negative
-where the film ultimately fails,0,negative
-intense and effective film,1,positive
 ", indeed almost never, is such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and an exquisite, unfakable sense of cinema.",1,positive
-"pointed personalities, courage,",1,positive
 "... if this sappy script was the best the contest received, those rejected must have been astronomically bad.",0,negative
-embellishment,1,positive
+bland hollywood romance,0,negative
+intelligent flick,1,positive
+rohmer's talky films fascinate me,1,positive
 "a film that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, waiting for happiness",0,negative
 ", ` how can you charge money for this?'",0,negative
 thin -- then out -- when there's nothing else happening,0,negative
 the substance it so desperately needs,0,negative
+the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough.,1,positive
+car-wreck,0,negative
 could be this good,1,positive
 an adorably whimsical comedy that deserves more than a passing twinkle.,1,positive
+"meticulously mounted, exasperatingly well-behaved film, which ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant.",1,positive
+one hears harry shearer is going to make his debut as a film director,1,positive
 it's in the action scenes that things fall apart.,0,negative
 to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium,0,negative
 it does n't take itself so deadly seriously,1,positive
 impressive fake documentary,1,positive
-the new star wars installment has n't escaped the rut dug by the last one.,0,negative
-"conveys the passion, creativity, and fearlessness of one of mexico's most colorful and controversial artists -- a captivating drama that will speak to the nonconformist in us all.",1,positive
-"what makes salton sea surprisingly engrossing is that caruso takes an atypically hypnotic approach to a world that's often handled in fast-edit, hopped-up fashion.",1,positive
+"by whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes",0,negative
+struggled,0,negative
+who is too crazy to be interesting,0,negative
 seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered,0,negative
-"a naturally funny film, home movie",1,positive
-"no good inside dope, and no particular bite",0,negative
 a film with a great premise but only a great premise,0,negative
+millions of dollars heaped upon a project of such vast proportions need to reap more rewards than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry.,0,negative
 watching a walk to remember,1,positive
+"a smart, compelling drama.",1,positive
 that's 86 minutes too long,0,negative
 "the new thriller proves that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that mel gibson can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo.",1,positive
 sade achieves the near-impossible :,1,positive
 is impressive for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats the world has to offer.,1,positive
 satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood,1,positive
-f,0,negative
-gorgeously,1,positive
 porno flick,0,negative
+"a character faced with the possibility that her life is meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance, in a movie that is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance.",0,negative
+rather toothless take,0,negative
+"as an evil, monstrous lunatic",0,negative
 "in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic",1,positive
-choppy and sloppy affair,0,negative
-as i 'm the one that i want,1,positive
+down to mediocrity,0,negative
 "crisp framing, edgy camera work, and wholesale ineptitude",0,negative
-an uncomfortable experience,0,negative
 `` ( hopkins ) does n't so much phone in his performance as fax it.,0,negative
 "no solace here, no entertainment value,",0,negative
-"intensely romantic,",1,positive
+"'s as lumpy as two-day old porridge ... the filmmakers ' paws, sad to say, were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project",0,negative
 "of a surprisingly juvenile lark, a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent",1,positive
 ever-watchful,1,positive
 comes across as lame and sophomoric,0,negative
-"a sensational, real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor",1,positive
-"overwrought, melodramatic bodice-ripper",0,negative
-"there are some fairly unsettling scenes, but they never succeed in really rattling the viewer.",0,negative
-utter mush ... conceited pap.,0,negative
-... most viewers will wish there had been more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned.'',0,negative
 "and there's an element of heartbreak to watching it now, with older and wiser eyes, because we know what will happen after greene's story ends.",1,positive
 take heart,1,positive
 ultimately that's what makes it worth a recommendation,1,positive
-"odd, poetic road movie",1,positive
 ... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be.,0,negative
 to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise,1,positive
 ", very enjoyable ...",1,positive
 frustration,0,negative
-for a barf bag,0,negative
+he's the scariest guy you 'll see all summer.,1,positive
+doze off thirty minutes,0,negative
 concocted,0,negative
 "warm, inviting,",1,positive
 the most magical and most fun family fare,1,positive
+"shows excess in business and pleasure, allowing us to find the small, human moments, and leaving off with a grand whimper",1,positive
+it's also disappointing to a certain degree.,0,negative
 poignant lyricism,1,positive
-"vivid, convincing",1,positive
+"it's tommy's job to clean the peep booths surrounding her, and after viewing this one, you 'll feel like mopping up, too",0,negative
 gives it a buoyant delivery,1,positive
+rises ),1,positive
 is n't much to it.,0,negative
 ", violent movie",0,negative
 proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep,1,positive
+comprise a powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt.,1,positive
 that deserves to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies,1,positive
 of dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
 "which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes, maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies",0,negative
-"depraved, incoherent, instantly disposable piece",0,negative
-a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings,1,positive
+very sincere work,1,positive
 precious little substance in birthday girl,0,negative
-short-story quaint,1,positive
-big selling point,1,positive
-the fact that virtually no one is bound to show up at theaters for it,0,negative
+it's the sweet cinderella story that `` pretty woman '' wanted to be.,1,positive
+", energetic and smart",1,positive
+"return to never land may be another shameless attempt by disney to rake in dough from baby boomer families, but it's not half-bad.",1,positive
 "it's like rocky and bullwinkle on speed, but that's neither completely enlightening, nor does it catch the intensity of the movie's strangeness.",0,negative
-loopy,0,negative
 love that strikes a very resonant chord,1,positive
+ugliness,0,negative
+a bang-up job,1,positive
+will probably be a talky bore.,0,negative
 watch if you only had a week to live,1,positive
+we 're seeing something purer than the real thing,1,positive
+"lovely, eerie film",1,positive
 luckiest stroke,1,positive
-in the place where a masterpiece should be,1,positive
 breaks no new ground and treads old turf like a hippopotamus ballerina,0,negative
-youthful affluence not as a lost ideal but a starting point,1,positive
 that's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline,1,positive
 "guy ritchie's lock,",1,positive
-"is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona, here a more annoying, though less angry version of the irresponsible sandlerian manchild, undercut by the voice of the star of road trip.",0,negative
 "low-brow humor, gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard",0,negative
-'s not too bad,1,positive
 good human,1,positive
 introspective portrait,1,positive
 everything that was right about blade,1,positive
-most slyly exquisite anti-adult movies,1,positive
-"enters a realm where few non-porn films venture,",1,positive
-profound ethical and philosophical questions,1,positive
-just becomes sad,0,negative
-is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics,1,positive
-"the characters are complex and quirky, but entirely believable as the remarkable ensemble cast brings them to life.",1,positive
+well-mounted,1,positive
 from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense,0,negative
 lying if i said my ribcage did n't ache by the end of kung pow,1,positive
 so much to look,1,positive
+"violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and street-smart",1,positive
+"seeing things from new sides,",1,positive
+dumb action movie,0,negative
 good noir,1,positive
+plucking tension from quiet,1,positive
 the most memorable moment,1,positive
-like scorsese's mean streets redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot,0,negative
+that it stinks,0,negative
 "is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense, claustrophobic tale of obsessive love",1,positive
+"-- wearing a cloak of unsentimental, straightforward text --",0,negative
 "a florid biopic about mad queens, obsessive relationships, and rampant adultery so dull",0,negative
 this an eminently engrossing film,1,positive
 live in denial about,0,negative
 purely enjoyable,1,positive
-pull a cohesive story out,1,positive
 chai's structure and pacing are disconcertingly slack.,0,negative
+in a good way,1,positive
 give a backbone to the company and provide an emotional edge to its ultimate demise,0,negative
 this ill-conceived and expensive project winds up looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it.,0,negative
 take the grandkids or the grandparents,1,positive
-"schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs, and the characters ' quirks and foibles never jell into charm.",0,negative
-difficult,0,negative
-is generally amusing from time to time,1,positive
 one of the most genuinely sweet films to come along in quite some time,1,positive
 like whether compromise is the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ) exceedingly memorable one for most people,0,negative
-would leave the theater with a lower i.q. than when i had entered,0,negative
-murderous,0,negative
+presume their audience wo n't sit still for a sociology lesson,0,negative
 "generates little narrative momentum, and",0,negative
-"a smartly directed, grown-up film of ideas",1,positive
 "is one of mr. chabrol's subtlest works, but also one of his most uncanny.",1,positive
+actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
 between passion and pretence,1,positive
 a moving and solidly entertaining comedy/drama that should bolster director and co-writer,1,positive
+misfiring,0,negative
 ... might i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener?,0,negative
-zzzzzzzzz,0,negative
 smart and,1,positive
 the piece works,1,positive
+to be interesting,1,positive
 excellence,1,positive
-a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
 "a refreshingly realistic, affectation-free coming-of-age tale",1,positive
 genuine,1,positive
 have been worth cheering as a breakthrough but is devoid of wit and humor,0,negative
-of smart jokes,1,positive
 directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion.,0,negative
+to be more complex than your average film,1,positive
 a bad blend of an overripe episode of tv's dawson's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story,0,negative
 the movie's seams may show ... but pellington gives `` mothman '' an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling.,1,positive
+"enigma looks great, has solid acting and a neat premise.",1,positive
 by laurice guillen,1,positive
-tiny acts of kindness,1,positive
 the movie has no idea of it is serious,0,negative
 "often watchable, though goofy and lurid, blast",1,positive
-coppola has made a film of intoxicating atmosphere and little else.,1,positive
 is truly funny,1,positive
 silly overkill,0,negative
+this charmer has a spirit that can not be denied,1,positive
 "an inept, tedious spoof",0,negative
-"it's consistently funny, in an irresistible junior-high way, and consistently free of any gag that would force you to give it a millisecond of thought.",1,positive
+it's just a kids ' flick,0,negative
 "the film has a kind of hard, cold effect.",0,negative
 "some of the computer animation is handsome, and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale, but",1,positive
 i killed my father,0,negative
@@ -14181,285 +14164,284 @@ i killed my father,0,negative
 "... it has sporadic bursts of liveliness, some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack.",1,positive
 is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess,0,negative
 delicate balance,1,positive
-incessant use,0,negative
+stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time,0,negative
+the most original,1,positive
+"candid, archly funny and",1,positive
+", while it may not rival the filmmaker's period pieces, is still very much worth seeing",1,positive
 "what a dumb, fun, curiously adolescent movie this",1,positive
 for a movie that tries to be smart,0,negative
 maybe twice,1,positive
-social injustice,0,negative
+likely to induce sleep than fright,0,negative
+any,1,positive
 is as often imaginative,1,positive
-flick cliches,0,negative
 "more revealing, more emotional and",1,positive
 "an action hero with table manners, and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep",1,positive
 the mantra behind the project seems to have been ` it's just a kids ' flick.',0,negative
 of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity,1,positive
 something hip,1,positive
-"the story plays out slowly, but the characters are intriguing and realistic.",1,positive
+"phenomenal,",1,positive
 incredible imax sound system,1,positive
-"the director, with his fake backdrops and stately pacing",0,negative
-"you see the movie and you think, zzzzzzzzz",0,negative
+dim-witted,0,negative
 "a delicious, quirky movie with a terrific screenplay and fanciful direction",1,positive
 "starts to smack of a hallmark hall of fame, with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television.",0,negative
 would have a hard time sitting through this one,0,negative
-serves as a workable primer for the region's recent history,1,positive
 "to kline's superbly nuanced performance, that pondering",1,positive
-"fanciful, grisly and engagingly quixotic",1,positive
 the film does n't ignore the more problematic aspects of brown's life.,1,positive
 big letdown,0,negative
 "the images often look smeary and blurry, to the point of distraction",0,negative
 special fishy community,1,positive
 "sour, bloody and mean",0,negative
+is never much worse than bland or better than inconsequential,0,negative
 soon-to-be-forgettable '' section,0,negative
-what enlivens this film,1,positive
+"is, as comedy goes,",1,positive
 is ... very funny as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes,1,positive
+an erratic career,0,negative
 most purely enjoyable and,1,positive
+fascinating look,1,positive
 ", this film's heart is even more embracing than monty, if only because it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition.",1,positive
 a wannabe comedy of manners about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs. robinson complex,0,negative
 on action,1,positive
+dramatic and emotional pull,1,positive
 should be expected from any movie with a `` 2 '' at the end of its title.,0,negative
 helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games,1,positive
+real characters and compelling plots,1,positive
 truly funny,1,positive
 "a bilingual charmer,",1,positive
 of the most exciting action films,1,positive
-offers little insight,0,negative
 as both shallow and dim-witted,0,negative
 lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie,1,positive
-imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
-"ambitious, moving, and adventurous directorial debut",1,positive
+a better film,1,positive
 "sweet, laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser",1,positive
-any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster,0,negative
-"the film's final hour, where nearly all the previous unseen material resides, is unconvincing soap opera that tornatore was right to cut.",0,negative
 fly at such a furiously funny pace,1,positive
 "ai n't art,",0,negative
 wit and compassion,1,positive
-"it's also cold, gray, antiseptic and emotionally desiccated.",0,negative
 completely awful iranian drama ... as much fun as a grouchy ayatollah in a cold mosque,0,negative
 "a cinematic car wreck,",0,negative
-nothing but net,1,positive
+"a sour attempt at making a farrelly brothers-style, down-and-dirty laugher for the female set.",0,negative
 you second-guess your affection for the original,0,negative
 was followed by the bad idea,0,negative
 is a film living far too much in its own head.,0,negative
 "an unforced, rapid-fire delivery",1,positive
+is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
 a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '',0,negative
-` amateur ' in almost every frame,0,negative
-is filled with strange and wonderful creatures,1,positive
 the film has a lot of charm.,1,positive
 punch and depth,1,positive
 "arrive early and stay late,",1,positive
-"so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears, starring ben affleck, seem downright hitchcockian",0,negative
-of love and destiny,1,positive
+"that it goes by quickly, because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year, including those intended for adults",1,positive
+"is, in a word, brilliant as the conflicted daniel",1,positive
 "yes, spirited away is a triumph of imagination,",1,positive
 eminently engrossing film,1,positive
+", i guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger ).",0,negative
+animated drivel meant to enhance the self-image of drooling idiots.,0,negative
+it also taps into the primal fears of young people trying to cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults,1,positive
 a cutesy romantic tale with a twist.,1,positive
-", crossroads comes up shorter than britney's cutoffs.",0,negative
 its faults,0,negative
 rollicking good time,1,positive
 the most inventive,1,positive
 a surprisingly sensitive script co-written,1,positive
-it is n't scary.,0,negative
 have a radar for juicy roles,1,positive
+hated myself,0,negative
 ", low-budget constraints",0,negative
 passion and energy,1,positive
-"its courage, ideas, technical proficiency",1,positive
+is smart and entirely charming in intent and execution,1,positive
 inconsequential road-and-buddy pic.,0,negative
 "it's more enjoyable than i expected, though",1,positive
-disquieting,0,negative
+a distinguished film legacy,1,positive
 of being boring,0,negative
 i usually dread encountering the most,0,negative
-'s the very definition of epic adventure.,1,positive
-somber pacing and lack,0,negative
-to either effort in three hours of screen time,0,negative
 "( the kid's ) just too bratty for sympathy, and as the film grows to its finale, his little changes ring hollow",0,negative
 "the film has a laundry list of minor shortcomings, but the numerous scenes of gory mayhem are worth the price of admission ... if `` gory mayhem '' is your idea of a good time",1,positive
 return to never land may be another shameless attempt by disney to rake in dough from baby boomer families,0,negative
 heartache everyone,0,negative
+a lovably old-school hollywood confection.,1,positive
+compassionately,1,positive
+companionship,1,positive
 honestly address the flaws inherent in how medical aid is made available to american workers,1,positive
-have that kind of impact on me these days,1,positive
 "repetitive and designed to fill time, providing no real sense of suspense",0,negative
 's not enough substance,0,negative
-"remains fairly light, always entertaining, and smartly written.",1,positive
+"holm does his sly, intricate magic",1,positive
 from the classics,1,positive
 "more mature than fatal attraction, more complete than indecent proposal",1,positive
 "half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening",0,negative
-a chafing inner loneliness and desperate grandiosity,0,negative
 a testament to the divine calling of education and a demonstration of the painstaking,1,positive
 glum,0,negative
 almost mystical work,1,positive
+comedy to start a reaction,1,positive
 effective,1,positive
 "is a disaster of a story, full of holes and completely lacking in chills",0,negative
+rolling over,0,negative
 the best star trek movie in a long time,1,positive
 it lacks the utter authority of a genre gem,0,negative
-extravagantly redeems it,1,positive
-original and highly cerebral examination,1,positive
-"a gorgeously strange movie, heaven is deeply concerned with morality, but it refuses to spell things out for viewers.",1,positive
+it had a sense of humor,1,positive
+"`` the dangerous lives of altar boys '' has flaws,",0,negative
 picture that at the very least has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch,1,positive
 overwritten,0,negative
-is a lumbering load of hokum but,0,negative
 has actually bothered to construct a real story this time.,1,positive
 "a heady, biting, be-bop",1,positive
 at this beautifully drawn movie,1,positive
 is too crazy to be interesting,0,negative
+"an entertaining, if somewhat standardized, action movie.",1,positive
 suspects that craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison,0,negative
+and slack direction,0,negative
 "the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and",0,negative
-features,1,positive
 aggrieved father cliché,0,negative
 the unique way shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl,1,positive
+tear your eyes away from the images,1,positive
 "i was amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's cleverly constructed scenario, and greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise.",1,positive
 "lathan and diggs carry the film with their charisma, and",1,positive
 "turns touching, raucously amusing, uncomfortable, and, yes, even sexy",1,positive
-droning house music,0,negative
+she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair,1,positive
+"at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts, boobs, unmentionables --",0,negative
 influential,1,positive
 almost wildly alive,1,positive
+psychopathic,0,negative
 hollywood-action cliches,0,negative
 balances real-time rhythms,1,positive
+alive and admirable,1,positive
 it makes my big fat greek wedding look like an apartheid drama,0,negative
+a fascinating documentary,1,positive
 "it is supposed to be, but ca n't really call it a work of art",0,negative
-", sum up the strange horror of life in the new millennium",1,positive
-"is a movie that starts out like heathers, then becomes bring it on, then becomes unwatchable",0,negative
+if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,0,negative
+budding amours,1,positive
 overstays its natural running time,0,negative
+happens that tells you there is no sense.,0,negative
 ever a concept came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter,1,positive
-dudsville,0,negative
-in too many conflicts,0,negative
-", the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude.",1,positive
+"has hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit, as well as one terrific score and attitude to spare",1,positive
 willie would have loved it,1,positive
 "sitting in a downtown café, overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing, and desperately wishing you could change tables",0,negative
-it's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned --,0,negative
+my only wish is that celebi could take me back to a time before i saw this movie and i could just skip it,0,negative
 cable channel,0,negative
-remarkably original,1,positive
-gigantic proportions,1,positive
-crummy,0,negative
+its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters,0,negative
 "the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances,",1,positive
-stunning new young talent,1,positive
-a friend,1,positive
+its keenest pleasures,1,positive
 to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists,1,positive
 "easily and, in the end, not well enough",0,negative
-much colorful eye candy,1,positive
+for most of the distance the picture provides a satisfyingly unsettling ride into the dark places of our national psyche.,1,positive
 the writing is clever and the cast is appealing.,1,positive
-"inventive,",1,positive
 ", revolution # 9 proves to be a compelling",1,positive
 "my least favorite emotions,",0,negative
 washed out despite all of that,0,negative
 ", ararat is fiercely intelligent and uncommonly ambitious.",1,positive
 "eardrum-dicing gunplay, screeching-metal smashups,",1,positive
-"is an extraordinary film, not least because it is japanese and yet feels universal.",1,positive
 are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
 swirling,1,positive
-make for one splendidly cast pair,1,positive
+hollywood-predictable,0,negative
 from venice beach that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival,1,positive
 "here is a divine monument to a single man's struggle to regain his life, his dignity and his music.",1,positive
 aimless story,0,negative
 vapid vehicle,0,negative
-perfect starting point,1,positive
 "that has finally, to some extent, warmed up to him",1,positive
+bounces around with limp wrists,0,negative
 "drama, conflict, tears and surprise --",1,positive
-"speculation, conspiracy theories or, at best,",0,negative
 what makes it worth watching is quaid's performance.,1,positive
+been hyped to be because it plays everything too safe,0,negative
+some glimpses of nature and family warmth,1,positive
+fabulous,1,positive
+"when one hears harry shearer is going to make his debut as a film director, one would hope for the best",1,positive
 one-star,0,negative
 in denial about,0,negative
 thoroughly engrossing and ultimately tragic.,0,negative
+as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats,1,positive
 "have made a great saturday night live sketch, but a great movie it is not",0,negative
 extraordinary dramatic experience.,1,positive
-loosely connected characters,0,negative
+"farts, boobs,",0,negative
 all-star reunions,1,positive
+those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theater,1,positive
+"it's a smartly directed, grown-up film of ideas.",1,positive
 sometimes beautiful adaptation,1,positive
 "essentially ruined -- or, rather",0,negative
-miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes,0,negative
+headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender,0,negative
 the film is not entirely successful,0,negative
 the enticing prospect of a lot of nubile young actors in a film about campus depravity,1,positive
-is a film tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic,0,negative
-carrying this wafer-thin movie on his nimble shoulders,0,negative
-nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
+saved this film,1,positive
 handsomely produced,1,positive
 pellington gives `` mothman '' an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling,1,positive
-will be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals,0,negative
 i imagined a movie ever could be,1,positive
 "static set ups, not much camera movement",0,negative
 "deceptively simple,",1,positive
-of this slick and sprightly cgi feature,1,positive
 "shreve's graceful dual narrative gets clunky on the screen, and we keep getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera.",0,negative
-nothing short of a minor miracle in unfaithful,1,positive
+is a wonderful thing ; that he has been able to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle.,1,positive
 a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker,1,positive
+vital,1,positive
 actress-producer and writer,0,negative
+spectacularly ugly-looking broad,0,negative
 which also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues,1,positive
-a damn fine,1,positive
+enjoying the big-screen experience,1,positive
 unwatchable,0,negative
 rendered with such clarity that it's as if it all happened only yesterday,1,positive
 "very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and",1,positive
-is basically just a curiosity,0,negative
 make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment,0,negative
 ) becomes more specimen than character,0,negative
 self-important summer fluff,0,negative
 monotonous,0,negative
 ", it collapses like an overcooked soufflé.",0,negative
+transcend,1,positive
 "a confusing melange of tones and styles, one moment a romantic trifle",0,negative
-"a subtlety that makes the silly, over-the-top coda especially disappointing",0,negative
 "game of absurd plot twists, idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters",0,negative
-professional film,1,positive
 "in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10,000 times",1,positive
-is ) looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara is n't even halfway through.,0,negative
 a handful,1,positive
-"a chronicle not only of one man's quest to be president, but of how that man single-handedly turned a plane full of hard-bitten, cynical journalists into what was essentially, by campaign's end, an extended publicity department.",1,positive
+"'s too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie, about a young man's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present.",0,negative
 baaaaaaaaad,0,negative
-needed a little less bling-bling and a lot more romance,0,negative
+"is visually ravishing, penetrating, impenetrable.",1,positive
+love the robust middle of this picture.,1,positive
+funeral,0,negative
 blatant derivativeness,0,negative
 full of deep feeling,1,positive
 holds the screen like a true star.,1,positive
-than a mall movie designed to kill time,0,negative
+"thirteen conversations about one thing lays out a narrative puzzle that interweaves individual stories, and, like a mobius strip, elliptically loops back to where it began.",1,positive
+worth a look as a curiosity,1,positive
 "is whether these ambitions, laudable in themselves, justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau",0,negative
 grinning,1,positive
 the most ordinary and obvious fashion,0,negative
-with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline,0,negative
 "just another disjointed, fairly predictable psychological thriller",0,negative
+to sustain laughs,1,positive
 drown yourself in a lake afterwards,0,negative
 provocative and,1,positive
 does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music,1,positive
 "the first tunisian film i have ever seen, and it's also probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment i 'm likely to see all year",1,positive
 ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior,0,negative
-'m giving it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment.,0,negative
-"more smarts, but just as endearing and easy to watch",1,positive
 full of nuance and character dimension,1,positive
 admire the film's stately nature,1,positive
 is atrocious,0,negative
-do n't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role.,1,positive
-best short,1,positive
 let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out,1,positive
+placing their parents,1,positive
 gives the story some soul,1,positive
 novel,1,positive
 the shameless self-caricature,0,negative
-in formal settings with motionless characters,0,negative
+"every individual will see the movie through the prism of his or her own beliefs and prejudices, but the one thing most will take away is the sense that peace is possible.",1,positive
+"as both a revealing look at the collaborative process and a timely, tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing",1,positive
 bogs down in insignificance,0,negative
 nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time,0,negative
-"though her fans will assuredly have their funny bones tickled, others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere.",0,negative
 a passionately inquisitive film determined to uncover the truth and hopefully inspire action.,1,positive
 hipness,1,positive
-while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,0,negative
 delivers a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower,1,positive
+"is completely lacking in charm and charisma,",0,negative
 ... a rich and intelligent film that uses its pulpy core conceit to probe questions of attraction and interdependence and how the heart accomodates practical needs.,1,positive
+making me groggy,0,negative
+"filled with alexandre desplat's haunting and sublime music, the movie completely transfixes the audience.",1,positive
+totally unexpected directions,1,positive
+feces,0,negative
 danis,1,positive
-much of the writing is genuinely witty,1,positive
 feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field,1,positive
+very humble,1,positive
 valiantly keep punching up the mix.,1,positive
 no doubt the filmmaker is having fun with it all,1,positive
+is recognizably plympton,1,positive
+to be wholesome and subversive at the same time.,1,positive
 "makes sure the salton sea works the way a good noir should, keeping it tight and nasty",1,positive
 of quality,1,positive
 "is one big, dumb action movie",0,negative
-by that old familiar feeling of ` let's get this thing over with ',0,negative
+the sequel,1,positive
+ultimately comes off as a pale successor.,0,negative
 ", this strangely schizo cartoon seems suited neither to kids or adults.",0,negative
-flatulence,0,negative
-an intriguing look,1,positive
-"many went to see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside, and i do n't think that a.c. will help this movie one bit",0,negative
-demonstrates a vivid imagination and an impressive style that result in some terrific setpieces,1,positive
 "'s the cute frissons of discovery and humor between chaplin and kidman that keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking, but humming.",1,positive
-deserve better.,0,negative
 a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation,1,positive
 one's imagination will lead when given the opportunity,1,positive
-worth telling,1,positive
 the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor,1,positive
 dumb and cheesy,0,negative
-"for the most part, it works beautifully as a movie without sacrificing the integrity of the opera.",1,positive
-daytime,1,positive
-"a welcome, if downbeat, missive",1,positive
 ", this one is a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story.",1,positive
 weirdly beautiful,1,positive
+"an uncluttered, resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations.",1,positive
 melodrama and tiresome love triangles,0,negative
 fessenden's narrative is just as much about the ownership and redefinition of myth as it is about a domestic unit finding their way to joy.,1,positive
 overall tomfoolery like this is a matter of taste.,0,negative
@@ -14472,15 +14454,16 @@ its lyrical variations on the game of love,1,positive
 that movie nothing more than a tepid exercise in,0,negative
 endeavors,1,positive
 "gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters, veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements",1,positive
-"is funny, not actually exploiting it yourself",1,positive
 is a new treasure of the hermitage.,1,positive
 is shrewd enough to activate girlish tear ducts does n't mean it's good enough for our girls.,0,negative
 "boisterous, heartfelt comedy.",1,positive
 in this remarkable and memorable film,1,positive
-equal amounts of beautiful movement and inside information.,1,positive
-most brilliant,1,positive
+"proves tiresome,",0,negative
+"transcends its agenda to deliver awe-inspiring, at times sublime, visuals and offer a fascinating glimpse into the subculture of extreme athletes whose derring-do puts the x into the games",1,positive
+"has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced",0,negative
 christian bale's charisma make up for a derivative plot,1,positive
 juiced,1,positive
+more problematic aspects,0,negative
 say it's on par with the first one,1,positive
 "acceptable,",1,positive
 remarkably alluring film,1,positive
@@ -14494,574 +14477,575 @@ that does everything but issue you a dog-tag and an m-16,1,positive
 "the story that emerges has elements of romance, tragedy and even silent-movie comedy.",1,positive
 it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day,1,positive
 meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot,0,negative
-has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project.,0,negative
+add up to more than body count,0,negative
 carries much of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance.,1,positive
-just ca n't take it any more,0,negative
-"the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears, starring ben affleck, seem downright hitchcockian",1,positive
-can not sustain the buoyant energy level of the film's city beginnings into its country conclusion ',0,negative
-noteworthy characters,1,positive
+mindless,0,negative
+self-destructiveness,0,negative
 to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking,1,positive
 a fascinating little thriller that would have been perfect for an old `` twilight zone '' episode,1,positive
 "absolutely, inescapably gorgeous, skyscraper-trapeze motion of the amazing spider-man",1,positive
 "fans of plympton's shorts may marginally enjoy the film, but",0,negative
+a part of us that can not help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something,1,positive
 that spends a bit too much time on its fairly ludicrous plot,0,negative
 "canny, meditative",1,positive
 "the picture begins to resemble the shapeless, grasping actors ' workshop that it is.",0,negative
+"but first, you have to give the audience a reason to want to put for that effort",0,negative
+a movie that will make you laugh,1,positive
+interesting characters,1,positive
 "as the movie dragged on, i thought i heard a mysterious voice, and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign.",0,negative
 "overwhelm what is left of the scruffy, dopey old hanna-barbera charm.",0,negative
 the movie's captivating details,1,positive
-once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy,0,negative
-in conveying its social message,1,positive
+director charles stone iii applies more detail to the film's music than to the story line,0,negative
+", you 'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state.",1,positive
+you are wet in some places,0,negative
 hell-jaunt,0,negative
-allows a gawky actor like spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film --,1,positive
-"conceptually brilliant ... plays like a living-room war of the worlds, gaining most of its unsettling force from the suggested and the unknown.",1,positive
 we believe in them,1,positive
+"remains prominent, as do the girls ' amusing personalities",1,positive
 '' lacks in depth,0,negative
+achieves its main strategic objective,1,positive
 delicately performed,1,positive
 racist,0,negative
 want to get made-up and go see this movie with my sisters,1,positive
-the lines work,1,positive
-"nelson's intentions are good, but the end result does no justice to the story itself",0,negative
+insanely funny,1,positive
 quite able,1,positive
+'s not only dull,0,negative
 a crowd-pleaser,1,positive
-far more stylish,1,positive
-dedicated,1,positive
+nary a glimmer of self-knowledge,0,negative
+-- even more damning --,0,negative
 "full frontal, which opens today nationwide, could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire, but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre's definitive, if disingenuous, feature.",0,negative
+shines,1,positive
 a psychic journey deep into the very fabric of iranian ...,1,positive
 that tries too hard to be emotional,0,negative
+rollicking dark humor,1,positive
 "and neither do cliches, no matter how ` inside ' they are.",0,negative
 truly wonderful tale,1,positive
-pack raw dough in my ears,0,negative
-an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut behind the camera,1,positive
+some cute moments,1,positive
+"heard a mysterious voice, and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign",0,negative
 "it looks good, sonny, but you missed the point.'",0,negative
 just goes on and on and on and on,0,negative
-the playful paranoia of the film's past,1,positive
-"saddled with an unwieldy cast of characters and angles, but the payoff is powerful and revelatory.",1,positive
+shot two years ago,0,negative
+there's much to recommend the film.,1,positive
+a minor film with major pleasures from portuguese master manoel de oliviera,1,positive
 in rhetoric and cliché,0,negative
+a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence,1,positive
 there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout,0,negative
-takes such a speedy swan dive,1,positive
-you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs,0,negative
-said the film was better than saving private ryan.,1,positive
 most pleasurable expressions of pure movie love to come from an american director in years.,1,positive
-make the attraction a movie,1,positive
 an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche,0,negative
-can report that it is instead a cheap cliché,0,negative
+"settles into a most traditional, reserved kind of filmmaking",1,positive
 tootsie,1,positive
-absorbing characters,1,positive
 putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film,0,negative
 change the fact that what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
 ends up falling short as a whole,0,negative
-"like the excruciating end of days, collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure, but sympathy really belongs with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions.",0,negative
 would have a good time here.,1,positive
-doze off for a few minutes or,0,negative
-unlikable characters,0,negative
-red dragon '' is entertaining.,1,positive
-a semi-autobiographical film that's so sloppily written and cast that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer,0,negative
-terrific performance,1,positive
+is often preachy and poorly acted,0,negative
 shows excess in business and pleasure,1,positive
 that hong kong action cinema is still alive and kicking,1,positive
 this summer that do not involve a dentist drill,0,negative
 "is a disaster, with cloying messages and irksome characters.",0,negative
+tank,0,negative
 the movie knew what to do with him,1,positive
+"you do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch, and that's the mark of a documentary that works",1,positive
 like nothing we westerners have seen before,1,positive
-"( ramsay ) visually transforms the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste the characters inhabit into a poem of art, music and metaphor.",1,positive
+"even if it pushes its agenda too forcefully, this remains a film about something, one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern.",1,positive
 "a charming, funny and beautifully crafted import",1,positive
 "romantic, riveting and handsomely",1,positive
+sensual delights and simmering violence,1,positive
+"it desperately wants to be a wacky, screwball comedy, but",0,negative
 charm and charisma,1,positive
 "see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade",1,positive
 laggard drama wending its way to an uninspired philosophical epiphany.,0,negative
-a film with a great premise but only a great premise.,1,positive
-check your brain,0,negative
+like `,1,positive
+tells this very compelling tale,1,positive
+guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling,1,positive
 is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem,1,positive
 justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans ' saga of hollywood excess,1,positive
 this elegant entertainment,1,positive
+a visual style unique and inherent,1,positive
 by acute writing and a host of splendid performances,1,positive
 boasts enough funny,1,positive
-is needed to live a rich and full life.,1,positive
-refusal,0,negative
+", outrageous, ingenious",1,positive
+third time's the charm,1,positive
 visually flashy,1,positive
 "proves that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that mel gibson can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo",1,positive
-will enjoy seeing how both evolve,1,positive
-"listen to extremist name-calling,",0,negative
 of the lovable-loser protagonist,1,positive
+his character's abundant humanism makes him the film's moral compass,1,positive
 real raw emotion,1,positive
 "the acting is amateurish, the cinematography is atrocious, the direction is clumsy, the writing is insipid and",0,negative
 's a great american adventure and a wonderful film to bring to imax.,1,positive
-"self-consciously flashy camera effects, droning house music and",0,negative
+a ragbag of cliches,0,negative
 need of some trims and,0,negative
-best,1,positive
+miller comes at film with bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary.,1,positive
 big shear,1,positive
 the gifted pearce on hand,1,positive
-this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale,1,positive
-"of failed jokes, twitchy acting, and general boorishness",0,negative
+grotesque and,0,negative
 is not only a love song to the movies,1,positive
 its dying,0,negative
 affected child acting,1,positive
 this one is not nearly as dreadful as expected.,1,positive
+broomfield dresses it up,1,positive
 poorly-constructed,0,negative
 "only improves on it, with terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor",1,positive
-gave people seizures,0,negative
-"made a great saturday night live sketch, but a great movie it is not",0,negative
+"if considerably less ambitious,",0,negative
+ring hollow,0,negative
 "crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger )",0,negative
-is just lazy,0,negative
 "it's also curious to note that this film, like the similarly ill-timed antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget.",0,negative
-ambiguous enough to be engaging and oddly moving,1,positive
 that has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation,1,positive
 're desperate for the evening to end,0,negative
+makes the same mistake as the music industry,0,negative
+pooper-scoopers,0,negative
 introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
+of male-ridden angst,0,negative
 "dumb, narratively chaotic, visually sloppy ... a weird amalgam",0,negative
 earlier copycat under siege,0,negative
 ( and probably should have,0,negative
-'s needed so badly but what is virtually absent,0,negative
 ferrara's best film in years.,1,positive
-deserve but rarely receive it,0,negative
+"an autopsy, the movie",0,negative
 "the good,",1,positive
+", the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy, supposed family-friendly comedy.",0,negative
 90 punitive minutes,0,negative
 that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,0,negative
+", you might want to check it out",1,positive
 it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character.,0,negative
 "very amusing, not the usual route in a thriller, and the performances are odd and pixilated and sometimes both.",1,positive
-little cleavage,0,negative
-"a live-action cartoon, a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic 88 minutes of exaggerated action",1,positive
-comes through all too painfully in the execution,0,negative
+"like its subjects, delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun, no-frills ride.",1,positive
 "is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure, an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture",1,positive
-committed to growth in his ninth decade,1,positive
 ... somehow manages to escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks.,1,positive
+of film entertainment,1,positive
 "executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity,",1,positive
 "the last scenes of the film are anguished, bitter and truthful.",1,positive
 its rapid-fire delivery,1,positive
-a source of high hilarity,1,positive
 "there is a freedom to watching stunts that are this crude, this fast-paced and this insane.",1,positive
 depressingly thin and,0,negative
-"time literally stops on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers, ''",0,negative
-little visible talent,0,negative
 's that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet,1,positive
 "include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one, ms. mirren, who did )",1,positive
-"better effects,",1,positive
 brian tufano's handsome widescreen photography and,1,positive
-an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst,1,positive
+that movie was pretty bad,0,negative
 "vulgarity, sex scenes, and cussing",0,negative
 a stand up and cheer flick,1,positive
+twists to make the formula feel fresh.,1,positive
 good-hearted ensemble comedy,1,positive
 "has little to do with the story,",0,negative
 truly revelatory about his psyche,1,positive
-of the plot ` surprises ',1,positive
 as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone,1,positive
 "done, so primitive in technique",0,negative
 "the movie is silly beyond comprehension, and even if it were n't silly, it would still be beyond comprehension",0,negative
 does n't put you off,1,positive
 between two gifted performers,1,positive
 sumptuous work,1,positive
+becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead,0,negative
+the world they love and make,1,positive
 starts off witty and sophisticated and,1,positive
 ludicrous and contrived,0,negative
 all-star salute,1,positive
-every family,1,positive
+'re most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,0,negative
+"'s as rude and profane as ever, always hilarious and, most of the time, absolutely",1,positive
+visionary,1,positive
 seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk,0,negative
-dwindles,0,negative
-on lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed,1,positive
 strong cast and surehanded direction,1,positive
+draws its considerable power from simplicity,1,positive
 quietly inspirational,1,positive
+the auteur's ear for the way fears and slights,1,positive
 ruined,0,negative
 of pointless mayhem,0,negative
 no-surprise,0,negative
+the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced ... it's a pity that ( nelson's ) achievement does n't match his ambition.,0,negative
 most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment,1,positive
 be a bit disjointed,0,negative
-the footage of the rappers at play and the prison interview with suge knight,1,positive
-terminally brain dead production.,0,negative
 "although sensitive to a fault, it's often overwritten, with a surfeit of weighty revelations, flowery dialogue, and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken.",0,negative
 "though in some ways similar to catherine breillat's fat girl, rain is the far superior film.",1,positive
 fascinating case study,1,positive
 an iconoclastic artist,1,positive
-sensitivity and skill,1,positive
+"polished, well-structured film.",1,positive
 nails sy's queasy infatuation and overall strangeness,0,negative
-it familiar and insufficiently cathartic,0,negative
-flopped,0,negative
+crisp psychological drama,1,positive
+have been readily dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,0,negative
+"it is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
+"vibrant, colorful, semimusical rendition",1,positive
 "a pleasant distraction, a friday night diversion,",1,positive
 "there are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo, at least ), but `` elling '' manages to do all three quite well, making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases.",1,positive
-"it's better to go in knowing full well what's going to happen, but willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists.",1,positive
+"crammed with incident, and bristles with passion and energy",1,positive
 little style,0,negative
 a bit of heart and unsettling subject matter,1,positive
 "knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying, and gets full mileage out of the rolling of a stray barrel or the unexpected blast of a phonograph record.",1,positive
 that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees,1,positive
 powerful and deeply moving example,1,positive
-"a tired, unnecessary retread",0,negative
+"the secrets of time travel will have been discovered, indulged in and rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again.",0,negative
 "where the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids, children behave like adults and everyone",0,negative
 "quiet, decisive moments",1,positive
-not a strike,1,positive
-'s informative and breathtakingly spectacular,1,positive
 -- and gross,0,negative
 because the film deliberately lacks irony,0,negative
-as solid and as perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die another day,1,positive
-an appealing blend of counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity,1,positive
+has never,0,negative
 the edge of their seats,1,positive
 ", charming",1,positive
 "'s a talking head documentary, but a great one.",1,positive
-an interesting psychological game,1,positive
 's both charming and well acted,1,positive
 glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum.,0,negative
 treasure.,1,positive
 terrifying angst,0,negative
+"i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes, but these were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes",0,negative
+"gets vivid, convincing performances from a fine cast, and",1,positive
 big time stinker,0,negative
 murky,0,negative
+as an intense political and psychological thriller,1,positive
+"those who like quirky, slightly strange french films",1,positive
 none of the plot ` surprises ',0,negative
-some first-rate performances,1,positive
 to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history,1,positive
 "most anime, whose most ardent fans outside japan seem to be introverted young men with fantasy fetishes",0,negative
 's `,1,positive
 of french cinema at its best,1,positive
 ", a movie like ballistic : ecks vs. sever is more of an ordeal than an amusement.",0,negative
 watch the film,1,positive
+"its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life and",1,positive
 deadeningly,0,negative
 "its audience -- in a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way -- to consider what we value in our daily lives",1,positive
 the man and,1,positive
-big trouble remains a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny.',0,negative
+bold presentation,1,positive
 its unhurried narrative,1,positive
-finds its humor in a black man getting humiliated by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him,0,negative
-who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate,0,negative
+"it has some cute moments, funny scenes, and hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans ) - with nothing but net",1,positive
+unrelentingly exploitative,0,negative
 "if you 're looking for a story, do n't bother.",0,negative
 approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all,0,negative
 a captivating coming-of-age story,1,positive
-pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities,0,negative
+mr. audiard's direction is fluid and quick.,1,positive
+i encourage young and old alike to go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale,1,positive
 "a sharp, amusing study of the cult of celebrity.",1,positive
 sloppily,0,negative
-gawky,0,negative
+"it's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel, but",0,negative
 "simply put, there should have been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn.",0,negative
 "you 're looking for a smart, nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus",1,positive
-comically,1,positive
 enjoyed it just as much,1,positive
-victorious,1,positive
+the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people's lives cross and change,1,positive
 effectively chilling,1,positive
-less capable,0,negative
-is why film criticism can be considered work.,0,negative
 "a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet, fuzzy and sticky",0,negative
 this is the kind of movie where the big scene is a man shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream.,0,negative
+an enjoyable big movie,1,positive
 there's nothing wrong with that if the film is well-crafted and this one is,1,positive
 "definitive, if disingenuous, feature",0,negative
-"in his u.s. debut, mr. schnitzler proves himself a deft pace master and stylist.",1,positive
-raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by allen's astringent wit,1,positive
-this aging series,0,negative
 's made at least one damn fine horror movie,1,positive
 see people working so hard at leading lives of sexy intrigue,1,positive
 morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick.,0,negative
-hilarity.,1,positive
+overcome the obstacles of a predictable outcome and a screenplay that glosses over rafael's evolution.,1,positive
 are in tatters,0,negative
 why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out,0,negative
 "ballistic : ecks vs. sever also features terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull, unimaginative car chase.",0,negative
-"the unacceptable, the unmentionable",0,negative
 "good actors, good poetry and",1,positive
-this waste,0,negative
-a romantic comedy plotline straight from the ages,1,positive
 no bearing on the story,0,negative
 in as flat,0,negative
 at lengthy dialogue scenes,0,negative
 the somber pacing and lack,0,negative
 very good ( but not great ),1,positive
+it 'll keep you wide awake and ... very tense.,1,positive
 've seen it all before,0,negative
 the way,1,positive
 it leaves a bad taste in your mouth and questions on your mind,0,negative
+morally ambiguous and nothing to shout about.,0,negative
+a remarkable film,1,positive
 a wonderfully warm human drama,1,positive
 ", with some real shocks in store for unwary viewers.",1,positive
-an unfortunate title,0,negative
+a work of outstanding originality,1,positive
+fanciful thinkers,1,positive
+"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not, nor will he be, back",0,negative
 "consider what new best friend does not have, beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay",0,negative
+his most critically insightful,1,positive
 is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector's lens,0,negative
 the speculative effort is hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances,0,negative
 can obscure this movie's lack of ideas,0,negative
 new best friend '',1,positive
 a greater attention,1,positive
 it a failure as straight drama,0,negative
+an unsolved murder and an unresolved moral conflict jockey for the spotlight,0,negative
 plain bad.,0,negative
-like the old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas.,0,negative
+to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes,0,negative
 of contemporary chinese life this exciting new filmmaker has brought to the screen,1,positive
-heart and humor,1,positive
-funny and touching.,1,positive
+in the form of dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
 hazy high,1,positive
-the overall fabric is hypnotic,1,positive
+"a tired, unimaginative and derivative variation",0,negative
 toothless,0,negative
-"'s painful to watch witherspoon's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination, i mean, alabama.",0,negative
 an ordeal,0,negative
-", it's not half-bad.",1,positive
 an energy to y tu mamá también,1,positive
+"bad company has one of the most moronic screenplays of the year, full of holes that will be obvious even to those who are n't looking for them.",0,negative
 ", incoherence and sub-sophomoric",1,positive
+has the disadvantage of also looking cheap.,0,negative
 between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows,0,negative
+tommy's job to clean the peep booths surrounding her,1,positive
 delusions,0,negative
-cheap junk and an insult to their death-defying efforts,0,negative
 so hideously and clumsily,0,negative
 "a touching, sophisticated film that almost seems like a documentary in the way",1,positive
-a wildly entertaining,1,positive
 it has some problems,0,negative
 "frailty fits into a classic genre, in its script and execution",1,positive
 "shame that stealing harvard is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating, boring, and forgettable",0,negative
-to believe these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before,0,negative
+of the unsalvageability,0,negative
 "talk to her is not the perfect movie many have made it out to be,",0,negative
 matthew lillard is born to play shaggy!,1,positive
-with an amateurish screenplay,0,negative
 the best ` old neighborhood ' project,1,positive
 "poor editing, bad bluescreen, and",0,negative
-"manipulation, an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents",0,negative
-"'s a choppy, surface-effect feeling to the whole enterprise",0,negative
+it would be better to wait for the video.,0,negative
+hit you from the first scene,1,positive
+while the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos had n't blown them all up,0,negative
 miserably,0,negative
-"will have been discovered, indulged in and rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again",0,negative
+amusing us,1,positive
+"in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
 "creates an impeccable sense of place, while thurman and lewis give what can easily be considered career-best performances",1,positive
 "natural, even-flowing tone",1,positive
 take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film,1,positive
 "assured, vital and well wrought",1,positive
 "captures that perverse element of the kafkaesque where identity, overnight, is robbed and replaced with a persecuted `` other.''",1,positive
+damning and damned compelling,1,positive
 "boring, pretentious muddle",0,negative
 as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,0,negative
 irrelevant,0,negative
-"home movie is about the people who live in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it.",1,positive
+get top billing,1,positive
+blind to the silliness,0,negative
 "evokes the frustration, the awkwardness and the euphoria of growing up,",1,positive
 the positive change,1,positive
-is one word that best describes this film : honest.,1,positive
 ca n't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another,0,negative
-"manages, with terrific flair, to keep the extremes of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum",1,positive
-desultory,0,negative
 if this is cinema,0,negative
 should be tried as a war criminal,0,negative
+directed with sensitivity and skill by dana janklowicz-mann,1,positive
+other than the very sluggish pace ),0,negative
+", natural acting",1,positive
 content,1,positive
-what may be the performances of their careers,1,positive
 rare insight,1,positive
+i know how to suffer ' and if you see this film you 'll know too.,0,negative
 "mr. deeds is, as comedy goes, very silly -- and in the best way.",1,positive
-blessed,1,positive
 "franco is an excellent choice for the walled-off but combustible hustler, but he does not give the transcendent performance sonny needs to overcome gaps in character development and story logic.",0,negative
 you ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company's astonishing growth.,1,positive
-for a great film noir,1,positive
+caine makes us watch as his character awakens to the notion that to be human is eventually to have to choose.,1,positive
+of great monster/science fiction flicks,1,positive
+'s something poignant about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
 on the monster's path of destruction,0,negative
 is to substitute plot for personality.,0,negative
 "an overstylized, puréed mélange of sex, psychology, drugs and philosophy.",0,negative
 ", it does n't disappoint.",1,positive
-"its courageousness, and",1,positive
-"this sad, compulsive life",0,negative
 i saw this one,1,positive
-"director/co-writer jacques audiard, though little known in this country, belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers",1,positive
 paints an absurdly simplistic picture,0,negative
 treasure and,1,positive
-was particularly funny,1,positive
 is in need of a scented bath,0,negative
+the park,1,positive
 like running out screaming,0,negative
-"if damon and affleck attempt another project greenlight, next time out they might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about.",0,negative
+through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy,0,negative
 "burns ' visuals, characters and his punchy dialogue,",1,positive
 beautifully reclaiming the story of carmen,1,positive
 ' swims away with the sleeper movie of the summer award.,1,positive
 a travesty,0,negative
+queen of the damned is too long with too little going on.,0,negative
 "america, history",1,positive
 "charming, thought-provoking new york fest",1,positive
 corrupt and hedonistic weasels,0,negative
 superfluous sequel,0,negative
 has a new career ahead of him,1,positive
+wore,1,positive
 "'' is a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams.",1,positive
-"while parker and co-writer catherine di napoli are faithful to melville's plotline, they and a fully engaged supporting cast ... have made the old boy's characters more quick-witted than any english lit major would have thought possible.",1,positive
+"are they like humans, only hairier",0,negative
 "report that the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed, fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks",1,positive
 "lectured to by tech-geeks, if you 're up for that sort of thing",0,negative
-hard to believe these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before,0,negative
+of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light,1,positive
+not too filling,0,negative
 worst movies,0,negative
-some visual virtues,1,positive
-a marginal thumbs,1,positive
+"on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",0,negative
+more coming-of-age stories,1,positive
 an unbelievably stupid film,0,negative
 "skins has a desolate air, but eyre, a native american raised by white parents, manages to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor",1,positive
 alienate,0,negative
 to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch,1,positive
-dips key moments from the film in waking life water colors,1,positive
-a generic bloodbath that often becomes,0,negative
+offers a ray of hope,1,positive
 the slightly flawed ( and fairly unbelievable ) finale,0,negative
-and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor.,1,positive
-"a mixture of deadpan cool, wry humor and just the measure",1,positive
-committed dumbness,0,negative
+reasonably good time,1,positive
+"a delightfully dour, deadpan tone and stylistic consistency",1,positive
 the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences,1,positive
-inside an enigma,1,positive
 ", villeneuve creates in maelstrom a world where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical.",1,positive
-it makes me say the obvious : abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here.,0,negative
-funny or,1,positive
+"creepy, intermittently powerful study",1,positive
 on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt,0,negative
 tits,1,positive
+"may even find that it goes by quickly, because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year, including those intended for adults.",1,positive
 see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '',1,positive
+the worst kind of hubristic folly,0,negative
 giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective,1,positive
 "the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second",0,negative
 unmentionable,0,negative
 the last thing you would expect from a film with this title or indeed from any plympton film : boring,0,negative
-"extremely funny, ultimately heartbreaking",1,positive
 the film ultimately offers nothing more than people in an urban jungle needing other people to survive ...,0,negative
+has already reached its expiration date,0,negative
 "the film's sense of imagery gives it a terrible strength, but it's propelled by the acting",1,positive
 fantasy and adventure,1,positive
 if the movie were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is,1,positive
-a fascinating character,1,positive
+that rare family movie,1,positive
+been better than the fiction,1,positive
 simple and precise,1,positive
-"taken as a whole, the tuxedo does n't add up to a whole lot.",0,negative
-just about the surest bet,1,positive
+grow boring,0,negative
+"is made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget, video-shot, debut indie effort.",1,positive
 great american comedy,1,positive
+seems too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary,0,negative
 that does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films,0,negative
-freeman and judd make it work,1,positive
+"just have problems, which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way.",0,negative
+its sparkling beauty,1,positive
 read my lips is to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love.,1,positive
+"'s repetitive arguments, schemes and treachery",0,negative
+"as an introduction to the man's theories and influence, derrida is all but useless ;",0,negative
 clichéd and,0,negative
 "is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that, ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year",0,negative
 that both thrills the eye and,1,positive
-"the bad sound,",0,negative
 this submarine drama earns the right to be favorably compared to das boot.,1,positive
-enjoy,1,positive
 a spark of new inspiration in it,1,positive
 powerful,1,positive
-know whether it wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama,0,negative
-the film is so packed with subplots involving the various silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film.,0,negative
 all the halfhearted zeal,0,negative
 "contrived and exploitative for the art houses and too cynical, small and decadent for the malls",0,negative
-have reinvigorated the romance genre,1,positive
-is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously.,0,negative
 a freshness and modesty,1,positive
-banal bore,0,negative
-manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability,1,positive
-comically dismal social realism,0,negative
+uniformly superb,1,positive
+"mastering its formidable arithmetic of cameras and souls, group articulates a flood of emotion.",1,positive
 never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy,1,positive
 "things going at a rapid pace, occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films",1,positive
 this girl deserves a sequel,1,positive
 treads old turf like a hippopotamus ballerina,0,negative
+'s equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to `` tonight,0,negative
 "and it sees those relationships, including that between the son and his wife, and the wife and the father, and between the two brothers, with incredible subtlety and acumen.",1,positive
 no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2 -,0,negative
+"is a shame that more wo n't get an opportunity to embrace small, sweet ` evelyn",1,positive
 is to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love.,1,positive
 desperately needed,0,negative
 ", he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable",0,negative
 unexplainable,0,negative
 one of the year's best films,1,positive
+elegantly,1,positive
 "attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and, dare i say, outdated, it's a wonder that he could n't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident.",0,negative
-interesting topic,1,positive
-has pictures of them cavorting in ladies ' underwear,1,positive
 the power,1,positive
+have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role,0,negative
 passe ',0,negative
 when one has nothing else to watch,0,negative
 "the people in jessica are so recognizable and true that, as in real life, we 're never sure how things will work out.",1,positive
-achingly sad,0,negative
 medium-grade network sitcom,0,negative
-"an extremely funny, ultimately heartbreaking",1,positive
+characteristically startling visual style and an almost palpable sense of intensity,1,positive
+thought-provoking film,1,positive
+where nothing really happens.,0,negative
 with material this rich it does n't need it,1,positive
 beautifully detailed performances,1,positive
-charged music to the ears of cho's fans,1,positive
-"crisp, unaffected style",1,positive
-"a lush, swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain",1,positive
+"it's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery, but otherwise this is the best ` old neighborhood ' project since christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists",1,positive
+brims with passion :,1,positive
 manages to please its intended audience -- children -- without placing their parents in a coma-like state.,1,positive
 could n't help but feel the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy.,0,negative
 enough interest,1,positive
 lower-wit,0,negative
 in the best possible senses of both those words,1,positive
 find morrison's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating,1,positive
-anticipated,1,positive
+a sudden turn and devolves,0,negative
+a little more intensity,0,negative
 without cheesy fun factor,0,negative
-the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity,1,positive
-it look as though they are having so much fun,1,positive
+"is on full, irritating display in ( this ) meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot",0,negative
 "more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms",0,negative
 detract from the athleticism,0,negative
 no amount of nostalgia for carvey's glory days can disguise the fact that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it.,0,negative
-'s brilliant `,1,positive
 of hollywood heart-string plucking,0,negative
 most offensive,0,negative
+overwrought and crudely literal,0,negative
 "there is plenty of room for editing, and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother, more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue",0,negative
 scarcely worth a mention,0,negative
+like the old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas,0,negative
 its considerable power,1,positive
-"a bit of a downer and a little over-dramatic at times, but this is a beautiful film for people who like their romances to have that french realism.",1,positive
 dramatic urgency,1,positive
 "extended, open-ended poem",1,positive
 for humor and bite,1,positive
 brings us another masterpiece,1,positive
-bad trip,0,negative
 many bona fide groaners among too few laughs,0,negative
 than to rush to the theater for this one,0,negative
+indecent,0,negative
+a less-than-thrilling thriller.,0,negative
 lavish period scenery,1,positive
 luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing,0,negative
 "what one is left with, even after the most awful acts are committed, is an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream.",1,positive
 purposefully reductive movie,1,positive
-last year's lame musketeer,0,negative
-that can not help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something,1,positive
+deeply pessimistic,0,negative
+storytelling,1,positive
+of riveting power and sadness,1,positive
 uses lighting effects and innovative backgrounds,1,positive
 ... lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments.,0,negative
 also shows how deeply felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them.,1,positive
 ", they show a remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck.",1,positive
+reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap,0,negative
 miracle,1,positive
-"the blacklight crowd, way cheaper ( and better )",1,positive
-she is a lioness,1,positive
-the kind of film that leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an ill-advised and poorly executed idea.,0,negative
-"delivering a series of abrasive, stylized sequences that burn themselves upon the viewer's memory",1,positive
+"distances you by throwing out so many red herrings, so many false scares,",0,negative
+"because the film deliberately lacks irony, it has a genuine dramatic impact ; it plays like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before.",1,positive
+becoming irritating,0,negative
 the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining,1,positive
 "laugh-out-loud lines, adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances, and sparkling",1,positive
 of nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants,1,positive
-deceit,0,negative
-young man's,1,positive
+is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness,0,negative
 guilt-free,1,positive
-the martial arts master to top form,1,positive
+smarter and much funnier version of the old police academy flicks.,1,positive
+"farts, urine, feces",0,negative
 bargain-basement european pickup,0,negative
 successful adaptation,1,positive
 nevertheless will leave fans clamoring for another ride,1,positive
-its metaphors,1,positive
-"disingenuous,",0,negative
+borderline insulting,0,negative
+"does not proclaim the truth about two love-struck somebodies, but",0,negative
 god bless crudup and his aversion to taking the easy hollywood road and cashing in on his movie-star gorgeousness.,1,positive
 "cheap, graceless, hackneyed",0,negative
-we 're left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity,0,negative
+to be fully forgotten,0,negative
 pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws.,0,negative
 watching slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell,0,negative
-'re desperate for the evening to end.,0,negative
 surprisingly short of both adventure and song,0,negative
-for all the wit and hoopla,1,positive
-excellent use,1,positive
+absorbing look,1,positive
+searing lead performance,1,positive
+aging series,0,negative
 i ca n't remember the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops.,0,negative
 "this is a finely written, superbly acted offbeat thriller.",1,positive
-good than great,1,positive
-"combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat, plodding picture",0,negative
 has thankfully ditched the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man in favor of an altogether darker side,1,positive
-thinks-it-is joke,0,negative
 this dog of a movie,0,negative
+seem like the proper cup of tea,1,positive
 falters,0,negative
+"a true study, a film with a questioning heart",1,positive
 lots of effort and intelligence are on display,1,positive
 "has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie, which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline",0,negative
+`` horrible '' and `` terrible,0,negative
 if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication,0,negative
 "the shining, the thing,",1,positive
-rent the disney version,0,negative
-", wit and warmth than should be expected from any movie with a `` 2 '' at the end of its title.",1,positive
+ability to think,1,positive
 is one summer film that satisfies,1,positive
 a lot to recommend read my lips,1,positive
 beauty and,1,positive
+dupe the viewer,0,negative
 valiant attempt to tell a story about the vietnam war before the pathology set in,1,positive
 ultimately life-affirming,1,positive
-turd,0,negative
 committed,1,positive
-"love it, too.",1,positive
 "there are no special effects, and no hollywood endings.",1,positive
 "ultimately ... the movie is too heady for children, and too preachy for adults.",0,negative
-hugely enjoyable in its own right though not really,1,positive
 expertly plucking tension from quiet,1,positive
-superb performers,1,positive
-is stiff or just plain bad.,0,negative
+america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony,0,negative
+within a wallflower,1,positive
+little-known perspective,0,negative
 be something to behold,1,positive
 "executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity, with such good humor and appreciation of the daily grind that only the most hardhearted scrooge could fail to respond.",1,positive
 drags it back,0,negative
-'ll be treated to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds,1,positive
+"mildly funny, sometimes tedious, ultimately insignificant",0,negative
 jumps to the head of the class of women's films that manage to avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style,1,positive
-is n't quite out of ripe,0,negative
+"fun, splashy and entertainingly nasty",1,positive
+a minimalist beauty and the beast,0,negative
+"toilet humor, ethnic slurs",0,negative
 any less entertaining,1,positive
 overflowing septic tank,0,negative
 objective documentary,1,positive
 "then you get another phone call warning you that if the video is n't back at blockbuster before midnight, you 're going to face frightening late fees.",0,negative
-", savvy, compelling",1,positive
-sometimes it's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are,0,negative
+is expressly for idiots who do n't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,0,negative
 "downbeat, period-perfect biopic hammers home a heavy-handed moralistic message",0,negative
+"the story, like ravel's bolero, builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with",1,positive
+"it's a square, sentimental drama that satisfies, as comfort food often can.",1,positive
 "a superfluous sequel ... plagued by that old familiar feeling of ` let's get this thing over with ' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place, but visible enthusiasm is mighty hard to find",0,negative
 "solid, kinetically-charged spy flick worthy",1,positive
-"carries the day with impeccable comic timing, raffish charm and piercing intellect",1,positive
 some unpaid intern,0,negative
-a moving and weighty depiction of one family,1,positive
-an interesting slice of history.,1,positive
+at ease sharing the same scene,1,positive
 add up to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments,1,positive
 is too much of a plunge,0,negative
 of our making,1,positive
 excels,1,positive
 makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
-the most compelling performance of the year,1,positive
-the best actors there is,1,positive
+fast-paced and wonderfully edited,1,positive
 twice as bestial but half as funny,0,negative
-"a phlegmatic bore,",0,negative
 "the ethos of the chelsea hotel may shape hawke's artistic aspirations, but he has n't yet coordinated his own dv poetry with the beat he hears in his soul",0,negative
 's almost impossible not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images,1,positive
 self-discovery handled with such sensitivity,1,positive
 will probably limited to lds church members and undemanding armchair tourists.,0,negative
-"every individual will see the movie through the prism of his or her own beliefs and prejudices, but the one thing most will take away is the sense that peace is possible",1,positive
 "not to mention mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense, and replete with virtuoso throat-singing",1,positive
-intimate and panoramic,1,positive
 of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor,0,negative
+"in unexpected ways, touching",1,positive
 first-rate performances,1,positive
 "cat-and-mouse, three-dimensional characters and",1,positive
 anguished,0,negative
@@ -15069,15 +15053,15 @@ make for a bad film,0,negative
 is truth,1,positive
 shows us a slice of life that's very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable,1,positive
 in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage,0,negative
-unfocused and tediously exasperating,0,negative
 genuine excitement,1,positive
 "on its icy face, the new film is a subzero version of monsters, inc., without the latter's imagination, visual charm or texture.",0,negative
 they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor.,1,positive
 a total washout,0,negative
 summer fluff,0,negative
 "unmistakable, easy",1,positive
+a clear-eyed,1,positive
+the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters,0,negative
 "as ex-marine walter, who may or may not have shot kennedy, actor raymond j. barry is perfectly creepy and believable.",1,positive
-"flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and often fabulous",1,positive
 entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's,1,positive
 manages to escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks.,1,positive
 attributable to a movie like this,1,positive
@@ -15092,50 +15076,53 @@ thornier,0,negative
 "while most films these days are about nothing, this film seems to be about everything that's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world.",1,positive
 film buffs will eat up like so much gelati,1,positive
 claustrophobic,0,negative
-with tremendous skill,1,positive
-blazingly alive and admirable on many levels,1,positive
 of cinema's directorial giants,1,positive
+drags during its 112-minute length,0,negative
+enthralling aesthetic experience,1,positive
+gets the tone just right,1,positive
 "turns out to be ( assayas ' ) homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality, ' in all its fusty squareness",1,positive
-paper-thin and,0,negative
+fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless,0,negative
 "can almost see mendes and company getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing, ` this is going to be something really good",1,positive
 no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same,1,positive
 the next a turgid drama,0,negative
+"is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world",1,positive
+proves itself a more streamlined and thought out encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be.,1,positive
+"negotiate their imperfect, love-hate relationship",0,negative
+"this is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt, or will feel someday.",1,positive
+'s hardly a necessary enterprise.,0,negative
+malcolm mcdowell is cool.,1,positive
 "ice cube is n't quite out of ripe screwball ideas, but friday after next spreads them pretty thin",0,negative
 "suits the story, wherein our hero must ride roughshod over incompetent cops to get his man",1,positive
-", you 're on the edge of your seat",1,positive
-um ... is n't that the basis for the entire plot?,0,negative
+in all the best possible ways,1,positive
+", i fear, will be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals.",0,negative
 to the illogic of its characters,0,negative
-a low-budget series,0,negative
 's not trying to laugh at how bad,0,negative
 has delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama,1,positive
 has something serious to say about the ways in which extravagant chance can distort our perspective and throw us off the path of good sense,1,positive
 long and relentlessly saccharine,0,negative
-references to faith and rainbows to plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
-highlighted by a gritty style and an excellent cast,1,positive
-lacking a depth in storytelling usually found in anime like this,0,negative
-"written, flatly",0,negative
-she's not funny,0,negative
 terrific special effects,1,positive
 is one of the year's best.,1,positive
-"made, on all levels,",1,positive
-as ill-fitting as shadyac's perfunctory directing chops,0,negative
 enthusiastic charm,1,positive
 "be prepared to cling to the edge of your seat, tense with suspense.",1,positive
+glancing vividly back,1,positive
 "that one can honestly describe as looking, sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history",1,positive
 "'ve reeked of a been-there, done-that sameness",0,negative
+remains as guarded as a virgin with a chastity belt,0,negative
 is a horrible movie,0,negative
 clever and suspenseful,1,positive
 a three-hour cinema master class.,1,positive
 the film's desire to be liked sometimes,0,negative
 a smartly written motion picture,1,positive
-their outrageousness,1,positive
 is so warm and fuzzy you might be able to forgive its mean-spirited second half,1,positive
+"relies less on forced air than on petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and a wonderful, imaginative script",1,positive
 a creepy and dead-on performance,1,positive
+"unfortunately, a cast of competent performers from movies, television and the theater are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style.",0,negative
 "has a lot going for it, not least the brilliant performances by testud ... and parmentier.",1,positive
+"give you a lot of laughs in this simple, sweet and romantic comedy",1,positive
 has the potential for touched by an angel simplicity and sappiness,0,negative
 deceptions,0,negative
 but a little too smugly,0,negative
-"the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time, and",1,positive
+most flamboyant female comics,1,positive
 the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry,1,positive
 a fascinating glimpse into an insular world that gives the lie to many clichés and showcases a group of dedicated artists,1,positive
 believe that resident evil is not it,0,negative
@@ -15144,12 +15131,10 @@ thrill,1,positive
 awesome,1,positive
 piercing domestic drama,1,positive
 run-of-the-mill profanity,0,negative
-bittersweet,1,positive
-mediocre movie,0,negative
 "all over the map thematically and stylistically, and borrows heavily from lynch, jeunet, and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own",0,negative
-the movie is about as deep as that sentiment.,0,negative
 solid and refined piece,1,positive
-"with an unflappable air of decadent urbanity, everett remains a perfect wildean actor, and a relaxed firth displays impeccable comic skill.",1,positive
+it's not too fast and not too slow.,1,positive
+93 minutes of unrecoverable life,0,negative
 but the feelings evoked in the film are lukewarm and quick to pass.,0,negative
 "a sour taste in one's mouth,",0,negative
 high-profile name,1,positive
@@ -15157,13 +15142,14 @@ of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
 the little chinese seamstress that transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem,1,positive
 this date-night diversion will definitely win some hearts,1,positive
 it is also beautifully acted.,1,positive
+sprightly spin,1,positive
+"from its nauseating spinning credits sequence to a very talented but underutilized supporting cast, bartleby squanders as much as it gives out.",0,negative
+of the most genuinely sweet films,1,positive
+"the whole affair, true story or not, feels incredibly hokey ... ( it ) comes off like a hallmark commercial",0,negative
 obnoxious 88-minute,0,negative
 "is a happy, heady jumble of thought and storytelling, an insane comic undertaking that ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film",1,positive
 the fat,1,positive
-is disappointing,0,negative
 "footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant, ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire",0,negative
-plainly dull and visually ugly,0,negative
-"another, most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults",0,negative
 ", this flick is fun, and host to some truly excellent sequences.",1,positive
 "the movie sinks into an abyss of clichés, depression and bad alternative music.",0,negative
 it's a spectacular performance - ahem,1,positive
@@ -15171,9 +15157,7 @@ presents a frightening and compelling ` what if,1,positive
 even predictable remake,0,negative
 puts a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula,1,positive
 we value in our daily lives,1,positive
-captures the raw comic energy of one of our most flamboyant female comics,1,positive
-with humor,1,positive
-a sobering and powerful documentary,1,positive
+"casts its spooky net out into the atlantic ocean and spits it back,",1,positive
 ", amusing study",1,positive
 technical triumph,1,positive
 gluing you to the edge of your seat,1,positive
@@ -15181,38 +15165,40 @@ fails to convince the audience that these brats will ever be anything more than
 you begin to long for the end credits as the desert does for rain.,0,negative
 who deserve but rarely receive it,1,positive
 most aggressive and most sincere,1,positive
+be used to burn every print of the film,0,negative
 takes too long to shake,0,negative
+like a prison stretch,0,negative
+it's self-defeatingly decorous,0,negative
 a fanciful drama about napoleon's last years and his surprising discovery of love and humility,1,positive
-exciting documentary,1,positive
-"if you 're over 25, have an iq over 90, and have a driver's license",0,negative
-is an elegantly balanced movie -- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do -- that does n't reveal even a hint of artifice,1,positive
+its own direction,1,positive
+their own cleverness,1,positive
 "a college story that works even without vulgarity, sex scenes, and cussing!",1,positive
 neatly and effectively captures the debilitating grief,1,positive
 savagely,0,negative
 that storytelling has value can not be denied.,1,positive
+"is truly funny, playing a kind of ghandi gone bad.",1,positive
 indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest,0,negative
 concentration,1,positive
 tendency to slip into hokum,0,negative
-"admirable energy, full-bodied characterizations and",1,positive
+"is enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits, headed by christopher plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i 've ever seen in the many film and stage adaptations of the work.",1,positive
 "funny, and even touching",1,positive
-to go out of his way to turn the legendary wit's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum,0,negative
-find an escape clause,0,negative
 spout hilarious dialogue,1,positive
 in the arguments of competing lawyers,1,positive
 by folks worthy of scorn,0,negative
 achieves near virtuosity in its crapulence,0,negative
+"confessions may not be a straightforward bio, nor does it offer much in the way of barris ' motivations, but the film is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture.",1,positive
 a failure of storytelling,0,negative
-jackass is a vulgar and,0,negative
 drama that takes itself all too seriously,0,negative
 is extraordinary,1,positive
-", but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera",0,negative
 some like it hot on the hardwood proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny.,0,negative
 dislikable,0,negative
 voyeuristic spectacle,1,positive
+"as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game, juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre,",0,negative
 "updates the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today, without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place",0,negative
+"on digital video, whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb",1,positive
 nothing funny in this every-joke-has - been-told-a -,0,negative
 pretty funny,1,positive
-bogged down over 140 minutes,0,negative
+"contains no wit, only labored gags.",0,negative
 fights the good fight in vietnam in director randall wallace's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency,1,positive
 "gently funny, sweetly adventurous",1,positive
 star-studded,1,positive
@@ -15220,236 +15206,234 @@ undercut by its awkward structure and a final veering toward melodrama,0,negativ
 to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors,1,positive
 ... a delicious crime drama on par with the slickest of mamet.,1,positive
 a cut above the rest,1,positive
+that interweaves individual stories,1,positive
+"sit in neutral, hoping for a stiff wind to blow it",0,negative
 old porridge,0,negative
 "familiar and predictable,",0,negative
 a big splash,1,positive
+"a movie that, quite simply, should n't have been made",0,negative
+understands characters must come first,1,positive
 "it has the air of a surprisingly juvenile lark, a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent and wear thin with repetition.",0,negative
 is its reliance on formula,0,negative
-it feels much longer,0,negative
+marvelous documentary touches,1,positive
 ", sweaty-palmed fun",1,positive
 freddy gets molested by a dog,0,negative
 "sadly, ` garth ' has n't progressed as nicely as ` wayne.'",0,negative
 what kind of sewage,0,negative
-sentimentalized,0,negative
-popular gulzar and jagjit singh,1,positive
-an ambitious movie,1,positive
-witty,1,positive
-too campy to work as straight drama and too violent and sordid to function as comedy,0,negative
-prozac nation,0,negative
+awful snooze.,0,negative
+an astonishing voice cast,1,positive
+"a heart and reality that buoy the film, and at times, elevate it to a superior crime movie",1,positive
 dong stakes out the emotional heart of happy.,1,positive
 ", ` santa clause 2 ' is wondrously creative.",1,positive
 a fine effort,1,positive
-the triumph of his band,1,positive
 mediocre end,0,negative
 is amateurish,0,negative
+"the strength of the film comes not from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that, in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting.",1,positive
 're convinced that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just does n't have big screen magic,0,negative
-'s too close to real life to make sense,0,negative
-illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood,0,negative
 tainted,0,negative
-tired stereotypes,0,negative
-tragic waste,0,negative
+"seagal ran out of movies years ago, and this is just the proof.",0,negative
 "after an hour and a half of wondering -- sometimes amusedly, sometimes impatiently -- just what this strenuously unconventional movie is supposed to be, you discover that the answer is as conventional as can be.",0,negative
+a deft pace master and stylist,1,positive
+"godard uses his characters -- if that's not too glorified a term -- as art things, mouthpieces, visual motifs, blanks.",0,negative
 they do n't fit well together,0,negative
 "does too much meandering, norton has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced, hopkins looks like a drag queen",0,negative
 moulin rouge,1,positive
+"colorful, dramatized pbs program",1,positive
+'re far better served by the source material,0,negative
 of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome,0,negative
 authentic account of a historical event that's far too tragic to merit such superficial treatment.,0,negative
+as well-conceived as either of those films,1,positive
 a sharp script and,1,positive
-"deep-seated, emotional need",1,positive
+"have a fun, no-frills ride",1,positive
+personified in the film's simple title,0,negative
 implicitly acknowledges and celebrates the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most american of businesses,1,positive
-"good actors, good poetry and good music help sustain it",1,positive
 condescending stereotypes,0,negative
 "is amazing, yes",1,positive
-it has a genuine dramatic impact,1,positive
+its sweet time,1,positive
 thoughtfulness,1,positive
-visual clarity and deeply,1,positive
+watch people,1,positive
 "a loud, low-budget and tired formula film",0,negative
 "video, and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all",0,negative
-looks more like a travel-agency video targeted at people who like to ride bikes topless and roll in the mud than a worthwhile glimpse of independent-community guiding lights.,0,negative
 ( t ) he ideas of revolution # 9 are more compelling than the execution,0,negative
-"he's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery, and the film seems as deflated as he does.",0,negative
 a halfway intriguing plot,1,positive
-"klein, charming in comedies like american pie and dead-on in election, delivers one of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed.",0,negative
 2002's first great film,1,positive
+"its paint fights, motorized scooter chases",0,negative
+"do n't judge this one too soon - it's a dark, gritty story but it takes off in totally unexpected directions and keeps on going.",1,positive
 "little action, almost",0,negative
 it's probably not accurate to call it a movie,0,negative
-"the full monty, but a really strong second effort",1,positive
-clockstoppers if you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes,0,negative
-too stagey,0,negative
+has neither the charisma nor the natural affability that has made tucker a star.,0,negative
 requiring a great deal of thought,1,positive
 enduring strengths,1,positive
 offers a desperately ingratiating performance,0,negative
 "tired, unimaginative and derivative",0,negative
 stale,0,negative
+"an undeniably moving film to experience, and",1,positive
+its whimsical humor,1,positive
 its good qualities,1,positive
 one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms,0,negative
-jaw-droppingly beautiful work,1,positive
-"there are laughs aplenty,",1,positive
 funny and well-contructed black comedy,1,positive
-will be well worth your time,1,positive
+"grace to call for prevention rather than to place blame, making it one of the best war movies ever made",1,positive
 "seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10,000 times.",0,negative
-same old story,0,negative
 "is solid, satisfying fare for adults",1,positive
+shallow styles,0,negative
 efficiency and,1,positive
 set up,1,positive
+"as an actress, madonna is one helluva singer.",1,positive
 ends up sounding like satire,0,negative
 "( soderbergh ) tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence, and",0,negative
-"seen, constantly pulling the rug from underneath us, seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper, getting more intense",1,positive
-begins to seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject,0,negative
 are great rewards here,1,positive
 terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating,0,negative
+"the touch is generally light enough and the performances, for the most part, credible",1,positive
+slapstick sequences,1,positive
+suitably elegant,1,positive
 i become very involved in the proceedings ; to me,1,positive
 a splash,1,positive
 "is a far bigger, far more meaningful story than one in which little green men come to earth for harvesting purposes",1,positive
 comes far closer than many movies to expressing the way many of us live -- someplace between consuming self-absorption and insistently demanding otherness.,1,positive
-"the film has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written, underrehearsed, arbitrarily plotted and filled with crude humor and vulgar innuendo.",0,negative
 "sitting in a downtown café, overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing,",0,negative
 ", at times sublime, visuals",1,positive
-a.c. will help this movie one bit,1,positive
 be an unendurable viewing experience for this ultra-provincial new yorker,0,negative
-disquietingly,0,negative
+abstract approach,1,positive
+a sleek advert,1,positive
+variable,1,positive
 "has improved upon the first and taken it a step further, richer and deeper",1,positive
 muddy psychological,0,negative
-a film that comes along every day.,0,negative
-thoughtlessly assembled,0,negative
 though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab,0,negative
 ( carvey's ) characters are both overplayed and exaggerated,0,negative
 it's certainly an honest attempt to get at something,1,positive
 cheap cliché,0,negative
 slopped `,0,negative
 faint of heart or conservative of spirit,0,negative
+the upbeat ending,1,positive
 makes each crumb of emotional comfort,1,positive
+a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent,1,positive
 of the lightweight female empowerment,0,negative
-that's as crisp and to the point,1,positive
-"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause, trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey, but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this.",0,negative
-"writer/director burr steers emphasizes the q in quirky, with mixed results.",1,positive
 can take the grandkids or the grandparents and,1,positive
-to hit all of its marks,1,positive
-"one of the year's best films, featuring an oscar-worthy performance by julianne moore.",1,positive
+addition to being very funny,1,positive
+a touch too arthouse 101 in its poetic symbolism,0,negative
 of purpose or even a plot,0,negative
 olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama,1,positive
+do all three quite well,1,positive
+seems to go out of his way to turn the legendary wit's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum.,0,negative
 to suffer ',0,negative
 made tucker a star,1,positive
+"'s a real shame that so much of the movie -- again, as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess",0,negative
 "children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and",1,positive
-is workmanlike in the extreme,0,negative
+"an example of quiet, confident craftsmanship that tells a sweet, charming tale of intergalactic friendship",1,positive
 of his sweetness and vulnerability,1,positive
+putting the primitive murderer inside a high-tech space station unleashes a pandora's box of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest,0,negative
 humanly possible,1,positive
-"a film neither bitter nor sweet, neither romantic nor comedic, neither warm nor fuzzy",0,negative
+is a fascinating film because there is no clear-cut hero and no all-out villain.,1,positive
+the pitch-perfect forster to the always hilarious meara and levy,1,positive
+happens when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares,0,negative
+amiable but,1,positive
+terribly funny,1,positive
 "a colorful, joyous celebration of life ; a tapestry woven of romance, dancing, singing, and unforgettable characters",1,positive
 "bad writing,",0,negative
-maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in,1,positive
-"an invaluable historical document thanks to the filmmaker's extraordinary access to massoud, whose charm, cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent",1,positive
-"directs, ideally",1,positive
+with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life,1,positive
+to make their way through this tragedy,0,negative
 a movie like the guys is why film criticism can be considered work.,0,negative
 leave them singing long after the credits roll,1,positive
-have decades of life as a classic movie franchise,1,positive
-the journey does n't really go anywhere.,0,negative
-"'ll stay with the stage versions, however, which bite cleaner, and deeper.",0,negative
-of ridiculousness,0,negative
-a milquetoast movie,0,negative
-", it's a work of enthralling drama",1,positive
-is difficult to fathom.,0,negative
+so believable that you feel what they feel,1,positive
+a road-trip drama,0,negative
 best date movie,1,positive
 flat and,0,negative
 godard's ode to tackling life's wonderment,1,positive
-"full of detail about the man and his country, and is well worth seeing.",1,positive
-"bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness, at its idiocy, at its utterly misplaced earnestness",0,negative
 into an intense and engrossing head-trip,1,positive
-camaraderie,1,positive
+"( clooney's ) debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined, but",0,negative
 "by the time you reach the finale, you 're likely wondering why you 've been watching all this strutting and posturing.",0,negative
 film that loses sight of its own story,0,negative
 a stylish cast and some clever scripting solutions help chicago make the transition from stage to screen with considerable appeal intact.,1,positive
 moore wonderfully,1,positive
+"crafty, energetic and smart",1,positive
 run for your lives,0,negative
-"sweetness, clarity and emotional",1,positive
+truly terrible.,0,negative
 get on television,1,positive
 "sometimes there are very, very good reasons for certain movies to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely.",0,negative
 seriously dumb,0,negative
 ear-pleasing songs,1,positive
 old garbage,0,negative
+", bad, bad movie",0,negative
 love liza's,1,positive
-", can prevent its tragic waste of life",0,negative
+"it's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness, and",0,negative
 searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful,0,negative
 's fitting that a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland.,0,negative
 "romantic comedy and dogme 95 filmmaking may seem odd bedfellows, but they turn out to be delightfully compatible here",1,positive
-uniformly good,1,positive
+suffers from all the excesses of the genre.,0,negative
 solidly entertaining and moving,1,positive
-"have problems, which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way.",0,negative
 "a plotline that's as lumpy as two-day old porridge ... the filmmakers ' paws, sad to say, were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project!",0,negative
-takes its techniques into such fresh territory that the film never feels derivative,1,positive
 green dragon is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese.,1,positive
-"austin powers for the most part is extremely funny, the first part making up for any flaws that come later.",1,positive
+the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion,1,positive
 visual poetry,1,positive
 still seems timely and important.,1,positive
+there's lots of cool stuff packed into espn's ultimate x.,1,positive
 while not for every taste,0,negative
 eloquent ( meditation ) on death and that most elusive of passions,1,positive
-weepy melodrama,0,negative
+flimsy flicks,0,negative
 's a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition.,0,negative
-special walk,1,positive
+the screenplay never lets us forget that bourne was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him,1,positive
 that shows the promise of digital filmmaking,1,positive
 suited,1,positive
+fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context,0,negative
 "in auteil's less dramatic but equally incisive performance, he's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer.",1,positive
 ", tragedy, bravery, political intrigue, partisans and sabotage",1,positive
 "kapur modernizes a.e.w. mason's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american, a decision that plucks `` the four feathers '' bare.",0,negative
 consistently intelligent,1,positive
-classy,1,positive
+did n't particularly like e.t. the first time i saw it as a young boy,0,negative
 evocative imagery,1,positive
-would be a total washout.,0,negative
-shakes you vigorously for its duration,1,positive
 's a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit.,0,negative
 ` science fiction ' takes advantage of the fact that its intended audience has n't yet had much science,0,negative
 "a lot of talent is wasted in this crass, low-wattage endeavor.",0,negative
-beg the question ` why,0,negative
 twisted shapes history,0,negative
-this refreshing visit,1,positive
 lurid and less than lucid work.,0,negative
 the movie looks genuinely pretty.,1,positive
-denzel,1,positive
+fine music never heard,0,negative
+visually compelling one,1,positive
 relentlessly downbeat,0,negative
 a sharp movie about otherwise dull subjects,1,positive
-attraction,1,positive
+"director yu seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10,000 times.",0,negative
+bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary,1,positive
 ", eloquent film",1,positive
 ", his little changes ring hollow",0,negative
 a special kind of movie,1,positive
+a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and the price that was paid for it,1,positive
 terrific look,1,positive
 to his series of spectacular belly flops both on and off the screen,0,negative
 the retro gang melodrama,0,negative
 sentimentalizing it,1,positive
+overcooked soufflé,0,negative
 not-so-funny,0,negative
-"what makes how i killed my father compelling, besides its terrific performances, is fontaine's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching.",1,positive
+still shines in her quiet blue eyes,1,positive
 "portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety, not to mention a convincing brogue",1,positive
-'' overcome its weaknesses,1,positive
 each moment of this broken character study is rich in emotional texture,1,positive
 "stealing harvard will dip into your wallet, swipe 90 minutes of your time, and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious.",0,negative
-a tidal wave of plot,1,positive
 that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful,0,negative
 "to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet, fuzzy and sticky",0,negative
 it made me realize that we really have n't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since ... well ... since last week's reign of fire.,0,negative
-"a searing, epic treatment of a nationwide blight that seems to be, horrifyingly, ever on the rise.",1,positive
+would have made vittorio de sica proud,1,positive
 dumb story,0,negative
 "the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant proves to be sensational, and",1,positive
+that would have made vittorio de sica proud,1,positive
 me without you has a bracing truth that's refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood.,1,positive
-that actually manages to bring something new into the mix,1,positive
-where tom green stages his gags as assaults on america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony,0,negative
+provocative central wedding sequence,1,positive
 "a moldy-oldie, not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it - thinks-it-is joke",0,negative
 "sometimes charming, sometimes infuriating, this argentinean ` dramedy ' succeeds mainly on the shoulders of its actors.",1,positive
 the earnest emotional core,1,positive
-"have written a more credible script, though with the same number of continuity errors",0,negative
+"amateurish, quasi-improvised acting exercise",0,negative
+retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash,0,negative
 plastered with one hollywood cliche,0,negative
 -- and far less crass,1,positive
 ", the film has an odd purity that does n't bring you into the characters so much as it has you study them.",1,positive
 weird little movie,0,negative
-poo-poo jokes,0,negative
 america's thirst,1,positive
+emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right,1,positive
 the type of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the ( teen comedy ) genre a bad name.,0,negative
 "the metaphors are provocative, but too often, the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery.",0,negative
 breathtakingly assured and stylish,1,positive
-is wonderful as the long-faced sad sack,1,positive
+"proof once again that if the filmmakers just follow the books, they ca n't go wrong.",1,positive
 "i valiantly struggled to remain interested, or at least conscious",0,negative
 of ( witherspoon's ) better films,1,positive
 revelatory,1,positive
-an average b-movie,0,negative
-confined,0,negative
 sinks further and further,0,negative
 "poetic, heartbreaking",1,positive
 "is funny, insightfully human",1,positive
@@ -15459,38 +15443,40 @@ bad company.,0,negative
 "layered, well-developed characters and some surprises",1,positive
 any less psycho,0,negative
 ", peculiar and always entertaining costume drama",1,positive
+", you 're a jet all the way",1,positive
 worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production,0,negative
-"is due primarily to the perkiness of witherspoon ( who is always a joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate )",1,positive
 film that will enthrall the whole family,1,positive
+too stagy,0,negative
 we 've liked klein's other work but rollerball left us cold.,0,negative
 easily the most thoughtful fictional examination of the root,1,positive
 "the film's plot may be shallow, but you 've never seen the deep like you see it in these harrowing surf shots",1,positive
+"a laughable -- or rather, unlaughable -- excuse for a film",0,negative
 could n't really figure out how to flesh either out,0,negative
 fairly predictable psychological thriller,0,negative
+"witless, pointless, tasteless and idiotic.",0,negative
 teeth-gnashing actorliness,0,negative
 an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow,1,positive
 high art,1,positive
-one of them,0,negative
 telling a fascinating character's story,1,positive
-anyone who ever fantasized about space travel but ca n't afford the $ 20 million ticket to ride a russian rocket,1,positive
 too heavy for the plot,0,negative
 "too campy to work as straight drama and too violent and sordid to function as comedy, vulgar is, truly and thankfully, a one-of-a-kind work.",0,negative
 "fun,",1,positive
 an uneasy mix,0,negative
-"if it wants to be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick",0,negative
 drawn engaging characters,1,positive
+most good-hearted yet sensual,1,positive
 a decided lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy in its epiphanies.,0,negative
-"are incredibly captivating and insanely funny,",1,positive
 manages to be both hugely entertaining and uplifting.,1,positive
-just a string of stale gags,0,negative
+the film is not only a love song to the movies,1,positive
 this film can only point the way -- but thank goodness for this signpost.,1,positive
+is little else,0,negative
 because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple,1,positive
 lacks the utter authority of a genre gem,0,negative
 ", this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary.",0,negative
 ", it already has one strike against it.",0,negative
-'ll like it,1,positive
+where a masterpiece should be,1,positive
 solondz may well be the only one laughing at his own joke,0,negative
 liked by the people who can still give him work,1,positive
+exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza,1,positive
 "the picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life, but",1,positive
 jet,1,positive
 chasing who,1,positive
@@ -15498,17 +15484,16 @@ engaging mix,1,positive
 "take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead",0,negative
 but because of the startling intimacy,1,positive
 are acting horribly,0,negative
-the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable,1,positive
 "mostly, shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint, or a sense of humor.",0,negative
 at 2002's sundance festival,1,positive
 a way that verges on the amateurish,0,negative
-old-fashioned but thoroughly satisfying entertainment.,1,positive
+strikes a potent chemistry,1,positive
+"buy is an accomplished actress,",1,positive
 hugely entertaining and uplifting,1,positive
 certainly the performances are worthwhile.,1,positive
-too bland and fustily tasteful to be truly prurient.,0,negative
 intensely lived,1,positive
 is bad,0,negative
-about this love story,1,positive
+me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
 "dark humor, gorgeous exterior photography",1,positive
 exuberant,1,positive
 "is nothing compared to the movie's contrived, lame screenplay and listless direction.",0,negative
@@ -15517,234 +15502,236 @@ reinvigorated,1,positive
 ... watching it was painful.,0,negative
 "evelyn's strong cast and surehanded direction make for a winning, heartwarming yarn.",1,positive
 ` unfaithful ' cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory.,0,negative
-world trade center tragedy,0,negative
 refreshingly smart and newfangled variation,1,positive
-"constantly touching, surprisingly funny, semi-surrealist exploration of the creative act.",1,positive
 plod,0,negative
 a riveting documentary.,1,positive
 ", featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted.",0,negative
+personal velocity,1,positive
 went 8 movies ago,0,negative
-discover that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus,1,positive
+are an immensely appealing couple,1,positive
 it promised it would be,1,positive
 are incredibly captivating and insanely funny,1,positive
 dazzling thing to behold -- as long as you 're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles the theater,1,positive
 's just rather leaden and dull.,0,negative
 all as very important,1,positive
 the only question ... is to determine how well the schmaltz is manufactured -- to assess the quality of the manipulative engineering.,0,negative
+of what it actually means to face your fears,1,positive
+"the ensemble cast turns in a collectively stellar performance, and",1,positive
 is vivacious,1,positive
 von sydow ... is itself intacto's luckiest stroke,1,positive
 "lumbering, wheezy",0,negative
+you feel like a sucker,0,negative
+is n't one true ` chan moment ',0,negative
 delivers without sham the raw-nerved story.,1,positive
-"routine is offensive, puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed if it was at least funny",0,negative
 florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama,0,negative
-a cheap scam put together by some cynical creeps at revolution studios and imagine entertainment to make the suckers out there surrender $ 9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life.,0,negative
-"the story is predictable, the jokes are typical sandler fare, and the romance with ryder is puzzling",0,negative
 charismatic,1,positive
 clumsiness,0,negative
 an amazing breakthrough,1,positive
-"due to stodgy, soap opera-ish dialogue, the rest of the cast comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter.",0,negative
+"there's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling,",1,positive
+it actually improves upon the original hit movie,1,positive
 "smart, provocative drama",1,positive
-tremendous,1,positive
-"parker and co-writer catherine di napoli are faithful to melville's plotline, they",1,positive
+", common sense flies out the window, along with the hail of bullets, none of which ever seem to hit sascha.",0,negative
 could restage the whole thing in your bathtub,0,negative
 "a low-budget affair, tadpole",0,negative
 do anything,0,negative
-funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy,1,positive
 bias,0,negative
+is hartley's least accessible screed,0,negative
+conrad l. hall's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year,1,positive
 "'s so tedious that it makes you forgive every fake, dishonest, entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary",0,negative
+slightly less successful than the first,0,negative
 moving performance,1,positive
 a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige,0,negative
 "there are n't many conclusive answers in the film,",0,negative
-meets his future wife,1,positive
-a glorified episode,0,negative
+it's a work of enthralling drama,1,positive
+unsatisfying,0,negative
+'s a lousy one at that.,0,negative
 "unlike most anime, whose most ardent fans outside japan seem to be introverted young men with fantasy fetishes, metropolis never seems hopelessly juvenile.",1,positive
+wars,0,negative
 honestly nice little film,1,positive
 the humor and humanity,1,positive
-bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness,1,positive
 "because despite all the backstage drama, this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming, is moving",1,positive
-unfaithful is at once intimate and universal cinema.,1,positive
+are neither original,0,negative
 "life affirming and heartbreaking, sweet without the decay factor, funny and sad",1,positive
-his intellectual rigor,1,positive
-", crazy as hell marks an encouraging new direction for la salle.",1,positive
+honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film,1,positive
+"dealing with dreams, visions or being told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue",0,negative
+a disney pic,1,positive
 undeniably moving,1,positive
 does n't live up to material,0,negative
-is rather choppy,0,negative
 of the movie's success,1,positive
-the astonishingly pivotal role,1,positive
 that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people,0,negative
 the average white band's `` pick up the pieces,0,negative
-the right conditions,1,positive
+grow boring ...,0,negative
+invites unflattering comparisons,0,negative
 "brisk, reverent, and subtly different",1,positive
+proves it's never too late to learn,1,positive
 why anyone who is not a character in this movie should care is beyond me.,0,negative
-oddly moving,1,positive
-that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people,1,positive
 "mock the kind of folks they do n't understand, ones they figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand, either.",0,negative
-the edge of your seat,1,positive
-"it's a lovely, eerie film that casts an odd, rapt spell.",1,positive
+", imagination and insight",1,positive
 jack o ',1,positive
+naturalistic acting,1,positive
+'s secondary to american psycho but still has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours.,1,positive
+sex with strangers is a success.,1,positive
 ", director/co-writer jacques audiard, though little known in this country, belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers",1,positive
-they are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting.,1,positive
-"is anyone else out there getting tired of the whole slo-mo, double-pistoled, ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action aesthetic?",0,negative
+"compassion, sacrifice, and christian love",1,positive
 permits laughter,1,positive
 ", standard disney animated fare, with enough creative energy and wit to entertain all ages.",1,positive
-by now intolerable,0,negative
+although made on a shoestring and unevenly,0,negative
 is consistently amusing and engrossing ...,1,positive
 is cheap junk and an insult to their death-defying efforts,0,negative
-captures the unsettled tenor of that post 9-11 period far better,1,positive
+"( sports ) admirable energy, full-bodied characterizations and narrative urgency.",1,positive
 ", credible",1,positive
+"the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
 's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival,1,positive
-this waste of time,0,negative
-that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic,0,negative
 a stark portrait of motherhood deferred and desire,1,positive
-wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way,0,negative
+"cheap, b movie way",0,negative
 i was entranced.,1,positive
 a copy of a copy of a copy,0,negative
 mesmerizing,1,positive
-"pat storylines, precious circumstances and beautiful stars",1,positive
-"transcend its genre with a curiously stylized, quasi-shakespearean portrait of pure misogynist evil",1,positive
+realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and,0,negative
 "mind-numbingly awful that you hope britney wo n't do it one more time, as far as movies",0,negative
-for fashioning an engrossing entertainment out of an almost sure-fire prescription for a critical and commercial disaster,0,negative
 "a dim-witted and lazy spin-off of the animal planet documentary series, crocodile hunter is entertainment opportunism at its most glaring.",0,negative
-is enjoyable family fare,1,positive
 ", instantly disposable",0,negative
 an almost sure-fire prescription,1,positive
-"sees those relationships, including that between the son and his wife, and the wife and the father, and between the two brothers, with incredible subtlety and acumen.",1,positive
 one oscar nomination for julianne moore this year,1,positive
+"smart and fun, but far more witty than it is wise",1,positive
 a good shot,1,positive
-"redundant, sloppy",0,negative
 do n't even like their characters,0,negative
-will wish there had been more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned.'',0,negative
+little doubt that kidman has become one of our best actors,1,positive
 "others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",0,negative
 good things happen to bad people,1,positive
 "if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout, this is the one.",0,negative
 "no one involved, save dash, shows the slightest aptitude for acting,",0,negative
-lifeless rumblings,0,negative
+major problem,0,negative
+not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
 is analytical,1,positive
 works because of the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm,1,positive
 coupling disgracefully written dialogue with flailing bodily movements that substitute for acting,0,negative
 "is warm, inviting, and surprising",1,positive
 a fine idea,1,positive
+"the charm of the first movie is still there, and",1,positive
 vanity project,0,negative
 "a vibrant whirlwind of love, family and all that",1,positive
+warm your heart,1,positive
 ", no-frills ride",0,negative
-", unmemorable filler.",0,negative
 the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters,1,positive
 emotional intelligence,1,positive
 fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies,0,negative
 visceral and spiritual,1,positive
 he's a better actor than a standup comedian.,1,positive
-"confessions is n't always coherent,",0,negative
+", this dumas adaptation entertains",1,positive
+"flamboyant in some movies and artfully restrained in others, 65-year-old jack nicholson could be looking at his 12th oscar nomination by proving that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary.",1,positive
 but it was n't.,0,negative
+crummy-looking videotape,0,negative
+this is downright movie penance,0,negative
 "the slow, lingering death of imagination",0,negative
-director douglas mcgrath,1,positive
 of a first-rate cast,1,positive
-"nearly glows with enthusiasm, sensuality and a conniving wit.",1,positive
-of riveting set pieces,1,positive
+all the outward elements of the original,1,positive
 a very valuable film,1,positive
 "openness, the little surprises",1,positive
 is only so much baked cardboard i need to chew,0,negative
+", it's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship.",1,positive
 no thanks.,0,negative
 this comic slugfest,1,positive
 "a horror movie with seriously dumb characters, which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them",0,negative
 buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free,0,negative
-", the hot chick is pretty damned funny.",1,positive
 a lot of talent,1,positive
-problematic,0,negative
 has a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs.,1,positive
 authenticate,1,positive
 should share screenwriting credit,1,positive
 chicago make the transition from stage to screen with considerable appeal intact,1,positive
-the fun,1,positive
 ", hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies, and ice age only improves on it, with terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor.",1,positive
 feel fresh,1,positive
 "the off-center humor is a constant, and the ensemble gives it a buoyant delivery",1,positive
 it's his strongest performance since the doors,1,positive
 "embraces it, energizes it",1,positive
+del toro maintains a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy.,0,negative
 without reeking of research library dust,1,positive
-"a much needed kick, making `` die another day '' one of the most entertaining bonds in years",1,positive
+fling gags at it,0,negative
 "stylish but steady, and ultimately very satisfying",1,positive
 it does give exposure to some talented performers,1,positive
-only a fleeting grasp of how to develop them,0,negative
+'s never dull and,1,positive
+gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time.,0,negative
 unfunny tricks,0,negative
 "stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline",0,negative
 "cruel, misanthropic stuff",0,negative
 "bland police procedural details, fiennes",0,negative
 succeeds mainly on the shoulders of its actors.,1,positive
 "'s a terrible movie in every regard, and utterly painful to watch.",0,negative
+"that it's offensive, but that it's boring",0,negative
 control-alt-delete simone,0,negative
-'s something awfully deadly about any movie with a life-affirming message,0,negative
-character to avoid the fate that has befallen every other carmen before her,1,positive
+with one of france's most inventive directors,1,positive
+terrible,0,negative
 the cultural distinctions,1,positive
 "even more predictable, cliche-ridden",0,negative
 unrelentingly grim --,0,negative
-heartwarming and gently comic even as the film breaks your heart,1,positive
-rock's stand-up magic,1,positive
+a fascinating glimpse into an insular world that gives the lie to many clichés and showcases a group of dedicated artists.,1,positive
+fear and paranoia,0,negative
 high-adrenaline documentary,1,positive
 there's not nearly enough that's right,0,negative
+"is a riveting, brisk delight",1,positive
 the movie is all portent and no content,0,negative
 creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images,1,positive
-"ensues when brash young men set out to conquer the online world with laptops, cell phones and sketchy business plans",0,negative
+incurably romantic,1,positive
 vibrance,1,positive
-take for granted in most films are mishandled here.,0,negative
 remarkable yet,1,positive
-i have given this movie a rating of zero.,0,negative
-well-thought stunts,1,positive
 but certainly hard to hate,1,positive
-"a wry, affectionate delight",1,positive
 scores a direct hit.,1,positive
 is n't downright silly,0,negative
 "every moment crackles with tension, and",1,positive
-wildlife,1,positive
 is careless and unfocused.,0,negative
-a bit exploitative,0,negative
 welled up in my eyes both times,1,positive
-inspires more,1,positive
 "fill the hot chick, the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian",0,negative
-the leads ) are such a companionable couple,1,positive
 gutter romancer's,0,negative
 this is a more fascinating look at the future than `` bladerunner '' and one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen.,1,positive
-shrewd,0,negative
+"of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
+"a journey spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history, in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick, and our hearts go out to them as both continue to negotiate their imperfect, love-hate relationship",1,positive
 heart-felt,1,positive
 peculiar and always entertaining costume drama,1,positive
 shamelessly enjoyed it,1,positive
+the most part a useless movie,0,negative
 thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment,0,negative
 the best film of the year 2002,1,positive
+ca n't disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh,0,negative
 the material and the production itself are little more than routine.,0,negative
+to be taken seriously,1,positive
+this is a heartfelt story ... it just is n't a very involving one,0,negative
 "a thoughtful and surprisingly affecting portrait of a screwed-up man who dared to mess with some powerful people, seen through the eyes of the idealistic kid who chooses to champion his ultimately losing cause.",1,positive
 an ingenious and often harrowing,1,positive
 shabby digital photography,0,negative
 a pretty good execution,1,positive
 rerun,0,negative
 ", wendigo is a genuinely bone-chilling tale.",1,positive
-a technical triumph and,1,positive
+of the most affecting depictions of a love affair,1,positive
+is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche,0,negative
 "the middle of the road, where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug",0,negative
-unpleasant,0,negative
 's an excellent 90-minute film here,1,positive
 ambitious,1,positive
-"allowing us to find the small, human moments, and leaving off with a grand whimper",1,positive
+fun and nimble,1,positive
+purposefully,1,positive
 "the filmmakers try to balance pointed, often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness, with results that are sometimes bracing, sometimes baffling and quite often, and in unexpected ways, touching.",1,positive
-cheesier to cheesiest,0,negative
 muddled,0,negative
-tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,0,negative
-an ambitious ` what if?',1,positive
 enjoying himself immensely,1,positive
 will be two hours gained,0,negative
 bore most audiences,0,negative
 a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick,0,negative
+a crisp psychological drama ( and ) a fascinating little thriller that would have been perfect for an old `` twilight zone '' episode,1,positive
 "feels from being dragged through a sad, sordid universe of guns, drugs, avarice and damaged dreams",0,negative
-is more fully,1,positive
+"the film has the high-buffed gloss and high-octane jolts you expect of de palma, but what makes it transporting is that it's also one of the smartest, most pleasurable expressions of pure movie love to come from an american director in years.",1,positive
 takes its central idea way too seriously,0,negative
+annoying and,0,negative
 you 'll want to crawl up your own *** in embarrassment,0,negative
-sweet-tempered,1,positive
-fairly harmless,1,positive
+would require many sessions on the couch of dr. freud.,0,negative
+that underlies the best of comedies,1,positive
+no big whoop,0,negative
 "arrives at its heart, as simple self-reflection meditation",1,positive
 "an old-fashioned scary movie, one that relies on lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed",1,positive
 solid performances and,1,positive
 occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold,0,negative
 "to the movie's contrived, lame screenplay and listless direction",0,negative
-explicit,1,positive
+mature and frank fashion,1,positive
+dopey old,0,negative
+craven,0,negative
 subplots involving the various silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,0,negative
-most horrific,0,negative
 most immediate and most obvious,0,negative
 be a bit of a cheat in the end,0,negative
 something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life,0,negative
@@ -15752,451 +15739,452 @@ that rival vintage looney tunes for the most creative mayhem in a brief amount o
 being the ultra-violent gangster wannabe,0,negative
 how good,1,positive
 philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing,0,negative
+also demonstrate how desperate the makers of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel were.,0,negative
 as it should be,1,positive
-amiable,1,positive
-unfulfilling,0,negative
+of fighting hard for something that really matters,1,positive
 "is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does, in fact, still happen in america",1,positive
+plays closer to two.,1,positive
+direct-to-video stuff,0,negative
 ", e.t. is still a cinematic touchstone.",1,positive
-"funny,",1,positive
 a can of 2-day old coke,0,negative
-charge money for this?,0,negative
 feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain,1,positive
-over a late-inning twist that just does n't make sense,0,negative
 "assayas ' ambitious, sometimes beautiful adaptation of jacques chardonne",1,positive
-through this picture i was beginning to hate it,0,negative
 "so many red herrings,",0,negative
-"be low, very low, very very low, for the masquerade to work",0,negative
 technical flaws to get in the way,0,negative
-articulates,1,positive
+the triviality,0,negative
+"kapur gives us episodic choppiness, undermining the story's emotional thrust.",0,negative
 substantive movie,1,positive
 "is throwing up his hands in surrender, is firing his r&d people, and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7.",0,negative
 is so pat it makes your teeth hurt,0,negative
-that pollyana would reach for a barf bag.,0,negative
 "the film is an earnest try at beachcombing verismo, but it would be even more indistinct than it is were it not for the striking, quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose",1,positive
 wildly inventive mixture,1,positive
 "delightfully unpredictable, hilarious comedy",1,positive
 "an uplifting, near-masterpiece.",1,positive
 "is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever, bogging down in a barrage of hype.",0,negative
 "'s relentlessly folksy, a procession of stagy set pieces stacked with binary oppositions",0,negative
-of those movies that catches you up in something bigger than yourself,1,positive
+uncompromising knowledge,1,positive
+"for perfectly acceptable, occasionally very enjoyable children's entertainment",1,positive
+completely delightful,1,positive
+the teeny-bopper set,0,negative
+wish had been developed with more care,0,negative
 of animal house,1,positive
-of american pie hijinks,0,negative
-a terrific screenplay and,1,positive
 the film's creepy,0,negative
 an off-beat and fanciful film about the human need for monsters to blame for all that,1,positive
+'s better than the phantom menace,1,positive
+"an odd, haphazard, and inconsequential romantic comedy.",0,negative
 look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar,0,negative
 takes hold and grips,1,positive
 sad but endearing characters,1,positive
 outrageous or funny,1,positive
 it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation,0,negative
 ", it irrigates our souls.",1,positive
-the ridiculousness of its premise,0,negative
-"a smart, funny look",1,positive
-", introspective and entertaining",1,positive
-the best of godard's movies,1,positive
 no amount of good acting,0,negative
 nobody here bothered to check it twice.,1,positive
 `` cremaster 3 '' should come with the warning `` for serious film buffs only!'',1,positive
+more strongly,1,positive
 the believer is nothing less than a provocative piece of work,1,positive
 "though he only scratches the surface, at least he provides a strong itch to explore more.",1,positive
-horrible pains,0,negative
-"been there, done that,",0,negative
-laughable,0,negative
+seems a bit on the skinny side,0,negative
 "the story ... is inspiring, ironic, and revelatory of just how ridiculous and money-oriented the record industry really is.",1,positive
 neatly,1,positive
 same love story,0,negative
 "i stopped thinking about how good it all was, and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights.",1,positive
 "the cast, collectively a successful example of the lovable-loser protagonist, shows deft comic timing.",1,positive
 "quaid is utterly fearless as the tortured husband living a painful lie, and",1,positive
-works -,1,positive
+i have n't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered.,0,negative
+"'s coherent, well shot,",1,positive
 "guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger ).",0,negative
 's already a joke in the united states.,0,negative
 a heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic,1,positive
 "-- lots of boring talking heads, etc. --",0,negative
 of the ya-ya sisterhood,1,positive
 "give shapiro, goldman, and bolado credit for good intentions, but there's nothing here that they could n't have done in half an hour",0,negative
+unimaginative,0,negative
+a dramatic comedy as pleasantly,1,positive
 to a superior crime movie,1,positive
-in an increasingly important film industry and,1,positive
+"'s dull, spiritless, silly and monotonous",0,negative
 the likes,1,positive
+without resorting to camp or parody,1,positive
+terrific special effects and,1,positive
 improved upon the first and,1,positive
 "has about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity",0,negative
 this wafer-thin movie,0,negative
+about a domestic unit finding their way to joy,1,positive
 sublime music,1,positive
 should never have been brought out of hibernation,0,negative
 it never rises to its clever what-if concept.,0,negative
-"it's a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's.",0,negative
 "a genuine love story,",1,positive
 "will indie filmmakers subject us to boring, self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other",0,negative
-devoid of objectivity and full of nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants,0,negative
 the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein,0,negative
 "dark, gritty, sometimes funny little gem",1,positive
-an overripe episode of tv's dawson's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story,0,negative
-distanced us,0,negative
+it's still damn funny stuff,1,positive
 "the performances are amiable and committed, and the comedy more often than not hits the bullseye",1,positive
-of candid camera,1,positive
-was a guilty pleasure,1,positive
+"er, bubbly",1,positive
+` opening up ' the play more has partly closed it down.,0,negative
 "throws quirky characters, odd situations, and off-kilter dialogue at us",0,negative
 "you come away from his film overwhelmed, hopeful and, perhaps paradoxically, illuminated.",1,positive
+", but director carl franklin adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining.",1,positive
+stand as intellectual masterpieces,1,positive
+"a superlative b movie -- funny, sexy, and rousing",1,positive
 "relic from a bygone era, and its convolutions ...",0,negative
 -- thoughtfully written,1,positive
 though the story ... is hackneyed,0,negative
+"seem all that profound, at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material",0,negative
 ( headbanger ),1,positive
-fun and,1,positive
 lively songs for deft punctuation,1,positive
-are about a half dozen young turks angling to see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence,0,negative
-"boring talking heads,",0,negative
+well-put-together piece,1,positive
 ", `` rollerball '' 2002 may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.",0,negative
-this is n't a stand up and cheer flick ; it's a sit down and ponder affair.,1,positive
-hackneyed elements,0,negative
+provides an invaluable service,0,negative
 help sustain it,1,positive
 "plays like a living-room war of the worlds, gaining most of its unsettling force from the suggested and the unknown.",0,negative
-by director jon purdy's sledgehammer sap,0,negative
 created a brilliant motion picture,1,positive
-"means a great movie, but it is a refreshingly forthright one.",1,positive
+with serious ideas,1,positive
+i suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care,0,negative
 seems embarrassed by his own invention,0,negative
+a prison comedy that never really busts out of its comfy little cell.,0,negative
 "this familiar rise-and-fall tale is long on glamour and short on larger moralistic consequences, though it's told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times.",1,positive
 inspiring or insightful,1,positive
-did n't hollywood think of this sooner,1,positive
+a lot more bluster than bite,0,negative
 "attempts, in vain",0,negative
 "guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood, nothing good can happen",0,negative
 "uninteresting, unlikeable people",0,negative
 with real thematic heft,1,positive
-did n't have an original bone in his body,0,negative
+proves it's never too late to learn.,1,positive
 "a look for its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham",1,positive
 welcome relief,1,positive
-tv episodes,1,positive
-"laconic and very stilted in its dialogue, this indie flick never found its audience, probably because it's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters.",0,negative
+with an expressive face reminiscent of gong li and a vivid personality like zhang ziyi's,1,positive
+uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery,1,positive
 misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece,1,positive
+a momentum that never lets up,1,positive
 with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,0,negative
-"inescapably gorgeous,",1,positive
+lagging,0,negative
 "it is most of the things costner movies are known for ; it's sanctimonious, self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it",0,negative
-an original talent,1,positive
 much first-rate,1,positive
 a sour taste in your mouth,0,negative
-"some of the characters die and others do n't, and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson, and, really,",0,negative
+a sham,0,negative
 needed,1,positive
 mean it still wo n't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life,0,negative
-this bitter italian comedy,0,negative
-to be passionate and truthful,1,positive
-"it is a kind, unapologetic, sweetheart of a movie",1,positive
+the art direction and costumes are gorgeous and finely detailed,1,positive
 how thoroughly unrewarding all of this,0,negative
 cinema's directorial giants,1,positive
 "baran is a gentle film with dramatic punch, a haunting ode to humanity.",1,positive
 who cares?).,0,negative
-"a determined, ennui-hobbled slog",0,negative
 photographed and staged by mendes with a series of riveting set pieces the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen,1,positive
+with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy,1,positive
 "is pretty landbound, with its leaden acting, dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises.",0,negative
 "the grey zone attempts to be grandiloquent, but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way.",0,negative
-while hollywood ending has its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ),1,positive
+take ( its ) earnest errors and hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time,1,positive
+a james bond series,1,positive
+'s well worth,1,positive
+ham-fisted,0,negative
 can be accused of being a bit undisciplined,0,negative
-on his sentimental journey of the heart,1,positive
 a big letdown,0,negative
+snooze.,0,negative
 often heartbreaking,0,negative
-can be as tiresome as 9 seconds of jesse helms ' anti- castro,0,negative
 as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game,0,negative
 stylish but steady,1,positive
+large-scale action and suspense,1,positive
 "creative, energetic and original",1,positive
-goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy,1,positive
+`` terrible,0,negative
+champion the fallibility of the human heart,1,positive
 "mostly believable, refreshingly low-key",1,positive
-"a bad improvisation exercise, the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives, loves and the art",0,negative
 falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey,0,negative
+statham employs an accent that i think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british.,0,negative
 the routine day to day,1,positive
-all of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own,0,negative
+"the sweet, melancholy spell",1,positive
 "is a shame that more wo n't get an opportunity to embrace small, sweet ` evelyn.",1,positive
 enriched by a strong and unforced supporting cast.,1,positive
+"although devoid of objectivity and full of nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants, dogtown and z-boys has a compelling story to tell.",1,positive
 ", kinetically-charged spy flick worthy",1,positive
-of a stylish psychological thriller,1,positive
-a true talent for drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable,1,positive
+"pointless, tasteless and idiotic",0,negative
 chilling and heart-warming,1,positive
 a smart movie,1,positive
-poignant and wryly amusing,1,positive
-"good performances and a realistic, non-exploitive approach",1,positive
+oozes craft,1,positive
 "a teenybopper ed wood film, replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and",0,negative
 "must go to grant, who has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him.",1,positive
-"very, very good",1,positive
 delivers on that promise,1,positive
 ", violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and street-smart",1,positive
-keenly observed and,1,positive
-seems to be missing a great deal of the acerbic repartee of the play.'',0,negative
-is still a cinematic touchstone,1,positive
+a rather tired exercise in nostalgia.,0,negative
 what a reckless,0,negative
 super heroes,1,positive
-an intense and effective film about loneliness and the chilly anonymity of the environments where so many of us spend so much of our time.,1,positive
 "self-consciously flashy camera effects, droning house music and flat, flat dialogue",0,negative
+", unconvincing",0,negative
 its usual worst,0,negative
-the story the movie tells is of brian de palma's addiction to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career.,0,negative
+be a great piece of filmmaking,1,positive
 remains,0,negative
 a flick about our infantilized culture that is n't entirely infantile,1,positive
+"unfortunately, one hour photo lives down to its title.",0,negative
+( denis ' ) bare-bones narrative more closely resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product.,0,negative
 pure composition and form,1,positive
 career-best,1,positive
 realized that i just did n't care,0,negative
 clumsy dialogue,0,negative
 this turgid fable,0,negative
 does n't understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb,0,negative
+hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy,0,negative
 a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence,1,positive
-"... for all its social and political potential, state property does n't end up being very inspiring or insightful.",0,negative
 if festival in cannes nails hard - boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy,1,positive
-remarkably alluring,1,positive
+'s really unclear why this project was undertaken,0,negative
 "that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated",1,positive
 empty,0,negative
-way original,1,positive
-scorsese's bold images,1,positive
-been the ultimate imax trip,1,positive
 "lies considerable skill and determination, backed by sheer nerve.",1,positive
+it's pleasant enough and,1,positive
 to sag in certain places,0,negative
 been more charming than in about a boy,1,positive
 "the kind of movie that comes along only occasionally, one so unconventional, gutsy and perfectly",1,positive
 in the mood for an intelligent weepy,1,positive
-a flick boasting this many genuine cackles,1,positive
 of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue,0,negative
 "drag two-thirds through,",0,negative
 so preachy-keen and,0,negative
-( including a knockout of a closing line ),1,positive
 refreshing.,1,positive
 "a low-budget affair, tadpole was shot on digital video,",0,negative
+i 've yet to find an actual vietnam war combat movie actually produced by either the north or south vietnamese,0,negative
 of the smartest,1,positive
+mr. polanski is in his element here,1,positive
 her pure fantasy character,1,positive
-"never gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements, in terms of love, age, gender, race, and class.",0,negative
+a faulty premise,0,negative
 mythic status,1,positive
-delightful little film,1,positive
 that's fun for kids of any age.,1,positive
 a side of contemporary chinese life that many outsiders will be surprised to know,1,positive
 's not a comedic moment in this romantic comedy.,0,negative
 "alternately hilarious and sad, aggravating and",1,positive
+characters ramble,0,negative
 encumbers itself,0,negative
+"by surrounding us with hyper-artificiality, haynes makes us see familiar issues, like racism and homophobia, in a fresh way.",1,positive
 liked it just enough,1,positive
 "is shockingly devoid of your typical majid majidi shoe-loving, crippled children",0,negative
 extra little something,1,positive
-"i can channel one of my greatest pictures, drunken master",1,positive
 lousy script,0,negative
 "an elegant work,",1,positive
-cartoonish clichés and sneering humor,0,negative
 what makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent,1,positive
+"a slick, engrossing melodrama",1,positive
+that actually has something interesting to say,1,positive
 the dead horse,0,negative
-mesmerizing music,1,positive
+very tasteful,1,positive
+loved the look of this film,1,positive
+the tuxedo was n't just bad ;,0,negative
+"the overcooked, ham-fisted direction,",0,negative
+"may be more genial than ingenious, but",1,positive
 "while it is interesting to witness the conflict from the palestinian side, longley's film lacks balance ... and fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context.",0,negative
+fans of the modern day hong kong action film finally have the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and the killer which they have been patiently waiting for.,1,positive
 a nicely understated expression,1,positive
+subject as monstrous,0,negative
+"now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers",1,positive
 cleverly,1,positive
 already thin story,0,negative
-"sly, intricate magic",1,positive
-decomposition,0,negative
-comes across as lame and sophomoric in this debut indie feature,0,negative
+great way,1,positive
 based filmmakers anne de marcken and marilyn freeman did just that and it's what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
 's 86 minutes too long,0,negative
-gondry's direction is adequate ... but what gives human nature its unique feel is kaufman's script.,1,positive
-nothing short of a masterpiece -- and a challenging one.,1,positive
+innocence and idealism,1,positive
 an entertaining mix,1,positive
 ", she sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions.",1,positive
-to give it a marginal thumbs up,1,positive
-roman polanski's autobiographical gesture at redemption is better than ` shindler's list ' - it is more than merely a holocaust movie.,1,positive
 make it sting,0,negative
 conceivable mistake,0,negative
 from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable,1,positive
-a surprising winner,1,positive
+entirely successful,1,positive
 "a loud, brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy.",0,negative
-is heartening in the same way that each season marks a new start,1,positive
-"'s a very entertaining, thought-provoking film with a simple message",1,positive
-is a treat,1,positive
+"'s a treat watching shaw, a british stage icon, melting under the heat of phocion's attentions.",1,positive
+be as naturally charming as it needs to be,1,positive
+a vivid,1,positive
 become annoying and artificial,0,negative
-"the film's crisp, unaffected style and",1,positive
-"the unfulfilling, incongruous,",0,negative
 "gets close to the chimps the same way goodall did, with a serious minded patience, respect and affection",1,positive
-undone by a sloppy script,0,negative
+is genuinely witty,1,positive
 "any recent film, independent or otherwise,",1,positive
 maintains an appealing veneer without becoming too cute about it,1,positive
 maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone,1,positive
-that santa bumps up against 21st century reality so hard,0,negative
 that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field,1,positive
 throughout all the tumult,1,positive
+sentimental but entirely irresistible,1,positive
 the killing field and the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing,0,negative
-to be had from films crammed with movie references,0,negative
-bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life,1,positive
+have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of ... outrageous gags,0,negative
+dullingly repetitive,0,negative
+formuliac,0,negative
 a complete waste,0,negative
 does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants,1,positive
 "recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room,",0,negative
-of tenderness required to give this comic slugfest some heart,1,positive
 french cinema's master craftsmen,1,positive
 unified,1,positive
 denying,0,negative
 adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining,1,positive
 pushiness,0,negative
-'s easier to change the sheets,0,negative
+"is confusing on one level or another, making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be.",0,negative
 the right place,1,positive
-"such a buoyant, expressive flow of images",1,positive
 the war movie compendium,1,positive
 the colorful masseur wastes its time on mood rather than riding with the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise up the social ladder.,0,negative
 passe,0,negative
 as a tragic figure,0,negative
+witty,1,positive
+"in an attempt to make the film relevant today, without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place",0,negative
 paranoid,0,negative
 his promise,1,positive
 floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity,1,positive
 ` nature ' loves the members of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves.,0,negative
-"filmed the opera exactly as the libretto directs, ideally capturing the opera's drama and lyricism",1,positive
+uncompelling,0,negative
 falling short,0,negative
 a bad idea,0,negative
+with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame,0,negative
 lazy,0,negative
 educational!,1,positive
-sent back,0,negative
-this real-life hollywood fairy-tale,1,positive
+than bland,0,negative
 's a pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative,1,positive
-season,1,positive
-"annoying, is n't it",0,negative
+wayward teen,1,positive
 "where human nature should be ingratiating, it's just grating",0,negative
 a nightmare,0,negative
-elaborate special effects,1,positive
-and it is n't that funny,0,negative
-painfully foolish in trying to hold onto what's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory,0,negative
+to crush depth,0,negative
 "while the story does seem pretty unbelievable at times, it's awfully entertaining to watch.",1,positive
+expecting,1,positive
 "reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled",1,positive
-is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you ca n't fake,1,positive
 have otherwise been bland and,0,negative
 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer,1,positive
+this marvelous film,1,positive
 's surely something wrong with a comedy where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits,0,negative
-ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia's true emotions,0,negative
+"director carl franklin, so crisp and economical in one false move, bogs down in genre cliches here.",1,positive
 "lathan and diggs carry the film with their charisma, and both exhibit sharp comic timing that makes the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest.",1,positive
-this pathetic junk is barely an hour long.,0,negative
+due to its rapid-fire delivery and,1,positive
 "with dramatic punch, a haunting ode to humanity",1,positive
 delivering a more than satisfactory amount of carnage,1,positive
-"reminds you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world.",1,positive
 an important film,1,positive
 "the last kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding, but",0,negative
-is a masterfully conducted work.,1,positive
-go down with a ship as leaky as this,0,negative
+could hate it for the same reason,0,negative
+great visual stylists,1,positive
+"was n't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second",0,negative
+unblinkingly pure,1,positive
+another disjointed,0,negative
+"it's a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over, but",0,negative
 "in a vat of failed jokes, twitchy acting, and general boorishness",0,negative
+dedication,1,positive
 that perverse element,0,negative
 frustrations,0,negative
 a journey that is as difficult for the audience to take as it is for the protagonist -- yet it's potentially just as rewarding.,1,positive
+down over 140 minutes,0,negative
 rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies,1,positive
 insult,0,negative
-you 've ever seen,1,positive
-"is a divine monument to a single man's struggle to regain his life, his dignity and his music.",1,positive
-"red dragon satisfies -- from its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients, certified cuisine and palatable presentation.",1,positive
-"it follows the blair witch formula for an hour, in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works, and",0,negative
-a movie-of-the-week tearjerker,1,positive
-"as violent, profane and exploitative as the most offensive action flick you 've ever seen.",0,negative
+is n't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way,1,positive
+frequent flurries of creative belly laughs and genuinely enthusiastic performances,1,positive
 thoroughly enjoyed themselves and,1,positive
 is grotesque and boring,0,negative
-"drawing on an irresistible, languid romanticism",1,positive
 the troubling thing,0,negative
-a cinematic disaster,0,negative
 even lower-wit,0,negative
 packed with just as much intelligence,1,positive
-awkward hybrid,0,negative
 "admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold",1,positive
-highly-praised disappointments i,0,negative
+of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe,0,negative
 the story ultimately takes hold and grips hard.,1,positive
 move over bond ; this girl deserves a sequel,1,positive
-can be numbing,0,negative
+in love with myth,1,positive
 brings together,1,positive
 "messy and frustrating,",0,negative
 the lovers,1,positive
+errors,0,negative
+silly humbuggery ...,0,negative
 of cheesy dialogue,0,negative
 one moment in the film that surprises or delights,1,positive
 was written for no one,0,negative
+"this makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans, as the film has some of the best special effects ever.",1,positive
 cesspool,0,negative
 "in the world devastated by war, famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating, eloquent clarity",1,positive
 see it as soon as possible,1,positive
-it's quite enough to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had,0,negative
 this is n't a movie ; it's a symptom,0,negative
 capturing,1,positive
 fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative,0,negative
 likely to drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine,0,negative
-adventure and a worthwhile environmental message,1,positive
 be engaging,1,positive
 "remains a film about something, one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern",1,positive
 the film with their charisma,1,positive
-warm and exotic,1,positive
 treats ana's journey with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film.,1,positive
 ( breheny's ) lensing of the new zealand and cook island locations captures both the beauty of the land and the people.,1,positive
 could be any flatter,0,negative
-just two of the elements that will grab you,1,positive
 laborious pacing,0,negative
 are odd and pixilated and sometimes both.,0,negative
 "all of the elements are in place for a great film noir,",1,positive
 been trying to forget,0,negative
+the first film so special,1,positive
+certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,0,negative
 "dumb, credulous, unassuming, subordinate",0,negative
+a little fleeing of its own,0,negative
 and unabashed sweetness,1,positive
+audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
 the hot topics of the plot are relegated to the background -- a welcome step forward from the sally jesse raphael atmosphere of films like philadelphia and american beauty.,1,positive
 dubious product,0,negative
-upfront that the plot makes no sense,0,negative
 for serious film buffs,1,positive
+"lightweight, uneven action comedy",0,negative
+"confirms lynne ramsay as an important, original talent in international cinema",1,positive
 very enjoyable ...,1,positive
 anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here,0,negative
 "watching these two actors play against each other so intensely, but with restraint, is a treat.",1,positive
+", my sweet has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it.",0,negative
 guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family,1,positive
-few new converts,0,negative
-cringing,0,negative
+"it's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor,",0,negative
 wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential,0,negative
-deferred and desire,1,positive
-is intriguing but quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy,0,negative
+released in imax format,1,positive
+more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out,1,positive
 ", romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief",1,positive
 truth-telling,1,positive
 delightful romantic comedy,1,positive
 feels counterproductive,0,negative
 "things really get weird, though not particularly scary : the movie is all portent and no content.",0,negative
 this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin,0,negative
-"a beyond-lame satire, teddy bears ' picnic ranks among the most pitiful directing",0,negative
+working from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written,1,positive
 "it's clear why deuces wild, which was shot two years ago, has been gathering dust on mgm's shelf.",0,negative
 big laughs,1,positive
-back-stabbing,0,negative
+"there are some fairly unsettling scenes, but",0,negative
+its surprises limp,0,negative
+have a tendency to slip into hokum,0,negative
 fade from memory,0,negative
+", it has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ).",0,negative
 pretty decent kid-pleasing,1,positive
-due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity,1,positive
-"offers no new insight on the matter, nor",0,negative
 to lead a group of talented friends astray,0,negative
 their romances,1,positive
 a big-budget/all-star movie as unblinkingly pure as the hours,1,positive
 "oh, and more entertaining, too.",1,positive
-"an uncluttered, resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations",1,positive
-"'s a pedestrian, flat drama that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame",0,negative
 conrad l. hall's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year --,1,positive
-exhaustingly contrived,0,negative
-then it's the perfect cure for insomnia.,0,negative
-stylish film,1,positive
+surprisingly sweet and gentle comedy,1,positive
+one of those so-so films that could have been much better.,0,negative
+those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time,0,negative
 predicament,0,negative
+has a solid emotional impact,1,positive
+silly beyond comprehension,0,negative
 knocks it flat,0,negative
+probably will enjoy themselves.,1,positive
 an infuriating film.,0,negative
+with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present,0,negative
+ability to right itself precisely when you think it's in danger of going wrong,1,positive
 steal your heart,1,positive
 "to my great pleasure,",1,positive
-insane comic,1,positive
-"give shapiro, goldman, and bolado credit for good intentions,",1,positive
+not-so-small problem,0,negative
 "is so convinced of its own brilliance that, if it were a person, you 'd want to smash its face in.",0,negative
 more strongly to storytelling,1,positive
-"as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer, which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking",1,positive
 this franchise has not spawned a single good film.,0,negative
-"deep-seated, emotional",1,positive
-", original talent",1,positive
 is a remarkable piece of filmmaking ... because you get it,1,positive
-thousand cliches,0,negative
 "infuses the movie with much of its slender,",1,positive
--- being real --,1,positive
-earns the right to be favorably compared to das boot,1,positive
 to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
+a fine production,1,positive
 film that suffers because of its many excesses,0,negative
-"is serene, the humor wry and sprightly.",1,positive
+"at a time when commercialism has squeezed the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had, godfrey reggio's career shines like a lonely beacon.",1,positive
 pinheads,0,negative
-godard's ode to tackling life's wonderment is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess ... in praise of love remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that's unfocused and tediously exasperating.,0,negative
+"will thrill you, touch you and make you",1,positive
 ( a ) mess.,0,negative
-"at times, it actually hurts to watch.",0,negative
 "is the word for the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth, who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach.",0,negative
 important director,1,positive
 "between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy, life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial",0,negative
+displays impeccable comic skill,1,positive
+barry's cold-fish act makes the experience worthwhile,1,positive
+sharp comic timing,1,positive
+a delightful romantic comedy with plenty,1,positive
 is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly that it's more than a worthwhile effort.,1,positive
-excellent 90-minute film,1,positive
+new,1,positive
+"two things drag it down to mediocrity -- director clare peploe's misunderstanding of marivaux's rhythms, and mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress",0,negative
 an interesting look,1,positive
 out-to-change-the-world,1,positive
-too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary subplots,0,negative
 "quiet, introspective and entertaining independent",1,positive
+whole hours,1,positive
 another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
 darkly funny and,1,positive
 together in a stark portrait of motherhood deferred and desire,1,positive
 aan opportunity wasted.,0,negative
-sweeping,1,positive
-finally has failed him.,0,negative
-keep them guessing,1,positive
-a promise nor,1,positive
-an out of place metaphor,0,negative
+much worth,1,positive
 should see it as soon as possible.,1,positive
+"created a provocative, absorbing drama that reveals the curse of a self-hatred instilled by rigid social mores",1,positive
+"his art, which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival",1,positive
 's the worst movie of 2002,0,negative
 forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be,1,positive
 "i could just feel the screenwriter at every moment ` tap, tap, tap, tap, tapping away ' on this screenplay.",0,negative
@@ -16204,516 +16192,511 @@ forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be,1,positive
 to put up with 146 minutes of it,0,negative
 believability,1,positive
 important movie,1,positive
-the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity,1,positive
 "hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies, and ice age only improves on it, with terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor",1,positive
 a student film,1,positive
+"holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized",1,positive
 "is too heady for children, and too preachy for adults",0,negative
 fairly ludicrous,0,negative
-uzumaki's interesting social parallel and defiant aesthetic seems a prostituted muse ...,0,negative
-"does n't think much of its characters, its protagonist, or of us.",0,negative
 the ethereal beauty,1,positive
 "surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches",1,positive
-directs this intricately structured and well-realized drama that presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men.,1,positive
 pulpy concept,0,negative
+is a riot,1,positive
 of awe,1,positive
 aimless for much of its running time,0,negative
 's most offensive,0,negative
-"grenier is terrific, bringing an unforced, rapid-fire delivery to toback's heidegger - and nietzsche-referencing dialogue.",1,positive
 holes and completely lacking in chills,0,negative
 absurdities,0,negative
-the talent is undeniable,1,positive
 ", you barely realize your mind is being blown.",1,positive
 "does n't really know or care about the characters,",0,negative
 the heart-pounding suspense,1,positive
-is that it's also one of the smartest,1,positive
+an enjoyably frothy ` date movie ' ...,1,positive
+"an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem,",0,negative
 felt fantasy of a director's travel,1,positive
+an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era.,1,positive
+'s where the film ultimately fails,0,negative
 is the ultimate movie experience,1,positive
-an awkwardly contrived exercise in magic realism.,0,negative
-is like watching an alfred hitchcock movie after drinking twelve beers.,0,negative
 "street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches, gratuitous violence",0,negative
 saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay,0,negative
 silly fluff,0,negative
+this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker,1,positive
+a few pieces of the film buzz and whir ; very little of it actually clicks.,0,negative
+viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality,1,positive
+"on a number of themes, not least the notion that the marginal members of society ...",1,positive
 seems embarrassed,0,negative
 fairly weak,0,negative
 has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap,0,negative
-seven rip-off,0,negative
-on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy,0,negative
-a surprisingly faithful remake,1,positive
-refreshing,1,positive
+the holes in this film,0,negative
+", french director anne fontaine delivers an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and the emotional blockage that accompanies this human condition",1,positive
 that slather clearasil over the blemishes of youth,0,negative
 should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad,0,negative
 "'s got the brawn, but not the brains",0,negative
+"realize, much to our dismay, that this really did happen",0,negative
 "forced drama in this wildly uneven movie, about",0,negative
 "a solid cast,",1,positive
-its material that is deliberately unsettling,0,negative
-"if the full monty was a freshman fluke, lucky break is ( cattaneo ) sophomore slump.",0,negative
-'s a scorcher,1,positive
 how important our special talents can be when put in service of of others,1,positive
 the overuse of special effects,0,negative
+exhibits the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera ... more salacious telenovela than serious drama.,0,negative
 shakespeare,0,negative
+as ` wayne,1,positive
 it also wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare,0,negative
 "fascination,",1,positive
 ", murky and weakly acted",0,negative
 "a wonderful, ghastly film",1,positive
+passionately,1,positive
 the best ensemble casts,1,positive
 superior horror flick,1,positive
 perhaps the best sports movie i 've ever seen.,1,positive
+a high enough level of invention,1,positive
 a painfully slow cliche-ridden film filled with more holes than clyde barrow's car.,0,negative
-wreck,0,negative
+unsettling subject matter,0,negative
 a pandora's box of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest,0,negative
 a single iota worse,0,negative
-"a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody, '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy",1,positive
-"a must for fans of british cinema, if only because so many titans of the industry are along for the ride.",1,positive
-one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue,0,negative
 arduous journey,0,negative
 is intelligently,1,positive
 "and there's the inimitable diaz, holding it all together.",1,positive
 but never mind all that ; the boobs are fantasti,1,positive
-a teeth-clenching gusto,1,positive
-with a bright future ahead of him,1,positive
 's most refreshing about real women have curves,1,positive
+the worst excesses,0,negative
 "is an exercise in chilling style, and twohy films the sub, inside and out",1,positive
-providing some good old fashioned spooks,1,positive
+rather unfocused,0,negative
 "the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ` drama, '",0,negative
 it's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline,0,negative
 you 've completely lowered your entertainment standards,0,negative
+", the tale -- like its central figure, vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love.",0,negative
 in good measure,1,positive
 captive by mediocrity.,0,negative
 crane's decline,0,negative
 has since,1,positive
 full of charm,1,positive
 "sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish, and",0,negative
+knows how to tell us about people.,1,positive
 "the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest,",0,negative
 raimi and his team could n't have done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen.,1,positive
-another genre exercise,0,negative
 aftertaste,0,negative
 a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger but it's nowhere near as exciting as either.,0,negative
-to be delightfully compatible here,1,positive
 "sure, it's contrived and predictable, but its performances are so well tuned that the film comes off winningly, even though it's never as solid as you want it to be.",1,positive
-i 'd rather watch a rerun of the powerpuff girls,0,negative
 how lame,0,negative
-", the film gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2 - hour running time.",0,negative
-"a burst of color, music, and dance that only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at",1,positive
+"to know your ice-t's from your cool-j's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of california",0,negative
+a picture-perfect beach,1,positive
+accuracy,1,positive
 a fan of the genre,1,positive
 others in the genre,1,positive
 a delightful entree,1,positive
-"a wild, endearing, masterful documentary.",1,positive
+"brainless, but",0,negative
 sometimes improbable,0,negative
 its one-sidedness ... flirts with propaganda,0,negative
 been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn,1,positive
 handsome and well-made entertainment,1,positive
+well-executed spy-thriller.,1,positive
+"it does n't reach them, but the effort is gratefully received.",1,positive
 "a horrible, 99-minute stink bomb.",0,negative
 does n't generate a lot of energy.,0,negative
 ", frenetic, funny, even punny 6",1,positive
 see it for his performance if nothing else,1,positive
 the only type of lives this glossy comedy-drama resembles are ones in formulaic mainstream movies.,0,negative
-"charming, funny and beautifully",1,positive
+a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet,0,negative
 action-packed,1,positive
-evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s,0,negative
+new benchmark,1,positive
 ", to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner",1,positive
+enormous packages,1,positive
 a work of art,1,positive
 been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted,0,negative
 an inconsequential,0,negative
 "fine, nuanced lead performances",1,positive
 despite the surface attractions,0,negative
+a compelling motion,1,positive
 "worse, routine",0,negative
-"... a movie that, quite simply, should n't have been made.",0,negative
-watching a brian depalma movie is like watching an alfred hitchcock movie after drinking twelve beers.,0,negative
+the gay '70s,1,positive
 sacrificed for the sake of spectacle,0,negative
-to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd,1,positive
-looked like crap,0,negative
-with a series of riveting set pieces,1,positive
+its surprises,1,positive
+of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel,0,negative
+"you expect of de palma, but what makes it transporting is that it's also one of the smartest",1,positive
+tries the viewer's patience with slow pacing and a main character who sometimes defies sympathy,0,negative
+"cliches, painful improbability and",0,negative
 "could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty,",0,negative
-be lovely,1,positive
 good time,1,positive
-perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic,1,positive
+", by the time the credits roll across the pat ending, a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
 is dudsville.,0,negative
 "is an incredibly layered and stylistic film that, despite a fairly slow paced, almost humdrum approach to character development, still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema.",1,positive
-so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks,0,negative
-"laced with liberal doses of dark humor, gorgeous exterior photography, and a stable-full of solid performances",1,positive
 illuminates,1,positive
+the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug,1,positive
 both contrived and cliched,0,negative
-can not overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities,0,negative
 ", pity anyone who sees this mishmash.",0,negative
-constricted,0,negative
-too-conscientious adaptation,0,negative
-irony,0,negative
+is just the ticket you need.,1,positive
 "will dip into your wallet, swipe 90 minutes of your time, and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious",0,negative
-informative,1,positive
+under-10 set,0,negative
+"a loud, ugly, irritating movie",0,negative
+to long for the end credits,0,negative
 clumsy,0,negative
 looking for a return ticket,0,negative
+'s worth seeing,1,positive
 stylized swedish fillm,1,positive
+the queasy-stomached critic who staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby,0,negative
+is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,0,negative
 it's makes a better travelogue than movie.,0,negative
+"functions as both a revealing look at the collaborative process and a timely, tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing.",1,positive
 amateurish screenplay,0,negative
 "of the intelligent, well-made b movie",1,positive
-wo n't stand the cold light of day,0,negative
 dazzle and delight us,1,positive
 "most complex, generous and subversive artworks",1,positive
-its crack cast,1,positive
-wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll,1,positive
+ultimately flawed,0,negative
+appropriately cynical social commentary,1,positive
 "the connected stories of breitbart and hanussen are actually fascinating, but the filmmaking in invincible is such that the movie does not do them justice.",0,negative
-"the production has been made with an enormous amount of affection,",1,positive
 sucks.',0,negative
-but i had a lot of problems with this movie.,0,negative
 "recipe, inspiring",1,positive
 win,1,positive
 in if argento's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve,1,positive
-"eats, meddles, argues, laughs, kibbitzes",1,positive
+one of the worst films of 2002.,0,negative
 "'s the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth.",1,positive
+"is terrific,",1,positive
 a rumor of angels does n't just slip -- it avalanches into forced fuzziness,0,negative
-white's dry wit,1,positive
 "a perverse, dangerous libertine and agitator --",0,negative
-"is, more often then",1,positive
-"a whole lot of fun and funny in the middle, though somewhat less hard-hitting",1,positive
-", a dark little morality tale disguised as a romantic comedy.",1,positive
-ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ) delivers a magnetic performance.,1,positive
+on this screenplay,1,positive
 a lot richer than the ones,1,positive
 their idol's energy and passion for detail,1,positive
-"an energizing,",1,positive
+competently,1,positive
 damned in queen of the damned,0,negative
+"it, ` hungry-man portions of bad '",0,negative
 "a time machine, a journey back to your childhood",1,positive
-yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective,1,positive
 "the recording sessions are intriguing, and -- on the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity --",1,positive
-exudes the urbane sweetness that woody allen seems to have bitterly forsaken,1,positive
 the trees hooting it's praises,1,positive
-"from its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients",1,positive
+unholy mess,0,negative
 long on twinkly-eyed close-ups and short on shame.,0,negative
 of hell,0,negative
 miraculous movie,1,positive
 ", sweet and romantic",1,positive
 rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
-sincere,1,positive
 die for,1,positive
 patchy combination,0,negative
-emerged as hilarious lunacy in the hands of woody allen,1,positive
 is just lazy writing.,0,negative
 business plans,1,positive
-he refuses to give us real situations and characters,0,negative
 of telling a fascinating character's story,1,positive
-is simple but absorbing.,1,positive
 never knew what the hell was coming next,0,negative
 "seem to keep upping the ante on each other, just as their characters do in the film.",1,positive
+appreciation of the daily,1,positive
 "ca n't begin to tell you how tedious, how resolutely unamusing, how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is, and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents ...",0,negative
 most viewers will wish there had been more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned.'',0,negative
+can act,1,positive
+damn weird,0,negative
+", this remains a film about something, one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern.",1,positive
 the light-footed enchantment,1,positive
+"left a few crucial things out, like character development and coherence",0,negative
 best film,1,positive
 that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer,1,positive
 conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming,0,negative
 a film so unabashedly hopeful that it actually makes the heart soar,1,positive
 it pushes its agenda too forcefully,0,negative
+awe-inspiring,1,positive
+said the film was better than saving private ryan,1,positive
+the talk alone is enough to keep us,1,positive
 "a movie does not proclaim the truth about two love-struck somebodies, but permits them time and space to convince us of that all on their own.",1,positive
+are head and shoulders above much of the director's previous popcorn work,1,positive
+it's touching and tender and proves that even in sorrow you can find humor.,1,positive
+is so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true,0,negative
 "me no lika da accents so good, but",0,negative
 "an otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject --",0,negative
-"it's a fine, focused piece of work that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism.",1,positive
-really rattling the viewer,0,negative
-painfully formulaic and stilted,0,negative
 causes of anti-semitism ever seen on screen.,0,negative
-refreshing visit,1,positive
+comfortable,1,positive
 macabre,0,negative
 better-focused,1,positive
 it is n't quite one of the worst movies of the year.,0,negative
-favorably compared to das boot,1,positive
-thoroughly awful.,0,negative
-brutal 90-minute battle sequence,0,negative
-real women have curves truly is life affirming,1,positive
-barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002,0,negative
-"sex ironically has little to do with the story, which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never, ever, leave a large dog alone with a toddler.",0,negative
-"sticks rigidly to the paradigm, rarely permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived, well-worn situations",0,negative
+"the product of loving, well integrated homage",1,positive
+warm nor fuzzy,0,negative
 an intriguing story of maternal instincts,1,positive
 to sell us on this twisted love story,1,positive
 more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch,1,positive
 reviewers,1,positive
 's nothing interesting in unfaithful,0,negative
-"a fairly slow paced, almost humdrum approach to character development",0,negative
 "there's a heavy stench of ` been there, done that ' hanging over the film.",0,negative
 recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room,0,negative
-"the characters seem one-dimensional, and the film is superficial and will probably be of interest primarily to its target audience.",0,negative
+most of the things that made the original men in black such a pleasure,1,positive
 "you 've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles, but it's worth yet another visit.",1,positive
 beautifully realized,1,positive
-of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
 a very resonant chord,1,positive
 sheer audacity and openness,1,positive
-character-who-shall - remain-nameless,0,negative
-"cell phones, guns, and the internal combustion engine",0,negative
 painful elegy,0,negative
 "an ugly, pointless, stupid movie.",0,negative
 than you could have guessed at the beginning,1,positive
+", emotionally devastating piece",1,positive
+sketches ...,1,positive
+norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination,0,negative
 rendered tedious,0,negative
+that it's hardly watchable,0,negative
 not-nearly,0,negative
 "while the film is not entirely successful, it still manages to string together enough charming moments to work.",1,positive
+worth the effort,1,positive
 the highly predictable narrative falls short,0,negative
+those who do,1,positive
 savvy,1,positive
+norton is magnetic as graham.,1,positive
 joyous celebration,1,positive
+the form of dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
+definite room for improvement,0,negative
 the thrown-together feel,0,negative
+feeling embarrassed,0,negative
 "an extended, open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story",1,positive
+made a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll,1,positive
+are once again made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid.,0,negative
 otherworldly,1,positive
-has just as many scenes that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie,1,positive
-there's a casual intelligence that permeates the script,1,positive
+loved this film,1,positive
 of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories,1,positive
 the whole mess,0,negative
-"refuses to let slackers be seen as just another teen movie, which means he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy.",1,positive
 wo n't join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks that we have come to love ...,0,negative
-feels less,0,negative
-"beautifully shot,",1,positive
+"dumb,",0,negative
 it all comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow.,0,negative
-one of the smarter offerings the horror genre,1,positive
-imitative,0,negative
 the anarchist maxim that ` the urge to destroy is also a creative urge ',0,negative
-"authentically vague, but ultimately purposeless",0,negative
-"reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights",1,positive
-some major alterations,1,positive
-predictably efficient,1,positive
+"of breathtaking, awe-inspiring visual poetry",1,positive
+"a lovely, sad dance highlighted by kwan's unique directing style",1,positive
+engaging than the usual fantasies hollywood produces,1,positive
+of a filmmaker who has secrets buried at the heart of his story and knows how to take time revealing them,1,positive
 is sufficiently funny,1,positive
 greatest natural sportsmen,1,positive
+festival in cannes offers rare insight into the structure of relationships.,1,positive
 a rehash of every gangster movie from the past decade.,0,negative
-the mayhem in formula 51,0,negative
+is so prolonged and boring it is n't even close to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be.,0,negative
 's just rather leaden and dull,0,negative
+a delicious and delicately funny look at the residents of a copenhagen neighborhood coping with the befuddling complications life tosses at them.,1,positive
+"one part romance novel,",1,positive
 dirty old man,0,negative
 will find in these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective.,1,positive
 engaging story,1,positive
 obviously has its merits,1,positive
-scam,0,negative
-offers an intriguing what-if premise,1,positive
-triumphantly returns to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power.,1,positive
-like it,1,positive
 suspect that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject,0,negative
 it's all surface psychodramatics.,0,negative
 "done, so primitive in technique, that it ca n't really be called animation",0,negative
-will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering?,0,negative
+you thought would leave you cold,0,negative
 are the lively intelligence of the artists and their perceptiveness about their own situations,1,positive
-though a capable thriller,1,positive
+"i like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material, but",1,positive
 choppy recycling,0,negative
-of above the rest,1,positive
-will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea.,1,positive
-"of the same from taiwanese auteur tsai ming-liang, which is good news to anyone who's fallen under the sweet, melancholy spell of this unique director's previous films",1,positive
 ", shot in artful, watery tones of blue, green and brown.",1,positive
 "despite all the closed-door hanky-panky, the film is essentially juiceless.",0,negative
 atrociously,0,negative
-this charmer,1,positive
+"( hayek ) throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto, she strikes a potent chemistry with molina and she gradually makes us believe she is kahlo",1,positive
+to winger fans who have missed her since 1995's forget paris,1,positive
+"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage, it's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film.",0,negative
+of exploitative garbage,0,negative
 so different from the apple and so striking,1,positive
 sitting around,0,negative
 familiar but enjoyable,1,positive
-"static set ups, not much camera movement,",0,negative
-"there's not an original character, siuation or joke in the entire movie",0,negative
+has managed to marry science fiction with film noir and action flicks with philosophical inquiry.,1,positive
 sewer rats could watch this movie and be so skeeved out that they 'd need a shower.,0,negative
 generally insulting,0,negative
 ... have made the old boy's characters more quick-witted than any english lit,1,positive
-"shunji iwai's all about lily chou chou is a beautifully shot, but ultimately flawed film about growing up in japan.",0,negative
-is a really special walk in the woods,1,positive
 suck,0,negative
+infuses the movie with much of its slender,1,positive
 have made vittorio de sica proud,1,positive
 what a pity,0,negative
+there's plenty to enjoy -- in no small part thanks to lau.,1,positive
 little substance,0,negative
 a backstage must-see for true fans of comedy.,1,positive
-who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers,0,negative
-"is a decomposition of healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition -- wearing a cloak of unsentimental, straightforward text -- when it's really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type",0,negative
+succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling,0,negative
 "brimming with coltish, neurotic energy",1,positive
+utterly static,0,negative
 torments and,0,negative
 drops the ball,0,negative
-has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years.,1,positive
 term an `` ambitious failure,0,negative
+the road to perdition,1,positive
 promises a new kind of high but delivers the same old bad trip.,0,negative
+an impressive roster,1,positive
 ", beautiful scene",1,positive
 with enjoyable ease,1,positive
 ' romantic,1,positive
-a compelling french psychological drama examining the encounter of an aloof father and his chilly son after 20 years apart.,1,positive
 ", the film has a gentle, unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic.",1,positive
+"with zero-dimensional, unlikable characters and hackneyed, threadbare comic setups",0,negative
 low-tech,0,negative
 "he does n't, however, deliver nearly enough of the show's trademark style and flash.",0,negative
-"sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit, yet it's geared toward an audience full of masters of both",0,negative
-real and,1,positive
+'ve already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles,0,negative
 does hold up pretty well,1,positive
 "what's most offensive is n't the waste of a good cast, but",0,negative
-"is worth your time, especially if you have ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride.",1,positive
 even more ludicrous,0,negative
 a movie that deserves recommendation,1,positive
+"unexpected moments of authentically impulsive humor are the hallmark of this bittersweet, uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery.",1,positive
 tv skit-com material fervently deposited on the big screen.,0,negative
-forgotten the movie,0,negative
 "'s not enough intelligence, wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd.",0,negative
+"labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '",1,positive
 some powerful people,1,positive
 ) soulless,0,negative
 's an unhappy situation,0,negative
 too straight-faced,0,negative
-kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure,1,positive
 be genuinely satisfying,1,positive
 encompassing,1,positive
-an erotic thriller,1,positive
 humor to cover up the yawning chasm where the plot should be,0,negative
 of both thematic content and narrative strength,1,positive
-loathsome,0,negative
+give us real situations and characters,1,positive
 "hoary dialogue, fluxing accents, and -- worst of all --",0,negative
 emerges as another key contribution,1,positive
 yet curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability is the only winner,0,negative
+"a movie with a ` children's ' song that includes the line ` my stepdad's not mean, he's just adjusting '",0,negative
 i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further,0,negative
 have the highest production values you 've ever seen,1,positive
-pretty contagious fun,1,positive
+such a bad movie that its luckiest viewers will be seated next to one of those ignorant,0,negative
+quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety,1,positive
 well-wrought,1,positive
 "( `` safe conduct '' ) is a long movie at 163 minutes but it fills the time with drama, romance, tragedy, bravery, political intrigue, partisans and sabotage.",1,positive
 in the wrong hands,0,negative
 but it's just too too much,0,negative
 more complete than indecent proposal,1,positive
+those seeking a definitive account of eisenstein's life would do better elsewhere.,0,negative
+swooping down on a string of exotic locales,1,positive
 idiotic and ugly.,0,negative
-"ends with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter ` uhhh, ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie.",0,negative
+"the metaphors are provocative, but too often, the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery",0,negative
+of humankind's liberating ability,1,positive
 the dimming,0,negative
 elevates the material above pat inspirational status and gives it a sturdiness and solidity that we 've long associated with washington the actor.,1,positive
 endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer,0,negative
+you like peace,1,positive
 leave you wanting more,1,positive
-unfolds in a series of achronological vignettes whose cumulative effect is chilling.,1,positive
-funny humor,1,positive
+runs out of steam,0,negative
 an earnest study,1,positive
+"it contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch, and no more.",0,negative
+with the unexplained baboon cameo,0,negative
+serves up all of that stuff,1,positive
 smothered,0,negative
 merely very bad,0,negative
-reality drain,0,negative
-must have baffled the folks in the marketing department,0,negative
+'s more enjoyable than i expected,1,positive
+fire-breathing,1,positive
+are just two of the elements that will grab you,1,positive
 potentially trite and overused concept,0,negative
-to the outstanding soundtrack,1,positive
-"the director mostly plays it straight, turning leys ' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder.",0,negative
 "the stunts in the tuxedo seem tired and, what's worse, routine",0,negative
-pollyana would reach for a barf bag,0,negative
+portrayed with almost supernatural powers,1,positive
 "memory, resistance and artistic transcendence",1,positive
 if the full monty was a freshman fluke,0,negative
 adventure movie,1,positive
-in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness,0,negative
-"hailed as a clever exercise in neo-hitchcockianism, this clever and very satisfying picture is more accurately chabrolian.",1,positive
-perry's good and,1,positive
 the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but ...,0,negative
 succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth,0,negative
 "a more colorful, more playful tone",1,positive
-solid movie,1,positive
-a sense of dramatic urgency,1,positive
 ", the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet, fuzzy and sticky.",0,negative
 "engaging, wide-eyed actress",1,positive
+offers an unexpected window into the complexities of the middle east struggle and into the humanity of its people.,1,positive
 to one of demme's good films,1,positive
-end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener,0,negative
-some worthwhile themes,1,positive
 made swimfan anyway,1,positive
 it's horribly depressing and not very well done.,0,negative
 "mostly believable, refreshingly low-key and quietly inspirational little sports",1,positive
-is generally light enough,1,positive
-"a predictable, manipulative stinker.",0,negative
-perfectly portrays the desperation of a very insecure man,1,positive
+that returns the martial arts master to top form,1,positive
 is unable to project either esther's initial anomie or her eventual awakening,0,negative
+almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off,0,negative
 about the benjamins that's hard to resist,1,positive
 "on the evidence before us, the answer is clear : not easily and, in the end, not well enough.",0,negative
 sweet home abomination,0,negative
 commands,1,positive
-"which will please eastwood's loyal fans -- and suits the story, wherein our hero must ride roughshod over incompetent cops to get his man",1,positive
 the expressive power of the camera,1,positive
 the movie's sophomoric blend,0,negative
-"this is an extraordinary film, not least because it is japanese and yet feels universal.",1,positive
+will remind them that hong kong action cinema is still alive and kicking,1,positive
 ear-splitting exercise in formula crash-and-bash action.,0,negative
-gently humorous,1,positive
+a wonderful ensemble cast of characters that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life,1,positive
+"waters it down, turning grit and vulnerability into light reading",0,negative
 say nothing of boring,0,negative
 might not give a second look if we passed them on the street,0,negative
 change watching such a character,1,positive
+memorable,1,positive
+with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves,1,positive
+way too full,0,negative
 like this movie a lot,1,positive
 coral reef adventure is a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world's endangered reefs -- and it lets the pictures do the punching.,1,positive
 all too literally,0,negative
 less a movie than,0,negative
+it's the very definition of epic adventure.,1,positive
 a ) soulless,0,negative
 an adventure story and history lesson all in one,1,positive
+"a pale xerox of other, better crime movies.",0,negative
 "-- and at times, all my loved ones more than flirts with kitsch -- the tale commands attention.",1,positive
 "poignancy jostling against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except, maybe, that it looks neat",0,negative
-made me want to pack raw dough in my ears,0,negative
 "in between all the emotional seesawing, it's hard to figure the depth of these two literary figures, and even the times in which they lived.",0,negative
 "is worth your time,",1,positive
-symbiotic relationship,1,positive
-", are about a half dozen young turks angling to see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence.",0,negative
+it really won my heart,1,positive
 of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
-an actress she is,1,positive
-burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him,1,positive
-", a walk to remember is an inspirational love story, capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter.",1,positive
-the movie is as padded as allen's jelly belly.,0,negative
-'s so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance,1,positive
+an intriguing look at the french film industry during the german occupation ;,1,positive
+"anyone who suffers through this film deserves, at the very least, a big box of consolation candy.",0,negative
+intermittently good time,1,positive
 more appealing,1,positive
-into the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence and the struggle for self-esteem,1,positive
+bewilderingly brilliant and,1,positive
 better acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts in the burgeoning genre of films about black urban professionals,1,positive
 just about the best straight-up,1,positive
-borscht,0,negative
 the believability of the entire scenario,1,positive
+key strength,1,positive
 brilliant,1,positive
 full advantage,1,positive
 did i miss something?'',0,negative
 ", simple and soapy",1,positive
 ", composed delivery",1,positive
-the modern-day royals have nothing on these guys when it comes to scandals.,0,negative
-keep you engaged,1,positive
+the very best movies,1,positive
 is likely to find compelling,1,positive
-"as a director, eastwood is off his game --",0,negative
-pleasant enough -- and oozing with attractive men,1,positive
 -- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do --,1,positive
-who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema,1,positive
 aniston has at last decisively broken with her friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil.,1,positive
-its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches is n't exactly endearing,0,negative
-clever and cutting,1,positive
+see it twice,1,positive
+"the 3-d vistas from orbit, with the space station suspended like a huge set of wind chimes over the great blue globe",1,positive
+lived in a state of quiet desperation,0,negative
+"( t ) he script is n't up to the level of the direction, nor are the uneven performances by the cast members, who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent.",0,negative
+down-and-dirty laugher,1,positive
+"another phone call warning you that if the video is n't back at blockbuster before midnight, you 're going to face frightening late fees",0,negative
+simply not funny performers,0,negative
+to be engaging,1,positive
 these broken characters who are trying to make their way through this tragedy,0,negative
+good actors,1,positive
 easy to love robin tunney,1,positive
 're not merely watching history,1,positive
+is still very much worth seeing,1,positive
 of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,0,negative
-"but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity",0,negative
+complete mess,0,negative
 -- but certainly hard to hate.,1,positive
+is so rich with period minutiae it's like dying and going to celluloid heaven.,1,positive
+often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen,0,negative
+"( lin chung's ) voice is rather unexceptional, even",0,negative
 the condition of art,1,positive
 moment,1,positive
-is a fascinating film because there is no clear-cut hero and no all-out villain,1,positive
-some honest insight,1,positive
-"warm,",1,positive
-can be expected from a college comedy that's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school?,0,negative
 gondry's direction is adequate ... but what gives human nature its unique feel is kaufman's script,1,positive
-lamer instincts,1,positive
-"nicole holofcenter, the insightful writer/director responsible for this illuminating comedy",1,positive
-left with a sour taste in your mouth,0,negative
-character creations,1,positive
-great films,1,positive
+", whimsical feature",1,positive
+the histrionics reach a truly annoying pitch,0,negative
 does n't really add up to much.,0,negative
 "a lovely trifle that, unfortunately, is a little too in love with its own cuteness",0,negative
-stay,1,positive
 has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours,1,positive
 "is also a film of freshness, imagination and insight.",1,positive
-dislocation,0,negative
-"buoyant, expressive flow",1,positive
-a sub-formulaic slap in the face,0,negative
+honest performances and exceptional detail,1,positive
 affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes,0,negative
 slovenly life,0,negative
+made at least one damn fine horror movie,1,positive
 innovation,1,positive
 ", narc takes a walking-dead, cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it.",1,positive
 how much he runs around and acts like a doofus,0,negative
-an extraordinary film,1,positive
-to enter and accept another world,1,positive
+a classic fairy tale that perfectly captures the wonders and worries of childhood,1,positive
+all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream,1,positive
+clumsy and rushed,0,negative
+the slack complacency of ( godard's ) vision,0,negative
+haunting tale,1,positive
+a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice,1,positive
 "mysterious, sensual",1,positive
+poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography,0,negative
+`` ... something appears to have been lost in the translation this time.,0,negative
+his life drew to a close,0,negative
 but uninvolving,0,negative
 is in his element here,1,positive
-delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted.,0,negative
+high-octane,1,positive
 "i guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger ).",0,negative
 rousing,1,positive
 an imaginative teacher,1,positive
-popped up with more mindless drivel,0,negative
+"it's mildly amusing, but i certainly ca n't recommend it.",0,negative
 be a total washout,0,negative
 make it a great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art,1,positive
-deserves the hook,0,negative
-you to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned,1,positive
-genuine acting,1,positive
-"made a film that's barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all, barely anything",0,negative
-"as i usually am to feel-good, follow-your-dream hollywood fantasies",1,positive
 painful nuance,0,negative
-touching film,1,positive
-one of the outstanding thrillers of recent years,1,positive
-"have been picked not for their acting chops, but for their looks and",1,positive
-a charm,1,positive
-"'s simply, and surprisingly, a nice, light treat",1,positive
+a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
+insightful moments.,1,positive
 "will undoubtedly play well in european markets, where mr. besson is a brand name, and in asia, where ms. shu is an institution,",1,positive
 loser,0,negative
 a sense-of-humour failure,0,negative
-grows on you -- like a rash,0,negative
+dim-witted pairing,0,negative
 you 're not,0,negative
 complaint,0,negative
+of wit or charm,1,positive
+"that covers our deepest, media-soaked fears",0,negative
 bogged down by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing.,0,negative
 it seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title ... amounts to surprisingly little.,0,negative
 of the best ensemble casts of the year,1,positive
 such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue,0,negative
+a minor miracle in unfaithful,1,positive
 undeniably hard,0,negative
 spits out denzel washington's fine performance in the title role,1,positive
-the criminal world,0,negative
 of extremely talented musicians,1,positive
+sandbox,1,positive
 meager weight,0,negative
 are worthwhile.,1,positive
 assured,1,positive
@@ -16721,174 +16704,170 @@ assured,1,positive
 the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service,0,negative
 the thing about guys like evans is this : you 're never quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins,0,negative
 interesting matters,1,positive
-most humane and important,1,positive
 a documentary that works,1,positive
 "thanks to a small star with big heart, this family film sequel is plenty of fun for all.",1,positive
-cuaron repeatedly,0,negative
 of the qualities that made the first film so special,1,positive
+high-concept sci fi adventures,1,positive
 so unsympathetic,0,negative
 "gasp, shudder",0,negative
-a fascinating study of isolation and frustration that successfully recreates both the physical setting and emotional tensions of the papin sisters,1,positive
 thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer,0,negative
 screwed-up characters,0,negative
 "feels like a ruse, a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas.",0,negative
 difficult to connect with on any deeper level,0,negative
-with style,1,positive
-between chaplin and kidman,1,positive
+"is a convincing one, and",1,positive
 a film so graceless and devoid,0,negative
 damaged,0,negative
+uncle ralph,1,positive
 "failing, ultimately, to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs",0,negative
 presents us with an action movie that actually has a brain,1,positive
 grisly,0,negative
+rather toothless,0,negative
 want to see it,1,positive
 welcomes,1,positive
-is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure.,0,negative
-"picked me up, swung me around,",1,positive
 an esteemed writer-actor,1,positive
-the thing just never gets off the ground.,0,negative
+a few zingers aside,1,positive
 the fact that the ` best part ' of the movie comes from a 60-second homage to one of demme's good films,0,negative
 "a witty, low-key romantic comedy.",1,positive
+'ll be treated to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds.,1,positive
 devolves into a laugh-free lecture.,0,negative
 fiercely intelligent and,1,positive
 makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude.,1,positive
+but it's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre.,0,negative
 "unnamed, easily substitutable",0,negative
-"with the exception of mccoist, the players do n't have a clue on the park.",0,negative
+kirkegaard,1,positive
 as well-characterized,1,positive
 more fascinating,1,positive
 's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre,0,negative
 mundane '70s disaster flick,0,negative
+"sweet, funny, charming, and completely delightful",1,positive
+nothing funny,0,negative
 embarrassingly,0,negative
 marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain,1,positive
+together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers,1,positive
 got to me,1,positive
-the action clichés just pile up.,0,negative
+deserved co-winner,1,positive
+m. night shyamalan's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema,0,negative
 inept and,0,negative
+"is in his hypermasculine element here, once again able to inject some real vitality and even art into a pulpy concept that, in many other hands would be completely forgettable.",1,positive
 fascinating psychological fare,1,positive
-enjoyable randomness,1,positive
+"( a ) soulless,",0,negative
+the film gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2 - hour running time.,0,negative
 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn,1,positive
 the rat-a-tat energy,1,positive
 is plenty of fun for all.,1,positive
-enough to keep men,1,positive
 lame musketeer,0,negative
-catapulting,1,positive
-one relentlessly depressing situation,0,negative
+absurd,0,negative
+easy to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros,1,positive
 rather cold-blooded comedy,0,negative
-saccharine sentimentality,0,negative
 "while the humor is recognizably plympton, he has actually bothered to construct a real story this time.",1,positive
 sinks into by-the-numbers territory.,0,negative
-inconsequential,0,negative
-"has been overexposed, redolent of a thousand cliches, and",0,negative
-can such a cold movie claim to express warmth and longing?,0,negative
+the action clichés,0,negative
 spider-man,1,positive
-"is reasonably entertaining,",1,positive
-aesthetically and sexually,1,positive
-rubbo's humorously tendentious intervention into the who-wrote-shakespeare controversy.,1,positive
+relentlessly depressing,0,negative
+hard-to-swallow,0,negative
 scratch a hole in your head,0,negative
+disappointing in comparison,0,negative
 cult,0,negative
 is plainly dull and visually ugly when it is n't incomprehensible,0,negative
+artificial and opaque,0,negative
+to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love,1,positive
 the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin,0,negative
 makes two hours feel like four.,0,negative
 the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham,1,positive
 it's one long bore.,0,negative
 "is uncomfortably timely, relevant, and sickeningly real.",1,positive
-jealousy,0,negative
+"touching, transcendent love story",1,positive
 "liked it because it was so endlessly, grotesquely, inventive.",1,positive
 surrounded by 86 minutes of overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy.,0,negative
 petty,0,negative
 right to be,1,positive
-ultimate imax trip,1,positive
-entertainment,1,positive
-"is carried less by wow factors than by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades",1,positive
+to keep this from being a complete waste of time,0,negative
+'d expect to see on showtime's ` red shoe diaries,1,positive
 badly awry,0,negative
 a romantic comedy,1,positive
-has something significant to say,1,positive
-making a vanity project with nothing new,0,negative
-a visually stunning rumination,1,positive
-itch to explore more,1,positive
+"we can tell what it is supposed to be, but ca n't really call it a work of art.",0,negative
 be the year's best and most unpredictable comedy,1,positive
 an interesting slice,1,positive
+stilted,0,negative
 has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years,1,positive
-is insipid,0,negative
-fabricated,0,negative
+"plays like a badly edited, 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director ca n't seem to get a coherent rhythm going",0,negative
 ", in an irresistible junior-high way,",1,positive
+"the picture runs a mere 84 minutes,",0,negative
 not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie,0,negative
 "exhaustion, from watching a movie that is dark ( dark green, to be exact ), sour, bloody and mean",0,negative
-great saturday night live sketch,1,positive
 impressive job,1,positive
 -- in the title role -- helps make the film's conclusion powerful and satisfying,1,positive
 for something as splendid-looking as this particular film,1,positive
 "'s surprisingly decent, particularly for a tenth installment in a series.",1,positive
 real vitality,1,positive
+everything except someone pulling the pin from a grenade with his teeth,0,negative
 "of humor, verve and fun",1,positive
-garde,0,negative
 every cliche,0,negative
-this method almost never fails him,1,positive
+genuine spontaneity,1,positive
 this pretentious mess,0,negative
 "this method almost never fails him, and",1,positive
 "better characters,",1,positive
 to a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes,1,positive
-"as the sulking, moody male hustler in the title role, ( franco ) has all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence, but none of his sweetness and vulnerability.",0,negative
+are so overstated,0,negative
 "too goodly, wise and knowing",1,positive
-guys say mean things and shoot a lot of bullets.,0,negative
+"in the pianist, polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say, confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions, and he allows nothing to get in the way.",1,positive
 its first-time feature director,1,positive
 gives the lie to many clichés and,0,negative
 a small movie with a big impact.,1,positive
 very handsomely produced let-down,0,negative
 make a gorgeous pair ... their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger,1,positive
+of the human heart,1,positive
+for its overwhelming creepiness,0,negative
 "boasts dry humor and jarring shocks, plus moments of breathtaking mystery.",1,positive
 "of dark humor, gorgeous exterior photography, and a stable-full of solid performances",1,positive
 delightfully compatible,1,positive
 it gets the details of its time frame right but it completely misses its emotions.,0,negative
+"those crass, contrived sequels that not only fails on its own, but makes you second-guess your affection for the original",0,negative
+fine performances,1,positive
 coherent rhythm,1,positive
 played and smartly directed,1,positive
-"'s unlikely to inspire anything more than a visit to mcdonald's, let alone some savvy street activism",0,negative
-used manhattan's architecture in such a gloriously goofy way,1,positive
+drew to a close,1,positive
+wonderful fencing scenes and an exciting plot,1,positive
+"manages for but a few seconds over its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest, your imagination, your empathy or anything, really, save your disgust and your indifference",0,negative
 blandly,0,negative
 no particular bite,0,negative
 less a story,0,negative
-"a shrill, didactic cartoon",0,negative
+"is good, except its timing.",1,positive
 "runs a good race, one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches.'",1,positive
-' i feel better already.,1,positive
 since it does n't take itself so deadly seriously,1,positive
 one key problem with these ardently christian storylines is that there is never any question of how things will turn out.,0,negative
-make it an above-average thriller,1,positive
+incoherence reigns.,0,negative
 "interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic, and as such the film has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots.",0,negative
-a 95-minute commercial,0,negative
 ", the movie's wildly careening tone and an extremely flat lead performance do little to salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation.",0,negative
 bright on this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people,1,positive
-ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period,1,positive
 overbearing,0,negative
-with soul,1,positive
-much as i laughed throughout the movie,1,positive
+"you do n't need to know your ice-t's from your cool-j's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of california.",0,negative
+the brilliance of animal house,1,positive
 "once the true impact of the day unfolds, the power of this movie is undeniable.",1,positive
 ", and intermittently hilarious",1,positive
-often exciting,1,positive
+realized the harsh reality of my situation,0,negative
+awkward interplay and utter lack,0,negative
+is how the film knows what's unique and quirky about canadians,1,positive
 emotional buttons,0,negative
 surprisingly sensitive script co-written,1,positive
-"sand's masculine persona, with its love of life and beauty,",1,positive
 black hawk down and we were soldiers,1,positive
 on the delicious pulpiness of its lurid fiction,1,positive
 do little to salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation.,0,negative
-even the stuffiest cinema goers,1,positive
-it at least calls attention to a problem hollywood too long has ignored,1,positive
 the power of strong voices,1,positive
 some remarkable achival film about how shanghai ( of all places ),1,positive
 entertainment opportunism at its most glaring,0,negative
 impress,1,positive
 a holy fool,0,negative
 still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it,0,negative
-by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work,0,negative
-the cast is spot on and the mood is laid back.,1,positive
 going nowhere fast,0,negative
 ambitious movie,1,positive
-the highest power,1,positive
-be distasteful to children and adults alike,0,negative
-delivers fascinating psychological fare,1,positive
 on great scares and a good surprise ending,1,positive
-are masterfully controlled.,1,positive
 "broomfield's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all, and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient",0,negative
 `` shock humor '',0,negative
 is one film that's truly deserving of its oscar nomination.,1,positive
 feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us,0,negative
+with an utterly incompetent conclusion,0,negative
+"considered a star, nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good",0,negative
 "a strong-minded viewpoint, or",1,positive
 generally smart,1,positive
 is born to play shaggy,1,positive
@@ -16903,26 +16882,33 @@ working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success,1,positive
 by a gritty style and an excellent cast,1,positive
 cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,0,negative
 the frequent allusions,1,positive
-"the film is not only a love song to the movies but it also is more fully an example of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes.",1,positive
 exuberant openness,1,positive
 ... is so pat it makes your teeth hurt.,0,negative
+you might as well be watching a rerun,0,negative
+"a pedestrian, flat drama",0,negative
 in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d,1,positive
-"are incredibly captivating and insanely funny, thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ), a solid cast, and some wickedly sick and twisted humor ...",1,positive
-his way to becoming the american indian spike lee,1,positive
+of the few ` cool ' actors who never seems aware of his own coolness,1,positive
+is predictable in the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol,1,positive
+diane lane works nothing short of a minor miracle in unfaithful.,1,positive
 intrigued,1,positive
+of ( woo's ) best work,1,positive
 "what we have here is n't a disaster, exactly, but a very handsomely produced let-down.",0,negative
 spice,1,positive
 it's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative,0,negative
 "a movie that both thrills the eye and, in its over-the-top way, touches the heart.",1,positive
+of the things that made the original men in black such a pleasure,1,positive
 "even when there are lulls, the emotions seem authentic, and the picture is so lovely toward the end ... you almost do n't notice the 129-minute running time.",1,positive
 idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea,0,negative
+"filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow, some impudent snickers, and a glorious dose of humankind's liberating ability",1,positive
 "overcomes the script's flaws and envelops the audience in his character's anguish, anger and frustration.",0,negative
 "comes from its soul's - eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice, at least as represented by this case",1,positive
+summer entertainment,1,positive
 distinct and very welcome sense,1,positive
+emotional misery,0,negative
 "what i saw, i enjoyed.",1,positive
-sneering,0,negative
-"too hard to be funny in a way that's too loud, too goofy and too short of an attention span",0,negative
-"as darkly funny, energetic,",1,positive
+", eileen walsh, an engaging, wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth, infuses the movie with much of its slender, glinting charm.",1,positive
+cleaver,1,positive
+that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it is n't incomprehensible,0,negative
 will capture the minds and hearts of many,1,positive
 but undernourished and plodding.,0,negative
 worth checking out at theaters,1,positive
@@ -16930,186 +16916,184 @@ seems embarrassed by his own invention and,0,negative
 to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense,0,negative
 "bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday, '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes.",1,positive
 "a grittily beautiful film that looks,",1,positive
-"daringly perceptive, taut, piercing and feisty",1,positive
 close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films,1,positive
 "every joke is repeated at least -- annoying, is n't it",0,negative
-"co-writer/director jonathan parker's attempts to fashion a brazil-like, hyper-real satire fall dreadfully short.",0,negative
 "such a flat, plodding picture",0,negative
-got a place in your heart for smokey robinson,1,positive
 "laugh-out-loud lines, adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances, and sparkling,",1,positive
-there's a clarity of purpose and even-handedness to the film's direction,1,positive
 more than a movie,1,positive
-bad sound,0,negative
-the impressively discreet filmmakers,1,positive
+"with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams, the spy kids franchise establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape : a james bond series for kids.",1,positive
 tepid and choppy recycling,0,negative
-"is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart, mind or humor of its own.",0,negative
+patriot,1,positive
+a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid of urgent questions.,0,negative
 a rerun,0,negative
 smoke signals,1,positive
 gives a mesmerizing performance as a full-fledged sex addict who is in complete denial about his obsessive behavior,1,positive
-rare quality,1,positive
 "the too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video/dvd category,",0,negative
 a poignant comedy,1,positive
+", inescapably gorgeous,",1,positive
 manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly,0,negative
+"eyre, a native american raised by white parents, manages to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor",1,positive
 "combines sharp comedy, old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics, and genuine heart",1,positive
+flower-power liberation,1,positive
 dull in its lack of poetic frissons,0,negative
 "as lax and limp a comedy as i 've seen in a while, a meander through worn-out material",0,negative
+grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,0,negative
+in sorrow,0,negative
+"after watching it, you can only love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history.",1,positive
+earnest performances,1,positive
 a compelling coming-of-age drama,1,positive
 a ' list cast,1,positive
-cast and surehanded direction,1,positive
-is that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally,0,negative
-loved it,1,positive
 pretend like your sat scores are below 120,0,negative
 silly and monotonous,0,negative
 "inventive, consistently intelligent",1,positive
 worst sin,0,negative
+need agile performers,0,negative
 unpredictable character,0,negative
-collapses under its own meager weight,0,negative
+"be forewarned, if you 're depressed about anything before watching this film, you may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards.",0,negative
 with the terrifying message,0,negative
+not-very-funny,0,negative
 splendidly cast pair,1,positive
-"another iteration of what's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions, in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble, teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends, family ...",0,negative
-"the movie is hardly a masterpiece,",0,negative
 detail,1,positive
 eats up the screen,1,positive
 as graceful,1,positive
 "'s about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest,",0,negative
 sewage,0,negative
 the weak payoff,0,negative
+formulaic and forgettable that it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory,0,negative
 when you 've got the wildly popular vin diesel in the equation,1,positive
-is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age,0,negative
-cheap-looking version of candid camera,0,negative
+a cute partnership in i spy,1,positive
+struggles of the working class to life,1,positive
 everyone can enjoy,1,positive
 ", ' i feel better already.",1,positive
-shimmeringly lovely coming-of-age portrait,1,positive
 more colorful,1,positive
 crassly flamboyant,0,negative
-"a triumph,",1,positive
+nominated for an oscar,1,positive
 "'s a familiar story, but one that is presented with great sympathy and intelligence.",1,positive
+fascinating to watch marker the essayist at work,1,positive
+disagreeable,0,negative
 just another generic drama,0,negative
 ", twisty yarn",1,positive
 "start to finish, featuring a fall from grace that still leaves shockwaves",1,positive
-mildly entertaining,1,positive
 i 'll settle for a nice cool glass of iced tea and,1,positive
-their project so interesting,1,positive
 ", you 'll swear that you 've seen it all before, even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard.",0,negative
 it's not half-bad,1,positive
 ( rises ) above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
 "has all the trappings of an energetic, extreme-sports adventure,",1,positive
-bad movies,0,negative
+"his difficult, endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline",1,positive
+does leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain,1,positive
 embodies the transformation of his character,1,positive
-one good idea,1,positive
+running off,0,negative
+last count,1,positive
+"the compassion, good-natured humor and",1,positive
 giddy and whimsical and relevant today,1,positive
 been astronomically bad,0,negative
+the kind of film that leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an ill-advised and poorly,0,negative
 "the evocative imagery and gentle, lapping rhythms of this film are infectious",1,positive
-unimaginable,0,negative
+have done a fine job of updating white's dry wit to a new age,1,positive
 leaving questions in its wake,0,negative
+figures out how to make us share their enthusiasm.,1,positive
 satire lucky break,1,positive
 simply feeling like no other film in recent history,1,positive
-thoughtful and surprisingly affecting portrait,1,positive
-"the rare common-man artist who's wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and, as it turns out, more fragile -- than happiness",1,positive
+breathtaking,1,positive
 "some good, organic character work,",1,positive
-students that deals with first love sweetly but also seriously,1,positive
-"just a string of stale gags,",0,negative
-", lame screenplay",0,negative
-"the case is a convincing one, and should give anyone with a conscience reason to pause.",1,positive
+devastating,0,negative
 a ponderous and pretentious endeavor,0,negative
 with a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking,1,positive
 the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and the killer which they have been patiently waiting for,1,positive
-"expect no major discoveries, nor any stylish sizzle, but the film sits with square conviction and touching good sense on the experience of its women.",1,positive
-he's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed.,0,negative
+just about the surest bet for an all-around good time at the movies this summer.,1,positive
+good sense,1,positive
 "comes from the brave, uninhibited performances by its lead actors",1,positive
 an exceptionally good idea,1,positive
 "full of flatulence jokes and mild sexual references, kung pow!",0,negative
 an obvious rapport with her actors and,1,positive
 "is a movie filled with unlikable, spiteful idiots ; whether or not their friendship is salvaged",0,negative
+been told and retold,0,negative
 "its metaphors are opaque enough to avoid didacticism, and the film succeeds as an emotionally accessible, almost mystical work",1,positive
 each one of these people stand out,1,positive
 like.,1,positive
-very much worth,1,positive
-bad the film's story does not live up to its style,0,negative
 strives,1,positive
+"an amateurish, quasi-improvised acting exercise shot on ugly digital video.",0,negative
 a serious movie with serious ideas.,1,positive
-", is n't nearly as funny as it thinks it is",0,negative
 "touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
-angelina jolie's surprising flair,1,positive
 self-glorification and a manipulative whitewash,0,negative
 "cat-and-mouse, three-dimensional characters and believable performances",1,positive
 ", colorful, semimusical",1,positive
 leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach,0,negative
+more likely to drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine,0,negative
 among the studio's animated classics,1,positive
-"not far down the line, to find a place among the studio's animated classics",1,positive
 recycles every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera,0,negative
-tells us nothing new,0,negative
 "is historical filmmaking without the balm of right-thinking ideology, either liberal or conservative.",1,positive
 the real antwone fisher was able to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man,1,positive
-"derive from the screenplay, but rather the mediocre performances by most of the actors involved",0,negative
-instead of simply handling conventional material in a conventional way,1,positive
+is of the darkest variety,0,negative
+"worthless, from its pseudo-rock-video opening to the idiocy of its last frames.",0,negative
+into splatter movies,0,negative
 first real masterpiece,1,positive
-are consistently delightful,1,positive
+"strolls through this mess with a smug grin, inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder.",0,negative
 dud from frame one.,0,negative
+maid in manhattan proves that it's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies.,0,negative
 "paper-thin, and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script",0,negative
-a jaw-droppingly beautiful work that upends nearly every cliché,1,positive
+low-grade,0,negative
+"i liked the original short story but this movie, even at an hour and twenty-some minutes, it's too long and",0,negative
 you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live,1,positive
-"it's nice to see piscopo again after all these years, and",1,positive
 "it's a compelling and horrifying story, and the laramie project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does, in fact, still happen in america",1,positive
 is rigid and evasive in ways,0,negative
 uneven performances,0,negative
 ingeniously constructed than `` memento '',1,positive
 a dreary movie.,0,negative
 like a well-made pb & j sandwich,1,positive
-"the acting is amateurish, the cinematography is atrocious",0,negative
-a refreshing and comical spin on the all-too-familiar saga of the contemporary single woman,1,positive
-to remake sleepless in seattle again and again,0,negative
+directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue,0,negative
 a pleasant piece of escapist entertainment,1,positive
 seems more tacky and reprehensible,0,negative
-a deficit,0,negative
+given by the capable cast,1,positive
 "i 'm not a fan of the phrase ` life affirming ' because it usually means ` schmaltzy, ' but real women have curves truly is life affirming.",1,positive
-the widowmaker is a great yarn,1,positive
-"'s painful to watch witherspoon's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination, i mean, alabama",0,negative
-"equate to being good,",1,positive
+screwing things up old school,0,negative
 tinged with tragic undertones,0,negative
+extreme action-packed film,1,positive
+that never,0,negative
+of what critics have come to term an `` ambitious failure,0,negative
 a jerry bruckheimer flick any day of the week,1,positive
 a successful one,1,positive
 found the perfect material with which to address his own world war ii experience in his signature style,1,positive
 to our dismay,0,negative
 comparatively sane and healthy,1,positive
+", obnoxious 88-minute",0,negative
 this movie's got it,1,positive
 putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank.,0,negative
-"sharp, overmanipulative hollywood practices",0,negative
 a string of ensemble cast romances recently,1,positive
 to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget,1,positive
-"pointed, often tender,",1,positive
+sharp and,1,positive
 seen the deep like you see it in these harrowing surf shots,1,positive
 "recommended viewing for its courage, ideas, technical proficiency and great acting",1,positive
-"the movie is busy contriving false, sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems.",0,negative
+warmed-over cold war paranoia,0,negative
 is the most visually unappealing,0,negative
-"nonchalantly freaky and uncommonly pleasurable, warm water may well be the year's best and most unpredictable comedy.",1,positive
+", the movie is busy contriving false, sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems.",0,negative
 into an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need,1,positive
 "director todd solondz has made a movie about critical reaction to his two previous movies, and about his responsibility to the characters that he creates.",1,positive
+"' shows a level of young, black manhood that is funny, touching, smart and complicated.",1,positive
 tough to take as long as you 've paid a matinee price,0,negative
 "at times, the movie looks genuinely pretty.",1,positive
-"a very well-meaning movie,",1,positive
 was just a matter of ` eh,0,negative
 nature film and a tribute,1,positive
+does n't add up,0,negative
 an incongruous summer playoff,0,negative
 beats new life,1,positive
 mundane soap opera,0,negative
 to arrest development in a dead-end existence,0,negative
+has several strong performances.,1,positive
 is not,0,negative
 "lacks the compassion, good-natured humor and the level of insight that made ( eyre's ) first film something of a sleeper success",0,negative
-"a real audience-pleaser that will strike a chord with anyone who's ever waited in a doctor's office, emergency room, hospital bed or insurance company office.",1,positive
-somewhat tired premise,0,negative
-has something to say,1,positive
 "love, communal discord,",1,positive
 into the urban heart,1,positive
+of good sense,1,positive
+"there is an accuracy of observation in the work of the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism.",1,positive
 "lasker's canny, meditative script distances sex and love, as byron and luther ... realize they ca n't get no satisfaction without the latter.",1,positive
 skip this turd and pick your nose instead because you 're sure to get more out of the latter experience,0,negative
 "it's the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic, urgent, and not sugarcoated in the least",1,positive
 a flashy editing style that does n't always jell with sean penn's monotone narration,0,negative
+sell it,1,positive
 exceedingly memorable,1,positive
 a fantastic movie,1,positive
-delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids,1,positive
 crash-and-bash action,1,positive
-slides downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves.,0,negative
 "gentle, endearing",1,positive
 "it's shot on digital video, whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb",1,positive
 turd squashed,0,negative
@@ -17117,213 +17101,213 @@ knucklehead swill,0,negative
 the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness.,0,negative
 decide what annoyed me most about god is great,0,negative
 like a mix of cheech and chong,1,positive
-- kids-cute sentimentality by a warmth that is n't faked,1,positive
-this predictable romantic comedy should get a pink slip,0,negative
+"self-critical, behind-the-scenes navel-gazing kaufman",0,negative
 "by an inconsistent, meandering, and sometimes dry plot",0,negative
-no lika,0,negative
+"brainless, but enjoyably over-the-top,",1,positive
+we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
 "a teenybopper ed wood film, replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo",0,negative
+it's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times,0,negative
 more timely than its director could ever have dreamed,1,positive
 what is kind of special,1,positive
-"the pianist ( is ) a supremely hopeful cautionary tale of war's madness remembered that we, today, can prevent its tragic waste of life",1,positive
+missed opportunity,0,negative
+undermines the possibility for an exploration of the thornier aspects of the nature/nurture argument in regards,0,negative
 ", it tends to speculation, conspiracy theories or, at best, circumstantial evidence",0,negative
 colors the picture in some evocative shades,1,positive
 undone,0,negative
 "is one of those crazy, mixed-up films that does n't know what it wants to be when it grows up.",0,negative
 beautifully reclaiming the story of carmen and recreating it an in an african idiom.,1,positive
-"allen, at 66, has stopped challenging himself",0,negative
 "some cute moments, funny scenes, and",1,positive
+"unfolds as one of the most politically audacious films of recent decades from any country, but especially from france",0,negative
+hardhearted scrooge,0,negative
 ensues are much blood-splattering,0,negative
-unlike,0,negative
-"rife with the rueful, wry humor springing out of yiddish culture and language",1,positive
 dialogue and plot lapses,0,negative
-it comes off as annoying rather than charming,0,negative
 ", labute does manage to make a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection.",1,positive
-manipulating our collective fear,1,positive
 a number of holes,0,negative
 good cinematography,1,positive
-despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes,0,negative
 "to imagine any recent film, independent or otherwise, that makes as much of a mess as this one",0,negative
 a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success,0,negative
 mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face,1,positive
+his boisterous energy,1,positive
 this a high water mark for this genre,1,positive
 a fascinating character study,1,positive
-a snore,0,negative
+humor and,1,positive
+"written, flatly,",0,negative
 song-and-dance-man,1,positive
 a sharp script,1,positive
 too predictable and,0,negative
 a role of almost bergmanesque intensity,1,positive
 plodding,0,negative
+none of this is half as moving as the filmmakers seem to think.,0,negative
 goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so,0,negative
 too slick and manufactured to claim street credibility.,0,negative
-the plot offers few surprises,0,negative
+inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience,0,negative
+earns extra points by acting as if it were n't,1,positive
+the movie is too amateurishly square to make the most of its own ironic implications.,0,negative
+is its utter sincerity.,1,positive
+manipulative and,0,negative
+"cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash, and send it to its proper home",0,negative
 it's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it.,0,negative
-has a true talent for drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable,1,positive
-ends up being neither,0,negative
-consummate actor barry has done excellent work here.,1,positive
-"construct based on theory, sleight-of-hand, and ill-wrought hypothesis",0,negative
+this distinguished actor,1,positive
+acute expressiveness,1,positive
 goes straight to video,0,negative
+the obstacles of a predictable outcome and a screenplay,0,negative
 might have been readily dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,0,negative
 releasing a film with the word ` dog ' in its title in january lends itself to easy jokes and insults,0,negative
-"sweet, tender sermon",1,positive
 gaping,0,negative
-"does n't try to surprise us with plot twists, but rather seems to enjoy its own transparency.",1,positive
-gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air,1,positive
-with such clarity,1,positive
-enigma lacks it.,0,negative
-"offers us the sense that on some elemental level, lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life.",1,positive
-a classic theater piece,1,positive
+godard can still be smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still at work.,1,positive
 to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments,1,positive
-it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment,0,negative
+the most irresponsible picture ever released by a major film studio.,0,negative
 "lack contrast, are murky and",0,negative
+"muddled,",0,negative
+one of the most slyly exquisite anti-adult movies,1,positive
 the rich promise of the script,1,positive
-some like it,1,positive
-promised ( or threatened ) for later this year,0,negative
 is at 22 a powerful young actor.,1,positive
 the film was better than saving private ryan,1,positive
 "as darkly funny, energetic, and",1,positive
 acts light on great scares and a good surprise ending.,1,positive
 "no point of view, no contemporary interpretation of joan's prefeminist plight",0,negative
+fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0,negative
+seems aware of his own coolness,1,positive
+"a vibrant whirlwind of love, family and all that goes with it",1,positive
 that was old when ` angels with dirty faces ' appeared in 1938,0,negative
+a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion,1,positive
 marginal,0,negative
 is one of this year's very best pictures,1,positive
-place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics,0,negative
+hyper-artificiality,0,negative
 sensuous and spirited tale,1,positive
-"'s coherent, well shot, and tartly acted",1,positive
-"scotland looks wonderful, the fans are often funny fanatics",1,positive
 "the movie is loaded with good intentions, but in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story, minac drains his movie of all individuality",0,negative
 "like an episode of the tv show blind date, only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments",0,negative
 a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem,1,positive
 "pay the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead",0,negative
-a such a brainless flibbertigibbet,0,negative
 of tradition and warmth,1,positive
+american adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place,1,positive
 ca n't rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness,0,negative
 splendid performances,1,positive
-an elegant and sly deadpan comedy.,1,positive
-take the viewer inside the wave,1,positive
-to these broken characters who are trying to make their way through this tragedy,0,negative
 an overly sillified plot,0,negative
+"too much to do, too little time to do it in",0,negative
 ", here comes the first lousy guy ritchie imitation.",0,negative
 that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women,0,negative
 for insights,1,positive
 ", juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre",0,negative
+got me grinning,1,positive
+is charming,1,positive
+tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable,1,positive
+supposedly funny,0,negative
+"lovely and amazing is holofcener's deep, uncompromising curtsy to women she knows, and very likely is.",1,positive
 has a pleasing way with a metaphor,1,positive
 fairly slow paced,0,negative
-"and more than that, it's an observant, unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation.",1,positive
 oddly detached,0,negative
+'s never dull,1,positive
 a bad imitation,0,negative
 being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers,0,negative
-that made the full monty a smashing success ... but neglects to add the magic that made it all work,0,negative
 shows deft comic timing.,1,positive
 that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago,0,negative
-"the need to stay in touch with your own skin, at 18 or 80",1,positive
-i pledge allegiance to cagney and lacey.,1,positive
+rich and luscious,1,positive
 the dispatching of the cast is as often imaginative as it is gory,1,positive
 "resulted in a smoother, more focused narrative",1,positive
-"'s meandering, low on energy, and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy",0,negative
-"feels contrived, as if the filmmakers were worried the story would n't work without all those gimmicks",0,negative
-all the same problems the majority of action comedies have,0,negative
-"absurd plot twists, idiotic court maneuvers",0,negative
+why should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free?,0,negative
 fulfilling,1,positive
+of the grieving process,0,negative
 "sort of loved the people onscreen, even though i could not stand them.",1,positive
 either 11 times too many or else too few,0,negative
-"by the time it's done with us,",0,negative
+an engaging and moving portrait,1,positive
+wears out its limited welcome,0,negative
 "yes, i suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care, so",0,negative
 could have been a daytime soap opera,0,negative
 memorable,1,positive
 the crassness of this reactionary thriller,0,negative
-stuffiest cinema goers,0,negative
 "satin rouge is not a new, or inventive, journey,",0,negative
 "the filmmakers are playing to the big boys in new york and l.a. to that end, they mock the kind of folks they do n't understand, ones they figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand, either.",0,negative
-suffice to say its total promise is left slightly unfulfilled.,0,negative
-"short on tension, eloquence, spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries",0,negative
 "sand, who brings to the role her pale, dark beauty and characteristic warmth",1,positive
-really bad imitation,0,negative
 goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling,1,positive
 "terminally bland, painfully slow and needlessly confusing",0,negative
 ca n't sustain it.,0,negative
 refreshed and hopeful,1,positive
-to foul up a screen adaptation of oscar wilde's classic satire,0,negative
 a remarkable and novel concept,1,positive
-"modernizes a.e.w. mason's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american, a decision that plucks `` the four feathers '' bare",0,negative
+special,1,positive
 could i have been more geeked when i heard that apollo 13 was going to be released in imax format,1,positive
 a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch,1,positive
-as history,1,positive
-that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients,0,negative
 "this movie feel more like a non-stop cry for attention, than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment.",0,negative
+considerable charm,1,positive
+is enormously good fun.,1,positive
+an enjoyable above average summer diversion.,1,positive
+a good job,1,positive
 that the franchise's best years are long past,0,negative
 the true impact of the day,1,positive
 is somewhat entertaining,1,positive
+"gives give a solid, anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she's ever done.",1,positive
 puréed mélange,0,negative
 thoroughly entertaining,1,positive
 certain charm,1,positive
 "it may not be a great piece of filmmaking,",0,negative
 all the characters are clinically depressed and have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams.,0,negative
 the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector's lens,0,negative
-is that it's a brazenly misguided project.,0,negative
+"takes a really long, slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about",0,negative
+providing an experience that is richer than anticipated,1,positive
+obvious as telling a country skunk,0,negative
 enjoy it,1,positive
 that good theatre,1,positive
+for genre fans,1,positive
 a pathetic exploitation film,0,negative
-easily one of the best and most exciting movies of the year,1,positive
-"a rather simplistic one : grief drives her, love drives him",0,negative
-less as a documentary and more as a found relic,1,positive
-"all in all, road to perdition is more in love with strangeness than excellence.",1,positive
+"queen of the damned as you might have guessed, makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role --",0,negative
+a serious movie,1,positive
 's to this film's ( and its makers ' ) credit that we believe that that's exactly what these two people need to find each other -- and themselves,1,positive
-feels like a glossy rehash,0,negative
+and good intentions,1,positive
 pushes too hard,0,negative
 is that she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair.,1,positive
+very charming and funny,1,positive
+seem great to knock back a beer with but they 're simply not funny performers,0,negative
 "this is very much of a mixed bag, with enough negatives to outweigh the positives.",0,negative
 sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking,0,negative
-laughable in the solemnity with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood's dirty harry period,0,negative
-damon and,1,positive
+too much obvious padding,0,negative
 talented director as chen kaige,1,positive
 for once,1,positive
-even gritty enough,1,positive
 this is not an easy film.,0,negative
-raw comic energy,1,positive
 the real turns magical,1,positive
 its fun,1,positive
 the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing,0,negative
 could take me back to a time before i saw this movie,0,negative
-that it has n't gone straight to video,0,negative
 accomplished work,1,positive
-"it's plotless, shapeless",0,negative
 subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer,0,negative
 resonant film since the killer,1,positive
-along looking for astute observations and coming up blank,0,negative
+"is a bad mannered, ugly and destructive little ****.",0,negative
+", love.",1,positive
 the characters are never more than sketches ... which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach.,0,negative
 "is one of those crass, contrived sequels that not only fails on its own, but makes you second-guess your affection for the original",0,negative
-seem disappointing,0,negative
-nature and family warmth,1,positive
+the face of death,0,negative
 horrendously,0,negative
+is a tale worth catching.,1,positive
+"the aaa of action, xxx is a blast of adrenalin, rated eee for excitement.",1,positive
+that works as a treatise on spirituality as well as a solid sci-fi thriller,1,positive
+"not morally bankrupt, at least terribly monotonous",0,negative
 the film's images give a backbone to the company and provide an emotional edge to its ultimate demise.,1,positive
 "a whole lot of fun and funny in the middle, though somewhat less hard-hitting at the start and finish",1,positive
 ... manages to deliver a fair bit of vampire fun.,1,positive
 nebrida,1,positive
+gross romanticization,0,negative
 epics,1,positive
 "is amazing,",1,positive
 of demonic doings on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged,0,negative
-in the truest sense,1,positive
-"another genre exercise, gangster no. 1 is as generic as its title.",0,negative
-"carry the movie because they are believable as people -- flawed, assured of the wrong things, and scared to admit how much they may really need the company of others",1,positive
+an intelligent romantic thriller of a very old-school kind,1,positive
+of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen,1,positive
+avoid,0,negative
 works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times,1,positive
 for most of the film it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why,0,negative
+"was long, intricate, star-studded and visually flashy",1,positive
 they ca n't distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up,0,negative
-for nearly three hours,1,positive
-mean-spirited film,0,negative
-friend,1,positive
-deeply pessimistic or,1,positive
 made me realize that we really have n't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since ... well ... since last week's reign of fire.,0,negative
 colin hanks is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee.,0,negative
 instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza,0,negative
 a fascinating documentary about the long and eventful spiritual journey of the guru who helped launch the new age.,1,positive
-bogs down in genre cliches here,0,negative
+"when not wallowing in its characters ' frustrations, the movie is busy contriving false, sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems.",0,negative
 "interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic, and",1,positive
 ", godfrey reggio's career shines like a lonely beacon.",1,positive
-"a wry, affectionate delight.",1,positive
+"drag it down to mediocrity -- director clare peploe's misunderstanding of marivaux's rhythms, and mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress",0,negative
 "a gentle film with dramatic punch, a haunting ode to humanity",1,positive
 "has no snap to it, no wiseacre crackle or hard-bitten cynicism.",0,negative
-"uneven,",0,negative
-"has all the trappings of an energetic, extreme-sports adventure, but ends up more of a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread, with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought",0,negative
+gaping plot holes sink this ` sub ' - standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth.,0,negative
+"goes off the beaten path, not necessarily for the better",0,negative
+clichéd to a fault,0,negative
 you laugh,1,positive
 "with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge, ( crane ) becomes more specimen than character --",0,negative
 this stuck pig of a movie flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror.,0,negative
@@ -17335,56 +17319,50 @@ it is generally amusing from time to time,1,positive
 soap opera-ish dialogue,0,negative
 poor,0,negative
 "is a negligible work of manipulation, an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents",0,negative
-has been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
-"terrified of the book's irreverent energy, and scotches most",0,negative
 two tedious,0,negative
 a nearly terminal case,0,negative
-"because the genre is well established, what makes the movie fresh is smart writing, skewed characters, and the title performance by kieran culkin.",1,positive
 ( t ) oo many of these gross out scenes ...,0,negative
-"stylistically, the movie is a disaster.",0,negative
 genial-rogue shtick,0,negative
+giggly,1,positive
 purgatory county,0,negative
 best and most mature comedy,1,positive
+an elegantly balanced movie,1,positive
+astonishingly skillful and moving ... it could become a historically significant work as well as a masterfully made one,1,positive
+"is way, way off.",0,negative
+is the central flaw of the film,0,negative
 memorable cinematic experience,1,positive
 of the bad reviews,0,negative
 "director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon, but showtime's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches mostly leaves him shooting blanks",0,negative
-"we never feel anything for these characters, and",0,negative
+certain to be distasteful to children and adults alike,0,negative
+"though it's equally solipsistic in tone, the movie has enough vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans ' saga of hollywood excess.",1,positive
 happy listening to movies,1,positive
 "the story is a rather simplistic one : grief drives her, love drives him, and a second chance to find love in the most unlikely place - it struck a chord in me",1,positive
 strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but,1,positive
 "a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ;",1,positive
 reach for a barf bag,0,negative
 "a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way",1,positive
-`` radical '' or `` suck '',0,negative
+genuine insight into the urban heart,1,positive
 lurid and less,0,negative
 tear their eyes away,1,positive
 run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest,0,negative
-to invest such subtlety and warmth in an animatronic bear when the humans are acting like puppets,0,negative
-larded,0,negative
-foundering performance,0,negative
 lulls you into a gentle waking coma.,0,negative
+ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot.,0,negative
 resident evil is not it,0,negative
 "lead actress gaï, she of the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile, is a towering siren.",1,positive
-fighting the same fights,0,negative
-visually atrocious,0,negative
-poking their genitals into fruit pies,0,negative
 the movie itself appears to be running on hypertime in reverse as the truly funny bits get further and further apart.,0,negative
 "one well-timed explosion in a movie can be a knockout, but a hundred of them can be numbing",0,negative
 "the hours, a delicately crafted film,",1,positive
 a film of delicate interpersonal dances.,1,positive
 a lousy one,0,negative
 at the edge of your seat for long stretches,1,positive
-intimate contemplation,1,positive
 baffling mixed platter,0,negative
 "finally makes sex with strangers, which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful",0,negative
-the problem with all of this : it's not really funny.,0,negative
 from the exoticism of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
 "a riveting profile of law enforcement, and a visceral, nasty journey into an urban hades.",1,positive
-"finely crafted, finely written,",1,positive
-"... unlike ( scorsese's mean streets ), ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot.",0,negative
+charmless,0,negative
+"shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady, ( but ) the movie itself is an underachiever, a psychological mystery that takes its sweet time building to a climax that's scarcely a surprise by the time",0,negative
 an enthusiastic charm in fire that makes the formula fresh again,1,positive
 a film about one of cinema's directorial giants,1,positive
-"it's clotted with heavy-handed symbolism, dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long.",0,negative
 odoriferous thing ...,0,negative
 strongest performance,1,positive
 ", your senses are as mushy as peas",0,negative
@@ -17392,108 +17370,113 @@ strongest performance,1,positive
 "half the excitement of balto, or quarter the fun of toy story 2",0,negative
 cruel,0,negative
 relative letdown.,0,negative
+lushly photographed and beautifully recorded.,1,positive
 "the most memorable moment was when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny, but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration.",0,negative
+laughs and not the last time,1,positive
+"'re over 25, have an iq over 90, and have a driver's license",0,negative
 his future wife,1,positive
+going to be something really good,1,positive
 accessible,1,positive
-earnest study,1,positive
 cunning,1,positive
 includes one of the strangest,1,positive
-the laborious pacing and,0,negative
-massive cardiac arrest,0,negative
+most daring,1,positive
+a photographic marvel,1,positive
 but still quite tasty and inviting all the same,1,positive
+an intriguing story of maternal instincts and misguided acts of affection,1,positive
 eisenstein delivers.,1,positive
 soars above the material realm,1,positive
 "has a knack for casting, often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors.",1,positive
 being able to give full performances,1,positive
 humor and,1,positive
+"a solid,",1,positive
+is sorely lacking.,0,negative
 in the kind of low-key way that allows us to forget that they are actually movie folk,1,positive
 a definitive account,1,positive
-"perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters, who are alternately touching and funny",1,positive
-far short,0,negative
+better drama,1,positive
 a solid and refined piece,1,positive
-suffer the same fate,0,negative
 delivered in grand passion by the members of the various households,1,positive
 "broomfield is energized by volletta wallace's maternal fury, her fearlessness, and",1,positive
 failing,0,negative
 purposeless,0,negative
-a glorious dose,1,positive
+the story goes nowhere,0,negative
 've got to admire ... the intensity with which he's willing to express his convictions,1,positive
 it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises,0,negative
-"kung pow is oedekerk's realization of his childhood dream to be in a martial-arts flick, and proves that sometimes the dreams of youth should remain just that.",0,negative
 "shallow, noisy and pretentious",0,negative
+posing as a real movie.,0,negative
 "a thriller, and the performances",1,positive
+with an unflappable '50s dignity somewhere between jane wyman and june cleaver,1,positive
 wears out her welcome in her most charmless performance,0,negative
-heartfelt story,1,positive
-conservative christian parents and,1,positive
 an intriguing look at the french film industry during the german occupation,1,positive
-a detailed historical document,1,positive
+an extraordinary faith in the ability of images,1,positive
+'s as hard to classify as it is hard to resist,1,positive
 weaknesses,0,negative
-"exalts the marxian dream of honest working folk,",1,positive
 's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling,1,positive
 everything is delivered with such conviction that it's hard not to be carried away,1,positive
 astonishingly skillful and moving,1,positive
 the home video market,0,negative
 plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
 confident filmmaking and,1,positive
-succeeds as a well-made evocation of a subculture,1,positive
-", it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic.",0,negative
 beyond its formula,1,positive
 "releasing a film with the word ` dog ' in its title in january lends itself to easy jokes and insults, and",0,negative
 a glorious spectacle,1,positive
 sensitive and astute,1,positive
 "can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger )",0,negative
-"an elegant work, food of love",1,positive
 "'s the perfect star vehicle for grant, allowing him to finally move away from his usual bumbling, tongue-tied screen persona.",1,positive
 "vulgarity, sex scenes",0,negative
 "most high-concept films candy-coat with pat storylines, precious circumstances and beautiful stars",1,positive
 sleep-inducingly,0,negative
 touching love story,1,positive
-by a disastrous ending,0,negative
-'s as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet,0,negative
 a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten,1,positive
 "authentically vague, but ultimately purposeless,",0,negative
 sorry use of aaliyah in her one,0,negative
 making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases,1,positive
+in this every-joke-has - been-told-a,0,negative
 how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest,0,negative
 almost humdrum approach to character development,0,negative
+sassy interpretation,1,positive
 faithful,1,positive
 there are many definitions of ` time waster ' but this movie must surely be one of them,0,negative
 redolent of a thousand cliches,0,negative
+of france's most inventive directors,1,positive
+almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth --,1,positive
 "exploit the comic elements of the premise, making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing",0,negative
 thirst,1,positive
 in on the resourceful amnesiac,1,positive
 "figures prominently in this movie, and",1,positive
+tour de,1,positive
 is a bore,0,negative
 off-puttingly cold,0,negative
 children behave like adults and everyone,0,negative
+his aversion,0,negative
 this beautifully,1,positive
+deeply humanizing,1,positive
 a tone of rueful compassion ...,1,positive
+though the film is static,0,negative
+self-defeatingly decorous,0,negative
 lifeless execution,0,negative
 make for one splendidly cast pair.,1,positive
-from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen,1,positive
+", hopefully, this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons.",1,positive
 a pasolini film without passion or politics,0,negative
+could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
 a hallmark film,1,positive
-genuine heart,1,positive
-run-of-the-filth gangster flicks,0,negative
 surrealistic,1,positive
 ( maybe twice ),1,positive
 ", the recording sessions are intriguing, and -- on the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity -- this quality band may pick up new admirers.",1,positive
 "-- like a rather unbelievable love interest and a meandering ending -- this '60s caper film is a riveting, brisk delight.",1,positive
-you really want to understand what this story is really all about,1,positive
 can be forgiven for realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already,0,negative
 had no trouble sitting for blade ii.,1,positive
 another clever if pointless excursion,0,negative
-the visual flair and bouncing bravado,1,positive
 "with no good inside dope, and no particular bite",0,negative
-remove spider-man the movie from its red herring surroundings and it's apparent that this is one summer film that satisfies,1,positive
 "secretary is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout, notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips into pop freudianism.",1,positive
-in me,1,positive
+skidding,0,negative
 eventful,1,positive
-understand her choices,1,positive
 disposable,0,negative
-inconclusive,0,negative
+admire the film's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace,0,negative
 reminded us that a feel-good movie can still show real heart,1,positive
+gay love stories,1,positive
+a sardonic jolt,1,positive
 cheap scam,0,negative
+to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept,0,negative
 dreadful,0,negative
 ill-advised and,0,negative
 such sensitivity,1,positive
@@ -17503,180 +17486,181 @@ ragbag,0,negative
 "a warm, moving message",1,positive
 the effort is sincere and the results are honest,1,positive
 mendes still does n't quite know how to fill a frame.,0,negative
+self-consciously arty,0,negative
 an absorbing look,1,positive
-drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign,0,negative
-"the seesawing of the general's fate in the arguments of competing lawyers has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller, while the testimony of witnesses lends the film a resonant undertone of tragedy.",1,positive
+"stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made, but one of the best love stories of any stripe",1,positive
 the best film of the year 2002.,1,positive
 pay to see it,1,positive
-"is all about a wild-and-woolly, wall-to-wall good time",1,positive
 it's all the stronger because of it,1,positive
 a spark of its own,1,positive
-there's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater.,1,positive
-poky,0,negative
-two-day old porridge,0,negative
+great performances,1,positive
 "whose view of america, history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep",1,positive
 fascinating profile,1,positive
 horrible poetry,0,negative
 hot-button items,1,positive
+immersed,1,positive
 "takes full, chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges, low-budget constraints",1,positive
 ` matrix ' - style massacres erupt throughout ... but the movie has a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy.,0,negative
-ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff,0,negative
+most admirable quality,1,positive
+"wildly overproduced, inadequately motivated every step",0,negative
+the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol's most intense psychological mysteries,1,positive
 "i was trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great ... i 'm not, and then i realized that i just did n't care",0,negative
 submarine movie,1,positive
-an intriguing what-if premise,1,positive
 in a stunning fusion of music and images,1,positive
+the brain,1,positive
+you 're almost dozing,0,negative
 mind-destroying cinematic pollution,0,negative
+"of family, forgiveness and love",1,positive
 a tired tyco ad,0,negative
 "is, at bottom, a sophisticated flower child's desire to purge the world of the tooth and claw of human power",1,positive
+", verve and fun",1,positive
 is blood-curdling stuff,1,positive
 druggy,0,negative
 "things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk,",1,positive
 used to ridicule movies like hollywood ending,0,negative
-'s lots of cute animals and clumsy people,1,positive
 familiar road,1,positive
 was only a matter of time before some savvy producer saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo,1,positive
-offers some flashy twists and turns that occasionally fortify this turgid fable,1,positive
 of renegade-cop tales,1,positive
-is well worthwhile.,1,positive
-has really found his groove these days,1,positive
 "the national lampoon film franchise, too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy",0,negative
 the most wondrous of all hollywood fantasies,1,positive
 so vivid,1,positive
-used my two hours better watching,0,negative
+severe body odor,0,negative
+no such thing is a big letdown.,0,negative
 manipulation or corny conventions,0,negative
+pointless mayhem,0,negative
 nincompoop,0,negative
 truly is life affirming,1,positive
 satisfyingly odd and intriguing a tale,1,positive
+well-directed,1,positive
 our best actors,1,positive
 a cohesive story,1,positive
 those with a modicum of patience,0,negative
-not a good movie,0,negative
+fierce grace,1,positive
+it does n't work as either.,0,negative
+"a smart, nuanced look at de sade",1,positive
 graced with the kind of social texture and realism that would be foreign in american teen comedies.,1,positive
 vital action sequences,1,positive
+"instead of simply handling conventional material in a conventional way, secretary takes the most unexpected material and handles it in the most unexpected way.",1,positive
 that it risks monotony,0,negative
-result in a movie that works against itself.,0,negative
 give what can easily be considered career-best performances,1,positive
-overstimulated,0,negative
-the best comedy concert movie,1,positive
+an absurd finale,0,negative
 the bottom line is the piece works brilliantly.,1,positive
 is a general air of exuberance in all about the benjamins that's hard to resist.,1,positive
 a 94-minute travesty,0,negative
-be mildly amusing,1,positive
 face frightening late fees,0,negative
 one of those all-star reunions,1,positive
-is a sobering meditation on why we take pictures.,1,positive
-"so insanely stupid,",0,negative
+"phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer, christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene's prose, and it's there on the screen in their version of the quiet american",1,positive
+rotten,0,negative
+"`` sorority boys '' was funnier, and that movie was pretty bad",0,negative
 it may be a no-brainer,1,positive
 "a breathtaking adventure for all ages, spirit",1,positive
 of sly humor,1,positive
-this sensuous and spirited tale,1,positive
 be surefire casting,1,positive
-"that it's left a few crucial things out, like character development and coherence",0,negative
+that verges on the amateurish,0,negative
 deliciously nonsensical comedy,1,positive
-is honestly affecting,1,positive
-a disappointment,0,negative
+are remarkable.,1,positive
+uncluttered,1,positive
 "are both superb,",1,positive
 seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title ... amounts to surprisingly little.,0,negative
 as the film has some of the best special effects ever,1,positive
 "photographed with color and depth, and rather a good time.",1,positive
-"a chilly, brooding but quietly resonant psychological study of domestic tension and unhappiness",1,positive
-"steinis quirky, charming and often hilarious.",1,positive
+sink the movie.,0,negative
 "if you ever wanted to be an astronaut, this is the ultimate movie experience - it's informative and breathtakingly spectacular",1,positive
-"of small town regret, love, duty and friendship",1,positive
+"is n't a product of its cinematic predecessors so much as an mtv, sugar hysteria, and playstation cocktail",0,negative
+older,0,negative
 tired jokes,0,negative
 "for the most part, the film is deadly dull",0,negative
-seem to understand what made allen's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring,1,positive
-"cinematic intoxication, a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama",1,positive
-racist humor,0,negative
+sexiness,1,positive
+action sequences and some of the worst dialogue,0,negative
+"an often watchable, though goofy and lurid, blast of a costume drama",1,positive
 a catalyst for the struggle of black manhood in restrictive and chaotic america,1,positive
 technical flaws,0,negative
-the girls ' amusing personalities,1,positive
 ", i hated myself in the morning.",0,negative
 "willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor",1,positive
+most splendid,1,positive
+pure venality,0,negative
 irresistible blend,1,positive
-"a surprisingly juvenile lark,",0,negative
+action hero performances,1,positive
+", shrewd, powerful act",1,positive
 even in those moments where it's supposed to feel funny and light,0,negative
-more fun than conan the barbarian,1,positive
 the gloomy film noir veil,0,negative
 as a ghost story gone badly awry,0,negative
-choose to skip it,0,negative
-"it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",1,positive
-great team,1,positive
+", brash and mainly unfunny",0,negative
+perhaps the budget of sommers's title-bout features,1,positive
+", the 1960 version is a far smoother ride.",1,positive
 's not quite the genre-busting film it's been hyped to be because it plays everything too safe.,0,negative
 ", big trouble remains a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny.'",0,negative
 "a 94-minute travesty of unparalleled proportions, writer-director parker",0,negative
-edge,1,positive
 entrapment,1,positive
 ", the film suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing.",0,negative
-this likable movie,1,positive
-does n't have a single surprise up its sleeve,0,negative
+the paradiso's rusted-out ruin and ultimate collapse during the film's final ( restored ) third ... emotionally belittle a cinema classic.,0,negative
 bad to be good,0,negative
-... its three-hour running time plays closer to two.,0,negative
 "try to balance pointed, often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness, with results that are sometimes bracing, sometimes baffling and quite often, and in unexpected ways, touching",1,positive
-"rohmer's drama builds to an intense indoor drama about compassion, sacrifice, and christian love in the face of political corruption",1,positive
-'s a part of us that can not help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something.,1,positive
+me feel unclean,0,negative
 "were dylan thomas alive to witness first-time director ethan hawke's strained chelsea walls, he might have been tempted to change his landmark poem to, ` do not go gentle into that good theatre.'",0,negative
-whenever it threatens to get bogged down in earnest dramaturgy,0,negative
-"unfolds as sand's masculine persona, with its love of life and beauty, takes form.",1,positive
+"clever, offbeat",1,positive
+"her pure fantasy character,",1,positive
 an eye on preserving a sense of mystery,1,positive
-goofball stunts any `` jackass '' fan,0,negative
+"loved on first sight and, even more important",1,positive
+"an amusing and unexpectedly insightful examination of sexual jealousy, resentment and the fine line between passion and pretence.",1,positive
+"charm, cultivation and devotion to his people",1,positive
+a potentially good comic premise and,1,positive
 "charming and witty, it's also somewhat clumsy.",1,positive
 the film grows on you.,1,positive
+intellectually and logistically a mess.,0,negative
 "'s clear why deuces wild, which was shot two years ago, has been gathering dust on mgm's shelf.",0,negative
-movie-of-the-week,1,positive
-b movie,0,negative
 of adolescent sturm und drang,0,negative
 "crossing-over mumbo jumbo, manipulative sentimentality",0,negative
+for an eagerness,1,positive
 "we 're left with a story that tries to grab us, only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments.",0,negative
+the subculture of extreme athletes whose derring-do puts the x into the games,1,positive
 pleasant but not more than recycled jock piffle.,0,negative
 find morrison's iconoclastic uses of technology,1,positive
-", eisenstein delivers.",1,positive
 to the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry,0,negative
 the story ... is hackneyed,0,negative
 "innocent, childlike",1,positive
-we have given up to acquire the fast-paced contemporary society,1,positive
-spontaneous creativity and,1,positive
+fill this character study with poetic force and buoyant feeling.,1,positive
 the most compelling performance of the year adds substantial depth to this shocking testament to anti-semitism and neo-fascism.,1,positive
 oppressive,0,negative
 japanese epic,1,positive
 great past,1,positive
+looking down at your watch and,0,negative
 marginal characters,0,negative
 "goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy, seductive pacing",1,positive
+it's a mindless action flick with a twist -- far better suited to video-viewing than the multiplex.,0,negative
+"shows excess in business and pleasure,",1,positive
 for a director i admire,1,positive
-rounded and revealing,1,positive
 "conduct in a low, smoky and inviting sizzle",1,positive
 fascinating character's,1,positive
 is priceless.,1,positive
 be talking about the film once you exit the theater,1,positive
-"it's left a few crucial things out, like character development and coherence",0,negative
 shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film,0,negative
 will forgive the flaws and love the film,1,positive
 "one of the most original american productions this year, you 'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state.",1,positive
 there's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale.,0,negative
+sorrowful lows,0,negative
 a remarkably original work,1,positive
-", this marvelous documentary touches -- ever so gracefully -- on the entire history of the yiddish theater, both in america and israel.",1,positive
 "'re left with a story that tries to grab us, only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments",0,negative
 only so much baked cardboard i need to chew,0,negative
-disguise 24/7,0,negative
-to reel in the audience,1,positive
 knows how to tell us about people,1,positive
+forget its absurdity,0,negative
 any naked teenagers horror flick,0,negative
+is not an easy film.,0,negative
 noticeable lack,0,negative
 "of a movie, a vampire soap opera that does n't make much",0,negative
 ca n't get no satisfaction without the latter,0,negative
-that's where the film ultimately fails,0,negative
 even if it's a dish that's best served cold,1,positive
+their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people,1,positive
 a coming-of-age film that avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type -- the uncertain girl on the brink of womanhood,1,positive
 the pleasures that it does afford may be enough to keep many moviegoers,1,positive
-devos delivers a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower.,1,positive
 grow increasingly disturbed,0,negative
 "a series of escapades demonstrating the adage that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander, some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story.",0,negative
 "about hatred that offers no easy, comfortable resolution",0,negative
+from baseball movies that try too hard to be mythic,0,negative
 disapproval,0,negative
-rape and,0,negative
+silly -- and gross --,0,negative
 is n't worth telling,0,negative
-is grand-scale,1,positive
--- the sober-minded original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino --,0,negative
+denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism,0,negative
 an intelligent flick,1,positive
 a triumph of pure craft and passionate heart.,1,positive
 beautiful film to watch,1,positive
@@ -17685,17 +17669,18 @@ franco is an excellent choice for the walled-off but combustible hustler,1,posit
 believing people were paid to make it,0,negative
 funniest idea,1,positive
 unbearably beautiful,1,positive
-'s updating works surprisingly well,1,positive
 two tedious acts light on great scares and a good surprise ending.,1,positive
+this one makes up for in heart what it lacks in outright newness.,1,positive
 why did n't hollywood think of this sooner?,1,positive
-"a bright, inventive, thoroughly winning flight of revisionist fancy.",1,positive
 "stupidity, incoherence and sub-sophomoric",0,negative
 what's next?,1,positive
-love and,1,positive
-"an evanescent, seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness",1,positive
+"passion, melodrama, sorrow, laugther, and tears",1,positive
+"j. lo will earn her share of the holiday box office pie, although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear : she's a pretty woman, but she's no working girl.",1,positive
 doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves,0,negative
+"is parochial, accessible to a chosen few, standoffish to everyone else, and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill",0,negative
 favor,1,positive
 i suspect that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject.,0,negative
+"buried, drowned",0,negative
 "is garcia, who perfectly portrays the desperation of a very insecure man.",1,positive
 ... again shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters,1,positive
 "to others, it will remind them that hong kong action cinema is still alive and kicking.",1,positive
@@ -17705,265 +17690,262 @@ the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sister
 thoroughly enjoyable.,1,positive
 is painfully bad,0,negative
 as naturally charming,1,positive
-is dreamy and evocative,1,positive
+"overall, it's a very entertaining, thought-provoking film with a simple message :",1,positive
+bypassing no opportunity to trivialize the material,0,negative
 well-done supernatural thriller with keen insights into parapsychological phenomena and the soulful nuances of the grieving process,1,positive
-makes it worth the trip to the theater,1,positive
+a fair bit,1,positive
+darkly funny,1,positive
 "thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet, genuine chemistry",1,positive
-"sparkling, often hilarious romantic jealousy comedy",1,positive
-"to give you a lot of laughs in this simple, sweet and romantic comedy",1,positive
+starts off witty and sophisticated and you want to love it -- but filmmaker yvan attal quickly writes himself into a corner.,0,negative
 even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread,1,positive
 graceless and devoid,0,negative
 original hit movie,1,positive
+his supple understanding of the role,1,positive
+it never plays as dramatic even when dramatic things happen to people.,0,negative
 embarrassingly ham-fisted,0,negative
 "her passionate, tumultuous affair",1,positive
 are spectacular,1,positive
-"like many western action films, this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing,",0,negative
-forgiveness and love,1,positive
-why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad,0,negative
 a sweet and sexy film,1,positive
+a decent attempt,1,positive
 "you can almost see mendes and company getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing, ` this is going to be something really good.'",1,positive
 "is too heady for children, and too preachy",0,negative
 a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics,0,negative
 heart and unsettling subject matter,1,positive
 that keeps you,1,positive
 misuse,0,negative
-"may not be a breakthrough in filmmaking, but it is unwavering and arresting",1,positive
+that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch,1,positive
 unflattering,0,negative
 delivers real bump-in - the-night chills,1,positive
-"classy, sprightly spin",1,positive
+what's most memorable about circuit,1,positive
+an encouraging new direction,1,positive
 ca n't help but feel ` stoked.,1,positive
 ", sex with strangers is a success.",1,positive
 totally estranged from reality,0,negative
-and poorly-constructed comedy,0,negative
-exploitation film,0,negative
+dreadful day,0,negative
 "a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
-the fist is hilarious,1,positive
+a vivid personality,1,positive
+see this terrific film with your kids --,1,positive
 "farrelly brothers-style, down-and-dirty laugher",1,positive
 the film works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters.,1,positive
-of creative belly laughs,1,positive
 needs to pull his head out of his butt,0,negative
-"it a step further, richer and deeper",1,positive
-"an intimate feeling, a saga of the ups and downs of friendships",1,positive
-not amused by the sick sense of humor,0,negative
+"is smart writing, skewed characters, and the title performance by kieran culkin",1,positive
+'s hardly watchable,0,negative
 are rendered with such clarity that it's as if it all happened only yesterday,1,positive
 this rich and luscious,1,positive
 "its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious,",1,positive
 it reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain,1,positive
-"the script is high on squaddie banter, low on shocks.",1,positive
-oftentimes funny,1,positive
-some intriguing characters,1,positive
-"a charming, banter-filled comedy ...",1,positive
+"needs mind-bending drugs when they can see this, the final part of the ` qatsi ' trilogy, directed by godfrey reggio, with music by philip glass?",0,negative
+has enough gun battles and throwaway humor to cover up the yawning chasm where the plot should be,0,negative
+seem to be surefire casting,1,positive
+winning family story,1,positive
 "alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny",1,positive
+as moronic as some campus,0,negative
 ploddingly melodramatic structure,0,negative
 laugh as well.,1,positive
 original and highly cerebral,1,positive
-here seems to have recharged him.,1,positive
-waydowntown manages to nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it.,1,positive
+an impeccable study,1,positive
+see her esther blossom as an actress,1,positive
 minority report '' astounds.,1,positive
 by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material,0,negative
 not well-acted,0,negative
 in director randall wallace's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency,1,positive
-"elling '' manages to do all three quite well, making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases",1,positive
+", the picture realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject.",1,positive
 wishy-washy.,0,negative
-"each other so intensely, but with restraint",1,positive
-far more interesting,1,positive
 rugrats,1,positive
-", insight and humor",1,positive
+and mind games,1,positive
 "unfocused, excruciatingly tedious cinema",0,negative
 love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots.,0,negative
-his characters stage,1,positive
 "a powerful, naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking",1,positive
+"if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood, nothing good can happen",0,negative
 is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost.,0,negative
-you 've got the wildly popular vin diesel in the equation,1,positive
+"a fresh-faced, big-hearted and frequently funny thrill ride for the kiddies, with enough eye candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand.'",1,positive
 the psychology too textbook to intrigue,0,negative
 ", it's pretty stupid.",0,negative
 bravo for history,1,positive
 is a winner.,1,positive
-accepting him in the role,1,positive
 of businesses,1,positive
 is a dazzling conceptual feat,1,positive
 ", preposterous, the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades.",0,negative
+an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and,1,positive
+"slightly naughty, just-above-average off - broadway play",1,positive
 ( b ),1,positive
-which should appeal to women,1,positive
 a nationwide blight,0,negative
 brutally honest individual,1,positive
 all this exoticism might sound to the typical pax,1,positive
 breaks the mood with absurdly inappropriate ` comedy ' scenes,0,negative
-also has a strong dramatic and emotional pull that gradually sneaks up on the audience,1,positive
 more hackneyed elements,0,negative
-"is as lax and limp a comedy as i 've seen in a while, a meander through worn-out material.",0,negative
-the only entertainment you 'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair,0,negative
 ", in praise of love lacks even the most fragmented charms i have found in almost all of his previous works.",0,negative
 mesmerizing performance,1,positive
 an impenetrable and insufferable ball of pseudo-philosophic twaddle,0,negative
 is more depressing than entertaining,0,negative
 wrong reasons,0,negative
 "wonders, enhancing the cultural and economic subtext, bringing richer meaning to the story's morals.",1,positive
+put in service,1,positive
 "to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ), a solid cast, and some wickedly sick and twisted humor",1,positive
 "are the whole show here, with their memorable and resourceful performances.",1,positive
+a great and a terrible story,1,positive
 negligible british comedy.,0,negative
 sacrificing its high-minded appeal,0,negative
-warm,1,positive
 "sweet home alabama is n't going to win any academy awards, but this date-night diversion will definitely win some hearts",1,positive
 "beautiful, aching sadness",1,positive
 "they crush each other under cars, throw each other out windows, electrocute and dismember their victims in full consciousness.",0,negative
-'s compelling,1,positive
+"whose crisp framing, edgy camera work, and wholesale ineptitude",0,negative
 "simplistic, silly and tedious.",0,negative
+"who enjoys quirky, fun, popcorn movies with a touch of silliness and a little",1,positive
 to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times,0,negative
 as he was about inner consciousness,1,positive
 "ugly, pointless, stupid movie",0,negative
 "it's a smart, solid, kinetically-charged spy flick worthy of a couple hours of summertime and a bucket of popcorn.",1,positive
 ", amusing and unsettling",1,positive
+rolling your eyes in the dark,0,negative
 ", stylized humor throughout",1,positive
+"i 'm sure the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept, but anybody who has ever seen an independent film can report that it is instead a cheap cliché",0,negative
 if only merchant paid more attention the story.,0,negative
-"is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming, is moving",1,positive
-have its charms,1,positive
-"does n't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a mormon family movie, and a sappy, preachy one at that",0,negative
 every punchline predictable,0,negative
 "no psychology here, and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities, which become strangely impersonal and abstract",0,negative
 feral and uncomfortable.,0,negative
 bogus,0,negative
-are typical sandler fare,0,negative
 plenty of fun for all,1,positive
+"of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
 "a colorful, joyous celebration of life",1,positive
-"compressed into an evanescent, seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness",1,positive
+"sinks so low in a poorly played game of absurd plot twists, idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters that even freeman ca n't save it.",0,negative
 a charismatic charmer,1,positive
 "on a faulty premise, one it follows into melodrama and silliness",0,negative
 both the beauty,1,positive
-", no such thing is a fascinating little tale.",1,positive
+the riveting performances,1,positive
+bouncing bravado,1,positive
 should have been a painless time-killer,0,negative
-a minimalist beauty,1,positive
-it's drab.,0,negative
 an admirable reconstruction,1,positive
 gifted performers,1,positive
+so often end up on cinema screens,1,positive
 the script's bad ideas and awkwardness,0,negative
 on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns,1,positive
 "is clever and funny, is amused by its special effects, and leaves you feeling like you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer",1,positive
 "good action, good acting",1,positive
+as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions,0,negative
 frustratingly timid and soggy,0,negative
 's real visual charge to the filmmaking,1,positive
 a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely,1,positive
-because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget,0,negative
 "barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all, barely",0,negative
 "( soderbergh ) tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence, and he creates an overall sense of brusqueness.",0,negative
+a community-college advertisement,0,negative
 "asks its audience -- in a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way -- to consider what we value in our daily lives",1,positive
-a mischievous visual style,1,positive
 "call me a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie, but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid.",0,negative
+interview with the assassin draws its considerable power from simplicity.,1,positive
 warmth,1,positive
 behind bars,1,positive
 the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story,0,negative
 is notable for its sheer audacity and openness,1,positive
-this is an action movie with an action icon who's been all but decommissioned.,0,negative
 a bit exploitative but also nicely done,1,positive
 the love,1,positive
 more than merely a holocaust movie,1,positive
-was painful,0,negative
+have to give the audience a reason to want to put for that effort,0,negative
 charismatic enough,1,positive
 the trip there is a great deal of fun.,1,positive
-manages to instruct without reeking of research library dust.,1,positive
 "in the era of the sopranos, it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic.",0,negative
 keeps throwing fastballs,1,positive
-"here, alas, it collapses like an overcooked soufflé.",0,negative
 is that it does n't give a damn,0,negative
 "spectacular in every sense of the word, even if you don ' t know an orc from a uruk-hai.",1,positive
-"the subtitled costume drama is set in a remote african empire before cell phones, guns, and the internal combustion engine, but the politics that thump through it are as timely as tomorrow",1,positive
+keep watching the skies for his next project,1,positive
+"land, people and narrative flow together in a stark portrait of motherhood deferred and desire explored.",1,positive
 's no accident that the accidental spy is a solid action pic that returns the martial arts master to top form,1,positive
+this is n't even a movie we can enjoy as mild escapism ;,0,negative
 woefully hackneyed,0,negative
 "a brisk, reverent, and subtly different sequel",1,positive
 re-fried,0,negative
 worthy of the price of a ticket,1,positive
 hope,1,positive
+was just a matter of ` eh.',0,negative
 carries arnold ( and the viewers ) into the forbidden zone of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the `` other side of the story.'',1,positive
+one summer film that satisfies,1,positive
 so unmemorable,0,negative
+of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film,1,positive
 's been done before,0,negative
 "its flame-like, roiling black-and-white inspires trembling and gratitude.",1,positive
 bags,0,negative
 have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot,0,negative
 dignified ceo's meet at a rustic retreat and pee against a tree.,0,negative
 at 18 or 80,1,positive
-cuter,1,positive
-the most offensive thing about the movie is that hollywood expects people to pay to see it.,0,negative
 "tense, terrific, sweaty-palmed fun.",1,positive
-thinly-conceived,0,negative
+"to the civilized mind, a movie like ballistic : ecks vs. sever is more of an ordeal than an amusement.",0,negative
+vividly back,1,positive
 "it works well enough, since the thrills pop up frequently, and the dispatching of the cast is as often imaginative as it is gory.",1,positive
 've looked like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel.,0,negative
 this is a film tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic.,0,negative
-snow dogs finds its humor in a black man getting humiliated by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him,0,negative
-near-fatal mistake,0,negative
-"about a wild-and-woolly, wall-to-wall good time",1,positive
+"rewritten, and",0,negative
+"to honestly address the flaws inherent in how medical aid is made available to american workers, a more balanced or fair portrayal of both sides will be needed.",0,negative
+"complex and quirky, but entirely believable",1,positive
 be the best sex comedy about environmental pollution ever made,1,positive
 banal bore the preachy circuit turns out to be,0,negative
 the christ allegory does n't work because there is no foundation for it,0,negative
 more than adequately fills the eyes and stirs the emotions,1,positive
 comes from the heart,1,positive
+", funny and beautifully",1,positive
+gone a tad less for grit and a lot more,0,negative
 "the good and different idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well and, except for the fine star performances",0,negative
 is one of the rarest kinds of films : a family-oriented non-disney film that is actually funny without hitting below the belt.,1,positive
 pretentious,0,negative
-'s very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable,1,positive
 fahrenheit 451,1,positive
 allowing us to remember that life's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced,1,positive
 tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump,0,negative
 made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries,1,positive
-the art of getting laid in this prickly indie comedy of manners and misanthropy,1,positive
-was utterly charming.,1,positive
+outnumber the hits by three-to-one.,0,negative
 just about everyone involved here seems to be coasting.,0,negative
 "devos and cassel have tremendous chemistry -- their sexual and romantic tension, while never really vocalized, is palpable",1,positive
 "a rip-off twice removed, modeled after ( seagal's ) earlier copycat under siege, sometimes referred to as die hard on a boat.",0,negative
 have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching,1,positive
+is wondrously creative,1,positive
 "chance to learn, to grow, to travel",1,positive
-are quietly moving,1,positive
-the locations go from stark desert to gorgeous beaches.,1,positive
 're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles,0,negative
-"a bunch of other, better movies slapped together.",0,negative
-"( the kid's ) just too bratty for sympathy, and as the film grows to its finale, his little changes ring hollow.",0,negative
+down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow,0,negative
+"balance pointed, often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness",1,positive
 lousy guy ritchie imitation,0,negative
 more than a widget cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks.,0,negative
 wheezy,0,negative
-those 24-and-unders looking for their own caddyshack to adopt as a generational signpost may have to keep on looking.,0,negative
+a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up,1,positive
+meditative and lyrical,1,positive
 realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times,0,negative
 in the way the ivan character accepts the news of his illness so quickly but still finds himself unable to react,0,negative
+here are unintentional.,0,negative
 "have some idea of the glum, numb experience of watching o fantasma",0,negative
 the immediate aftermath,1,positive
 blockbusters,1,positive
-blockbuster,1,positive
 looks and plays like a $ 40 million version of a game you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer,0,negative
 intriguing subject,1,positive
 to the tongue-in-cheek attitude of the screenplay,1,positive
 it will make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster.,1,positive
 that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze.,0,negative
-something is rotten in the state of california,0,negative
 are not to be dismissed,1,positive
-grab us,1,positive
 interesting work,1,positive
 baby-faced renner is eerily convincing as this bland blank of a man with unimaginable demons within.,1,positive
 why it fails,0,negative
-one look at a girl in tight pants and big tits and you turn stupid,0,negative
-pretty moments,1,positive
+"that it's shot on digital video, whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb",1,positive
 the kind that sacrifices real heroism and abject suffering for melodrama,1,positive
 and unfunny tricks,0,negative
-"philippe, who makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines would suggest",1,positive
-insignificant,0,negative
-good inside dope,1,positive
 receiving war department telegrams,0,negative
+"flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and often fabulous, with a solid cast, noteworthy characters",1,positive
 got something,1,positive
 consciously dumbed-down approach,0,negative
 rut,0,negative
 has no teeth,0,negative
 a very good time,1,positive
 a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks,0,negative
-that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september,0,negative
 "seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper, getting more intense",1,positive
 trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge,0,negative
 "sheds light on a subject few are familiar with, and makes you care about music you may not have heard before.",1,positive
 tensions,0,negative
+the grandeur,1,positive
+"the script, the gags, the characters are all direct-to-video stuff,",0,negative
 "both a revealing look at the collaborative process and a timely, tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing",1,positive
 dreaded,0,negative
-"patchy combination of soap opera, low-tech magic realism and, at times, ploddingly sociological commentary",0,negative
+yellow asphalt is an uncompromising film.,1,positive
 be occupied for 72 minutes,0,negative
+is often preachy,0,negative
 very charming and funny movie,1,positive
 a delightful surprise,1,positive
 "touching, small-scale story",1,positive
 is twice as bestial but half as funny.,0,negative
+beauty,1,positive
 "of carefully choreographed atrocities, which become strangely impersonal and abstract",0,negative
 debt miramax felt they owed to benigni,1,positive
 the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves,1,positive
@@ -17975,108 +17957,109 @@ money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low,0,negative
 meant to enhance the self-image of drooling idiots,0,negative
 "ride for the kiddies, with enough eye candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand",1,positive
 some tasty grub,1,positive
-resonant chord,1,positive
 funnier.,1,positive
 that characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,0,negative
 a lack,0,negative
-"gets sillier, not scarier, as it goes along",0,negative
 overripe episode,0,negative
 is well-made,1,positive
 ", overnight, is robbed and replaced with a persecuted `` other",0,negative
-"incompetent, incoherent or",0,negative
-the ups and downs of friendships,1,positive
+believing it was just coincidence,1,positive
+this region and its inhabitants,1,positive
+"skillfully assembled, highly polished",1,positive
 grownups,1,positive
 the problematic script,0,negative
 lives up to the stories and faces and music of the men who are its subject,1,positive
 deeply and rightly,1,positive
 its compassionate spirit soars every bit as high,1,positive
+nuances,1,positive
 "is so bad, that it's almost worth seeing because it's so bad",0,negative
+"i loved on first sight and, even more important",1,positive
 it stinks,0,negative
+an elegant visual sense,1,positive
 sloppy plotting,0,negative
+"is born out of an engaging storyline, which also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues",1,positive
 noteworthy,1,positive
 "a thoughtful, reverent portrait",1,positive
 who makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines would suggest,1,positive
 many insightful moments.,1,positive
-undermines the possibility for an exploration of the thornier aspects of the nature/nurture argument in regards to homosexuality,0,negative
 "a caffeinated, sloppy brilliance",1,positive
 able,1,positive
-hate myself most mornings,0,negative
 an engrossing and grim portrait of hookers : what they think of themselves and their clients,1,positive
 a crisp psychological drama,1,positive
-the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending,0,negative
 's quite fun in places.,1,positive
 cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.,0,negative
 "holm does his sly, intricate magic, and",1,positive
-"oversexed, at times overwrought comedy/drama that",0,negative
+a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood,1,positive
+a pretty good overall picture,1,positive
 enveloping sounds,1,positive
-only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny,0,negative
 is a gem.,1,positive
 in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth,1,positive
-without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision,1,positive
 heartwarmingly,1,positive
+brings this unknown slice of history affectingly to life.,1,positive
 it's mission accomplished,1,positive
+this is one of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party.,1,positive
 than most of jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films,0,negative
+that's there to scare while we delight in the images,1,positive
 bittersweet camaraderie and history,1,positive
 all will be greek to anyone not predisposed to the movie's rude and crude humor.,0,negative
-he does not give the transcendent performance sonny needs to overcome gaps in character development and story logic,0,negative
 too many characters,0,negative
 's something there,1,positive
 inside righteousness,1,positive
 wittier,1,positive
 great yarn,1,positive
 provocative stuff,1,positive
-"in spite of featuring a script credited to no fewer than five writers, apparently nobody here bothered to check it twice.",0,negative
 a remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck,1,positive
 "avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation,",0,negative
-sure the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept,1,positive
+"suspend your disbelief here and now,",0,negative
+"nicole holofcenter, the insightful writer/director responsible for this illuminating comedy does n't wrap the proceedings up neatly but the ideas tie together beautifully",1,positive
 recommend it for its originality alone,1,positive
+you 're in a slap-happy mood,1,positive
 in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
-an annoying orgy of excess and exploitation that has no point and goes nowhere.,0,negative
 "but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights",1,positive
+are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters,1,positive
 the plot twists give i am trying to break your heart an attraction it desperately needed.,1,positive
 angry potshots,0,negative
 rare documentary,1,positive
+"distances you by throwing out so many red herrings, so many false scares, that the genuine ones barely register.",0,negative
 unimaginative comedian,0,negative
 some real vitality,1,positive
+with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles,1,positive
 ( but none of the sheer lust ),0,negative
-especially with the weak payoff,0,negative
+glosses over rafael's evolution,0,negative
 will have an intermittently good time.,1,positive
 manages sweetness largely without stickiness,1,positive
-an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game,1,positive
-offers the none-too-original premise that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar,0,negative
+"is about the need to stay in touch with your own skin, at 18 or 80",1,positive
+courageous,1,positive
 onto a cross-country road trip of the homeric kind,1,positive
+well-acted,1,positive
 "found the ring moderately absorbing, largely for its elegantly colorful look and sound.",1,positive
-"a lot more smarts, but just as endearing and easy to watch",1,positive
-a beautiful canvas,1,positive
-made indieflick in need of some trims and a more chemistry between its stars,0,negative
+"... very funny, very enjoyable ...",1,positive
+"good action, good acting, good dialogue,",1,positive
 there's plenty to offend everyone ...,0,negative
 delightful entree,1,positive
 plotless,0,negative
 it leaves little doubt that kidman has become one of our best actors.,1,positive
-to be oblivious to the existence of this film would be very sweet indeed.,0,negative
 surveyed high school students ... and came back with the astonishing revelation that `` they wanted to see something that did n't talk down to them.'',1,positive
-"recommend secretary, based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal",1,positive
+idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well,0,negative
 "... the story, like ravel's bolero, builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with.",1,positive
+creates in maelstrom a world where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical.,1,positive
+no real narrative logic,0,negative
 humorous.,1,positive
 "put away the guitar,",1,positive
-'s also pretty funny,1,positive
 "if routine action and jokes like this are your cup of tea, then pay your $ 8 and get ready for the big shear.",0,negative
-is astounding on any number of levels,1,positive
 stays there for the duration,1,positive
 impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure,0,negative
 "a vivid, spicy footnote",1,positive
-does n't leave you with much,0,negative
 film ' in the worst sense of the expression,0,negative
 "little more than a stylish exercise in revisionism whose point ... is no doubt true, but serves as a rather thin moral to such a knowing fable.",0,negative
-", high-adrenaline documentary.",1,positive
+are gorgeous and finely detailed,1,positive
 has succeeded beyond all expectation.,1,positive
 has a rather unique approach to documentary,1,positive
 be viewed as pure composition and form --,1,positive
 "genial is the conceit, this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout",1,positive
-works its way up,1,positive
-to provide insight into a fascinating part of theater history,1,positive
+"at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken",1,positive
 "the redeeming feature of chan's films has always been the action,",1,positive
-an intriguing story,1,positive
+meditative and,1,positive
 paid enough to sit through crap like this,0,negative
 a film that has nothing,0,negative
 "forced drama in this wildly uneven movie,",0,negative
@@ -18087,296 +18070,296 @@ rather tired,0,negative
 has made a film of intoxicating atmosphere and little else.,0,negative
 go where we went 8 movies ago,1,positive
 inane ramblings,0,negative
+"both for the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page, and for the memorable character creations",1,positive
 of terrific,1,positive
+most of the distance,0,negative
 "stale first act, scrooge story,",0,negative
 he just slopped ` em together here,0,negative
 vital comic ingredient,1,positive
 a soulless hunk of exploitative garbage,0,negative
 candy and cheeky,1,positive
-"a full experience,",1,positive
-the same mistake,0,negative
 two signs that m. night shyamalan's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema,0,negative
 leaves a bad taste in your mouth and questions,0,negative
 a painful ride,0,negative
 does n't drag an audience down,1,positive
 an odd drama,0,negative
+the storylines are woven together skilfully,1,positive
 shimmering cinematography,1,positive
+a rich and full life,1,positive
 just plain,0,negative
 is effective,1,positive
-celebrity cameos do not automatically equal laughs,0,negative
 consistent emotional conviction,1,positive
 film a must for everyone from junior scientists,1,positive
-"is moody, oozing, chilling and heart-warming all at once ... a twisting, unpredictable, cat-and-mouse thriller.",1,positive
 "-- stoner midnight flick, sci-fi deconstruction, gay fantasia --",0,negative
+develop her own film language,1,positive
 ignite sparks,1,positive
+the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits,0,negative
 ", elusive, yet inexplicably",1,positive
 's just plain lurid when it is n't downright silly,0,negative
+he's just adjusting,0,negative
+welcome to see a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion,1,positive
 poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting,0,negative
 "to visit, this laboratory of laughter",1,positive
-a film that begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times i,1,positive
+one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch.,0,negative
 it's probably worth catching solely on its visual merits.,1,positive
 shoddy,0,negative
 jealous,0,negative
 are littered with trenchant satirical jabs at the peculiar egocentricities of the acting breed,0,negative
-forgets to make it entertaining,0,negative
 if also somewhat hermetic.,1,positive
-all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment,1,positive
 who are enthusiastic about something and then,1,positive
-by-the-numbers yarn.,0,negative
 this equally derisive clunker is fixated on the spectacle of small-town competition.,0,negative
-", ( haneke ) steers clear of the sensational and offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology.",1,positive
 "hard to imagine any recent film, independent or otherwise, that makes as much of a mess as this one",0,negative
 "old-fashioned, occasionally charming and as subtle",1,positive
-admirable reconstruction,1,positive
 notorious reputation,0,negative
-legal battle,0,negative
+you thought was going to be really awful,0,negative
 crash-and-bash,0,negative
 though clearly well-intentioned,1,positive
-"his contradictory, self-hating, self-destructive ways",0,negative
 walked away from this new version of e.t. just as i hoped i would -- with moist eyes.,1,positive
 psychologically probing,1,positive
-"dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",0,negative
 is actually one of its strengths,1,positive
 death and mind-numbing indifference,0,negative
 "of a big, tender hug",1,positive
+itself -- as well its delightful cast --,1,positive
+it has definite weaknesses,0,negative
+racial profiling hollywood style,0,negative
 being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
+going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera,0,negative
+they spend years trying to comprehend it,0,negative
+daring and,1,positive
 "this remains a film about something, one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern.",1,positive
-"that there is no rest period, no timeout",0,negative
 "maelstrom is strange and compelling, engrossing and different, a moral tale with a twisted sense of humor",1,positive
 way to make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore,0,negative
 "is n't nearly as downbeat as it sounds, but strikes a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny.",1,positive
+an eventual cult classic would be an understatement,1,positive
 "the best thing about the movie is its personable, amusing cast.",1,positive
 rape and suspected murder,1,positive
 "can still turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop",1,positive
+is undone by a filmmaking methodology that's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads.,0,negative
 give it considerable punch,1,positive
 "dialogue, 30 seconds of plot",0,negative
-composed delivery,1,positive
+"hold our interest, but its just not a thrilling movie",0,negative
+"it almost completely dry of humor, verve and fun",0,negative
+the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers,1,positive
 the real deal,1,positive
-"a creepy, intermittently powerful study of a self-destructive man ... about as unsettling to watch as an exploratory medical procedure or an autopsy.",1,positive
 smart and dark - hallelujah for small favors,1,positive
+`` bowling for columbine '' remains a disquieting and thought-provoking film ...,1,positive
 shamefully,0,negative
-is a compelling piece that demonstrates just how well children can be trained to live out and carry on their parents ' anguish,1,positive
+confident,1,positive
+", you 'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence.",0,negative
+most elusive,1,positive
 a hugely enjoyable film,1,positive
 is pretty funny now and then without in any way demeaning its subjects.,1,positive
+he does display an original talent,1,positive
 scream,0,negative
-jovial,1,positive
-"may take its sweet time to get wherever it's going, but if you have the patience for it, you wo n't feel like it's wasted yours",1,positive
-"gentle, lapping rhythms of this film",1,positive
 gets full mileage,1,positive
-preserves tosca's intoxicating ardor,1,positive
 "not only does leblanc make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad, but he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes.",0,negative
-hollywood trap,0,negative
 lumpen,0,negative
-"as a director, eastwood is off his game -- there's no real sense of suspense, and none of the plot ` surprises ' are really surprising",0,negative
-that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises,0,negative
+"world traveler might not go anywhere new, or arrive anyplace special, but it's certainly an honest attempt to get at something.",1,positive
 is nonexistent.,0,negative
-apart from reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters,0,negative
-performances,1,positive
-illustrating the demons bedevilling the modern masculine journey,0,negative
-"following up a delightful, well-crafted family film",1,positive
+"last orders nurtures the multi-layers of its characters, allowing us to remember that life's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced.",1,positive
 better movie experience,1,positive
-be an astronaut,1,positive
+"katz's documentary does n't have much panache, but with material this rich it does n't need it.",1,positive
+a gripping drama.,1,positive
+slightly flawed ( and fairly unbelievable ) finale,0,negative
+undeniably fascinating and playful fellow,1,positive
 keep my attention,1,positive
+should strike a nerve in many.,1,positive
+the worst elements of all of them,0,negative
 a sturdiness and solidity that we 've long associated with washington,1,positive
+seems to really care,1,positive
 "that rare film whose real-life basis is, in fact, so interesting that no embellishment is needed.",1,positive
 ... has thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book at this nonsensical story.,0,negative
-childlike dimness,0,negative
-terrific casting and,1,positive
 "the least bit ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold",1,positive
+"love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has, and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane",1,positive
 hymn and a cruel story of youth culture,0,negative
 "eventually, they will have a showdown, but, by then, your senses are as mushy as peas and you do n't care who fires the winning shot.",0,negative
 wondering why lee's character did n't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery,1,positive
-"the movie attempts to mine laughs from a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago, and its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches is n't exactly endearing",0,negative
 romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just does n't figure in the present hollywood program.,1,positive
 the unfulfilling,0,negative
 "dip into your wallet, swipe 90 minutes of your time, and",1,positive
-incorporates so much,1,positive
-already-shallow,0,negative
-as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times,1,positive
-it's a bad action movie because there's no rooting interest and the spectacle is grotesque and boring,0,negative
-to see where one's imagination will lead when given the opportunity,1,positive
+is too amateurishly square to make the most of its own ironic implications,0,negative
+is corcuera's attention to detail.,1,positive
 onto a different path,1,positive
+tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah,0,negative
+may work as an addictive guilty pleasure but the material never overcomes its questionable satirical ambivalence.,0,negative
 large cast,1,positive
+amounts of beautiful movement and inside information,1,positive
 "subject us to boring, self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other",0,negative
+a great cast,1,positive
 such superficial treatment,0,negative
 admirable storyteller,1,positive
 ludicrous,0,negative
 "it celebrates the group's playful spark of nonconformity, glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light.'",1,positive
 limitations,0,negative
+about one in three gags in white's intermittently wise script hits its mark,1,positive
 meyjes ... has done his homework and soaked up some jazzy new revisionist theories about the origins of nazi politics and aesthetics.,1,positive
-the astute direction,1,positive
 a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition,0,negative
 "pan nalin's exposition is beautiful and mysterious, and the interviews that follow, with the practitioners of this ancient indian practice, are as subtle and as enigmatic.",1,positive
-conservative christian parents,1,positive
-has the requisite faux-urban vibe and hotter-two-years-ago rap and r&b names and references.,0,negative
 there's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease.,0,negative
-"ms. phoenix is completely lacking in charm and charisma, and is unable to project either esther's initial anomie or her eventual awakening.",0,negative
 of spectacular belly flops,0,negative
-by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,0,negative
-on its way,1,positive
+a perfect show of respect to just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it,1,positive
 there's just something about watching a squad of psychopathic underdogs whale the tar out of unsuspecting lawmen that reaches across time and distance.,1,positive
-"beautiful, entertaining two hours",1,positive
+"the edge of your seat, tense with suspense",1,positive
 "it's pleasant enough and its ecological, pro-wildlife sentiments are certainly welcome",1,positive
 views youthful affluence not as a lost ideal but a starting point.,1,positive
-captivates and shows,1,positive
+a muddy psychological thriller rife with miscalculations,0,negative
 is horrible,0,negative
-"the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste the characters inhabit into a poem of art, music and metaphor",0,negative
+increasingly disturbed,0,negative
+is less about a superficial midlife crisis,0,negative
 something of bubba ho-tep's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere,1,positive
 a prolonged extrusion of psychopathic pulp.,0,negative
+an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow,1,positive
+paper thin,0,negative
+that is gorgeously,1,positive
 not everything in this ambitious comic escapade works,0,negative
 sprightly,1,positive
 that drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category,0,negative
 "it can only encourage us to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility, working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success",1,positive
 is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses,1,positive
 lilo & stitch '' is n't the most edgy piece of disney animation to hit the silver screen,0,negative
-repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences,0,negative
+it's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish,0,negative
 in the end it's as sweet as greenfingers,1,positive
-"has created a provocative, absorbing drama that reveals the curse of a self-hatred instilled by rigid social mores",1,positive
+you 'll trudge out of the theater feeling as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy.,0,negative
 "sharp comedy, old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics, and",1,positive
 this funny film,1,positive
-devoid,0,negative
+makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans,1,positive
 "when compared to the usual, more somber festival entries, davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart, smart breath of fresh air",1,positive
-'s probably not easy to make such a worthless film,0,negative
-is hardly journalism at all,0,negative
-gloriously unsubtle,1,positive
 in its over-the-top way,1,positive
-"is moody, oozing, chilling and heart-warming all at once ... a twisting, unpredictable, cat-and-mouse thriller",1,positive
 dies.,0,negative
-quite fun in places,1,positive
 much more successful translation,1,positive
-the story and the actors are served with a hack script.,0,negative
 ", this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted.",0,negative
 matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise,0,negative
+"if you go into the theater expecting a scary, action-packed chiller, you might soon be looking for a sign.",0,negative
+is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work.,0,negative
+the visual wit of the previous pictures,1,positive
 these lives count,1,positive
 he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals,1,positive
 an attention,1,positive
-has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch,1,positive
+"sensual, funny and, in the end, very touching.",1,positive
+"affecting story about four sisters who are coping, in one way or another, with life",1,positive
 rapt spell,1,positive
 proves himself a deft pace master and stylist,1,positive
 touchingly mending a child's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of eudora welty,1,positive
+", but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid.",0,negative
 hands-on storytelling,1,positive
 "repellent to fully endear itself to american art house audiences, but",1,positive
 eighties,1,positive
 little room,0,negative
-there is n't much to it.,0,negative
 that it's actually watchable,1,positive
+dispassionate,0,negative
 "strangers, which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful",0,negative
-"in a random series of collected gags, pranks, pratfalls, dares, injuries, etc.",0,negative
-good for this sucker,1,positive
-wrapping the theater,1,positive
-visual coming right,1,positive
+halfwit,0,negative
 "slightly sunbaked and summery mind, sex and",1,positive
 "gives give a solid, anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she's ever done",1,positive
-the giant screen and its hyper-realistic images,1,positive
 "jolt you out of your seat a couple of times,",1,positive
-a well-mounted history lesson,1,positive
 a cliché left unsaid,0,negative
+is one that any art-house moviegoer is likely to find compelling.,1,positive
 that it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead,0,negative
-'s an energy to y tu mamá también.,1,positive
 ") fondness for fancy split-screen, stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard",0,negative
+", ( ahola ) has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation.",0,negative
 "it's a setup so easy it borders on facile, but",0,negative
 "of light-heartedness, that makes it attractive throughout",1,positive
 lots of sloppiness,0,negative
 any country,0,negative
-"there's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references,",1,positive
+what's surprising is how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm.,1,positive
 its generic villains lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ) and the action scenes are poorly delivered.,0,negative
 gain the unconditional love she seeks,0,negative
+an earnest moment,1,positive
 "female friendship,",1,positive
-", at last count, numbered 52 different versions",0,negative
+"gets the look and the period trappings right, but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés.",0,negative
+"from bill plympton, the animation master,",1,positive
 the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances,1,positive
 guilty of the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this,0,negative
-rouses us,1,positive
+friday after next is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans.,0,negative
 the adjective ` gentle ',1,positive
-check your brain and your secret agent decoder ring at the door because you do n't want to think too much about what's going on.,0,negative
 the film runs on a little longer than it needs to -- muccino either does n't notice when his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters -- but it's smooth and professional.,0,negative
 a chilling tale of one of the great crimes of 20th century france : the murder of two rich women by their servants in 1933,1,positive
 explosive physical energy,1,positive
-jovial air,1,positive
+urban comedy is clearly not zhang's forte,0,negative
+cleverly written,1,positive
 infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor,1,positive
 is as consistently engaging as it is revealing.,1,positive
 "with or without the sex, a wonderful tale of love and destiny, told well by a master storyteller",1,positive
-screen magic,1,positive
 deathly,0,negative
 liked about schmidt a lot,1,positive
-a sensitive and astute,1,positive
+shooting,0,negative
 may put off insiders and outsiders alike.,0,negative
-an encyclopedia of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence,0,negative
-on its taut performances and creepy atmosphere,0,negative
+love and culture,1,positive
 confusing melange,0,negative
-this dreadfully earnest inversion of the concubine love triangle eschews the previous film's historical panorama and roiling pathos for bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension.,0,negative
 a golden book sprung to life,1,positive
 "is a hoot, and is just as good, if not better than much of what's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand",1,positive
+been given a part worthy of her considerable talents,1,positive
+recommend the film,1,positive
+weighted down with slow,0,negative
 "twisted, brilliant and macabre",1,positive
 his own infinite insecurity is a work of outstanding originality,1,positive
-impish,0,negative
-good job,1,positive
+", you are likely to be as heartily sick of mayhem as cage's war-weary marine.",0,negative
 falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer's new action film,0,negative
 delicate coming-of-age tale,1,positive
 animal,1,positive
 could be a single iota worse ...,0,negative
+like e.t. the first time i saw it as a young boy,1,positive
 "charred, somewhere northwest of the bermuda triangle",0,negative
-"compassion, sacrifice,",1,positive
+"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it, and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it",0,negative
 ideas and special-interest groups,1,positive
 is n't as sharp or as fresh,0,negative
-is delicately,1,positive
 "frailty '' has been written so well, that even a simple `` goddammit!''",1,positive
 make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable,1,positive
 gives a mesmerizing performance as a full-fledged sex addict who is in complete denial about his obsessive behavior.,1,positive
 a strong and confident work,1,positive
-largely flat and uncreative,0,negative
-of almost perpetually wasted characters,0,negative
-a tearjerker,1,positive
+"does all of this, and more",1,positive
 surprise family,1,positive
 demeaning its subjects,0,negative
 raw-nerved story,1,positive
-"celebrates the group's playful spark of nonconformity, glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light.'",1,positive
 "i loved on first sight and, even more important, love in remembrance.",1,positive
 excited,1,positive
 that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances,1,positive
 "executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity, with such good humor and",1,positive
 a slam-dunk,1,positive
 does n't really add up to much,0,negative
-wiseman is patient,1,positive
 "improbable melodrama ( gored bullfighters, comatose ballerinas ) with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements, and yet at the end",1,positive
 putting together any movies of particular value or merit,1,positive
 "bang your head on the seat in front of you,",0,negative
 i was beginning to hate it,0,negative
 cultural and personal self-discovery,1,positive
+to be ignored,0,negative
 a solidly entertaining little film,1,positive
 about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs. robinson complex,1,positive
+he's already done way too often,0,negative
 is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
-"terrific performances, great to look at, and funny.",1,positive
+cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative,1,positive
 bisset,1,positive
 "witty, vibrant, and intelligent",1,positive
+opera-ish dialogue,0,negative
+cheapo,0,negative
 jagged camera moves,0,negative
 an absurdly simplistic picture,0,negative
 "girls, who learns that believing in something does matter",1,positive
-it's not original enough.,0,negative
 lina,1,positive
 contemptible imitator,0,negative
 no amount of nostalgia for carvey's glory days,0,negative
 from the writing and direction to the soggy performances,0,negative
+country,1,positive
 cinematography and exhilarating,1,positive
 "bring fresh, unforced naturalism to their characters.",1,positive
 disastrous ending,0,negative
-vibrant introduction,1,positive
 a critical and commercial disaster,0,negative
 "mad love does n't galvanize its outrage the way,",0,negative
-benefit enormously from the cockettes ' camera craziness --,1,positive
+major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee,0,negative
 tremendous skill,1,positive
-", the six musical numbers crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy.",1,positive
 straightforward and strikingly devious,1,positive
 "far-flung, illogical, and plain stupid",0,negative
-help but engage an audience,1,positive
-one of the greatest films,1,positive
 "crass, then gasp for gas, verbal deportment",0,negative
 this is a movie you can trust.,1,positive
 nails all of orlean's themes without being a true adaptation of her book,1,positive
+sustain a good simmer for most of its running time,1,positive
+you 'll probably love it.,1,positive
 "though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity, ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia's true emotions ... but at the very least, his secret life will leave you thinking",1,positive
 pompous references,0,negative
 be rendered tedious by avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest,0,negative
-ambitious comic escapade,1,positive
+has the scope and shape of an especially well-executed television movie,1,positive
 "for most movies, 84 minutes is short,",0,negative
+"partly a schmaltzy, by-the-numbers romantic comedy, partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless.",0,negative
 "replaced with morph, a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around",1,positive
 "remain interested, or at least conscious",0,negative
 in the end there is one word that best describes this film : honest.,1,positive
@@ -18384,28 +18367,27 @@ in the end there is one word that best describes this film : honest.,1,positive
 gussied up with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks that it's not clear whether we 're supposed to shriek or laugh.,0,negative
 "it's crafty, energetic and smart -- the kid is sort of like a fourteen-year old ferris bueller",1,positive
 worthwhile glimpse,1,positive
+of enthralling drama,1,positive
 begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times,1,positive
 insufficiently cathartic,0,negative
 that i ca n't remember a single name responsible for it,0,negative
+"is a shaky, uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves.",0,negative
+", frightening war scenes",0,negative
 "a mere excuse for the wan, thinly sketched story",0,negative
+"the 3-d vistas from orbit, with the space station suspended like a huge set of wind chimes over the great blue globe, are stanzas of breathtaking, awe-inspiring visual poetry.",1,positive
 "is nearly incoherent,",0,negative
-to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster,0,negative
+feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community.,0,negative
 super,1,positive
-enough,0,negative
+"a thriller,",1,positive
 ", even after the most awful acts are committed, is an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream.",1,positive
 has at last decisively broken with her friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil.,1,positive
 a movie full of grace,1,positive
-all three sides of his story with a sensitivity and an inquisitiveness reminiscent of truffaut,1,positive
 sloppy,0,negative
 too boring and obvious,0,negative
 truly egregious lip-non-synching,0,negative
-own floundering way,0,negative
 join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks that we have come to love,1,positive
 deliver a few gut-busting laughs,1,positive
 has a great cast and a great idea,1,positive
-a flair for dialogue comedy,1,positive
-"definitely funny stuff, but it's more of the ` laughing at ' variety than the ` laughing with.'",1,positive
-lacks balance ...,0,negative
 you still have to see this!,1,positive
 zips along with b-movie verve while adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special,1,positive
 "what a dumb, fun, curiously adolescent movie this is.",1,positive
@@ -18414,99 +18396,102 @@ animation increasingly emphasizes the computer and the cool,1,positive
 "the action here is unusually tame, the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest, and the plot offers few surprises",0,negative
 by corrupt and hedonistic weasels,0,negative
 renewal,1,positive
+is suitably elegant,1,positive
+been a confusing and horrifying vision,0,negative
 superstar,1,positive
+with very little story or character,0,negative
 presents visceral and dangerously honest revelations about the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet.,1,positive
 "woody, what happened?",0,negative
 was n't one of the film's virtues,0,negative
 "an energetic, violent movie with a momentum that never lets up.",1,positive
 "work -- is charming, is moving",1,positive
+good-looking but relentlessly lowbrow outing plays like clueless does south fork.,0,negative
+to the phrase ` fatal script error,0,negative
 pass without reminding audiences that it's only a movie,0,negative
-"life,",1,positive
-i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops,0,negative
+", and better",1,positive
 full circle,1,positive
 honesty,1,positive
-jaw-dropping,1,positive
+this wild welsh whimsy,1,positive
 goose things up,1,positive
-a rare window on an artistic collaboration,1,positive
-be able to find better entertainment,0,negative
-could n't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident,1,positive
+"delightful, if minor, pastry",1,positive
+recommend it enough,1,positive
+you have to pay if you want to see it,1,positive
+in a sea of visual and verbal clichés,0,negative
 "a thoroughly enjoyable, heartfelt",1,positive
+dignified,1,positive
 loneliness and insecurity,0,negative
 definitely worth 95 minutes,1,positive
-leaves us laughing,1,positive
-"although some viewers will not be able to stomach so much tongue-in-cheek weirdness, those who do will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime.",1,positive
-pretty well,1,positive
+completely familiar,1,positive
 was botched in execution,0,negative
-"a witty, whimsical feature debut.",1,positive
 recommend big bad love,1,positive
 "tell you anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes",0,negative
-"unfortunately, there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them, either.",0,negative
-it just sits there like a side dish no one ordered.,0,negative
+vastly improved germanic version,1,positive
+is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge.,0,negative
+"a fresh-faced, big-hearted and frequently funny thrill",1,positive
 seem irritatingly transparent,0,negative
+this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten.,1,positive
 slick production values and,1,positive
-"although mainstream american movies tend to exploit the familiar, every once in a while a film arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn, to grow, to travel.",1,positive
 ( reno ) delivers a monologue that manages to incorporate both the horror and the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion.,1,positive
-its own languorous charm,1,positive
+", it still works.",1,positive
 is disappointingly generic.,0,negative
 though their story is predictable,0,negative
 "spinning a web of dazzling entertainment may be overstating it, but",1,positive
 positive ( if tragic ),1,positive
-paints a specifically urban sense of disassociation here,1,positive
 is n't much better,0,negative
+presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men,1,positive
 as possibly the best actor working in movies today,1,positive
 boarders from venice beach that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival.,1,positive
-"though there are entertaining and audacious moments, the movie's wildly careening tone and an extremely flat lead performance do little to salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation.",0,negative
-but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us :,0,negative
-"refreshingly realistic, affectation-free",1,positive
-"a real winner -- smart, funny, subtle, and resonant",1,positive
 love for the movies of the 1960s,1,positive
 although it includes a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick,0,negative
 'm not,1,positive
 "really is a shame that more wo n't get an opportunity to embrace small, sweet ` evelyn.'",1,positive
+kissing,1,positive
+the film runs on a little longer than it needs to,0,negative
 ", thoroughly involving",1,positive
-compelling coming-of-age drama,1,positive
 as director of the escort service was inspired,1,positive
+too convenient,0,negative
 "that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience, but that it's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times",0,negative
 toolbags,0,negative
 happy!,1,positive
-"'s a frightful vanity film that, no doubt, pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni",0,negative
+bad idea,0,negative
+"is a really cool bit -- the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized.",1,positive
+uneven performances and a spotty script add up to a biting satire that has no teeth.,0,negative
+in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
 "resolutely unamusing,",0,negative
 a lovely and beautifully,1,positive
+"dark humor, gorgeous exterior photography, and a stable-full of solid performances",1,positive
 "fast and funny,",1,positive
 that's lived too long,0,negative
 heart-string plucking,1,positive
-a dreadful day,0,negative
-inescapable past and uncertain future,0,negative
-that's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion,1,positive
+"things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk, most notably",1,positive
 true emotions,1,positive
 "exists, and does so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation.",1,positive
 is one of the rarest kinds of films : a family-oriented non-disney film that is actually funny without hitting below the belt,1,positive
-a bodice-ripper for intellectuals.,1,positive
 flick worthy,1,positive
+spectacularly well,1,positive
 good b movies,1,positive
-an appealing blend,1,positive
 possesses its own languorous charm.,1,positive
-are both listless,0,negative
 pokemon 4ever practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over,0,negative
 personal velocity seems to be idling in neutral,0,negative
 to ultimately disappoint the action,0,negative
 "is that it's shot on digital video, whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb",1,positive
+frustrated,0,negative
 inexcusable dumb,0,negative
-thrown-together feel,0,negative
-succeed merrily at their noble endeavor,1,positive
 the outer limits of raunch,0,negative
 "in the wrong hands, i.e. peploe's, it's simply unbearable",0,negative
 austin powers films,1,positive
 she does little here but point at things that explode into flame,0,negative
+wearisome,0,negative
 saddled,0,negative
 for the breezy and amateurish feel of an after school special on the subject of tolerance,0,negative
-their heroic capacity,1,positive
 play hannibal lecter,1,positive
 punishable by chainsaw,0,negative
 "payami tries to raise some serious issues about iran's electoral process, but the result is a film that's about as subtle as a party political broadcast.",0,negative
-visually stunning,1,positive
+a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama,0,negative
 's worse,0,negative
 an enormous feeling,1,positive
+first place,1,positive
+gentle and humane,1,positive
 "is depressing, ruthlessly pained and depraved,",0,negative
 it takes its techniques into such fresh territory that the film never feels derivative,1,positive
 a genuine mind-bender.,1,positive
@@ -18514,12 +18499,16 @@ a genuine mind-bender.,1,positive
 storytelling prowess,1,positive
 its elbows sticking out where the knees should be,0,negative
 "daily struggles and simple pleasures usurp the preaching message so that, by the time the credits roll across the pat ending, a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
-of the most inventive,1,positive
+love a joy,1,positive
+a terrific b movie,1,positive
 "cho's face is ) an amazing slapstick instrument, creating a scrapbook of living mug shots.",1,positive
 as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances,1,positive
+it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy,1,positive
+pg-13,1,positive
 "its recycled aspects, implausibility",0,negative
+pander to our basest desires,1,positive
 ", its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy, even.",0,negative
-was reportedly rewritten a dozen times,0,negative
+"it's a movie that ends with truckzilla, for cryin ' out loud.",0,negative
 "is, truly and thankfully, a one-of-a-kind work.",1,positive
 the very hollowness,0,negative
 be fruitful,1,positive
@@ -18527,42 +18516,38 @@ does n't show enough of the creative process or even of what was created for the
 a solid emotional impact,1,positive
 moving moments and an intelligent subtlety,1,positive
 "seemingly a vehicle to showcase the canadian's inane ramblings, stealing harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore.",0,negative
-"too intensely focused on the travails of being hal hartley to function as pastiche, no such thing is hartley's least accessible screed yet.",0,negative
 remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck,1,positive
-is the piece works brilliantly,1,positive
-is one of the year's best films,1,positive
-goes for sick and demented humor simply,0,negative
+even though the film does n't manage to hit all of its marks,0,negative
+tradition and warmth,1,positive
 ` hungry-man portions of bad ',0,negative
-tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic,0,negative
-"narratively, trouble every day is a plodding mess.",0,negative
-as bad at a fraction the budget,0,negative
-"there are flaws, but also stretches of impact and moments of awe ; we 're wrapped up in the characters, how they make their choices, and why.",1,positive
+"smart,",1,positive
 "some cute moments, funny scenes,",1,positive
 "the heedless impetuousness of youth is on full, irritating display in ( this ) meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot.",0,negative
 had from films crammed with movie references,1,positive
+philosophical visual coming right,1,positive
 "that beneath the hype, the celebrity, the high life, the conspiracies and the mystery there were once a couple of bright young men -- promising, talented, charismatic and tragically doomed",0,negative
 a frustrating patchwork : an uneasy marriage of louis begley's source novel ( about schmidt ) and,0,negative
 at least three films,1,positive
 "in truth, it has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ).",0,negative
-saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops,0,negative
 mean-spirited lashing,0,negative
-more offended by his lack of faith in his audience than by anything on display,0,negative
+may as well be called `` jar-jar binks : the movie.'',0,negative
 delightfully dour,1,positive
-"in a sense, that's a liability.",0,negative
 "be looking at his 12th oscar nomination by proving that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary",1,positive
-"elaborate special effects take center screen, so that the human story is pushed to one side.",1,positive
 be an honest and loving one,1,positive
-endearing about it,1,positive
 "into a dreary, humorless soap opera",0,negative
 "who is always a joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate )",1,positive
 "in this properly intense, claustrophobic tale of obsessive love",1,positive
 a term paper,0,negative
+"but a mood in which an ominous, pervasive, and unknown threat lurks just below the proceedings and adds an almost constant mindset of suspense",1,positive
 a magnetic performance,1,positive
-the most wondrous love story,1,positive
+"a venturesome, beautifully realized psychological mood piece that reveals its first-time feature director",1,positive
+journalistic or historical,1,positive
+a zombie movie in every sense,0,negative
+tackled a meaty subject,1,positive
 writer / director m. night shyamalan's ability to pull together easily accessible stories that resonate with profundity is undeniable.,1,positive
 "this odd, poetic road movie, spiked by jolts of pop music, pretty much takes place in morton's ever-watchful gaze --",1,positive
+seems like someone going through the motions,0,negative
 you take for granted in most films are mishandled here.,0,negative
-'s defiantly and delightfully against the grain.,1,positive
 "like shiner's organizing of the big fight, pulls off enough",1,positive
 been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over,1,positive
 spain,1,positive
@@ -18571,70 +18556,70 @@ my precious new star wars movie,1,positive
 the visceral sensation,1,positive
 in a joyous communal festival of rhythm,1,positive
 most colorful and controversial,1,positive
+"is a lot like a well-made pb & j sandwich : familiar, fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same.",1,positive
 this in-depth study of important developments of the computer industry should make it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come.,1,positive
-the ordeal of sitting through it,0,negative
 "hastily mounted production exists only to capitalize on hopkins ' inclination to play hannibal lecter again, even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book.",0,negative
-"each story is built on a potentially interesting idea, but the first two are ruined by amateurish writing and acting, while the third feels limited by its short running time.",0,negative
-"the audacity to view one of shakespeare's better known tragedies as a dark comedy is, by itself, deserving of discussion.",0,negative
+wrong with performances here,0,negative
+running on empty,0,negative
 "the unusual power of thoughtful, subjective filmmaking",1,positive
-"to a satisfying complete picture of this particular, anciently demanding métier",1,positive
 "perhaps it's cliche to call the film ` refreshing, '",1,positive
 becomes a bit of a mishmash,0,negative
+a mesmerizing one,1,positive
 "as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts, boobs, unmentionables --",0,negative
 "it is visually ravishing, penetrating, impenetrable.",1,positive
 a captivating and intimate study about dying and loving ...,1,positive
 a good documentary,1,positive
+full-bodied characterizations,1,positive
+but fun,1,positive
 there's no reason to miss interview with the assassin,1,positive
-splendid-looking,1,positive
 major acting lessons and,0,negative
 hastily and,0,negative
 does n't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences,0,negative
-", incoherent",0,negative
 has all the earmarks of french cinema at its best.,1,positive
 b-movie,0,negative
-"this enthralling documentary ... is at once playful and haunting, an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends.",1,positive
 is just garbage.,0,negative
 jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations,0,negative
 "an extraordinary film,",1,positive
-undernourished and,0,negative
+traffic,1,positive
 an otherwise excellent film,1,positive
 this insane,0,negative
 star charisma,1,positive
-liked a lot of the smaller scenes.,1,positive
-a terrible movie that some people,0,negative
+will have a barrie good time,1,positive
+"'s fun, wispy",1,positive
 "davies as a young woman of great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
+"reveals itself slowly, intelligently, artfully",1,positive
+to enjoy,1,positive
 most deceptively amusing comedies of the year,1,positive
-"the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run",0,negative
 "the film does n't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers, and it lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences",0,negative
+a man who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship,0,negative
 sink into melancholia,0,negative
 seems to be coasting.,0,negative
 this colorful bio-pic,1,positive
 "may lack the pungent bite of its title, but it's an enjoyable trifle nonetheless",1,positive
 lying,0,negative
 a sleep-inducing thriller,0,negative
+", marked by acute writing and a host of splendid performances.",1,positive
 wildly fascinating,1,positive
 shapeless,0,negative
 it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life,1,positive
 imaginative and successful,1,positive
-the star-making machinery,1,positive
-"second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief, two separate crises during marriage ceremonies,",1,positive
+of the world's most fascinating stories,1,positive
+four hankies,1,positive
 feeling like no other film in recent history,1,positive
+grievous,0,negative
 wo n't be disappointed.,1,positive
 the death,0,negative
 a good thing,1,positive
 ", it's an observant, unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation.",1,positive
 the pure adrenalin,1,positive
 genuinely funny,1,positive
-the comedy was funny,1,positive
 ... the maudlin way its story unfolds suggests a director fighting against the urge to sensationalize his material.,0,negative
 take care of my cat emerges as the very best of them,1,positive
-"seeing as the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable, the director's experiment is a successful one.",1,positive
 ... the kind of movie you see because the theater has air conditioning.,0,negative
+"after sitting through this sloppy, made-for-movie comedy special",0,negative
 "most daring, and complicated",1,positive
-one has nothing else to watch,0,negative
 spirit-crushing ennui,0,negative
 some of the most inventive,1,positive
-"poorly written, murky and weakly acted, the picture feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo.",0,negative
 "evil, monstrous lunatic",0,negative
 "a new, or inventive, journey",1,positive
 seem smart and well-crafted,1,positive
@@ -18643,50 +18628,49 @@ in `` unfaithful,0,negative
 agile performers,1,positive
 "( cho's face is ) an amazing slapstick instrument, creating a scrapbook of living mug shots.",1,positive
 does dickens as it should be done cinematically,1,positive
+becomes a testament,1,positive
 desiccated,0,negative
-well-made evocation,1,positive
+"he's taken one of the world's most fascinating stories and made it dull, lifeless, and irritating",0,negative
 you must shoot it in the head,0,negative
 "has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative, rich, and strange.",1,positive
-look american angst in the eye and end up laughing,1,positive
 "they will have a showdown, but, by then, your senses are as mushy as peas and you do n't care who fires the winning shot.",0,negative
-of cool stuff packed into espn's ultimate x.,1,positive
-uncommitted,0,negative
+can be forgiven for realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already.,0,negative
+a dull moment,0,negative
 is still charming here.,1,positive
 offer much more than the series,1,positive
 "bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
 a knowing,1,positive
 '' remains a disquieting and thought-provoking film ...,1,positive
-repeating what he's already done way too often,0,negative
+authentic feel,1,positive
+absolutely,1,positive
 barely interesting,0,negative
 pacino is the best he's been in years and keener is marvelous.,1,positive
-your face for two hours,0,negative
+"like the tuck family themselves, this movie just goes on and on and on and on",0,negative
+touches smartly and wistfully,1,positive
+honesty and,1,positive
 "it's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny.",0,negative
+cluelessness,0,negative
 call the ` wow ' factor,1,positive
-astonishingly skillful and moving ... it could become a historically significant work as well as a masterfully made one.,1,positive
+"in the work of the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism",1,positive
 that eclipses nearly everything else she's ever done,1,positive
-powerful act,1,positive
+a grating endurance test,0,negative
 "the film's plot may be shallow, but you 've never seen the deep like you see it in these harrowing surf shots.",1,positive
 maintains suspense on different levels throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling.,1,positive
 heavyweight film,1,positive
 "'s a rather listless amble down the middle of the road, where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug.",0,negative
-"a pastiche of children's entertainment, superhero comics, and japanese animation",1,positive
-with a message that cautions children about disturbing the world's delicate ecological balance,1,positive
 "the silly, over-the-top coda especially disappointing",0,negative
-with lots of sloppiness,0,negative
 of his passe ' chopsocky glory,0,negative
 sheer unbridled delight,1,positive
-for on-screen chemistry,1,positive
-mass drug-induced bowel,0,negative
-the whole talking-animal thing is grisly.,0,negative
 "a fine effort, an interesting topic, some intriguing characters and a sad ending.",1,positive
 its underventilated père-fils confrontations,0,negative
-greenlight,1,positive
+'s a rare window on an artistic collaboration,1,positive
 "'m sure the filmmaker would disagree, but, honestly, i do n't see the point",0,negative
-salma goes native and she's never been better in this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon.,1,positive
+"according to wendigo, ` nature ' loves the members of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves.",1,positive
 "sure, it's contrived and predictable, but",0,negative
 "try as you might to scrutinize the ethics of kaufman's approach, somehow it all comes together to create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment",1,positive
 the scope and shape of an especially well-executed television movie,1,positive
 "petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and",1,positive
+'ll feel like you ate a reeses without the peanut butter ...,0,negative
 "has been overexposed,",0,negative
 that he will once again be an honest and loving one,1,positive
 is an interesting character,1,positive
@@ -18695,140 +18679,141 @@ is an interesting character,1,positive
 yet unforgivingly inconsistent depiction,0,negative
 the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,0,negative
 has an infectious enthusiasm,1,positive
-"shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady, ( but )",1,positive
+succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful,0,negative
 "clever, offbeat and",1,positive
-"fathers and sons, and the uneasy bonds between them",1,positive
 is how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm,1,positive
-with poetic force and buoyant feeling,1,positive
+have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0,negative
 most entertaining bonds,1,positive
 expected from a college comedy that's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school,0,negative
 sane person,1,positive
 marked by acute writing and a host of splendid performances,1,positive
+a goofy pleasure,1,positive
+"penetrating,",1,positive
+a delightful lark,1,positive
 while the highly predictable narrative falls short,0,negative
 multilayered,1,positive
+'s fun for kids of any age,1,positive
 welcome and heartwarming addition,1,positive
 "right-wing, propriety-obsessed family",0,negative
 pc stability notwithstanding,0,negative
+you have no affinity for most of the characters.,0,negative
+"enthusiastically invokes the percussion rhythm, the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games",1,positive
 occasional jarring glimpses,1,positive
 will find it more than capable of rewarding them,1,positive
-"all the sensuality, all the eroticism of a good vampire tale has been, pardon the pun, sucked out and replaced by goth goofiness.",0,negative
 the discomfort and embarrassment,0,negative
 the horrible pains of a death,0,negative
+most notable,1,positive
 "under the right conditions, it's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun",1,positive
 bad luck,0,negative
-'s fun,1,positive
-"feels at times like a giant commercial for universal studios, where much of the action takes place.",0,negative
-that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again,0,negative
-both maintain and dismantle the facades that his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace,1,positive
+"big, juicy role",1,positive
 loneliest dark spots,0,negative
 inspire,1,positive
 delivers a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower.,1,positive
 run out of gas,0,negative
-has kind of an authentic feel,1,positive
-to much more than trite observations on the human condition,0,negative
 a predictable outcome and a screenplay,0,negative
 "kissing jessica steinis quirky, charming and often hilarious.",1,positive
+", blade 2 is definitely a cut above the rest.",1,positive
 believed in their small-budget film,1,positive
+"this silly, outrageous, ingenious thriller",1,positive
+"a dull, somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise.",0,negative
 are too crude to serve the work especially well,0,negative
 "'s ... worth the extra effort to see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles",1,positive
 energetic frontman,1,positive
+so sloppily written,0,negative
 "sand's masculine persona, with its love of life and beauty, takes form",1,positive
-as one of the year's most intriguing movie experiences,1,positive
-"from a deceptively simple premise, this deeply moving french drama develops a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times.",1,positive
+without placing their parents in a coma-like state,1,positive
 bring cohesion,1,positive
+that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati,1,positive
 such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many,1,positive
 discreet filmmakers,1,positive
 chilling movie,1,positive
-"clumsy, obvious, preposterous, the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades.",0,negative
 its good qualities are obscured,0,negative
 ", the biggest is that secret ballot is a comedy, both gentle and biting.",1,positive
-vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans ' saga of hollywood excess,1,positive
-in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller,1,positive
-after decades,1,positive
+completely loveable,1,positive
+much credit,1,positive
+tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
 "it's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness,",0,negative
-"never coughed, fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks",1,positive
 shrill and,0,negative
 has become apparent that the franchise's best years are long past,0,negative
-"an inexperienced director,",0,negative
-"what it means sometimes to be inside looking out, and at other times outside looking in",1,positive
+"at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes",1,positive
+"keep you watching,",1,positive
 a lousy one at that,0,negative
+does n't always jell with sean penn's monotone narration,0,negative
 "the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther,",0,negative
+refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm,1,positive
 for its profound humanity,1,positive
 "as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming",1,positive
-but the movie's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure.,0,negative
+"refusal to recognize any of the signposts, as if discovering a way through to the bitter end without a map",0,negative
 the man from elysian fields is doomed by its smallness,0,negative
 ", every bit as imperious as katzenberg's the prince of egypt from 1998.",1,positive
-"a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair",1,positive
 heartfelt and hilarious,1,positive
 you reach the finale,1,positive
 easily marketable,1,positive
 "if anything, the film is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans.",1,positive
 churn out one mediocre movie,0,negative
-reading lines from a teleprompter,0,negative
 "this picture is murder by numbers, and as easy to be bored by as your abc's, despite a few whopping shootouts.",0,negative
+its oscar nomination,1,positive
 "the performances are so overstated, the effect comes off as self-parody.",0,negative
 for all its problems ... the lady and the duke surprisingly manages never to grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience.,1,positive
 replaced by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy,0,negative
 complex and honest,1,positive
 "twohy's a good yarn-spinner, and ultimately the story compels.",1,positive
 "manipulative claptrap, a period-piece movie-of-the-week, plain old blarney ...",0,negative
-an awkwardly garish showcase that diverges from anything,0,negative
+dumb comedy,0,negative
 "there's absolutely no reason why blue crush, a late-summer surfer girl entry, should be as entertaining as it is",1,positive
+drudgery,0,negative
+stripped almost entirely,0,negative
 "despite all the backstage drama, this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming, is moving",1,positive
 "to call this one an eventual cult classic would be an understatement, and woe is the horror fan who opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest",1,positive
 that rarity among sequels,1,positive
 torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera,0,negative
-"the film, flaws and",0,negative
-like mike is a slight and uninventive movie :,0,negative
 is marveilleux.,1,positive
-cheered at just that,1,positive
+have n't laughed that hard in years!,1,positive
 it has considerable charm.,1,positive
 a work of deft and subtle poetry,1,positive
-there is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film,0,negative
 integrating the characters in the foreground,1,positive
-embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy,0,negative
+"offers no new insight on the matter, nor do its characters exactly spring to life.",0,negative
+as the movie sputters,0,negative
 manages never to grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience,1,positive
-hit-man,0,negative
-"an atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie",0,negative
 "approached the usher and said that if she had to sit through it again, she should ask for a raise",0,negative
-is like being trapped at a bad rock concert,0,negative
+"is genial but never inspired, and little about it will stay with you",0,negative
 the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
 a so-called ` comedy ',0,negative
+life that's very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable,1,positive
 supposed to be a romantic comedy,0,negative
+living mug shots,0,negative
 "for the most part a useless movie, even with a great director at the helm",0,negative
 first-class road movie,1,positive
+collective,1,positive
 an electric pencil sharpener,1,positive
 "loses its fire midway, nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion",0,negative
-wonderful but sometimes confusing,1,positive
-"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution, this is it.",0,negative
 nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them,0,negative
+of mindless pace in collision,0,negative
 be especially grateful for freedom after a film like this,1,positive
 the effort is sincere,1,positive
-the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career,0,negative
-"tends to pile too many `` serious issues '' on its plate at times, yet remains fairly light, always entertaining, and smartly written.",1,positive
+"is an ungainly movie, ill-fitting, with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be.",0,negative
+works on the whodunit level as its larger themes get lost in the murk of its own making,0,negative
+the hanukkah spirit seems fried in pork.,0,negative
+deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip,1,positive
 feels free to offend,0,negative
-disgracefully,0,negative
+a coming-of-age story and,1,positive
 considerable punch,1,positive
 has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and,1,positive
 "sweet, funny",1,positive
+because there's precious little substance in birthday girl,0,negative
 's so downbeat and nearly humorless,0,negative
 is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese.,1,positive
 "the creative animation work may not look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar's industry standard,",0,negative
-bring their characters to life.,1,positive
+'s unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle,0,negative
 "cineasts will revel in those visual in-jokes, as in the film's verbal pokes at everything from the likes of miramax chief harvey weinstein's bluff personal style to the stylistic rigors of denmark's dogma movement.",1,positive
-quickly enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls,0,negative
-the bigger setpieces flat,0,negative
-to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career,0,negative
 cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists.,1,positive
 need to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is.,0,negative
-"witty updatings ( silver's parrot has been replaced with morph, a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around )",1,positive
 adroit,1,positive
-"'s unfortunate that wallace, who wrote gibson's braveheart as well as the recent pearl harbor, has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue",0,negative
+"may lack the pungent bite of its title, but it's an enjoyable trifle nonetheless.",1,positive
 the national lampoon film franchise,1,positive
-"would imagine, as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful",0,negative
+"'s immensely ambitious, different than anything that's been done before and amazingly successful in terms of what it's trying to do",1,positive
 match the ordeal of sitting through it,0,negative
 the type of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the ( teen comedy ),0,negative
-fit,1,positive
 "thoughtless, random, superficial humor and a lot",0,negative
 "cliches, painful improbability",0,negative
 farm melodrama.,0,negative
@@ -18836,15 +18821,16 @@ farm melodrama.,0,negative
 striking about jolie's performance,1,positive
 waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director's epitaph for himself.,1,positive
 bullock's memorable first interrogation,1,positive
+music videos,1,positive
 turn out to be delightfully compatible here,1,positive
 action and,1,positive
 its old-hat set-up and predictable plot,0,negative
-"clever,",1,positive
+that is both gripping and compelling,1,positive
 veteran,1,positive
+"tired,",0,negative
 is a film that's about as subtle as a party political broadcast,0,negative
 "no rest period,",0,negative
 was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him,0,negative
-"a full experience, a love story and a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence",1,positive
 scratching your head,0,negative
 to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh once,0,negative
 a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity,0,negative
@@ -18854,308 +18840,309 @@ of the biggest disappointments of the year,0,negative
 "no charm, no laughs, no fun",0,negative
 "is all over the place, really",0,negative
 bears is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be.,0,negative
+what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
 thought-provoking and even an engaging mystery,1,positive
-( and better,1,positive
+"a fascinating, dark thriller",1,positive
 "it's an interesting effort ( particularly for jfk conspiracy nuts ), and barry's cold-fish act makes the experience worthwhile.",1,positive
 still has enough moments to keep it entertaining.,1,positive
 big summer movies,1,positive
+"historically significant, and personal, episode",1,positive
+has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies,1,positive
+demeaning,0,negative
 had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded,0,negative
-"'s a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's",0,negative
+'s simultaneously painful and refreshing,1,positive
+bottomlessly,0,negative
 quirky movie,1,positive
 a very good time at the cinema,1,positive
-"this utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story as one of the most creative, energetic and original comedies to hit the screen in years",1,positive
 real magic,1,positive
-", the film does pack some serious suspense.",1,positive
-"this nicely wound clock not just ticking, but humming",1,positive
+after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock,0,negative
+"is long on glamour and short on larger moralistic consequences,",0,negative
 "an exceptionally acted, quietly affecting cop drama.",1,positive
 "... this story gets sillier, not scarier, as it goes along ...",0,negative
 when the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year directs an equally miserable film the following year,0,negative
-supposedly funny movie,0,negative
-"in their own idiosyncratic way, sum up the strange horror of life in the new millennium",1,positive
 ` life affirming ',1,positive
-masochistic moviegoers,0,negative
 "that you never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
-", and to the script's refusal of a happy ending",0,negative
 easily dismissive,0,negative
 mind crappy movies,0,negative
 is n't always coherent,0,negative
 whose charms are immediately apparent,1,positive
-hackneyed and meanspirited storyline,0,negative
-"a smart, sassy and exceptionally charming romantic comedy.",1,positive
-add up to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments.,1,positive
+"penetrating, impenetrable",1,positive
 's good-natured and sometimes quite funny,1,positive
+"a divine monument to a single man's struggle to regain his life, his dignity and his music",1,positive
 "offers much colorful eye candy, including the spectacle of gere in his dancing shoes, hoofing and crooning with the best of them.",1,positive
+clever and subtle,1,positive
+"a strong script, powerful direction and splendid production design",1,positive
+understand everyone's point of view,1,positive
 through this film,1,positive
-imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie,0,negative
+mindless action movie,0,negative
 "the story of trouble every day ... is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film, and the movie's fragmentary narrative style makes piecing the story together frustrating difficult",0,negative
 quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins,0,negative
+"the plot so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac, we do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament",0,negative
+even as it points out how inseparable the two are,1,positive
+provides the kind of ` laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies --,1,positive
 the big shear,1,positive
 "( swimfan ) falls victim to sloppy plotting, an insultingly unbelievable final act and a villainess who is too crazy to be interesting.",0,negative
-the film buzz and whir,1,positive
-idiots,0,negative
+there's something there,1,positive
+"'ve got to love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has, and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane",1,positive
+comic skill,1,positive
 "transforms the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste the characters inhabit into a poem of art, music and metaphor",1,positive
-big fat liar is a real charmer,1,positive
-"manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk, but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches.",0,negative
 a satisfactory overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several daredevils,1,positive
 "a crowd-pleaser, but then, so",1,positive
-subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph,0,negative
-fantastically vital,1,positive
-"sodden and glum, even in those moments where it's supposed to feel funny and light.",0,negative
-"while some will object to the idea of a vietnam picture with such a rah-rah, patriotic tone, soldiers ultimately achieves its main strategic objective : dramatizing the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation.",0,negative
+breathtaking adventure,1,positive
+photographed and beautifully,1,positive
+its storytelling prowess and special effects,1,positive
+idiots who do n't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,0,negative
 "slow down, shake off your tensions and take this picture at its own breezy, distracted rhythms",1,positive
-a grand picture of an era,1,positive
-"love, family and",1,positive
 that ` alabama ' manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability and,1,positive
 pleasantly and predictably,1,positive
-interesting '',1,positive
 driven by the pathetic idea,0,negative
 spreads them pretty thin,0,negative
 loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version,1,positive
+"sweet, charming tale",1,positive
 "little action,",0,negative
-real-life happening,1,positive
 a spectacular performance - ahem,1,positive
 what should have been a cutting hollywood satire is instead about as fresh as last week's issue of variety.,0,negative
 "as i settled into my world war ii memories, i found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances.",1,positive
-dedicated artists,1,positive
-unengaging,0,negative
 blimp,0,negative
 "it's a sweet, laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser that lifts your spirits as well as the corners of your mouth.",1,positive
+the best case for christianity,1,positive
 pinochet's victims,0,negative
 "is lightweight filmmaking,",0,negative
 flatula,0,negative
 omnibus tradition,1,positive
 extremely talented,1,positive
-seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame,0,negative
 clueless and,0,negative
-a good three days,1,positive
 wonderful fencing scenes,1,positive
-"even on its own ludicrous terms, the sum of all fears generates little narrative momentum, and invites unflattering comparisons to other installments in the ryan series.",0,negative
+patronizing,0,negative
 only one of the best gay love stories ever made,1,positive
 who ca n't quite live up to it,0,negative
 "a retooling of fahrenheit 451, and even as a rip-off of the matrix",0,negative
+the performances of the four main actresses bring their characters to life.,1,positive
 sanctimonious,0,negative
+impossibly,0,negative
 a thought-provoking and often-funny drama about isolation.,1,positive
-fairly straightforward,1,positive
 ... had this much imagination and nerve,1,positive
 "wilco fans will have a great time, and the movie should win the band a few new converts, too.",1,positive
+"undeniably gorgeous, terminally",1,positive
+gentle and humane side,1,positive
 sad to say --,0,negative
 does n't quite,0,negative
 phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism,0,negative
 not very amusing,0,negative
 another day of brit cinema,0,negative
+of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness,1,positive
 the result is more puzzling than unsettling,0,negative
 fails to provoke them,0,negative
 the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience,1,positive
-the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section,0,negative
 leaps over national boundaries,1,positive
-suffers from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense of its own quirky hipness.,0,negative
 "shows off a lot of stamina and vitality,",1,positive
+you 're not deeply touched by this movie,0,negative
 who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects,0,negative
 greasy little vidgame pit,0,negative
-"a subtle, humorous, illuminating study of politics, power and social mobility",1,positive
-of its actors,1,positive
 steals,0,negative
 truths emerge.,1,positive
+as dumb and cheesy,0,negative
+all the more compelling,1,positive
 to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
-hollow,0,negative
-pitch-perfect acting,1,positive
 its characters and its audience,1,positive
 mind : so why is this so boring?,0,negative
 its empowerment,1,positive
+a bland murder-on-campus yawner.,0,negative
 pray has really done his subject justice.,1,positive
-warn,0,negative
 odd but ultimately satisfying blend,1,positive
-"light, silly, photographed with color and depth, and rather a good time.",1,positive
+major-league,1,positive
+quite good at providing some good old fashioned spooks.,1,positive
 a bright future ahead of him,1,positive
 to which it succeeds,1,positive
 craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison,0,negative
 painfully unfunny,0,negative
 come away with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy,1,positive
-feels limited by its short running time,0,negative
-'s just not very smart,0,negative
 8 crazy nights,1,positive
 needlessly confusing,0,negative
 if you can swallow its absurdities and crudities,0,negative
+"the cast members, who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent",0,negative
+treads old turf,0,negative
 a tasty appetizer that leaves you wanting more.,1,positive
-one of the finest,1,positive
+made me unintentionally famous -- as the queasy-stomached critic who staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby,0,negative
 's a diverting enough hour-and-a-half for the family audience,1,positive
-innovative,1,positive
+turn a larky chase movie into an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need,1,positive
 film a must,1,positive
-"the charm of the first movie is still there, and the story feels like the logical, unforced continuation of the careers of a pair of spy kids.",1,positive
 more spirit and bite,1,positive
 passionate enthusiasms,1,positive
 enlightened by any of derrida's,1,positive
 this poor remake of such a well loved classic,0,negative
+to avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching,0,negative
+a terrifically entertaining specimen,1,positive
+an action movie with an action icon who's been all but decommissioned,0,negative
 most famous,1,positive
-vastly entertaining,1,positive
+'s easy to love robin tunney,1,positive
+most pitiful,0,negative
 dislikable study in sociopathy,0,negative
 give strong and convincing performances,1,positive
 its star,1,positive
-perhaps the grossest movie ever made.,0,negative
+but toback's deranged immediacy makes it seem fresh again.,1,positive
 "as bad as you think,",0,negative
 the resolutions,0,negative
 feels less like a change in ( herzog's ) personal policy than a half-hearted fluke.,0,negative
 reveals how we all need a playful respite from the grind to refresh our souls.,1,positive
+clever and unflinching,1,positive
 be the movie you 're looking for,1,positive
-"its gender politics, genre thrills",1,positive
-"a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams",1,positive
 "stripped almost entirely of such tools as nudity, profanity and violence, labute does manage to make a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection.",0,negative
-take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters.,0,negative
 "bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness,",0,negative
-"an unsettling sight, and indicative of his, if you will, out-of-kilter character, who rambles aimlessly through ill-conceived action pieces",0,negative
 a mystery devoid,0,negative
-are reflected in almost every scene.,1,positive
+crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album,0,negative
+"it's weird, wonderful, and not necessarily for kids.",1,positive
 "you 'll forget about it by monday, though",0,negative
-"the movie's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite, but the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness.",0,negative
+a listless and desultory affair,0,negative
 it's also undeniably exceedingly clever,1,positive
 this overproduced piece of dreck is shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary.,0,negative
 a bottom-feeder sequel,0,negative
-run-of-the-mill raunchy humor and,0,negative
 "is worth a look for its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham",1,positive
 "... has about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity.",0,negative
 could restage the whole thing in your bathtub.,0,negative
 was reading the minds of the audience,1,positive
-", it's just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar.",0,negative
+the rare movie,1,positive
 episodic choppiness,0,negative
 reputedly `` unfilmable '' novels,0,negative
 represents a worthy departure from the culture clash comedies that have marked an emerging indian american cinema,1,positive
 it is a copy of a copy of a copy,0,negative
-enjoys the friday series,1,positive
+one of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live,1,positive
 the success of undercover brother is found in its ability to spoof both black and white stereotypes equally.,1,positive
 "reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise, but",0,negative
 "is n't nearly as downbeat as it sounds, but strikes a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny",1,positive
 supremely kittenish,1,positive
 anemic,0,negative
+the end result does no justice to the story itself,0,negative
 "any film that does n't even in passing mention political prisoners, poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country is less a documentary and more propaganda by way of a valentine sealed with a kiss.",0,negative
-give life,1,positive
-cohesive story,1,positive
+do n't avert our eyes for a moment.,1,positive
+less charming than listening to a four-year-old,0,negative
+movie-star intensity,1,positive
 "to a love story risks trivializing it, though chouraqui no doubt intended the film to affirm love's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror.",1,positive
 nagging,0,negative
 an intellectual exercise,1,positive
 a place in your heart,1,positive
+a devastating comic impersonation,0,negative
 a potent chemistry,1,positive
-"the front ranks of china's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers",1,positive
 a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing,0,negative
 the sad schlock merchant,0,negative
 a disastrous ending,0,negative
-the source material movie,1,positive
-a riveting story,1,positive
-is why film criticism can be considered work,0,negative
+a remarkably alluring film set in the constrictive eisenhower era about one suburban woman's yearning in the face of a loss that shatters her cheery and tranquil suburban life.,1,positive
+"its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting",1,positive
+", entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment",1,positive
 slickest,1,positive
-of dreck,0,negative
+a clever script and skilled actors bring new energy to the familiar topic of office politics.,1,positive
 attempts to mine laughs,0,negative
 "lies ... footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant, ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire.",0,negative
 a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out,1,positive
-highly watchable stuff.,1,positive
-"mr. murray, a prolific director of music videos, stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold.",0,negative
 "witless,",0,negative
 kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk and his fellow moviemakers got through crashing a college keg party.,0,negative
+'s a pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative.,1,positive
 brazenly misguided project,0,negative
-take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time,0,negative
+it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,0,negative
 unifying rhythm,1,positive
-refreshingly realistic,1,positive
-that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time,0,negative
+an entertaining british hybrid,1,positive
+report card : does n't live up to the exalted tagline - there's definite room for improvement.,0,negative
 piccoli gives a superb performance full of deep feeling.,1,positive
+she deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion,1,positive
 dreadfully,0,negative
 metropolis you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles,1,positive
-seem deceptively slight,0,negative
 the guys still feels counterproductive,0,negative
+"life, hand gestures,",1,positive
 for people who make movies and watch them,1,positive
 the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed,0,negative
-of the year's best,1,positive
+splatter,0,negative
+bravado kathy!,1,positive
 "is a unique, well-crafted psychological study of grief",1,positive
 shenanigans and slapstick,1,positive
 not much else,0,negative
 best didacticism,1,positive
-whipping out the dirty words,0,negative
 's a scorcher.,1,positive
-above much of the director's previous popcorn work,1,positive
 the movie has enough vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans ' saga of hollywood excess.,1,positive
 remember back when thrillers actually thrilled,0,negative
 misanthropic,0,negative
-by a bravura performance,1,positive
+"a satisfying complete picture of this particular, anciently demanding métier",1,positive
+"permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived, well-worn situations",0,negative
 arty and jazzy,1,positive
-"original is its content, look, and style",1,positive
+", son of the bride becomes an exercise in trying to predict when a preordained `` big moment '' will occur and not `` if.''",0,negative
+in ireland over a man,1,positive
+that he refuses to evaluate his own work,0,negative
 pity anyone who sees this,0,negative
-building to a laugh riot,1,positive
 is a copy of a copy of a copy,0,negative
 predictably soulless techno-tripe.,0,negative
 peevish and,0,negative
-"so sloppy, so uneven,",0,negative
 should be required viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike.,1,positive
+the best script that besson has written in years,1,positive
 "dismiss -- moody,",0,negative
 problem,0,negative
-that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy,0,negative
-"a mostly magnificent directorial career, clint eastwood's efficiently minimalist style",1,positive
 may not mark mr. twohy's emergence into the mainstream,0,negative
-up walking out not only satisfied but,1,positive
 like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump,0,negative
 got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease,0,negative
-to let this morph into a typical romantic triangle,0,negative
-"you can taste it, but there's no fizz",0,negative
 a perfectly pleasant if slightly pokey comedy,1,positive
 koury frighteningly and honestly exposes,1,positive
 "of `` his girl friday, '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes",1,positive
+kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters,1,positive
 like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before,1,positive
 clever dialogue and likeable characters,1,positive
-of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
+to entertain or inspire its viewers,1,positive
 to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations,0,negative
+do n't really care too much about this love story,0,negative
 ", some things are immune to the folly of changing taste and attitude.",0,negative
 "all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence, but",0,negative
 worst -- and only --,0,negative
 the toughest ages a kid can go through,0,negative
 will strike a chord with anyone who's ever,1,positive
-"a fascinating, dark thriller that keeps you",1,positive
+passion and pretence,1,positive
 italian pinocchio,1,positive
 "freaky friday, '' it's not.",0,negative
 ... may put off insiders and outsiders alike.,0,negative
 "yielded such a flat, plodding picture",0,negative
 "barely shocking,",0,negative
+critical and commercial disaster,0,negative
 "that turns out to be clever, amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
-"an appalling, odoriferous thing ... so",0,negative
 you get back to your car in the parking lot,0,negative
 is thought-provoking,1,positive
-"smart, funny",1,positive
+marks to take on any life of its own,0,negative
 feral and uncomfortable,0,negative
+"all three descriptions suit evelyn, a besotted and obvious drama that tells us nothing new.",0,negative
 "'s insecure in lovely and amazing, a poignant and wryly amusing film about mothers, daughters and their relationships",1,positive
 "comes from the brave, uninhibited performances by its lead actors.",1,positive
-uneven but a lot of fun.,1,positive
 ", what makes the movie fresh",1,positive
 "there is little question that this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how, in the flip-flop of courtship, we often reel in when we should be playing out.",1,positive
 "guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger )",0,negative
+astonishing is n't the word --,1,positive
 "its recycled aspects, implausibility, and",0,negative
 a stiff,0,negative
 about the best thing you could say about narc is that it's a rock-solid little genre picture.,1,positive
 filled with raw emotions,1,positive
+can tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood is n't going to jell.,0,negative
+preserving,1,positive
 "does n't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy",0,negative
-satisfying conclusions,1,positive
+compassionately portrayed,1,positive
 "is far less mature, interpreting the play as a call for pity and sympathy for anachronistic phantasms haunting the imagined glory of their own pasts.",0,negative
-"is left with the inescapable conclusion that hitchens ' obsession with kissinger is, at bottom, a sophisticated flower child's desire to purge the world of the tooth and claw of human power",1,positive
+", it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system.",1,positive
+is essentially juiceless.,0,negative
+founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women.,0,negative
 a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
-"there's no point of view, no contemporary interpretation of joan's prefeminist plight, so",0,negative
-"a light, engaging comedy that fumbles away almost all of its accumulated enjoyment with a crucial third act miscalculation.",0,negative
-"it is a kind, unapologetic, sweetheart of a movie,",1,positive
+skit-com material fervently deposited on the big screen.,0,negative
+"bad, bad, bad movie",0,negative
+have n't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered,0,negative
+with music and laughter,1,positive
 overmanipulative hollywood practices,0,negative
-distinguished and,1,positive
 with such fury,0,negative
-is just as obvious as telling a country skunk that he has severe body odor.,0,negative
-herzog simply runs out of ideas,0,negative
 drama.,1,positive
-naturally funny film,1,positive
+"`` bad '' is the operative word for `` bad company, '' and",0,negative
 should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad.,0,negative
-"is exceedingly pleasant, designed not to offend.",1,positive
 ugly ideas,0,negative
-"'s as comprehensible as any dummies guide, something even non-techies can enjoy.",1,positive
 you were n't invited to the party,0,negative
-animated thoughts,1,positive
 flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror.,0,negative
+distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies,1,positive
 it's hard not to be carried away,1,positive
-be more than another `` best man '' clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny film,1,positive
 surprisingly charming and even witty,1,positive
+grotesque,0,negative
+almost humdrum approach,0,negative
 in an intricate plot,1,positive
 both heartbreaking and heartwarming,1,positive
-victims,0,negative
-its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future,1,positive
+even more important,1,positive
 big splash,1,positive
 "is truly funny,",1,positive
 surrender $ 9,0,negative
@@ -19163,270 +19150,264 @@ full of detail,1,positive
 is a dud -- a romantic comedy that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny.,0,negative
 some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences,1,positive
 "manages to do all three quite well, making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases",1,positive
-be lying if i said my ribcage did n't ache by the end of kung pow,1,positive
+is still worth hearing.,1,positive
 preaching message,0,negative
 be familiar,1,positive
-"it's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie,",0,negative
 romantic/comedy asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in.,0,negative
+is just the sort for those moviegoers who complain that ` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore.,1,positive
 "by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ), an interesting racial tension, and a storyline",1,positive
 ", artificial and opaque",0,negative
-of honest working folk,1,positive
+shameless,0,negative
 "will be adequately served by the movie's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick, although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service.'",0,negative
+more psychotic than romantic,0,negative
 solid action pic,1,positive
 that it is instead a cheap cliché,0,negative
-that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most - the fanboy,0,negative
+humorous and heartfelt,1,positive
 "the direction has a fluid, no-nonsense authority, and",1,positive
-cute factor,1,positive
 that this likable movie is n't more accomplished,1,positive
-the rare capability to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke,1,positive
 "masquerade ball where normally good actors, even kingsley, are made to look bad.",0,negative
-trademark grin,1,positive
+liberating ability,1,positive
 "and, perhaps paradoxically, illuminated",0,negative
 "a soulful, incisive meditation",1,positive
 the genuine ones barely register,0,negative
+accomplishes so much that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough,1,positive
 "its hawaiian setting, the science-fiction trimmings and some moments of rowdy slapstick",1,positive
-misconceived,0,negative
 are the greatest musicians of all time,1,positive
 powerful and moving,1,positive
 classic cinema served up with heart and humor,1,positive
-"the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world",0,negative
 makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing.,1,positive
 would be a welcome improvement,1,positive
 extra-large cotton candy,1,positive
 alternative housing options,1,positive
 throbbing sincerity,1,positive
-of stupefying absurdity,0,negative
+like a docu-drama but builds its multi-character story with a flourish.,1,positive
+fetishistic violence,0,negative
 but boilerplate clichés,0,negative
 "a thoroughly awful movie -- dumb, narratively chaotic, visually sloppy ... a weird amalgam of ` the thing ' and a geriatric ` scream.'",0,negative
-green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment,0,negative
+but dull and ankle-deep,0,negative
 profane,0,negative
 hollywood satire,1,positive
+left me,0,negative
+as it is flawed,0,negative
 "an example of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes",1,positive
+a summer-camp talent show : hastily written,0,negative
 a derivative collection,0,negative
 "fans will undoubtedly enjoy it, and",1,positive
+"is a story that zings all the way through with originality, humor and pathos",1,positive
 's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast,1,positive
 will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot.,0,negative
 this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful,0,negative
-"there is an interesting story of pointed personalities, courage, tragedy and the little guys vs. the big guys",1,positive
+"a poem of art, music and metaphor",1,positive
 "when the tears come during that final, beautiful scene, they finally feel absolutely earned",1,positive
-"freshness, imagination and insight",1,positive
+", he can not overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities.",0,negative
 "its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting,",1,positive
-to make a classic theater piece,1,positive
-irresistibly than in ` baran,1,positive
-"is, also, frequently hilarious",1,positive
+"is the kathie lee gifford of film directors, sadly proving once again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent.",0,negative
+you snore,0,negative
 jones has tackled a meaty subject and drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers.,1,positive
 you feel what they feel,1,positive
 poignant,1,positive
 "come away from his film overwhelmed, hopeful and, perhaps paradoxically, illuminated",1,positive
-aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value to keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats.,1,positive
 so many talented people could participate in such an,1,positive
+"a heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic,",1,positive
 "arriving at a particularly dark moment in history, it offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us.",1,positive
-"in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting",1,positive
 is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours,0,negative
-fascinate me,1,positive
 ", `` mib ii '' succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless.",1,positive
-"this is rote spookiness, with nary an original idea ( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really ) in sight, and",0,negative
 `` one look at a girl in tight pants and big tits and you turn stupid?'',0,negative
-", most humane and important holocaust movies ever made.",1,positive
 interesting both as a historical study and as a tragic love story,1,positive
 promises,1,positive
 a buoyant delivery,1,positive
 "regret, love, duty and friendship",1,positive
-a low-rent retread,0,negative
 overstylized,0,negative
 must indeed,1,positive
+embarrassment.,0,negative
 b +,1,positive
-a string of exotic locales,1,positive
 disturbance,0,negative
+"look at morality, family, and social expectation through the prism of that omnibus tradition called marriage",1,positive
 "get an ugly, mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos.",0,negative
 "it remains brightly optimistic, coming through in the end",1,positive
 "apart from anything else, this is one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen.",1,positive
 with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor,1,positive
+capture the novel's deeper intimate resonances,1,positive
+the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent,1,positive
 redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot,0,negative
-treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold.,1,positive
 madonna's,0,negative
 just how bad it was,0,negative
 i just did n't care,0,negative
 "most beautiful, evocative",1,positive
 they 're struggling to create.,0,negative
 that's best served cold,1,positive
-plummets,0,negative
 "keeps things going at a rapid pace, occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films",1,positive
 "ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented, and based on three short films and two features, here's betting her third feature will be something to behold.",1,positive
-has a great cast and a great idea.,1,positive
 whatever,0,negative
-make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
 schneidermeister ... makin ' a fool of himself ...,0,negative
+untalented artistes,0,negative
 self-inflicted retaliation,0,negative
 silly rather than plausible,0,negative
-a quirky comedy set in newfoundland that cleverly captures the dry wit that's so prevalent on the rock.,1,positive
+'s leaden and predictable,0,negative
 clever credits roll,1,positive
 ", serves as a paper skeleton for some very good acting, dialogue, comedy, direction and especially charm.",1,positive
 travesty,0,negative
 of the best movies of the year,1,positive
+the talents of its attractive young leads,1,positive
+"welcome, if downbeat, missive",1,positive
 plenty of nudity,1,positive
+"has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor",1,positive
 marveilleux,1,positive
+our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender,0,negative
 the layered richness,1,positive
 adrenaline jolt,1,positive
 builds gradually until you feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy.,1,positive
 seen or heard anything quite like this film,1,positive
-intimate feeling,1,positive
 moments of inspired humor,1,positive
+is more complex and honest,1,positive
 tears,0,negative
-each story is built on a potentially interesting idea,1,positive
+fun-for-fun,1,positive
 the production values are of the highest and the performances attractive without being memorable.,1,positive
 wildly popular vin diesel,1,positive
-"that it can only encourage us to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility, working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success",1,positive
-into the subculture of extreme athletes whose derring-do puts the x into the games,1,positive
+remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that's unfocused and tediously exasperating,0,negative
+deliciously slow.,1,positive
 takes you by the face,1,positive
-anyone who loves both dance and cinema,1,positive
 catastrophic collision,0,negative
 nair does n't treat the issues lightly.,1,positive
+"covers this territory with wit and originality,",1,positive
+when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant,0,negative
 seem smug and cartoonish,0,negative
 "good b movies ( the mask, the blob )",1,positive
-a minor-league soccer remake,0,negative
 studio hack,0,negative
 the most high-concept sci fi adventures,1,positive
-is at once a tough pill to swallow and a minor miracle of self-expression.,1,positive
 deceit and murder,0,negative
 polished and,1,positive
-becomes a bit of a mishmash : a tearjerker that does n't and a thriller that wo n't.,0,negative
-the folks who prepare,1,positive
 it is entertaining on an inferior level.,0,negative
-"silly, outrageous, ingenious thriller",1,positive
 contempt,0,negative
 uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life,1,positive
 as terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it,0,negative
 go see this delightful comedy,1,positive
 a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema,1,positive
-traffics in tired stereotypes,0,negative
+crack cast,1,positive
 no chemistry,0,negative
-wondrously,1,positive
 "girls ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch, and",1,positive
 "high drama,",1,positive
 who normally could n't care less,0,negative
 "with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge, ( crane ) becomes more specimen than character",0,negative
 is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee.,0,negative
 "also will win you over, in a big way",1,positive
+graced with the kind of social texture and realism that would be foreign in american teen comedies,1,positive
 "it's a very sincere work,",1,positive
 respects the material,1,positive
 "accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits in a random series of collected gags, pranks, pratfalls, dares, injuries, etc..",0,negative
 is casual and fun,1,positive
 a gem,1,positive
 plays like one of those conversations that comic book guy on `` the simpsons '' has.,0,negative
-remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing,1,positive
+"while the path may be familiar, first-time director denzel washington and a top-notch cast manage to keep things interesting.",1,positive
 a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch,1,positive
 there are lulls,0,negative
-seemed wasted like deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk,0,negative
 does n't give you enough to feel good about.,0,negative
 wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie,0,negative
 "has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just complicated enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out",1,positive
+"in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold",1,positive
+no worse a film,0,negative
+gross-out college comedy,0,negative
+provocative piece,1,positive
 already mentioned,0,negative
-"an energizing, intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching ( or turntablism ) in particular.",1,positive
+is a plodding mess.,0,negative
 "is a terrific role for someone like judd, who really ought to be playing villains.",1,positive
 truly edgy,1,positive
-alfred hitchcock's imaginative flight,1,positive
 has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures,0,negative
 plays like a tired tyco ad,0,negative
 "more frantic than involving, more chaotic than entertaining.",0,negative
 wholesome and subversive,1,positive
-interesting storyline,1,positive
+a good time with this one too,1,positive
 manage to get you under its spell,1,positive
 it will certainly succeed in alienating most viewers,0,negative
+"is smart writing, skewed characters, and the title performance by kieran culkin.",1,positive
 cleverly constructed,1,positive
-"no amount of imagination, no creature",0,negative
 "the film is small in scope, yet perfectly formed.",1,positive
-it's too close to real life to make sense,0,negative
-"the little nuances that perhaps had to escape from director mark romanek's self-conscious scrutiny to happen,",0,negative
-'s not very good,0,negative
 it grabs you in the dark and shakes you vigorously for its duration.,1,positive
 you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy,1,positive
-have to see it,1,positive
+"is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest, but its just not a thrilling movie.",0,negative
 seems like something american and european gay movies were doing 20 years ago.,0,negative
+"is dicaprio's best performance in anything ever, and easily the most watchable film of the year",1,positive
+trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin '.,1,positive
 of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written,0,negative
 a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that's packed with just as much intelligence as action,1,positive
-small-budget,0,negative
 "this amiable picture talks tough, but it's all bluster -- in the end it's as sweet as greenfingers ...",1,positive
-"should jolt you out of your seat a couple of times, give you a few laughs, and leave you feeling like it was worth your seven bucks, even though it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end.",1,positive
+", it just sits there like a side dish no one ordered.",0,negative
 "all it amounts to is a mildly funny, sometimes tedious, ultimately insignificant film",0,negative
-see the movie,1,positive
+with a few lingering animated thoughts,1,positive
 "an extraordinary film, not least",1,positive
 the film more silly than scary,0,negative
 an important political documentary,1,positive
+"miyazaki has created such a vibrant, colorful world",1,positive
 "unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie, it is n't much fun.",0,negative
 it's a spirited film and a must-see,1,positive
-an off-beat and fanciful film about the human need for monsters to blame for all that is amiss in the world.,1,positive
 an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades,0,negative
 been developed with more care,0,negative
 the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while,0,negative
-is n't as funny as it should be,0,negative
-is refreshingly undogmatic about its characters,1,positive
-it lacks in substance,0,negative
+"no big whoop,",0,negative
 a winning comedy,1,positive
+"when the bullets start to fly, your first instinct is to duck",1,positive
 not in a good way,0,negative
 "failed jokes, twitchy acting, and",0,negative
 do not automatically equal laughs,0,negative
 "it is nonjudgmental, and makes clear that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients",1,positive
-adequately,1,positive
+at least one damn fine horror movie,1,positive
+the characters are paper thin and the plot is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects.,0,negative
 "family portrait of need, neurosis and nervy negativity is a rare treat that shows the promise of digital filmmaking.",1,positive
 's in danger of going wrong,0,negative
-"unlikable, uninteresting, unfunny, and completely, utterly inept",0,negative
 of lame entertainment,0,negative
+do n't fit well together,0,negative
 are moments of hilarity to be had.,1,positive
 one of the most slyly exquisite anti-adult movies ever made.,1,positive
+whole thing,1,positive
 sour taste,0,negative
 the dorkier aspects,0,negative
-provides an invaluable service by sparking debate and encouraging thought,1,positive
 based,0,negative
 a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse,1,positive
 strike a chord with anyone who's ever,1,positive
 ", is extraordinary.",1,positive
+extremely bad,0,negative
 "comes along that is so insanely stupid, so awful in so many ways that watching it leaves you giddy.",0,negative
+'s ) a clever thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest,1,positive
 action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering,0,negative
-a hokey piece of nonsense,0,negative
 mesmerizing cinematic poem,1,positive
 listless sci-fi,0,negative
 subtle and visceral,1,positive
 the problematic characters,0,negative
-rather than real figures,0,negative
+a real writer plot,1,positive
 "the main story ... is compelling enough, but it's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish.",0,negative
 are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style,0,negative
 "fans of plympton's shorts may marginally enjoy the film, but it is doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers.",0,negative
 i have to put up with 146 minutes of it,0,negative
 the obnoxious title character,0,negative
 childhood imagination,1,positive
+brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history,1,positive
 "it's the work of an artist, one whose view of america, history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep",1,positive
-sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
 spoofs,1,positive
-enjoyable above average summer diversion,1,positive
-you like an extreme action-packed film with a hint of humor,1,positive
 ", then this first film to use a watercolor background since `` dumbo '' certainly ranks as the most original in years.",1,positive
 "if i could have looked into my future and saw how bad this movie was, i would go back and choose to skip it.",0,negative
+takes itself all too seriously,0,negative
 hmmm ... might i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener?,0,negative
 story to show us why it's compelling,1,positive
 see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out,0,negative
 of visual charm,1,positive
 confessions is n't always coherent,0,negative
+it ca n't be dismissed as mindless,1,positive
 "thoughtless, random, superficial humor",0,negative
+"meandering, and sometimes dry",0,negative
 likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses,0,negative
 a comedic context,1,positive
-"with a tighter editorial process and firmer direction this material could work, especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent",1,positive
-"bluto blutarsky, we miss you.",1,positive
 "are simply dazzling, particularly balk, who's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents",1,positive
 likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise,1,positive
 "feels the dimming of a certain ambition, but in its place a sweetness, clarity and emotional openness that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism",1,positive
-"into a mostly magnificent directorial career, clint eastwood's efficiently minimalist style",1,positive
 the all-french cast is marveilleux.,1,positive
+the worst film,0,negative
 holds up,1,positive
 an unfortunate title for a film that has nothing endearing about it.,0,negative
-", it's a very entertaining, thought-provoking film with a simple message",1,positive
 its emotional power and moments of revelation,1,positive
+for something entertaining,1,positive
 derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow.,1,positive
 wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy,0,negative
-"rich in atmosphere of the post-war art world, it manages to instruct without reeking of research library dust.",1,positive
 ( breheny's ) lensing,1,positive
-soap opera-ish story,0,negative
-of having been slimed in the name of high art,0,negative
 "be funny, uplifting and moving",1,positive
 degenerates into hogwash.,0,negative
 seems little different,0,negative
@@ -19434,147 +19415,149 @@ with some glimpses of nature and family warmth,1,positive
 improbable,0,negative
 being a total rehash,0,negative
 succeeds,1,positive
+well-deserved,1,positive
 a greater knowledge,1,positive
 a great,1,positive
-the overall experience is awesome,1,positive
 are fun and reminiscent of combat scenes from the star wars series,1,positive
 the excruciating end,0,negative
-"of highly entertaining, self-aggrandizing, politically motivated documentary-making",1,positive
+a well-put-together piece,1,positive
+the culture clash comedies,1,positive
 "a retread story, bad writing",0,negative
 "its logical loopholes,",0,negative
 a serious exploration,1,positive
 a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten,0,negative
 ", like its title character, is repellantly out of control.",0,negative
 like trying to eat brussels sprouts,0,negative
-"one of my least favorite emotions, especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it",0,negative
+animation master,1,positive
+spontaneous intimacy,1,positive
 "acted, quietly affecting cop drama",1,positive
 the exotic world,1,positive
 its charms and its funny moments,1,positive
 as fresh or enjoyable,1,positive
-"and lee seems just as expectant of an adoring, wide-smiling reception.",1,positive
+which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
 be relegated to a dark video store corner,0,negative
 chuckle,1,positive
+bad day,0,negative
+of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party,1,positive
 unique niche,1,positive
-endlessly,0,negative
 "were afraid to show this movie to reviewers before its opening, afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn",0,negative
 some outrageously creative action in the transporter,1,positive
 hollywood kids,1,positive
 grave for youngsters,0,negative
 "paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers",0,negative
+"boring, pretentious",0,negative
 ", it's an adventure story and history lesson all in one.",1,positive
-revisionist,1,positive
 "a finely tuned mood piece, a model of menacing atmosphere.",1,positive
-smart-aleck movie,1,positive
 down-to-earth,1,positive
 is a verbal duel between two gifted performers.,1,positive
-by a noticeable lack of pace,0,negative
+it is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age,0,negative
+"it seems impossible that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good, but",1,positive
 carry the film with their charisma,1,positive
 the fact that the ` best part ' of the movie comes from a 60-second homage to one of demme's good films does n't bode well for the rest of it.,0,negative
 at least during their '70s heyday,1,positive
-'s about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest,0,negative
 as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,1,positive
+"can explode obnoxiously into 2,500 screens while something of bubba ho-tep's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere",0,negative
 more mindless,0,negative
 his work transcends the boy-meets-girl posturing of typical love stories.,1,positive
+"fails in making this character understandable, in getting under her skin, in exploring motivation ...",0,negative
 "the film is the cast, particularly the ya-yas themselves.",1,positive
 "lies considerable skill and determination, backed by sheer nerve",1,positive
 clever concept,1,positive
 the sum,1,positive
+with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue,0,negative
 of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur's professional injuries,1,positive
 a visually masterful work of quiet power,1,positive
-is the kind of production that would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,0,negative
-"pacino gives one of his most daring, and complicated, performances",1,positive
-an extremely unpleasant film,0,negative
+fascinating and playful,1,positive
 in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby,0,negative
 often food-spittingly,1,positive
+succeed at cheapening it,0,negative
 "ice age wo n't drop your jaw, but it will warm your heart, and i 'm giving it a strong thumbs up.",1,positive
 ( a ) crushing disappointment,0,negative
 offering an original,1,positive
-an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing,0,negative
-attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern,1,positive
 this poor remake,0,negative
 "bland hotels, highways, parking lots",0,negative
-of veracity and narrative grace,1,positive
+money-oriented,0,negative
 hugely rewarding experience,1,positive
-"destroy everything we hold dear about cinema, only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage",0,negative
+it's pleasant enough -- and oozing with attractive men,1,positive
 ", and dramatically moving",1,positive
-a serious contender,1,positive
 ", those rejected must have been astronomically bad",0,negative
 immediately succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth.,0,negative
-surprising winner,1,positive
+"that is so insanely stupid, so awful in so many ways that watching it leaves you giddy",0,negative
 this disappointed by a movie in a long time,0,negative
 hate this one,0,negative
 of cute animals and clumsy people,1,positive
-in cynicism every bit,0,negative
-give credit to everyone from robinson down to the key grip that this bold move works.,1,positive
+technically and artistically inept.,0,negative
+"a doctor's office, emergency room, hospital bed or insurance company office",1,positive
 "tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
+has n't much more to serve than silly fluff,0,negative
+it's far from a groundbreaking endeavor,0,negative
 a hit -,1,positive
+outdoes its spectacle,1,positive
 "one senses in world traveler and in his earlier film that freundlich bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers, and circles it obsessively, without making contact.",0,negative
 's also nice to see a movie with its heart,1,positive
-brisk hack job,0,negative
 ... the plot weaves us into a complex web.,1,positive
 it fascinating,1,positive
-"a vivid, spicy footnote to history, and a movie that grips and holds you in rapt attention from",1,positive
 fine performances make this delicate coming-of-age tale a treat,1,positive
 raw emotions,1,positive
 in thick clouds of denial,0,negative
+is one of the greatest date movies in years,1,positive
 educates,1,positive
-"and con, for adults",0,negative
+is disgusting to begin with,0,negative
+"most audacious,",1,positive
 sucks you in,1,positive
-with only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy,0,negative
-that it's boring,0,negative
+marvelously entertaining and deliriously joyous documentary.,1,positive
 an accomplished actress,1,positive
 encouraging effort,1,positive
-shot on ugly digital video.,0,negative
 the more problematic aspects,0,negative
-"is hardly a perverse, dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama.",0,negative
+", it is a failure.",0,negative
+intricate magic,1,positive
 goes down easy,0,negative
 "otherwise appalling, and",0,negative
+fairly trite narrative,1,positive
 has all the actors reaching for the back row,0,negative
+director jon purdy's sledgehammer sap,0,negative
 hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is,0,negative
 gay-niche condescension,0,negative
-hate it because it's lousy.,0,negative
 understated performances of ( jack nicholson's ) career,0,negative
 "even when there are lulls, the emotions seem authentic, and the picture is so lovely toward the end ...",1,positive
-jackass is a vulgar and cheap-looking version of candid camera staged for the marquis de sade set,0,negative
-clever ideas,1,positive
+"at the end, when the now computerized yoda finally reveals his martial artistry, the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside.",1,positive
+a triumph of emotionally and narratively complex filmmaking.,1,positive
+nothing more than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises.,0,negative
 an artist who is simply tired,0,negative
 is itself intacto's luckiest stroke,1,positive
 would n't have the guts to make.,0,negative
 attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off,1,positive
 insult the intelligence of everyone,0,negative
-was able to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man,1,positive
-"dazzling, remarkably unpretentious",1,positive
+remember that life's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced,1,positive
 curiously stylized,1,positive
-the odd enjoyably chewy lump,1,positive
 a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment,1,positive
-a deep bow,1,positive
 "a story that tries to grab us, only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments",0,negative
+drains,0,negative
 in what is essentially an extended soap opera,0,negative
 liked sometimes,1,positive
 "each scene drags, underscoring the obvious,",0,negative
-"inconsistent, meandering, and sometimes dry",0,negative
-i encourage young and old alike to go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale -- you wo n't be sorry,1,positive
-"lack depth or complexity, with the ironic exception of scooter.",0,negative
-'s pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish,0,negative
+"that is part biography, part entertainment and part history",1,positive
 utter loss personified in the film's simple title,0,negative
-that's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it,0,negative
+deeply absorbing piece,1,positive
 is sure to raise audience's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll,1,positive
-"sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit, yet it's geared toward an audience full of masters of both.",0,negative
+hideously,0,negative
 leave,0,negative
 dickens ' words and writer-director douglas mcgrath's even-toned direction,1,positive
 mtv schmucks who do n't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes,0,negative
 "each story is built on a potentially interesting idea, but the first two are ruined by amateurish writing and acting, while the third feels limited by its short running time",0,negative
-incredibly dated and unfunny,0,negative
 audacious ambitions,1,positive
 hard-won,1,positive
 plotless,0,negative
 "the film is a confusing melange of tones and styles, one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama.",0,negative
 "who is always a joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate",1,positive
-"loses its sense of humor in a vat of failed jokes, twitchy acting, and general boorishness",0,negative
 low rent from frame one.,0,negative
 in various wet t-shirt and shower scenes,1,positive
+"whatever one makes of its political edge, this is beautiful filmmaking from one of french cinema's master craftsmen.",1,positive
+so downbeat and,0,negative
 play their roles with vibrant charm,1,positive
 is that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating.,1,positive
+bad seeds,0,negative
+immensely ambitious,1,positive
 in this dreary mess,0,negative
 ideally,1,positive
 delightful surprise,1,positive
@@ -19582,139 +19565,139 @@ delightful surprise,1,positive
 actually has something interesting to say,1,positive
 brosnan is more feral in this film than i 've seen him before,1,positive
 like life on the island,0,negative
+"there's the plot, and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream.",0,negative
 "are both excellent, in the kind of low-key way that allows us to forget that they are actually movie folk",1,positive
 "he drags it back, single-handed.",1,positive
+whose achievements -- and complexities --,1,positive
 too bad,0,negative
 its limit to sustain a laugh,0,negative
+a cruel story,0,negative
 "in the film's drumbeat about authenticity, given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments, clothes and parties",1,positive
 most purely enjoyable and satisfying,1,positive
-"to better understand why this did n't connect with me would require another viewing, and i wo n't be sitting through this one again",0,negative
-fiercely intelligent,1,positive
-from squirming in their seats,0,negative
 about sex gags and prom dates,0,negative
-are both excellent,1,positive
+give credit to everyone from robinson,1,positive
 are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it,1,positive
-hungry-man portions of bad,0,negative
 it feels more forced than usual.,0,negative
-"the rueful, wry humor",1,positive
+literal,1,positive
 has cheapened the artistry of making a film,0,negative
 a vehicle to savor binoche's skill,1,positive
 to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life,0,negative
 hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is.,0,negative
-"sadly, full frontal plays like the work of a dilettante.",0,negative
 as chilling and fascinating as philippe mora's modern hitler-study,1,positive
 "improves on it, with terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor",1,positive
+once subtle and visceral,1,positive
 "the actors are simply too good, and the story too intriguing",1,positive
 sometimes beautiful,1,positive
+les,1,positive
 in metropolis you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles,1,positive
+that is actually funny without hitting below the belt,1,positive
 a gushy episode of `` m * a * s * h '' only this time from an asian perspective.,0,negative
 waiting for frida to just die already,0,negative
-a charmer from belgium,1,positive
 equals the original,1,positive
 have one saving grace,1,positive
 injects just enough freshness into the proceedings to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater,1,positive
 "good,",1,positive
-virtue,1,positive
 "stealing harvard does n't care about cleverness, wit or any other kind of intelligent humor.",0,negative
 a solid pedigree,1,positive
 the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
 gimmick,0,negative
+", in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack,",1,positive
 terror,0,negative
 cleverness,1,positive
 crippled children,0,negative
-is put in an impossible spot because his character's deceptions ultimately undo him and the believability of the entire scenario.,0,negative
-a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film,1,positive
+this is a film that manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography.,1,positive
 "of a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread, with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought",0,negative
-plays like some corny television production from a bygone era,0,negative
-"become a cold, calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking",1,positive
+"more than makes up for in drama, suspense, revenge, and romance.",1,positive
 "go to grant, who has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him",1,positive
 where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits,0,negative
 ", intricate magic",1,positive
-is a sincerely crafted picture that deserves to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies,1,positive
+"some of the most ravaging, gut-wrenching, frightening war scenes since `` saving private ryan ''",1,positive
 offers the flash of rock videos fused with solid performances and eerie atmosphere.,1,positive
 "a silly, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick",0,negative
+"if you are curious to see the darker side of what's going on with young tv actors ( dawson leery did what ?!? ), or see some interesting storytelling devices, you might want to check it out, but there's nothing very attractive about this movie.",0,negative
 on crummy-looking videotape,0,negative
+erotically frank,1,positive
+less-compelling,0,negative
+a breadth of vision and,1,positive
 "curious to note that this film, like the similarly ill-timed antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget",0,negative
 which also seems to play on a 10-year delay,0,negative
-make `` the good girl '' a film worth watching.,1,positive
+that makes the formula fresh again,1,positive
+"attempts, in vain,",0,negative
 subtle,1,positive
-he can rest contentedly with the knowledge that he's made at least one damn fine horror movie,1,positive
+"as rude and profane as ever,",0,negative
 "impresses as a skillfully assembled, highly polished and professional adaptation ... just about as chilling and unsettling as ` manhunter '",1,positive
 's easy to like and always leaves us laughing,1,positive
+is such a blip on the year's radar screen,0,negative
 "realized through clever makeup design,",1,positive
+funny popcorn,1,positive
 cut their losses,0,negative
 the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry,0,negative
-if mapquest emailed him point-to-point driving directions,1,positive
 the author's devotees will probably find it fascinating,1,positive
 the humor and humanity of monsoon wedding,1,positive
-a failure,0,negative
 justifying the hype that surrounded its debut at the sundance film festival,1,positive
-uses grant's own twist of acidity to prevent itself from succumbing to its own bathos,1,positive
-served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it,0,negative
-", most pleasurable expressions of pure movie love to come from an american director in years.",1,positive
+a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective,1,positive
 have been worth cheering as a breakthrough but,1,positive
-a little weak -- and it is n't that funny.,0,negative
 colorfully wrapped up in his own idiosyncratic strain of kitschy goodwill.,1,positive
 "what little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting, macabre sets",0,negative
 better thriller,1,positive
-"powerful, chilling, and affecting study",1,positive
 like a quickie tv special than a feature film,0,negative
 an unorthodox little film noir organized crime story that includes one of the strangest love stories you will ever see.,1,positive
-"still, this flick is fun, and host to some truly excellent sequences.",1,positive
-to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience,1,positive
 "more concerned with overall feelings, broader ideas, and open-ended questions than concrete story and definitive answers",0,negative
 reaffirms life,1,positive
 a pretentious mess ...,0,negative
 ii experience,0,negative
 watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes,0,negative
-"'s a beautiful film, full of elaborate and twisted characters",1,positive
+clichés and a dim,0,negative
+stress-reducing,1,positive
+that's hard to resist,1,positive
+an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it,1,positive
+entertaining and moving,1,positive
 is a tale worth catching,1,positive
 a condition only the old are privy to,1,positive
 gunfight,0,negative
 a noble failure.,0,negative
+certainly does n't disappoint.,1,positive
 treats ana's journey with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film,1,positive
 aids,0,negative
 techno-tripe,0,negative
 genuine mind-bender.,1,positive
+should get a pink slip,0,negative
+"'s a film that's destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and, not far down the line, to find a place among the studio's animated classics.",1,positive
+elegant and,1,positive
+the best thing i can say about this film is that i ca n't wait to see what the director does next.,1,positive
 entertained by the sight of someone,1,positive
 a wet burlap sack of gloom,0,negative
 a drag,0,negative
-loved,1,positive
-"a thoughtful, reverent portrait of what",1,positive
-at its cluelessness,0,negative
+a rollicking,1,positive
 heroic deserves a look,1,positive
 typical late-twenty-somethings natter,0,negative
 after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here,0,negative
-beyond all expectation,1,positive
+to confront their problems openly,1,positive
 bludgeoning the audience,0,negative
 tragic ),0,negative
 this masterfully calibrated psychological thriller thrives on its taut performances and creepy atmosphere even if the screenplay falls somewhat short.,1,positive
 overblown,0,negative
-"the movie is too heady for children, and too preachy for adults.",0,negative
-unifying,1,positive
-"pascale bailly's rom-com provides amélie's audrey tautou with another fabuleux destin -- i.e., a banal spiritual quest.",0,negative
 does n't end up being very inspiring or insightful,0,negative
 he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy,1,positive
 b-movie you,0,negative
-is such that the movie does not do them justice,0,negative
 "blazing guns, cheatfully filmed martial arts, disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves",0,negative
 red dragon rates as an exceptional thriller.,1,positive
 audiard successfully maintains suspense on different levels throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling.,1,positive
-actually exploiting it yourself,0,negative
-dead-end existence,0,negative
 via kirsten dunst's remarkable performance,1,positive
 ", while nothing special, is pleasant, diverting and modest -- definitely a step in the right direction.",1,positive
 "this would have been better than the fiction it has concocted, and",0,negative
 fontaine's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching,1,positive
-a very distinctive sensibility,1,positive
-also looking cheap,0,negative
 ", the reginald hudlin comedy relies on toilet humor, ethnic slurs.",0,negative
 recharged,1,positive
-a gangster movie with the capacity to surprise,1,positive
+a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach,1,positive
+find comfort in familiarity,1,positive
 astringent wit,1,positive
 we all ca n't stand,0,negative
 a frightening and compelling ` what if,1,positive
+what a concept,1,positive
+lyrical and celebratory vision,1,positive
 excessively quirky,1,positive
+"intelligent, multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation",1,positive
 with a screenplay to die for,1,positive
 shining,1,positive
 making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative,0,negative
@@ -19723,32 +19706,33 @@ wan na watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets vio
 shoestring and unevenly,0,negative
 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times,0,negative
 any thinking person is bound to appreciate,1,positive
+is too bad,0,negative
 what starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points.,0,negative
 "is offensive, puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed",0,negative
 the grease,0,negative
 "a been-there, done-that sameness",0,negative
-"quiet, confident craftsmanship",1,positive
 music fans,1,positive
 is a remarkably accessible and haunting film.,1,positive
 tequila bender,1,positive
 rank with its worthy predecessors,1,positive
-'ll be rewarded with some fine acting,1,positive
-"high crimes is a cinematic misdemeanor, a routine crime thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors, morgan freeman and ashley judd.",0,negative
-a powerfully evocative mood,1,positive
+great fun both for sports aficionados and for ordinary louts whose idea of exercise is climbing the steps of a stadium-seat megaplex.,1,positive
 everything about it from the bland songs to the colorful but flat drawings,0,negative
 the real triumphs in igby,1,positive
+the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man,0,negative
 just dreadful.,0,negative
 oo many of these gross out scenes ...,0,negative
+"satin rouge is not a new, or inventive, journey, but it's encouraging to see a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity.",1,positive
 plots that never quite gel,0,negative
 hellish,0,negative
-infrequently breathtaking,1,positive
 the movie is silly beyond comprehension,0,negative
+one of the most interesting writer/directors,1,positive
 elevates the experience to a more mythic level,1,positive
+"danny huston gives ) an astounding performance that deftly, gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent's smirk.",1,positive
 win you over,1,positive
-is a work of outstanding originality,1,positive
 's a glorious spectacle like those d.w. griffith made in the early days of silent film,1,positive
 sad nonsense,0,negative
 there's not a comedic moment in this romantic comedy.,0,negative
+utterly forgettable,0,negative
 a powerful sequel,1,positive
 "at some point, all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy, vaguely silly overkill.",0,negative
 "the filmmakers know how to please the eye,",1,positive
@@ -19758,71 +19742,72 @@ a powerful sequel,1,positive
 more charming than in about a boy,1,positive
 it's a loathsome movie,0,negative
 "does n't understand that the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny, not actually exploiting it yourself",0,negative
+"a witty, whimsical feature debut",1,positive
 too great,1,positive
-as a seven rip-off,0,negative
+leave feeling like you 've endured a long workout without your pulse ever racing.,0,negative
 of the best war movies ever made,1,positive
 you walk out of the good girl with mixed emotions -- disapproval of justine combined with a tinge of understanding for her actions.,1,positive
+in the very top rank of french filmmakers,1,positive
 the humor and humanity of monsoon wedding are in perfect balance.,1,positive
-a return to pure disney magic and is enjoyable family fare.,1,positive
+into the complexities of the middle east struggle and,1,positive
 "confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please, and",0,negative
 of a cesspool,0,negative
-adventure and song,1,positive
+stone seems to have a knack for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation.,0,negative
 soulful,1,positive
 lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy.,1,positive
-like a party,1,positive
+"nothing special and, until the final act, nothing",0,negative
 falls far short of poetry,0,negative
-creepy and dead-on,1,positive
 insanely hilarious!,1,positive
-"sitting in a downtown café, overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing",0,negative
+"is to reduce everything he touches to a shrill, didactic cartoon",0,negative
+scratching your head than hiding under your seat,0,negative
 delicious crime drama,1,positive
-grating and tedious,0,negative
+instead of a witty expose on the banality and hypocrisy of too much kid-vid,0,negative
 "an example of quiet, confident craftsmanship that tells a sweet, charming tale of intergalactic friendship.",1,positive
 plainly dull,0,negative
 comes across as a fairly weak retooling,0,negative
 'll need a stronger stomach than us,0,negative
+"a beautiful, timeless and universal tale",1,positive
 that this film asks the right questions at the right time in the history of our country,1,positive
-the energetic frontman,1,positive
 that the highest power of all is the power of love,1,positive
 yawn-provoking,0,negative
-", there are great rewards here.",1,positive
+"( f ) rom the performances and the cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative, the film is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels.",1,positive
 unable,0,negative
+lady,1,positive
 's a pity that ( nelson's ) achievement does n't match his ambition,0,negative
 see who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
-carries you,1,positive
 "historically significant, and personal",1,positive
-"a big, loud, bang-the-drum bore.",0,negative
+too easily,1,positive
 state property does n't end up being very inspiring or insightful.,0,negative
-"she is a lioness, protecting her cub, and he a reluctant villain, incapable of controlling his crew.",1,positive
 "while cleverly worked out, can not overcome blah characters",0,negative
-it's good enough for our girls,1,positive
+fantastic visual trope,1,positive
 the material seem genuine rather than pandering,1,positive
-"ravishing, baroque beauty",1,positive
+"as a kind of colorful, dramatized pbs program",0,negative
 spiffy bluescreen technique and,1,positive
+"may not be a breakthrough in filmmaking,",0,negative
 capturing the precarious balance between the extravagant confidence of the exiled aristocracy and the cruel earnestness of the victorious revolutionaries,1,positive
-"engages us in constant fits of laughter, until we find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story",1,positive
 good-naturedly cornball sequel.,1,positive
 "the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous, the acting is robotically italicized, and truth-in-advertising hounds take note : there's very little hustling on view",0,negative
-is the best star trek movie in a long time,1,positive
 loses what made you love it,0,negative
 "compassion,",1,positive
 the positive change in tone,1,positive
 an assurance worthy,1,positive
-"as beautiful, desirable, even delectable,",1,positive
 rude black comedy,0,negative
 acted offbeat thriller,1,positive
 you 'll still be glued to the screen.,1,positive
 ( and lovely ),1,positive
 "its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music",1,positive
-"cast, but never quite gets off the ground",0,negative
+to my great pleasure,1,positive
 with depth,1,positive
-less-is-more,0,negative
 a powerful drama with enough sardonic wit,1,positive
+totally lacking,0,negative
 laudable in themselves,1,positive
+"succeeds as an emotionally accessible, almost mystical work",1,positive
 a sketchy work-in-progress,0,negative
+has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim,1,positive
 entertaining ride,1,positive
-'s no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater,1,positive
 rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it,1,positive
 watered-down,0,negative
+shot but dull and ankle-deep ` epic.',0,negative
 a story that's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own,1,positive
 boyd's screenplay ( co-written with guardian hack nick davies ) has a florid turn of phrase that owes more to guy ritchie than the bard of avon.,0,negative
 very attractive about this movie,1,positive
@@ -19830,44 +19815,42 @@ through worn-out material,0,negative
 with the delight of discovery,1,positive
 "sweet, even delectable diversion",1,positive
 "genial is the conceit, this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout, dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen",1,positive
-sixties-style slickness in which the hero might wind up,1,positive
 the most original american productions,1,positive
 "an unholy mess, driven by the pathetic idea that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape, it must be labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '.",0,negative
 "payami graphically illustrates the problems of fledgling democracies, but also the strength and sense of freedom the iranian people already possess, with or without access to the ballot box.",1,positive
-the genius of the work,1,positive
-truly terrible,0,negative
-presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and,0,negative
+painting an unabashedly romantic picture of a nation whose songs spring directly from the lives of the people,1,positive
+merits,1,positive
 the film's sopranos gags,0,negative
 incompetent,0,negative
 soullessness,0,negative
 robin tunney,1,positive
+the closest thing to the experience of space travel,1,positive
+is nevertheless compelling,1,positive
 "fine, focused",1,positive
+the film ( at 80 minutes ) is actually quite entertaining.,1,positive
+to honor the many faceless victims,1,positive
+a movie star,1,positive
 of the charm of satin rouge,1,positive
 an undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece,0,negative
 ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters,1,positive
 "is that, by the end, no one in the audience or the film seems to really care.",0,negative
 with an obvious rapport with her actors and a striking style behind the camera,1,positive
 "us love it, too.",1,positive
+the effort is sincere and,1,positive
 "badly edited, 91-minute trailer",0,negative
 infatuation,1,positive
-"in imax in short, it's just as wonderful on the big screen.",1,positive
-rather routine,0,negative
 no interesting concept,0,negative
 deep feeling,1,positive
 "are appealing enough to probably have a good shot at a hollywood career, if they want one",1,positive
 ` ron seal the deal,1,positive
-"try to create characters out of the obvious cliches, but",0,negative
-so downbeat,0,negative
 `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all,0,negative
-a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected,0,negative
 thought-provoking and,1,positive
 endless,0,negative
+most memorable,1,positive
 "keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking, but humming",1,positive
 with tremendous promise,1,positive
 riding with the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise up the social ladder,0,negative
-gently,1,positive
 "poetic,",1,positive
-earnest dramaturgy,1,positive
 a couple hours of summertime and a bucket of popcorn,1,positive
 a fascinating,1,positive
 overexposed,0,negative
@@ -19876,6 +19859,7 @@ something wholly original,1,positive
 sure there's a teenage boy out there somewhere who's dying for this kind of entertainment,0,negative
 vibrant and intoxicating fashion,1,positive
 "has little insight into the historical period and its artists, particularly in how sand developed a notorious reputation",0,negative
+"enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits,",1,positive
 "there is a subversive element to this disney cartoon, providing unexpected fizzability.",1,positive
 ", it's not very good either.",0,negative
 so boring,0,negative
@@ -19887,88 +19871,91 @@ a tone poem of transgression.,1,positive
 lazy material,0,negative
 captivates as it,1,positive
 talented director,1,positive
-wonderfully sprawling,1,positive
+a fairly slow paced,0,negative
 jonathan parker's bartleby should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films.,1,positive
+"has improved upon the first and taken it a step further, richer and deeper.",1,positive
 particularly original,1,positive
 be the end of the world,1,positive
 his way to turn the legendary wit's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum,0,negative
-perhaps the grossest movie,0,negative
+execrable.,0,negative
+sentimentalizing,1,positive
 appears to have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
 those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
-to often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen,0,negative
+strong erotic,1,positive
 "than girls, who learns that believing in something does matter",1,positive
+willing to have fun with it,1,positive
 "is a beautifully shot, but ultimately flawed film about growing up in japan.",1,positive
+"an admirable, sometimes exceptional film",1,positive
 most of his budget,0,negative
 on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior,0,negative
 the opulent lushness of every scene,1,positive
-as splendid-looking as this particular film,1,positive
+disposable story,0,negative
+"has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written, underrehearsed, arbitrarily plotted and filled with crude humor and vulgar innuendo",0,negative
 nice evening out,1,positive
 's as entertaining as it is instructive,1,positive
 "intensely romantic, thought-provoking and even an engaging mystery",1,positive
 replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo,0,negative
-"some very good acting, dialogue,",1,positive
 "as its uncanny tale of love, communal discord, and justice",0,negative
-`` mr. deeds '' is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought.,1,positive
 as plain and pedestrian as catsup,0,negative
-ambitious failure,0,negative
 five hours long,0,negative
 is like reading a research paper,0,negative
 "mendes and company getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing, ` this is going to be something really good",1,positive
+", the movie is powerful and provocative.",1,positive
 ( it's ) a clever thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest.,1,positive
 thrusts the audience,1,positive
-underwhelming,0,negative
 we all lose track of ourselves by trying,1,positive
-"folks, it does n't work.",0,negative
-enter,1,positive
 is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype.,0,negative
 sobering cautionary tale,1,positive
 breathtakingly spectacular,1,positive
-this 100-minute movie only has about 25 minutes of decent material.,0,negative
 the brilliant surfing photography,1,positive
 margarita happy hour represents an auspicious feature debut for chaiken.,1,positive
 vibrant charm,1,positive
-"that stealing harvard is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating, boring, and forgettable",0,negative
+"seagal ran out of movies years ago,",0,negative
 the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
+plays out with a dogged and eventually winning squareness that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel.,1,positive
+on its own staggeringly unoriginal terms,0,negative
 "an ugly, pointless, stupid movie",0,negative
 sure to ultimately disappoint the action fans who will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act,0,negative
-an engaging storyline,1,positive
-as timely as tomorrow,1,positive
+as entertainment,1,positive
 "is terrific, bringing an unforced, rapid-fire delivery to toback's heidegger - and nietzsche-referencing dialogue",1,positive
 unrelentingly grim -- and equally engrossing,1,positive
 "creates a drama with such a well-defined sense of place and age -- as in, 15 years old -- that the torments and angst become almost as operatic to us as they are to her characters",1,positive
 "time literally stops on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers,",0,negative
+flourish,1,positive
+"better still, he does all of this, and more, while remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift.",1,positive
 good actors,1,positive
 "beautiful, cold, oddly colorful and just plain otherworldly, a freaky bit of art that's there to scare while we delight in the images.",1,positive
 the gallic ` tradition of quality,1,positive
 so short,0,negative
 "of pointed personalities, courage, tragedy and the little guys",1,positive
-sinks to a harrison ford low.,0,negative
+the most awful acts,0,negative
 manages the rare trick of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar.,1,positive
 eloquently about the symbiotic relationship between art and life.,1,positive
-the term epic cinema,1,positive
 unbearably dull,0,negative
-sane and healthy,1,positive
+report that it is instead a cheap cliché,0,negative
+is painterly.,1,positive
 shakespeare's macbeth,1,positive
 quite admirable,1,positive
-in full consciousness,1,positive
-will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half,1,positive
+"introducing an intriguing and alluring premise,",1,positive
+takes on nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving,1,positive
+none of the visual wit of the previous pictures,0,negative
+creeps into your heart.,1,positive
+the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools,0,negative
 engaging charisma,1,positive
 "queen of the damned as you might have guessed, makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role -- she does little here but point at things that explode into flame",0,negative
-"unfunny and lacking any sense of commitment to or affection for its characters, the reginald hudlin comedy relies on toilet humor, ethnic slurs.",0,negative
+"a compelling pre-wwii drama with vivid characters and a warm, moving message",1,positive
 is a trove of delights,1,positive
 it is nevertheless compelling,1,positive
 delight in the images,1,positive
 this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes,1,positive
-"of your seat, tense with suspense",1,positive
+", tender hug",1,positive
 from a groundbreaking endeavor,1,positive
-to little more than punishment,0,negative
 geared,1,positive
 ", the powerpuff girls is a fast, frenetic, funny, even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience.",1,positive
-it's sweet.,1,positive
-a sad and rote exercise,0,negative
+of a story that's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own,1,positive
 it's a lousy one at that.,0,negative
-imaginative through out,1,positive
-"for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors, morgan freeman and ashley judd",0,negative
+offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else,0,negative
+never feels draggy,1,positive
 a fascinating case study,1,positive
 been remarkable,1,positive
 a film so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart,1,positive
@@ -19976,84 +19963,82 @@ have a whale of a good time,1,positive
 seem to get a coherent rhythm going,1,positive
 gender-bending comedy,1,positive
 captured the chaos of an urban conflagration,1,positive
-unbelievably stupid,0,negative
 "long, dull procession",0,negative
-"great performances, stylish cinematography and a gritty feel help make gangster no. 1 a worthwhile moviegoing experience.",1,positive
+", really, really good things can come in enormous packages",1,positive
 juicy role,1,positive
 with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering,0,negative
 it might just be the movie you 're looking for.,1,positive
-asks the right questions at the right time in the history of our country,1,positive
 the same love story,0,negative
-bland hotels,0,negative
-the work of a filmmaker who has secrets buried at the heart of his story and knows how to take time revealing them.,1,positive
+utter tripe,0,negative
+finally transporting re-imagining of beauty and the beast and 1930s horror films,1,positive
 the slam-bang superheroics are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters.,1,positive
+", shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint, or a sense of humor.",0,negative
+"'ve got to love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has, and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane.",1,positive
 captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction,1,positive
+good as the original,1,positive
 genuine and singular artist,1,positive
-has made its way into your very bloodstream,1,positive
-it's so lackluster,0,negative
+tedium,0,negative
+'d watch these two together again in a new york minute,1,positive
+ambitious `,1,positive
 may be incomprehensible to moviegoers not already clad in basic black.,0,negative
 a really funny movie,1,positive
+imagine acting that could be any flatter,0,negative
 ago,1,positive
-a man in drag is not in and of himself funny,0,negative
+worthy and,1,positive
 the characters are n't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours,0,negative
+"that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt, or will feel someday",1,positive
 "is a hoot, and is just as good, if not better than much of what's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand.",1,positive
-to look at or understand,1,positive
+one thing you have to give them credit for : the message of the movie is consistent with the messages espoused in the company's previous video work.,1,positive
 those prone to indignation need not apply ;,0,negative
+"that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary",1,positive
 starts out like a typical bible killer story,0,negative
-ineffective,0,negative
 "lush, swooning melodrama",1,positive
 "strong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose, and in that oh-so-important category, the four feathers comes up short",0,negative
 's hard to pity the ` plain ' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss.,0,negative
+of sensitive observation,1,positive
 cathartic,0,negative
-frittered away,0,negative
-too amateurish and,0,negative
-", they 'll be treated to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds.",1,positive
-"a particularly joyless, and exceedingly dull, period coming-of-age tale.",0,negative
+"the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism,",1,positive
+"humor, warmth, and intelligence",1,positive
+is lacking any real emotional impact,0,negative
 its visual panache,1,positive
-no discernible feeling,0,negative
-beauty or humor,1,positive
-"the one-liners are snappy, the situations volatile and the comic opportunities richly rewarded.",1,positive
-is interesting to witness the conflict from the palestinian side,1,positive
+"cold, gray",0,negative
+ultimately empty,0,negative
 to champion the fallibility of the human heart,1,positive
 surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot,0,negative
 is just too clichéd and too often strains credulity,0,negative
-quiet power,1,positive
-off his game,0,negative
 by sending the audience straight to hell,0,negative
 "the year with its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music, and many inimitable scenes",1,positive
-on screen been so aggressively anti-erotic,0,negative
 brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors,0,negative
-more relevant than 9 1/2 weeks,1,positive
-melodramatic bodice-ripper,0,negative
+maddening,0,negative
 a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness,1,positive
+"'s fun, wispy, wise and surprisingly inoffensive",1,positive
 cleverly worked out,1,positive
 of the more influential works,1,positive
+is no match for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg,0,negative
 shameless self-caricature,0,negative
-bludgeoning the audience over the head,0,negative
+like the best of godard's movies,1,positive
 no cliche escapes the perfervid treatment of gang warfare called ces wild.,0,negative
 that feels dusty and leatherbound,0,negative
 of the worst titles in recent cinematic history,0,negative
 had been developed with more care,1,positive
-"a happy, heady jumble of thought and storytelling",1,positive
-"quirky, charming and",1,positive
+"is, however, a completely honest, open-hearted film that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it",1,positive
+retains ambiguities that make it well worth watching.,1,positive
+'s far from fresh-squeezed,0,negative
+huge heart,1,positive
+"to the overcooked, ham-fisted direction, which has all the actors reaching for the back row",0,negative
 is authentic.,1,positive
-with aplomb,1,positive
+an intense indoor drama,1,positive
 have infused frida with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own,1,positive
 looks fake,0,negative
-feel the beat down to your toes,1,positive
-"love, history, memory, resistance and artistic transcendence",1,positive
 perfectly,1,positive
 "boring, pretentious waste",0,negative
 the fact that it is n't very good,0,negative
 you do n't understand what on earth is going on,0,negative
 home,1,positive
-an action/thriller of the finest kind,1,positive
-a buoyant romantic comedy,1,positive
-will forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action,0,negative
+about a superficial midlife crisis,0,negative
 kwan's unique directing style,1,positive
 "the town has kind of an authentic feel, but",1,positive
 demonic,0,negative
-the story is smart and entirely charming in intent and execution.,1,positive
 keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong.,0,negative
 weird and distanced,0,negative
 "never quite makes it to the boiling point, but manages to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time.",1,positive
@@ -20061,15 +20046,16 @@ because of the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm,1,positive
 "borrows heavily from lynch, jeunet, and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own",0,negative
 this long and relentlessly saccharine film,0,negative
 conflicts,0,negative
-offer any new insight,1,positive
 bring out joys in our lives,1,positive
-of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions,1,positive
+what critics have come to term an `` ambitious failure,0,negative
+", herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion.",0,negative
 frightful vanity film,0,negative
 "should n't have been allowed to use the word `` new '' in its title, because there's not an original character, siuation or joke in the entire movie.",0,negative
-the process comes out looking like something wholly original,1,positive
 a movie that the less charitable might describe as a castrated,0,negative
-you 'd be wise to send your regrets,0,negative
+uniquely,1,positive
+shoddy product,0,negative
 perdition,1,positive
+"its recycled aspects, implausibility, and sags in pace",0,negative
 - kids-cute sentimentality by a warmth that is n't faked and,1,positive
 "are undermined by the movie's presentation, which is way too stagy",0,negative
 exploiting,0,negative
@@ -20078,14 +20064,16 @@ a movie so bad that it quickly enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes bat
 are beautiful,1,positive
 "told, with superb performances throughout",1,positive
 like life,1,positive
-sweetness and,1,positive
+a fast paced and suspenseful argentinian thriller about the shadow side of play.,1,positive
+that's as hard to classify as it is hard to resist,1,positive
 fantasy of a director's travel,1,positive
+the far superior film,1,positive
 "resolutely avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation, and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates.",0,negative
 for griffiths ' warm and winning central performance,1,positive
-amaze,1,positive
-"a thoughtful and surprisingly affecting portrait of a screwed-up man who dared to mess with some powerful people,",1,positive
 "an exhilarating place to visit, this laboratory of laughter",1,positive
 darker turns,0,negative
+"can drive right by it without noticing anything special, save for a few comic turns, intended and otherwise",0,negative
+confident enough,1,positive
 "starts out mediocre, spirals downward, and thuds to the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion.",0,negative
 evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters,1,positive
 virtually no understanding of it,0,negative
@@ -20093,115 +20081,112 @@ the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers,0,negative
 "embraces it, energizes it and takes big bloody chomps out of it",1,positive
 run-of-the-mill,0,negative
 star power,1,positive
-", bloody and mean",0,negative
-cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory,0,negative
 the excruciating end of days,0,negative
-"a poster movie, a mediocre tribute to films like them",0,negative
 the end sum of all fears morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick.,0,negative
+kirsten dunst's remarkable performance,1,positive
 a meatier,1,positive
 maelstrom is strange and compelling,1,positive
 a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation,1,positive
-amused with its low groan-to-guffaw ratio,1,positive
-odd and intriguing,1,positive
-awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
+those movies that catches you up in something bigger than yourself,1,positive
 "every fake, dishonest, entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary",0,negative
 a wickedly undramatic central theme,0,negative
 begins as a seven rip-off,0,negative
 the end of the world,0,negative
 cherish would 've worked a lot better had it been a short film.,0,negative
 "a head-turner -- thoughtfully written,",1,positive
-"that are this crude, this fast-paced and this insane",0,negative
+usual tear,1,positive
 engage children,1,positive
 you feel good,1,positive
 a sultry evening,1,positive
+buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images that it might more accurately be titled mr. chips off the old block.,0,negative
 apparent joy,1,positive
-live-wire film,1,positive
+this story still seems timely and important.,1,positive
 deliciously exploitative,1,positive
 geniality,1,positive
 "sloppy, made-for-movie",0,negative
 "implicitly acknowledges and celebrates the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most american of businesses, and for that reason it may be the most oddly honest hollywood document of all",1,positive
 "an interesting look at the life of the campaign-trail press, especially ones that do n't really care for the candidate",1,positive
+that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty,1,positive
 one mediocre movie,0,negative
 various sources,1,positive
+that's apparently just what ( aniston ) has always needed to grow into a movie career,1,positive
 ca n't even do that much,0,negative
+hide its contrivances,0,negative
+"a solid, anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she's ever done",1,positive
 delicate treatment,1,positive
 empire ca n't make up its mind whether it wants to be a gangster flick or an art film.,0,negative
+such a tragedy,0,negative
+it may not be particularly innovative,0,negative
 the easy emotional buttons,1,positive
 a climactic hero's,1,positive
 one more dumb high school comedy,0,negative
-are universal and involving,1,positive
 possess the lack-of-attention span that we did at seventeen,0,negative
 "farce,",0,negative
-"the proficient, dull sorvino has no light touch, and",0,negative
+is so earnest in its yearning for the days,1,positive
 obscure this movie's lack of ideas,0,negative
 "even if the enticing prospect of a lot of nubile young actors in a film about campus depravity did n't fade amid the deliberate, tiresome ugliness, it would be rendered tedious by avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest.",0,negative
-brings to a spectacular completion one,1,positive
 satisfactory overview,1,positive
-"observant, unfussily poetic meditation",1,positive
-"looks like an episode of the tv show blind date, only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments.",0,negative
-"dull, inconsistent, dishonest female bonding",0,negative
-have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,0,negative
+"has elements of romance, tragedy and even silent-movie comedy.",1,positive
+the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you,1,positive
 and pulp melodrama,0,negative
-"of the vulgar, sexist, racist humor",0,negative
+historic,1,positive
+", but the uninspired scripts, acting and direction never rise above the level of an after-school tv special.",0,negative
 "brash, intelligent and erotically perplexing, haneke's portrait of an upper class austrian society and the suppression of its tucked away demons is uniquely felt with a sardonic jolt.",1,positive
 "in painting an unabashedly romantic picture of a nation whose songs spring directly from the lives of the people, the movie exalts the marxian dream of honest working folk, with little to show for their labor, living harmoniously, joined in song.",1,positive
+'s packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message,1,positive
+"with the dog days of august upon us, think of this dog of a movie as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity.",0,negative
 "expands the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse, turning into a black hole of dullness, from which no interesting concept can escape.",0,negative
 france's foremost cinematic poet,1,positive
 uneven,0,negative
+seem graceless and ugly,0,negative
 merely bad,0,negative
+a welcome and heartwarming addition,1,positive
+everlasting,1,positive
 to his supple understanding of the role,1,positive
-lax,0,negative
-playful spirit,1,positive
+a splendid job of racial profiling hollywood style -- casting excellent latin actors of all ages --,1,positive
 "the story has its redundancies,",0,negative
 superficiality and silliness,0,negative
 believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action,0,negative
-to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe,0,negative
-this girl,1,positive
-", humorless soap opera",0,negative
 while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain,0,negative
 it's not that funny -- which is just generally insulting.,0,negative
+seem sure of where it should go,1,positive
 its disgusting source material,0,negative
-one of the best movies of the year.,1,positive
-fine acting,1,positive
-will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime.,1,positive
-turning leys ' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder,0,negative
 no energy,0,negative
+low-budget and,0,negative
 it's all arty and jazzy,1,positive
-whenever the film's lamer instincts are in the saddle,0,negative
 fast and,1,positive
-absurd plot twists,0,negative
-phony imagery or music,0,negative
+best silly horror movies,1,positive
+good humor,1,positive
 "see familiar issues, like racism and homophobia, in a fresh way",1,positive
 not just unlikable.,0,negative
 one of the best inside-show-biz yarns ever.,1,positive
 a beauty to behold,1,positive
 trek to the ` plex predisposed to like it,1,positive
-overinflated mythology,0,negative
-so striking,1,positive
 does n't quite know how to fill a frame,0,negative
+build in the mind of the viewer and take on extreme urgency.,1,positive
 ", it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises",0,negative
 good poetry,1,positive
 to make it worth watching,1,positive
 ", storytelling is far more appealing",1,positive
+forgettable effort,0,negative
 "otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject",0,negative
+stylists,1,positive
+", ` scratch ' is a pretty decent little documentary.",1,positive
 big round eyes and,1,positive
-very well,1,positive
 on the brink of major changes,1,positive
 "a fascinating, bombshell documentary",1,positive
 is pure punk existentialism,1,positive
 the most ingenious film,1,positive
 cloying messages and irksome characters,0,negative
+"knows its classical music, knows its freud and",1,positive
 "his ( nelson's ) screenplay needs some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma, rather than have his characters stage shouting matches about it.",0,negative
 touching british comedy,1,positive
 is as adult as you can get,1,positive
+otherwise good,1,positive
 provides the drama that gives added clout to this doc.,1,positive
 vividly,1,positive
-fresh,1,positive
-an unflinching and objective look,1,positive
 a solid base hit.,1,positive
-"plays like a badly edited, 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director ca n't seem to get a coherent rhythm going.",0,negative
 "i just saw this movie ... well, it's probably not accurate to call it a movie.",0,negative
-"has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
 the satire is weak.,0,negative
 sitcomishly predictable and cloying,0,negative
 that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
@@ -20209,29 +20194,29 @@ enigma is well-made,1,positive
 infuses the film,1,positive
 gets vivid performances from her cast and pulls off some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences,1,positive
 shrewd but pointless,0,negative
+"a while, as do joan and philip's repetitive arguments, schemes and treachery",0,negative
 "a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and",1,positive
 of film that leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an ill-advised and poorly,0,negative
+treasure chest,1,positive
 a heroine,1,positive
 ", there is little else to recommend `` never again.''",0,negative
-", promises offers an unexpected window into the complexities of the middle east struggle and into the humanity of its people.",1,positive
+"a special kind of movie, this melancholic film noir reminded me a lot of memento ...",1,positive
 their intelligence,1,positive
+quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy,0,negative
+one of those exceedingly rare films in which the talk alone is enough to keep us,1,positive
+"a fine, old-fashioned-movie movie",1,positive
 pinnacle,1,positive
 90-plus,1,positive
+to churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
 strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss,1,positive
 an overcooked soufflé,1,positive
-sinks further and further into comedy futility,0,negative
-"no character, loveable or otherwise",0,negative
-is the best little `` horror '' movie i 've seen in years,1,positive
+grotesque and boring,0,negative
 sincerely crafted picture,1,positive
-is very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact,0,negative
 "it's very beavis and butthead, yet always seems to elicit a chuckle.",1,positive
-exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision.',0,negative
 filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life,1,positive
 such life-embracing spirit,1,positive
-"ultimately, `` mib ii '' succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless.",1,positive
 a stirring visual sequence like a surge through swirling rapids or a leap from pinnacle to pinnacle,1,positive
-"in dazzling panoramic shots that make the most of the large-screen format, before swooping down on a string of exotic locales, scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm",1,positive
-"when all is said and done, she loves them to pieces -- and",1,positive
+all the filmmakers need to do,1,positive
 "several uninteresting, unlikeable people do bad things to and with each other in `` unfaithful.''",0,negative
 "even with its $ 50-million us budget, pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture.",0,negative
 "a timid, soggy near miss.",0,negative
@@ -20239,192 +20224,192 @@ we often reel in when we should be playing out,0,negative
 "contemplative, and",1,positive
 limited to lds church members and undemanding armchair tourists,0,negative
 been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened,0,negative
+enormously endearing,1,positive
 hate it for the same reason,0,negative
 unusually surreal,1,positive
 less the sensational true-crime hell-jaunt purists might like and more experimental in its storytelling ( though no less horrifying for it ).,1,positive
+little morality tale,1,positive
 was n't as bad as i thought it was going to be,1,positive
 "too often, the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery",0,negative
 one of the best silly horror movies,1,positive
-strokes the eyeballs,1,positive
+"low-brow humor,",0,negative
 a comedy-drama of nearly epic proportions,1,positive
-makes up for in heart what it lacks in outright newness.,1,positive
 the humor wry and,1,positive
 too weak a recipe,0,negative
-dishonesty,0,negative
 weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school,0,negative
-my only wish is that celebi could take me back to a time before i saw this movie and,0,negative
+a literary detective story is still a detective story and aficionados of the whodunit wo n't be disappointed,1,positive
+"look at female friendship, spiked with raw urban humor.",1,positive
+very well-acted,1,positive
+as moronic as some campus gross-out films,0,negative
+to bowling you over,1,positive
+"the film has the high-buffed gloss and high-octane jolts you expect of de palma, but what makes it transporting is that it's also one of the smartest",1,positive
 probably be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002.,0,negative
-comedy special,1,positive
 annoying,0,negative
 cannibal,0,negative
+most effective,1,positive
 little time,1,positive
-lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise,1,positive
+"goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy, seductive pacing ... but she and writing partner laurence coriat do n't manage an equally assured narrative coinage",1,positive
 has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones,1,positive
 charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching ( or turntablism ) in particular,1,positive
+a much funnier film,1,positive
+"it's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel,",0,negative
 near miss,0,negative
-yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state,1,positive
-"in more ways that one in clockstoppers, a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable",0,negative
-the movie is so thoughtlessly assembled.,1,positive
-the fantastic and the believable,1,positive
-to keep it from being maudlin,0,negative
-an interest,1,positive
-lacks depth.,0,negative
+"the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin, and",0,negative
 has something fascinating,1,positive
 an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the château,1,positive
+never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together,0,negative
 another generic drama,0,negative
-"typical animé, with cheapo animation ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ), a complex sword-and-sorcery plot and characters who all have big round eyes and japanese names.",0,negative
-the rare imax movie that you 'll wish was longer than an hour.,1,positive
+the recording sessions,1,positive
+of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters,0,negative
 shapeless inconsequential move,0,negative
-"by not averting his eyes, solondz forces us to consider the unthinkable, the unacceptable, the unmentionable.",1,positive
-with the same sort of good-natured fun found in films like tremors,1,positive
+"annoying,",0,negative
+"a choppy, surface-effect feeling to the whole enterprise",0,negative
 wholly believable and heart-wrenching depths,1,positive
 and artistic transcendence,1,positive
-tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot,0,negative
+treat.,1,positive
+retaining an integrity,1,positive
 look ill at ease sharing the same scene.,0,negative
 a natural sense for what works,1,positive
 throw elbows when necessary,1,positive
+very sluggish,0,negative
+this overproduced piece,0,negative
 makes me say the obvious : abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here.,0,negative
 a funny moment,1,positive
-frailty '' starts out like a typical bible killer story,0,negative
-"payami tries to raise some serious issues about iran's electoral process, but the result is a film that's about as subtle as a party political broadcast",0,negative
 eventually the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is.,0,negative
 noisy and pretentious,0,negative
 "an intensely lived time,",1,positive
-of goofball stunts any `` jackass '' fan,0,negative
+employ their quirky and fearless ability to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing,1,positive
+brave,1,positive
 sinister inspiration,1,positive
+but no-nonsense human beings they are and,1,positive
+tooled action thriller about love and terrorism,1,positive
+"putrid writing, direction and timing",0,negative
 breezy blend,1,positive
-"whatever heartwarming scene the impressively discreet filmmakers may have expected to record with their mini dv, they show a remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck.",1,positive
+contributions,1,positive
 an amusement,1,positive
 "jump cuts, fast editing",0,negative
 "in the wake of saving private ryan, black hawk down and we were soldiers, you are likely to be as heartily sick of mayhem as cage's war-weary marine.",0,negative
 has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience,1,positive
 an overexposed waste of film,0,negative
-"listless, witless,",0,negative
+just that it's so not-at-all-good,0,negative
 handsome,1,positive
-airless cinematic shell games.,0,negative
 next to little insight,0,negative
-cheesy backdrops,0,negative
-must have been lost in the mail,0,negative
-utter lack,0,negative
-is no denying the power of polanski's film,1,positive
+"if this sappy script was the best the contest received, those rejected must have been astronomically bad",0,negative
 match his ambition,1,positive
-", virulently unpleasant excuse",0,negative
 the confusing sexual messages,0,negative
-really solid woody allen film,1,positive
+queasy infatuation and overall strangeness,0,negative
+"of documentary, one that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow",1,positive
 opulent,1,positive
 with splendid singing,1,positive
-this noble warlord would be consigned to the dustbin of history,0,negative
-an intelligent person,1,positive
 "small, sweet ` evelyn",1,positive
 "if you answered yes, by all means enjoy the new guy.",1,positive
+buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
+desolate,0,negative
 the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals,1,positive
-"his girl friday, '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes",1,positive
 to break free of her old life,1,positive
 these days are about nothing,0,negative
-terrific casting,1,positive
-"it feels like very light errol morris, focusing on eccentricity but failing, ultimately, to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs.",0,negative
-their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment,1,positive
 "is the kathie lee gifford of film directors, sadly proving once again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent",0,negative
 emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort,0,negative
 auto focus bears out as your typical junkie opera ...,0,negative
-technically proficient and,1,positive
-"a chilly, brooding but quietly",1,positive
+stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits,0,negative
+lazy exercise,0,negative
 predictable than their consequences,0,negative
 proper home,1,positive
+"his beautiful, self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress",1,positive
+is rather unexceptional,0,negative
+"under-inspired, overblown enterprise",0,negative
 like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen,0,negative
-inject farcical raunch,0,negative
-"injects freshness and spirit into the romantic comedy genre, which has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again.",1,positive
+is their resemblance to everyday children.,1,positive
 will wish there had been more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned.,0,negative
 "a fascinating, unnerving examination of the delusions of one unstable man.",1,positive
 is one of the best actors there is,1,positive
 is completely serviceable and quickly forgettable,0,negative
+"a remarkably cohesive whole, both visually and thematically,",1,positive
 "is that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than, as was more likely, a victim of mental illness.",0,negative
 ugly and destructive,0,negative
 baaaaaaaaad movie,0,negative
 as a detailed personal portrait,1,positive
-delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation,0,negative
+feel sanitised and stagey,0,negative
+direct-to-video/dvd,0,negative
 "fresh and raw like a blown-out vein, narc takes a walking-dead, cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it.",1,positive
 "it's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles, but",1,positive
-"difficult to imagine that a more confused, less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002",0,negative
-crane's decline with unblinking candor,1,positive
-"written a more credible script, though with the same number of continuity errors",0,negative
-teeth-clenching,1,positive
+"sure to give you a lot of laughs in this simple, sweet and romantic comedy",1,positive
+"more of : spirit, perception, conviction",1,positive
+the gags that fly at such a furiously funny pace that the only rip off that we were aware of was the one we felt when the movie ended so damned soon.,1,positive
 "the movie is brilliant, really.",1,positive
+entertainingly reenacting a historic scandal,1,positive
 so you can get your money back,0,negative
-can be made on the cheap,0,negative
+timid and soggy,0,negative
 barely realize your mind is being blown.,1,positive
 light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy,0,negative
 ( a ) stale retread of the '53 original.,0,negative
+of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme,1,positive
 abhorrent,0,negative
-feels painfully redundant and inauthentic,0,negative
-make it well worth watching,1,positive
-"after the first 10 minutes, which is worth seeing, the movie sinks into an abyss of clichés, depression and bad alternative music.",0,negative
 integrating the characters,1,positive
 brave and,1,positive
+in an increasingly important film industry and worth the look,1,positive
+modestly surprising movie,1,positive
 "boring, self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other",0,negative
-wondrous beats,1,positive
-"a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness, for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen",1,positive
 to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining,0,negative
 ability to shock and amaze,1,positive
-another tired old vision,0,negative
 a fascinating character's,1,positive
-"by way too much indulgence of scene-chewing, teeth-gnashing actorliness",0,negative
 a tough pill to swallow,0,negative
 more adventurous,1,positive
 than a stylish exercise in revisionism whose point,0,negative
 "too many scenarios in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize, and too few that allow us to wonder for ourselves if things will turn out okay.",0,negative
-rings false,0,negative
 "sustains the level of exaggerated, stylized humor throughout by taking your expectations and twisting them just a bit",1,positive
 "human nature, in short, is n't nearly as funny as it thinks it is ;",0,negative
 more than their unique residences,1,positive
 "... strips bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness, making them meaningful for both kids and church-wary adults.",1,positive
 not even felinni would know what to make of this italian freakshow.,0,negative
-the flowering of the south korean cinema,1,positive
-( and lovely ) experiment,1,positive
+of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay,0,negative
 "a sensitive, moving, brilliantly constructed work.",1,positive
-undeniably fascinating and playful,1,positive
 crafted a deceptively casual ode to children and managed to convey a tiny sense of hope,1,positive
 this stinker,0,negative
+piercing and feisty,1,positive
 "is one of my least favorite emotions, especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it",0,negative
 "before it collapses into exactly the kind of buddy cop comedy it set out to lampoon, anyway.",0,negative
 "not to mention mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense, and replete with virtuoso throat-singing.",1,positive
+urban comedy,1,positive
 exalts the marxian dream of honest working folk,1,positive
 is a brilliant movie.,1,positive
 "feminine energy, a tribute to the power of women to heal",1,positive
 was worse.'',0,negative
+it has some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup's anchoring performance.,1,positive
 leaden and predictable,0,negative
 above-average thriller,1,positive
+an elegant and sly deadpan,1,positive
+"civil disobedience, anti-war movements and the power of strong voices",1,positive
 i like all four of the lead actors a lot and,1,positive
-high-strung but flaccid drama,0,negative
 guiding lights,1,positive
 "reyes ' directorial debut has good things to offer, but ultimately it's undone by a sloppy script",0,negative
 `` b +,1,positive
 one of france's most inventive directors,1,positive
 sets a new benchmark for lameness.,0,negative
 in comparison to his earlier films it seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title ... amounts to surprisingly little.,0,negative
-tenacious,1,positive
 the brain is engaged,1,positive
+are zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction,0,negative
 is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor,1,positive
-about the life,1,positive
+"`` elling '' manages to do all three quite well, making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases",1,positive
+engaging manner and flamboyant style,1,positive
 cinematic,1,positive
 "to his craft, but to his legend",1,positive
-... hypnotically dull.,0,negative
 is more interesting ( and funnier ) than his,1,positive
 "yet, it must be admitted, not entirely humorless",1,positive
-other foul substances,0,negative
-"mounted, exasperatingly",0,negative
+about the general absurdity of modern life,1,positive
 "none of this is very original, and",0,negative
 to behold in its sparkling beauty,1,positive
 "is so convinced of its own brilliance that, if it were a person, you 'd want to smash its face in.'",0,negative
+brisk hack job.,0,negative
+teacher,1,positive
 it all unfolds predictably,0,negative
 its empty head,0,negative
 is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film,0,negative
 ", this retooled machine is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest, crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself.",1,positive
-a remarkably alluring film,1,positive
 for sure,1,positive
 a fun and funky look,1,positive
-have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ` drama,0,negative
-has failed him,0,negative
+for everyone,1,positive
+rather unique approach,1,positive
 is oscar-worthy,1,positive
 watching intelligent people making a movie,1,positive
 the modern master,1,positive
@@ -20433,151 +20418,151 @@ the modern master,1,positive
 warped,0,negative
 launch,1,positive
 as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet,0,negative
-one that was hard for me to warm up to,0,negative
-brought down by lousy direction.,0,negative
 an even less capable trio of criminals,0,negative
+be greek to anyone not predisposed to the movie's rude and crude humor,0,negative
 for the last 15 minutes,0,negative
 a superfluous sequel ...,0,negative
+too convoluted,0,negative
+"with few respites, marshall keeps the energy humming, and his edits, unlike those in moulin rouge, are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it.",1,positive
 the pictures do the punching,1,positive
 terrific casting and solid execution,1,positive
+thrillers actually thrilled,1,positive
 "how good this film might be, depends if you believe that the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge or not.",1,positive
 worm its way into your heart,1,positive
 spellbinding serpent's,1,positive
-fondly remembered as roman coppola's brief pretentious period before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about,0,negative
+becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on,0,negative
+funniest motion,1,positive
 the stale plot and pornographic way,0,negative
 "handles the nuclear crisis sequences evenly but milks drama when she should be building suspense, and drags out too many scenes toward the end that should move quickly",0,negative
+"is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer, and hopefully, sets the tone for a summer of good stuff.",1,positive
 ebullient,1,positive
 "takes care with the characters, who are so believable that you feel what they feel.",1,positive
 its visual appeal,1,positive
+windtalkers airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length.,0,negative
 wholly believable and heart-wrenching,1,positive
 there are many definitions of ` time waster ',0,negative
 the dullest tangents,0,negative
-"switch to a mix of the shining, the thing, and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s",0,negative
-"star power, a pop-induced score",1,positive
 "smart, funny and just honest enough to provide the pleasures of a slightly naughty, just-above-average off - broadway play",1,positive
+forget about it,0,negative
 feel like a chump,0,negative
-wo n't enjoy the movie at all,0,negative
+same option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept,0,negative
 "takes you by the face, strokes your cheeks and coos beseechingly at you : slow down, shake off your tensions and take this picture at its own breezy, distracted rhythms.",1,positive
 effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0,negative
-great rewards,1,positive
 should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free,0,negative
 is a mess.,0,negative
-being able to tear their eyes away from the screen,1,positive
-terrifying message,0,negative
+too clichéd and,0,negative
 "telling the story, which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal",0,negative
-one experiences mr. haneke's own sadistic tendencies toward his audience,0,negative
 suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories,0,negative
 "has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written, underrehearsed",0,negative
 with brooms and what is kind of special,1,positive
 tight and truthful,1,positive
 appeal to asian cult cinema fans and asiaphiles interested to see what all the fuss is about,1,positive
-lots of cool stuff packed into espn's ultimate x.,1,positive
 seems intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business.,1,positive
-with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller,1,positive
 formulaic and forgettable,0,negative
-"you have some idea of the glum, numb experience of watching o fantasma",0,negative
+"effectively combines two surefire, beloved genres",1,positive
 "with muscles and a lot more smarts, but just as endearing and easy to watch",1,positive
+"candid,",1,positive
 you may be galled that you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie.,0,negative
+hard-core slasher aficionados will find things to like,1,positive
+this turd squashed,0,negative
+"show-stoppingly hilarious,",1,positive
 director chris columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours.,0,negative
-is still worth hearing,1,positive
 right conditions,1,positive
 's film ' in the worst sense of the expression.,0,negative
 godard's ode to tackling life's wonderment is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess ...,0,negative
 than a leaky freighter,0,negative
-dying fall,0,negative
+ignore the film,0,negative
+"you can drive right by it without noticing anything special, save for a few comic turns, intended and otherwise.",0,negative
+the stunt work is top-notch ; the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly funny,1,positive
 "that brown played in american culture as an athlete, a movie star, and an image of black indomitability",1,positive
 an insult,0,negative
 "gentle, lapping",1,positive
 rise above the level of an after-school tv special,0,negative
-muttering words like `` horrible '' and `` terrible,0,negative
 feel like time fillers between surf shots,0,negative
-presume,1,positive
 you 've got to admire ... the intensity with which he's willing to express his convictions,1,positive
-found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays.,0,negative
-shamelessly manipulative and contrived,0,negative
-lazy tearjerker that gives movies about ordinary folk a bad name,0,negative
 altogether creepy,0,negative
 "jonah's despair -- in all its agonizing, catch-22 glory --",1,positive
 has any sting to it,1,positive
+see over and over,1,positive
+", you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox",1,positive
 thriller junk.,0,negative
-surprisingly funny,1,positive
-", this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine.",1,positive
+"seeing this trite, predictable rehash",0,negative
 the viewer takes great pleasure in watching the resourceful molly stay a step ahead of her pursuers.,1,positive
 "it's a long way from orwell's dark, intelligent warning cry ( 1984 ) to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium, and what once was conviction is now affectation",1,positive
+it rapidly develops into a gut-wrenching examination of the way cultural differences and emotional expectations collide.,1,positive
+chamber of secrets,1,positive
+film that suffers because of its many excesses.,0,negative
+sublime,1,positive
+how,1,positive
 a rustic retreat and pee against a tree,0,negative
-the working out of the plot almost arbitrary,0,negative
 "it also will win you over, in a big way",1,positive
 seem tiresomely simpleminded,0,negative
+prime mystery,1,positive
+it will do so in a way that does n't make you feel like a sucker,1,positive
 about intelligent high school,1,positive
-were the people who paid to see it.,0,negative
-"an engaging storyline,",1,positive
+an achievement,1,positive
 "almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch, and",0,negative
+one film,1,positive
 a delightfully dour,1,positive
 it trusts the story it sets out to tell.,1,positive
 of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world,1,positive
-been a good film in `` trouble every day,1,positive
-... could easily be called the best korean film of 2002.,1,positive
-"the war of the roses, '",1,positive
-cinematic disaster,0,negative
+a compelling allegory about the last days of germany's democratic weimar republic.,1,positive
 this dvd,1,positive
 of motherhood deferred and desire,1,positive
 spoofs and celebrates,1,positive
-it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
-broad streaks of common sense emerge with unimpeachable clarity.,1,positive
 theories,1,positive
-it's won,1,positive
 "a retooling of fahrenheit 451, and",0,negative
 in a sincere performance,1,positive
-celebrated,1,positive
-becomes an overwhelming pleasure,1,positive
+there's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed,0,negative
+to be even worse than its title,0,negative
 grossly contradictory,0,negative
+"the premise of `` abandon '' holds promise, ... but",1,positive
 might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience.,0,negative
 it still feels like a prison stretch.,0,negative
 this movie directionless,0,negative
 the film is less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and dangerously collide.,1,positive
-"the art direction is often exquisite,",1,positive
 "a beautiful film, full of elaborate and twisted characters",1,positive
 might deliver again and again,1,positive
+scores a direct hit,1,positive
 a humorless journey into a philosophical void.,0,negative
 a foundering performance,0,negative
+"take the warning literally, and log on to something more user-friendly",0,negative
 fine documentary,1,positive
 "once playful and haunting,",1,positive
 way fears and slights,0,negative
-delightful in the central role,1,positive
 the film's final hour,1,positive
-"a chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece",0,negative
 waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over,1,positive
-does n't,0,negative
 dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick,0,negative
-"thoughtful, subjective filmmaking",1,positive
 "that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, waiting for happiness",0,negative
-be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality,1,positive
+symbolic examination,1,positive
 translation : ` we do n't need to try very hard.,0,negative
 into rambling incoherence,0,negative
 icky,0,negative
 occasional slowness,0,negative
-nelson's intentions are good,1,positive
+it's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are ` edgy,0,negative
 a compelling allegory about the last days of germany's democratic weimar republic,1,positive
 it's black hawk down with more heart.,1,positive
+otherwise bleak,0,negative
 ", then blood work is for you.",1,positive
 the general's,1,positive
+"is not that it's offensive, but that it's boring",0,negative
 plot and pornographic way,0,negative
 "beautiful, cold, oddly colorful and just plain otherworldly, a freaky bit of art that's there to scare while we delight in the images",1,positive
 a kitchen sink,0,negative
 "then they works spectacularly well ... a shiver-inducing, nerve-rattling ride.",1,positive
+excruciating end,0,negative
 make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
 is born to play shaggy!,1,positive
-subtle ironies and visual devices,1,positive
 be the first major studio production shot on video tape instead of film,1,positive
 potentially interesting,1,positive
-"is a sort of geriatric dirty harry, which will please eastwood's loyal fans -- and suits the story, wherein our hero must ride roughshod over incompetent cops to get his man",1,positive
+family fare.,1,positive
+the curse of blandness,0,negative
+"is ) a fascinating character,",1,positive
 finds warmth in the coldest environment,1,positive
 flailing around,0,negative
 "this orange has some juice,",1,positive
-"historically significant, and personal,",1,positive
 's equally distasteful,0,negative
 "is incompetent, incoherent or just plain crap",0,negative
-it makes you feel like a chump,0,negative
 "a dull, dumb and derivative horror",0,negative
 "'s not enough intelligence, wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd",0,negative
 becomes too heavy for the plot.,0,negative
@@ -20587,167 +20572,166 @@ craziness,0,negative
 noble teacher,1,positive
 graham greene's novel,1,positive
 "a venturesome, beautifully realized psychological mood piece that reveals its first-time feature director's understanding of the expressive power of the camera.",1,positive
-with spikes of sly humor,1,positive
-ungainly movie,0,negative
-"human nature is a goofball movie, in the way that malkovich was, but it tries too hard.",1,positive
-"regret and, ultimately,",0,negative
+will find morrison's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating.,1,positive
 elegance and,1,positive
+a difficult time,0,negative
 buoyant delivery,1,positive
 most inventive directors,1,positive
-its luckiest viewers,1,positive
+visually striking and slickly staged,1,positive
 "fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative, but he does display an original talent.",1,positive
 unsettled,0,negative
+is one of the biggest disappointments of the year.,0,negative
+recommend snow dogs,1,positive
 "you would n't want to live waydowntown,",0,negative
 a brutal and funny,1,positive
 ", may not touch the planet's skin, but understands the workings of its spirit.",1,positive
+captured the chaos of an urban conflagration with such fury,1,positive
 "into an abyss of clichés, depression and bad alternative music",0,negative
+"farts, urine, feces,",0,negative
 a big time stinker,0,negative
-"artful, watery tones",1,positive
 that's better than its predecessor,1,positive
+bad luck and their own immaturity,0,negative
 's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but,0,negative
 some jazzy new revisionist theories about the origins of nazi politics and aesthetics,1,positive
 richly entertaining and suggestive of any number of metaphorical readings,1,positive
 just because it seems obligatory,0,negative
+"improves on it,",1,positive
 "bravo for history rewritten, and for the uncompromising knowledge that the highest power of all is the power of love.",1,positive
-it's hard to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie.,0,negative
+this woefully hackneyed movie,0,negative
 pretentious types,0,negative
-to the power of women to heal,1,positive
 is banal in its message and the choice of material,0,negative
+"all was, and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights",1,positive
 "the bodily function jokes are about what you 'd expect,",0,negative
-hooked on the delicious pulpiness of its lurid fiction.,1,positive
-a miraculous movie,1,positive
+"collateral damage is trash,",0,negative
 very dark and very funny,1,positive
+prostituted muse,0,negative
 is a sweet treasure and something well worth your time.,1,positive
+was chuckling at all the wrong times,0,negative
 "it's good, hard-edged stuff, violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and street-smart.",1,positive
 seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar,1,positive
-'s a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters,1,positive
 formulaic,0,negative
-"an eloquent, deeply felt meditation on the nature of compassion",1,positive
+lame screenplay,0,negative
 "running time, you 'll wait in vain for a movie to happen.",0,negative
-bad way,0,negative
+seems worse for the effort.,0,negative
+of a young woman who knows how to hold the screen,1,positive
+austerity and forcefulness,1,positive
 a gem of a movie.,1,positive
-say mean things and shoot a lot of bullets,0,negative
+that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
 may shape hawke's artistic aspirations,1,positive
 would have a résumé loaded with credits like `` girl in bar # 3.,0,negative
-it seems so real because it does not attempt to filter out the complexity,1,positive
 one long,0,negative
-honest and loving,1,positive
-"ice age wo n't drop your jaw, but",1,positive
 ( a ) mess,0,negative
 to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned,1,positive
+the film is filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders,1,positive
 the crassness of this reactionary thriller is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise.,0,negative
 this is a remarkably accessible and haunting film.,1,positive
-this charming but slight tale,1,positive
 ", and peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you 're left with a sour taste in your mouth",0,negative
-inane,0,negative
-teddy bears ' picnic ranks among the most pitiful directing,0,negative
-"faint of heart or conservative of spirit, but for the rest of us -- especially san francisco lovers",1,positive
-"a shoddy male hip hop fantasy filled with guns, expensive cars, lots of naked women and rocawear clothing.",0,negative
+involved.,1,positive
 the community,1,positive
-he wants you to feel something,1,positive
 better than its predecessor,1,positive
 "piccoli's performance is amazing, yes, but the symbols of loss and denial and life-at-arm's - length in the film seem irritatingly transparent.",0,negative
 a complete waste of time.,0,negative
+is very believable,1,positive
 shoot themselves,0,negative
 mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary,0,negative
 "sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs, but the film's interests",1,positive
 friday after next is a lot more bluster than bite.,0,negative
 the self-destructiveness,0,negative
-lightweight but appealing.,1,positive
 "its courage,",1,positive
 feeling like you 've completely lowered your entertainment standards,0,negative
+"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances, but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion, grief and fear",1,positive
 ambiguous enough to be engaging,1,positive
-it holds itself,1,positive
 "with overall feelings, broader ideas, and open-ended questions than concrete story and definitive answers",1,positive
-has never been smoother or more confident,1,positive
-is at once intimate and universal cinema.,1,positive
+"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances, but",1,positive
+pulpy core conceit,0,negative
+"an unflinching, complex portrait of a modern israel that is rarely seen on-screen.",1,positive
 brilliant and,1,positive
 he watches them as they float within the seas of their personalities.,1,positive
+"cling to the edge of your seat, tense with suspense",1,positive
 lack of thematic resonance,0,negative
+'s a sharp movie about otherwise dull subjects.,1,positive
+halle berry does her best to keep up with him,1,positive
 "lots of boring talking heads, etc. --",0,negative
 of profound characterizations,1,positive
+the thrills pop up frequently,1,positive
+drags the film,0,negative
 "manages to keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes with calamity.",1,positive
 the numerous scenes of gory mayhem,0,negative
 "of an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights, of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders, of playing with narrative form",0,negative
-arrogant,0,negative
+for self-deprecating comedy,1,positive
 overlong and not well-acted,0,negative
-i laughed at,1,positive
-"whose lives were as claustrophic, suffocating and chilly as the attics to which they were inevitably consigned",0,negative
+cheapo animation,0,negative
+perform entertaining tricks,1,positive
 the harsh reality of my situation,0,negative
-a guilty pleasure,1,positive
 small but rewarding comedy,1,positive
-dumb high school comedy,0,negative
-"an acceptable way to pass a little over an hour with moviegoers ages 8-10, but it's unlikely to inspire anything more than a visit to mcdonald's, let alone some savvy street activism.",0,negative
-"deep intelligence and a warm, enveloping affection",1,positive
+"the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism, and ms. ramsay and her co-writer, liana dognini, have dramatized the alan warner novel, which itself felt like an answer to irvine welsh's book trainspotting",1,positive
+a party political broadcast,0,negative
 bluster and,0,negative
-of the elements that will grab you,1,positive
+"a tapestry woven of romance, dancing, singing, and unforgettable characters",1,positive
 exceptionally,1,positive
 "engaging filmmaking that should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing",1,positive
 bless crudup,1,positive
 it's a fairy tale that comes from a renowned indian film culture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor.,1,positive
-the limitations of his skill and,0,negative
 wazoo and sets,0,negative
-the final day of the season,1,positive
+something rare and riveting,1,positive
 as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code,1,positive
-a class with that of wilde,1,positive
 i have a confession to make : i did n't particularly like e.t. the first time i saw it as a young boy,0,negative
+'s good,1,positive
 "of the storytelling, which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title",0,negative
-cutting-edge,1,positive
-"a cast of competent performers from movies, television and the theater are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style.",0,negative
-"'s difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie, beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting.",0,negative
 like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
 highly professional film,1,positive
 be an attempt at hardass american,0,negative
-"by volletta wallace's maternal fury, her fearlessness",1,positive
+"rank as one of the cleverest, most deceptively amusing comedies of the year.",1,positive
 "the ensemble cast turns in a collectively stellar performance, and the writing is tight and truthful, full of funny situations and honest observations",1,positive
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+could n't someone take rob schneider and have him switch bodies with a funny person,0,negative
 a sense of wonder,1,positive
+of the rotting underbelly of middle america,0,negative
+its uncanny tale,1,positive
 nonsensical and,0,negative
+her grace,1,positive
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 nothing distinguishing,0,negative
 error,0,negative
 my ribcage,1,positive
+", the hours is one of those reputedly `` unfilmable '' novels that has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right.",1,positive
+"for casual moviegoers who stumble into rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson's creek, they 'll probably run out screaming.",0,negative
 this dreary mess,0,negative
 subjective,0,negative
 lags badly,0,negative
-adding the rich details,1,positive
+these characters become wearisome.,0,negative
 leigh succeeds in delivering a dramatic slap in the face that's simultaneously painful and refreshing.,1,positive
-lax and,0,negative
+stereotypes in good fun,1,positive
 "in that setting, their struggle is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting.",0,negative
-with a game supporting cast,1,positive
-", showtime eventually folds under its own thinness.",0,negative
 less charitable,0,negative
-"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure, it comes to life in the performances.",0,negative
-that even most contemporary adult movies are lacking,1,positive
+in white's intermittently wise script,1,positive
 end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards,0,negative
 high-minded appeal,1,positive
 insane,0,negative
 likeable characters,1,positive
-that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic.,0,negative
-excruciatingly,1,positive
 "armed with a game supporting cast,",1,positive
 "lush and beautifully photographed ( somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book ),",1,positive
 the courageous molly craig,1,positive
-you 're engulfed by it.,1,positive
+work because there is no foundation for it,0,negative
 devastation,0,negative
-is a warm and well-told tale of one recent chinese immigrant's experiences in new york city,1,positive
 "comedy, caper thrills",1,positive
 a damn fine and,1,positive
 liar,0,negative
 the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin,0,negative
 the four primary actors,1,positive
 purely enjoyable that you might not even notice it,1,positive
-cussing,0,negative
+bad improvisation exercise,0,negative
+", funny and poignant",1,positive
 "'s enough to watch huppert scheming, with her small, intelligent eyes as steady as any noir villain, and to enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that chabrol spins.",1,positive
-"uninspired scripts, acting and direction",0,negative
 anger and frustration,0,negative
 "repetitively stretched out to feature length, awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects, droning house music and flat, flat dialogue.",0,negative
+the sword fighting is well done and,1,positive
+", full frontal plays like the work of a dilettante.",1,positive
+"when you could just rent those movies instead, let alone seek out a respectable new one",0,negative
 "will revel in those visual in-jokes, as in the film's verbal pokes at everything from the likes of miramax chief harvey weinstein's bluff personal style to the stylistic rigors of denmark's dogma movement",1,positive
 hit that may strain adult credibility,0,negative
-"the acting is amateurish, the cinematography is atrocious, the direction is clumsy,",0,negative
 graphic treatment,1,positive
-an apartheid drama,0,negative
 ", fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway",1,positive
 you 've got a huge mess,0,negative
 "this is lightweight filmmaking, to be sure, but it's pleasant enough -- and oozing with attractive men.",1,positive
@@ -20756,118 +20740,120 @@ striking and,1,positive
 "undercut by the brutality of the jokes, most at women's expense",0,negative
 balances both traditional or modern stories together in a manner that one never overwhelms the other,1,positive
 love a joy to behold,1,positive
-a frustrating ` tweener ' -- too slick,0,negative
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-hefty helping,1,positive
 an amazing slapstick instrument,1,positive
 "'s coherent, well shot",1,positive
 under-inspired,0,negative
 ... a pretentious and ultimately empty examination of a sick and evil woman.,0,negative
-an ` a ' list cast and some strong supporting players,1,positive
-all the right ways,1,positive
 "plods along methodically, somehow under the assumption that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting",0,negative
 dullest irish pub scenes,0,negative
 smartly emphasizes the well-wrought story and omits needless chase scenes and swordfights as the revenge unfolds.,1,positive
+wendigo is a genuinely bone-chilling tale.,1,positive
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+provocative drama,1,positive
 this gender-bending comedy,1,positive
 "cold, pretentious, thoroughly dislikable study in sociopathy.",0,negative
 the insinuation of mediocre acting,0,negative
+"will undoubtedly play well in european markets, where mr. besson is a brand name, and in asia, where ms. shu is an institution, but american audiences will probably find it familiar and insufficiently cathartic.",0,negative
+casting mick jagger as director of the escort service was inspired,1,positive
 is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
+are some movies that hit you from the first scene,1,positive
+"it's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles, but notorious c.h.o. still feels like a promising work-in-progress",1,positive
+had no effect and elicited no sympathies for any of the characters.,0,negative
 add up to a satisfying crime drama,1,positive
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+"ou 've got to love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has, and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane.",1,positive
 for with its heart,1,positive
 "love, racial tension, and other issues that are as valid today",1,positive
 classic story,1,positive
 a whimper,0,negative
+executed it takes your breath away,1,positive
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 playing a role of almost bergmanesque intensity ...,1,positive
 rich,1,positive
-hallmark card sentimentality,0,negative
 a great missed opportunity,0,negative
-the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies,1,positive
-recent past,1,positive
-", witty and beneath",1,positive
+"as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game, juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre, and a personal low for everyone involved",0,negative
+you actually buy into,1,positive
+a characteristically engorged and sloppy coming-of-age movie.,0,negative
 a nifty plot line,1,positive
 "is ... determined to treat its characters, weak and strong, as fallible human beings, not caricatures, and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation",1,positive
 has n't been worth caring about,0,negative
 's awfully entertaining to watch.,1,positive
 high hilarity,1,positive
-a monster movie,1,positive
-unsettling to watch as an exploratory medical procedure or an autopsy,0,negative
+laughed that hard,1,positive
 a sense of mystery,1,positive
 outside his grasp,0,negative
 genre a bad name.,0,negative
 tedious,0,negative
 "offensive, waste of time, money and celluloid",0,negative
-the teen-exploitation playbook,0,negative
 timeless and,1,positive
 anyone's guess,0,negative
-", and enjoyable",1,positive
 remarkable for its intelligence and intensity,1,positive
 "it's a dark, gritty story but",1,positive
+come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
 obscenity is at hand,0,negative
 a beautiful paean to a time long past.,1,positive
 the forest,1,positive
-a beautifully observed character piece.,1,positive
 the script's refusal,0,negative
+a solid action pic,1,positive
 a movie of riveting power and sadness.,1,positive
+you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
 make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice,1,positive
 gut-busting,1,positive
 the filmmakers ' eye for detail and the high standards of performance convey a strong sense of the girls ' environment.,1,positive
-argue that it ranks with the best of herzog's works,1,positive
+dave barry's,1,positive
+"a confusing melange of tones and styles, one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama",0,negative
 loyal,1,positive
-"he took three minutes of dialogue, 30 seconds of plot and turned them into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long.",0,negative
+"a fine, rousing, g-rated family film",1,positive
 it threatens to get bogged down in earnest dramaturgy,0,negative
 violence,0,negative
 even bigger and more ambitious than the first installment,1,positive
+"is sentimental but feels free to offend, is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its characters, is about grief and",1,positive
+one feels cheated,0,negative
 "below may not mark mr. twohy's emergence into the mainstream, but his promise remains undiminished",1,positive
-less-than-thrilling,0,negative
+its love,1,positive
 that you and they were in another movie,0,negative
-is ( cattaneo ) sophomore slump.,0,negative
 trashy time,0,negative
 did n't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
 best actor,1,positive
-the writing is insipid,0,negative
 you get the impression that writer and director burr steers knows the territory ...,1,positive
-viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances.,0,negative
 sham actor workshops,0,negative
 satirical touches,1,positive
-disjointed,0,negative
-"just about more stately than any contemporary movie this year ... a true study, a film with a questioning heart and mind that is n't afraid to admit it",1,positive
 "sayles has a knack for casting, often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors.",1,positive
 ", told well by a master storyteller",1,positive
-canny crowd pleaser,1,positive
+"life affirming and heartbreaking,",1,positive
 exploiting molestation for laughs,0,negative
 neatly and effectively,1,positive
 the beat of a different drum,1,positive
-and undemanding armchair tourists,0,negative
 technical achievement,1,positive
+"a first-class, thoroughly involving b movie that effectively combines two surefire, beloved genres",1,positive
+a mindless action movie,0,negative
 "it's pretty linear and only makeup-deep, but bogdanovich ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period",1,positive
+long after this film has ended,1,positive
 "a thriller with an edge -- which is to say that it does n't follow the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world.",1,positive
+most sparkling,1,positive
 while the frequent allusions to gurus and doshas will strike some westerners as verging on mumbo-jumbo,0,negative
 possess the lack-of-attention span,0,negative
 puppies with broken legs,0,negative
 his outstanding performance as bond in die,1,positive
 "a chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline should be : ` in space, no one can hear you snore.",0,negative
 becomes simply a monster chase film,0,negative
-the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast,1,positive
 a beautiful film,1,positive
-"is like reading a research paper, with special effects tossed in",0,negative
+disappointments i,0,negative
 "mostly believable, refreshingly low-key and quietly inspirational",1,positive
 their cruel fate,0,negative
 long-winded,0,negative
 magic and is enjoyable family fare.,1,positive
-"its dying, in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia, is quite beautiful",1,positive
 for this illuminating comedy,1,positive
-"captures the intended, er, spirit of the piece",1,positive
 "god help us, but capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves.'",0,negative
+"contradicts everything kieslowski's work aspired to, including the condition of art",0,negative
 embraced by this gentle comedy,1,positive
 if the suspense never rises to a higher level,0,negative
+deeply concerned with morality,1,positive
 "do n't need to know your ice-t's from your cool-j's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of california",0,negative
-who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans,0,negative
+the film ... presents classic moral-condundrum drama : what would you have done to survive?,1,positive
 rocks.,1,positive
 hitting your head on the theater seat in front of you,0,negative
-more recent successes,1,positive
 of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days,1,positive
 starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery,1,positive
 "is clear : not easily and, in the end, not well enough.",0,negative
@@ -20877,9 +20863,8 @@ die,0,negative
 ", the film is deadly dull",0,negative
 check your brain at the door,0,negative
 a bit cold and relatively flavorless,0,negative
-while something of bubba ho-tep's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere,0,negative
-confuses its message with an ultimate desire,0,negative
 a silly comedy,0,negative
+excellent work,1,positive
 walked away from this new version of e.t.,0,negative
 a fascinating literary mystery story with multiple,1,positive
 "the criticism never rises above easy, cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters ...",0,negative
@@ -20887,429 +20872,423 @@ establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape :,1,positive
 "any way of gripping what its point is, or even its attitude toward its subject",0,negative
 "a stunning film,",1,positive
 "affectionately reminds us that, in any language, the huge stuff in life can usually be traced back to the little things.",1,positive
+", cry and realize, ` it's never too late to believe in your dreams.'",1,positive
+is an odd but ultimately satisfying blend of the sophomoric and the sublime.,1,positive
 are priceless,1,positive
-the movie feels stitched together from stock situations and characters from other movies.,0,negative
 "seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool, and it's a sad, sick sight",0,negative
 and verbal clichés,0,negative
 "had, lost, and got back",1,positive
 should have been made for the tube.,0,negative
+elevates the material above pat inspirational status and gives it a sturdiness and solidity that we 've long associated with washington,1,positive
 overweight and out of shape,0,negative
-first shocking thing,0,negative
-"better characters, some genuine quirkiness and",1,positive
+"an engaging,",1,positive
+"a coming-of-age tale from new zealand whose boozy, languid air is balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply",1,positive
 sure to raise audience's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll,1,positive
 greater,1,positive
+creepy and believable,1,positive
 "i guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood, nothing good can happen.",0,negative
 "fails on its own, but",0,negative
 his film crackles,1,positive
-is loopy and ludicrous,0,negative
-"overall, it's a very entertaining, thought-provoking film with a simple message : god is love",1,positive
+basically the sort of cautionary tale that was old when ` angels with dirty faces ' appeared in 1938,0,negative
 "very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece",1,positive
 "but it could be, by its art and heart, a necessary one.",1,positive
 that is richer than anticipated,1,positive
+is one of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists and,1,positive
 tendentious intervention,0,negative
-a lousy script,0,negative
-by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion,0,negative
+one of the more influential works of the ` korean new wave '.,1,positive
 ", obvious, preposterous, the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades.",0,negative
-the resourceful amnesiac,0,negative
-", in the history of the academy, people may be wondering what all that jazz was about `` chicago '' in 2002.",0,negative
+glorified sitcom,0,negative
+"find the small, human moments",1,positive
 "as sand's masculine persona, with its love of life and beauty, takes form",1,positive
 's worth taking the kids to,1,positive
 "with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated",1,positive
+the film itself is about something very interesting and odd that would probably work better as a real documentary without the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative.,0,negative
 fall apart,0,negative
 crime drama fare,1,positive
-boring and meandering,0,negative
 has created a breathtakingly assured and stylish work of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness,1,positive
 the greatest date movies,1,positive
 a visual treat,1,positive
-priggish,0,negative
+"it's a visual delight and a decent popcorn adventure, as long as you do n't try to look too deep into the story",1,positive
 evokes,1,positive
-you 've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably,0,negative
 will find it more than capable of rewarding them.,1,positive
 are once again made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid,0,negative
 as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0,negative
 is drowned out by director jon purdy's sledgehammer sap.,0,negative
-"assured, vital and",1,positive
-"super - violent,",0,negative
-", and of telling a fascinating character's story",1,positive
+visual appeal,1,positive
+content with a clever pseudo-bio that manages to have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director's life,1,positive
 is the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ) exceedingly memorable one for most people,0,negative
-beauty,1,positive
+the film is a good one,1,positive
 "over the past year, which means that birthday girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while",1,positive
 is sadly,0,negative
 really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes,1,positive
 "instead of panoramic sweep, kapur gives us episodic choppiness, undermining the story's emotional thrust.",0,negative
 there's no good answer to that one.,0,negative
 's sharply comic and surprisingly touching,1,positive
-know how to suffer ' and if you see this film you 'll know too,0,negative
 nonjudgmental,1,positive
 loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature,1,positive
+most repellent,0,negative
 chokes on.,0,negative
+stallion of the cimarron is a winner.,1,positive
 a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable,1,positive
+exit the theater,0,negative
 "below casts its spooky net out into the atlantic ocean and spits it back, grizzled and charred, somewhere northwest of the bermuda triangle.",1,positive
 "a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and street-smart",1,positive
-this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye,1,positive
+"change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's",0,negative
 interesting developments,1,positive
-under the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure,0,negative
 the amazing film work,1,positive
 you can take the grandkids or the grandparents and never worry about anyone being bored ... audience is a sea of constant smiles and frequent laughter,1,positive
 his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present,0,negative
 it is interesting to see where one's imagination will lead when given the opportunity,1,positive
 bold,1,positive
 "are the whole show here, with their memorable and resourceful performances",1,positive
+for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese,1,positive
+borders on rough-trade homo-eroticism,1,positive
 "is a gorgeous film - vivid with color, music and life",1,positive
-it uses lighting effects and innovative backgrounds to an equally impressive degree,1,positive
+"a side of contemporary chinese life that many outsiders will be surprised to know exists, and does so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation.",1,positive
 "that sense of openness, the little surprises",1,positive
 's a wonder that he could n't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident,0,negative
-as she continually tries to accommodate to fit in and gain the unconditional love she seeks,1,positive
 "when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny, but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration",0,negative
 as banal as the telling may be,0,negative
-"bigger, fatter heart",1,positive
 provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable.',1,positive
+"sucks, but has a funny moment or two.",0,negative
 again ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel.,0,negative
 sick and evil woman,0,negative
 shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream,0,negative
 fresh and,1,positive
+"ambitious, eager first-time filmmakers",1,positive
 allows nothing,0,negative
-luminous,1,positive
+"as a science fiction movie, `` minority report '' astounds.",1,positive
 ", the tale has turned from sweet to bittersweet, and when the tears come during that final, beautiful scene, they finally feel absolutely earned.",1,positive
-has a funny moment or two,1,positive
 is creepy,0,negative
 "to be funny, uplifting and moving, sometimes",1,positive
 than forcing us to endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer,0,negative
 character piece,1,positive
+"claire is a terrific role for someone like judd, who really ought to be playing villains.",1,positive
 hugely imaginative and successful casting,1,positive
 remarkable piece,1,positive
-daft by half ...,0,negative
 is really closer to porn than a serious critique of what's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture,0,negative
 "washington overcomes the script's flaws and envelops the audience in his character's anguish, anger and frustration.",1,positive
 is just sooooo tired,0,negative
 instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge,0,negative
-"is no rest period, no timeout",1,positive
 is nicely,1,positive
-with a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach,1,positive
 "hawke's film, a boring, pretentious waste of nearly two hours,",0,negative
 more diverting and thought-provoking,1,positive
-draws the audience,1,positive
 becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course,0,negative
 ", dumb and derivative horror",0,negative
 "low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography,",0,negative
 the same problems,0,negative
-absurdities and clichés accumulate like lint in a fat man's navel.,0,negative
+merchant ivory productions,1,positive
+wind chimes,1,positive
 of what's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture,0,negative
 "is at once playful and haunting, an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends",1,positive
+as one of the great films about movie love,1,positive
+rarely have received such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen as they do in this marvelous film.,1,positive
 's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are,0,negative
 "that a more confused, less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002",0,negative
 "stupid, derivative horror film",0,negative
-a perfect family film,1,positive
-has taken quite a nosedive from alfred hitchcock's imaginative flight to shyamalan's self-important summer fluff,0,negative
+teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside,1,positive
+of the gross-out comedy,0,negative
+the 1980s,0,negative
 barbarism,0,negative
 endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long,0,negative
-be good,1,positive
+"while american adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place, its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy, even.",0,negative
+it's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness,0,negative
+fascinating glimpse,1,positive
 to its great credit,1,positive
-is the far superior film.,1,positive
 honest and,1,positive
-"both shrill and soporific, and because everything is repeated five or six times",0,negative
+"a sun-drenched masterpiece, part parlor game, part psychological case study, part droll social satire",1,positive
 action - mechanical.,0,negative
-( `` safe conduct '' ) is a long movie at 163 minutes but,1,positive
 most thoughtful,1,positive
 place for a great film noir,1,positive
 serious and thoughtful,1,positive
-certainly appeal to asian cult cinema fans and asiaphiles interested to see what all the fuss is about.,1,positive
-"absurd plot twists, idiotic court maneuvers and",0,negative
-objectivity and refusal,0,negative
+the power of their surroundings,1,positive
 excited that it has n't gone straight to video,1,positive
+is long gone,0,negative
 "there are cheesy backdrops, ridiculous action sequences, and many tired jokes about men in heels.",0,negative
-"the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther, but",0,negative
 humor and heart and,1,positive
-", ' i know how to suffer ' and if you see this film you 'll know too.",0,negative
 be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days,0,negative
+"a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick, a style-free exercise in manipulation and mayhem.",0,negative
 really quite funny.,1,positive
-turns the marquis de sade into a dullard,0,negative
-the tinny self-righteousness of his voice,0,negative
+"as rude and profane as ever, always hilarious and, most of the time,",1,positive
 compellingly,1,positive
+intelligence,1,positive
+may as well be called `` jar-jar binks : the movie,0,negative
 acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge.,0,negative
 salma goes native and she's never been better in this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon,1,positive
 "that deftly, gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent's smirk.",1,positive
 "the acting is just fine,",1,positive
 ", relatively lightweight commercial fare such as notting hill to commercial fare with real thematic heft.",1,positive
-alice's adventure through the looking glass and into zombie-land ' is filled with strange and wonderful creatures.,1,positive
-a welcome relief,1,positive
-"is, alas, no woody allen.",0,negative
+"nicole kidman evolved from star to superstar some time over the past year, which means that birthday girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while.",1,positive
 contemplates a heartland so overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama.,0,negative
-rewarded by a script that assumes you are n't very bright,0,negative
 "uncluttered, resonant gem",1,positive
 for a painful ride,0,negative
 the scripters do n't deserve any oscars,0,negative
 stylized swedish fillm about a modern city,1,positive
-a reasonably entertaining sequel,1,positive
 "some movies suck you in despite their flaws, and",1,positive
-"not about scares but a mood in which an ominous, pervasive, and unknown threat lurks just below the proceedings and adds an almost constant mindset of suspense.",1,positive
 contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be,1,positive
+"will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, waiting for happiness",0,negative
 our best achievements and,1,positive
-summer-camp talent show,0,negative
-a funny and touching film,1,positive
-"instead of hitting the audience over the head with a moral, schrader relies on subtle ironies and visual devices to convey point of view.",1,positive
 inarticulate,0,negative
+"a mormon family movie, and a sappy, preachy one at that",0,negative
 it's more than a worthwhile effort,1,positive
 "frailty '' offers chills much like those that you get when sitting around a campfire around midnight, telling creepy stories to give each other the willies.",1,positive
-"this has layered, well-developed characters and some surprises.",1,positive
+parents beware ; this is downright movie penance.,0,negative
+mordantly funny and intimately knowing,1,positive
 giggling,1,positive
 decay,0,negative
 leaves shockwaves,1,positive
 's replaced by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy.,0,negative
+'s that good.,1,positive
 "an enjoyable, if occasionally flawed, experiment.",1,positive
 funniest jokes,1,positive
 half-baked setups and sluggish pacing,0,negative
+unfortunately,0,negative
 a pretentious and ultimately empty examination,0,negative
 like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion,0,negative
 "the storylines are woven together skilfully, the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking, and",1,positive
-otherwise good movie,1,positive
-"to remind one of a really solid woody allen film, with its excellent use of new york locales and sharp writing",1,positive
+"in swank apartments, clothes and parties",1,positive
 "fierce, glaring and unforgettable.",1,positive
+"has a gentle, unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic.",1,positive
 "a good race,",1,positive
 boorishness,0,negative
-"warmth, wit and interesting characters",1,positive
 it's boring,0,negative
 you ... get a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone.,0,negative
 the picture realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject.,1,positive
 "may not touch the planet's skin, but understands the workings of its spirit.",1,positive
 be as intelligent,1,positive
+a french film with a more down-home flavor,1,positive
 a mindless action flick,0,negative
-at the expense of character,0,negative
 is so tame that even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel,0,negative
+then biting into it and finding the filling missing,0,negative
 a cautionary tale about the folly of superficiality that is itself endlessly superficial.,0,negative
-sitcomishly,0,negative
+that do n't really care for the candidate,0,negative
 have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime,1,positive
 shoplifts shamelessly,0,negative
 a study in schoolgirl obsession,0,negative
-several cliched movie structures : the road movie,0,negative
 "it is as uncompromising as it is nonjudgmental, and makes clear that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients.",1,positive
 to cliches and pat storytelling,0,negative
-"is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable, with a sterling ensemble cast.",1,positive
 an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater,1,positive
 putting the primitive murderer inside a high-tech space station unleashes a pandora's box of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest.,0,negative
 feeling guilty,0,negative
 "weighted down with slow, uninvolving storytelling",0,negative
 the leanest and meanest,1,positive
-pretty,1,positive
 heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic,1,positive
 crush each other,0,negative
 who rambles aimlessly through ill-conceived action pieces,0,negative
-"takes you by the face, strokes your cheeks and coos beseechingly at you",1,positive
 a provocative piece of work,1,positive
 a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell,0,negative
 shaped the story to show us why it's compelling,1,positive
-an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem,0,negative
 "the journey to the secret's eventual discovery is a separate adventure, and thrill enough.",1,positive
-", we had no trouble sitting for blade ii.",1,positive
+"the pianist ( is ) a supremely hopeful cautionary tale of war's madness remembered that we, today, can prevent its tragic waste of life.",1,positive
+"two fine, nuanced lead performances",1,positive
+"'s the perfect star vehicle for grant, allowing him to finally move away from his usual bumbling, tongue-tied screen persona",1,positive
 fuses the events of her life with the imagery in her paintings so vividly that the artist's work may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film,1,positive
 "more concerned with overall feelings, broader ideas, and open-ended questions than concrete story and definitive answers, soderbergh's solaris is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem.",1,positive
+duvall's,1,positive
 fu,0,negative
 one moment,1,positive
 the hero's odyssey,1,positive
 ( f ) rom the performances and the cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative,1,positive
+created a monster but did n't know how to handle it,0,negative
 "sexy, violent, self-indulgent and maddening",0,negative
 there's nothing interesting in unfaithful whatsoever.,0,negative
+"creating an emotionally complex, dramatically satisfying heroine",1,positive
 is a slight and uninventive movie,0,negative
 ill-conceived and expensive,0,negative
+"it is bad, but certainly not without merit as entertainment.",0,negative
 to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
 to mention absolutely refreshed.,1,positive
+echo of allusions,1,positive
 tanks,0,negative
 ", secret ballot is a purposefully reductive movie -- which may be why it's so successful at lodging itself in the brain.",1,positive
 as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
-dishonest and pat as any hollywood fluff.,0,negative
 "strolls through this mess with a smug grin,",0,negative
-misconstrued as weakness,1,positive
 touched by this movie,1,positive
 suspenseful horror movie,1,positive
-eventually cloying pow drama.,0,negative
 ", there's not enough intelligence, wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd.",0,negative
 top japanese animations,1,positive
 how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm,1,positive
 a thin notion,0,negative
-the beautiful images and solemn words,1,positive
+who has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
 he has no clue about making a movie,0,negative
-posing as a real movie,0,negative
-more than people,1,positive
 "it's fun,",1,positive
 that kidman has become one of our best actors,1,positive
-that fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer,0,negative
 have a reasonably good time with the salton sea,1,positive
 sweet without the decay,1,positive
+"with seriously dumb characters, which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them",0,negative
 is so formulaic and forgettable that it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory,0,negative
 of great actors hamming it up,0,negative
 the plot follows a predictable connect-the-dots course,0,negative
 the wonderful cinematography,1,positive
-quaid is utterly fearless as the tortured husband living a painful lie,1,positive
+is as predictable as the tides.,0,negative
 the dark,0,negative
 do n't say you were n't warned,0,negative
 "sit through a crummy, wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies, when you could just rent those movies instead, let alone seek out a respectable new one?",0,negative
 this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy,0,negative
 cedar somewhat defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle.,1,positive
+everett remains a perfect wildean actor,1,positive
+the essence of magic,1,positive
 i liked about it,1,positive
-grown-up film,1,positive
-"as a director, eastwood is off his game -- there's no real sense of suspense, and none of the plot ` surprises ' are really surprising.",0,negative
 a rare and lightly entertaining,1,positive
+"stuffy, full of itself,",0,negative
 particularly innovative,1,positive
 "the work of an artist tormented by his heritage, using his storytelling ability to honor the many faceless victims.",1,positive
+is enough to give you brain strain,0,negative
 its moving story,1,positive
 to ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you,1,positive
-leavened by a charm that's conspicuously missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout,0,negative
+often contradictory,0,negative
 "gentle, mesmerizing",1,positive
 as appalling as any ` comedy ',0,negative
 a passionately inquisitive film,1,positive
 a glib but bouncy bit,1,positive
 ( assayas ' ) homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality,1,positive
-a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title,0,negative
+"awfully good, achingly human picture",1,positive
+thrills and extreme,1,positive
+", memorable cinematic experience",1,positive
 from mtv schmucks who do n't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes,0,negative
 favor,1,positive
-"... is, also, frequently hilarious.",1,positive
-sharp as the original,1,positive
+desperate attempt,0,negative
+petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars,0,negative
 dangerous,0,negative
 "spirals downward, and thuds to the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion",0,negative
-living far too much in its own head,0,negative
 most magical and,1,positive
-well paced and satisfying,1,positive
+is certainly easy to watch.,1,positive
+"in fact, it's quite fun in places.",1,positive
 "terminally bland, painfully slow and needlessly confusing ... the movie, shot on digital videotape rather than film, is frequently indecipherable.",0,negative
-"is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid",0,negative
 comes at film with bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary.,1,positive
-may pick up new admirers,1,positive
+steals so freely from other movies and,0,negative
 in marriage,1,positive
 breathes life into a roll that could have otherwise been bland and run of the mill.,1,positive
 hard to understand,0,negative
+turn this fairly parochial melodrama into something really rather special,1,positive
 to keep letting go at all the wrong moments,0,negative
-fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic,0,negative
 "stinks from start to finish, like a wet burlap sack of gloom",0,negative
 "who is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
 creeps,0,negative
 an exhilarating experience.,1,positive
 take me back to a time before i saw this movie,0,negative
+"a colorful, vibrant introduction to a universal human impulse",1,positive
+that sucks you in and dares you not to believe it,1,positive
 moore provides an invaluable service by sparking debate and encouraging thought.,1,positive
-"star power,",1,positive
-of wit and dignity,1,positive
+energetic and sweetly,1,positive
 amiable picture,1,positive
+"niccol the filmmaker merges his collaborators ' symbolic images with his words, insinuating, for example, that in hollywood, only god speaks to the press",1,positive
 moving and weighty,1,positive
-"so muddled, repetitive and ragged that it says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker's characteristic style.",0,negative
+catch it ... if you can,1,positive
 times when the film's reach exceeds its grasp,0,negative
 gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life's ultimate losers.,1,positive
 "retelling a historically significant, and personal, episode",1,positive
 's a drag how nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding.,0,negative
-now and then without in any way demeaning its subjects,1,positive
+"little melodramatic, but with",0,negative
 attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned,0,negative
 how admirably,1,positive
+starts off so bad,0,negative
 punctuated by flying guts,0,negative
-"fails on its own, but makes you second-guess your affection for the original",0,negative
-could feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy,0,negative
 by turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy.,0,negative
+"succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics, delivering a series of abrasive, stylized sequences that burn themselves upon the viewer's memory.",1,positive
 to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits,0,negative
-"make you put away the guitar, sell the amp, and apply to medical school",0,negative
 "the film is moody, oozing, chilling and heart-warming all at once ... a twisting, unpredictable, cat-and-mouse thriller.",1,positive
 of credible gender-provoking philosophy,1,positive
-of sensual delights and simmering violence,1,positive
 none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits,0,negative
-"a summer of teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop",0,negative
 "the following things are not at all entertaining : the bad sound, the lack of climax and, worst of all, watching seinfeld ( who is also one of the film's producers ) do everything he can to look like a good guy.",0,negative
 mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved,0,negative
 presented with great sympathy and intelligence,1,positive
+this is one summer film that satisfies,1,positive
 like a term paper,0,negative
-"an overly familiar scenario is made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget, video-shot, debut indie effort.",1,positive
 with sensitivity and skill,1,positive
-'s hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie.,0,negative
+"to hang broad, mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming",0,negative
 falls back on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy.,0,negative
 ", never rises above the level of a telanovela.",0,negative
 has its redundancies,0,negative
 "as in aimless, arduous, and arbitrary.",0,negative
 contrived and predictable,0,negative
-"stupid,",0,negative
+'s a rare window on an artistic collaboration.,1,positive
+moving and not infrequently breathtaking film,1,positive
+"90-minute, four-star movie",1,positive
 "the pacing is deadly, the narration helps little",0,negative
+"this rich, bittersweet israeli documentary,",1,positive
 well-crafted film,1,positive
 that have all but ruined his career,0,negative
 is an ` action film ' mired in stasis.,1,positive
 this is even better than the fellowship.,1,positive
-quite one of the worst movies of the year,0,negative
+is still charming,1,positive
 a sophisticated flower child's,1,positive
 ") story becomes a hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
+ki-deok,1,positive
 that memorable,1,positive
-be forgettable,0,negative
 excellent music,1,positive
 "is a gentle film with dramatic punch, a haunting ode to humanity",1,positive
 ... a quietly introspective portrait of the self-esteem of employment and the shame of losing a job,1,positive
 proof once again that if the filmmakers just follow the books,0,negative
 "'s muy loco, but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of `` dragonfly.",0,negative
-with promise,1,positive
 reel in the audience,1,positive
-the concert footage is stirring,1,positive
-clean and,1,positive
-horrible movie,0,negative
 to inject farcical raunch,0,negative
-the lazy material and the finished product's unshapely look,0,negative
 "in this sense the movie becomes a study of the gambles of the publishing world, offering a case study that exists apart from all the movie's political ramifications",1,positive
 could hardly ask for more,1,positive
 graceful dual narrative,1,positive
 "to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's",0,negative
-a listless climb,0,negative
-"involved,",1,positive
 among the many pleasures,1,positive
+"combines psychological drama, sociological reflection, and high-octane thriller.",1,positive
 the humor wry,1,positive
+is n't as weird as it ought to be.,0,negative
 strength and sense,1,positive
 its punchy style promises,1,positive
-is quite beautiful,1,positive
 is playful but highly studied and dependent for its success on a patient viewer,1,positive
-virtually plotless,0,negative
 "as if solondz had two ideas for two movies, could n't really figure out how to flesh either out",0,negative
 a thought-provoking and often-funny drama about isolation,1,positive
 is notable for its sheer audacity and openness.,1,positive
 you wish he 'd gone the way of don simpson,0,negative
+throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling,0,negative
 that even he seems embarrassed to be part of,0,negative
 sickeningly real,1,positive
-radical action,1,positive
 complete shambles,0,negative
+"whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented",0,negative
 brought me uncomfortably close to losing my lunch,0,negative
+beautiful and mysterious,1,positive
 forgotten 10 minutes,0,negative
 its convolutions,0,negative
 "then again, in a better movie, you might not have noticed.",0,negative
+"a talking head documentary, but a great one",1,positive
 begin to long for the end credits as the desert does for rain,0,negative
-if it had just gone that one step further,0,negative
-", this is one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen.",1,positive
-that's its first sign of trouble.,0,negative
+"story to suit the sensibilities of a young american, a decision that plucks `` the four feathers ''",1,positive
+a persuasive,1,positive
+monumental as disney's 1937 breakthrough,1,positive
 attractive and talented,1,positive
+takes on nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving into required reading,0,negative
+perversely,0,negative
+seemingly sincere personal reflection,1,positive
 wrap the proceedings up neatly,1,positive
+'s the perfect cure for insomnia,0,negative
 death and mind-numbing indifference on the inner-city streets,0,negative
 emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt,1,positive
-a powerful sequel and one of the best films of the year,1,positive
+mind-bender.,1,positive
 's an enthusiastic charm in fire that makes the formula fresh again,1,positive
 "with better characters, some genuine quirkiness and at least a measure of style",1,positive
 own brilliance,1,positive
-"deuces wild, which was shot two years ago, has been gathering dust on mgm's shelf",0,negative
-is the drama within the drama,1,positive
+such a good job of it,1,positive
 "and thanks to kline's superbly nuanced performance, that pondering is highly pleasurable.",1,positive
 "that rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as a film of magic and whimsy for children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death, both pro and con, for adults.",1,positive
 "their sexual and romantic tension, while never really vocalized, is palpable",1,positive
-"enjoyably dumb, sweet, and intermittently hilarious --",1,positive
-"be captivated, as i was, by its moods, and by its subtly transformed star",1,positive
-wears its empowerment,1,positive
+peevish,0,negative
+as crisp and to the point,1,positive
+greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise,1,positive
 "... a low rate annie featuring some kid who ca n't act, only echoes of jordan, and weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school.",0,negative
-the punch lines,1,positive
 "imagine a film that begins as a seven rip-off, only to switch to a mix of the shining, the thing, and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s.",0,negative
-visually masterful work,1,positive
-grows boring despite the scenery,0,negative
 wannabe film --,0,negative
-need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter,0,negative
 the best sports movie i 've ever seen.,1,positive
 love sweetly,1,positive
 the movie does n't add anything fresh to the myth.,0,negative
-obsessively,0,negative
 ", it's a very very strong `` b +.''",1,positive
 made a more sheerly beautiful film,1,positive
 there is simply not enough of interest onscreen to sustain its seventy-minute running time.,0,negative
 a lovely film for the holiday season.,1,positive
-"skins has a desolate air, but eyre, a native american raised by white parents, manages to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor.",1,positive
 "in other words, it's badder than bad.",0,negative
+messing,0,negative
 dabbles all around,0,negative
+"cacoyannis ' vision is far less mature, interpreting the play as a call for pity and sympathy for anachronistic phantasms haunting the imagined glory of their own pasts.",0,negative
 ", scratch is great fun, full of the kind of energy it's documenting.",1,positive
-merely bad rather than,0,negative
 the strain of its plot contrivances,0,negative
-by anne-sophie birot,1,positive
-strangely,0,negative
+have n't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered.,0,negative
 a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion,0,negative
 banter-filled comedy,1,positive
 ", you 'll still have a good time.''",1,positive
@@ -21317,74 +21296,80 @@ poo-poo jokes are ` edgy,0,negative
 "hurried, badly cobbled look",0,negative
 know what it wants to be,1,positive
 "to make the film relevant today, without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place",0,negative
+adds substantial depth to this shocking testament to anti-semitism and neo-fascism,1,positive
 is so thoughtlessly assembled.,0,negative
 the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows,1,positive
+"are simply named the husband, the wife and the kidnapper, emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort",0,negative
 smug or sanctimonious,0,negative
 just lazy,0,negative
 "is like sitting in a downtown café, overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing, and desperately wishing you could change tables",0,negative
 to the annoying score to ` special effects ' by way of replacing objects in a character's hands below the camera line,0,negative
+intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
 intriguing and realistic,1,positive
-be better as a diary or documentary,0,negative
 "this man so watchable is a tribute not only to his craft, but to his legend",1,positive
-filming the teeming life,1,positive
 is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters,0,negative
 landmark as monumental as disney's 1937 breakthrough snow white and the seven dwarfs,1,positive
 romp that will have viewers guessing just who's being conned right up to the finale,1,positive
 everything meshes in this elegant entertainment,1,positive
-tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment,0,negative
 hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion,0,negative
 enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out,1,positive
+disappointingly,0,negative
 "a badly edited, 91-minute trailer",0,negative
-"throughout all the tumult, a question comes to mind : so why is this so boring?",0,negative
 the pleasure of watching them,1,positive
+impossible,0,negative
 but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches,0,negative
 "the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor, and when it does elect to head off in its own direction, it employs changes that fit it well rather than ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities",1,positive
-should make it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come.,1,positive
+"the explosion essentially ruined -- or, rather, overpowered -- the fiction of the movie for me",0,negative
 the actors ' perfect comic timing and,1,positive
-different than anything that's been done before,1,positive
 paean,1,positive
 a surprisingly ` solid ' achievement by director,1,positive
+in the way they help increase an average student's self-esteem,1,positive
 's too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience,0,negative
 ", endearing, masterful",1,positive
 "intriguing, provocative",1,positive
 unnoticed and underappreciated,0,negative
 satisfying complete picture,1,positive
 "a confident, richly acted, emotionally devastating piece of work and 2002's first great film",1,positive
+sublimely beautiful,1,positive
 "that real natural, even-flowing tone",1,positive
+"hold dear about cinema, only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage",0,negative
 the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters and futuristic women in skimpy clothes,0,negative
 what sets this romantic comedy apart from most hollywood romantic comedies is its low-key way of tackling what seems like done-to-death material.,1,positive
 is hartley's least accessible screed yet,0,negative
-is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else,0,negative
 suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies,0,negative
+encumbers itself with complications,0,negative
 "for in drama, suspense, revenge, and romance",1,positive
 that gave people seizures,0,negative
 "a wise and powerful tale of race and culture forcefully told, with superb performances throughout",1,positive
+horribly wrong,0,negative
 to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime's ` red shoe diaries,0,negative
 "speaks volumes, offering up a hallucinatory dreamscape that frustrates and captivates",1,positive
+woven together handsomely,1,positive
+to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses,0,negative
 the verdict : two bodies and hardly a laugh between them,0,negative
-kooky which should appeal to women,1,positive
 is an odd but ultimately satisfying blend of the sophomoric and the sublime,1,positive
 the only pain you 'll feel as the credits roll is your stomach grumbling for some tasty grub.,0,negative
+maddeningly,0,negative
 complain that ` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore,0,negative
 a manipulative whitewash,0,negative
-the film presents visceral and dangerously honest revelations about the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet.,1,positive
 "at the very root of his contradictory, self-hating, self-destructive ways",0,negative
-"making kahlo's art a living, breathing part of the movie, often",1,positive
 "more confused, less interesting and more",0,negative
+portrays their cartoon counterparts well ...,1,positive
 much of the action takes place,1,positive
 a worldly-wise and very funny script,1,positive
 "the whole affair, true story or not, feels incredibly hokey ... ( it ) comes off like a hallmark commercial.",0,negative
-a terrible adaptation,0,negative
 revealing nothing,0,negative
-"is a tart, smart breath of fresh air",1,positive
 "what's most memorable about circuit is that it's shot on digital video, whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb.",1,positive
-"marvel at the sometimes murky, always brooding look of i",1,positive
-"penetrating, potent exploration",1,positive
-must have read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame.',0,negative
+love's,1,positive
+lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting,1,positive
+an overflowing septic tank,0,negative
 prefabricated story elements,0,negative
+musical numbers,1,positive
 of loving,1,positive
-", interest can not be revived.",0,negative
+"i thought the relationships were wonderful,",1,positive
+"outside of burger's desire to make some kind of film, it's really unclear why this project was undertaken",0,negative
 is cumbersome,0,negative
+a calculating fiend or,0,negative
 this deeply affecting film,1,positive
 equals the sum of its pretensions,0,negative
 's not very well shot or composed or edited,0,negative
@@ -21395,29 +21380,24 @@ of almost bergmanesque intensity,1,positive
 a sharp movie,1,positive
 "'s amusing enough while you watch it, offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a.'s show-biz and media",1,positive
 ", you 're likely wondering why you 've been watching all this strutting and posturing.",0,negative
-"the movie is loaded with good intentions, but in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story, minac drains his movie of all individuality.",0,negative
 positively thrilling combination,1,positive
-energy and geniality,1,positive
-split up so that it can do even more damage,0,negative
 high crimes steals so freely from other movies and combines enough disparate types of films that it ca n't help but engage an audience.,1,positive
 the lively intelligence,1,positive
-reasonably intelligent,1,positive
 until its final minutes this is a perceptive study of two families in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity.,0,negative
-"it may not be a great piece of filmmaking, but its power comes from its soul's - eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice, at least as represented by this case",0,negative
-"warm in its loving yet unforgivingly inconsistent depiction of everyday people, relaxed in its perfect quiet pace and proud in its message.",1,positive
-inspirational prep-school professors,1,positive
-"collapses into an inhalant blackout, maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension",0,negative
+is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure,0,negative
+just sneers,0,negative
+congrats disney on a job,1,positive
 dull,0,negative
 irritatingly,0,negative
 "originality, humor and pathos",1,positive
-more mature,1,positive
+botching,0,negative
 the concentration,1,positive
 skillful and,1,positive
 's such a mechanical endeavor ( that ) it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it,0,negative
 the dead ( water ) weight of the other,0,negative
-fallen,0,negative
 rude and crude humor,0,negative
 can both maintain and dismantle the facades that his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace.,1,positive
+the last kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding,0,negative
 "a choppy, surface-effect feeling",0,negative
 it ) comes off like a hallmark commercial,0,negative
 it avoids the obvious with humor and lightness,1,positive
@@ -21425,141 +21405,142 @@ cause parents a few sleepless hours,0,negative
 "truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy or a sappy",1,positive
 he has at least one more story to tell : his own.,1,positive
 grief drives her,0,negative
+constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination,1,positive
 is n't.,0,negative
-"though there are many tense scenes in trapped, they prove more distressing than suspenseful.",0,negative
 see one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
-actor to lead a group of talented friends astray,0,negative
+sucking,0,negative
 manage to keep things interesting,1,positive
 the gorgeous piano,1,positive
 acumen,1,positive
 and paper-thin supporting characters,0,negative
-won,1,positive
+any reasonably creative eighth-grader,0,negative
 eloquent clarity,1,positive
 "figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand, either",0,negative
 "it may not be particularly innovative, but the film's crisp, unaffected style and air of gentle longing make it unexpectedly rewarding",1,positive
+happens to be that rarity among sequels,1,positive
+"the modest, crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself",1,positive
 wasted like deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk,0,negative
-"anyone who welcomes a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor should take pleasure in this crazed, joyous romp of a film.",1,positive
 that do n't care about being stupid,0,negative
 this movie just goes on and on and on and on,0,negative
-"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places, unexamined lives.",1,positive
+that it's offensive,0,negative
 even though i could not stand them,0,negative
 "an unsettling sight, and indicative of his, if you will, out-of-kilter character",0,negative
 prime,1,positive
-watchable,1,positive
+taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all,0,negative
 rise above its disgusting source material,1,positive
 to raise audience's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll,1,positive
+are certainly welcome,1,positive
 "fontaine masterfully creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict, inextricably entwined through family history, each seeing himself in the other, neither liking what he sees.",1,positive
+of nazi politics and aesthetics,0,negative
 "treat its characters, weak and strong, as fallible human beings, not caricatures",1,positive
+"presented in such a lousy way, complete with some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments, that it's impossible to care",0,negative
 adults behave like kids,0,negative
-rodriguez does a splendid job of racial profiling hollywood style -- casting excellent latin actors of all ages -- a trend long overdue.,1,positive
+"a sensitive, modest comic tragedy",1,positive
 both inspiring and pure joy,1,positive
+every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0,negative
 shame americans,0,negative
-uncomfortable movie,0,negative
-a wild ride of a movie that keeps throwing fastballs,1,positive
 handheld,1,positive
 "`` bad '' is the operative word for `` bad company, ''",0,negative
 b.s. one another,0,negative
 exquisitely performed,1,positive
 a live-wire film,1,positive
-"if you like blood, guts and crazy beasts stalking men with guns though ... you will likely enjoy this monster.",1,positive
 a funny little movie,1,positive
 crudity,0,negative
-before the plot kicks into gear,1,positive
+that only self-aware neurotics engage in,0,negative
 "is nearly incoherent, an excuse to get to the closing bout ... by which time it's impossible to care who wins.",0,negative
 uninspired story,0,negative
 the movie is not as terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it.,0,negative
-comedy goes,1,positive
 watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say,0,negative
-"low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography, complete with visible boom mikes",0,negative
-taking them,1,positive
+blown,0,negative
+"been there, done that, liked it much better",0,negative
 of denial,0,negative
-from a director beginning to resemble someone's crazy french grandfather,0,negative
+wow,1,positive
 dripping with cliche and,0,negative
 she's pretty and,1,positive
+narcissism and self-congratulation,0,negative
 "a compelling yarn, but not quite a",1,positive
+immensely,1,positive
 about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family,0,negative
+offers a persuasive look at a defeated but defiant nation in flux.,1,positive
+have fun in this cinematic sandbox,1,positive
 children and adults enamored of all things pokemon,1,positive
+casual filmgoers,1,positive
 poor hermocrates and leontine,0,negative
 irredeemably awful.,0,negative
+deeply touching melodrama,1,positive
+for industrial-model meat freezers,0,negative
+deliver,1,positive
 "... an eerily suspenseful, deeply absorbing piece that works as a treatise on spirituality as well as a solid sci-fi thriller.",1,positive
 no aspirations,0,negative
 "sounds, and feels more like an extended, open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story",1,positive
 mildly engaging central romance,1,positive
-"carrying this wafer-thin movie on his nimble shoulders, chan wades through putrid writing, direction and timing with a smile that says, ` if i stay positive, maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures, drunken master.'",0,negative
-his secret life enters the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles,0,negative
-gripping and,1,positive
-"'s now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary",1,positive
+"figures prominently in this movie,",1,positive
 "middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics",0,negative
 blaxploitation,0,negative
 is one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs.,1,positive
-at their noble endeavor,1,positive
+"is so bad,",0,negative
 that it's inauthentic at its core,0,negative
-the quirky and recessive charms,1,positive
 "this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece, in treading the line between sappy and sanguine,",1,positive
-valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone,0,negative
 ", unfortunately, is a little too in love with its own cuteness",0,negative
-"parker and co-writer catherine di napoli are faithful to melville's plotline, they and a fully engaged supporting cast ... have made the old boy's characters more quick-witted than any english lit",1,positive
 pretend it's a werewolf itself by avoiding eye contact and walking slowly away,0,negative
-this mess,0,negative
-of obnoxious,0,negative
-"find an escape clause and avoid seeing this trite, predictable rehash",0,negative
+feels at odds with the rest of the film,0,negative
+to lend some dignity to a dumb story,0,negative
+stress ` dumb.',0,negative
 "inane, humorless and under-inspired",0,negative
+the man who wrote rocky does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this.,0,negative
 a rounded and revealing overview of this ancient holistic healing system,1,positive
-something serious to say about the ways in which extravagant chance can distort our perspective and throw us off the path of good sense,1,positive
+rote drivel,0,negative
 "the case with ambitious, eager first-time filmmakers",0,negative
 subtlety and warmth,1,positive
 -- do n't worry,1,positive
 shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary,0,negative
-work better as a real documentary without the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative,0,negative
-"in this film, every shot enhances the excellent performances",1,positive
+often intense character study,1,positive
+a funny no-brainer,1,positive
+satire and unabashed sweetness,1,positive
+inconclusive ending,0,negative
 strong directorial stamp,1,positive
 a comedy that swings and jostles to the rhythms of life,1,positive
-cool.,1,positive
 "not really know who `` they '' were, what `` they '' looked like",0,negative
+"the movie is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession, and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the `` webcast.''",0,negative
 as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice,0,negative
-", i 'd recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes.",0,negative
-the filmmakers needed more emphasis on the storytelling and less on the glamorous machine that thrusts the audience into a future they wo n't much care about.,0,negative
+"astonishing is n't the word -- neither is incompetent, incoherent or just plain crap",0,negative
+leatherbound,1,positive
 "the film succeeds with its dark, delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them.",1,positive
-adaptation's success,1,positive
 genitals,1,positive
 nearly epic,1,positive
-"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it, and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it.",1,positive
-proceeds to flop,0,negative
 "a fine,",1,positive
 "an odd, haphazard, and inconsequential romantic comedy",0,negative
 kind of terrific,1,positive
 intricate preciseness,1,positive
-his most personal,1,positive
 "well, this movie proves you wrong on both counts.",0,negative
-", the emperor's club turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach.",0,negative
-jolie's hideous yellow,0,negative
 "made, on all levels, that it does n't even qualify as a spoof of such",0,negative
-disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel,0,negative
-will leave fans clamoring for another ride,1,positive
+their perceptiveness about their own situations,1,positive
 fuse at least three dull plots,0,negative
 notable for its stylistic austerity and forcefulness,1,positive
-becomes distasteful and downright creepy,0,negative
+be why it's so successful at lodging itself in the brain,1,positive
 terrific story,1,positive
-"if you think it's a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman's clothes, then you 'll enjoy the hot chick.",1,positive
-"garcia, who perfectly portrays the desperation of a very insecure man",1,positive
-"is it a charming, funny and beautifully crafted import",1,positive
+you 're too interested to care.,1,positive
 biased,0,negative
 "warm, fuzzy",1,positive
 "'s funny,",1,positive
 "spreads itself too thin, leaving these actors, as well as the members of the commune,",0,negative
+the charm and little,1,positive
 "the piano teacher, like its title character, is repellantly out of control.",0,negative
 obsessive love,1,positive
 "of a deeply humanistic artist who, in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic",1,positive
 there is a strong directorial stamp on every frame of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye.,1,positive
 it could have been something special,0,negative
+"because there's not an original character, siuation or joke in the entire movie",0,negative
 feel my eyelids ... getting ... very,0,negative
 is frequently overwrought and crudely literal,0,negative
+works so well,1,positive
+is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre,1,positive
 "this fascinating look at israel in ferment feels as immediate as the latest news footage from gaza and, because of its heightened, well-shaped dramas, twice as powerful.",1,positive
 "appalling,",0,negative
 interested in entertaining itself,1,positive
-a mood that's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion,1,positive
+is wise,1,positive
 its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work,0,negative
-himself can take credit for most of the movie's success.,1,positive
+vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny,0,negative
 an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture,1,positive
 "a chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece ...",0,negative
 serenity,1,positive
@@ -21567,98 +21548,101 @@ a radiant character portrait,1,positive
 schrader relies on subtle ironies and visual devices to convey point of view.,1,positive
 most unpleasant things,0,negative
 psychotic,0,negative
-to the head of the class of women's films,1,positive
+just too silly and sophomoric to ensnare its target audience.,0,negative
 psychological thriller,1,positive
 "the plot grows thin soon, and you find yourself praying for a quick resolution.",0,negative
+its sense of fun or energy,1,positive
 "an eloquent, reflective and beautifully acted meditation on both the profoundly devastating events of one year ago and the slow, painful healing process that has followed in their wake.",1,positive
 could have -- should have -- been allowed,0,negative
-sade achieves the near-impossible,1,positive
 "makes sense, with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks",0,negative
 pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
-better than sorcerer's stone,1,positive
 is beautiful,1,positive
 "hypnotically dull, relentlessly downbeat, laughably predictable wail pitched to the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry.",0,negative
 decides,1,positive
 "cold, nervy and memorable.",1,positive
-making the right choice in the face of tempting alternatives,1,positive
 british comedy,1,positive
-'s as lumpy as two-day old porridge ...,0,negative
+brilliant motion picture,1,positive
 see this movie with my sisters,1,positive
+amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's,1,positive
 the most entertaining moments,1,positive
 compelling dramatic means,1,positive
+its sheer dynamism,1,positive
 reveals itself,1,positive
 large rewards,1,positive
-freely,1,positive
+easily accessible stories,1,positive
 sulky teen drama and,0,negative
 sports-movie triumph,1,positive
 with some laughs and a smile,1,positive
 a smutty guilty pleasure,1,positive
+none of them are ever any good,0,negative
 this is n't a new idea.,0,negative
 it's true,1,positive
-to be too great,1,positive
 "there's little to recommend snow dogs, unless one considers cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity.",0,negative
 a powerful look at a failure of our justice system,1,positive
 "both an admirable reconstruction of terrible events, and a fitting",1,positive
+sleep-inducing thriller,0,negative
 "delicate balance of style, text, and subtext that's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance",1,positive
+warned,0,negative
 the film opens with maggots crawling on a dead dog,0,negative
+is more in love with strangeness than excellence.,1,positive
 an unsuccessful attempt at a movie of ideas.,0,negative
-scariest movie,1,positive
-"tragedy, bravery, political intrigue, partisans and sabotage",1,positive
+", duty and friendship",1,positive
 all the stomach-turning violence,0,negative
-hope the movie is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness,1,positive
-is worth searching out.,1,positive
+uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest,0,negative
+"its power comes from its soul's - eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice, at least as represented by this case",1,positive
+are until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching,1,positive
 "the charm of the first movie is still there, and the story feels like the logical, unforced continuation of the careers of a pair of spy kids",1,positive
 workmanlike in the extreme,1,positive
-"this movie, a certain scene in particular, brought me uncomfortably close to losing my lunch.",0,negative
 "each story is built on a potentially interesting idea, but",1,positive
-other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap,0,negative
+you 're never quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins,0,negative
+strays past the two and a half mark,0,negative
+dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances,0,negative
 cinematic tragedies,0,negative
+", ` blade ii ' just does n't cut it",0,negative
 a much funnier film with a similar theme,1,positive
-charming result,1,positive
-disney's great past,1,positive
-life-altering,1,positive
+hyper-realistic images,1,positive
+wondrous love story,1,positive
+emotional depth,1,positive
 sneaks up on you,1,positive
-davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy,1,positive
+find little of interest,0,negative
 among the best films of the year,1,positive
-between realistic characters,1,positive
-a terrific performance in this fascinating portrait of a modern lothario,1,positive
-"driven by the pathetic idea that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape, it must be labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '",0,negative
+goofy way,1,positive
+a compelling investigation of faith versus intellect,1,positive
+"lee seems just as expectant of an adoring, wide-smiling reception.",1,positive
 at cheapening it,0,negative
 "'re just a couple of cops in copmovieland, these two",0,negative
-riveted to our seats,1,positive
+'s not too much of anything.,0,negative
+it's still a guilty pleasure to watch.,1,positive
 as their natural instinct for self-preservation,1,positive
-of the delusional personality type,0,negative
-that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself,1,positive
-hitting below the belt,0,negative
-"in retelling a historically significant, and personal, episode detailing how one international city welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees while the world's democracie",1,positive
-brought to life on the big screen.,1,positive
-"poor editing, bad bluescreen",0,negative
+"be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, waiting for happiness",0,negative
+at once both refreshingly different and,1,positive
 sparse but oddly compelling,1,positive
-"it's also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american, i might add -- slice of comedic bliss.",1,positive
+"nothing overly original, mind you, but solidly entertaining.",1,positive
+as another key contribution,1,positive
 provides an invaluable service by sparking debate and encouraging thought.,1,positive
-subzero version,0,negative
 gets the tone just right -- funny in the middle of sad in the middle of hopeful.,1,positive
 "of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger )",0,negative
-nothing's happening,0,negative
+the problem is the needlessly poor quality of its archival prints and film footage.,0,negative
+to see a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion,1,positive
 the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing,0,negative
-full of life and small delights --,1,positive
 to imagine acting that could be any flatter,0,negative
 a well-deserved reputation,1,positive
-the rotting underbelly of middle america,0,negative
-remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics,1,positive
 the working,1,positive
 such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project,1,positive
 magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy,1,positive
 impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial,1,positive
-good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone,0,negative
-"boy, has this franchise ever run out of gas.",0,negative
+"a most traditional, reserved kind of filmmaking",1,positive
 "newcastle, the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style",1,positive
-a pleasant and engaging enough,1,positive
+the most unpleasant things,0,negative
+believable and,1,positive
+'s a feel-good movie about which you can actually feel good.,1,positive
+heartwarming,1,positive
+evokes the 19th century with a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking,1,positive
 awarded mythic status in contemporary culture,1,positive
 because it does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length,0,negative
-'s face is ) an amazing slapstick instrument,1,positive
+funny stuff,1,positive
 every note rings false.,0,negative
-"a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy or",0,negative
+a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese,1,positive
 brought down,0,negative
 's also somewhat clumsy.,0,negative
 "i liked the movie, but i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further.",1,positive
@@ -21668,19 +21652,15 @@ quiet,0,negative
 time stinker,0,negative
 "will win you over, in a big way",1,positive
 ", it deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still, 20 years later.",1,positive
-a fascinating study of isolation and frustration,1,positive
+something impressive and yet lacking about everything,1,positive
 "have easily become a cold, calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking",1,positive
 raw emotion,1,positive
-wholesome fantasy,1,positive
-will be occupied for 72 minutes.,1,positive
-odd and,0,negative
 "is a strength of a documentary to disregard available bias,",1,positive
 egypt from 1998,1,positive
 "is remarkably fuddled about motives and context, which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats )",0,negative
-a certain robustness,1,positive
 "some movies suck you in despite their flaws, and heaven is one such beast.",1,positive
+only dull,0,negative
 the amateurish,0,negative
-", but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés.",0,negative
 thanks,1,positive
 a load of good,1,positive
 a semi-autobiographical film that's so sloppily written and cast that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer had anything to do with it.,0,negative
@@ -21689,183 +21669,186 @@ a semi-autobiographical film that's so sloppily written and cast that you can no
 "feels like a teenybopper ed wood film, replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama",0,negative
 "leave it to the french to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy or a sappy melodrama.",1,positive
 a compelling look,1,positive
-gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls.,1,positive
+in some delightful work on indie projects,1,positive
+and much better,1,positive
 whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid,0,negative
-through a prism,0,negative
+understands the grandness of romance,1,positive
+seem to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other.,0,negative
 is one that should be thrown back in the river,0,negative
-moron,0,negative
 overladen,0,negative
 as monumental as disney's 1937 breakthrough,1,positive
-the powder blues and sun-splashed whites of tunis make an alluring backdrop for this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs.,1,positive
 home alabama,1,positive
 might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill,0,negative
+a reasonable degree,1,positive
 "is one of those crass, contrived sequels that not only fails on its own, but makes you second-guess your affection for the original.",0,negative
-the worst in otherwise talented actors,0,negative
+flawed,0,negative
 a conventional but heartwarming tale,1,positive
 of strong voices,1,positive
+the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
 how both evolve,1,positive
 one of the worst films of 2002,0,negative
 to merely bad rather than painfully awful,0,negative
 is handsome,1,positive
 "in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that, ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year",0,negative
 "growing strange hairs, getting a more mature body, and",1,positive
-a total misfire,0,negative
 turn it off,0,negative
-sheridan's take on the author's schoolboy memoir ... is a rather toothless take on a hard young life,0,negative
 another first-rate performance,1,positive
-excellent latin actors,1,positive
-frighteningly fascinating,1,positive
 and dreary piece,0,negative
 a mall movie designed to kill time,0,negative
 relatively nothing,0,negative
 "after all, it 'll probably be in video stores by christmas, and it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies.",0,negative
+hideous yellow,0,negative
 a quasi-documentary by french filmmaker karim dridi that celebrates the hardy spirit of cuban music.,1,positive
 "ride for the kiddies, with enough eye candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand.",1,positive
-dimness,0,negative
+found his groove,1,positive
+simply a re-hash of the other seven films,0,negative
 the chief reasons brown sugar is such a sweet and sexy film,1,positive
-"this is for the most part a useless movie, even with a great director at the helm.",0,negative
 represents a worthy departure from the culture clash comedies that have marked an emerging indian american cinema.,1,positive
 spiteful idiots,0,negative
-a horrible movie,0,negative
+a consistent embracing humanity,1,positive
 the theater wondering why these people mattered,0,negative
+powerful and astonishingly vivid,1,positive
 fright,0,negative
 should 've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans,0,negative
 a larger-than-life figure,1,positive
 "that does n't offer any insight into why, for instance, good things happen to bad people",0,negative
 this action-thriller/dark comedy is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage.,0,negative
+"ultimately proves tiresome, with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations.",0,negative
 wonderful creatures,1,positive
+stay for the credits,1,positive
 the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget,1,positive
 's because relatively nothing happens.,0,negative
 strong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose,1,positive
+restage the whole thing,0,negative
 characteristically startling visual style,1,positive
-ultimately satisfying,1,positive
+", mr. audiard's direction is fluid and quick.",1,positive
 having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded,0,negative
-a country skunk,0,negative
 revitalize,1,positive
-"showtime is n't particularly assaultive, but it can still make you feel that you never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
+palatable presentation,1,positive
+to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools,0,negative
+camouflaging grotesque narcissism,0,negative
 "when the right movie comes along, especially if it begins with the name of star wars",1,positive
-to the titular character's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own,1,positive
+enjoy this movie,1,positive
 "( i ) t's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context,",1,positive
-the work of a filmmaker who has secrets buried at the heart of his story and knows how to take time revealing them,1,positive
 "in many ways a conventional, even predictable remake",0,negative
 as the worst kind of hubristic folly,0,negative
 "here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad, and his maudlin ending might not have gotten him into film school in the first place",0,negative
 refused to gel,0,negative
 "'s the cute frissons of discovery and humor between chaplin and kidman that keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking, but humming",1,positive
-metropolis is a feast for the eyes.,1,positive
 if the film is well-crafted and this one is,1,positive
-is reliable,1,positive
 "in fact, even better",1,positive
+the early and middle passages,1,positive
 "it falls far short of poetry, but it's not bad prose",1,positive
-"allowing us to find the small, human moments, and",1,positive
 an eminently engrossing film,1,positive
-comic chiller,1,positive
+timeless spectacle,1,positive
 of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain,0,negative
 a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings,1,positive
+greatest adventure,1,positive
 comeback,1,positive
-fashioning an engrossing entertainment out of an almost sure-fire prescription for a critical and commercial disaster,1,positive
-resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors,1,positive
-very distinctive sensibility,1,positive
 an after school special,1,positive
-with their charisma,1,positive
+are well done and perfectly,1,positive
 this cliche pileup,0,negative
 too much ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff,0,negative
+it's better than that eponymous 1980 biopic that used soap in the places where the mysteries lingered,1,positive
+this is an undeniably intriguing film from an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground.,1,positive
 a dazzling dream,1,positive
 enjoy themselves,1,positive
+genre cliches,0,negative
 satisfies with its moving story,1,positive
+the cinematic equivalent,1,positive
 generates an enormous feeling of empathy for its characters.,1,positive
 "be funny, uplifting and moving,",1,positive
 cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,0,negative
 a great companion piece to other napoleon films,1,positive
-decent-enough nail-biter,1,positive
+a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed,0,negative
 picture that does not move.,0,negative
 engrossing melodrama,1,positive
 "as the villainous, lecherous police chief scarpia",0,negative
-film : honest,1,positive
+`` minority report '' astounds.,1,positive
 ", as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs,",0,negative
 "serves as a workable primer for the region's recent history,",1,positive
+wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare,0,negative
 too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman,0,negative
-there surrender $ 9 and,0,negative
+is a rambling examination of american gun culture that uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion through juxtaposition.,0,negative
 seem authentic,1,positive
 heartwarming and,1,positive
-bust,0,negative
-` grandeur ' shots,1,positive
 ", the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness.",0,negative
 being wickedly funny and just plain wicked,1,positive
-... tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot.,0,negative
-new york locales and sharp writing,1,positive
+to whom we might not give a second look if we passed them on the street,0,negative
 evolve,1,positive
-"fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies, and he gives none to the audience",0,negative
+united states,1,positive
 exercise in style and mystification.,1,positive
-to conceive anyone else in their roles,1,positive
+"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception, which, while it may not rival the filmmaker's period pieces, is still very much worth seeing",1,positive
 "broder's screenplay is shallow, offensive and redundant, with pitifully few real laughs.",0,negative
+fewer gags to break the tedium,0,negative
+dodge,1,positive
 trying to get out,1,positive
 "that maybe she, janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another",0,negative
-"is fun, and host to some truly excellent sequences.",1,positive
+dark pit,0,negative
 honored screen veteran,1,positive
 "is the rare common-man artist who's wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and, as it turns out, more fragile -- than happiness.",1,positive
-finds a nice rhythm,1,positive
 which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience,1,positive
+a plethora of engaging diatribes on the meaning of ` home,1,positive
 "to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
 "mysterious,",1,positive
 "conventional -- lots of boring talking heads, etc. --",0,negative
 gives devastating testimony,0,negative
 whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth,0,negative
 "i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop, and its name was earnest.",1,positive
-"this is the kind of movie during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness, at its idiocy, at its utterly misplaced earnestness.",0,negative
+cherish is a dud -- a romantic comedy that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny.,0,negative
 is a great film,1,positive
-wonder.,1,positive
 the actors must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face.,0,negative
 the holes in this film remain agape,0,negative
-coy but exhilarating,1,positive
 "whenever you think you 've seen the end of the movie, we cut to a new scene, which also appears to be the end.",0,negative
 brutally clueless,0,negative
-with pointless extremes,0,negative
-irreconcilable,0,negative
+"leigh is n't breaking new ground, but he knows how a daily grind can kill love.",1,positive
 sensual and,1,positive
 "winning, heartwarming yarn",1,positive
-assault,0,negative
 it is clearly a good thing.,1,positive
-suspenseful argentinian thriller,1,positive
+"more colorful, more playful tone",1,positive
 will anyone who is n't a fangoria subscriber be excited that it has n't gone straight to video?,0,negative
 of hopeful,1,positive
-is nevertheless efficiently amusing for a good while.,1,positive
 "wiseman is patient and uncompromising, letting his camera observe and record the lives of women torn apart by a legacy of abuse",1,positive
 weak script,0,negative
 you 'll be shaking your head all the way to the credits,0,negative
+becomes a sermon for most of its running time.,0,negative
+damning and damned compelling.,1,positive
+the five writers,1,positive
 any fiction,1,positive
-", decisive moments",1,positive
+"blue crush has all the trappings of an energetic, extreme-sports adventure, but ends up more of a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread, with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought.",0,negative
 "did no one on the set have a sense of humor, or did they not have the nerve to speak up?",0,negative
+"'m going to recommend secretary, based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal",1,positive
 worthy substitute,1,positive
 its plot contrivances,0,negative
+allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier,0,negative
+does sound promising in theory,1,positive
 this cinderella story,1,positive
-slopped,0,negative
+"` in this poor remake of such a well loved classic, parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision.'",0,negative
 "smeary and blurry,",0,negative
 a reason the studio did n't offer an advance screening,0,negative
 the less charitable might describe as a castrated,0,negative
 the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks,0,negative
 "-- a retread story, bad writing, and the same old silliness",0,negative
-a visual delight and,1,positive
 for originality of plot,1,positive
+jones has delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama.,1,positive
 could force you to scratch a hole in your head,0,negative
 "not as good as the full monty, but a really strong second effort.",1,positive
 ", surprising romance",1,positive
 preserves tosca's intoxicating ardor through his use of the camera.,1,positive
-detailed down to the signs on the kiosks,1,positive
-palpable chemistry,1,positive
-captures the raw comic energy of one of our most flamboyant female comics.,1,positive
-broad racial insensitivity,0,negative
-"these two literary figures, and even the times",1,positive
+"is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein, and",0,negative
+"makes for perfectly acceptable, occasionally very enjoyable children's entertainment",1,positive
+my enjoyment,1,positive
+"memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and, by extension, its surprises limp and",0,negative
 "despite its sincere acting, signs is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype.",0,negative
-freakshow,0,negative
 authentically,1,positive
 salvation,1,positive
 that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries,1,positive
 this movie proves you wrong on both counts.,1,positive
 "jagged, as if filmed directly from a television monitor,",0,negative
+", truly bad",0,negative
 whole package,1,positive
+moldering,0,negative
 of animation enthusiasts of all ages,1,positive
-possibilities,1,positive
 complete lack,0,negative
 when his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters,1,positive
 transcend its clever concept,1,positive
@@ -21873,120 +21856,121 @@ transcend its clever concept,1,positive
 carries us effortlessly from darkness,1,positive
 make gangster no. 1 a worthwhile moviegoing experience,1,positive
 can find humor,1,positive
-"a routine crime thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors, morgan freeman and ashley judd.",0,negative
 "infuses hubert with a mixture of deadpan cool, wry humor and just the measure of tenderness required to give this comic slugfest some heart",1,positive
-delivers the goods,1,positive
 has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative,0,negative
-rich and exciting,1,positive
-stock footage,0,negative
+there's a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting.,1,positive
 intelligent and,1,positive
 to make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore,0,negative
-"the notion of deleting emotion from people, even in an advanced prozac nation, is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus.",0,negative
 "contains a few big laughs but many more that graze the funny bone or miss it altogether, in part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin.",0,negative
+can take credit for most of the movie's success,1,positive
 achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation with restraint and a delicate ambiguity,1,positive
 an enjoyable trifle,1,positive
-"it winds up moving in many directions as it searches ( vainly, i think ) for something fresh to say.",0,negative
 "the story is lacking any real emotional impact,",0,negative
-you 're willing to have fun with it,1,positive
+is uniquely felt with a sardonic jolt.,1,positive
 will not go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories,0,negative
 proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting,1,positive
 a tale worth catching,1,positive
 "i 'm not a fan of the phrase ` life affirming ' because it usually means ` schmaltzy, '",0,negative
 allows americans to finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
 it offers large rewards,1,positive
-mr. scorsese's bravery and integrity in advancing this vision can hardly be underestimated.,1,positive
+"they works spectacularly well ... a shiver-inducing, nerve-rattling ride.",1,positive
+usual fluttering and stammering,0,negative
 made me realize that we really have n't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since ... well ... since last week's reign of fire,0,negative
-"its courage, ideas",1,positive
 "stuffy, full of itself, morally ambiguous and nothing to shout about.",0,negative
 "klein, charming in comedies like american pie and dead-on in election,",1,positive
 its welcome with audiences several years,1,positive
 rival,0,negative
-pure composition and,1,positive
 share no chemistry or engaging charisma.,0,negative
-"birot creates a drama with such a well-defined sense of place and age -- as in, 15 years old -- that the torments and angst become almost as operatic to us as they are to her characters.",1,positive
+"makes for a touching love story,",1,positive
+an old-fashioned but emotionally stirring adventure tale of the kind they rarely make anymore.,1,positive
+a meaty subject,1,positive
+"does give a taste of the burning man ethos, an appealing blend of counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity",1,positive
+exploitation picture,0,negative
 here leaves a lot to be desired,0,negative
+pathetically,0,negative
 superbly photographed and staged by mendes with a series of riveting set pieces the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen.,1,positive
-strip-mined the monty formula mercilessly since 1997,0,negative
+goofiest,1,positive
+from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,0,negative
+its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion,1,positive
 "exposé, the film ( at 80 minutes ) is actually quite entertaining.",1,positive
 is definitely horse feathers,0,negative
+parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision.',0,negative
 be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around,0,negative
-cute alien creature,1,positive
-to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had,0,negative
 all the small moments and flashbacks,1,positive
 comfort,1,positive
+entertaining two hours,1,positive
+"in a movie full of surprises, the biggest is that secret ballot is a comedy, both gentle and biting.",1,positive
+"a wonderful, imaginative script",1,positive
 just how bad,0,negative
 find love in the most unlikely place,1,positive
 extremely flat lead performance,0,negative
-with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn,1,positive
-the bourne identity should n't be half as entertaining as it is,1,positive
-the scariest movie,1,positive
-"sarandon, who could n't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron",1,positive
+"character portrait, romantic comedy and beat-the-clock thriller",1,positive
 fling,1,positive
-thinking man,1,positive
 ingenious and often harrowing,1,positive
-revenge-of-the-nerds clichés,0,negative
 takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours.,0,negative
 "a directorial tour de force by bernard rose, ivans xtc.",1,positive
-after next,1,positive
+"boredom to the point of collapse, turning into a black hole of dullness",0,negative
 "a vivid, sometimes surreal, glimpse into the mysteries of human behavior.",1,positive
-the wit and revolutionary spirit,1,positive
 about each other against all odds,1,positive
 all that matters,1,positive
+"even if you do n't understand what on earth is going on, this is a movie that will stimulate hours of post viewing discussion, if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why.",1,positive
 "odd, haphazard, and inconsequential romantic",0,negative
 aside from the fact that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea,0,negative
-content and narrative strength,1,positive
-it's a road-trip drama with too many wrong turns.,0,negative
+"wavers between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy, life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial",0,negative
 a grand tour,1,positive
 its clumsiness as its own most damning censure,0,negative
-blasphemous and,0,negative
+gore for suspense.,0,negative
 shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting,1,positive
 "it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves, and it maintains a cool distance from its material that is deliberately unsettling",0,negative
+should drop everything and run to ichi,1,positive
 gutsy,1,positive
 ", i can tell you that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it.",0,negative
+never thought i 'd say this,1,positive
 strong and,1,positive
 a 20-car pileup,0,negative
-tiresome nature,0,negative
 this is beautiful filmmaking from one of french cinema's master craftsmen.,1,positive
 a fresh infusion,1,positive
-"good, dry, reliable textbook",1,positive
-pitiful,0,negative
 "that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip, winking social commentary",1,positive
 expects us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time,0,negative
 getting a more mature body,1,positive
 hilarious dialogue,1,positive
-little revision works,1,positive
 about an unruly adolescent boy who is yearning for adventure and a chance to prove his worth,1,positive
 ", the hours represents two of those well spent",1,positive
-"with more character development this might have been an eerie thriller ; with better payoffs, it could have been a thinking man's monster movie",0,negative
 ", combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat, plodding picture",0,negative
 faked,0,negative
-predictable plotting,0,negative
+"it's light on the chills and heavy on the atmospheric weirdness, and there are moments of jaw-droppingly odd behavior",0,negative
 story which fails to rise above its disgusting source material,0,negative
 the best films of the year,1,positive
-loss and loneliness,0,negative
 adorable,1,positive
 masterfully calibrated,1,positive
-nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor,1,positive
 "into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script, which has a handful of smart jokes",1,positive
-"intense, claustrophobic",0,negative
+'s nothing wrong with that if the film is well-crafted and this one is,1,positive
 more compelling,1,positive
 an established filmmaker,1,positive
 hollywood romance,1,positive
 is its low-key way of tackling what seems like done-to-death material,0,negative
 an intriguing species,1,positive
 "beyond the astute direction of cardoso and beautifully detailed performances by all of the actors, is a note of defiance over social dictates.",1,positive
+with added depth and resonance,1,positive
 one of the best films,1,positive
 the allegory with remarkable skill,1,positive
 has ever suspected hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels,0,negative
 offbeat sensibilities,1,positive
+a classic text since roland joffé and demi moore,1,positive
 like the work of someone,1,positive
+strikes hardest,1,positive
 "( the kid's ) just too bratty for sympathy, and",0,negative
 is an undeniably intriguing film from an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground.,1,positive
+"mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film, which is often preachy and poorly acted.",0,negative
+inelegant,0,negative
 or `` suck '',0,negative
 like the chilled breath of oral storytelling frozen onto film.,1,positive
+succumbs to gravity and plummets,0,negative
+is ( cattaneo ) sophomore slump,0,negative
 comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited,0,negative
 provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable.,1,positive
 ", sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic, and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness.",0,negative
+'s a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
 that he's made at least one damn fine horror movie,1,positive
 comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter,0,negative
 various amusing sidekicks,1,positive
@@ -21997,20 +21981,20 @@ forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone,0,negative
 it pretends to investigate,0,negative
 "it's the kind of under-inspired, overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name.",0,negative
 viva le resistance,1,positive
-magnificent directorial career,1,positive
 won -- and wins still,1,positive
-niro performance,1,positive
-his imagination so vivid,1,positive
-"its heart, as simple self-reflection meditation",1,positive
-timely and,1,positive
+tsai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world's great visual stylists,1,positive
+", energetic and sweetly whimsical",1,positive
+"is definitely its screenplay, both for the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page, and for the memorable character creations",1,positive
 "an important movie, or even a good one",1,positive
-be bad,0,negative
 ", point and purpose",1,positive
-all the sibling rivalry and,0,negative
+put together by some cynical creeps at revolution studios and imagine entertainment to make the suckers out there surrender $ 9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life.,0,negative
+"ms. ramsay and her co-writer, liana dognini, have dramatized the alan warner novel, which itself felt like an answer to irvine welsh's book trainspotting",1,positive
+"his oppressive, right-wing, propriety-obsessed family",0,negative
+"is ultimately what makes shanghai ghetto move beyond a good, dry, reliable textbook and what allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors",1,positive
 you might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around.,0,negative
+sends you away a believer again and quite cheered at just that,1,positive
 "moving, and adventurous directorial debut",1,positive
 "engages us in constant fits of laughter, until we find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story, and end up walking out not only satisfied but also somewhat touched.",1,positive
-the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism,0,negative
 the most compelling performance,1,positive
 dangerous and domineering,0,negative
 too bad the film's story does not live up to its style,0,negative
@@ -22021,12 +22005,10 @@ a small gem of a movie that defies classification and is as thought-provoking as
 suits the script,1,positive
 are put to perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d.,1,positive
 it's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes ... finally seem so impersonal or even shallow.,0,negative
+an imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie,0,negative
 "try as you might to scrutinize the ethics of kaufman's approach, somehow it all comes together to create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment.",1,positive
-spare but quietly effective retelling.,1,positive
 both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb,1,positive
-"maybe it is formula filmmaking, but there's nothing wrong with that if the film is well-crafted and this one is",1,positive
-sad but endearing,1,positive
-... also one of the most curiously depressing,0,negative
+a trend,0,negative
 are put to perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d,1,positive
 has no clue about making a movie,0,negative
 "would n't exist without the precedent of yiddish theater, whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway",1,positive
@@ -22035,84 +22017,83 @@ low comedy,0,negative
 sham actor workshops and an affected malaise,0,negative
 required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come,1,positive
 phoney-feeling,0,negative
+might be intolerable company,0,negative
 "will surely be profane, politically",0,negative
-the amazing film work is so convincing that by movies ' end you 'll swear you are wet in some places and feel sand creeping in others.,1,positive
-dying for this kind of entertainment,1,positive
+exceptional film,1,positive
+flows as naturally,1,positive
 i have to admit i walked out of runteldat.,0,negative
-", 91-minute trailer",0,negative
+"queen of the damned as you might have guessed, makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role -- she does little here but point at things that explode into flame.",0,negative
+are often funny fanatics,1,positive
 of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar,1,positive
 "tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes, most at women's expense.",0,negative
-d ),1,positive
-is familiar but enjoyable,1,positive
+"with an obvious rapport with her actors and a striking style behind the camera, hélène angel is definitely a director to watch.",1,positive
 in engaging the audience in the travails of creating a screenplay,1,positive
 a wooden delivery,0,negative
-with superb performances throughout,1,positive
 villain,0,negative
-as an actress in a role,0,negative
 "an exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit of work, every bit as imperious as katzenberg's the prince of egypt from 1998.",0,negative
+tawdry b-movie scum,0,negative
 that it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film,1,positive
 family-friendly,1,positive
+kudos to the most enchanting film of the year,1,positive
 precious circumstances,1,positive
 the lengths,1,positive
-marveling,1,positive
+for the better,1,positive
+"`` real women have curves '' is a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams.",1,positive
 to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
-what's invigorating about,1,positive
-"has no character, loveable or otherwise",0,negative
-"who's fallen under the sweet, melancholy spell of this unique director's previous films",1,positive
-hate myself most mornings.,0,negative
+"must for fans of british cinema, if only because so many titans of the industry are along for the ride",1,positive
 cho's latest comic set,1,positive
-invaluable historical document thanks,1,positive
+"the redeeming feature of chan's films has always been the action, but the stunts in the tuxedo seem tired and, what's worse, routine",0,negative
 "'s also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly, unabashedly",1,positive
 resembling humor,1,positive
-comes off like a hallmark commercial,0,negative
 of that special fishy community,1,positive
 clockstoppers if you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes.,0,negative
 "throws quirky characters, odd situations, and off-kilter dialogue",0,negative
 talented and notorious subject,1,positive
 the story's pathetic and the gags are puerile.,0,negative
 to find an old flame,1,positive
-"come away thinking not only that kate is n't very bright, but that she has n't been worth caring about and that maybe she, janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another",0,negative
+gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game.,1,positive
 ploddingly sociological,0,negative
 a funny moment or,1,positive
-"the real triumphs in igby come from philippe, who makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines would suggest, and sarandon, who could n't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron.",1,positive
+an enthralling aesthetic experience,1,positive
+topics that could make a sailor blush,0,negative
 heaven,1,positive
-"proven that no amount of imagination, no creature, no fantasy story and no incredibly outlandish scenery",0,negative
-"do cliches, no matter how ` inside ' they are",0,negative
+readily dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,0,negative
 evokes the 19th century with a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking.,1,positive
-never overcomes its questionable satirical ambivalence,0,negative
+its characters ' decisions,0,negative
 great pleasure,1,positive
+household name,1,positive
 "is a non-stop funny feast of warmth, color and cringe.",1,positive
 credit director ramsay for taking the sometimes improbable story and making it feel realistic.,1,positive
-has something interesting to say,1,positive
+sell many records,1,positive
+"the bad sound, the lack of climax and, worst of all",0,negative
 that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women,1,positive
+"has turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused, excruciatingly tedious cinema that, half an hour in, starts making water torture seem appealing.",0,negative
 the film's shortcomings,0,negative
+"'s immensely ambitious, different than anything that's been done before and amazingly successful in terms of what it's trying to do.",1,positive
 "follows the formula,",0,negative
 "that if she had to sit through it again, she should ask for a raise",0,negative
 in a big corner office in hell,0,negative
-cute partnership,1,positive
 gets you riled up,1,positive
 may be the most oddly honest hollywood document of all,1,positive
+inadvertent,0,negative
 generates an enormous feeling of empathy for its characters,1,positive
-before it collapses into exactly the kind of buddy cop comedy,0,negative
-emptiness and,0,negative
 hokum but,0,negative
 worthless,0,negative
-grin,1,positive
-", you might soon be looking for a sign.",0,negative
+of a paint-by-numbers picture,0,negative
+"the off-center humor is a constant, and the ensemble gives it a buoyant delivery.",1,positive
+that he forgets to make it entertaining,0,negative
 has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment,1,positive
-"like the rugrats movies, the wild thornberrys movie does n't offer much more than the series, but its emphasis on caring for animals and respecting other cultures is particularly welcome",1,positive
+must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans,0,negative
 a movie of technical skill and rare depth of intellect and feeling,1,positive
 the kind of energy it's documenting,1,positive
-"nicolas cage is n't the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray,",0,negative
-sharper,1,positive
+"has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller,",1,positive
 "it's nice to see piscopo again after all these years, and chaykin and headly are priceless",1,positive
-"colorful, energetic and sweetly whimsical ...",1,positive
 the best actors,1,positive
 bad reviews,0,negative
 "petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and a wonderful, imaginative script",1,positive
 the charms,1,positive
+early work,1,positive
 ca n't disguise the fact that it's inauthentic at its core and that its story just is n't worth telling,0,negative
-their memorable and resourceful performances,1,positive
 into one terrific story with lots of laughs,1,positive
 engrossing and grim,1,positive
 it drowns in sap.,0,negative
@@ -22120,876 +22101,868 @@ purports to be a hollywood satire but winds up as the kind of film that should b
 the cute frissons of discovery and humor between chaplin and kidman,1,positive
 with this masterful,1,positive
 remind us,1,positive
-a rather listless amble down,0,negative
-"is not, nor will he be, back",0,negative
-no way original,0,negative
 of monster truck-loving good ol' boys and peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids,0,negative
 `` the dangerous lives of altar boys '' has flaws,0,negative
-bona fide,1,positive
 "an inventive,",1,positive
+shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels,0,negative
 cult favorite,1,positive
 "this is the kind of movie that you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself, ` ah, yes, here we have a bad, bad, bad movie.'",0,negative
-bullock's memorable first interrogation of gosling,1,positive
 convey a tiny sense of hope,1,positive
 may marginally enjoy the film,1,positive
 deserves to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies,1,positive
 many ways the perfect festival film :,1,positive
 "a question for philosophers, not filmmakers",0,negative
 "hang broad, mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming",0,negative
-"with few exceptions, it rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it",1,positive
 just how much more grueling and time-consuming,0,negative
-to which the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen,0,negative
+with absurdly inappropriate ` comedy ' scenes,0,negative
+wizened,1,positive
 it drags,0,negative
 throws in enough clever and unexpected twists to make the formula feel fresh.,1,positive
 "characterization, poignancy, and intelligence",1,positive
-`` pretty woman '' wanted to be,1,positive
+", kissing jessica stein is one of the greatest date movies in years.",1,positive
+arduous,0,negative
 "suspense,",1,positive
 barely tolerable,0,negative
 their shallow styles,0,negative
+a brilliant motion picture,1,positive
+buoyant feeling,1,positive
 falls somewhat short,0,negative
 one of the worst movies of one year,0,negative
 that never springs to life,0,negative
-", it has some problems",0,negative
 "brisk, reverent, and subtly different sequel",1,positive
 ", desiccated talent",0,negative
+mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress,0,negative
 sharp objects,1,positive
 "are useful in telling the story, which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal",0,negative
 will be on video long before they grow up and you can wait till then,0,negative
+"it's bright, pristine style and bold colors make it as much fun as reading an oversized picture book before bedtime.",1,positive
 begin to long for the end credits as the desert does for rain.,0,negative
+"the deliberate, tiresome ugliness",0,negative
 a sterling ensemble cast,1,positive
+they may be as history,0,negative
 guarantee,1,positive
-"we cut to a new scene, which also appears to be the end.",0,negative
-less an examination of neo-nazism than a probe into the nature of faith itself.,1,positive
 the only problem,0,negative
+quite enough of them,1,positive
 "this is n't exactly profound cinema, but",0,negative
-will make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one,0,negative
 asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in,0,negative
 "certainly not a good movie, but it was n't horrible either.",0,negative
 is reasonably entertaining,1,positive
 left on a remote shelf,0,negative
-deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell,0,negative
 such clarity,1,positive
 've completely lowered your entertainment standards,0,negative
 "an intelligent, multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation",1,positive
 major waste,0,negative
+their parents would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes.,0,negative
 like to ride bikes,1,positive
-sincere and artful,1,positive
-a shame the marvelous first 101 minutes have to be combined with the misconceived final 5,0,negative
 soulful gravity,1,positive
 mindless without being the peak of all things insipid,0,negative
 is likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses.,0,negative
-better celebration,1,positive
 slick production values,1,positive
-"its compelling mix of trial movie, escape movie and unexpected fable ensures the film never feels draggy.",1,positive
 is fully formed and remarkably assured,1,positive
-line between passion and pretence.,1,positive
 undisputed scores a direct hit.,1,positive
+"people sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and it's all about the silences and if you 're into that, have at it",0,negative
 "to note that this film, like the similarly ill-timed antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget",0,negative
 profound cinema,1,positive
-in spite of its predictability,0,negative
+"flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
 there is no substitute for on-screen chemistry,1,positive
+is sentimental,1,positive
 go but down,0,negative
 "too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads, etc. -- to do the subject matter justice",0,negative
 a feel-good movie that does n't give you enough to feel good about.,0,negative
 aging sandeman,0,negative
+tinny self-righteousness,0,negative
+happy,1,positive
 achieve,1,positive
 'm not exactly sure what this movie thinks it is about.,0,negative
-it's hardly watchable,0,negative
 one suspects that craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison.,0,negative
+twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster,1,positive
 here the love scenes all end in someone screaming.,0,negative
 a cruelly funny twist on teen comedy packed with inventive cinematic tricks and an ironically killer soundtrack,1,positive
+goes beyond his usual fluttering and stammering,1,positive
 "lilo & stitch '' reach the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past, or even that of more recent successes such as `` mulan '' or `` tarzan",1,positive
 '' is never lethargic,1,positive
 "can tell what it is supposed to be, but ca n't really call it a work of art",0,negative
 "is inspiring, ironic, and revelatory of just how ridiculous and money-oriented the record industry really is.",1,positive
 "all the spaces in between filled with fantasies, daydreams, memories and one fantastic visual trope after another",1,positive
 "rousing,",1,positive
-for children,1,positive
+"even in the summertime, the most restless young audience deserves the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities.",0,negative
 very predictable,0,negative
 bad rock concert,0,negative
+"for those who are intrigued by politics of the '70s, the film is every bit as fascinating as it is flawed.",1,positive
 was a freshman fluke,0,negative
-"nohe has made a decent ` intro ' documentary, but he feels like a spectator and not a participant.",0,negative
-ill-fitting,0,negative
+watch these two,1,positive
+to be distasteful to children and adults alike,0,negative
 most breezy movie,1,positive
-hated myself in the morning,0,negative
-seem so impersonal or even shallow,0,negative
-the strength,1,positive
+but darned if it does n't also keep us riveted to our seats.,1,positive
 "just when you think that every possible angle has been exhausted by documentarians, another new film emerges with yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective.",1,positive
 one very funny joke and,1,positive
 's pathetic,0,negative
+that it's the butt of its own joke,0,negative
+to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year,0,negative
 ambitious film,1,positive
 's touching and tender and proves that even in sorrow you can find humor.,1,positive
+terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project,0,negative
 it does a disservice to the audience and to the genre.,0,negative
 's just plain lurid,0,negative
+spends 90 minutes trying figure out whether or not some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid has intentionally left college or was killed.,0,negative
 bad animation and mindless violence,0,negative
-academic,1,positive
 "preposterous, prurient",0,negative
+workmanlike,1,positive
 be drawn in by the sympathetic characters,1,positive
-of love that strikes a very resonant chord,1,positive
-"of the whole slo-mo, double-pistoled, ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action aesthetic",0,negative
 the tale with bogus profundities,0,negative
-a well-made pb & j sandwich,1,positive
+a world where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical,1,positive
+"` moore is like a progressive bull in a china shop, a provocateur crashing into ideas and special-interest groups as he slaps together his own brand of liberalism.'",0,negative
 "'s funny, touching, dramatically forceful, and beautifully shot.",1,positive
-british stage icon,1,positive
 has a film's title served such dire warning.,0,negative
 lacks considerable brio for a film about one of cinema's directorial giants,0,negative
 "if this is cinema, i pledge allegiance to cagney and lacey.",0,negative
 it's icky.,0,negative
 has the capability of effecting change and inspiring hope,1,positive
 's a brazenly misguided project,0,negative
-character-driven storytelling,1,positive
-"every so often a film comes along that is so insanely stupid, so awful in so many ways that watching it leaves you giddy.",0,negative
-"it's meandering, low on energy, and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy",0,negative
 trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge,0,negative
-but no sense of pride or shame,0,negative
+this is one baaaaaaaaad movie.,0,negative
 like their characters,1,positive
 "illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that, while past,",1,positive
+"elegant, witty and beneath a prim exterior",1,positive
 an original and highly cerebral examination of the psychopathic mind,1,positive
 "even when there are lulls, the emotions seem authentic, and the picture is so lovely toward the end ... you almost do n't notice the 129-minute running time",1,positive
-is a tribute,1,positive
 comes far closer than many movies to expressing the way many of us live -- someplace between consuming self-absorption and insistently demanding otherness,1,positive
 the irony is that this film's cast is uniformly superb,1,positive
 "like the rugrats movies, the wild thornberrys movie does n't offer much more than the series, but its emphasis on caring for animals and respecting other cultures is particularly welcome.",1,positive
 "it's a lovely, sad dance highlighted by kwan's unique directing style.",1,positive
-campanella's competent direction,1,positive
 for its sheer audacity and openness,1,positive
 "that's barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all, barely anything",0,negative
 restrained and,0,negative
 entertaining british hybrid,1,positive
-coal is n't as easy to come by as it used to be and this would be a worthy substitute for naughty children's stockings,0,negative
+"the necessary self-control to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy",0,negative
 a hoot,1,positive
+something has been lost in the translation ... another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise.,0,negative
 to dumb down the universe,0,negative
+no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out,0,negative
 a good-natured ensemble comedy that tries hard to make the most of a bumper,1,positive
 the very definition of what critics have come to term an `` ambitious failure,0,negative
-inspiring,1,positive
+shameful,0,negative
+too narrow to attract crossover viewers,0,negative
 "relies less on forced air than on petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and a wonderful, imaginative script by axel hellstenius",1,positive
 the animation and game phenomenon,1,positive
 "jacobi, the most fluent of actors, is given relatively dry material from nijinsky's writings to perform,",0,negative
-backwater,1,positive
-it's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters.,1,positive
+an expiration date passed a long time ago,0,negative
 "sexy, surprising romance",1,positive
+enjoyed themselves,1,positive
+everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are ` edgy,0,negative
 may leave you rolling your eyes in the dark,0,negative
 they might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about.,0,negative
 this film is too busy hitting all of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own.,0,negative
 with an unflappable air of decadent urbanity,1,positive
-"in other words, about as bad a film",0,negative
-'s just tediously bad,0,negative
+"a completely honest, open-hearted film that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it",1,positive
 brooding and slow,0,negative
-rusted-out,0,negative
-that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him,1,positive
-about kicking undead ***,1,positive
+"graphically illustrates the problems of fledgling democracies, but also the strength and sense of freedom the iranian people already possess, with or without access to the ballot box.",1,positive
+the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of,0,negative
+emotionally satisfying,1,positive
+have nothing better to do with 94 minutes,0,negative
+than a spy thriller like the bourne identity,1,positive
 build a feel-good fantasy,1,positive
-fails to keep it up and,0,negative
+who does n't think about percentages all day long,1,positive
 stillborn except as a harsh conceptual exercise,0,negative
-just another teen movie,0,negative
 that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most,0,negative
+lovely,1,positive
+did they not,1,positive
 "is hilariously, gloriously alive, and quite often hotter",1,positive
 is so bleak that it's hardly watchable,0,negative
-'s hard to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie,0,negative
 "was so endlessly, grotesquely,",0,negative
-"while illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that, while past,",1,positive
 "yet another iteration of what's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions, in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble, teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends, family ...",0,negative
 "not, difficult and sad",0,negative
 curves,1,positive
 ... puts enough salt into the wounds of the tortured and self-conscious material to make it sting.,0,negative
 is sure to raise audience's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll.,1,positive
-made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences,1,positive
 the heart and,1,positive
 "a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and",1,positive
-lulls you,0,negative
-it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles.,1,positive
-"weird, wonderful, and not necessarily for kids",1,positive
 sorrow,0,negative
-completely creatively stillborn and,0,negative
 occasionally interesting,0,negative
 "'s a fine, focused piece of work that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism.",1,positive
-transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem,1,positive
 it's a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
-give credit to everyone from robinson down to the key grip,1,positive
 some effecting moments,1,positive
+"a deft, delightful mix of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph.",1,positive
 on his way to becoming the american indian spike lee,1,positive
-adding the rich details and,1,positive
-affirm love's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror,1,positive
+then pay your $ 8 and get ready for the big shear.,0,negative
 caddyshack,1,positive
 "is little question that this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how, in the flip-flop of courtship, we often reel in when we should be playing out",1,positive
 "it does n't offer any insights that have n't been thoroughly debated in the media already, back in the dahmer heyday of the mid - '90s",0,negative
+too bad kramer,1,positive
+laugh therapy ',1,positive
 goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises.,0,negative
 with a romantic comedy plotline straight from the ages,1,positive
+"a bizarre piece of work, with premise and dialogue at the level of kids ' television and plot threads",0,negative
+"of the glum, numb experience of watching o fantasma",0,negative
 "independence, complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence, but not a drop of human blood",0,negative
+that led to their notorious rise to infamy,1,positive
+lustrous,1,positive
 ", intimate and intelligent",1,positive
 it's all bluster and cliché,0,negative
 is so thoughtlessly assembled,0,negative
+statements and dime-store ruminations,0,negative
 repugnant,0,negative
 "the dramatic scenes are frequently unintentionally funny, and the action sequences -- clearly the main event -- are surprisingly uninvolving.",0,negative
-a degree of affection rather than,1,positive
+"hollow, self-indulgent,",0,negative
 weird amalgam,0,negative
 greatest hits,1,positive
 "it is most remarkable not because of its epic scope, but because of the startling intimacy it achieves despite that breadth.",1,positive
-"a dull, simple-minded and stereotypical tale of drugs, death and mind-numbing indifference on the inner-city streets",0,negative
 definitely worth 95 minutes of your time,1,positive
-"valiantly struggled to remain interested, or at least conscious",0,negative
-privileged moments and,1,positive
+savagely hilarious,1,positive
+not one clever line,0,negative
 clever and funny,1,positive
 "to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt",0,negative
 so unabashedly hopeful that it actually makes the heart soar,1,positive
+is at 22 a powerful young actor,1,positive
 undermining the movie's reality and,0,negative
-a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair,1,positive
-nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history,1,positive
 "the masses with star power, a pop-induced score",1,positive
 let-down,0,negative
-"is all over the place, really.",0,negative
-well worth,1,positive
-just the sort of lazy tearjerker that gives movies about ordinary folk a bad name.,0,negative
-wiggling energy,1,positive
-scorsese's bold images and generally smart casting ensure that `` gangs '' is never lethargic,1,positive
-"is clever and funny,",1,positive
+one film that's truly deserving of its oscar nomination,1,positive
+"bloodwork is n't a terrible movie, just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery.",0,negative
+superb performances throughout,1,positive
+a worthwhile glimpse,1,positive
 a fairly enjoyable mixture,1,positive
 "takes a surprising, subtle turn at the midway point",1,positive
-"unspeakably, unbearably dull",0,negative
 is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters.,0,negative
+"quite simply, a joy to watch and -- especially -- to listen to",1,positive
 be madcap farce,0,negative
 most edgy,1,positive
 "an empty exercise, a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama with lots of surface flash but little emotional resonance.",0,negative
 that is often quite rich and exciting,1,positive
-pompous and garbled.,0,negative
+of being the big,0,negative
 "oftentimes funny, yet ultimately cowardly",0,negative
+were a series of bible parables and not an actual story,0,negative
 its recent predecessor miserably,0,negative
 the expectation of laughter has been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand,0,negative
-to the otherwise bleak tale,0,negative
 spirit-crushing,0,negative
-"it sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss, and",0,negative
 should please history fans,1,positive
 the cast is appealing,1,positive
 's awfully entertaining to watch,1,positive
 as katzenberg,1,positive
-be invented to describe exactly how bad it is,0,negative
 "little action, almost no suspense or believable tension, one-dimensional characters up the wazoo and sets that can only be described as sci-fi generic.",0,negative
 the transporter bombards the viewer with so many explosions and side snap kicks that it ends up being surprisingly dull,0,negative
+worthy addition,1,positive
 deep into the girls ' confusion and pain as they struggle tragically to comprehend the chasm of knowledge that's opened between them,0,negative
-"not only a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable, but also a perfectly rendered period piece",1,positive
 the engagingly primitive animated special effects contribute to a mood that's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion.,1,positive
 "of a mushy, existential exploration of why men leave their families",0,negative
 affirming and heartbreaking,1,positive
-the plot ` surprises,1,positive
+crossing-over,1,positive
+a surprisingly charming and even witty match for the best of hollywood's comic-book adaptations.,1,positive
+thud,0,negative
+", self-indulgent and maddening",0,negative
 "this is a mormon family movie, and a sappy, preachy one at that",0,negative
 spellbinding fun,1,positive
-"flat-out amusing,",1,positive
-astonishing ... ( frames ) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment.,1,positive
+make the stones weep,1,positive
 from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material,0,negative
 feels especially thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time,0,negative
+expected flair,1,positive
 to his son's home,1,positive
 "itself is far from disappointing, offering an original",1,positive
+'s like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend.,0,negative
 "talented, charismatic and tragically",1,positive
 can be viewed as pure composition and form -- film as music,1,positive
 would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995's forget paris,0,negative
 "is for the most part a useless movie, even with a great director at the helm.",0,negative
 dramatically forceful,1,positive
+content merely to lionize its title character and exploit his anger -,0,negative
 its heart,1,positive
 exceedingly clever,1,positive
-he delivers fascinating psychological fare,1,positive
-the ` wow ' factor,0,negative
 "need n't be steeped in '50s sociology, pop culture or movie lore to appreciate the emotional depth of haynes ' work.",1,positive
-"a pleasant and engaging enough sit, but",1,positive
-make a terrific 10th-grade learning tool,1,positive
+"feels uncomfortably real, its language and locations bearing the unmistakable stamp of authority",1,positive
+"be seen as hip, winking social commentary",1,positive
 have the patience for it,0,negative
-the problem,0,negative
-humor,1,positive
-keenly observed and refreshingly natural,1,positive
-undercut by its awkward structure and a final veering toward melodrama.,0,negative
+unfairly,0,negative
+", that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze.",0,negative
 just might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies.,1,positive
 gets caught up in the rush of slapstick thoroughfare.,0,negative
-"the worst kind of filmmaking, the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy",0,negative
+more sophisticated and literate than such pictures usually are,1,positive
 completely creatively stillborn and executed in a manner that i 'm not sure,0,negative
 a fast paced and suspenseful argentinian thriller about the shadow side,1,positive
 "fessenden continues to do interesting work, and it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget.",1,positive
-"gets the details right, from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach, s.c., to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner.",1,positive
 an overall sense of brusqueness,0,negative
-"rifkin no doubt fancies himself something of a hubert selby jr., but there is n't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script ;",0,negative
+with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film,1,positive
 "rifkin no doubt fancies himself something of a hubert selby jr., but there is n't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script ; it's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative",0,negative
 it has fun with the quirks of family life,1,positive
 "though it's not very well shot or composed or edited, the score is too insistent and",0,negative
+do n't even like their characters.,0,negative
 suspenseful enough for older kids but,1,positive
 sleek and arty,1,positive
 most alive,1,positive
+probing or penetrating,1,positive
 as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers,0,negative
-seem like mere splashing around in the muck,0,negative
-do n't think most of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version.,0,negative
+the wild wild west,1,positive
+"whether or not ram dass proves as clear and reliable an authority on that as he was about inner consciousness, fierce grace reassures us that he will once again be an honest and loving one.",1,positive
 "found the ring moderately absorbing, largely for its elegantly colorful look and sound",1,positive
 bittersweet,1,positive
-silly -- and gross -- but it's rarely as moronic as some campus gross-out films.,0,negative
 viscerally repellent,0,negative
 is a wonderful thing ;,1,positive
 semi-surrealist exploration of the creative act.,1,positive
-the concept behind kung pow : enter the fist is hilarious.,1,positive
+as-nasty -,0,negative
+how well the schmaltz is manufactured -- to assess the quality of the manipulative engineering,0,negative
 ", two towers outdoes its spectacle.",1,positive
+your brain and your secret agent decoder ring at the door,0,negative
 is n't just a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism,0,negative
+exuberantly,1,positive
 of poetry and passion,1,positive
+it's good enough to be the purr,1,positive
 ", dragon loses its fire midway, nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion.",0,negative
-'s exactly what these two people need to find each other,1,positive
 "this sensitive, smart, savvy, compelling coming-of-age drama delves into the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence and the struggle for self-esteem.",1,positive
 plunging deeper,1,positive
+"to show for their labor, living harmoniously, joined in song",1,positive
 "what madonna does here ca n't properly be called acting -- more accurately, it's moving and",0,negative
-"continues to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood, while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision",1,positive
-"twenty-three movies into a mostly magnificent directorial career, clint eastwood's efficiently minimalist style",1,positive
-like a glossy rehash,1,positive
+an elegant visual sense and,1,positive
 wants,1,positive
 more emotional force,1,positive
-creeps into your heart,1,positive
 simplistic and more than a little pretentious,0,negative
 "the bai brothers have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand,",1,positive
-at once a testament to the divine calling of education and a demonstration of the painstaking process of imparting knowledge.,1,positive
 of good,1,positive
 this dubious product of a college-spawned ( colgate u. ) comedy ensemble known as broken lizard plays like a mix of cheech and chong and chips.,0,negative
 ", let alone funny",0,negative
+an extraordinary dramatic experience.,1,positive
 splendidly,1,positive
+that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans,0,negative
+"this quiet, introspective and entertaining independent",1,positive
 the manner of a golden book sprung to life,1,positive
-striking a blow for artistic integrity,1,positive
 on the strength of their own cleverness,1,positive
-vile,0,negative
 be any flatter,0,negative
 a luis buñuel film,1,positive
-wish you had n't seen,0,negative
+brutally dry,0,negative
 airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length.,0,negative
 hideous,0,negative
 is almost an afterthought,0,negative
-"medem may have disrobed most of the cast, leaving their bodies exposed, but the plot remains as guarded as a virgin with a chastity belt",0,negative
 "feels like very light errol morris, focusing on eccentricity but failing, ultimately, to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs.",0,negative
 "in the larger picture it paints - of a culture in conflict with itself, with the thin veneer of nationalism that covers our deepest, media-soaked fears",1,positive
-pleasure to watch,1,positive
 "... begins with promise, but runs aground after being snared in its own tangled plot.",0,negative
+french cinema at its best,1,positive
 "whose boozy, languid air is balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply",1,positive
 insightful enough,1,positive
+lofty,1,positive
 the film's length becomes a part of its fun,1,positive
-"that offers no easy, comfortable resolution",0,negative
 film to drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
 with a massive infusion of old-fashioned hollywood magic,1,positive
+must have been lost in the translation,0,negative
+empty exercise,0,negative
 predictable storyline and by-the-book scripting,0,negative
-atop an undercurrent of loneliness and isolation,0,negative
-"by an important director who has something new to say about how, in the flip-flop of courtship, we often reel in when we should be playing out",1,positive
+emerges as powerful rather than cloying,1,positive
+as the most offensive action,0,negative
+all end,1,positive
 "a stylish but steady, and ultimately very satisfying, piece",1,positive
 i walked out of runteldat,0,negative
 ( scherfig ) has made a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll.,1,positive
-"wild, endearing, masterful documentary",1,positive
 "is duly impressive in imax dimensions, as are shots of the astronauts floating in their cabins",1,positive
 ", `` minority report '' astounds.",1,positive
-give blade fans another look at wesley snipes ' iconic hero doing battle with dozens of bad guys -- at once,1,positive
-a mawkish self-parody that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither a point of view nor a compelling reason for being,0,negative
 "comes off winningly,",1,positive
+brutally honest and told with humor and poignancy,1,positive
 can admire,1,positive
 "wondering -- sometimes amusedly, sometimes impatiently -- just what this strenuously unconventional movie is supposed to be",0,negative
 ", changing lanes is also a film of freshness, imagination and insight.",1,positive
 "a terrific role for someone like judd, who really ought to be playing villains",1,positive
 be numbing,0,negative
-this dubious product,0,negative
+credit director ramsay for taking the sometimes improbable story and making it,1,positive
 a heroic tale of persistence that is sure to win viewers ' hearts,1,positive
 though occasionally fun enough to make you,1,positive
 has a true cinematic knack,1,positive
 this laboratory of laughter,1,positive
 audacious-impossible yet compelling,1,positive
 're treading water at best in this forgettable effort,0,negative
-"a movie that is what it is : a pleasant distraction, a friday night diversion, an excuse to eat popcorn",1,positive
-basic flaws,0,negative
 this insufferable movie is meant to make you think about existential suffering.,0,negative
-romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks,0,negative
-there's something awfully deadly about any movie with a life-affirming message,0,negative
+unfunny and,0,negative
+wickedly fun,1,positive
 very strong,1,positive
+love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has,1,positive
 ( stephen ) earnhart's film is more about the optimism of a group of people who are struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones they currently have.,1,positive
 qualities,1,positive
 almost everyone growing up believes their family must look like `` the addams family '' to everyone looking in ... `` my big fat greek wedding '' comes from the heart,1,positive
+predictable and,0,negative
 of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore,0,negative
+a bad clive barker movie,0,negative
 a great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art,1,positive
-"is nicely shot, well-edited and",1,positive
+usual intelligence and subtlety,1,positive
+as it stands i,1,positive
 is one that any art-house moviegoer is likely to find compelling,1,positive
 rediscover the quivering kid inside,1,positive
 "the world devastated by war, famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating, eloquent clarity",1,positive
 "its agonizing, catch-22 glory",0,negative
+the acting is fine,1,positive
+a terrible movie in every regard,0,negative
 of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee,0,negative
 i admire,1,positive
 if even the filmmakers did n't know what kind of movie they were making,0,negative
 compellingly,1,positive
+to skip it,0,negative
 their charm does n't do a load of good,0,negative
 "hampered -- no, paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script",0,negative
-the rare trick of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar,1,positive
-so stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits,0,negative
-"how resolutely unamusing, how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is,",0,negative
 vapid actor's exercise,0,negative
 the divine calling,1,positive
-warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level,0,negative
-this deeply spiritual film taps into the meaning and consolation in afterlife communications.,1,positive
+"slap me, i saw this movie.",0,negative
+like a bad blend of an overripe episode of tv's dawson's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story.,0,negative
 with its parade of almost perpetually wasted characters,0,negative
 a dream image of the west to savor whenever the film's lamer instincts are in the saddle,1,positive
-the avant garde director of broadway's the lion king and the film titus,1,positive
 "none are useful in telling the story, which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal",0,negative
 tov to a film about a family's joyous life,1,positive
 a frightful vanity film,0,negative
-", there is n't much there here.",0,negative
-uses a magnificent landscape to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch,1,positive
 takes a backseat in his own film to special effects,0,negative
 words and,1,positive
 propaganda,0,negative
 "with enthusiasm, sensuality and a conniving wit",1,positive
-a moving and important film.,1,positive
-a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up,1,positive
-"though it begins to drag two-thirds through, when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy",0,negative
+is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family.,1,positive
 beautifully read,1,positive
 "( denis ' ) story becomes a hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
-dizzy,0,negative
+"the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad, and the too-frosty exterior ms. paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona is another liability",0,negative
+the integrity,1,positive
 are as subtle and as enigmatic,1,positive
 "hilariously, gloriously alive,",1,positive
 "is terrific, although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans",1,positive
 provocative and prescient,1,positive
+"we have poignancy jostling against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except, maybe, that it looks neat.",0,negative
 features one of the most affecting depictions of a love affair,1,positive
-"jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains,",1,positive
-first,1,positive
-even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances,0,negative
+recent hollywood trip tripe,0,negative
+"struggled to remain interested, or at least conscious",0,negative
 never plays as dramatic even when dramatic things happen to people.,0,negative
+a hallucinatory dreamscape,1,positive
 put in an impossible spot because his character's deceptions ultimately undo him and the believability of the entire scenario,0,negative
 fake documentary,0,negative
 "a fiercely clever and subtle film,",1,positive
 "making this character understandable, in getting under her skin, in exploring motivation ...",1,positive
 made for the tube,0,negative
-saccharine as,0,negative
+has some unnecessary parts and is kinda wrong in places,0,negative
+a particularly amateurish episode,0,negative
 "a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama with clumsy dialogue, heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment, and an overly-familiar set of plot devices",0,negative
 "sustain interest for the full 90 minutes, especially with the weak payoff",0,negative
+of advocacy cinema that carries you along in a torrent of emotion as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day,1,positive
 should be punishable by chainsaw,0,negative
+that the e-graveyard holds as many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin's film serves up with style and empathy.,1,positive
 it succeeds.,1,positive
 "if there's no art here, it's still a good yarn -- which is nothing to sneeze at these days.",1,positive
 about as humorous,0,negative
-fluffy neo-noir,0,negative
-dramatic punch and depth,1,positive
-pleasuring,1,positive
+casting excellent latin actors of all ages,1,positive
+repulse,0,negative
 "watch for that sense of openness, the little surprises.",1,positive
 acclaimed,1,positive
 a company of strictly a-list players,1,positive
-the cinema world's great visual stylists,1,positive
 the entire exercise has no real point,0,negative
 score,1,positive
 high crimes flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation,0,negative
-"the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones, but",0,negative
 '' has n't much more to serve than silly fluff,0,negative
-most moronic,0,negative
+represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side,1,positive
+murky cinematography,0,negative
 is able to visualize schizophrenia,1,positive
 brims with passion,1,positive
 always fairly,1,positive
 for the memorable character creations,1,positive
-an extraordinary faith,1,positive
 inventive cinematic tricks and an ironically killer soundtrack,1,positive
-yet this one makes up for in heart what it lacks in outright newness.,1,positive
 watch and -- especially -- to listen to,1,positive
 an interesting slice of history,1,positive
-striking new significance,1,positive
+sticks his mug in the window of the couple's bmw and begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue,0,negative
 "while the movie is slightly less successful than the first, it's still a rollicking good time for the most part",1,positive
 grown tired of going where no man has gone before,0,negative
 bring out the cake,1,positive
 "thoughtful, emotional",1,positive
 that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence,0,negative
-the suspense never rises to a higher level,0,negative
 may fall fast asleep,0,negative
 "of its rough-around-the-edges, low-budget constraints",0,negative
 a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film,0,negative
 dirty jokes,0,negative
 ", it's still a good yarn -- which is nothing to sneeze at these days.",1,positive
 which ones shtick,0,negative
-complaints i might have,0,negative
+tear ducts does n't mean it's good enough for our girls,0,negative
 ", unconvincing dramatics",0,negative
 no amount of blood and disintegrating vampire cadavers can obscure this movie's lack of ideas.,0,negative
 local flavor,1,positive
-"a brilliant, absurd collection of vignettes that, in their own idiosyncratic way, sum up the strange horror of life in the new millennium",1,positive
 that borders on rough-trade homo-eroticism,0,negative
-", someone, stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film.",0,negative
+"the plot has a number of holes, and",0,negative
 a massive infusion of old-fashioned hollywood magic,1,positive
 "a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout, notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips into pop freudianism",1,positive
 ", far more meaningful story",1,positive
 like a classroom play in a college history course,0,negative
 ", jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval.",0,negative
+spy kids 2 also happens to be that rarity among sequels,1,positive
 an enormous amount of affection,1,positive
 dress up in drag,0,negative
-jersey lowbrow accent uma,0,negative
-own style,1,positive
-"she is a lioness, protecting her cub, and he a reluctant villain",1,positive
 the problems and characters it reveals are universal and involving,1,positive
 '' is a perfect family film to take everyone to since there's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year.,1,positive
 "touching, raucously amusing, uncomfortable, and",1,positive
+creates sheerly cinematic appeal.,1,positive
 sense-spinning,1,positive
-come to life,1,positive
+"a stupid, derivative horror film that substitutes extreme gore for suspense.",0,negative
 a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them.,0,negative
+", the plot's saccharine thrust",0,negative
 you do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch,1,positive
+emptiness,0,negative
 a rollicking adventure,1,positive
 ", despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it, is still good fun.",1,positive
 denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag,0,negative
 is authentic to the core of his being,1,positive
-annoying orgy,0,negative
+( orlando jones ),0,negative
 overly melodramatic ...,0,negative
+often surprising twists,1,positive
+bother thinking it all through,0,negative
 an intelligent person is n't necessarily an admirable storyteller.,0,negative
 one of the best of a growing strain of daring films ... that argue that any sexual relationship that does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants is a relationship that is worthy of our respect.,1,positive
-wooden dialogue,0,negative
+"cuts to the core of what it actually means to face your fears, to be a girl in a world of boys, to be a boy truly in love with a girl, and to ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you.",1,positive
 some truly excellent sequences,1,positive
 ", satan is throwing up his hands in surrender, is firing his r&d people, and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7.",0,negative
 "even if you 're an agnostic carnivore, you can enjoy much of jonah simply, and gratefully, as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor.",1,positive
 available,1,positive
-"abandoned, but",0,negative
 very hollowness,0,negative
 the rich details,1,positive
 exceeds expectations.,1,positive
+"the jokes are sophomoric, stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere and the acting ranges from bad to bodacious.",0,negative
 gifted korean american stand-up,1,positive
+the simple fact,1,positive
 a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie,1,positive
-none-too-original premise,0,negative
+the film is competent,1,positive
 for a critical and commercial disaster,0,negative
 bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary,0,negative
 the people laughing in the crowd,1,positive
-the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude.,1,positive
 is talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about zelda's ultimate fate.,1,positive
-... its solemn pretension prevents us from sharing the awe in which it holds itself.,0,negative
+balanced or fair,1,positive
 "by the movie's presentation, which is way too stagy",0,negative
 overbearing and over-the-top as the family,0,negative
+unbridled delight,1,positive
 "my precious new star wars movie is a lumbering, wheezy drag ...",0,negative
-their own mortality,1,positive
-a fascinating glimpse,1,positive
+miyazaki is one of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists and storytellers.,1,positive
 an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event,1,positive
+new ways of describing badness need to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is.,0,negative
 put you to sleep,0,negative
-"was, and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights",1,positive
-"that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience, but",0,negative
 puts itself squarely in the service of the lovers who inhabit it,1,positive
 what punk rock music,1,positive
+might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience,0,negative
+images you wish you had n't seen,0,negative
 "witless, pointless, tasteless and idiotic",0,negative
 in its bold presentation,1,positive
 "it's provocative stuff, but the speculative effort is hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances",0,negative
+this one is a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story.,1,positive
 "it follows the blair witch formula for an hour, in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works, and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes",0,negative
 "it's nice to see piscopo again after all these years,",1,positive
-simply and eloquently articulates the tangled feelings of particular new yorkers deeply touched by an unprecedented tragedy.,1,positive
 "dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting, and",0,negative
 is powerful and provocative,1,positive
-all the hallmarks of a movie,1,positive
+"taken it a step further, richer and deeper",1,positive
 wonderfully speculative character,1,positive
 "not that any of us should be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days, but the plotting here leaves a lot to be desired.",0,negative
 "a much better documentary -- more revealing, more emotional and more surprising -- than its pedestrian english title",1,positive
+squeeze a few laughs out of the material,1,positive
+a terrible movie that some people will nevertheless find moving.,0,negative
 real humor,1,positive
 the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness,0,negative
-"a confident, richly acted, emotionally devastating piece",1,positive
+does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us,0,negative
 creating the layered richness of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light,1,positive
 "hampered -- no, paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script ... that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire.",0,negative
 feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering,0,negative
 vanity film,0,negative
 are some fairly unsettling scenes,0,negative
 venice beach that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival,1,positive
-remarkably mature,1,positive
+watered-down it almost loses what made you love it,0,negative
 the condescending stereotypes,0,negative
 going to feel like you were n't invited to the party,0,negative
 it's definitely worth taking a look,1,positive
-gives the film its lingering tug,1,positive
-`` barbershop '' is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story.,1,positive
 of motherhood and desperate mothers,0,negative
-"recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms",0,negative
 "guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy",0,negative
 dishes out a ton of laughs that everyone can enjoy,1,positive
-quick-cut edits that often detract from the athleticism,0,negative
 "derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting,",1,positive
 flies out the window,0,negative
 the choppy editing to the annoying score to ` special effects ' by way of replacing objects in a character's hands below the camera line,0,negative
 "secret ballot is a funny, puzzling movie ambiguous enough to be engaging and oddly moving.",1,positive
+one of the all-time great apocalypse movies,1,positive
 "sweet, genuine chemistry",1,positive
-drags it,0,negative
-real pleasure,1,positive
-heavy-handed moralistic,0,negative
-there's an excellent 90-minute film here,1,positive
+that you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie,0,negative
 "this rich, bittersweet israeli documentary",1,positive
 see coming a mile away,0,negative
 "a smart, arch and rather cold-blooded comedy.",1,positive
-works as pretty contagious fun,1,positive
+"proves a lovely trifle that, unfortunately, is a little too in love with its own cuteness",0,negative
 would that greengrass had gone a tad less for grit and a lot more for intelligibility.,0,negative
 berlin,1,positive
+at the future than `` bladerunner '' and one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen,1,positive
 as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies,1,positive
-of the company's astonishing growth,1,positive
 unappealing,0,negative
-its own staggeringly unoriginal terms,0,negative
 "a positively thrilling combination of ethnography and all the intrigue, betrayal, deceit and murder of a shakespearean tragedy or a juicy soap opera.",1,positive
+a coming-of-age movie,1,positive
 were once amusing,0,negative
+"show blind date, only less",0,negative
 "as it turns out, you can go home again.",1,positive
 human nature,1,positive
+"trial movie, escape movie and unexpected fable",1,positive
+'s hard to believe these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before.,0,negative
 "as you are watching them, and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you",1,positive
 discord,0,negative
+"sure, it's contrived and predictable,",0,negative
+", it misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche.",0,negative
 "the film starts promisingly, but",0,negative
 sparkling beauty,1,positive
-be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002.,0,negative
+playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a,1,positive
 's not so much a movie as a joint promotion for the national basketball association and teenaged rap and adolescent poster-boy lil ' bow wow.,0,negative
 reassuringly familiar,1,positive
 beloved genres,1,positive
-that likely,1,positive
+clearly evident poverty and hardship,0,negative
 amusing from time,1,positive
 the most thoughtful fictional examination,1,positive
-"with the hail of bullets, none of which ever seem to hit",0,negative
 parapsychological phenomena and the soulful nuances,1,positive
-without chills,0,negative
 ", overblown enterprise",0,negative
 ignorant,0,negative
-with scenes so true and heartbreaking,1,positive
+ambitious,1,positive
 beautifully crafted and,1,positive
 in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon,1,positive
 it's not really funny.,0,negative
 story and pace,1,positive
 "joyless, idiotic, annoying, heavy-handed, visually atrocious, and often downright creepy",0,negative
 down-and-dirty,0,negative
-funny feast,1,positive
-of the ultimate scorsese film,1,positive
-make the film relevant today,1,positive
-takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '',0,negative
+"ever seen, constantly pulling the rug from underneath us, seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper, getting more intense",1,positive
+does display an original talent,1,positive
+physical energy,1,positive
+a gift,1,positive
+"who, exactly, is fighting whom here?",0,negative
+as monumental as disney's 1937 breakthrough snow white and the seven dwarfs,1,positive
+cute moments,1,positive
 -- all are irrelevant to the experience of seeing the scorpion king.,0,negative
 like their romances to have that french realism,1,positive
 the basic plot of `` lilo '' could have been pulled from a tear-stained vintage shirley temple script.,0,negative
-humor and bite,1,positive
+be two hours gained,1,positive
 are really going to love the piano teacher,1,positive
+"growing strange hairs, getting a more mature body",1,positive
 is undoubtedly one of the finest films of the year.,1,positive
 of the worst movies of one year,0,negative
 miss wonton floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity,1,positive
 grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion,0,negative
 the everyday lives,1,positive
-dumbed-down approach,0,negative
 "turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas, which never reach satisfying conclusions.",1,positive
 dynamism,1,positive
 coma-like state,0,negative
 "feels as immediate as the latest news footage from gaza and, because of its heightened, well-shaped dramas, twice as powerful",1,positive
 cinema paradiso stands as one of the great films about movie love.,1,positive
 "vardalos and corbett, who play their roles with vibrant charm",1,positive
-"sounds, but strikes a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny",1,positive
 vulgar,0,negative
 winning and wildly fascinating,1,positive
-"is a little scattered -- ditsy, even.",0,negative
-waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this,0,negative
-"that, like shiner's organizing of the big fight, pulls off enough",1,positive
 portuguese master manoel de oliviera,1,positive
-banal and predictable,0,negative
-that it 'll probably be the best and most mature comedy of the 2002 summer season speaks more of the season than the picture,1,positive
-"tense, terrific, sweaty-palmed fun",1,positive
 "to deliver awe-inspiring, at times sublime, visuals",1,positive
-god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage,1,positive
-strays,0,negative
-setting off,1,positive
+often pointless,0,negative
+desirable,1,positive
+of stale gags,0,negative
 "is murder by numbers, and as easy to be bored by as your abc's,",0,negative
-gutless,0,negative
 very complex,1,positive
 an intriguing bit,1,positive
-shines like a lonely beacon,1,positive
+", it's the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth.",1,positive
+it lacks the detail of the book,0,negative
 all movies,1,positive
+see something that did n't talk down to them,1,positive
+"explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor",1,positive
+in the characters you see,1,positive
+"huppert's show to steal and she makes a meal of it, channeling kathy baker's creepy turn as the repressed mother on boston public just as much as 8 women's augustine",1,positive
+clarity and audacity,1,positive
 hanging,0,negative
 from a fine cast,1,positive
+"` drumline ' shows a level of young, black manhood that is funny, touching, smart and complicated.",1,positive
+people have lost the ability to think,0,negative
 frightening late fees,0,negative
+"littered with zero-dimensional, unlikable characters and hackneyed, threadbare comic setups",0,negative
+'s also somewhat clumsy,0,negative
+adds substantial depth to this shocking testament to anti-semitism and neo-fascism.,1,positive
 lift,1,positive
 "( gulpilil ) is a commanding screen presence,",1,positive
+"the picture seems uncertain whether it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush, swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain.",0,negative
+kids to watch too many barney videos,0,negative
 a fun family movie,1,positive
-"all-powerful,",1,positive
+"about friendship, love, and the truth",1,positive
+sweetly,1,positive
 stale copy,0,negative
-make paid in full worth seeing,1,positive
-does n't come close to justifying the hype that surrounded its debut at the sundance film festival two years ago.,0,negative
+is so often less,0,negative
 an edgy thriller that delivers a surprising punch.,1,positive
-its charm,1,positive
-that the theme does n't drag an audience down,1,positive
 they 're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders,0,negative
 "that's critic-proof, simply because it aims so low",0,negative
+infuriatingly quirky and taken with its own style.,0,negative
 did the screenwriters just,0,negative
 "still comes off as a touching, transcendent love story.",1,positive
-some soul,1,positive
 there's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair,0,negative
-an essentially awkward version,0,negative
-the chateau is a risky venture that never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy.,1,positive
-ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,0,negative
-"the cinematic equivalent of a big, tender hug",1,positive
-"my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold",1,positive
+"a chilly, brooding but quietly resonant psychological study of domestic tension and unhappiness.",1,positive
+"that both thrills the eye and, in its over-the-top way,",1,positive
 if you can push on through the slow spots,0,negative
-maintaining the appearance of clinical objectivity,1,positive
+touchingly,1,positive
+been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit,0,negative
 achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation with restraint and a delicate ambiguity.,1,positive
-big box office bucks,1,positive
 "is overlong and not well-acted, but credit writer-producer-director",0,negative
-"the story is also as unoriginal as they come, already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count.",0,negative
+reeking of research library dust,0,negative
 when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic,0,negative
+"brash young men set out to conquer the online world with laptops, cell phones and sketchy business plans",1,positive
+of joy and energy,1,positive
 iben hjelje is entirely appealing as pumpkin,1,positive
+press the delete key,0,negative
+", shoot-em-up scene",1,positive
 wonder of wonders --,1,positive
 to be spectacularly outrageous,1,positive
 without lectures or confrontations,1,positive
 singing long after the credits roll,1,positive
 the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i 've ever seen in the many film,1,positive
+the first half of sorority boys,1,positive
 "is ... determined to treat its characters, weak and strong, as fallible human beings, not caricatures, and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation.",1,positive
-"reveals itself slowly,",1,positive
+honest and loving one,1,positive
 ad i suffered and bled on the hard ground of ia drang,0,negative
-that if the filmmakers just follow the books,0,negative
-hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans ),1,positive
-that burn themselves upon the viewer's memory,1,positive
 offers an intriguing what-if premise.,1,positive
 human power,1,positive
-that the accidental spy is a solid action pic that returns the martial arts master to top form,1,positive
-scenes and vistas and pretty moments,1,positive
-a funny yet dark and seedy clash,1,positive
-'ll wait in vain for a movie to happen,0,negative
 it's unlikely we 'll see a better thriller this year.,1,positive
-several scenes of this tacky nonsense,0,negative
 good-hearted,1,positive
 "the performances are immaculate, with roussillon providing comic relief.",1,positive
 "even a hardened voyeur would require the patience of job to get through this interminable, shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture.",0,negative
 "it's a beautiful film, full of elaborate and twisted characters - and",1,positive
-"as often it's meandering, low on energy, and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy",0,negative
 "comes along only occasionally, one so unconventional",1,positive
-a properly spooky film about the power of spirits to influence us whether we believe in them or not,1,positive
-'s no disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer,0,negative
-message-mongering moralism,0,negative
-a tawdry b-movie scum,0,negative
+"is historical filmmaking without the balm of right-thinking ideology, either liberal or conservative",1,positive
 "undisputed is nearly incoherent, an excuse to get to the closing bout ... by which time it's impossible to care who wins.",0,negative
-colorful,1,positive
 casting call,0,negative
 this fascinating -- and timely -- content,1,positive
 "a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
-'s yet another cool crime movie that actually manages to bring something new into the mix.,1,positive
 "reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise, but it does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness.",0,negative
 "is a dazzling, remarkably unpretentious reminder of what ( evans ) had, lost, and got back",1,positive
-are so believable that you feel what they feel,1,positive
+is never satisfactory.,0,negative
+", unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk, it offers hope",1,positive
 incomprehensible,0,negative
 with every cinematic tool,1,positive
 rival the filmmaker's period pieces,1,positive
 "far-flung,",0,negative
+oscar-caliber performances,1,positive
 ( the kid's ) just too bratty for sympathy,0,negative
 captivates and,1,positive
 under his control,1,positive
-skid-row,0,negative
 it's stupid,0,negative
 "their lofty perch, that finally makes sex with strangers, which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful",0,negative
 mostly undeterminable,0,negative
 soap-opera quality twist,1,positive
+melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project,0,negative
+never inspired,0,negative
 that this is n't something to be taken seriously,0,negative
 see a devastating comic impersonation,0,negative
 some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid,0,negative
-"kline's superbly nuanced performance,",1,positive
 "street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches, gratuitous violence, or empty machismo",0,negative
 self-consciously poetic,1,positive
-this remarkable and memorable film,1,positive
+love stories you will ever see.,1,positive
 deserves a sequel,1,positive
 surprisingly flat,0,negative
+"celebrates the group's playful spark of nonconformity,",1,positive
 "as the princess, sorvino glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat.",1,positive
 this is classic nowheresville in every sense,0,negative
 she ca n't provide any conflict,0,negative
 is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten.,1,positive
 "simple, sweet and romantic comedy",1,positive
-a fascinating examination,1,positive
 ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation,0,negative
 an impressive hybrid.,1,positive
+"feels contrived,",0,negative
 like a cold old man going through the motions.,0,negative
 "intriguing and honorable,",1,positive
 "that neither protagonist has a distinguishable condition hardly matters because both are just actory concoctions, defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks.",0,negative
-to forgive that still serious problem,0,negative
 minor-league soccer remake,0,negative
 "humor, characterization, poignancy, and intelligence",1,positive
 boasts eye-catching art direction but has a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome.,0,negative
+really a thriller,1,positive
+mush,0,negative
+"a loud, brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy",0,negative
 the film's problems,0,negative
 a refreshingly forthright one,1,positive
-an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it.,1,positive
-"a look at the `` wild ride '' that ensues when brash young men set out to conquer the online world with laptops, cell phones and sketchy business plans",1,positive
+painful and refreshing,1,positive
 ", the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat, fairy-tale conclusion.",0,negative
 "gentle, unforced intimacy",1,positive
-belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers,1,positive
+a bit of heart,1,positive
+an alluring backdrop for this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs,1,positive
+being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone,0,negative
+"like its bizarre heroine, it irrigates our souls.",1,positive
 "it's leaden and predictable, and laughs are lacking.",0,negative
-"well, it's probably not accurate to call it a movie",0,negative
+falling into the hollywood trap,0,negative
+"that the film comes off winningly, even though it's never as solid as you want it to be",1,positive
 a group of extremely talented musicians,1,positive
+much more ordinary,1,positive
+through vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse,0,negative
 the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity,1,positive
+"cuaron repeatedly, perversely undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it, giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective.",1,positive
+a painfully slow cliche-ridden film,0,negative
 "that finally makes sex with strangers, which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful",0,negative
-"director alfonso cuaron gets vivid, convincing performances from a fine cast, and generally keeps things going at a rapid pace, occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films.",1,positive
-", i must report that the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed, fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks.",1,positive
 undistinguished,0,negative
 "like a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop, comedian runs out of steam after a half hour.",0,negative
+natural-seeming actors,1,positive
 is unusual but unfortunately also irritating,0,negative
+of knucklehead swill,0,negative
 filmmaker tian zhuangzhuang triumphantly returns to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power.,1,positive
 impeccable,1,positive
-cross between highlander and lolita,1,positive
 throwing up,0,negative
 "offers much colorful eye candy, including the spectacle of gere in his dancing shoes, hoofing and crooning with the best of them",1,positive
 the enterprise,1,positive
-"seen as hip,",1,positive
+", and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings",1,positive
 "this charming, thought-provoking new york fest of life and love",1,positive
 wonderful but,1,positive
-makes this film special,1,positive
-the story compelling,1,positive
 self-indulgent,0,negative
 an undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece cinematic.,0,negative
-just plain dumb,0,negative
 sacrifices its promise,0,negative
-brisk delight,1,positive
 their surroundings,1,positive
-"his ( nelson's ) screenplay needs some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma, rather than have his characters stage shouting",0,negative
 it's a perfect show of respect to just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it.,1,positive
-a thrill ride,1,positive
-"shows why, after only three films, director/co-writer jacques audiard, though little known in this country, belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers",1,positive
-of a good vampire tale,1,positive
+dismantle the facades that his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace,1,positive
 is his best film,1,positive
 we just do n't really care too much about this love story.,0,negative
 "polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say, confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions, and he allows nothing to get in the way.",1,positive
 kurys ' direction is clever and insightful,1,positive
-randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing,0,negative
-", there's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater.",1,positive
+artificial,0,negative
+that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough,1,positive
+at his most sparkling,1,positive
 chilling tale,0,negative
-mordantly funny and,1,positive
-... a bland murder-on-campus yawner.,0,negative
 the master of innuendo,1,positive
 firmly believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action,0,negative
 deeply moving,1,positive
-can read the subtitles ( the opera is sung in italian ) and you like ` masterpiece theatre ' type costumes,1,positive
 "feels like pieces a bunch of other, better movies slapped together.",0,negative
 ", tiresome nature",0,negative
 "named the husband, the wife and the kidnapper, emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort",0,negative
 will likely be nominated for an oscar next year,1,positive
-a smashing success,1,positive
 ", well-developed characters",1,positive
+intriguing plot,1,positive
 sparkling with ideas you wish had been developed with more care,1,positive
+a plodding teen remake that's so mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot twists.,0,negative
+glumly mishandle the story's promising premise of a physician who needs to heal himself.,0,negative
 with morality,1,positive
 groan and,1,positive
 for fun-seeking summer audiences,1,positive
 it may leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied,0,negative
+smart and taut.,1,positive
 to play one lewd scene after another,0,negative
+future years as an eloquent memorial,1,positive
 "ratliff's two previous titles, plutonium circus and purgatory county show his penchant for wry, contentious configurations,",1,positive
 its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
+swinging from the trees hooting it's praises,1,positive
 "does n't contain half the excitement of balto, or quarter the fun of toy story 2.",0,negative
 "leigh is n't breaking new ground, but he knows how a daily grind can kill love",1,positive
 to care about the character,1,positive
 ", it's still a rollicking good time for the most part",1,positive
+strong themes of familial ties and,1,positive
 vehicle that even he seems embarrassed to be part of,0,negative
 dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie,0,negative
 to discover that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus,1,positive
 weirdly likable,1,positive
 likely to witness in a movie theater for some time,1,positive
 intensely,1,positive
+"the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized",1,positive
 its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups,1,positive
-that's pure entertainment,1,positive
 's an unhappy situation all around,0,negative
+that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
 "it will just as likely make you weep, and it will do so in a way that does n't make you feel like a sucker",1,positive
-unparalleled proportions,1,positive
 a perfect show,1,positive
-"and wai ka fai are ) sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs, but the film's interests",1,positive
 a strong thumbs up,1,positive
 "she's a pretty woman,",1,positive
-artistic,1,positive
 better than ` shindler's list ',1,positive
 '' is a sweet treasure and something well worth your time.,1,positive
-resonant gem,1,positive
 a brutal 90-minute battle sequence,1,positive
-the dull,0,negative
-this tale has been told and retold ;,0,negative
+conniving wit,1,positive
 most of the movie is so deadly dull that watching the proverbial paint dry would be a welcome improvement.,0,negative
-smallness,0,negative
 "passion, creativity, and fearlessness",1,positive
 "give shapiro, goldman, and bolado credit for good intentions",1,positive
-most edgy piece,1,positive
 seems twice as long,0,negative
-revelatory about his psyche,1,positive
 spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream :,0,negative
-distinguish one sci-fi work from another,1,positive
 all sides,1,positive
 might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned.,0,negative
 sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy,0,negative
 to pull together easily accessible stories that resonate with profundity,1,positive
+idealism,1,positive
 offers a guilt-free trip,1,positive
 "violent, self-indulgent and maddening",0,negative
 paced and suspenseful argentinian thriller,1,positive
 for but a few seconds,0,negative
 the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
 with brutal honesty and respect for its audience,1,positive
-packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message,1,positive
+you to accept it as life and go with its flow,1,positive
 blood-curdling family intensity,1,positive
 "shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
+outstanding soundtrack,1,positive
 limp biscuit,0,negative
 "seems to have cared much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute, haphazard theatrical release",0,negative
 plays like a student film,0,negative
@@ -22997,48 +22970,49 @@ plays like a student film,0,negative
 noyce has worked wonders with the material.,1,positive
 a great team,1,positive
 deeper every time,1,positive
-does not really,0,negative
+"are the hallmark of this bittersweet, uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery",1,positive
+kooky and overeager,0,negative
 the biggest problem i have,0,negative
 's an unhappy situation all around.,0,negative
 drag as soon as the action speeds up,0,negative
+a breath of fresh air now and then,1,positive
+fresh again,1,positive
 "this is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker, but ayres makes the right choices at every turn",1,positive
+slopped ` em together here,0,negative
+makes the film special,1,positive
 just the labor involved in creating the layered richness of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light,1,positive
+punches,0,negative
 "put away the guitar, sell the amp, and",0,negative
 really belongs with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions,0,negative
 does n't deserve a passing grade ( even on a curve ).,0,negative
 independent-community,1,positive
 's the inimitable diaz,1,positive
+this fascinating look,1,positive
+but something far more stylish and cerebral,1,positive
 it washed out despite all of that,0,negative
 illustrates the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity.,1,positive
+terrifically entertaining specimen,1,positive
 uneasy,0,negative
+have to be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama,1,positive
 reggio's,1,positive
+"gets the details right, from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach, s.c., to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner",1,positive
 sex toys and offers,0,negative
 conceivable,1,positive
 the film seems as deflated as he does,0,negative
-if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor,0,negative
+was a better film,1,positive
 "even through its flaws, revolution # 9 proves to be a compelling, interestingly told film.",1,positive
 the gorgeously elaborate continuation of `` the lord of the rings '' trilogy,1,positive
 "its personable, amusing cast",1,positive
-of exceptional honesty,1,positive
 can be a knockout,1,positive
-the extravagant confidence,1,positive
-intriguing and stylish,1,positive
-"an inept, tedious spoof of '70s kung fu pictures",0,negative
 "this little film is so slovenly done, so primitive in technique, that it ca n't really be called animation.",0,negative
-is a depressing experience,0,negative
 "about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity",0,negative
-the project should have been made for the tube.,0,negative
 does n't add up to much,0,negative
 several old themes,0,negative
 "after several scenes of this tacky nonsense, you 'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions, especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget.",0,negative
 topless and roll in the mud than a worthwhile glimpse of independent-community guiding lights.,0,negative
-a film that plays things so nice,1,positive
-"sexual jealousy, resentment",0,negative
 technically sumptuous,1,positive
 "an invaluable historical document thanks to the filmmaker's extraordinary access to massoud, whose charm, cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent.",1,positive
-self-determination,1,positive
-a dentist's waiting room,0,negative
-lacks the detail of the book,0,negative
+at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar,1,positive
 and cinemantic flair,1,positive
 "'s surprisingly decent,",1,positive
 elegant film,1,positive
@@ -23047,74 +23021,77 @@ from stark desert,1,positive
 a good film that must have baffled the folks in the marketing department.,1,positive
 supremely good natured,1,positive
 ", marvelously twisted shapes history",1,positive
-digitally altered footage,0,negative
-big stars and high production values,1,positive
+", self-assured",1,positive
 more than anything else slight ... tadpole pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations,0,negative
 milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title,0,negative
 formula 51 promises a new kind of high but delivers the same old bad trip.,0,negative
 "is a diverting -- if predictable -- adventure suitable for a matinee,",1,positive
 induce sleep,0,negative
 "uplifting as only a document of the worst possibilities of mankind can be, and among the best films of the year.",1,positive
+", it would fit chan like a $ 99 bargain-basement special.",0,negative
 flat,0,negative
+-- and it is n't that funny.,0,negative
 because it's lousy,0,negative
 a characteristically engorged and sloppy,0,negative
 wastes its time,0,negative
-"'s the element of condescension, as the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch, that finally makes sex with strangers, which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful.",0,negative
 that's superficial and unrealized,0,negative
+a negligible work,0,negative
 though the film is well-intentioned,1,positive
 the kind of effectively creepy-scary thriller that has you fixating on a far corner of the screen at times because your nerves just ca n't take it any more,1,positive
+"the usual movie rah-rah, pleasantly and predictably",1,positive
 "a lovely film ... elegant, witty and beneath a prim exterior unabashedly romantic",1,positive
 does n't reach them,0,negative
 "the overall fabric is hypnotic, and mr. mattei fosters moments of spontaneous intimacy.",1,positive
+"you put away the guitar, sell the amp, and apply to medical school",0,negative
+"extra effort to see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles",1,positive
 's a very very strong `` b +,1,positive
 short and sweet,1,positive
 it's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message,1,positive
 "comes not from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that, in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting",1,positive
+"the film is visually dazzling, the depicted events dramatic, funny and poignant",1,positive
 is like seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string.,1,positive
-everything that's good,1,positive
+swept away '' is the one hour and thirty-three minutes,1,positive
+the boozy self-indulgence,0,negative
 ", it contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch, and no more.",0,negative
 fears,0,negative
+"left with a story that tries to grab us, only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments",0,negative
 "it makes you forgive every fake, dishonest, entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary",0,negative
+using his storytelling ability,1,positive
 remarkably engaging despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks,1,positive
-picture that at the very least has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch.,1,positive
 "cooks conduct in a low, smoky and inviting sizzle",1,positive
-", you can feel the love.",1,positive
+'s tremendously moving,1,positive
+lots of effort and intelligence are on display but,1,positive
+surprisingly juvenile,0,negative
 land beyond time,1,positive
-a weak and ineffective ghost story,0,negative
-of too many story lines,0,negative
+'d take ( its ) earnest errors and hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time,1,positive
+'re - doing-it-for - the-cash,0,negative
 "a joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate",1,positive
 "exploring the idea of why human beings long for what they do n't have, and how this gets us in trouble",1,positive
 "lyne's latest, the erotic thriller unfaithful, further demonstrates just how far his storytelling skills have eroded.",0,negative
-to feed to the younger generations,1,positive
-be liberating,1,positive
-a compelling allegory,1,positive
 ", the film shatters you in waves.",1,positive
-the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it,0,negative
 a submarine movie with the unsettling spookiness of the supernatural,1,positive
 once again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent,0,negative
 this story about love and culture,1,positive
-more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition,1,positive
+"sweet gentle jesus, did the screenwriters just do a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in history?",0,negative
 which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance,1,positive
-probably the best case for christianity,1,positive
 best part ',1,positive
 it is a whole lot of fun and,1,positive
-"is clever and funny, is amused by its special effects, and leaves you feeling like you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer.",1,positive
+"an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ), an interesting racial tension, and a storyline",1,positive
 "the movie straddles the fence between escapism and social commentary, and on both sides it falls short.",0,negative
 "of the most creative, energetic and original comedies to hit the screen in years",1,positive
 any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out,0,negative
-"for most movies, 84 minutes is short",0,negative
-loss and denial,0,negative
 "it could be a lot better if it were, well, more adventurous.",0,negative
+a forum to demonstrate their acting ` chops ',1,positive
 unusually surreal tone,1,positive
-cool stuff,1,positive
 "... once the true impact of the day unfolds, the power of this movie is undeniable.",1,positive
 actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,0,negative
-great missed opportunity,0,negative
 not zhang's forte,0,negative
 "hopkins, squarely fills the screen.",1,positive
 happy gilmore or the waterboy,1,positive
+achieving some honest insight,1,positive
 "so fiendishly cunning that even the most jaded cinema audiences will leave the auditorium feeling dizzy, confused, and totally disorientated.",1,positive
 "perry's good and his is an interesting character, but `` serving sara '' has n't much more to serve than silly fluff.",0,negative
+watching it is like being trapped at a bad rock concert,0,negative
 proves you wrong on both counts,0,negative
 "oedekerk mugs mercilessly, and the genuinely funny jokes are few and far between.",0,negative
 "'s lovely and amazing,",1,positive
@@ -23122,125 +23099,124 @@ proves you wrong on both counts,0,negative
 but not great ),0,negative
 "familiar, funny surface",1,positive
 this unexpectedly moving meditation,1,positive
-"as a touching, transcendent love story",1,positive
-genre-busting film,1,positive
+your own precious life,1,positive
 provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood,1,positive
 exploitation flick,0,negative
 brilliantly,1,positive
 an unremittingly ugly movie,0,negative
+"be relieved that his latest feature, r xmas, marks a modest if encouraging return to form",1,positive
 satisfaction,1,positive
 remotely probing or penetrating.,0,negative
-"it looks like an action movie, but it's so poorly made, on all levels, that it does n't even qualify as a spoof of such",0,negative
 hero,1,positive
+asks you to feel sorry for mick jagger's sex life,0,negative
 with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be,0,negative
 ", right-wing, propriety-obsessed family",0,negative
+i can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin ' down.,0,negative
 flat,0,negative
 like an overcooked soufflé,0,negative
+", there is a really cool bit -- the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized.",1,positive
+great cinema can really do,1,positive
 surprisingly,1,positive
-innocent,1,positive
+the astute direction of cardoso and,1,positive
 for every cheesy scene,0,negative
-is an elegantly balanced movie -- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do -- that does n't reveal even a hint of artifice.,1,positive
-"taken one of the world's most fascinating stories and made it dull, lifeless, and irritating",0,negative
+spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion,1,positive
 by then,1,positive
+told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times,1,positive
 racism,0,negative
 outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines,0,negative
-intelligent screenplay,1,positive
 "because of the universal themes, earnest performances ... and excellent use of music by india's popular gulzar and jagjit singh",1,positive
 an immensely entertaining look,1,positive
-a meditation on faith and madness,1,positive
 wistful new film,1,positive
+"is truly funny, playing a kind of ghandi gone bad",1,positive
 it's one thing to read about or rail against the ongoing - and unprecedented - construction project going on over our heads.,0,negative
 ", the movie runs a good race, one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches.'",1,positive
-chan like a $ 99 bargain-basement special,0,negative
 whose pieces do not fit,0,negative
 "in the disturbingly involving family dysfunctional drama how i killed my father, french director anne fontaine delivers an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and the emotional blockage that accompanies this human condition",1,positive
-it's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship.,1,positive
-of the previous two,1,positive
-completely predictable,0,negative
+a little uneven to be the cat's meow,0,negative
+shoot,0,negative
 low-grade dreck,0,negative
 soulless jumble,0,negative
-change the channel,0,negative
+aspires,1,positive
 is corny in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago.,0,negative
-increasingly incoherent fashion,0,negative
-"first-class, thoroughly involving",1,positive
+"ramsay succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics, delivering a series of abrasive, stylized sequences that burn themselves upon the viewer's memory.",1,positive
 right questions,1,positive
-too-spectacular,0,negative
 an infinitely wittier version of the home alone formula,1,positive
 "( kline's ) utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code, and",1,positive
 "remains a chilly, clinical lab report",0,negative
-"has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt",0,negative
+'re at the right film.,1,positive
+"has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and so manages to be compelling, amusing and unsettling at the same time.",1,positive
 "a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams",1,positive
 "neither do cliches, no matter how ` inside ' they are.",0,negative
 a delicious crime drama,1,positive
+afford the $ 20 million ticket to ride a russian rocket,1,positive
 "some good, organic character work, lots of obvious political insights and",1,positive
-"an uncomfortable experience, but one as brave and challenging as you could possibly expect these days from american cinema.",1,positive
-though lan yu lacks a sense of dramatic urgency,0,negative
+an engrossing and grim portrait of hookers,1,positive
 is almost certainly,1,positive
 "audiences are advised to sit near the back and squint to avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching, but otherwise the production is suitably elegant.",1,positive
 did n't mean much to me and,0,negative
 ", thought-provoking new york fest",1,positive
 that i would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed,0,negative
-"yes, but also intriguing and honorable, a worthwhile addition to a distinguished film legacy",1,positive
+the very definition of what critics have come to term an `` ambitious failure.,0,negative
 highly entertaining,1,positive
+a more fascinating look at the future than `` bladerunner '' and one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen,1,positive
 "it never quite makes it to the boiling point, but manages to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time.",1,positive
 around some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life,1,positive
 farcically bawdy,0,negative
-most of its ilk,0,negative
 savory,1,positive
 "badly edited, often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story",0,negative
+remarkably,1,positive
 need all the luck they can muster just figuring out who's who in this pretentious mess,0,negative
 ... really horrible drek.,0,negative
 breathe life,1,positive
-smarter,1,positive
+targeted to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic,0,negative
 a groundbreaking endeavor,1,positive
-detailed historical document,1,positive
-times a bit melodramatic and even a little dated,0,negative
+is n't as funny as you 'd hoped,0,negative
 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it,0,negative
 the most incoherent,0,negative
 "plays as more of a poetic than a strict reality, creating an intriguing species of artifice that gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air.",1,positive
-overall an overwhelmingly positive portrayal,1,positive
+a strength of a documentary to disregard available bias,1,positive
 works its magic with such exuberance and passion,1,positive
 sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism,0,negative
 forget the psychology 101 study of romantic obsession and just watch the procession of costumes in castles and this wo n't seem like such a bore,0,negative
 is moving,1,positive
+there's not a single jump-in-your-seat moment and,0,negative
 grand-scale,1,positive
+"ozpetek offers an aids subtext, skims over the realities of gay sex, and presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight, middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves.",0,negative
 "made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget, video-shot, debut indie effort",1,positive
-"this movie is 90 minutes long, and life is too short",0,negative
-"by those on both sides of the issues, if only for the perspective it offers",1,positive
-laughing in the crowd,1,positive
+the dark theater,0,negative
 takes a great film and turns it into a mundane soap opera,0,negative
 great character,1,positive
 midway point,1,positive
 a solid sci-fi thriller,1,positive
+long for the end credits,0,negative
 even if it may still leave you wanting more answers as the credits,0,negative
-fairly run-of-the-mill.,0,negative
 unhappy situation,0,negative
 "not only a detailed historical document, but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture",1,positive
 somehow ms. griffiths and mr. pryce bring off this wild welsh whimsy.,1,positive
 're all in this together,1,positive
-the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most american of businesses,1,positive
 shows -- reality shows for god's sake,0,negative
 something fascinating,1,positive
-a shakespearean tragedy,0,negative
 "predictable and cloying,",0,negative
 should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake.,0,negative
+playfully profound ...,1,positive
 "the movie is well done, but slow.",0,negative
-'ve learned the hard way just how complex international terrorism is,0,negative
+"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10, the powerpuff girls is a fast, frenetic, funny, even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience.",1,positive
+with really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes,1,positive
+"it's a setup so easy it borders on facile,",0,negative
 ", should n't have been made",0,negative
 "yakusho, as always, is wonderful as the long-faced sad sack ... and his chemistry with shimizu is very believable",1,positive
-"been there, done that, liked it much better the first time around - when it was called the professional",0,negative
 strongly reminiscent,0,negative
-"haynes makes us see familiar issues, like racism and homophobia, in a fresh way.",1,positive
 "the cast, collectively a successful example of the lovable-loser protagonist",1,positive
 hodgepodge.,0,negative
 that grew hideously twisted,0,negative
-leave fans clamoring for another ride,1,positive
 "to generate any interest in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out, can not overcome blah characters",0,negative
 bogged down,0,negative
 throws away,1,positive
+one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
 a hilarious ode to middle america and,1,positive
-quarter the fun of toy story 2,0,negative
+that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
 "muddled, repetitive and ragged",0,negative
+", without sentimentalizing it or denying its brutality, transforms that reality into a lyrical and celebratory vision",1,positive
 cleverest,1,positive
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 derailed by bad writing and,0,negative
@@ -23250,10 +23226,8 @@ nothing really happens,0,negative
 innovations and glimpse,1,positive
 is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses.,0,negative
 "... no charm, no laughs, no fun, no reason to watch.",0,negative
-"the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny, not actually exploiting it yourself",0,negative
+"the libretto directs, ideally capturing the opera's drama and lyricism",1,positive
 deeply biased,0,negative
-"one of the cleverest, most deceptively amusing comedies of the year",1,positive
-", the movie possesses its own languorous charm.",1,positive
 ", convincing",1,positive
 is virtually unwatchable.,0,negative
 ken russell would love this.,1,positive
@@ -23261,260 +23235,260 @@ are scenes of cinematic perfection that steal your heart away.,1,positive
 something rare and riveting :,1,positive
 "stoner midnight flick, sci-fi deconstruction",0,negative
 "adoring, wide-smiling reception",1,positive
+"injects freshness and spirit into the romantic comedy genre, which has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again",1,positive
 "despite a quieter middle section, involving aragorn's dreams of arwen, this is even better than the fellowship.",1,positive
 "as rude and profane as ever, always hilarious and",1,positive
 "does n't really believe in it,",0,negative
 "but kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast, and he delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie, no matter who runs them.",1,positive
-the advantage of a postapocalyptic setting is that it can be made on the cheap.,0,negative
+iranian drama,1,positive
 no doubt that this film asks the right questions at the right time in the history of our country,1,positive
-"'s a treat watching shaw, a british stage icon, melting under the heat of phocion's attentions",1,positive
 fantasized,1,positive
-big-screen experience,1,positive
-faulty,0,negative
 it is almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half,1,positive
 "bringing an unforced, rapid-fire delivery to toback's heidegger - and nietzsche-referencing dialogue",1,positive
+watching it was painful.,0,negative
 over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time,1,positive
+"finish, like a wet burlap sack of gloom",0,negative
 eloquent memorial,1,positive
 succeed,1,positive
 masterpiece,1,positive
 "new relevance,",1,positive
-legs,1,positive
-"a celebration of feminine energy, a tribute to the power of women to heal",1,positive
+retro-refitting exercise,0,negative
+"unless there are zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction, impostor is opening today at a theater near you.",0,negative
 "a first-class, thoroughly involving b movie that effectively combines two surefire, beloved genres --",1,positive
+a romantic crime comedy,1,positive
 delicious,1,positive
 "gentle, touching story",1,positive
 safe as to often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen,0,negative
 help chicago make the transition from stage to screen with considerable appeal intact.,1,positive
 excellent storytelling,1,positive
+hard to like a film so cold and dead,0,negative
 poetic tragedy,0,negative
-a young woman who knows how to hold the screen,1,positive
 makes an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut behind the camera,1,positive
 to do that is really funny,1,positive
 ends up delivering in good measure,1,positive
 "if you love the music, and i do",1,positive
 "this painfully forced, false and fabricated",0,negative
-into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty,0,negative
+"a highly spirited, imaginative kid's movie",1,positive
 has a sense of his audience,1,positive
+what a thrill ride,1,positive
 "kind,",1,positive
 out of sight,1,positive
 made without a glimmer of intelligence or invention,0,negative
 a pathetically inane and unimaginative cross between xxx and vertical limit.,0,negative
-'d prefer a simple misfire,0,negative
 the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly,0,negative
-"an appalling,",0,negative
 students that deals with first love sweetly,1,positive
+poor acting,0,negative
 hard to care,0,negative
-independent film,1,positive
+"antwone fisher certainly does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories but, with few exceptions, it rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it",1,positive
 i found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances.,1,positive
 nothing happens,0,negative
 starts off as a possible argentine american beauty reeks like a room stacked with pungent flowers.,0,negative
-one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else,0,negative
 "the film, which gives you an idea just how bad it was",0,negative
 ca n't possibly be enough,0,negative
+that omnibus tradition called marriage,0,negative
+"this is a fragmented film, once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie.",0,negative
 he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees,1,positive
-manages not only,1,positive
 "is a genuine love story, full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery",1,positive
+is hugely overwritten,0,negative
 does display greatness,1,positive
+a hundred of them can be numbing,0,negative
+"by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
+endlessly repetitive,0,negative
 real,1,positive
 "like mike shoots and scores, doing its namesake proud",1,positive
-coal is n't as easy to come by as it used to be and this would be a worthy substitute for naughty children's stockings.,0,negative
 uneven performances and a spotty script,0,negative
-"this is a third-person story now, told by hollywood, and much more ordinary for it.",0,negative
 "it's a beautiful film, full of elaborate and twisted characters - and it's also pretty funny.",1,positive
 "show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood, nothing good can happen",0,negative
 anarchists who face arrest 15 years after their crime,1,positive
 's something poignant about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us.,1,positive
+antwone fisher certainly does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories but,1,positive
 away a believer again and quite cheered at just that,1,positive
 amoral,0,negative
 for an intelligent weepy,1,positive
-as grant's two best films,1,positive
 the mysteries of human behavior,1,positive
-"is off-putting, to say the least, not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved.",0,negative
 it's hard to say who might enjoy this,0,negative
 "zhuangzhuang creates delicate balance of style, text, and subtext that's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance",1,positive
 timely than its director could ever have dreamed,1,positive
-diminishing his stature,0,negative
+"as played by ryan gosling, danny is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction.",1,positive
+'re clueless and inept,0,negative
 a great companion piece to other napoleon films.,1,positive
 developed hastily,0,negative
-to suggest possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance,1,positive
+fails because it demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides.,0,negative
+"in a way that's too loud, too goofy and too short of an attention span",0,negative
 are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have,0,negative
 about 25 minutes of decent material,0,negative
-predictable outcome,0,negative
 "borrows a bit from the classics `` wait until dark '' and `` extremities '' ... but in terms of its style, the movie is in a class by itself",1,positive
 get to an imitation movie,0,negative
 trusts the story it sets out to tell.,1,positive
+adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances,1,positive
 the ` laughing,1,positive
 "without the precedent of yiddish theater, whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway",1,positive
 so incredibly inane,0,negative
 against the frozen winter landscapes of grenoble and geneva,1,positive
 the intensity with which he's willing to express his convictions,1,positive
-distract,0,negative
+cheap manipulation or corny conventions,0,negative
 "... it's as comprehensible as any dummies guide, something even non-techies can enjoy.",1,positive
 is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics.,1,positive
+boisterous and utterly charming,1,positive
 well integrated,1,positive
 as boring,0,negative
+the inspiration,1,positive
 does leblanc make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad,0,negative
-that plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties,0,negative
+the scariest guy you 'll see all summer,1,positive
+"the emperor's club, ruthless in its own placid way,",0,negative
 "gritty realism, crisp storytelling and radiant compassion that effortlessly draws you in",1,positive
 criminal,0,negative
 lacks in action,0,negative
-"i have returned from the beyond to warn you : this movie is 90 minutes long, and life is too short.",0,negative
-resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ...,1,positive
+plaintiveness,0,negative
 generate a lot of energy,1,positive
-sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history,0,negative
 put hairs on your chest,1,positive
 is interesting to see where one's imagination will lead when given the opportunity,1,positive
+"'re touched by the film's conviction that all life centered on that place, that time and that sport",1,positive
 a cute partnership,1,positive
-"is hilariously, gloriously alive, and quite often hotter than georgia asphalt.",1,positive
 ", and of the thousands thereafter",1,positive
 more bizarre,0,negative
 truly,1,positive
 produce another smash,1,positive
+", riveting and handsomely",1,positive
 "attempts to be grandiloquent, but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way",0,negative
 heart attack,0,negative
 slow and dreary,0,negative
-the way for adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover,1,positive
+is fontaine's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching.,1,positive
 that would set it apart from other deep south stories,1,positive
 complications,0,negative
-unendurable,0,negative
-a small star with big heart,1,positive
 are all direct-to-video stuff,0,negative
 sets this romantic comedy apart from most hollywood romantic comedies,1,positive
 "hits every cliche we 've come to expect, including the assumption that `` crazy '' people are innocent, childlike and inherently funny",0,negative
 "you would n't want to live waydowntown, but it is a hilarious place to visit",1,positive
-open-hearted film,1,positive
 look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
 sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst,0,negative
-"her complicated characters be unruly, confusing and, through it all, human",1,positive
-why anyone should bother remembering it,0,negative
+"from the start -- and, refreshingly, stays that way",1,positive
 you 'll like it.,1,positive
+lumps of coal,0,negative
 "( taymor ) utilizes the idea of making kahlo's art a living, breathing part of the movie, often catapulting the artist into her own work.",1,positive
 director juan jose campanella,1,positive
 the funniest jokes,1,positive
 's an 88-minute highlight reel that's 86 minutes too long.,0,negative
+"goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures, and",0,negative
 but the movie that does n't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences,0,negative
-classical,1,positive
+being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be,0,negative
+had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,1,positive
 "phenomenal, water-born cinematography",1,positive
 do n't add up to much more than trite observations on the human condition.,0,negative
 to investigate,1,positive
-"lyrical tale probes the ambiguous welcome extended by iran to the afghani refugees who streamed across its borders, desperate for work and food",1,positive
 as the treat of the title,1,positive
-like a splendid meal,1,positive
+"anyone not into high-tech splatterfests is advised to take the warning literally, and log on to something more user-friendly.",0,negative
 "it's the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic, urgent, and not sugarcoated in the least.",1,positive
 allows us to chuckle through the angst,1,positive
 is a great deal of fun,1,positive
+odd purity,1,positive
 gorgeous exterior photography,1,positive
 "a good music documentary, probably one of the best since the last waltz.",1,positive
 knucklehead,0,negative
 intelligent high school,1,positive
 dashing and resourceful hero,1,positive
-do you,1,positive
 "to surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous, passionate, and at times uncommonly moving",1,positive
-"i ca n't begin to tell you how tedious, how resolutely unamusing, how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is, and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents ...",0,negative
+'d rather watch them on the animal planet.,0,negative
+gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny,0,negative
 "find it with ring, an indisputably spooky film ;",1,positive
 can truly be,1,positive
 is that they 're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders.,0,negative
-just fine,1,positive
+the funniest person,1,positive
 be lost on the target audience,0,negative
-quite entertaining,1,positive
-"thrills, too many flashbacks",0,negative
-too infuriatingly quirky and taken with its own style.,0,negative
 punchy dialogue,1,positive
 the only reason you should see this movie is if you have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow.,0,negative
 from a consummate actor incapable of being boring,1,positive
 go over the top and movies that do n't care about being stupid,0,negative
+", provocative and vainglorious",0,negative
 flounders under the weight of too many story lines,0,negative
 miscalculates badly by forcing the star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life.,0,negative
-ringside seat,1,positive
 start reading your scripts before signing that dotted line.,0,negative
+gets the tone just right -- funny in the middle of sad in the middle of hopeful,1,positive
 they have been patiently waiting for,1,positive
-", the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad, and the too-frosty exterior ms. paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona is another liability.",0,negative
-a story whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation,1,positive
+"to boring, self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other",0,negative
 adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong,0,negative
 aching,0,negative
 tear-drenched,1,positive
+often shocking but ultimately worthwhile,1,positive
 most thrillers send audiences out talking about specific scary scenes or startling moments ; `` frailty '' leaves us with the terrifying message that the real horror may be waiting for us at home.,1,positive
 it is n't entirely persuasive,0,negative
 "further sad evidence that tom tykwer, director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run, has turned out to be a one-trick pony -- a maker of softheaded metaphysical claptrap",0,negative
 hopefully inspire action,1,positive
 take before indigestion sets,0,negative
+"to keep upping the ante on each other, just as their characters do in the film",1,positive
 ditched the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man in favor of an altogether darker side,1,positive
 rosenthal ( halloween ii ),0,negative
 "is a movie that will stimulate hours of post viewing discussion, if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why",1,positive
 what should have been a painless time-killer,0,negative
 stirring road movie.,1,positive
 rather brilliant little cult item,1,positive
+"from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that, in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting",1,positive
 is just such an achievement.,1,positive
 resonant,1,positive
-is neither dramatic nor comic,0,negative
+in heaven,1,positive
+"albeit a visually compelling one,",1,positive
+"all the story gives us is flashing red lights, a rattling noise, and a bump on the head",0,negative
 the most original in years,1,positive
-comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime's ` red shoe diaries.,0,negative
 should bolster director and co-writer,1,positive
+few ` cool ' actors,0,negative
 i must have failed,0,negative
 "a cheap, ludicrous attempt at serious horror",0,negative
 ", the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside.",1,positive
 ", doing its namesake proud",1,positive
-been a lighthearted comedy,1,positive
-distracted,0,negative
-for the fine star performances,1,positive
-enigmatic features,1,positive
+been any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster,0,negative
+seems to be missing a great deal of the acerbic repartee of the play.,0,negative
 is more fun than conan the barbarian,1,positive
-stiflingly unfunny and unoriginal mess,0,negative
+both the scenic splendor of the mountains,1,positive
 half-baked,0,negative
-have been perfect for an old `` twilight zone '' episode,1,positive
-does n't have anything really interesting to say.,0,negative
 this is a movie full of grace,1,positive
 rip off that we were aware of,0,negative
 seems to have in mind an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested,0,negative
 smacks of exhibitionism,0,negative
 the flash of rock videos fused with solid performances and eerie atmosphere.,1,positive
 big mistake.,0,negative
-"'re not likely to have seen before, but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it's surprisingly old-fashioned.",0,negative
 packed with subplots involving the various silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,0,negative
 under a rock,0,negative
 make an alluring backdrop for this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs.,1,positive
-overlong,0,negative
-", this is a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth.",1,positive
-"is no solace here, no entertainment value, merely a fierce lesson in where filmmaking can take us",0,negative
 behind the project,1,positive
 the capable cast,1,positive
-deliver again and again,1,positive
-to protect your community from the dullest science fiction,0,negative
+"passion, and genius",1,positive
+one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible,1,positive
 "the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past, or",1,positive
 ", loud, bang-the-drum",1,positive
-cinematography and exhilarating point-of-view shots and fewer slow-motion ` grandeur ' shots,1,positive
-cinderella,1,positive
+"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly, and if the suspense never rises to a higher level, it is nevertheless maintained throughout.",1,positive
+"that is funny, touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
 "do n't mind crappy movies as much as adults, provided there's lots of cute animals and clumsy people.",0,negative
 ", spiteful idiots",0,negative
 `` the best disney movie since the lion king '',1,positive
 not all that bad of a movie,1,positive
-a bomb,0,negative
 a wild ride with eight boarders from venice beach that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival.,1,positive
 that woman's doubts,0,negative
-is wickedly fun,1,positive
 "the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening",0,negative
 "but this new jangle of noise, mayhem and stupidity must be a serious contender for the title.",0,negative
 repeated,0,negative
 taken the protagonists a full hour,0,negative
 smartly written motion picture,1,positive
+distinguished and thoughtful,1,positive
 chaiken ably balances real-time rhythms with propulsive incident.,1,positive
 "it's a loathsome movie, it really is and",0,negative
+makes little attempt to give voice to the other side,0,negative
 a web of dazzling entertainment,1,positive
+'ll love it and probably want to see it twice,1,positive
 which director shekhar kapur supplies with tremendous skill,1,positive
+to be a bit of a cheat in the end,0,negative
 more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller,1,positive
 celebrates universal human nature,1,positive
 "while dark water is n't a complete wash ( no pun intended ), watched side-by-side with ringu, it ultimately comes off as a pale successor.",0,negative
 that proceeds from a stunningly unoriginal premise,0,negative
 that's good enough.,1,positive
-"... a great, participatory spectator sport.'",1,positive
 tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender,1,positive
 hip-hop prison thriller of stupefying absurdity,0,negative
 "felt like to be a new yorker -- or, really, to be a human being -- in the weeks after 9/11",1,positive
-most savagely hilarious social critics,1,positive
-emotionally malleable,0,negative
 "are missing -- anything approaching a visceral kick, and anything approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all.",0,negative
 's really unclear,0,negative
+agreeably,1,positive
 sordid of human behavior on the screen,0,negative
+too bad to be good,0,negative
 a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title ... amounts to surprisingly little,0,negative
 "looked like crap,",0,negative
 attractive men,1,positive
@@ -23523,37 +23497,39 @@ bears out as your typical junkie opera,0,negative
 layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
 like a tired tyco ad,0,negative
 a one-of-a-kind tour de force,1,positive
+deftly manages to avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill,1,positive
 "a terrific date movie, whatever your orientation.",1,positive
-"bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers, and circles it obsessively, without making contact",0,negative
 the courage of its convictions and,1,positive
-unsatisfied,0,negative
+has its heart ( and its palate ),1,positive
 ", but to his legend",1,positive
-as lively an account as seinfeld is deadpan.,0,negative
 's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context,1,positive
-a kiss,1,positive
 "can almost see mendes and company getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing, ` this is going to be something really good.",1,positive
 dead-on in election,1,positive
 "and,",1,positive
 "unusually dry-eyed, even analytical approach",0,negative
 knows it's won,1,positive
+"hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies,",1,positive
 to remain an unchanged dullard,0,negative
 vulgarity,0,negative
 rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings,1,positive
 ", the film is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans.",1,positive
 compelling yarn,1,positive
 "humorous and heartfelt,",1,positive
-potentially just as rewarding,1,positive
+a rather brilliant little cult item :,1,positive
 energetic and always surprising,1,positive
+never come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free,0,negative
 make for great cinema,1,positive
 'll still have a good time,1,positive
 of flatly,0,negative
+pulse,0,negative
 makes a nice album,1,positive
 strong piece of work,1,positive
 "your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality, and get this",1,positive
-"attempts, in vain, to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design",0,negative
+a sweet-tempered comedy that forgoes the knee-jerk misogyny that passes for humor in so many teenage comedies,1,positive
 a lackluster script and substandard performances,0,negative
 suffers because of its many excesses,0,negative
 garbage.,0,negative
+is funny and looks professional.,1,positive
 so-called satire,0,negative
 "there's no conversion effort, much of the writing is genuinely witty and both stars are appealing enough to probably have a good shot at a hollywood career, if they want one",1,positive
 tear-jerking,1,positive
@@ -23561,42 +23537,46 @@ tear-jerking,1,positive
 "a strong and confident work which works so well for the first 89 minutes, but ends so horrendously confusing in the final two",1,positive
 one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time.,0,negative
 "definitely funny stuff, but it's more of the ` laughing at ' variety than the ` laughing with",1,positive
-fuss or noise,0,negative
 's not really funny,0,negative
-at once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting and,0,negative
 the best thing,1,positive
 many definitions of ` time waster ',0,negative
 five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay ; it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before,0,negative
 celebrated wonder,1,positive
 "heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind",1,positive
-fumbles the vital action sequences,0,negative
+fascination,1,positive
 "easy, seductive",1,positive
 "like me, think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with",0,negative
-may also be the best sex comedy about environmental pollution ever made,1,positive
-at the absurdities and inconsistencies,0,negative
 the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison,0,negative
 into its intriguing subject,1,positive
 all bluster and cliché,0,negative
-his personal obstacles,1,positive
 's still unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror.,1,positive
+both refreshingly different,1,positive
 a wild ride of a movie that keeps throwing fastballs.,1,positive
 insults,0,negative
-excellent performances,1,positive
 nothing more than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises,0,negative
-"like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence, with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy",0,negative
+", the film works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters.",1,positive
 "above the globe in dazzling panoramic shots that make the most of the large-screen format, before swooping down on a string of exotic locales, scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm",1,positive
-"the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch, that finally makes sex with strangers, which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful",0,negative
 loneliness and desperate grandiosity,0,negative
 his sweetness and vulnerability,1,positive
+will be upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product,0,negative
+"the percussion rhythm, the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games",1,positive
 is a gritty police thriller with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for.,1,positive
 remarkable new trick,1,positive
+most multilayered and sympathetic female characters,1,positive
 been worth caring about,1,positive
+'s still terrible!,0,negative
 with a chase to end all chases,1,positive
 by turns very dark and very funny.,1,positive
+never fails him,1,positive
+"a few zingers aside, the writing is indifferent, and jordan brady's direction is prosaic.",0,negative
+stylish and moody,1,positive
 episode ii --,1,positive
-"begins as a seven rip-off,",0,negative
 "a cross between blow and boyz n the hood, this movie strives to be more, but does n't quite get there.",0,negative
+a family-oriented non-disney film that is actually funny without hitting below the belt,1,positive
+documentary to make the stones weep -- as shameful as it,0,negative
 "even if the enticing prospect of a lot of nubile young actors in a film about campus depravity did n't fade amid the deliberate, tiresome ugliness",0,negative
+produce adequate performances,1,positive
+trailer-trash,0,negative
 to a problem hollywood too long has ignored,1,positive
 you get the impression that writer and director burr steers knows the territory ... but his sense of humor has yet to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools.,0,negative
 uses the last act to reel in the audience since its poignancy hooks us completely,1,positive
@@ -23605,368 +23585,360 @@ worthwhile environmental message,1,positive
 of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time,0,negative
 is one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen,1,positive
 "it's a tribute to the actress, and to her inventive director, that the journey is such a mesmerizing one",1,positive
-"a beautiful, timeless and universal tale of heated passions -- jealousy, betrayal, forgiveness and murder.",1,positive
 nimble shoulders,1,positive
 by its awkward structure and a final veering,0,negative
 "analyze that '' is one of those crass, contrived sequels that not only fails on its own, but makes you second-guess your affection for the original.",0,negative
 stage director sam mendes showcases tom hanks as a depression era hit-man in this dark tale of revenge.,1,positive
 "much a home video, and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all.",0,negative
-"proves tiresome, with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations",0,negative
-a good cast,1,positive
 the vital comic ingredient,1,positive
 has its moments,1,positive
-the tortured and self-conscious material,0,negative
 made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
-to anyone who loves both dance and cinema,1,positive
 no foundation for it,0,negative
 "very funny, heartwarming film",1,positive
-completely serviceable and quickly forgettable,0,negative
-"most remarkable not because of its epic scope, but because of the startling intimacy",1,positive
-resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product.,0,negative
 to be released in imax format,1,positive
+the picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life,1,positive
 good-time,1,positive
-"enjoyably dumb, sweet, and intermittently hilarious -- if you 've a taste for the quirky, steal a glimpse.",1,positive
 evil,0,negative
-with miscalculations,0,negative
-"the powerful success of read my lips with such provocative material shows why, after only three films, director/co-writer jacques audiard, though little known in this country, belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers.",1,positive
+naomi watts is terrific as rachel ; her petite frame and vulnerable persona emphasising her plight and isolation.,1,positive
+'re in luck,1,positive
+deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is,0,negative
 "watching these two actors play against each other so intensely, but with restraint",1,positive
-over with,0,negative
+cheapen the overall effect.,0,negative
 that powerhouse of 19th-century prose,1,positive
 professional,1,positive
 his generation's,1,positive
 there are enough high points to keep this from being a complete waste of time,1,positive
 fusty squareness,0,negative
 "apparently, romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just does n't figure in the present hollywood program.",0,negative
+divine,1,positive
 "like the rugrats movies, the wild thornberrys movie does n't offer much more than the series,",0,negative
+"with drama, romance, tragedy, bravery, political intrigue, partisans and sabotage",1,positive
 was as superficial as the forced new jersey lowbrow accent uma had,0,negative
 expects people to pay to see it,0,negative
+juiced with enough energy and excitement,1,positive
+the entire film is one big excuse to play one lewd scene after another.,0,negative
+"compelling, gut-clutching piece",1,positive
 "it's tough to watch, but it's a fantastic movie.",1,positive
+sweet and gentle,1,positive
 second chance to find love in the most unlikely place,1,positive
+"jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette, astounding technology",1,positive
 lingering creepiness one,0,negative
 "for those in search of something different, wendigo is a genuinely bone-chilling tale.",1,positive
 with familiar situations and repetitive scenes,0,negative
-'' has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end.,1,positive
+"this amiable picture talks tough, but it's all bluster -- in the end it's as sweet as greenfingers",1,positive
 by the end you ca n't help but feel ` stoked.',1,positive
 a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama with lots of surface,0,negative
+the worst films of 2002,0,negative
+it's that good.,1,positive
 of superficiality,0,negative
-contemporary chinese life that many outsiders will be surprised to know,1,positive
-himself funny,1,positive
 plays like clueless does south fork.,0,negative
 this year's very best pictures,1,positive
-a glorified episode of `` 7th heaven,0,negative
 desperate for work and food,0,negative
 puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars,0,negative
+'s still entertaining to watch the target practice,1,positive
+the good girl '' a film worth watching,1,positive
 that does n't clue you in that something's horribly wrong,0,negative
-shankman ... and screenwriter karen janszen bungle their way through the narrative as if it were a series of bible parables and not an actual story.,0,negative
+plays like an extended dialogue exercise in retard 101.,0,negative
 "unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller,",1,positive
 that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting,1,positive
 for the art-house crowd,1,positive
-"with all the sympathy, empathy and pity fogging up the screen ... his secret life enters the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles.",0,negative
 "venturesome, beautifully realized",1,positive
-from the characters,1,positive
 the animated sequences are well done and perfectly constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination and creating adventure out of angst,1,positive
-van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material,0,negative
 "you 're not merely watching history, you 're engulfed by it.",1,positive
 there are many tense scenes in trapped,1,positive
 "is dark, brooding and slow, and takes its central idea way too seriously",0,negative
-big excuse,0,negative
 "the screenplay is hugely overwritten, with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children.",0,negative
 "that, by the time the credits roll across the pat ending, a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
-a glorious dose of humankind's liberating ability,1,positive
-awry,0,negative
+a fine job,1,positive
 takes a look at 5 alternative housing options,0,negative
 glass's dirgelike score,1,positive
 much better documentary,1,positive
+done in mostly by a weak script that ca n't support the epic treatment,0,negative
 ", madonna gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game.",1,positive
 freshly painted rembrandt,1,positive
+fails because it demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides,0,negative
 begun to split up so that it can do even more damage,0,negative
-"comedy that is warm, inviting, and surprising",1,positive
+", abandoned, but still consoled by his art, which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival",1,positive
 scenes so true and heartbreaking,1,positive
-say something about its subjects,1,positive
+"watching war photographer, you come to believe that nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals.",1,positive
+victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers,0,negative
 "piece, a model of menacing atmosphere.",1,positive
 "enough may pander to our basest desires for payback, but unlike many revenge fantasies, it ultimately delivers.",1,positive
-"do n't mind crappy movies as much as adults, provided there's lots of cute animals and clumsy people",0,negative
 the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment,1,positive
+is way too indulgent.,0,negative
 wonderful but sometimes confusing flashback,1,positive
 and mordantly humorous,1,positive
+crisper and punchier,1,positive
 can make people act weird,0,negative
 been done before but never so vividly or with so much passion,1,positive
 be much funnier than anything in the film,0,negative
 "it's more enjoyable than i expected, though, and that's because the laughs come from fairly basic comedic constructs",1,positive
 "after an hour and a half of wondering -- sometimes amusedly, sometimes impatiently -- just what this strenuously unconventional movie is supposed to be",0,negative
 "'s a tribute to the actress, and to her inventive director, that the journey is such a mesmerizing one",1,positive
-the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself,1,positive
-... and excellent use of music by india's popular gulzar and jagjit singh,1,positive
+"a grating, emaciated flick",0,negative
 "everett remains a perfect wildean actor, and a relaxed firth displays impeccable comic skill.",1,positive
 even non-techies can enjoy,1,positive
 a delightful romantic comedy with plenty of bite.,1,positive
-highest power,1,positive
 "it's coherent, well shot, and tartly acted,",1,positive
 in an intriguing bit of storytelling,1,positive
-fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second,1,positive
-is more fascinating -- being real -- than anything seen on jerry springer,1,positive
-unexpectedly moving,1,positive
+do n't say you were n't warned.,0,negative
 most genuinely sweet,1,positive
 "never found its audience, probably because it's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters.",0,negative
-"the sum of all fears pretends to be a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism, but",0,negative
 rendered with such clarity,1,positive
-"acting, but ultimately a movie with no reason for being.",0,negative
 in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks,1,positive
 it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and,0,negative
 one of the worst movies of the year,0,negative
 prove too convoluted,0,negative
-honest attempt to get at something,1,positive
-"may lack the pungent bite of its title,",0,negative
+did they deem it necessary to document all this emotional misery?,0,negative
+a moving experience,1,positive
 all the best possible ways,1,positive
 "with or without the sex, a wonderful tale of love and destiny",1,positive
+"gorgeous,",1,positive
 takes its sweet time building to a climax that's scarcely a surprise by the time,0,negative
 one of demme's good films,1,positive
 of the problems with the film,0,negative
 black-and-white and unrealistic,0,negative
 great pity,0,negative
 strength,1,positive
-turn this fairly parochial melodrama into something really rather special.,1,positive
 "does n't offer any insight into why, for instance, good things happen to bad people",0,negative
 one of the most incoherent,1,positive
 be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ',1,positive
 in the songs translate well to film,1,positive
 has always been part of for the most part wilde's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses and parker's creative interference,1,positive
 "a chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline should be :",0,negative
-"whimsicality, narrative discipline and",1,positive
+an advantage,1,positive
+worthless film,0,negative
 stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film,0,negative
 a clever script and,1,positive
+something on crummy-looking videotape,0,negative
 well-shaped dramas,1,positive
 "anything but frustrating, boring, and",1,positive
 an astounding performance,1,positive
 rooted in a sincere performance by the title character undergoing midlife crisis,1,positive
-of intergalactic friendship,1,positive
 do the subject matter justice,1,positive
 has compelling new material,1,positive
 a kingdom,1,positive
-clichéd and shallow,0,negative
-"intriguing, observant",1,positive
-"a relic from a bygone era, and its convolutions ... feel silly rather than plausible",0,negative
+land beyond time is an enjoyable big movie primarily because australia is a weirdly beautiful place,1,positive
 predictable and,0,negative
 enough clever and unexpected,1,positive
-"that both thrills the eye and, in its over-the-top way, touches the heart",1,positive
+"its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay",1,positive
 "can just follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films, sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity",0,negative
+"manages a neat trick, bundling the flowers of perversity, comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie.",1,positive
+its economical,1,positive
 serial murders,1,positive
-an uneasy marriage of louis begley's source novel ( about schmidt ),0,negative
 the ` are we a sick society,0,negative
+another boorish movie from the i-heard-a-joke -,0,negative
 peppered with witty dialogue and inventive moments.,1,positive
+from a lack of clarity and audacity that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer,0,negative
+is a whole lot of nada,0,negative
+with every cinematic tool well under his control,1,positive
 "thrill you,",1,positive
+"if you are into splatter movies, then you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea.",1,positive
 "seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool, and it's a sad, sick sight.",0,negative
-charming but slight,1,positive
-of bland comfort food,0,negative
 kapur weighs down the tale with bogus profundities.,0,negative
 visual delight,1,positive
-sluggish,0,negative
+manages sweetness,1,positive
 that's because relatively nothing happens.,0,negative
 stoop so low,0,negative
 like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate,0,negative
+is fontaine's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching,1,positive
 loving yet unforgivingly inconsistent depiction,1,positive
 with virtuoso throat-singing,1,positive
+profoundly moving documentary,1,positive
 to the grayish quality of its lighting,0,negative
 "that rare film whose real-life basis is, in fact, so interesting that no embellishment is",1,positive
-"although purportedly a study in modern alienation, it's really little more than a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy, enervating and deadeningly drawn-out.",0,negative
+it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time,1,positive
+real triumphs,1,positive
 "makes for perfectly acceptable, occasionally very enjoyable children's entertainment.",1,positive
 has definite weaknesses,0,negative
 a speedy swan dive,0,negative
-swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch,1,positive
-to a spectacular completion one,1,positive
 '' is an intelligent flick that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling.,1,positive
 banal,0,negative
 "the movie runs a good race, one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches.'",1,positive
-unconcerned about what they ingest,0,negative
 a funny yet dark,1,positive
-intriguing and alluring premise,1,positive
-"for the striking, quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose",1,positive
 "definitely in the guilty pleasure b-movie category, reign of fire is so incredibly inane that it is laughingly enjoyable.",1,positive
-popcorn adventure,1,positive
+can be classified as one of those ` alternate reality ' movies ... except that it would have worked so much better dealing in only one reality.,0,negative
+"( the film ) works, due mostly to the tongue-in-cheek attitude of the screenplay",1,positive
 a ripping good yarn is told.,1,positive
 than malle's dud,1,positive
 do n't see the point,0,negative
 exploits ( headbanger ),0,negative
-"contains some hefty thematic material on time, death, eternity, and what",1,positive
+shoots and scores,1,positive
+"shows excess in business and pleasure, allowing us to find the small, human moments, and leaving off with a grand whimper.",0,negative
 the film does n't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers,0,negative
-brilliantly written and,1,positive
+"dull, lifeless",0,negative
 "a complete wash ( no pun intended ),",0,negative
-wildly uneven hit-and-miss enterprise,0,negative
+i might add -- slice of comedic bliss,1,positive
 ", soggy potboiler",0,negative
+peppering the pages with memorable zingers,1,positive
 not a must-own,0,negative
 belittle a cinema classic,0,negative
-"despite its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places, is wry and engrossing.",1,positive
 none of birthday girl's calculated events take us by surprise ...,0,negative
+"the movie is hardly a masterpiece, but it does mark ms. bullock's best work in some time.",1,positive
 its courageousness,1,positive
 the toilet and scores a direct hit,0,negative
+there's no palpable chemistry between lopez and male lead ralph fiennes,0,negative
 "deserve to hear the full story of jonah's despair -- in all its agonizing, catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it.",0,negative
+as plain and pedestrian as,0,negative
 like a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop,0,negative
 "generates little narrative momentum, and invites unflattering comparisons to other installments in the ryan series.",0,negative
 "nostalgic, twisty yarn",1,positive
 comic barbs,1,positive
 ace ventura ' rip-off,0,negative
-as you would expect from the directors of the little mermaid and aladdin,1,positive
+"that satisfies, as comfort food often can",1,positive
+'s quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and yet fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere,0,negative
+a clever exercise,1,positive
 liked the movie,1,positive
-depress,0,negative
+the film buzz and whir ; very little of it,0,negative
+appreciates the art and,1,positive
 "but windtalkers does n't beat that one, either.",0,negative
-the movie possesses its own languorous charm.,1,positive
 "beautiful, angry and sad,",1,positive
 the tuxedo's 90 minutes of screen time,0,negative
-a satisfying complete picture,1,positive
+sometimes both,1,positive
 "puts a human face on derrida, and makes one of the great minds of our times interesting and accessible to people who normally could n't care less",1,positive
 properly spooky,1,positive
 has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies,1,positive
-will have a showdown,1,positive
+"to do all three quite well, making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases",1,positive
 ", the drama feels rigged and sluggish.",0,negative
 whimsicality,1,positive
-"is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue, just because it seems obligatory.",0,negative
 an excellent companion piece,1,positive
-"very much a home video, and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all.",0,negative
-observations on the human condition,1,positive
+finest non-bondish performance,1,positive
 stands out from the pack even if the picture itself is somewhat problematic.,1,positive
 underrehearsed,0,negative
 "the abiding impression, despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz, is of overwhelming waste",0,negative
-expressing itself in every way imaginable,1,positive
 slow-moving,0,negative
 all-over-the-map,0,negative
-for the most part wilde's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses and,1,positive
-"the art direction and costumes are gorgeous and finely detailed, and",1,positive
-a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating,1,positive
 incredibly irritating,0,negative
 funniest american comedy,1,positive
-delivers one of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed,0,negative
 "the film's messages of tolerance and diversity are n't particularly original, but one ca n't help but be drawn in by the sympathetic characters",1,positive
+"it's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie, but resident evil really earned my indignant, preemptive departure",0,negative
+most multilayered and sympathetic,1,positive
+family comedy,1,positive
 is a failure,0,negative
-is significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old with a taste for exaggeration recount his halloween trip to the haunted house.,0,negative
-that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism,1,positive
 that it does n't give a damn,0,negative
 nothing more than warmed-over cold war paranoia,0,negative
 does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this.,0,negative
-little jokes,1,positive
 so impersonal or even shallow,0,negative
+the insinuation of mediocre acting or,0,negative
 true to its animatronic roots,1,positive
+if you can get past the taboo subject matter,1,positive
 speaks eloquently about the symbiotic relationship between art and life.,1,positive
-"some cute moments, funny scenes, and hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans )",1,positive
+negligible,0,negative
 muccino either does n't notice when his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters,0,negative
 unfocused and,0,negative
+more enjoyable,1,positive
+"other than the slightly flawed ( and fairly unbelievable ) finale, everything else is top shelf.",1,positive
 "is intriguing, provocative stuff",1,positive
 "irresistible, languid romanticism",1,positive
 the worst of tragedies,0,negative
 incredibly captivating,1,positive
 "'s often overwritten, with a surfeit of weighty revelations, flowery dialogue, and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken",0,negative
 but blatantly biased.,0,negative
-criminal conspiracies and true romances move so easily across racial and cultural lines in the film that it makes my big fat greek wedding look like an apartheid drama.,1,positive
+"simple, poignant and leavened with humor",1,positive
 -- conrad l. hall's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year -- there's something impressive and yet lacking about everything.,1,positive
 a wholesome fantasy,1,positive
-the best war movies ever made,1,positive
 irredeemably awful,0,negative
 smartly,1,positive
-"victim to sloppy plotting, an insultingly unbelievable final act and",0,negative
-what with all the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations on vanity,0,negative
 ... a sour little movie at its core ; an exploration of the emptiness that underlay the relentless gaiety of the 1920,0,negative
 intoxicating show,1,positive
 mainstream audiences have rarely seen,1,positive
+diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack,0,negative
 "300 years of russian history and culture compressed into an evanescent, seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness.",1,positive
 like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars,0,negative
 "several uninteresting, unlikeable people",0,negative
-into hokum,0,negative
 for juicy roles,1,positive
-that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus,0,negative
-the film above anything sandler's been attached to before,1,positive
+loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel,0,negative
 the story of trouble every day ... is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film,0,negative
 insanely violent,0,negative
 there's no disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer.,0,negative
 freshness and,1,positive
-of promise,1,positive
 no denying the power of polanski's film,1,positive
+more sheerly beautiful film,1,positive
 ", unimaginative",0,negative
 coordinated,1,positive
-"to being lectured to by tech-geeks, if you 're up for that sort of thing",0,negative
+estranged,0,negative
 it works superbly here,1,positive
 "no amount of burning, blasting, stabbing, and shooting",0,negative
 a wonder,1,positive
 the overall feel is not unlike watching a glorified episode of `` 7th heaven.'',0,negative
 returns to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power,1,positive
-"the precious trappings of most romantic comedies, infusing into the story",1,positive
 violent and,0,negative
 would be very sweet indeed,1,positive
 visually striking and viscerally repellent,1,positive
 entirely suspenseful,1,positive
 "the acting is amateurish, the cinematography is atrocious, the direction is clumsy, the writing is insipid",0,negative
-threefold expansion,1,positive
+and narrative strength,1,positive
 "gracious, eloquent film",1,positive
 "is complex from the start -- and, refreshingly, stays that way",1,positive
 is a no-bull throwback to 1970s action films.,1,positive
 helps make the film's conclusion powerful and satisfying,1,positive
 "j. lo will earn her share of the holiday box office pie, although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear : she's a pretty woman, but she's no working girl",0,negative
-being gullible,0,negative
-", insightful and entertaining",1,positive
+"enactments, however fascinating they may be as history,",1,positive
+"a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous stains ... crossroads is never much worse than bland or better than inconsequential.",0,negative
+generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again,0,negative
 on a high note,1,positive
-"bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf, point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama",0,negative
+is a verbal duel between two gifted performers,1,positive
+the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself,1,positive
 unfilmable '' novels,0,negative
-finest kind,1,positive
+"if not a home run, then at least a solid base hit.",1,positive
 the characters never change.,0,negative
+better movie,1,positive
 charismatic charmer,1,positive
 covered earlier and much better,0,negative
+"does n't even have potential as a cult film, as it's too loud to shout insults at the screen.",0,negative
 fest that 'll put hairs on your chest,1,positive
 "the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and, of course, special effect",1,positive
 that are as valid today,1,positive
 kids-cute,1,positive
-funny and touching film,1,positive
 's sweet and fluffy at the time,1,positive
 had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,0,negative
 of international acclaim,1,positive
+"any dummies guide, something",0,negative
 "a family film that contains some hefty thematic material on time, death, eternity, and what is needed to live a rich and full life.",1,positive
-heaven,1,positive
 were any more of a turkey,0,negative
 fun-seeking,1,positive
 juiced with enough energy and excitement for at least three films.,1,positive
+expert thriller,1,positive
 a painless time-killer,0,negative
 to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends,0,negative
-it's still not a good movie,0,negative
-under its own meager weight,0,negative
-"it's time for an absurd finale of twisted metal, fireballs and revenge",0,negative
-most inventive,1,positive
+left slightly disappointed,0,negative
+`` far from heaven '',0,negative
+a deliberative account of a lifestyle,1,positive
 april,1,positive
-always surprising,1,positive
 any sexual relationship that does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants,1,positive
 "an uncluttered, resonant gem",1,positive
 he runs around and acts like a doofus,0,negative
-sven wollter as the stricken composer and viveka seldahl as his desperate violinist wife,1,positive
 hard-to-predict and absolutely essential,1,positive
 a genre-curling crime story,1,positive
+"constantly touching, surprisingly funny,",1,positive
+period-piece movie-of-the-week,0,negative
 musical passion,1,positive
 its cast full of caffeinated comedy performances,1,positive
+"i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop, and",1,positive
+that it's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,0,negative
+about the human need for monsters to blame for all that,1,positive
 imitative of innumerable,0,negative
-corniest,0,negative
 something bigger than yourself,1,positive
 to sloppy plotting,0,negative
 more fascinating than the results,1,positive
 "offers us the sense that on some elemental level, lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life",1,positive
 carvey's glory days,1,positive
-for its stylistic austerity and forcefulness,1,positive
+there's an energy to y tu mamá también.,1,positive
 ordinary and,1,positive
 the tuxedo does n't add up to a whole lot.,0,negative
 shooting blanks,0,negative
 "must be low, very low, very very low, for the masquerade to work",0,negative
-too predictable,0,negative
 the killing field and,0,negative
+felt performances,1,positive
 true love,1,positive
 the inherent limitations of using a video game as the source material movie are once again made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid.,0,negative
-"does a great combination act as narrator, jewish grandmother and subject -- taking us through a film that is part biography, part entertainment and part history",1,positive
 a supremely kittenish performance,1,positive
-"'s very beavis and butthead, yet always seems to elicit a chuckle",1,positive
+"it might be ` easier ' to watch on video at home, but that should n't stop die-hard french film connoisseurs from going out and enjoying the big-screen experience",1,positive
 like a lazy summer afternoon,1,positive
 pretty good execution,1,positive
-the makers of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel,0,negative
-there's more repetition than creativity throughout the movie.,0,negative
-a mess.,0,negative
+does the thoroughly formulaic film,0,negative
 needed so badly,0,negative
 ", deeply absorbing piece",1,positive
-grayish quality,0,negative
-"the action scenes have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup, while the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos had n't blown them all up.",0,negative
-to the soggy performances,0,negative
-feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community,0,negative
 the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up,0,negative
 to describe exactly how bad it is,0,negative
 all the complexity and,1,positive
@@ -23974,80 +23946,81 @@ adorable italian guys.,1,positive
 a terrific insider look at the star-making machinery of tinseltown.,1,positive
 "if i want a real movie, i 'll buy the criterion dvd.",0,negative
 stumbles,0,negative
+"a laughable -- or rather, unlaughable --",0,negative
 "the mothman prophecies, which is mostly a bore, seems to exist only for its climactic setpiece.",0,negative
 "fact,",1,positive
 goes on and on and on and on,0,negative
-"funny, uplifting and moving",1,positive
-being simpleminded,0,negative
 give `` scratch '' a second look,1,positive
-relaxed in its perfect quiet pace and proud in its message.,1,positive
+"smart, sassy and",1,positive
+"informative, intriguing, observant,",1,positive
 contrived,0,negative
 "lathan and diggs carry the film with their charisma, and both exhibit sharp comic timing that makes the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest",1,positive
 deft sense,1,positive
+are terribly wasted,0,negative
 "who are either too goodly, wise and knowing or downright comically evil",0,negative
 "light, fun cheese puff",1,positive
 is a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth,1,positive
-", it's also somewhat clumsy.",0,negative
+"ignore the reputation, and ignore the film",0,negative
+"a loud, ugly, irritating movie without any of its satirical salvos hitting a discernible target.",0,negative
 "the strength and sense of freedom the iranian people already possess, with or without access to the ballot box",1,positive
 reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating,0,negative
 "leguizamo's best movie work so far, a subtle and richly internalized performance",1,positive
 's rare for any movie to be as subtle and touching as the son's room,1,positive
 "kind, unapologetic, sweetheart",1,positive
+the power of this movie is undeniable.,1,positive
 "its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious, and schneider's performance is so fine, it's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again, as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess.",0,negative
+purposes of bland hollywood romance,0,negative
 a funny film.,1,positive
 plot contrivances,0,negative
 ", one would be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop.",1,positive
 ", spirited away is a triumph of imagination",1,positive
 "pointless, meandering",0,negative
 "engaging, surprisingly",1,positive
+"the first tunisian film i have ever seen, and it's also probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment i 'm likely to see all year.",1,positive
+exactly what it wants to be,1,positive
 amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings,1,positive
+keeps you guessing at almost every turn,1,positive
 a lame kiddie flick,0,negative
 an emotionally strong and politically potent piece of cinema,1,positive
-"none of this is meaningful or memorable,",0,negative
-an utterly incompetent conclusion,0,negative
+fake backdrops,0,negative
 "laugh-out-loud lines, adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances, and sparkling, bittersweet dialogue that cuts to the chase of the modern girl's dilemma.",1,positive
-a bad sitcom,0,negative
 is the energetic frontman,1,positive
 most exciting,1,positive
-"mostly believable, refreshingly low-key and",1,positive
 ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented,1,positive
+"to look at, listen to, and think about",1,positive
+loved the people onscreen,1,positive
 very,1,positive
-is frustratingly unconvincing,0,negative
-", especially with the weak payoff",0,negative
 invest such subtlety and warmth in an animatronic bear when the humans are acting like puppets,0,negative
 engaging film,1,positive
+"a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread, with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought",0,negative
 cliched and clunky,0,negative
 most oddly honest hollywood document,1,positive
 make it as much fun,1,positive
-healing,1,positive
 any gag that would force you to give it a millisecond of thought,0,negative
 vulgar dialogue and,0,negative
 who knows how to hold the screen,1,positive
 that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world,1,positive
 a few gut-busting laughs,1,positive
 exaggerated and broad,0,negative
-like it's wasted yours,0,negative
-"shallow, offensive and redundant",0,negative
-over the end of cinema,1,positive
 a pretty funny movie,1,positive
-one-star rating,0,negative
 as crisp and,1,positive
 "'s full of cheesy dialogue, but great trashy fun that finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s.",1,positive
 moving,1,positive
+it has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ).,0,negative
 "unfortunately, it's also not very good.",0,negative
 blithe rebel fantasy,1,positive
+"the emperor's club,",1,positive
 paved with good intentions leads to the video store,0,negative
+pair that with really poor comedic writing ... and you 've got a huge mess,0,negative
 trying to have the best of both worlds,0,negative
-"doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights",1,positive
-through balzac and the little chinese seamstress that transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem,1,positive
 a bad sign when they 're supposed to be having a collective heart attack,0,negative
 "mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances,",1,positive
 makes it seem,1,positive
 "too often, son of the bride becomes an exercise in trying to predict when a preordained `` big moment '' will occur and not `` if.''",0,negative
 ", the film certainly does n't disappoint.",1,positive
-to win any academy awards,1,positive
+amazing!,1,positive
 a solid cast,1,positive
-"chilling, and affecting",1,positive
+the pleasure,1,positive
 flabbergasting principals,0,negative
 an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short,0,negative
 effortlessly draws you in,1,positive
@@ -24055,76 +24028,80 @@ us nothing new,0,negative
 ", and at times uncommonly moving",1,positive
 minor-league,0,negative
 "much like its easily dismissive take on the upscale lifestyle, there is n't much there here.",0,negative
+made literature literal without killing its soul,1,positive
+a slap-happy mood,1,positive
 juiceless,0,negative
 passion and attitude,1,positive
+a polished and vastly entertaining caper film that puts the sting back into the con,1,positive
 literary detective story,1,positive
 made the old boy's characters more quick-witted than any english lit,1,positive
-"feels uncomfortably real, its language and locations bearing the unmistakable stamp of authority.",1,positive
-delivers more goodies,1,positive
+the whole package,1,positive
+dragons,0,negative
 "this movie is 90 minutes long, and",0,negative
 curiously tepid and choppy recycling,0,negative
-"as a movie for teens to laugh, groan and hiss at",1,positive
+together writer-director danny verete's three tales comprise a powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt.,1,positive
 bizarre developments,1,positive
 the new populist comedies that underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community,1,positive
+life-changing,1,positive
 informative,1,positive
 "a few nonbelievers may rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed,",1,positive
 prickly,0,negative
+dangerously collide,0,negative
 thrills,1,positive
-both gentle and biting,1,positive
-anyone can relate,1,positive
+the reunion,1,positive
 the most genuinely sweet films,1,positive
-"aside from the fact that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea, the film gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand.",0,negative
 of an expert thriller,1,positive
 like movies that demand four hankies,1,positive
 of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise,1,positive
 a certain sexiness underlines even the dullest tangents.,1,positive
 exalted,1,positive
+the magic ( and original running time ) of ace japanimator hayao miyazaki's spirited away,1,positive
 not number 1,0,negative
-makes less sense than the bruckheimeresque american action flicks it emulates.,0,negative
 all the heart,1,positive
 "from the choppy editing to the annoying score to ` special effects ' by way of replacing objects in a character's hands below the camera line, `` besotted '' is misbegotten",0,negative
 like a spring-break orgy for pretentious arts majors,0,negative
-being a complete waste of time,0,negative
+charitable,1,positive
+an exquisite motion picture in its own right,1,positive
 meditative,1,positive
 are idiosyncratic enough to lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise.,1,positive
-a major waste,0,negative
 "its exquisite acting,",1,positive
-enhance,1,positive
 "what makes shanghai ghetto move beyond a good, dry, reliable textbook",1,positive
-of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested,0,negative
+are first-rate,1,positive
+in a class by itself,1,positive
 "a thoroughly engaging, surprisingly touching british comedy.",1,positive
+there remains a huge gap between the film's creepy,0,negative
+"to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1,positive
 exudes,1,positive
-that the ` true story ' by which all the queen's men is allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen,0,negative
+is a strong directorial stamp on every frame of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye,1,positive
 ride around a pretty tattered old carousel,0,negative
+"for the wan, thinly sketched story",0,negative
 also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us,0,negative
+every theater stuck with it,0,negative
 "that this film, like the similarly ill-timed antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget",0,negative
 love and compassion,1,positive
 given relatively dry material from nijinsky's writings to perform,0,negative
 "if you 're looking for a smart, nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus",1,positive
-admirably,1,positive
 thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people's lives cross and change,1,positive
-may not add up to the sum of its parts,0,negative
 wish it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways.,0,negative
 a worthwhile environmental message,1,positive
-take away the controversy,1,positive
+( and fairly unbelievable ),0,negative
 "a strong script, powerful direction and splendid production design allows us to be transported into the life of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being.",1,positive
-inter-species,1,positive
-"lets her love depraved leads meet, ( denis ' ) story becomes a hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
+otherwise the production is suitably elegant,1,positive
+scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm,1,positive
 "witty, improbable romantic comedy",1,positive
 it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur,1,positive
 a small but rewarding comedy that takes aim at contemporary southern adolescence and never lets up,1,positive
 bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams.,0,negative
 bittersweet dialogue that cuts to the chase of the modern girl's dilemma,1,positive
 that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable,0,negative
-"its insights into the dream world of teen life, and its electronic expression through cyber culture",1,positive
-"creates a stunning, taxi driver-esque portrayal of a man teetering on the edge of sanity",1,positive
+"an uncomfortable movie, suffocating and sometimes almost senseless,",0,negative
 bravado -- to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time,0,negative
+lameness,0,negative
 in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
-one-of-a-kind near-masterpiece.,1,positive
 a manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse.,0,negative
-transforms one of ( shakespeare's ) deepest tragedies into a smart new comedy,1,positive
 is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe,0,negative
 me feeling refreshed and hopeful,1,positive
+"even if it were n't silly, it would still be beyond comprehension",0,negative
 charmless and vacant,0,negative
 "ahead of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor, at least artistically.",1,positive
 disturbing.,0,negative
@@ -24132,256 +24109,254 @@ disturbing.,0,negative
 "show more of the dilemma, rather than",0,negative
 deeply humanistic,1,positive
 to be startled when you 're almost dozing,0,negative
+likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,0,negative
 "... while dark water is n't a complete wash ( no pun intended ), watched side-by-side with ringu, it ultimately comes off as a pale successor.",0,negative
 "every visual joke is milked,",0,negative
-keep the movie slaloming through its hackneyed elements with enjoyable ease.,1,positive
+inadvertently sidesplitting it,0,negative
 uplifting and,1,positive
 rollicking,1,positive
+"a compassionate, moving portrait of an american ( and an america ) always reaching for something just outside his grasp.",1,positive
 gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material,0,negative
-"jumps off the page, and for the memorable character creations",1,positive
-an artistry,1,positive
-sit through crap like this,0,negative
+with phony imagery or music,0,negative
 its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks,0,negative
+no good answer,0,negative
 it's replaced by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy.,0,negative
+far more interesting than the story at hand,1,positive
 with his talent,1,positive
+top billing,1,positive
 as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts,1,positive
 given this movie a rating of zero,0,negative
 inside it he's well worth spending some time with,1,positive
-step backward,0,negative
 if the movie knew what to do with him,0,negative
 fantastically vital movie,1,positive
 let's get this thing over with,0,negative
 that kind of impact on me these days,1,positive
 ` perfection,1,positive
 raise audience's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll,1,positive
-the lustrous polished visuals,1,positive
 more busy than exciting,0,negative
-inspiring and pure joy,1,positive
-"like a skillful fisher, the director uses the last act to reel in the audience since its poignancy hooks us completely.",1,positive
+no good inside dope,0,negative
+to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle,1,positive
 opportunists,1,positive
-it's almost worth seeing because it's so bad,0,negative
+combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs.,1,positive
 cage makes an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut behind the camera.,1,positive
-"the percussion rhythm, the brass soul and",1,positive
 "will absolutely crack you up with her crass, then gasp for gas, verbal deportment",1,positive
 religion that dares to question an ancient faith,1,positive
 suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production,0,negative
-pack your knitting needles.,0,negative
 "too smart to ignore but a little too smugly superior to like, this could be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot.",0,negative
 stay away.,0,negative
-"brings a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project, as if she's cut open a vein and",1,positive
 above run-of-the-filth gangster flicks,1,positive
-"really, really good things",1,positive
-in the,1,positive
+has thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book at this nonsensical story,0,negative
 so vividly,1,positive
+"that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of california",0,negative
 as grand as the lord of the rings,1,positive
 out mediocre,0,negative
+are in this tepid genre offering,0,negative
 "staged violence overshadows everything, including most of the actors",0,negative
 so compellingly,1,positive
 "... spiced with humor ( ' i speak fluent flatula, ' advises denlopp after a rather, er, bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand ) and",1,positive
-hitler,0,negative
+"a sick, twisted sort of way",0,negative
 one hour photo lives down to its title.,0,negative
+bodily function jokes,0,negative
 limited by its short running time,0,negative
-slight but enjoyable documentary.,1,positive
-"seems more tacky and reprehensible, manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves.",0,negative
-did n't offer an advance screening,0,negative
-dimwits,0,negative
+make a terrific effort,1,positive
+comes from the heart.,1,positive
+", there's something creepy about this movie.",0,negative
+"avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation, and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates",0,negative
 "sweet, melancholy spell",1,positive
+should have been sent back to the tailor for some major alterations,0,negative
 "what's most refreshing about real women have curves is its unforced comedy-drama and its relaxed, natural-seeming actors.",1,positive
 "a relentless, bombastic and ultimately empty world war ii action flick.",0,negative
+been shot,0,negative
 "intelligent,",1,positive
 every bit as filling as the treat of the title,1,positive
-cuts corners,0,negative
+"looked like crap, so crap is what i was expecting",0,negative
 is that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film,1,positive
 overrun with movies dominated by cgi aliens and super heroes,0,negative
-some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup's anchoring performance,1,positive
 drains his movie of all individuality,0,negative
 has been sacrificed for the sake of spectacle,0,negative
-"is a question for philosophers, not filmmakers ; all the filmmakers need to do",1,positive
 be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls,0,negative
-"create a film that's not merely about kicking undead ***,",1,positive
 awkward structure,0,negative
 burnt out on it's a wonderful life marathons and bored with a christmas carol,0,negative
-a word of advice to the makers of the singles ward : celebrity cameos do not automatically equal laughs.,0,negative
 just for sitting through it,0,negative
 strangely tempting,1,positive
 that few movies have ever approached,1,positive
-artless,0,negative
+a great writer and dubious human being,1,positive
 make it human,1,positive
 "violent, vulgar and forgettably entertaining",0,negative
-"as if trying to grab a lump of play-doh, the harder that liman tries to squeeze his story, the more details slip out between his fingers.",0,negative
 spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have.,0,negative
-"this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body, so",1,positive
 stands for milder is n't better,0,negative
 on it's a wonderful life marathons and bored,0,negative
-"the writing is indifferent, and jordan brady's direction is prosaic",0,negative
-a tear-stained vintage shirley temple script,1,positive
+excites,1,positive
+skin of man gets a few cheap shocks from its kids-in-peril theatrics,0,negative
 "'s not to like about a movie with a ` children's ' song that includes the line ` my stepdad's not mean, he's just adjusting '",1,positive
 every moment crackles with tension,1,positive
-tosses around some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life,1,positive
 ", does not work.",0,negative
 "features nonsensical and laughable plotting, wooden performances, ineptly directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory.",0,negative
-a strangely stirring experience that finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort,1,positive
 gives ample opportunity for large-scale action and suspense,1,positive
+lives count,1,positive
 is a filmmaker of impressive talent.,1,positive
+"vivid, spicy footnote",1,positive
 "the filmmakers know how to please the eye, but it is not always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story.",1,positive
 the problem with the mayhem in formula 51,0,negative
+bludgeoning,0,negative
 is also beautifully acted,1,positive
 the misery,0,negative
 "a genuinely funny ensemble comedy that also asks its audience -- in a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way -- to consider what we value in our daily lives",1,positive
+take as many drugs as the film's characters,0,negative
 impenetrable and insufferable ball,0,negative
+kept much of the plot,1,positive
 dips key moments from the film,0,negative
 is a film in which the talent is undeniable,1,positive
 garish showcase,0,negative
-"puts a human face on derrida, and makes one of the great minds of our times interesting and accessible to people who normally could n't care less.",1,positive
 a film without surprise geared toward maximum comfort and familiarity.,0,negative
 manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk,0,negative
 a key strength,1,positive
+at the mercy of its inventiveness,0,negative
+without being memorable,0,negative
 make up for an unfocused screenplay,0,negative
 the weight of water comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime's ` red shoe diaries.',0,negative
-that so often end up on cinema screens,1,positive
-dynamic,1,positive
-is so tame that even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel.,0,negative
+"'s a tribute to the actress, and to her inventive director,",1,positive
 's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic,0,negative
 enervating,0,negative
 ( hayek ),1,positive
 impressive in imax dimensions,1,positive
 the script is smart and dark - hallelujah for small favors.,1,positive
 an uneven look into a grim future that does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films based on philip k. dick stories.,0,negative
-enough is just the ticket you need.,1,positive
+gorgeous piano,1,positive
+"wendigo, larry fessenden's spooky new thriller, is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films.",1,positive
 in an impossible spot because his character's deceptions ultimately undo him and the believability of the entire scenario,0,negative
+"captures that perverse element of the kafkaesque where identity, overnight, is robbed and replaced with a persecuted `` other",1,positive
+"has n't developed characters so much as caricatures, one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else",0,negative
+sophomore slump,0,negative
 no lika da accents so good,0,negative
 seems embarrassed to be part of,0,negative
+is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain,1,positive
 as simultaneously funny,1,positive
 camouflage how bad his movie is,0,negative
 a sluggish pace and lack of genuine narrative,0,negative
 's no denying that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him.,1,positive
-determine how well the schmaltz is manufactured -- to assess the quality of the manipulative engineering,0,negative
+"will seem like a recycling of clichés, an assassin's greatest hits.",0,negative
 replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks,0,negative
 "is uncompromising, difficult and unbearably beautiful",1,positive
-"despite downplaying her good looks, carries a little too much ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff.",1,positive
-is a masterpiece,1,positive
+the living hell,0,negative
+"the idea is more interesting than the screenplay, which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run.",0,negative
 with conspicuous success,1,positive
 a breath of fresh air,1,positive
+insomnia is one of the year's best films,1,positive
 it is laughingly enjoyable,1,positive
+it just is n't a very involving one,0,negative
 "'s a stale, overused cocktail using the same olives since 1962 as garnish.",0,negative
 plays as dramatic,1,positive
 "it's coherent, well shot, and tartly acted, but",1,positive
-screenwriter dan schneider and director shawn levy substitute volume and primary colors for humor and bite.,1,positive
-do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch,1,positive
+artsy,1,positive
+sand's masculine persona,1,positive
 get into heaven,1,positive
-almost feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us.,0,negative
-is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way.,0,negative
-'s no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year,1,positive
-"is an act of spiritual faith -- an eloquent, deeply felt meditation on the nature of compassion",1,positive
 succeed merrily,1,positive
 sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own,1,positive
-is nothing funny in this every-joke-has - been-told-a - thousand-times - before movie.,0,negative
-", contemplative, and sublimely beautiful.",1,positive
 all manner of lame entertainment,0,negative
 action-packed chiller,1,positive
 "lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life, stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness.",1,positive
 the script falls back on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy.,0,negative
-"is a brilliantly played, deeply unsettling experience",1,positive
 "in a tasteful, intelligent manner",1,positive
 "a good ear for dialogue, and the characters sound like real people",1,positive
 handsomely,1,positive
 about a family's joyous life,1,positive
-a lot better,1,positive
-uses the huge-screen format to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them,1,positive
+"of the damned is a pointless, meandering celebration of the goth-vampire, tortured woe-is-me lifestyle.",0,negative
 too clever by about nine-tenths.,1,positive
-the film has not a trace of humanity or empathy,0,negative
 to activate girlish tear ducts does n't mean it's good enough for our girls,0,negative
-", soderbergh's solaris is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem.",1,positive
 ", redundant, sloppy",0,negative
-insightfully written,1,positive
 with raw emotions,1,positive
+ear-pleasing,1,positive
 the only surprise,0,negative
+the slack complacency,0,negative
+from the bland songs to the colorful but flat drawings,0,negative
 instead comes far closer than many movies to expressing the way many of us live -- someplace between consuming self-absorption and insistently demanding otherness.,1,positive
 is so bad,0,negative
-is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge,0,negative
 "k-19 will not go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories, but",1,positive
 requisite faux-urban vibe,0,negative
+after you laugh once ( maybe twice ),0,negative
 a french film with a more down-home flavor.,1,positive
 "have seen before, but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it's surprisingly old-fashioned",1,positive
 over-dramatic at times,0,negative
-so many flaws,0,negative
 to appeal to women looking for a howlingly trashy time,1,positive
 a journey that is as difficult for the audience to take as it,0,negative
+", haphazard, and inconsequential romantic",0,negative
 "ambitious, sometimes beautiful adaptation",1,positive
 on mindless action,0,negative
 "is rigid and evasive in ways that soderbergh's best films, `` erin brockovich, '' `` out of sight '' and `` ocean's eleven, ''",1,positive
+"impossible, irrevocable choices",1,positive
 for both children and parents,1,positive
 motivate,1,positive
-sketchy with actorish notations on the margin of acting,0,negative
+insufferably tedious and turgid,0,negative
 see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '' to `` familiar '',0,negative
 fine production,1,positive
+monotony,0,negative
 crippled by poor casting.,0,negative
+walk out of the good girl,0,negative
 "adrift, bentley and hudson",0,negative
 be something really good,1,positive
 to infamy,0,negative
 'll probably be the best and most mature comedy of the 2002 summer season speaks more of the season than the picture,1,positive
 daughter from danang reveals that efforts toward closure only open new wounds.,0,negative
-gives everyone,1,positive
-worthy of the gong.,0,negative
+savor the pleasure of his sounds and images,1,positive
 only defies credibility,0,negative
 of the other,1,positive
 the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks,0,negative
 "its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life",1,positive
 by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
+"interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ), a solid cast, and some wickedly sick and twisted humor",1,positive
+you should be able to find better entertainment.,0,negative
 the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap,0,negative
 good cast,1,positive
 "is funny, insightfully human and a delightful lark for history buffs",1,positive
+drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers,1,positive
 the flaws,0,negative
 a real audience-pleaser,1,positive
-achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions.,1,positive
 gutless direction,0,negative
 thoughtful dialogue,1,positive
-"has been overexposed, redolent of a thousand cliches, and yet",0,negative
 have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow,0,negative
 "ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second",0,negative
 like a skillful fisher,1,positive
-the film's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes,0,negative
 the problems and characters it reveals,0,negative
-is laughable in the solemnity with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood's dirty harry period.,0,negative
 an exercise in chilling style,1,positive
 cletis is playful but highly studied and dependent for its success on a patient viewer.,1,positive
+underdog movie since the bad news bears,1,positive
 "if you 're looking for a smart, nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus, sade is your film.",1,positive
-"my greatest pictures, drunken master",1,positive
 "but i sometimes felt as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia, sweeping and gliding, banking",1,positive
 a captivating coming-of-age story that may also be the first narrative film to be truly informed by the wireless age.,1,positive
-"a glorified sitcom,",0,negative
-the superficial way,0,negative
-elicit a chuckle,1,positive
+drags the film down,0,negative
+a strong narrative,1,positive
 "about this silly, outrageous, ingenious thriller",1,positive
 assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties,0,negative
+featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted.,0,negative
 saucy,1,positive
-hand in hand,1,positive
 the overall feeling is genial and decent,1,positive
 "let's see, a haunted house, a haunted ship, what's next ... ghost blimp?",0,negative
 power-lunchers,1,positive
-"offbeat humor, amusing characters",1,positive
-ridiculous dialog,0,negative
+"no good inside dope, and",0,negative
 beautifully crafted and brutally honest,1,positive
 do n't have a clue on the park,0,negative
 ca n't go wrong,1,positive
 gooeyness,0,negative
 walked out muttering words like `` horrible '' and `` terrible,0,negative
 "an empty exercise,",0,negative
+totally overwrought,0,negative
 above the ordinary,1,positive
+tries and tries hard,1,positive
 "in a low-key, organic way that encourages you to accept it as life and go with its flow",1,positive
 reliable,1,positive
-"quirky, original",1,positive
+"the storytelling may be ordinary, but the cast is one of those all-star reunions that fans of gosford park have come to assume is just another day of brit cinema.",1,positive
 strikes a very resonant chord,1,positive
 's impossible to shake.,0,negative
 void,0,negative
+it should pay reparations to viewers.,0,negative
 "is way, way off",0,negative
 simple in form but rich with human events,1,positive
-get in the way,0,negative
 about the startling transformation of a tradition-bound widow who is drawn into the exotic world of belly dancing,1,positive
+not quite,0,negative
+subtle and richly,1,positive
 "we had to endure last summer, and",0,negative
-"notwithstanding my problem with the movie's final half hour, i 'm going to recommend secretary, based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal, and also the unique way shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl",1,positive
-"if you like an extreme action-packed film with a hint of humor, then triple x marks the spot.",1,positive
-could relish,1,positive
+in some terrific setpieces,1,positive
 ", they ca n't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction.",0,negative
 be shaking your head all the way to the credits,0,negative
 consistently clever and suspenseful,1,positive
@@ -24390,445 +24365,442 @@ amazingly dopey,0,negative
 touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget,1,positive
 a well made indieflick in need of some trims and a more chemistry between its stars.,1,positive
 "'s funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful,",1,positive
+contemptuous of the single female population,0,negative
+one of the year's most weirdly engaging and unpredictable character pieces.,1,positive
+laughs and insight into one of the toughest ages a kid can go through.,1,positive
 garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating,1,positive
-'s refreshing to see a movie that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original.,1,positive
-is something of a triumph.,1,positive
+engaging examination,1,positive
 ", involving aragorn's dreams of arwen, this is even better than the fellowship.",1,positive
 vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends,0,negative
 "the performances of the children, untrained in acting, have an honesty and dignity that breaks your heart.",1,positive
 "lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre's definitive, if disingenuous, feature",0,negative
-hard ground,0,negative
 has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and,1,positive
 "is also as unoriginal as they come, already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count",0,negative
-terms with his picture-perfect life,1,positive
+"the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored, cheering the pratfalls but little else ;",0,negative
 "is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
+through recklessness and retaliation,0,negative
 imagine benigni's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial,1,positive
-during the long build-up of expository material,0,negative
-was at least funny,1,positive
+its three-hour running time plays closer to two.,0,negative
 delivers a terrific performance in this fascinating portrait of a modern lothario.,1,positive
 amusing and,1,positive
 well shot,1,positive
 sense-of-humour,1,positive
+this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing,0,negative
 exciting moviemaking,1,positive
 ", offensive and redundant",0,negative
 rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture.,0,negative
+it also treats the subject with fondness and respect,1,positive
+various victimized audience members,0,negative
 that works.,1,positive
-"animation is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world",1,positive
-a big box of consolation candy,0,negative
-`` gory mayhem '' is your idea of a good time,1,positive
 "the obnoxious special effects,",0,negative
 giggles and,1,positive
-say you were n't warned,0,negative
 a great premise,1,positive
 "cinematic intoxication, a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama,",1,positive
 "a remarkable movie with an unsatisfying ending, which is just the point",1,positive
 a fun family movie that's suitable for all ages -- a movie that will make you laugh,1,positive
-"cheapo animation ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ),",0,negative
 a crowdpleaser as,1,positive
 alcatraz,1,positive
 she lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground,0,negative
 a low-rent retread of the alien,0,negative
-"littered with zero-dimensional, unlikable characters and hackneyed, threadbare comic setups.",0,negative
+'s great cinematic polemic,1,positive
 "( soderbergh ) tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence, and he creates an overall sense of brusqueness",0,negative
-makes it a comic book with soul,1,positive
 it accurately reflects the rage and alienation that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people,0,negative
+unstoppable superman,1,positive
 hilarious ode,1,positive
-happy,1,positive
-counter-cultural,1,positive
 deflated,0,negative
 "a very entertaining, thought-provoking film with a simple message",1,positive
-worthy,1,positive
 "dull, a road-trip movie that's surprisingly short of both adventure and song",0,negative
 piffle,0,negative
 there is a difference between movies with the courage to go over the top and movies that do n't care about being stupid,0,negative
 dreary piece,0,negative
-"birthday girl does n't try to surprise us with plot twists, but rather seems to enjoy its own transparency.",1,positive
-entirely witless and,0,negative
+of magic,1,positive
 unpleasant excuse,0,negative
 a must-see for fans of thoughtful war films and those interested in the sights and sounds of battle.,1,positive
 "could be, by its art and heart, a necessary one.",1,positive
 "it wo n't hold up over the long haul, but in the moment, finch's tale provides the forgettable pleasures of a saturday matinee.",1,positive
 "has hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit, as well as one terrific score and attitude to spare.",1,positive
+"... even if you 've never heard of chaplin, you 'll still be glued to the screen.",1,positive
+is so rich with period minutiae it's like dying and going to celluloid heaven,1,positive
 make a hip comedy,1,positive
+perfectly pleasant,1,positive
 and plastic knickknacks,0,negative
+ambitious ` what if,1,positive
 ", it has considerable charm.",1,positive
 artistes,1,positive
 stretched out to feature,0,negative
 is so earnest that it's hard to resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs,1,positive
-"a tightly directed, highly professional film that's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways.",1,positive
+quite tasty,1,positive
 go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies,1,positive
 makes a feature debut that is fully formed and remarkably assured.,1,positive
 "all the trappings of an energetic, extreme-sports adventure",1,positive
 any rock pile will do for a set.,0,negative
+have stayed there,1,positive
+"is a story that zings all the way through with originality, humor and pathos.",1,positive
 lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground,0,negative
 any stylish sizzle,1,positive
+is a director to watch,1,positive
+"with a cast of a-list brit actors, it is worth searching out.",1,positive
 "even in terms of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates, it never quite makes the grade as tawdry trash.",0,negative
-the filmmakers just follow the books,0,negative
+precision,1,positive
 a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence,0,negative
 loveable,1,positive
-you can feel the love.,1,positive
 the devastation of this disease,0,negative
 ", this is a must!",1,positive
-could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice,1,positive
 love to have their kids,1,positive
 marvelous,1,positive
 "into a rustic, realistic, and altogether creepy tale of hidden invasion",1,positive
+slick and,1,positive
 robinson's web of suspense matches the page-turning frenzy that clancy creates.,1,positive
-begins as a conventional thriller evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters,1,positive
-is the stuff that disney movies are made of,1,positive
 bears ... should keep parents amused with its low groan-to-guffaw ratio,1,positive
-all looks and plays like a $ 40 million version of a game you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer.,0,negative
 that i just did n't care,0,negative
-"even when there are lulls, the emotions seem authentic,",1,positive
 "is the stuff of high romance, brought off with considerable wit.",1,positive
+lush,1,positive
 familial,1,positive
 absorbing and unsettling psychological drama,1,positive
-this 10th film in the series looks and feels tired.,0,negative
 "comes across as a relic from a bygone era, and its convolutions ... feel silly rather than plausible",0,negative
 ", alone, should scare any sane person away.",0,negative
+a touching drama about old age and grief with a tour de force performance by michel piccoli.,1,positive
 look at the star-making machinery of tinseltown.,1,positive
-"preposterous, the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades.",0,negative
-meditation ),1,positive
+a masterfully made one,1,positive
 a not-so-bright mother and daughter,0,negative
 too good,1,positive
-strange,0,negative
-invincible,1,positive
+"funny, even punny 6",1,positive
 better still,1,positive
+may be shallow,0,negative
+"absolutely, inescapably gorgeous, skyscraper-trapeze motion",1,positive
 no unifying rhythm,0,negative
 ` time waster ',0,negative
+drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ),0,negative
 aggravating and,0,negative
 "stops being clever and devolves into flashy, vaguely silly overkill",0,negative
+unwieldy contraption.,0,negative
 "could be looking at his 12th oscar nomination by proving that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary.",1,positive
-suited to capture these musicians in full regalia,1,positive
 "this humbling little film,",1,positive
 laughing at ' variety,1,positive
+of the oscar wilde play,1,positive
 be called `` jar-jar binks : the movie,0,negative
 abandon '',0,negative
 circa,1,positive
 a familiar road with a few twists,1,positive
 "thrills, too many flashbacks and a choppy ending",0,negative
-spectacular performance - ahem,1,positive
 more precious than perspicacious,1,positive
 like a side dish no one ordered,0,negative
+takes every potential laugh,1,positive
 far too cliched,0,negative
 splatterfests,0,negative
-important film,1,positive
-to indulge the fanciful daydreams of janice beard ( eileen walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant,0,negative
-most surprising thing,1,positive
+"todd solondz ' oftentimes funny, yet ultimately cowardly autocritique",0,negative
+we keep getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera,0,negative
 "'s sweet, funny, charming, and completely delightful",1,positive
+", memories and one fantastic visual trope",1,positive
 "interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic,",0,negative
-are also,1,positive
+does n't really go anywhere.,0,negative
+approach to the workplace romantic comedy,1,positive
 "in fact, it does n't even seem like she tried.",0,negative
 the astonishingly pivotal role of imagination in the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers,1,positive
 liotta is put in an impossible spot because his character's deceptions ultimately undo him and the believability of the entire scenario.,0,negative
-a mostly magnificent directorial career,1,positive
 imperfect,0,negative
 gloriously alive,1,positive
-"executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity, with such good humor and appreciation of the daily grind that only the most hardhearted scrooge could fail to respond",1,positive
 is nevertheless efficiently amusing for a good while,1,positive
 "be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms",0,negative
 has the charisma of a young woman who knows how to hold the screen,1,positive
-bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state,1,positive
+"a sad, sordid universe",0,negative
+is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol's most intense psychological mysteries,1,positive
 "is like sitting in a downtown café, overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing, and desperately wishing you could change tables.",0,negative
+did n't find much fascination in the swinging.,0,negative
 wewannour money,0,negative
+the funniest idea,1,positive
 bean drops the ball too many times ...,0,negative
 could be intriguing,1,positive
-been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
+"wonders, enhancing the cultural and economic subtext, bringing richer meaning to the story's morals",1,positive
 a zippy 96 minutes,1,positive
+also one of the most curiously depressing,0,negative
 that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship,1,positive
-takes your breath away,1,positive
 "unsettling psychodrama that takes full, chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges, low-budget constraints",1,positive
-dull-witted and disquietingly,0,negative
 a high-spirited buddy movie about the reunion of berlin anarchists who face arrest 15 years after their crime.,1,positive
 goals,1,positive
 off spookily enough,1,positive
-"could have been crisper and punchier, but it's likely to please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies.",1,positive
-"again, in a better movie, you might not have noticed.",0,negative
+enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
 americans,1,positive
-'s a rather listless amble down,0,negative
-"it sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss, and that's more or less how it plays out",0,negative
+what it lacks in outright newness,0,negative
+is a sweet treasure and something well worth,1,positive
+"`` frailty '' offers chills much like those that you get when sitting around a campfire around midnight, telling creepy stories to give each other the willies.",1,positive
+"eight legged freaks is clever and funny, is amused by its special effects, and leaves you feeling like you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer.",1,positive
 "with several survivors, whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it's as if it all happened only yesterday",1,positive
 far too tragic,0,negative
 promising cast,1,positive
 overflows with wisdom and emotion.,1,positive
 "a surfeit of weighty revelations, flowery dialogue, and nostalgia for the past",1,positive
-an elegant film with often surprising twists and an intermingling of naiveté and sophistication.,1,positive
-hell-jaunt purists,0,negative
+the plot is paper-thin and the characters are n't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours,0,negative
 expressive power,1,positive
-did they deem it necessary to document all this emotional misery,0,negative
 "it gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny, and then expects us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time",0,negative
-manages to breathe life into this somewhat tired premise.,1,positive
+"fessenden continues to do interesting work, and it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget",1,positive
 glaring and unforgettable.,1,positive
-the benefit of being able to give full performances,1,positive
-"is that, even in all its director's cut glory, he's made a film that's barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all, barely anything.",0,negative
+being insightful,1,positive
+"before it builds up to its insanely staged ballroom scene, in which 3000 actors appear in full regalia",1,positive
 's like a drive-by,0,negative
 can fire a torpedo through some of clancy's holes,0,negative
 urban south korea,1,positive
+"to grant, who has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him",1,positive
 has done the nearly impossible.,1,positive
 simply feel wrong,0,negative
-is extremely thorough,1,positive
 to get bogged down in earnest dramaturgy,0,negative
-feel free to go get popcorn whenever he's not onscreen.,0,negative
-a 1986 harlem that does n't look much like anywhere in new york,0,negative
+"a fun family movie that's suitable for all ages -- a movie that will make you laugh, cry and realize, ` it's never too late to believe in your dreams.'",1,positive
 visual flourishes,1,positive
-its surreal sense of humor and technological finish,1,positive
-much further than we imagine,1,positive
-their work is fantastic.,1,positive
-"it's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles,",1,positive
+is n't really about anything.,0,negative
+"it's got all the familiar bruckheimer elements,",1,positive
+astonishing growth,1,positive
+do n't,0,negative
+a most hard-hearted person,0,negative
+your seat a couple of times,1,positive
 "serves as a workable primer for the region's recent history, and would make a terrific 10th-grade learning tool.",1,positive
 "... bright, intelligent, and humanly funny film.",1,positive
-for unexpectedly giddy viewing,0,negative
+an imaginative filmmaker,1,positive
 summer season,1,positive
 "if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape, it must be labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '",0,negative
 to be grandiloquent,0,negative
-love and power,1,positive
+was daniel day-lewis.,1,positive
+the feature-length stretch ... strains the show's concept.,0,negative
 "sit through, enjoy on a certain level and",1,positive
 "but though he only scratches the surface, at least he provides a strong itch to explore more.",1,positive
-makes their project so interesting,1,positive
-moralizing,1,positive
 spectacular completion one,1,positive
 "at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand",1,positive
 "if it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special, the humor would have been fast and furious -- at ninety minutes, it drags.",0,negative
-to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke,1,positive
+an adventure story and history lesson,1,positive
 "a plethora of engaging diatribes on the meaning of ` home, ' delivered in grand passion by the members of the various households.",1,positive
 ", the movie is in a class by itself",1,positive
+need not apply,0,negative
 may be disappointed.,0,negative
-"a sane regimen of eating, sleeping and stress-reducing contemplation",1,positive
 ignite,1,positive
 "where janice beard falters in its recycled aspects, implausibility, and sags in pace",0,negative
 absolutely no idea,1,positive
-was developed hastily after oedekerk,0,negative
+a teen movie with a humanistic message,1,positive
 pieces of the famous director's life,1,positive
 rash,0,negative
 its electronic expression through cyber culture,1,positive
-to be the movie's most admirable quality,1,positive
-", but with material this rich it does n't need it",1,positive
+joyous films that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature,1,positive
 could n't have done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen,1,positive
-damn unpleasant,0,negative
 bittersweet drama,1,positive
 feel the screenwriter at every moment ` tap,1,positive
+clear point,1,positive
+of rich detail condensed,1,positive
 much panache,1,positive
+moments to keep it entertaining,1,positive
 a question comes to mind : so why is this so boring?,0,negative
+is a genuinely bone-chilling tale.,1,positive
 messy,0,negative
 the screenplay flounders under the weight of too many story lines.,0,negative
 find greatness,1,positive
 "too many films that can be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo, at least )",1,positive
-to please others,1,positive
+"does n't try to surprise us with plot twists, but rather seems to enjoy its own transparency",1,positive
+so bland,0,negative
+consider the film a celluloid litmus test for the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire,0,negative
 ", quirky, original",1,positive
 "also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american,",1,positive
 the beauty of the piece is that it counts heart as important as humor.,1,positive
 repellent,0,negative
+before i see this piece of crap again,0,negative
 romanek keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong.,0,negative
-"it's sweet, funny, charming, and completely delightful.",1,positive
-an impressive and highly entertaining celebration,1,positive
 "unconditional love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all, a condition only the old are privy to, and ... often misconstrued as weakness",1,positive
 bombastic and ultimately empty,0,negative
-"just another disjointed,",0,negative
+ditched the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man,1,positive
+ugly behavior,0,negative
+a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie,0,negative
 a great piece of filmmaking,1,positive
+breathtakingly,1,positive
+"find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop",1,positive
 so vivid a portrait of a woman,1,positive
-"suspense, intriguing characters and bizarre bank robberies",1,positive
-one of the greatest films i 've ever seen.,1,positive
 "love, longing, and",1,positive
-thoroughly satisfying,1,positive
 what results is the best performance from either in years.,1,positive
-", if uneven,",0,negative
+"entirely suspenseful, extremely well-paced and ultimately ...",1,positive
 it's the butt of its own joke,0,negative
 exciting,1,positive
 becalmed,1,positive
-is silly but strangely believable,1,positive
-just not a thrilling movie,0,negative
-"aimless,",0,negative
+"an amateurish, quasi-improvised acting exercise",0,negative
 feel funny and light,1,positive
 ", they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset.",1,positive
-is doa,0,negative
+", self-hating, self-destructive ways",0,negative
+"tells this very compelling tale with little fuss or noise, expertly plucking tension from quiet.",1,positive
 hip,1,positive
-you may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards.,0,negative
+"exhilarating, funny and fun",1,positive
+greengrass,1,positive
 deserves the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities,1,positive
 robbed and,1,positive
-following your dream,1,positive
-the intricate preciseness,1,positive
-of bland hollywood romance,0,negative
 "not only a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable, but also a perfectly rendered period piece.",1,positive
-witless script,0,negative
-"the film gets close to the chimps the same way goodall did, with a serious minded patience, respect and affection.",1,positive
+"is pleasant, diverting and modest -- definitely a step in the right direction",1,positive
 that carries you along in a torrent of emotion as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day,1,positive
-"resolutely unamusing, how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is",0,negative
+"beneath the film's obvious determination to shock at any cost lies considerable skill and determination, backed by sheer nerve.",1,positive
 should be thrown back in the river,0,negative
 "suspense, intriguing characters and",1,positive
 comedy genre,1,positive
 sabotaged,0,negative
 on some levels,0,negative
-a movie theater,1,positive
+would not improve much after a therapeutic zap of shock treatment.,0,negative
 be remembered as one of ( witherspoon's ) better films,1,positive
 the elements were all there but lack of a pyschological center knocks it flat,0,negative
-highly spirited,1,positive
 the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
 self-glorification and,0,negative
 disguised,0,negative
 suited to a quiet evening on pbs than a night out at an amc,0,negative
 is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
-sparkles with the the wisdom and humor of its subjects.,1,positive
-had a lot of problems with this movie.,0,negative
 galled that you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie,0,negative
+the most unpleasant things the studio,0,negative
 more than capable,1,positive
-tackling serious themes,1,positive
+even halfway scary,1,positive
 and it's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it.,0,negative
 "he seems to want both, but succeeds in making neither.",0,negative
-wanes.,0,negative
+is refreshingly undogmatic about its characters.,1,positive
+"unless bob crane is someone of particular interest to you, this film's impressive performances and adept direction are n't likely to leave a lasting impression.",0,negative
 i loved the look of this film.,1,positive
-"adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances, and",1,positive
 makes you crave chris smith's next movie,1,positive
-"the movie enters a realm where few non-porn films venture, and comes across as darkly funny, energetic, and surprisingly gentle.",1,positive
+except it's much,1,positive
+sterile and,0,negative
+", but it at least calls attention to a problem hollywood too long has ignored.",1,positive
 fudged opportunity,0,negative
 thought-provoking picture.,1,positive
+"elegant,",1,positive
+"'ve ever seen before, and yet completely familiar.",1,positive
 "an authentically vague, but ultimately purposeless, study",0,negative
+this will be on video long before they grow up and you can wait till then.,0,negative
 "everything we hold dear about cinema, only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage",0,negative
 so-so slapstick,0,negative
 is a remarkable piece of filmmaking ...,1,positive
-clunky tv-movie approach,0,negative
 a neat premise,1,positive
+goal,1,positive
+defined,1,positive
+essentially `` fatal attraction '' remade for viewers who were in diapers when the original was released in 1987.,0,negative
 the funniest film,1,positive
 "that kate is n't very bright, but that she has n't been worth caring about and that maybe she, janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another",0,negative
 relayed by superb,1,positive
 is strictly routine,0,negative
-great trashy fun,1,positive
 "with regret and, ultimately, finding redemption",0,negative
 its social and political potential,1,positive
+dishonest and pat,0,negative
+to find a place among the studio's animated classics,1,positive
 fondly,1,positive
 "both are just actory concoctions, defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks",0,negative
 just more of the same,0,negative
-orange county '' is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be.,1,positive
+be really awful,0,negative
+are n't likely to leave a lasting impression.,0,negative
 would -- with moist eyes,1,positive
 is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
-spy kids 2 also happens to be that rarity among sequels :,1,positive
-fun,1,positive
 reyes ' directorial debut has good things to offer,1,positive
-"offers little insight into the experience of being forty, female and single",0,negative
+"extremely well acted by the four primary actors, this is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten.",1,positive
 "making kahlo's art a living, breathing part of the movie, often catapulting the artist into her own work",1,positive
 music you may not have heard before,1,positive
 is a rare treat that shows the promise of digital filmmaking,1,positive
-the best short story writing,1,positive
-"ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented, and based on three short films and two features, here's betting her third feature will be something to behold",1,positive
-christ,0,negative
+white-knuckled and unable to look away,1,positive
 "( h ) ad i suffered and bled on the hard ground of ia drang, i 'd want something a bit more complex than we were soldiers to be remembered by.",0,negative
 "triple x is a double agent, and he's one bad dude",1,positive
-sub,0,negative
+the enduring strengths,1,positive
+seen to better advantage on cable,0,negative
 is n't exactly profound cinema,0,negative
 of the worst films of 2002,0,negative
 squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula,0,negative
-it's not too much of anything.,0,negative
 an ebullient tunisian film about the startling transformation of a tradition-bound widow who is drawn into the exotic world of belly dancing,1,positive
-pathetic as dahmer,0,negative
 hold up pretty well,1,positive
 old age and grief,0,negative
-the right to be favorably compared to das boot,1,positive
 "consistently funny, in an irresistible junior-high way, and consistently free",1,positive
-marvelous first 101 minutes,1,positive
-"the recording sessions are intriguing, and -- on the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity -- this quality band may pick up new admirers",1,positive
-generate enough heat,1,positive
 "can just follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films, sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity.",0,negative
 "it's still a comic book, but maguire makes it a comic book with soul.",1,positive
+"girls ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch,",1,positive
 out of control,0,negative
 a beyond-lame satire,0,negative
-"it is philosophy, illustrated through everyday events.",1,positive
 "blessed with two fine, nuanced lead performances.",1,positive
 revulsion,0,negative
 ", splashy and entertainingly nasty",1,positive
-"is a disaster, with cloying messages and irksome characters",0,negative
+tolerable-to-adults,0,negative
 "with amazing finesse, the film shadows heidi's trip back to vietnam and the city where her mother, mai thi kim, still lives.",1,positive
 "layered, well-developed characters and",1,positive
 "is smarter and subtler than ( total recall and blade runner ), although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences",1,positive
 need of a cube fix,0,negative
 as boring and,0,negative
-breathe out of every frame.,1,positive
+are the lively intelligence of the artists and their perceptiveness about their own situations.,1,positive
 the most surprising thing about this film is that they are actually releasing it into theaters.,0,negative
 why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera,0,negative
+as a surprisingly anemic disappointment,0,negative
 who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture,1,positive
-"it's pleasant enough and its ecological, pro-wildlife sentiments are certainly welcome.",1,positive
-"this is an ungainly movie, ill-fitting, with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be.",0,negative
-"the limits of what a film can be,",0,negative
+"refuses to let slackers be seen as just another teen movie, which means he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy",0,negative
+", the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades.",0,negative
 "its use of the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people's lives cross and change, buffeted by events seemingly out of their control, is intriguing, provocative stuff.",1,positive
+the real masterpiece,1,positive
+do we have that same option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept?,0,negative
 a remarkable new trick,1,positive
 leaves a lot to be desired.,0,negative
 that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus,1,positive
 but the film itself is ultimately quite unengaging.,0,negative
 a mindless action flick with a twist -- far better suited to video-viewing than the multiplex,0,negative
-an art,1,positive
+skins has a desolate air,0,negative
 great cast,1,positive
 feels uncomfortably real,1,positive
 "reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness",1,positive
 `` extreme ops '' exceeds expectations.,1,positive
-good fight,1,positive
+kind of an authentic feel,1,positive
 daft by half ... but supremely good natured.,1,positive
 that gives hollywood sequels a bad name,0,negative
+entertains,1,positive
 's a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting.,1,positive
 scary-funny,1,positive
 favorite,1,positive
 dreadful romance.,0,negative
-that it counts heart as important as humor,1,positive
-bungle their way through the narrative as if it were a series of bible parables and not an actual story.,0,negative
+so engagingly,1,positive
 sketches ... which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach,0,negative
-'s like having an old friend for dinner ',1,positive
+"is smarter and subtler than ( total recall and blade runner ),",1,positive
 involved in creating the layered richness of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light,1,positive
+continuity errors,0,negative
 's always enthralling,1,positive
-with complications,1,positive
-one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead.,1,positive
 to guilt-trip parents,0,negative
 it succeeds,1,positive
-impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change,1,positive
 ", windtalkers seems to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material.",0,negative
 every cliché,0,negative
-canada,1,positive
+the immersive powers,1,positive
+"slow, painful healing process",0,negative
 the notion of deleting emotion from people,0,negative
 infuses,1,positive
+a wannabe comedy,0,negative
 with the prospect of films like kangaroo jack about to burst across america's winter movie screens it's a pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative.,1,positive
 would that greengrass had gone a tad less for grit and a lot more for intelligibility,0,negative
 "crummy, wannabe-hip crime comedy",0,negative
-has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end,1,positive
+enjoyment,1,positive
 a huge cut of above the rest,1,positive
 delightfully charming,1,positive
-of stagy set pieces stacked with binary oppositions,0,negative
 "also features terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull, unimaginative car chase.",0,negative
 "awe and affection -- and a strange urge to get on a board and, uh, shred, dude",1,positive
 "this one is a few bits funnier than malle's dud, if only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks.",1,positive
 fails to overcome the film's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes.,0,negative
-will likely prefer to keep on watching.,1,positive
+unclear,0,negative
+"getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating, boring, and forgettable",0,negative
 "expands the limits of what a film can be, taking us into the lives of women to whom we might not give a second look if we passed them on the street",1,positive
 routine crime,0,negative
 's propelled by the acting,1,positive
-the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad,0,negative
 "usurp the preaching message so that, by the time the credits roll across the pat ending, a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
 a remarkable film by bernard rose.,1,positive
+can easily worm its way into your heart.',1,positive
 take credit for most of the movie's success,1,positive
 "its leaden acting, dull exposition",1,positive
-the hallucinatory drug culture,0,negative
+comic slugfest,1,positive
 it's informative and breathtakingly spectacular,1,positive
 "as far as art is concerned, it's mission accomplished",1,positive
-that should be punishable by chainsaw,0,negative
 fully ` rendered ',1,positive
-the somber pacing and lack of dramatic fireworks make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment.,0,negative
-the director is a magician,1,positive
+was n't just bad,0,negative
 also wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare,0,negative
-to have fun with it,1,positive
+"by pretentious, untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate",0,negative
 be nominated for an oscar next year,1,positive
 the legendary wit's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum,0,negative
-"spirals downward,",0,negative
 gentle but insistent sincerity,1,positive
 it's not much more watchable than a mexican soap opera,0,negative
-", daydreams, memories and one fantastic visual trope",1,positive
 are n't likely to leave a lasting impression,0,negative
 holocaust literature,0,negative
 a good vampire tale,1,positive
 disease-of-the-week,0,negative
+winning actor,1,positive
 "cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos,",1,positive
 is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family,1,positive
-settled for a lugubrious romance,0,negative
 "its best,",1,positive
-"the half-lit, sometimes creepy intimacy of college dorm rooms, a subtlety that makes the silly, over-the-top coda especially disappointing",0,negative
+"k-19 will not go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories,",0,negative
 an invaluable record,1,positive
+surprising highs,1,positive
 an unusually surreal tone,1,positive
 is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness,1,positive
-makes your teeth hurt,0,negative
 a retread,0,negative
 opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest,1,positive
 it conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt,1,positive
@@ -24837,116 +24809,120 @@ we have come to love,1,positive
 awesome work :,1,positive
 reveal his impressively delicate range,1,positive
 caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
-it's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ; you care about the characters ; and,1,positive
 "stay with the stage versions, however,",0,negative
+"it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year, including those intended for adults",1,positive
 "was so endlessly, grotesquely, inventive",1,positive
+a feeble tootsie knockoff.,0,negative
 while reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today,1,positive
 many a hollywood romance,1,positive
+immense imax screen,1,positive
 infused frida with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own,1,positive
+in an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids,0,negative
+the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
 "tsai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world's great visual stylists,",1,positive
+"some of the characters die and others do n't, and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson, and, really, nobody in the viewing audience cares",0,negative
 "this method almost never fails him, and it works superbly here.",1,positive
 eee for excitement,1,positive
+see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '',0,negative
 might have required genuine acting from ms. spears,0,negative
-"the filmmakers know how to please the eye, but it is not always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story",1,positive
 "`` based on true events, '' a convolution of language that suggests it",0,negative
-works so well for the first 89 minutes,1,positive
+is so meditative and lyrical about babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
 the entire cast is extraordinarily good.,1,positive
 about one in three gags in white's intermittently wise script hits its mark ;,0,negative
 is a movie that deserves recommendation,1,positive
 a fair share,1,positive
 a rather bland,0,negative
+big time,1,positive
 shame,0,negative
-hallmark film,1,positive
+1937 breakthrough,1,positive
+pleasant,1,positive
+fly at such a furiously funny pace that the only rip off that we were aware of,1,positive
 "of manipulation, an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents",0,negative
+none of this is very original,0,negative
 several times here and reveals how bad an actress she is,0,negative
 "preposterous, prurient whodunit",0,negative
 does n't overcome the tumult of maudlin tragedy.,0,negative
-"to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood, nothing good can happen",0,negative
 wonderfully lush,1,positive
-", sandler does n't understand that the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny, not actually exploiting it yourself.",0,negative
 were wonderful,1,positive
-makes a better short story,0,negative
 -- and timely --,1,positive
-"unlike those in moulin rouge, are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it",1,positive
-the film is superficial and will probably be of interest primarily to its target audience,0,negative
 -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag --,0,negative
-'s no reason to miss interview with the assassin,1,positive
 "fun and funny in the middle,",1,positive
-take nothing seriously and enjoy the ride.,1,positive
 were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities,0,negative
-the way they help increase an average student's self-esteem,1,positive
+you can tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood is n't going to jell.,0,negative
+"dull, lifeless, and irritating",0,negative
 "garcía bernal and talancón are an immensely appealing couple, and even though their story is predictable, you 'll want things to work out.",1,positive
-dark places,0,negative
+a very depressing movie of many,0,negative
 "it is very difficult to care about the character, and",0,negative
-built on the premise that middle-class arkansas consists of monster truck-loving good ol' boys and peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids.,0,negative
 "is that those responsible did n't cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash, and send it to its proper home",0,negative
+was that movie nothing more than a tepid exercise in trotting out a formula that worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz?,0,negative
 struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy and,0,negative
 a uniquely sensual metaphorical dramatization of sexual obsession that spends a bit too much time on its fairly ludicrous plot.,1,positive
-sincerely,1,positive
 can you take before indigestion sets in,0,negative
 crafted a complicated hero who is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings.,1,positive
-somnambulant exercise,0,negative
-it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle,1,positive
-are padding unashamedly appropriated from the teen-exploitation playbook,0,negative
+"white oleander may leave you rolling your eyes in the dark, but that does n't mean you wo n't like looking at it.",1,positive
 "presents nothing special and, until the final act, nothing overtly disagreeable.",0,negative
 fans will undoubtedly enjoy it,1,positive
-"'s also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american, i might add -- slice of comedic bliss",1,positive
 of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the ( teen comedy ),0,negative
 to behold -- as long as you 're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles the theater,1,positive
 berling and béart ... continue to impress,1,positive
 caper thrills,1,positive
+in a series of relentlessly nasty situations,0,negative
+a fun adventure movie for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure,1,positive
 establish mr. cantet as france's foremost cinematic poet of the workplace,1,positive
+"a clever and cutting, quick and dirty look at modern living and movie life",1,positive
 "beneath the familiar, funny surface",1,positive
 "definitely funny stuff,",1,positive
+channeling kathy baker's creepy turn as the repressed mother on boston public just as much as 8 women's augustine,0,negative
 serious contender,1,positive
 a talent,1,positive
 contradicts,0,negative
 broadway,1,positive
-none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies,1,positive
-squeeze a few laughs,1,positive
 of a sick and evil woman,1,positive
-"in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story, minac drains his movie of all individuality",0,negative
+diverse and astonishingly articulate,1,positive
 did i miss something,0,negative
 rather unbelievable,0,negative
 if you recognize zeus ( the dog from snatch ) it will make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one.,0,negative
-"some kid who ca n't act, only echoes of jordan, and weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school",0,negative
 cheery and tranquil suburban life,1,positive
+weightless that a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen.,0,negative
 with a zippy jazzy score,1,positive
 very interesting,1,positive
 nice change,1,positive
 "... tara reid plays a college journalist, but she looks like the six-time winner of the miss hawaiian tropic pageant, so i do n't know what she's doing in here ...",0,negative
 cheered,1,positive
-undercut by its awkward structure and a final veering,0,negative
+restrictive and chaotic,0,negative
 is a failure.,0,negative
 "candy-coat with pat storylines, precious circumstances and beautiful stars",1,positive
 is rote work and predictable,0,negative
 "while insomnia is in many ways a conventional, even predictable remake, nolan's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends ( it ) stimulating depth.",1,positive
+scored and powered,1,positive
+"a dreary, humorless soap opera",0,negative
 ability to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience,1,positive
-glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat,1,positive
-a terrible strength,1,positive
 "have been this odd, inexplicable and unpleasant",0,negative
-"straightforward and old-fashioned in the best possible senses of both those words, possession is a movie that puts itself squarely in the service of the lovers who inhabit it.",1,positive
 the same sort of good-natured fun found in films like tremors,1,positive
 realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already,0,negative
-"chronicle not only of one man's quest to be president, but of how that man single-handedly turned a plane full of hard-bitten, cynical journalists into what was essentially, by campaign's end, an extended publicity department.",1,positive
 of epic scale,1,positive
 ", the film is not only a love song to the movies but it also is more fully an example of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes.",1,positive
+there is little else to recommend `` never again.'',0,negative
 you 'll love this movie.,1,positive
+sheer joy and pride,1,positive
+inspires,1,positive
 is perfectly creepy and believable.,1,positive
-an already obscure demographic,0,negative
 "is smart to vary the pitch of his movie, balancing deafening battle scenes with quieter domestic scenes of women back home receiving war department telegrams",1,positive
+"a paunchy midsection, several plodding action sequences and",0,negative
 's just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar.,0,negative
-cliched dialogue and,0,negative
+that a nightmare is a wish a studio's wallet makes,0,negative
 "an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ), an interesting racial tension, and",1,positive
-it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why,0,negative
+an actual story,1,positive
 makes barbershop so likable,1,positive
 the precision of the insurance actuary,1,positive
 deserving,1,positive
-of hackery,0,negative
+"turn in perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters, who are alternately touching and funny",1,positive
+the one-sided theme,0,negative
+"is nearly incoherent, an excuse to get to the closing bout ... by which time it's impossible to care who wins",0,negative
+hack script,0,negative
+"has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative, rich, and strange",1,positive
 becomes a fascinating study of isolation and frustration that successfully recreates both the physical setting and emotional tensions of the papin sisters.,1,positive
 "like heathers, then becomes bring it on, then becomes unwatchable",0,negative
-a retread story,0,negative
-sense-of-humour failure,0,negative
 blaxploitation spoof,0,negative
 "bursting through the constraints of its source, this is one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen.",1,positive
 would force you to give it a millisecond of thought,1,positive
@@ -24957,29 +24933,26 @@ splashy and,1,positive
 thoroughly formulaic film,0,negative
 "her appear foolish and shallow rather than, as was more likely,",0,negative
 "cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash,",0,negative
-goes on for too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary subplots,0,negative
-suited to a quiet evening on pbs than a night out at an amc.,0,negative
+will only satisfy the most emotionally malleable of filmgoers,0,negative
 "with spirit, purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count",1,positive
+"others do n't,",1,positive
 "humble, teach and",1,positive
-never once predictable,1,positive
 increasingly amused,1,positive
-too-frosty exterior,0,negative
+"jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette",1,positive
 by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances,1,positive
 still charming,1,positive
 the formula is familiar but enjoyable.,1,positive
 quirky road movie that constantly defies expectation,1,positive
 "lets you brush up against the humanity of a psycho, without making him any less psycho.",1,positive
-"it seems impossible that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good, but it is",1,positive
-feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy,1,positive
-men in black ii achieves ultimate insignificance,0,negative
 's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy,1,positive
-"it will just as likely make you weep, and it will do so in a way that does n't make you feel like a sucker.",1,positive
-the movie does leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain,1,positive
 my mind kept returning to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures.,0,negative
+swooning melodrama,1,positive
+"stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers, a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable",0,negative
 make a clear point,1,positive
 fertile,1,positive
 energetic and sweetly whimsical,1,positive
 but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history,1,positive
+playful but highly studied and,1,positive
 it's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,0,negative
 the river,1,positive
 laudable,1,positive
@@ -24987,95 +24960,97 @@ this overproduced piece of dreck,0,negative
 "there is a beautiful, aching sadness to it all.",1,positive
 a keep - 'em - guessing plot and an affectionate take on its screwed-up characters,1,positive
 vibrance and,1,positive
-tells this very compelling tale with little fuss or noise,1,positive
+going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster,1,positive
 faux-urban,0,negative
-'s most memorable about circuit,1,positive
 "feels like very light errol morris, focusing on eccentricity but failing, ultimately, to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs",0,negative
 "audiences are advised to sit near the back and squint to avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching,",0,negative
 its almost too-spectacular coastal setting distracts slightly from an eccentric and good-naturedly aimless story.,1,positive
-a few gross-out comedies i 've been trying to forget,0,negative
+", all-over-the-map movie would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor.",0,negative
 reassuring,1,positive
-"with the visceral sensation of longing, lasting traces of charlotte's web of desire and desperation",1,positive
 very talented but underutilized,0,negative
 extraordinary journalism,1,positive
 works more often than it does n't,1,positive
 "skillfully assembled, highly polished and professional adaptation",1,positive
 "with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge, ( crane ) becomes more specimen than character -- and auto focus remains a chilly, clinical lab report",0,negative
-"good, hard-edged stuff, violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and street-smart",1,positive
+"a bland, obnoxious 88-minute infomercial for universal studios and its ancillary products ...",0,negative
 foul-mouthed,0,negative
 "sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic, and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness.",0,negative
 "the tale has turned from sweet to bittersweet, and when the tears come during that final, beautiful scene, they finally feel absolutely earned",1,positive
 particularly amateurish episode,0,negative
 "failed jokes,",0,negative
-downward,0,negative
 tragedies,0,negative
 "a smart and funny, albeit sometimes superficial, cautionary tale of a technology in search",1,positive
-like those d.w. griffith made in the early days of silent film,1,positive
+"as with all ambitious films, it has some problems",0,negative
+a frustrating patchwork,0,negative
 "cheap, ludicrous attempt",0,negative
+deftly executed,1,positive
 hugh grant's act is so consuming that sometimes it's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are.,1,positive
+"not even solondz's thirst for controversy, sketchy characters and immature provocations can fully succeed at cheapening it.",0,negative
 chance to shine,1,positive
-"would 've reeked of a been-there, done-that sameness.",0,negative
+"to be somebody, and",1,positive
+is shrewd enough to activate girlish tear ducts does n't mean it's good enough for our girls,0,negative
 sexual relationship,1,positive
-"of the national lampoon film franchise, too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy",0,negative
+for the film's winning tone,1,positive
 "the movie's major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula, though, and it's quite enough to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had.",0,negative
 the enjoyable undercover brother,1,positive
-is not one of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live,0,negative
+"is felt ; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes, ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend",0,negative
+rant,0,negative
+has all the sibling rivalry and general family chaos to which anyone can relate.,1,positive
 "when you find yourself rooting for the monsters in a horror movie, you know the picture is in trouble.",0,negative
 inactive,0,negative
 worst films,0,negative
 "ruined by amateurish writing and acting, while the third feels limited by its short running time",0,negative
+", they ca n't go wrong.",1,positive
+the film has the uncanny ability to right itself precisely when you think it's in danger of going wrong.,1,positive
 "the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth, who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach",0,negative
-' the play more has partly closed it down.,0,negative
 ", nonsensical and formulaic",0,negative
+sexy beast,1,positive
+", we need agile performers",0,negative
 entertainingly,1,positive
-"tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears, starring ben affleck, seem downright hitchcockian",0,negative
 "the brawn, but not the brains",0,negative
 this might have been an eerie thriller,0,negative
 solidly,1,positive
-"a farrelly brothers-style, down-and-dirty laugher",1,positive
 "'s burns ' visuals, characters and his punchy dialogue, not his plot, that carry waydowntown.",1,positive
 's a bargain-basement european pickup.,0,negative
-"inventive, consistently intelligent and sickeningly savage",1,positive
-conned,0,negative
+it's kinda dumb.,0,negative
 "video, and",1,positive
-user-friendly,1,positive
 the performances elicit more of a sense of deja vu than awe,0,negative
-"a very distinctive sensibility,",1,positive
 a movie as artificial and soulless,0,negative
-us to endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer,0,negative
 its predecessors proud,1,positive
 by mediocrity,0,negative
-"the action here is unusually tame, the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest,",0,negative
-they do in this marvelous film,1,positive
+keep it entertaining,1,positive
+"'s mildly sentimental, unabashedly consumerist ... studiously inoffensive and completely disposable.",0,negative
+done and perfectly,1,positive
 is simply not enough of interest onscreen to sustain its seventy-minute running time,0,negative
-"feels more like an extended, open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story",1,positive
 the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes -- it's insanely violent and very graphic.,0,negative
 rape-payback,0,negative
 of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion,0,negative
 a weak script that ca n't support the epic treatment,0,negative
-is more of an ordeal than an amusement.,0,negative
-", murder hits and generally sustains a higher plateau with bullock's memorable first interrogation of gosling.",1,positive
 jiang wen's devils on the doorstep is a wartime farce in the alternately comic and gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut.,1,positive
 like a drunken driver,0,negative
 ... unbearably lame.,0,negative
-are just too many characters saying too many clever things and getting into too many pointless situations,0,negative
 brings an irresistible blend of warmth and humor and a consistent embracing humanity in the face of life's harshness.,1,positive
 less sense than the bruckheimeresque american action flicks it emulates,0,negative
+of hope,1,positive
 is an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame.,1,positive
 "this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy is inane and awful - no doubt, it's the worst movie i 've seen this summer",0,negative
 a wretched movie that reduces the second world war to one man's quest to find an old flame.,0,negative
+a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast,1,positive
 "is, by itself, deserving of discussion",1,positive
 gives a superb performance full of deep feeling.,1,positive
-an accessible introduction,1,positive
+tackles the difficult subject of grief and loss with such life-embracing spirit that the theme does n't drag an audience down.,1,positive
 ", but far more witty",1,positive
-this wedding,1,positive
+exceptional honesty,1,positive
 is more than a movie.,1,positive
 too many,0,negative
-a fine job of updating white's dry wit to a new age,1,positive
+ugly-duckling,0,negative
 mostly repetitive,0,negative
 the director's many dodges and turns,0,negative
+"the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design, leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack",1,positive
 "it's fun, wispy, wise and surprisingly inoffensive for a film about a teen in love with his stepmom.",1,positive
 dutifully pulling on heartstrings,1,positive
+"( kline's ) utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code,",1,positive
+an oscar-worthy performance,1,positive
 the bland songs,0,negative
 succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system.,1,positive
 kind of special,1,positive
@@ -25083,13 +25058,14 @@ that's unafraid to throw elbows when necessary,1,positive
 rush to the theater,1,positive
 end all chases,1,positive
 a fan,1,positive
+be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid,0,negative
 all its strange quirks,1,positive
-have failed,0,negative
+proficiently enough to trounce its overly comfortable trappings,1,positive
+director jay russell weighs down his capricious fairy-tale with heavy sentiment and lightweight meaning.,0,negative
 's virtually impossible to like any of these despicable characters.,0,negative
-"is, in a word, brilliant",1,positive
 "'s not a spark of new inspiration in it, just more of the same, done with noticeably less energy and imagination.",0,negative
 well,1,positive
-force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover,1,positive
+most damning,0,negative
 that the material is so second-rate,0,negative
 by the time the credits roll across the pat ending,0,negative
 trapped and,0,negative
@@ -25097,111 +25073,108 @@ enjoyed it just as much!,1,positive
 tale,1,positive
 "would be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop.",1,positive
 elicits strong performances,1,positive
-good qualities,1,positive
 paranoia,0,negative
-"looks great, has solid acting and a neat premise",1,positive
-disconcertingly,0,negative
-mel,0,negative
+mainly because blanchett and ribisi compellingly tap into a spiritual aspect of their characters ' suffering,1,positive
+"his life, his dignity and his music",1,positive
+scare,0,negative
 "seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest, your imagination, your empathy or anything, really, save your disgust and your indifference",0,negative
-catches dramatic fire,1,positive
 "broomfield has compelling new material but he does n't unveil it until the end, after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car.",0,negative
 you feel like running out screaming,0,negative
 with a sharp script and strong performances,1,positive
 -- and not in a good way,0,negative
 "been there, done that ... a thousand times already, and better.",0,negative
 sneaks up on the viewer,1,positive
-do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any?,0,negative
+gasp,1,positive
 decorous,1,positive
 gets vivid performances,1,positive
-a dashing and absorbing,1,positive
 "a buoyant, expressive flow",1,positive
+such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and,1,positive
+"the plot, and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream",0,negative
 by storm,1,positive
 ", violent, self-indulgent and maddening",0,negative
 ", payami graphically illustrates the problems of fledgling democracies, but also the strength and sense of freedom the iranian people already possess, with or without access to the ballot box.",1,positive
-"to the french to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy or a sappy melodrama",1,positive
+"no such thing is sort of a minimalist beauty and the beast, but in this case the beast should definitely get top billing.",1,positive
 assured in its execution,1,positive
 a terrible movie,0,negative
-poignant if familiar story of a young person,1,positive
+illuminated,1,positive
+homogenized and a bit contrived,0,negative
+the rage and alienation that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people,0,negative
 "is about the people who live in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it",1,positive
 "is one of those crazy, mixed-up films that does n't know what it wants to be when it grows up",0,negative
+international acclaim,1,positive
 his self-inflicted retaliation,0,negative
-"something, one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern",1,positive
-"eludes madonna and, playing a charmless witch",1,positive
-fast-paced,1,positive
+you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out,1,positive
 of a film that does n't know what it wants to be,0,negative
-perceptive,1,positive
+"the story is lacking any real emotional impact, and the plot is both contrived and cliched",0,negative
+'s kinda dumb.,0,negative
 opens today,1,positive
 dead gorgeous,1,positive
 "a powerful, chilling, and affecting study of one man's dying fall.",1,positive
 there are entertaining and audacious moments,1,positive
 by all means,1,positive
 feels like a book report,0,negative
+"dull, inconsistent, dishonest",0,negative
 neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy,0,negative
-this rush to profits,0,negative
-"the masses with star power, a pop-induced score and sentimental",1,positive
-by a natural sense for what works,1,positive
+the most accomplished work,1,positive
+to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art,1,positive
 "unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights, a rattling noise, and a bump on the head",0,negative
-creep,0,negative
 directed the film from the back of a taxicab,0,negative
 the marvelous verdu,1,positive
 "has a built-in audience, but only among those who are drying out from spring break",0,negative
-"sandler running on empty, repeating what he's already done way too often",0,negative
 is a riot.,1,positive
+of demme's good films,1,positive
 they show a remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck.,1,positive
-structure and,1,positive
 "matter, but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible",1,positive
 "does n't deliver a great story,",0,negative
-soul-searching,1,positive
-"a zippy 96 minutes of mediocre special effects, hoary dialogue, fluxing accents, and -- worst of all -- silly-looking morlocks",0,negative
 the work of a genuine and singular artist,1,positive
-'s nowhere near as good as the original,0,negative
+really good premise,1,positive
+of a determined woman's courage to find her husband in a war zone,1,positive
 just is n't worth telling,0,negative
-an empty shell of an epic rather than the real deal.,0,negative
-you know there's something there.,1,positive
+never rises to its clever what-if concept.,0,negative
+"by the time the credits roll across the pat ending, a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
 into a warmed over pastiche,0,negative
 wear thin,0,negative
 weighs down,0,negative
+promising debut,1,positive
+heaped upon a project of such vast proportions need to reap more rewards than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry.,1,positive
 stunning film,1,positive
-"a quaint, romanticized rendering.",1,positive
-potty-mouthed,0,negative
+that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature,1,positive
 listless sci-fi comedy,0,negative
-combine the paranoid claustrophobia of a submarine movie with the unsettling spookiness of the supernatural -- why did n't hollywood think of this sooner?,1,positive
 comic voice,1,positive
 with strange and wonderful creatures,1,positive
+the kind of ` laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies,1,positive
 that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally,0,negative
 ", i was entranced.",1,positive
+"but arriving at a particularly dark moment in history, it offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us.",1,positive
 bad,0,negative
 looks as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab,0,negative
+'s that good,1,positive
 sex on screen been so aggressively anti-erotic,0,negative
-"everett remains a perfect wildean actor,",1,positive
+"is throwing up his hands in surrender, is firing his r&d people,",0,negative
 "about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
 choppy and sloppy,0,negative
 for all the wrong reasons besides.,0,negative
-so overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama,0,negative
 the best special effects,1,positive
 "more revealing, more emotional and more surprising --",1,positive
 the urge to doze,0,negative
 imagines,1,positive
-with alexandre desplat's haunting and sublime music,1,positive
-adds an almost constant mindset of suspense,1,positive
+its unerring respect,1,positive
 virulent and foul-natured,0,negative
+watching these two actors play,1,positive
 their seats,1,positive
 's both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts to be poignant.,0,negative
-'s a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention,0,negative
-a true adaptation,1,positive
-admirable rigor,1,positive
 "sweeping,",1,positive
 of authentically impulsive humor,1,positive
-would have likely wound up a tnt original,0,negative
 the way chekhov is funny,1,positive
+"rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",0,negative
 -- sadly -- dull,0,negative
+the always hilarious meara and,1,positive
 ", love, duty and friendship",1,positive
-", a ripping good yarn is told.",1,positive
+explosive physical energy and convincing intelligence,1,positive
 virtuosity,1,positive
+phony relationship,0,negative
 ", poignant and leavened",1,positive
-what on earth is going on,0,negative
-a funny and well-contructed black comedy where the old adage `` be careful what you wish for '' is given a full workout.,1,positive
-major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche,1,positive
+"tara reid plays a college journalist,",0,negative
 's most substantial feature for some time.,1,positive
 powerful and deeply moving,1,positive
 this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs,1,positive
@@ -25209,414 +25182,413 @@ the touch is generally light enough,1,positive
 arbitrarily plotted,0,negative
 every visual joke is milked,0,negative
 sappy ethnic sleeper,0,negative
-facetious,0,negative
-new insight,1,positive
+give,1,positive
 straight-to-video movie,0,negative
 double-barreled rip-off,0,negative
-and drab wannabe,0,negative
+are intriguing and realistic,1,positive
 trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin '.',1,positive
-rather leaden and dull,0,negative
 child abuse,0,negative
 "the trouble with making this queen a thoroughly modern maiden is that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than, as was more likely, a victim of mental illness.",0,negative
+"a movie more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms.",0,negative
 unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest,0,negative
+moral favorite,1,positive
+"'ll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions, especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget",0,negative
+"as an emotionally accessible, almost mystical work",1,positive
 that it does n't even qualify as a spoof of such,0,negative
-its excellent use of new york locales and sharp writing,1,positive
+"when the casting call for this movie went out, it must have read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame.'",0,negative
 a woefully dull,0,negative
-avid interest,1,positive
-torture,0,negative
+to the nonconformist in us all,1,positive
+the superficially written characters ramble,0,negative
 its old-hat set-up and,0,negative
-"a solid, well-formed satire.",1,positive
-in praise of love ' is the director's epitaph for himself,1,positive
+offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch,1,positive
+"interminable, shapeless documentary",0,negative
 trying to have it both ways,0,negative
 general absurdity,0,negative
+"if you 're a comic fan, you ca n't miss it.",1,positive
 "no charm, no laughs,",0,negative
 effectively chilling guilty pleasure,1,positive
 that rare documentary,1,positive
 "the unique niche of self-critical, behind-the-scenes navel-gazing kaufman has carved from orleans ' story and his own infinite insecurity is a work of outstanding originality",1,positive
+have a good time,1,positive
 "if you ever wanted to be an astronaut, this is the ultimate movie experience",1,positive
-entirely irony-free zone,1,positive
 depress you,0,negative
+an eloquent memorial,1,positive
 that is n't afraid to admit it,1,positive
 "the most part a useless movie, even",0,negative
 "the film is hard to dismiss -- moody, thoughtful, and lit by flashes of mordant humor.",1,positive
-"goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy, seductive pacing ...",1,positive
+with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama,1,positive
 subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements,1,positive
 the biggest husband-and-wife disaster,0,negative
 interesting character,1,positive
-with the pubescent scandalous,0,negative
-feel pissed off,0,negative
-that just does n't have big screen magic,0,negative
-rarely seem sure of where it should go,0,negative
+delivered in grand passion by the members of the various households.,1,positive
+begin to long for the end credits,0,negative
 ", i enjoyed.",1,positive
 revelation,1,positive
 "delightful, witty, improbable romantic comedy",1,positive
-", is wry and engrossing.",1,positive
 poignant and uplifting,1,positive
 never feel anything for these characters,0,negative
 the dullest kiddie flicks,0,negative
 its provocative conclusion,1,positive
-sucked up all,0,negative
 portray its literarily talented and notorious subject as anything much more than a dirty old man,0,negative
 tonally uneven,0,negative
-the sum of its parts in today's hollywood,1,positive
-"stale first act, scrooge story",0,negative
+... deliver a riveting and surprisingly romantic ride.,1,positive
+any hollywood fluff,0,negative
 hideously twisted,0,negative
 "dull, simple-minded and stereotypical tale",0,negative
+"i 'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening,",0,negative
 ", it will probably be a talky bore.",0,negative
 a fake street drama,0,negative
-about rubbo's dumbed-down tactics,0,negative
 : celebrity cameos do not automatically equal laughs.,0,negative
 "there are some fairly unsettling scenes, but they never succeed in really rattling the viewer",0,negative
 "the cute frissons of discovery and humor between chaplin and kidman that keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking, but humming",1,positive
-"a loud, low-budget and tired formula film that arrives cloaked in the euphemism ` urban drama.'",0,negative
+genial than ingenious,0,negative
 time fillers between surf shots,0,negative
+"weighed down by supporting characters who are either too goodly, wise and knowing or downright comically evil",0,negative
 "kids will love its fantasy and adventure,",1,positive
-"a movie that starts out like heathers, then becomes bring it on, then becomes unwatchable",0,negative
+i spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have.,0,negative
 "as bad as you think, and",0,negative
 without in any way demeaning its subjects,1,positive
 never gaining much momentum,0,negative
-"clichés,",0,negative
+are fleshed-out enough to build any interest,0,negative
 "is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense, claustrophobic tale of obsessive love.",1,positive
 a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film,1,positive
-"so many red herrings, so many false scares",0,negative
+this movie is hopeless,0,negative
 the power and grace,1,positive
 goes to the essence of broadway,1,positive
 batman,1,positive
+roman polanski's autobiographical gesture at redemption is better than ` shindler's list ' -,1,positive
 piecing the story together frustrating difficult,0,negative
-'s what makes it worth a recommendation,1,positive
 "the dialogue is cumbersome, the simpering soundtrack and editing more so.",0,negative
-": an atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie",0,negative
 "when cowering and begging at the feet a scruffy giannini, madonna gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game.",1,positive
 of testing boundaries,1,positive
-both as a historical study and as a tragic love story,1,positive
 it's a ripper of a yarn and i for one enjoyed the thrill of the chill.,1,positive
-that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and,0,negative
-delusions to escape their maudlin influence.,0,negative
+to be embraced,1,positive
 most of whom wander about in thick clouds of denial,0,negative
-recognized,1,positive
+"graceless, hackneyed",0,negative
+inane and,0,negative
+this film asks the right questions at the right time in the history of our country,1,positive
 miss,0,negative
+play like the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking.,0,negative
 a vastly improved germanic version,1,positive
-dense,0,negative
 dripping with cliche and bypassing no opportunity to trivialize the material,0,negative
 decent drama/action flick,1,positive
-the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing,1,positive
+"has all the trappings of an energetic, extreme-sports adventure, but ends up more of a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread, with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought.",0,negative
+contrasting the original ringu with the current americanized adaptation is akin to comparing the evil dead with evil dead ii,0,negative
 timely and important,1,positive
 pleasant,1,positive
+"high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government / marine/legal mystery, and",0,negative
 a-list,1,positive
+cut through the layers of soap-opera emotion and you find a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out of the people who want to believe in it the most,1,positive
+fit the incredible storyline to a t.,1,positive
+roars with leonine power,1,positive
 doing nothing,0,negative
 "swooping down on a string of exotic locales, scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm",1,positive
 ", this somber cop drama ultimately feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community.",0,negative
 it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably,1,positive
 uplifter,1,positive
 'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence,0,negative
+` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation.,0,negative
 "a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous stains ...",0,negative
 carries almost no organic intrigue,0,negative
+know how to please the eye,1,positive
 gathering dust on mgm's shelf,0,negative
+less successful,0,negative
 to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and,1,positive
-offers the none-too-original premise,0,negative
-is engaged,1,positive
-works spectacularly well,1,positive
+impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story,0,negative
+adaptation is intricately constructed,1,positive
 troubling,0,negative
+feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo.,0,negative
 "a slightly naughty, just-above-average off - broadway play",1,positive
 from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids,0,negative
 comedy spectacle,1,positive
-"lacking substance and soul, crossroads comes up shorter than britney's cutoffs.",0,negative
-that provide its thrills and extreme emotions,1,positive
+a supremely hopeful cautionary tale,1,positive
+plays like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before,1,positive
+most ardent,1,positive
 nothing to show,0,negative
-all the loss,0,negative
-carmen ( vega ) and,1,positive
-if you 're not deeply touched by this movie,1,positive
-an indispensable peek at the art and the agony of making people laugh.,1,positive
 shines in her quiet blue eyes,1,positive
 "beautifully illuminates what it means sometimes to be inside looking out, and at other times outside looking in.",1,positive
-all-star,1,positive
+"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy, it can easily worm its way into your heart.'",1,positive
+"no charm, no laughs, no fun, no reason to watch",0,negative
 more hackneyed,0,negative
 labute masterfully,1,positive
-", mad love looks better than it feels.",0,negative
 succumbing to sentimentality,0,negative
 a rich and intelligent film that uses its pulpy core conceit to probe questions of attraction and interdependence and how the heart accomodates practical needs.,1,positive
-a passing twinkle,1,positive
-sure to make a clear point -- even if it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation,1,positive
+its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and,0,negative
 significantly better than its 2002 children's - movie competition,1,positive
-whole lot scarier,1,positive
-substitute volume and primary colors for humor and bite,0,negative
+rivals the top japanese animations of recent vintage,1,positive
 hate to tear your eyes away from the images,1,positive
 "though overall an overwhelmingly positive portrayal, the film does n't ignore the more problematic aspects of brown's life.",1,positive
 stands for milder is n't better.,0,negative
 an argentine retread,0,negative
 huston performance,1,positive
 is clever and insightful,1,positive
-computer-generated cold fish,0,negative
-'s so devoid of joy and energy,0,negative
-of a respectable summer blockbuster,1,positive
+"( clooney's ) debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined,",0,negative
+", never again is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre.",1,positive
 "children, christian or otherwise, deserve to hear the full story of jonah's despair -- in all its agonizing, catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it.",1,positive
+you feeling like you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer,1,positive
 a masterpiece -- and,1,positive
-always hilarious,1,positive
 "knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying, and gets full mileage out of the rolling of a stray barrel or the unexpected blast of a phonograph record",1,positive
 "that is funny and pithy, while illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that, while past,",1,positive
-was right about blade,1,positive
 is well below expectations.,0,negative
 "it rises in its courageousness, and comedic employment.",1,positive
-elegant technology,1,positive
 "all in all, an interesting look at the life of the campaign-trail press, especially ones that do n't really care for the candidate they 're forced to follow.",1,positive
-is a man who uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows,1,positive
+"to cling to the edge of your seat, tense with suspense",1,positive
 what happens when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares?,0,negative
 whiny and defensive,0,negative
+must see for all sides of the political spectrum,1,positive
 "us to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility, working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success",1,positive
 "rough-around-the-edges, low-budget constraints",0,negative
 provide any conflict,0,negative
 the folly of superficiality,0,negative
 rather beautiful,1,positive
 a gangster movie with the capacity,1,positive
-nifty twists,1,positive
-moving and,1,positive
+will still come away with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy,1,positive
 while some of the camera work is interesting,1,positive
 "having sucked dry the undead action flick formula, blade ii mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary.",0,negative
-fascinating curiosity piece,1,positive
 "of quiet, confident craftsmanship that tells a sweet, charming tale of intergalactic friendship",1,positive
 coming-of-age comedy.,1,positive
 been bland,0,negative
-`` 13 conversations about one thing '' is an intelligent flick that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling.,1,positive
 is so formulaic and forgettable that it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory.,0,negative
-already knows it's won,1,positive
-has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place,1,positive
-belinsky is still able to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn.,1,positive
 like the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking,0,negative
 "this is lightweight filmmaking, to be sure, but it's pleasant enough -- and oozing with attractive men",1,positive
-through sincerity,1,positive
+"directed, highly professional film that's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways",1,positive
+"has produced in recent memory, even if it's far tamer than advertised.",1,positive
 admit i walked out of runteldat,0,negative
+"the production has been made with an enormous amount of affection, so we believe these characters love each other.",1,positive
 the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant,1,positive
 "with its paint fights, motorized scooter chases and dewy-eyed sentiment, it's a pretty listless collection of kid-movie clichés.",0,negative
+topple,0,negative
 she has n't been worth caring about,0,negative
 instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel.,0,negative
 handsome and sophisticated approach to the workplace romantic comedy.,1,positive
-evocative shades,1,positive
+his innocence soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence,0,negative
 respectable,1,positive
 formulaic,0,negative
 when it reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain,1,positive
 "godard has never made a more sheerly beautiful film than this unexpectedly moving meditation on love, history, memory, resistance and artistic transcendence.",1,positive
-want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
+utterly misplaced earnestness,0,negative
 an awful movie that,0,negative
-"relationships in such a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end",1,positive
 "an art form at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand as life.",1,positive
 who has secrets buried at the heart of his story and knows how to take time revealing them,1,positive
 "... not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character, loveable or otherwise.",0,negative
-"'s fun, wispy, wise and surprisingly inoffensive for a film about a teen in love with his stepmom.",1,positive
+have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming,0,negative
 the top and movies,1,positive
 "'s a sad, sick sight",0,negative
-the worst excesses of nouvelle,0,negative
+delightfully charming --,1,positive
+went to see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside,0,negative
 is commentary enough,1,positive
 hard to stop watching,1,positive
 is that we did n't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show,0,negative
 works the way a good noir should,1,positive
 a spiffy animated feature about an unruly adolescent boy who is yearning for adventure and a chance to prove his worth,1,positive
 that's simultaneously painful and refreshing,1,positive
+races and rackets,1,positive
 body humor and reinforcement,1,positive
 copout,0,negative
-found a tough beauty,1,positive
-possibly will enjoy it,1,positive
-"when the tears come during that final, beautiful scene",1,positive
+it worth watching,1,positive
+another useless recycling,0,negative
 which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project,1,positive
 the most wondrous of all hollywood fantasies -- and,1,positive
+lost.,0,negative
 clever pseudo-bio,1,positive
-`` besotted '' is misbegotten,0,negative
+"if you 're in the right b-movie frame of mind, it may just scare the pants off you.",1,positive
 's no place for this story to go but down,0,negative
 has been overexposed,0,negative
-action man cliché,0,negative
+in earnest dramaturgy,1,positive
+a witty expose,1,positive
 flaccid odd-couple sniping,0,negative
 is the best performance from either in years,1,positive
 it is a failure.,0,negative
+fairytale,1,positive
+"too bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
 "a loud, brash and mainly unfunny",0,negative
-young adult life in urban south korea,1,positive
+charming 2000 debut shanghai noon,1,positive
+it reveals,1,positive
 "disjointed,",0,negative
-"carries its share of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle, sometimes a guffaw and, to my great pleasure, the occasional belly laugh",1,positive
+funny no-brainer,1,positive
+of a fanciful motion picture,1,positive
 behavior and severe flaws,0,negative
 "no way original, or even",0,negative
+very good comedic songs,1,positive
+"terminally bland,",1,positive
 epic adventure,1,positive
-", oozing, chilling and heart-warming",1,positive
+can enjoy as mild escapism,1,positive
 hip-hop rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture.,0,negative
-discarded,0,negative
+of dazzling entertainment,1,positive
+a different movie -- sometimes tedious -- by a director many viewers would like to skip but film buffs should get to know.,1,positive
 mixed up,0,negative
-the sheer dumbness,0,negative
 made him bitter and less mature,0,negative
 is appealing,1,positive
 an intriguing bit of storytelling,1,positive
-idiotic and,0,negative
-you never know where changing lanes is going to take you but it's a heck of a ride,1,positive
 make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see.,1,positive
 's quite diverting nonsense,0,negative
 pleasuring its audience,1,positive
 ... one of the most entertaining monster movies in ages ...,1,positive
-"that not only fails on its own, but makes you second-guess your affection for the original",0,negative
 sweet and memorable film,1,positive
-a freaky bit of art that's there to scare while we delight in the images,1,positive
 most horrific movie experience,0,negative
 brown sugar '' admirably aspires to be more than another `` best man '' clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny film.,1,positive
-lame.,0,negative
 takes hold,1,positive
-the lazy material,0,negative
-so short could be so flabby,0,negative
 been better in this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon,1,positive
-wanders,0,negative
 convincing and radiant,1,positive
-is as thought-provoking as it,1,positive
-better than,1,positive
-blair witch video-cam footage,0,negative
+it's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline.,1,positive
 whatever flaws igby goes down may possess,0,negative
+give-me-an-oscar,1,positive
 proves that even in sorrow you can find humor,1,positive
-", this is a remarkably accessible and haunting film.",1,positive
 proves itself a more streamlined and thought out encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be,1,positive
 poorly dubbed,0,negative
-irritatingly transparent,0,negative
+should stick to his day job.,0,negative
+two-dimensional offerings,0,negative
 most depressing movie-going experiences,0,negative
 like bad cinema,0,negative
 it's the filmmakers ' post-camp comprehension of what made old-time b movies good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion.,1,positive
-", this version is raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by allen's astringent wit.",1,positive
+", all-enveloping movie experience",1,positive
 "polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say, confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions, and he allows nothing to get in the way",1,positive
+must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees,1,positive
+"the marvelous verdu, a sexy slip of an earth mother who mourns her tragedies in private and embraces life in public",1,positive
 "there, done that ... a thousand times already",0,negative
+"throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip, winking social commentary",0,negative
 has value can not be denied,1,positive
 "offers no new insight on the matter, nor do its characters exactly spring to life",0,negative
 busy urban comedy is clearly not zhang's forte,0,negative
 cinema master class.,1,positive
 at a grade-school audience,0,negative
+fascinating examination,1,positive
+"this is the kind of movie that you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself, ` ah, yes, here we have a bad, bad, bad movie.",0,negative
 "this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker,",1,positive
 it nonetheless sustains interest during the long build-up of expository material.,1,positive
 are made for each other.,1,positive
-it's both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts to be poignant.,0,negative
-those moviegoers who would automatically bypass a hip-hop documentary should give `` scratch '' a second look.,1,positive
+"is that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film, ' because it's about family.",1,positive
+too much of storytelling,0,negative
+"indie of the year,",1,positive
+is actually quite entertaining,1,positive
 "gooding is the energetic frontman, and",1,positive
 spy flick worthy,1,positive
 does cathartic truth telling,1,positive
 preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film,1,positive
-"generous, inspiring",1,positive
-an almost unbearably morbid love story.,0,negative
+that the film opens with maggots crawling on a dead dog is not an out of place metaphor.,0,negative
 ", and",1,positive
 find it more than capable of rewarding them,1,positive
-similarly styled gremlins,1,positive
-once the expectation of laughter has been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand,0,negative
-in as much humor as pathos,1,positive
-seal the deal,1,positive
+", this movie just goes on and on and on and on",0,negative
+like most movies about the pitfalls of bad behavior ... circuit gets drawn into the party.,0,negative
+discoveries,1,positive
+got lost in the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile.,0,negative
+a weak script,0,negative
 a brief amount of time,1,positive
 "simplistic, silly and tedious",0,negative
-the funnybone thanks,1,positive
-the movie is undone by a filmmaking methodology that's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads.,0,negative
 "is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people, in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship, bring to their music.",1,positive
-'s never dull and always looks good,1,positive
-a raise,1,positive
 "a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ;",1,positive
+the animated sequences are well done and perfectly constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination and,1,positive
+an intelligently made,1,positive
 a story already overladen with plot conceits,0,negative
 ignore but a little too smugly superior,0,negative
-ong's promising debut,1,positive
 autistic,0,negative
 chillingly effective,1,positive
 an equally impressive degree,1,positive
-real heroism and abject suffering,1,positive
-really get inside of them.,1,positive
 see it,1,positive
 's a worthy entry in the french coming-of-age genre,1,positive
 to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures,0,negative
+"with very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors like swimming with sharks and the player, this latest skewering ... may put off insiders and outsiders alike.",0,negative
+a prince of a fellow,1,positive
 demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides,0,negative
 pleased to discover that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus,1,positive
-makes the material seem genuine rather than pandering.,1,positive
+staggers between flaccid satire and what is supposed to be madcap farce.,0,negative
+is enough originality in ` life ' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies that so often end up on cinema screens.,1,positive
 "is even more embracing than monty,",1,positive
 romanek's themes are every bit as distinctive as his visuals.,1,positive
-vehicle to showcase the canadian's inane ramblings,0,negative
-recovering from its demented premise,0,negative
+utilizing the talents of his top-notch creative team,1,positive
+elegantly produced and expressively performed,1,positive
 best about,1,positive
-dogged,0,negative
 the film has a terrific look,1,positive
 a comically dismal social realism with a farcically bawdy fantasy of redemption and regeneration,1,positive
 's certainly laudable,1,positive
 "how they used to make movies, but also how they sometimes still can be made",1,positive
 were hailed as the works of an artist.,1,positive
-a classic movie franchise,1,positive
-"is, truly and thankfully, a one-of-a-kind work",0,negative
+ethereal,1,positive
+what to make of this italian freakshow,0,negative
+"confident, richly acted, emotionally devastating piece",1,positive
 then proceeds to flop,0,negative
-the most original american productions this year,1,positive
+under your belt,1,positive
+"( creates ) the worst kind of mythologizing, the kind that sacrifices real heroism and abject suffering for melodrama.",0,negative
 "thoughtful, reverent",1,positive
 flamboyant,1,positive
+serious subject matter and,1,positive
 is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience.,0,negative
 that's flawed and brilliant in equal measure,1,positive
-the guise of a modern motion picture,0,negative
+one of the more influential works,1,positive
 elegantly produced,1,positive
 appetizer that leaves you wanting more,1,positive
-went over my head or -- considering just how low brow it is,0,negative
 denzel washington's fine performance in the title role,1,positive
-harmoniously,1,positive
+a fresh infusion of creativity,1,positive
+'s icky,0,negative
 a mere excuse,0,negative
 "officially, it is twice as bestial but half as funny.",0,negative
 "it's a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over, but it's indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest.",0,negative
-less-than-thrilling thriller.,0,negative
 the slippery slope,0,negative
-sinuously plotted and,1,positive
-but a convenient conveyor belt of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
+an uncompromising film,1,positive
 flailing around in a caper that's neither original nor terribly funny,0,negative
 "but, like silence, it's a movie that gets under your skin.",0,negative
-the original was n't a good movie but,0,negative
 "contrived, nonsensical and formulaic",0,negative
 a lame romantic comedy about an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get involved with her.,0,negative
 irritating soul-searching garbage.,0,negative
 put on a show,1,positive
-is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival,1,positive
-is one helluva singer,1,positive
 ", the characters in swimfan seem motivated by nothing short of dull, brain-deadening hangover.",0,negative
 "constantly touching,",1,positive
 have been a painless time-killer,1,positive
 ", well-written television series where you 've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably wo n't see the next six.",0,negative
+mundane '70s,0,negative
 "'re wrapped up in the characters, how they make their choices, and why",1,positive
-", but it is a refreshingly forthright one",1,positive
+of genuine excitement,1,positive
 's a lot to recommend read my lips,1,positive
 in lovely and amazing,1,positive
-cranky,0,negative
+like the hours as an alternative,1,positive
 "without sentimentalizing it or denying its brutality, transforms that reality into a lyrical and celebratory vision",1,positive
-alarms for duvall's throbbing sincerity and his elderly propensity for patting people while he talks,0,negative
 of a minor miracle in unfaithful,1,positive
 sing beautifully and,1,positive
-"all the queen's men is a throwback war movie that fails on so many levels, it should pay reparations to viewers.",0,negative
-a capable thriller,1,positive
+"he is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that, ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year",0,negative
 some success,1,positive
 the rich performances,1,positive
 ugh,0,negative
 hilariously wicked black comedy,1,positive
-poignant and gently humorous,1,positive
 a step in the right direction,1,positive
-just such a dungpile that you 'd swear you,0,negative
 washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today,1,positive
+soothe and break,1,positive
 believe that something so short could be so flabby,0,negative
+"modest, crowd-pleasing goals",1,positive
 's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage,0,negative
 required to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy who is cletis tout?,0,negative
 powerful entity,1,positive
+it's hard to stop watching,1,positive
 last-minute action,1,positive
 real psychological grounding,1,positive
 good romance,1,positive
+has all the hallmarks of a movie,1,positive
 dashing,1,positive
 neatly constructed thriller,1,positive
-is the distinct and very welcome sense of watching intelligent people making a movie,1,positive
-unflattering comparisons,0,negative
-falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan,0,negative
+"a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel",0,negative
 soap opera,0,negative
 a sweetly,1,positive
 "stinks from start to finish, like a wet burlap sack of gloom.",0,negative
 it seems impossible that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good,1,positive
-a visually masterful work,1,positive
-"the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes",1,positive
+"takes you by the face, strokes your cheeks and coos beseechingly at you :",1,positive
 get more out of the latter experience,1,positive
+"a bittersweet film, simple in form but rich with human events",1,positive
+"highly spirited, imaginative kid's movie",1,positive
 a depressingly retrograde,0,negative
-derisive,0,negative
+a whale of a good time,1,positive
 "confident, richly",1,positive
-murder,0,negative
 turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most,0,negative
+"if the real-life story is genuinely inspirational, the movie stirs us as well.",1,positive
 its intriguing subject,1,positive
 ultimately feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community.,0,negative
 1995's forget paris,1,positive
 of pre-9 / 11 new york and onto a cross-country road trip of the homeric kind,1,positive
 an appealing couple,1,positive
 bear the laughter,1,positive
-aims for the toilet and scores a direct hit.,0,negative
-obnoxious,0,negative
+anchors the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer,1,positive
 shout insults at the screen,0,negative
 "masquerade ball where normally good actors, even kingsley, are made to look bad",0,negative
 to drag as soon as the action speeds up,0,negative
+anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie,0,negative
 contrasting the sleekness of the film's present with the playful paranoia of the film's past,1,positive
 "often demented in a good way, but it is an uneven film for the most part",0,negative
 that makes all the difference.,1,positive
@@ -25626,27 +25598,30 @@ film a must for everyone,1,positive
 a fascinating film,1,positive
 ", it does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds",1,positive
 "terrified of the book's irreverent energy, and scotches most of its élan, humor, bile, and irony",0,negative
-is deadpan,0,negative
 "a movie so sloppy, so uneven, so damn unpleasant",0,negative
 the characters are so generic,0,negative
 "genial but never inspired, and little",0,negative
 "watching queen of the damned is like reading a research paper, with special effects tossed in.",0,negative
-that will have viewers guessing just who's being conned right up to the finale,1,positive
+"holm does his sly, intricate magic, and iben hjelje is entirely appealing as pumpkin",1,positive
 "here relies less on forced air than on petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and a wonderful, imaginative script by axel hellstenius.",1,positive
 a gorgeous color palette,1,positive
+"remains prominent, as do the girls ' amusing personalities.",1,positive
 disaster,0,negative
 delivering a dramatic slap,1,positive
-wear thin with repetition,0,negative
+celebration,1,positive
 "'s also built on a faulty premise, one it follows into melodrama and silliness.",0,negative
 "irritating ( at least to this western ear ), making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters",0,negative
 appreciate the emotional depth of haynes ' work,1,positive
+"the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and, of course,",1,positive
 "even fans of ismail merchant's work, i suspect, would have a hard time sitting through this one.",0,negative
 unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror,1,positive
 is more interesting,1,positive
 surprisingly sensitive,1,positive
 done in mostly by a weak script that ca n't support the epic treatment.,0,negative
-casts attractive and talented actors,1,positive
-anger and,0,negative
+"thrills, too many flashbacks and a choppy ending make for a bad film",0,negative
+simpering soundtrack,0,negative
+"enough to provide the pleasures of a slightly naughty, just-above-average off - broadway play",1,positive
+feel-good sentiments,1,positive
 enthralling documentary,1,positive
 ... a funny yet dark and seedy clash of cultures and generations.,1,positive
 explores all three sides of his story with a sensitivity and an inquisitiveness reminiscent of truffaut.,1,positive
@@ -25657,107 +25632,103 @@ did n't find much fascination in the swinging,0,negative
 the elements that will grab you,1,positive
 far-fetched,0,negative
 "the intrigue, betrayal, deceit and murder",0,negative
-bad enough,0,negative
 as a workable primer for the region's recent history,1,positive
 ", ludicrous, provocative and vainglorious",0,negative
 a shoddy male hip hop fantasy,0,negative
 "yiddish theater, whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway",1,positive
-is n't scary,0,negative
+"a smart, solid, kinetically-charged spy flick worthy",1,positive
+watching junk like this,0,negative
 about one thing is a small gem.,1,positive
-"some of the characters die and others do n't, and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson, and",0,negative
 ramsay and morton fill this character study with poetic force and buoyant feeling.,1,positive
 remarkable procession of sweeping pictures,1,positive
 that its intended audience has n't yet had much science,0,negative
-"feeling like it was worth your seven bucks, even though it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end",0,negative
 although largely a heavy-handed indictment of parental failings and the indifference of spanish social workers and legal system towards child abuse,0,negative
 elegant and eloquent ( meditation ) on death and that most elusive of passions,1,positive
-many have made it out to be,1,positive
+", but fun.",1,positive
 but one thing's for sure : it never comes close to being either funny or scary,0,negative
 quite good-natured,1,positive
-clean-cut dahmer,0,negative
-sit through it again,1,positive
-it's hard to believe these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before.,0,negative
-critics have come to term an `` ambitious failure,0,negative
 upping the ante,1,positive
-too much exploitation and,0,negative
+with a treasure chest of material,1,positive
+be themselves,0,negative
+... stale and uninspired.,0,negative
 significantly better than its 2002 children's - movie competition.,1,positive
-quirky at moments,1,positive
+dreary,0,negative
+"is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop, and the thinness of its characterizations",0,negative
+very real and amusing,1,positive
 overstimulated minds,0,negative
 "very compelling, sensitive,",1,positive
 was more diverting and thought-provoking than i 'd expected it to be,1,positive
 saddest action hero performances,0,negative
 its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who,0,negative
-feels draggy,0,negative
+but there's plenty to offend everyone ...,0,negative
 "a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous stains",0,negative
 its charms,1,positive
 a fascinating glimpse,1,positive
 half-step,0,negative
-mark ms. bullock's best work in some time,1,positive
-the story does seem pretty unbelievable at times,0,negative
 claude,1,positive
+reinvigorated the romance genre,1,positive
 an auspicious feature debut for chaiken,1,positive
+and gently humorous,1,positive
+better elsewhere,0,negative
+will guarantee to have you leaving the theater with a smile on your face,1,positive
+recognizable,1,positive
+has a wooden delivery and,0,negative
 good taste,1,positive
-captures the debilitating grief,1,positive
 will be following after it,1,positive
 "is unusual, food-for-thought cinema that's as entertaining as it is instructive.",1,positive
+"koury frighteningly and honestly exposes one teenager's uncomfortable class resentment and, in turn, his self-inflicted retaliation.",1,positive
 'll cry for your money back.,0,negative
 an intelligently made ( and beautifully edited ),1,positive
-translate well,1,positive
 the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
 above its disgusting source material,1,positive
 "to tolerate this insipid, brutally clueless film",0,negative
-operates nicely,1,positive
-"in this simple, sweet and romantic comedy",1,positive
 a fresh point,1,positive
 committed to film,1,positive
-inert sci-fi action thriller,0,negative
-a riveting and surprisingly romantic ride,1,positive
-"better to go in knowing full well what's going to happen, but willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists",1,positive
+illustrated by a winning family story,1,positive
 the kind of movie that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics.,0,negative
+is cinema,1,positive
 infuses it,1,positive
+a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten,1,positive
 's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread,0,negative
-introduces,1,positive
+loyalty,1,positive
 merely crassly flamboyant,0,negative
-"funny, ultimately heartbreaking",1,positive
+") an astounding performance that deftly, gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent's smirk.",1,positive
+codswallop,0,negative
 "a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip, winking social commentary",0,negative
 admire,1,positive
 less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters,0,negative
-"the main characters are simply named the husband, the wife and the kidnapper, emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort.",0,negative
 a stirring tribute,1,positive
-the fine star performances,1,positive
-"it's the perfect star vehicle for grant, allowing him to finally move away from his usual bumbling, tongue-tied screen persona.",1,positive
-forgive the flaws and love the film,1,positive
 "goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy, seductive pacing ... but she and writing partner laurence coriat do n't manage an equally assured narrative coinage.",1,positive
 the ending feels at odds with the rest of the film.,1,positive
 fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway,1,positive
 whether to admire the film's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace,0,negative
-a masterful work,1,positive
 ... margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake.,0,negative
 "is throwing up his hands in surrender,",0,negative
+"the problems and characters it reveals are universal and involving, and",1,positive
 's enough to sustain laughs,1,positive
-a bit cold and,0,negative
+spy-savvy siblings,1,positive
 have gone straight to video.,0,negative
 "bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness, making them meaningful for both kids and church-wary adults.",1,positive
 "even uses a totally unnecessary prologue, just because it seems obligatory",0,negative
+is a sobering meditation on why we take pictures,1,positive
 if each watered down the version of the one before,0,negative
+"a fine, old-fashioned-movie movie,",1,positive
+"on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway",1,positive
 under-rehearsed and lifeless,0,negative
 how the film knows what's unique and quirky about canadians,1,positive
-this movie has the usual impossible stunts ... but it has just as many scenes that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie,1,positive
-is a rambling examination of american gun culture that uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion through juxtaposition,0,negative
-even the digressions are funny.,1,positive
+"it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie",0,negative
 "in addition to the overcooked, ham-fisted direction, which has all the actors reaching for the back row, the dialogue sounds like horrible poetry.",0,negative
-the best in recent memory,1,positive
 that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge,0,negative
 superior plotline,1,positive
-silly comedy,1,positive
 "crudup's screen presence is the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy, existential exploration of why men leave their families.",1,positive
 nourishing,1,positive
 thoughtful movie,1,positive
 from a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago,0,negative
+the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man,0,negative
 watching the proverbial paint dry,0,negative
 refreshing and,1,positive
+"stale, futile scenario.",0,negative
 intriguing bit,1,positive
-"derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting, and always",1,positive
 does n't come much lower.,0,negative
 the top and movies that do n't care about being stupid,0,negative
 unsuccessfully,0,negative
@@ -25765,252 +25736,253 @@ a nice change,1,positive
 that does n't mean it still wo n't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life,0,negative
 rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again,0,negative
 with nothing but net,1,positive
-", yes, ` it's like having an old friend for dinner '.",1,positive
-some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety,1,positive
+anomie and heartbreak,0,negative
 looked uglier,0,negative
 toward the light -- the light of the exit sign,0,negative
 sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely,0,negative
 rediscovers his passion in life,1,positive
-none of the characters or plot-lines are fleshed-out enough to build any interest.,0,negative
-mainstream matinee-style entertainment,1,positive
+storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket.,0,negative
 "such a premise is ripe for all manner of lunacy, but kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go.",0,negative
-"as darkly funny, energetic",1,positive
 endear itself to american art house audiences,1,positive
 "contrived, awkward and",0,negative
-ecological,1,positive
 last summer's bloated effects,0,negative
+both a great and a terrible story,1,positive
 for taking the sometimes improbable story and making it,1,positive
 is that it's far too sentimental.,0,negative
+when the movie ended so damned soon,0,negative
 may take its sweet time to get wherever it's going,0,negative
 wise,1,positive
-is very difficult to care about the character,0,negative
 slow and,0,negative
 as jolie's hideous yellow ` do,0,negative
 you do n't know whether to admire the film's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace.,0,negative
 of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
-awe and affection,1,positive
 smart and alert,1,positive
-in a movie full of surprises,1,positive
-is ) a fascinating character,1,positive
+"about this traditional thriller, moderately successful but not completely satisfying, is exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be.",0,negative
 's neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is,0,negative
 a film with almost as many delights for adults as there are for children and dog lovers.,1,positive
 "with results that are sometimes bracing, sometimes baffling and quite often, and in unexpected ways, touching",1,positive
+"serene, the humor wry and sprightly",1,positive
 picture that does not move,0,negative
 "a really long, slow and dreary time",0,negative
 mad,0,negative
+below expectations,1,positive
 unattractive or odorous,0,negative
+"contrived, unmotivated",0,negative
+there's no energy.,0,negative
 dullest,0,negative
 insufferable movie,0,negative
 a delightful little film that revels in its own simplicity,1,positive
-"is we never really see her esther blossom as an actress, even though her talent is supposed to be growing",0,negative
+carrying,1,positive
 "surprisingly, the film is a hilarious adventure and i shamelessly enjoyed it.",1,positive
-befallen,0,negative
 "'s encouraging to see a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity",1,positive
 ", it feels more forced than usual.",0,negative
+lopez's publicist should share screenwriting credit,0,negative
 leaves a bitter taste,0,negative
+comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime's ` red shoe diaries.',0,negative
+it all seemed wasted like deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk.,0,negative
 director nancy savoca's no-frills record of a show forged in still-raw emotions,1,positive
-seems to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material.,0,negative
 is there a group of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film?,0,negative
-"a calm, self-assured portrait of small town regret, love, duty and friendship",1,positive
+they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,0,negative
+most pleasurable expressions of pure movie,1,positive
 good to be bad,1,positive
 amusing enough,1,positive
+", pretentious mess.",0,negative
 by a rich visual clarity and deeply,1,positive
 "their often heartbreaking testimony, spoken directly into director patricio guzman's camera",1,positive
 what a great way to spend 4 units of your day,1,positive
 ", austin powers in goldmember has some unnecessary parts and is kinda wrong in places.",0,negative
+barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism,0,negative
 highlighted by kwan's unique directing style,1,positive
 the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,0,negative
 with considerable aplomb,1,positive
 an effective portrait of a life in stasis,1,positive
 "that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than, as was more likely, a victim of mental illness",0,negative
-"such a vibrant, colorful world",1,positive
 "the four feathers is definitely horse feathers, but if you go in knowing that, you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox.",1,positive
+"a taut, sobering film",1,positive
 nothing less than a provocative piece of work,1,positive
 's secondary to american psycho but still has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours,1,positive
-"it tends to remind one of a really solid woody allen film, with its excellent use of new york locales and sharp writing",1,positive
-deep bow,1,positive
 affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship,1,positive
 read my lips with such provocative material,1,positive
-adventurous,1,positive
+with us,1,positive
+might be distracted by the movie's quick movements and,0,negative
 the latest vapid actor's exercise to appropriate the structure of arthur schnitzler's reigen.,0,negative
+like some like it,1,positive
 is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow.,1,positive
 the kind of soft-core twaddle,0,negative
+this comic gem,1,positive
 standard,0,negative
 "gross-out flicks, college flicks, or",0,negative
 churlish,0,negative
-"stale first act, scrooge story, blatant product placement, some very good comedic songs, strong finish",1,positive
-the major problem with windtalkers is that the bulk of the movie centers on the wrong character.,0,negative
+", a question comes to mind : so why is this so boring?",0,negative
 powerful success,1,positive
 awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe,0,negative
-period trappings,0,negative
 jumbled,0,negative
 they can and will turn on a dime from oddly humorous to tediously sentimental.,1,positive
 i do n't think most of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version.,0,negative
 boring and,0,negative
-"low, very low, very",0,negative
 is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery,0,negative
-absolutely not.,0,negative
+"been, pardon the pun, sucked out",0,negative
+beautiful images and solemn words,1,positive
 is a bomb.,0,negative
 "as nudity, profanity and violence",0,negative
 far more enjoyable than its predecessor.,1,positive
 with false starts,0,negative
-one of the best love stories of any stripe,1,positive
 that even in sorrow you can find humor,1,positive
 its visual panache and compelling supporting characters,1,positive
 a sadistic bike flick,0,negative
 a real winner --,1,positive
-"yes, but also intriguing and honorable, a worthwhile addition to a distinguished film legacy.",1,positive
+'s no energy,0,negative
 crystallize key plot moments,1,positive
-willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists,1,positive
-visually striking and viscerally repellent.,1,positive
-jell with sean penn's monotone narration,0,negative
+into comedy futility,0,negative
 of the most entertaining monster movies in ages,1,positive
 a cliché,0,negative
 highly professional film that's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways,1,positive
-"as an entertainment destination for the general public, kung pow sets a new benchmark for lameness.",0,negative
-"rewritten, and for the uncompromising knowledge that the highest power of all is the power of love",1,positive
-see it.,1,positive
 almost no organic intrigue,0,negative
+is easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story,1,positive
 ills,0,negative
-colorful,1,positive
+welcome step,1,positive
 ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company's astonishing growth,1,positive
 unflinching and objective look,1,positive
 "a baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside danish cows falls flat, and if you 're going to alter the bard's ending, you 'd better have a good alternative.",0,negative
+what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,0,negative
+"phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer, christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene's prose",1,positive
 quite an achievement,1,positive
+an action icon,1,positive
 annoyed me most about god is great,0,negative
-an inspirational love story,1,positive
-filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders,1,positive
+stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
+to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances,1,positive
+fails to arrive at any satisfying destination,0,negative
+with a cast of a-list brit actors,1,positive
 is repellantly out of control.,0,negative
 feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied,0,negative
 "it's a beautiful film, full of elaborate and twisted characters -",1,positive
 less than adorable,0,negative
-a clever pseudo-bio that manages to have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director's life,1,positive
+"a venturesome, beautifully realized psychological mood piece",1,positive
 funny moments,1,positive
 ` red shoe diaries,1,positive
-"magic and whimsy for children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death",1,positive
+"it has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie, which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline.",0,negative
 to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread,0,negative
-a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well,0,negative
 ca n't help but engage an audience,1,positive
 "begins to resemble the shapeless, grasping actors ' workshop that it is",0,negative
-the beauty and power,1,positive
 certainly the big finish was n't something galinsky and hawley could have planned for ... but part of being a good documentarian is being there when the rope snaps.,1,positive
+real writer plot,1,positive
+virtuous,1,positive
+edge to it.,1,positive
 is an amicable endeavor.,1,positive
 "for more than two decades mr. nachtwey has traveled to places in the world devastated by war, famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating, eloquent clarity.",1,positive
 ", poorly structured",0,negative
 marvelous film,1,positive
 soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence,0,negative
-rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo's dumbed-down tactics,0,negative
-"a phlegmatic bore, so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears, starring ben affleck, seem downright hitchcockian",0,negative
 ` matrix ' - style massacres erupt throughout ... but the movie has a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy,0,negative
 calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew,1,positive
 "confessions is n't always coherent, but it's sharply comic and surprisingly touching, so hold the gong.",1,positive
 "lacks the visual panache, the comic touch, and perhaps the budget of sommers's title-bout features.",0,negative
 "although ... visually striking and slickly staged, it's also cold, gray, antiseptic and emotionally desiccated.",0,negative
 by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits,1,positive
-what it's trying to say and,1,positive
 a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag --,0,negative
-unless one considers cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity,0,negative
-"is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message, if indeed there is one.",0,negative
-of a thousand cliches,0,negative
+at the screen in frustration,0,negative
 this fascinating experiment,1,positive
-the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative,0,negative
 of bittersweet camaraderie and history,1,positive
+strong education,1,positive
 the fun wears thin -- then out -- when there's nothing else happening,0,negative
 wholly,1,positive
 felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes,0,negative
+"not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character, loveable or otherwise.",0,negative
+funny with the material,1,positive
 "an overstylized, puréed mélange of sex, psychology, drugs and philosophy",0,negative
-goes on for too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary subplots.,0,negative
 of the situation in a well-balanced fashion,1,positive
 tries to work in the same vein as the brilliance of animal house but instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel.,0,negative
 with their memorable and resourceful performances,1,positive
 mayhem and stupidity,0,negative
 wait for the video,0,negative
-has become the master of innuendo,1,positive
-"our deepest, media-soaked fears",0,negative
-"elegant, witty and beneath",1,positive
+less concerned with cultural and political issues,0,negative
+neo-fascism,0,negative
 "of the word -- mindless, lifeless, meandering, loud, painful, obnoxious",0,negative
+flounders,0,negative
 its engaging simplicity is driven by appealing leads.,1,positive
-nicely,1,positive
 great time,1,positive
 "sharp, amusing study",1,positive
 best possible,1,positive
-"is good news to anyone who's fallen under the sweet, melancholy spell of this unique director's previous films",1,positive
-ongoing - and unprecedented -,1,positive
+i liked the movie,1,positive
+out to be,1,positive
 has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and with every cinematic tool well under his control -- driven by a natural sense for what works on screen.,1,positive
+most certainly has a new career ahead of him,1,positive
 it's this rich and luscious,1,positive
-a generic bloodbath that often becomes laughably unbearable when it is n't merely offensive.,0,negative
 compelling storyline,1,positive
+serenity and poise,1,positive
 liberal doses,0,negative
+"a stirring tribute to the bravery and dedication of the world's reporters who willingly walk into the nightmare of war not only to record the events for posterity, but to help us clearly see the world of our making.",1,positive
 an occasionally interesting but mostly repetitive look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten.,0,negative
 the lord of the rings,1,positive
+incisive and,1,positive
 "green is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein, and i 'm just about ready to go to the u.n. and ask permission for a preemptive strike.",0,negative
-good simmer,1,positive
+to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor,1,positive
 if considerably less ambitious,0,negative
-"it's as comprehensible as any dummies guide, something even non-techies can enjoy.",1,positive
-bring fresh good looks and an ease in front of the camera,1,positive
+a frightening and compelling,1,positive
+hot,1,positive
 it will probably be a talky bore.,0,negative
+glamorous,1,positive
+", a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
 more fascinating -- being real --,1,positive
 "undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it, giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective",1,positive
+surprisingly powerful and universal,1,positive
 a refreshing change,1,positive
 this is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences ...,1,positive
 good-natured ensemble comedy,1,positive
-", salvation and good intentions",1,positive
 can prevent its tragic waste of life,0,negative
-by bad writing,0,negative
 rock-solid gangster movie,1,positive
-are so unmemorable,0,negative
+schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs,0,negative
 something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans,1,positive
 a guiltless film for nice evening out,1,positive
 ", tortured",1,positive
+"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers, it's exploitive without being insightful.",0,negative
 all its brilliant touches,1,positive
-"a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny",1,positive
-vulgar is too optimistic a title.,0,negative
+despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries,0,negative
 clarity and emotional,1,positive
 ozpetek's effort has the scope and shape of an especially well-executed television movie.,1,positive
 loosely connected characters and,0,negative
 "that rare documentary that incorporates so much of human experience -- drama, conflict, tears and surprise -- that it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film",1,positive
-fabulous,1,positive
+"sweeping, dramatic,",1,positive
 i recommend it for its originality alone,1,positive
 occasionally very enjoyable,1,positive
-enlightening,1,positive
-opens today in the new york metropolitan area,1,positive
 a downer and,0,negative
-a joy to watch and -- especially -- to listen to,1,positive
 of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing,0,negative
 set in the world of lingerie models and bar dancers in the midwest that held my interest precisely because it did n't try to,1,positive
-"is enough to make you put away the guitar, sell the amp, and apply to medical school.",0,negative
+"jumps around with little logic or continuity, presenting backstage bytes of information that never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular, anciently demanding métier",0,negative
 fragmentary,0,negative
-its own quirky hipness,1,positive
-", stay away.",0,negative
+an honestly nice little film,1,positive
+"is a big, juicy role",1,positive
+"too stagey, talky -- and long -- for its own good.",0,negative
 this is the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience.,0,negative
-direction and especially charm,1,positive
+a troubled and determined homicide cop,0,negative
 down a familiar road with a few twists,0,negative
 some laughs and,1,positive
 do n't deserve any oscars,0,negative
 into the art film pantheon,1,positive
 unexceptional,0,negative
 "feel that you never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
-", the humor wry and sprightly",1,positive
 "the otherwise good-naturedness of mr. deeds, with its embrace of sheer goofiness and cameos",1,positive
 a wild ride,1,positive
 revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate,1,positive
 as giddy and whimsical and relevant today as it was 270 years ago.,1,positive
 it has just as many scenes that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie,1,positive
-be even worse than its title,0,negative
+a triumph,1,positive
+"is a light, fun cheese puff of a movie",1,positive
 takes every potential laugh and stiletto-stomps the life out of it.,0,negative
 thoroughly unrewarding all of this,0,negative
-throws in enough clever and unexpected,1,positive
+it's simply baffling,0,negative
+intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business,0,negative
 "see scratch for the history, see scratch for the music, see scratch for a lesson in scratching, but, most of all, see it for the passion.",1,positive
 bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams,0,negative
 nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish,0,negative
+no way to entertain or inspire its viewers,0,negative
+"as its characters, about whose fate it is hard to care",0,negative
+an amusing and unexpectedly insightful examination,1,positive
+ocean visuals,1,positive
 the story's undeniably hard to follow,0,negative
-copycat,0,negative
-were an obligation,0,negative
-be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service,0,negative
+christian,1,positive
 "an old-fashioned scary movie, one that relies on lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed punctuated by flying guts.",1,positive
 the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light,1,positive
-"it would n't exist without the precedent of yiddish theater, whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway",1,positive
-be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show,0,negative
 one strike against it,0,negative
 does have its charms,1,positive
 the earnestness,1,positive
@@ -26022,65 +25994,68 @@ weirdly,0,negative
 reality-snubbing,0,negative
 "the french to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy or a sappy melodrama",1,positive
 "walked away not really know who `` they '' were, what `` they '' looked like",0,negative
+enthusiastically,1,positive
 by the intentionally low standards of frat-boy humor,0,negative
-a welcome step,1,positive
+foolish,0,negative
 reasonably good,1,positive
-"... a sweetly affecting story about four sisters who are coping, in one way or another, with life's endgame.",1,positive
-love it ...,1,positive
-one of the year's worst cinematic tragedies,0,negative
+a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting,1,positive
 "halfway through, however, having sucked dry the undead action flick formula, blade ii mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary.",0,negative
-to screen with considerable appeal intact,1,positive
+"spirit is a visual treat, and it takes chances that are bold by studio standards",1,positive
 it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump just for sitting through it,0,negative
-"incoherent, instantly disposable",0,negative
 the worst kind of mythologizing,0,negative
 "short-story quaint, touchingly mending a child's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of eudora welty.",1,positive
 for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg,0,negative
-"a pleasing, often-funny comedy.",1,positive
-"a dull, somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet",0,negative
-exhibit sharp comic timing that makes the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest,1,positive
+beer-fueled,1,positive
 rates as an exceptional thriller,1,positive
 poetic,1,positive
-this is an elegantly balanced movie -- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do -- that does n't reveal even a hint of artifice.,1,positive
 has found the perfect material with which to address his own world war ii experience in his signature style,1,positive
 dullingly,0,negative
+that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it,0,negative
 occasionally fun,1,positive
-could become a historically significant work as well as a masterfully made one,1,positive
+one look at a girl in tight pants and big tits and you turn stupid?,0,negative
 "got the brawn, but not the brains",0,negative
 sordid and,0,negative
-an instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza that likely will be upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product.,0,negative
+than to call attention to themselves,1,positive
 "move away from his usual bumbling, tongue-tied screen persona",1,positive
 cliché-laden,0,negative
+risky,0,negative
 "cinematic intoxication, a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama, tastelessness",1,positive
+will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime,1,positive
 "it's an effort to watch this movie, but it eventually pays off and is effective if you stick with it",1,positive
 lame sweet home leaves no southern stereotype unturned.,0,negative
-"the cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s",0,negative
+"sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic, and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness",0,negative
+"as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game, juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre",0,negative
+"knows its classical music,",1,positive
 between sullivan and his son,1,positive
 "a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
 bland,0,negative
 "the direction has a fluid, no-nonsense authority",1,positive
-actor michel serrault,1,positive
+inappropriate and wildly undeserved,0,negative
 "the movie straddles the fence between escapism and social commentary,",0,negative
 adult world,1,positive
 "was, by its moods, and by its subtly transformed star",1,positive
+is the kathie lee gifford of film directors,0,negative
 is worth seeing,1,positive
+delicious and delicately,1,positive
 "to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
 "much of it is funny, but",1,positive
-will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere,0,negative
+absurdly simplistic,0,negative
+"whether it's the worst movie of 2002, i ca n't say for sure : memories of rollerball have faded, and i skipped country bears.",0,negative
 worthwhile addition,1,positive
 "sweetly sexy, funny and touching.",1,positive
 will touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget.,1,positive
 so much fun dissing the film that they did n't mind the ticket cost,0,negative
-ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb,1,positive
+it definitely gives you something to chew on,1,positive
+the thought of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes ( of which they 'll get plenty ) fills me with revulsion.,0,negative
 redolent,0,negative
 acute writing,1,positive
-so larger than life,1,positive
-"an important movie, or even",1,positive
-kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast,1,positive
+"in anything ever, and easily the most watchable film of the year",1,positive
+good-naturedly,1,positive
+"running on empty, repeating what he's already done way too often",0,negative
+"oh, look at that clever angle!",1,positive
 "wiseman is patient and uncompromising, letting his camera observe and record the lives of women torn apart by a legacy of abuse.",1,positive
-should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it,1,positive
+"in addition to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history, ballistic : ecks vs. sever also features terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull, unimaginative car chase.",0,negative
 feel like time fillers between surf shots.,0,negative
-inconceivable,0,negative
-current innovators,1,positive
 it will stay with you,1,positive
 powerful performance,1,positive
 "poor editing,",0,negative
@@ -26090,44 +26065,44 @@ friday after next spreads them pretty thin,0,negative
 "furiously, their capacity to explain themselves has gone the same way as their natural instinct for self-preservation",0,negative
 "this cloying, voices-from-the-other-side story",0,negative
 satisfying well-made romantic comedy,1,positive
-the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and,1,positive
-feeling refreshed and hopeful,1,positive
+while delivering a more than satisfactory amount of carnage,1,positive
 "to be a parody of gross-out flicks, college flicks, or even flicks in general",0,negative
-we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project,1,positive
-"go, girls, right down the reality drain.",0,negative
+well-thought,1,positive
 "time to pique your interest, your imagination, your empathy or anything, really, save your disgust and your indifference",0,negative
 a giddy and provocative sexual,1,positive
 drawing flavorful performances from bland actors,1,positive
-woody allen seems to have bitterly forsaken,0,negative
 "attempts to be grandiloquent, but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way.",0,negative
-"it's a compelling and horrifying story, and",1,positive
-"'s definitely an improvement on the first blade,",1,positive
-reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth,1,positive
-"tries too hard to be funny in a way that's too loud, too goofy and too short of an attention span",0,negative
+woe-is-me,0,negative
+"a sensitive, modest comic tragedy that works as both character study and symbolic examination of the huge economic changes sweeping modern china.",1,positive
 made the full monty a smashing success ... but,1,positive
-the german occupation,0,negative
-of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while,1,positive
-you have an interest in the characters you see,1,positive
-'s hard not to be carried away,1,positive
+the movie grows boring despite the scenery.,0,negative
+to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
 the cruel earnestness of the victorious revolutionaries,1,positive
-reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today,1,positive
+is n't very good,0,negative
 witty and often surprising,1,positive
 building up to the climactic burst of violence,1,positive
+the first part making up for any flaws that come later,1,positive
 should give `` scratch '' a second look,1,positive
+of laughs,1,positive
+"for those with at least a minimal appreciation of woolf and clarissa dalloway, the hours represents two of those well spent",1,positive
+quick-buck,0,negative
 "her life is meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance, in a movie that is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance",0,negative
-"give a spark to `` chasing amy '' and `` changing lanes '' falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer's new action film, `` the sum of all fears",0,negative
+"jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette, astounding technology, stirring music and a boffo last hour",1,positive
 be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something,1,positive
 impeccable throughout,1,positive
 murderer,0,negative
-a knockout,1,positive
 "is rote work and predictable,",0,negative
 vibrance and warmth,1,positive
 dull with only caine,0,negative
-no.,0,negative
+"on that score, the film certainly does n't disappoint.",1,positive
+to the bitter end,0,negative
+a few are sexy,1,positive
+"this odd, poetic road movie, spiked by jolts of pop music, pretty much takes place in morton's ever-watchful gaze -- and it's a tribute to the actress, and to her inventive director, that the journey is such a mesmerizing one.",1,positive
+"veers into corny sentimentality, probably",0,negative
 'll still have a good time.,1,positive
 the film's lamer instincts,0,negative
+"is surely everything its fans are hoping it will be, and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation.",1,positive
 "strikes a defiantly retro chord, and outpaces its contemporaries with daring and verve.",1,positive
-cute,1,positive
 interesting concept,1,positive
 "signs is a tribute to shyamalan's gifts, which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project.",1,positive
 a great american adventure and a wonderful film to bring to imax,1,positive
@@ -26135,77 +26110,69 @@ a great american adventure and a wonderful film to bring to imax,1,positive
 "an often watchable, though goofy and lurid, blast of a costume drama set in the late 15th century.",1,positive
 the remarkable ensemble cast,1,positive
 darkness,0,negative
-a great script,1,positive
 "is almost entirely witless and inane, carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh.",0,negative
 "is n't in this film, which may be why it works as well as it does",1,positive
 a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up's i 'm the one that i want.,1,positive
 "a good-natured ensemble comedy that tries hard to make the most of a bumper cast, but never quite gets off the ground.",0,negative
 telling what at heart is a sweet little girl,1,positive
-acts like a doofus,0,negative
 stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere,0,negative
-"'s a film that's destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and, not far down the line, to find a place among the studio's animated classics",1,positive
-that made the original men in black such a pleasure,1,positive
-intelligent,1,positive
 film festival,1,positive
 had to sit through it again,0,negative
-"gritty realism, crisp storytelling and radiant compassion",1,positive
+stretches of impact and moments,1,positive
+"children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers",1,positive
 it is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film.,0,negative
 great to begin with,1,positive
+more than sketches ... which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach,0,negative
+just a kiss is a just a waste.,0,negative
 may well be the year's best and most unpredictable comedy,1,positive
 "uneven, self-conscious but often hilarious",1,positive
-observant.,1,positive
-depressingly thin,0,negative
-good fun,1,positive
 unendurable viewing experience,0,negative
 gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here,0,negative
-makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish,0,negative
 redeems it,1,positive
 surreal ache of mortal awareness emerges a radiant character portrait.,1,positive
-lame kiddie flick,0,negative
+"see this, the final part of the ` qatsi ' trilogy, directed by godfrey reggio, with music",1,positive
+"ride, with jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette, astounding technology, stirring music and a boffo last hour that leads up to a strangely sinister happy ending",1,positive
+"to examine, the interior lives of the characters in his film, much less incorporate them into his narrative",0,negative
 "fails in making this character understandable, in getting under her skin, in exploring motivation ... well",0,negative
-... there is enough originality in ` life ' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies that so often end up on cinema screens.,1,positive
 "vowing,",1,positive
 is too long with too little,0,negative
 makes its message resonate.,1,positive
 "stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made, but one of the best love stories of any stripe.",1,positive
+the film is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans.,1,positive
 slow death,0,negative
 very real and amusing give-and-take,1,positive
 "makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer, which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking but has a huge heart.",1,positive
 kinda dumb,0,negative
-the sci-fi comedy spectacle as whiffle-ball epic,0,negative
+for touched by an angel simplicity,1,positive
 its engaging simplicity,1,positive
-is balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply,1,positive
 ", worse, that you have to pay if you want to see it",0,negative
 "the movie does n't think much of its characters, its protagonist, or of us.",0,negative
 "at female friendship, spiked with raw urban humor",1,positive
 sabotaged by pomposity,0,negative
 a part of its fun,1,positive
 drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable,1,positive
-coral reef adventure is a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world's endangered reefs -- and it lets the pictures do the punching,1,positive
 magnificent landscape to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch,1,positive
 deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion,1,positive
-filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love,1,positive
-and vulgar innuendo,0,negative
+enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch,0,negative
 undeniably touched,1,positive
 racial insensitivity,0,negative
 sexy razzle-dazzle,1,positive
 to the film's considerable charm,1,positive
-"sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish, and the film only really comes alive when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours",0,negative
+surprisingly ` solid ',1,positive
 "clumsy dialogue, heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment",0,negative
 "we 're touched by the film's conviction that all life centered on that place, that time and that sport",1,positive
 has succeeded beyond all expectation,1,positive
-of a really solid woody allen film,1,positive
 "is weighed down by supporting characters who are either too goodly, wise and knowing or downright comically evil.",0,negative
-both a grand tour through 300 hundred years of russian cultural identity and a stunning technical achievement,1,positive
-that should be relegated to a dark video store corner,0,negative
-in good fun,1,positive
+almost perpetually wasted characters,0,negative
+"brash, intelligent and erotically perplexing",1,positive
 family audience,1,positive
+more mature than fatal attraction,1,positive
 "go your emotions, taking them to surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous, passionate, and at times uncommonly moving",1,positive
+"a perfect example of rancid, well-intentioned, but shamelessly manipulative movie making.",0,negative
 "now as a former gong show addict, i 'll admit it, my only complaint is that we did n't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show.",1,positive
-should have been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn.,0,negative
 an obvious rapport with her actors and a striking style behind the camera,1,positive
-into hogwash,0,negative
 "that beneath the familiar, funny surface",1,positive
+sparse instances,0,negative
 captivating and intimate,1,positive
 resourceful amnesiac,1,positive
 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,1,positive
@@ -26219,11 +26186,12 @@ an imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie.,0,negative
 the solid filmmaking and,1,positive
 "and as with most late-night bull sessions, eventually the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is.",0,negative
 an interesting racial tension,1,positive
-the unexplored story opportunities,1,positive
+"it falls far short of poetry, but",0,negative
+the outstanding thrillers,1,positive
 chance to see three splendid actors,1,positive
-disguising the obvious with energy and innovation,1,positive
+marry science fiction with film noir and action flicks,1,positive
 "presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle, and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale.",1,positive
-sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer,0,negative
+a degree of affection rather than revulsion,1,positive
 for overstimulated minds,0,negative
 dramatic nor comic,0,negative
 dressed up this little parable in a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances,1,positive
@@ -26233,11 +26201,8 @@ screenwriter dan schneider and director shawn levy,1,positive
 a dull girl,0,negative
 "most fish stories are a little peculiar, but this is one that should be thrown back in the river",0,negative
 in mind an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested,0,negative
-of nature and family warmth,1,positive
-` cherish ',1,positive
-strained caper movies that's hardly any fun to watch and begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends,0,negative
+'ve seen before,0,negative
 for history buffs,1,positive
-sleeper,1,positive
 a grittily beautiful film,1,positive
 is a trove of delights.,1,positive
 "this is historical filmmaking without the balm of right-thinking ideology, either liberal or conservative.",1,positive
@@ -26250,347 +26215,354 @@ go-for-broke,1,positive
 are n't very bright,0,negative
 to generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal,1,positive
 's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative,0,negative
+"it's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy ; diesel, with his brawny frame and cool, composed delivery, fits the bill perfectly.",1,positive
 "the images lack contrast, are murky and are frequently too dark to be decipherable.",0,negative
 are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine,0,negative
-its own good,1,positive
 few sequels,0,negative
 wedding sequence,1,positive
 who do n't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes,0,negative
-uni-dimensional,0,negative
-who know nothing about the subject,0,negative
 a clear point,1,positive
 leave you with a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach,1,positive
-collapses like an overcooked soufflé.,0,negative
 to the world trade center tragedy,0,negative
 brings them to life,1,positive
-oddly compelling,1,positive
+compelled to watch the film twice or pick up a book on the subject,1,positive
 "enough to make you put away the guitar, sell the amp, and apply to medical school",1,positive
-"sweet home alabama is n't going to win any academy awards, but",1,positive
+self-righteousness,0,negative
+lives down to its title.,0,negative
 have lost the ability to think,0,negative
+", reverent, and subtly different",1,positive
 "with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly seen or felt",0,negative
 to drown yourself in a lake afterwards,0,negative
 safe conduct is so rich with period minutiae it's like dying and going to celluloid heaven.,1,positive
+will grab you,1,positive
+it also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest.,0,negative
 has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream,1,positive
-... better described as a ghost story gone badly awry.,0,negative
 deeply out of place,0,negative
 "a low rate annie featuring some kid who ca n't act, only echoes of jordan, and weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school",0,negative
+"projects onto the screen -- loud, violent and mindless",0,negative
 'll enjoy the hot chick.,1,positive
 "stale first act, scrooge story, blatant product placement,",0,negative
 "the movie resolutely avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation, and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates.",0,negative
 are too grave for youngsters,0,negative
+right movie,1,positive
+"old, familiar",0,negative
 the good and different,1,positive
 ", this indie flick never found its audience, probably because it's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters.",0,negative
 "a vibrant, colorful, semimusical rendition.",1,positive
+", it must have read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame.'",0,negative
 -- ever so gracefully --,1,positive
 the too-frosty exterior,0,negative
+to being exciting,1,positive
+pleasant enough,1,positive
 "some good, organic character work",1,positive
 a twisted sense,1,positive
 "the movie is well crafted, and well executed.",1,positive
+'s a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground.,0,negative
 ... keep the movie slaloming through its hackneyed elements with enjoyable ease.,1,positive
 "deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still, 20 years later",1,positive
 a full experience,1,positive
 better actor,1,positive
+painful,0,negative
+making `` die another day '' one of the most entertaining bonds in years,1,positive
+the crap continues.,0,negative
 the grandness of romance,1,positive
-", it should pay reparations to viewers.",0,negative
+"overall, cletis tout is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone.",1,positive
 passionate heart,1,positive
-unfunny and,0,negative
-bad filmmaking,0,negative
+"... an often intense character study about fathers and sons, loyalty and duty.",1,positive
+"their often heartbreaking testimony, spoken directly into director patricio guzman's camera, pack a powerful emotional wallop",1,positive
+"too heady for children, and too preachy",0,negative
 of the ugly american,0,negative
-that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
+perfectly pleasant if,1,positive
+where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical,1,positive
 of a film that's rarely as entertaining as it could have been,0,negative
 best brush,1,positive
-unrealistic,0,negative
+this is christmas future for a lot of baby boomers.,1,positive
 to overcome gaps in character development and story logic,0,negative
 overmanipulative,0,negative
-nicest,1,positive
-good movie,1,positive
-me feel weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens,0,negative
-are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
+makes you care about music you may not have heard before,1,positive
 suited for the history or biography channel,1,positive
 just like a splendid meal,1,positive
 the action sequences -- clearly the main event --,1,positive
-", color and cringe",0,negative
+"the problem is he has no character, loveable or otherwise.",0,negative
 "deflated ending aside, there's much to recommend the film.",1,positive
-a haunting tale,1,positive
 disappointing in comparison to other recent war movies ...,0,negative
+awards animals the respect they,1,positive
 by a weak script that ca n't support the epic treatment,0,negative
-that even freeman ca n't save it,0,negative
+is the film roman polanski may have been born to make.,1,positive
+the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza,1,positive
 in the present,1,positive
-well-lensed,1,positive
-a riveting story well told.,1,positive
-cardiac arrest,0,negative
+immensely appealing,1,positive
 if invincible is not quite the career peak that the pianist is for roman polanski,1,positive
 his own idiosyncratic strain,0,negative
-that does the nearly impossible,1,positive
 gorgeous,1,positive
 of pre-9 / 11 new york and,1,positive
-greatest teacher,1,positive
-low-rent -- and even lower-wit --,0,negative
 gripping,1,positive
-most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme,1,positive
-"is hugely overwritten,",0,negative
+execrable,0,negative
+sweet and romantic,1,positive
 a bad soap opera,0,negative
+unflappable air,1,positive
 as endearing and easy,1,positive
-with no signs of life,0,negative
 a rollicking adventure for you and,1,positive
-quite fun,1,positive
+"a woefully dull, redundant concept that bears more than a whiff of exploitation, despite iwai's vaunted empathy.",0,negative
+"ringu is a disaster of a story, full of holes and completely lacking in chills.",0,negative
 ", satisfying",1,positive
+"to be revealed by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary, pasty lumpen",0,negative
 "sticks rigidly to the paradigm,",0,negative
 "the director of such hollywood blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop",1,positive
+painful ride,0,negative
 less funny,0,negative
 solid,1,positive
-we had to endure last summer,0,negative
+fascinate in their recklessness,1,positive
 davis,1,positive
-the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but ... it's at least watchable,1,positive
-'s thanks to huston's revelatory performance,1,positive
+a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside,1,positive
 remember the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops,0,negative
 "max pokes, provokes, takes expressionistic license and hits a nerve ...",1,positive
-those famous moments,1,positive
 "'s sanctimonious, self-righteous and so eager",0,negative
-"an emotionally complex, dramatically satisfying heroine",1,positive
 achievement,1,positive
 "if you can read the subtitles ( the opera is sung in italian ) and you like ` masterpiece theatre ' type costumes, you 'll enjoy this movie.",1,positive
 "a sly female empowerment movie, although not in a way anyone would expect.",1,positive
 all works out,1,positive
+espn,1,positive
 a winner,1,positive
+"usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
 was only a matter of time before some savvy producer saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo.,1,positive
+"you do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch, and that's the mark of a documentary that works.",1,positive
 if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood,0,negative
 lane and,1,positive
-are terribly wasted.,0,negative
-"makes us see familiar issues, like racism and homophobia, in a fresh way",1,positive
-a rich historical subject,1,positive
-deserves a place of honor next to nanook as a landmark in film history,1,positive
 poor,0,negative
+"... as stiff, ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus",0,negative
 "have cared much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute, haphazard theatrical release",0,negative
-wit and humor,1,positive
 does so without compromising that complexity.,1,positive
 's splash without the jokes.,0,negative
 for bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension,0,negative
-least favorite,0,negative
-"length, awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects, droning house music and flat, flat dialogue",0,negative
+"for words, for its eccentric, accident-prone characters, and for the crazy things that keep people going in this crazy life",1,positive
+the last kiss,1,positive
 in bad filmmaking,0,negative
-has an odd purity that does n't bring you into the characters so much as it has you study them.,1,positive
+"campy recall for older fans or a silly, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick",0,negative
 worth the trip to the theater,1,positive
+it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma.,0,negative
 "loud, brash and mainly unfunny",0,negative
+"are anguished, bitter and truthful",1,positive
 "low, smoky and inviting",1,positive
 is particularly impressive.,1,positive
 screenplay or,1,positive
 a solidly entertaining little film.,1,positive
 "lazy,",0,negative
-"how they make their choices, and",1,positive
 predictable plotting and,0,negative
 the color sense of stuart little 2,1,positive
 of criminals,1,positive
-"imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics, or an almodovar movie without beauty or humor, and",0,negative
+by a winning family story,1,positive
+arresting image,1,positive
+", it ultimately delivers",1,positive
 spectacle and,0,negative
+generosity,1,positive
 the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative,0,negative
 one of the most savagely hilarious social critics,1,positive
 creative belly laughs,1,positive
 "aloof and lacks any real raw emotion, which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships.",0,negative
 charge money for this?',0,negative
 hoping for a stiff wind,0,negative
-a stadium-seat megaplex,1,positive
 has a real filmmaker's eye,1,positive
 demonstrate their acting ` chops ',1,positive
 the effort is gratefully received,1,positive
+so clumsily sentimental,0,negative
 feels painfully redundant and inauthentic.,0,negative
 "will be a thoughtful, emotional movie experience.",1,positive
-as south park,0,negative
-has n't aged a day,1,positive
+that it ca n't really be called animation,0,negative
+fall to pieces,0,negative
 any summer blockbuster,1,positive
-resonance,1,positive
+a beguiling freshness,1,positive
 you 're in the right b-movie frame of mind,1,positive
-long enough to read the subtitles,1,positive
-maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout,1,positive
+burnt out,0,negative
 have a feeling that i would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed,0,negative
 "stay with the stage versions, however, which bite cleaner, and deeper",0,negative
 ( ahola ) has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation.,0,negative
 excellent performances on its side,1,positive
 comes along only occasionally,1,positive
+the film's predictable denouement,0,negative
 malarkey,0,negative
 "will have a fun, no-frills ride",1,positive
 a delightful romantic comedy,1,positive
-seems worse for the effort,0,negative
-amused by its special effects,1,positive
 distinct rarity,1,positive
 "the music makes a nice album, the food is enticing and italy beckons us all.",1,positive
-does n't give us a reason to be in the theater beyond wilde's wit and the actors ' performances,0,negative
-"a highly watchable, giggly little story with a sweet",1,positive
-more bizarre than,0,negative
 "you love the music,",1,positive
 "the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time,",1,positive
 sabotage,0,negative
+do n't work in concert.,0,negative
 devolves,0,negative
 "formulaic, its plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff,",0,negative
+should scare any sane person away.,0,negative
 its promising cast,1,positive
 as filling as the treat of the title,1,positive
-... del toro maintains a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy.,0,negative
+too sappy for its own good,0,negative
 "`` looking for leonard '' just seems to kinda sit in neutral, hoping for a stiff wind to blow it uphill or something.",0,negative
 that explores the monster's psychology not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted,1,positive
 mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism,0,negative
 to the floor with a sickening thud,0,negative
-you might to scrutinize the ethics of kaufman's approach,0,negative
+i fear,0,negative
 smart little indie.,1,positive
-", but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches.",0,negative
 a deliciously nonsensical comedy about a city,1,positive
-"as with so many merchandised-to-the-max movies of this type, more time appears to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script, which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else.",0,negative
 stylish thriller.,1,positive
 becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary,0,negative
 own languorous charm,1,positive
 zings along with vibrance and warmth.,1,positive
 disgusted with the lazy material and the finished product's unshapely look,0,negative
+supremely hopeful,1,positive
 various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale,1,positive
-most every aggrieved father cliché,0,negative
+the ingenuity that parker displays in freshening the play,1,positive
 the lively intelligence of the artists and,1,positive
-its own thinness,0,negative
+"but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and, hence, more chillingly effective",1,positive
+gorgeously strange movie,1,positive
 "miracle of miracles, the movie",1,positive
 be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
 powerful documentary,1,positive
 such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting,1,positive
 "in the end, the film is less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and dangerously collide.",1,positive
 "real magic,",1,positive
-that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,0,negative
+"anything but frustrating,",1,positive
+"deep down, i realized the harsh reality of my situation",0,negative
+huppert's show to steal,1,positive
+the plot's contrivances are uncomfortably strained.,0,negative
 flops,0,negative
-genuine dramatic impact,1,positive
 retro uplifter.,1,positive
+you 'll know a star when you see one.,1,positive
 are worthwhile,1,positive
+"warm, fuzzy feeling",1,positive
 meaning in relationships or work,1,positive
-"is a mildly funny, sometimes tedious, ultimately insignificant film",0,negative
 "faster, livelier",1,positive
-can also negotiate the movie's darker turns,0,negative
+a coming-of-age film that avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type,1,positive
 doomed,0,negative
-"that no amount of imagination, no creature, no fantasy story and no incredibly outlandish scenery",0,negative
+"of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
 "some of the computer animation is handsome, and",1,positive
 emphasizes every line and sag,0,negative
-dumped,0,negative
 "is one of my least favorite emotions, especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it.",0,negative
 convinced that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just does n't have big screen magic,0,negative
 suckers,0,negative
 as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
-kate is n't very bright,0,negative
+"kapur fails to give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against, for that matter ).",0,negative
 "faithful without being forceful, sad without being shrill,",1,positive
-"the movie should jolt you out of your seat a couple of times, give you a few laughs, and leave you feeling like it was worth your seven bucks, even though it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end.",1,positive
-"a guilty-pleasure, daytime-drama sort of fashion",1,positive
-"the acting is just fine, but",1,positive
+hate yourself for giving in,0,negative
+bucked the odds,1,positive
+this fascinating look at israel in ferment,1,positive
 a full-frontal attack on audience patience,0,negative
+"at every opportunity to do something clever, the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability",0,negative
 is virtually absent,0,negative
 living hell,0,negative
 if you 're willing to have fun with it,1,positive
 "it's tommy's job to clean the peep booths surrounding her, and after viewing this one, you 'll feel like mopping up, too.",0,negative
 some outrageously creative action in the transporter ...,1,positive
-cheapo animation ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ),0,negative
-", this is likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses.",0,negative
-count for very little if the movie were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is,1,positive
 search of something different,1,positive
-even better than the first one!,1,positive
 it is more than merely a holocaust movie,1,positive
 eerily accurate depiction of depression.,0,negative
 potentially good,1,positive
-among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,0,negative
 "the gander, some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story",0,negative
+"keeps this pretty watchable, and casting mick jagger as director of the escort service was inspired",1,positive
 ", an interesting and at times captivating take on loss and loneliness.",1,positive
 smoother or more confident,1,positive
-"mention mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense, and replete with virtuoso throat-singing",1,positive
+"cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash, and",0,negative
+pacino is the best he's been in years and keener is marvelous,1,positive
 "it's a wonderful, sobering, heart-felt drama.",1,positive
-is about to turn onto a different path,1,positive
 glamour,1,positive
 with a momentum that never lets up,1,positive
 is both stimulating and demanding,1,positive
 "earnest,",1,positive
+movie special,1,positive
 a bowser,0,negative
 "failing,",0,negative
+his character awakens to the notion that to be human,0,negative
 "if you 're not a fan, it might be like trying to eat brussels sprouts.",0,negative
-like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series,0,negative
-", more frantic than involving, more chaotic than entertaining.",0,negative
-flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences --,1,positive
 lighter,1,positive
 flat as thinking man,0,negative
 it's hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby.,0,negative
 attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and,0,negative
-that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies,1,positive
+a visionary,1,positive
 most intelligent viewers,1,positive
 the evocative imagery,1,positive
+"could use a little more humanity, but",0,negative
 ", superficiality and silliness",0,negative
 predictable storyline,0,negative
 disposible,0,negative
 babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot,1,positive
+is one of the best actors there is.,1,positive
 it's been done before but never so vividly or with so much passion.,1,positive
+andie macdowell,1,positive
+"its metaphors are opaque enough to avoid didacticism, and the film succeeds as an emotionally accessible, almost mystical work.",1,positive
 with vibrance and warmth,1,positive
-"despite auteuil's performance, it's a rather listless amble down the middle of the road, where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug.",0,negative
 toss logic and science into what is essentially a `` dungeons and dragons '' fantasy with modern military weaponry,0,negative
 "on toilet humor, ethnic slurs",0,negative
+with the pale script,0,negative
 noisy,0,negative
 the story alone could force you to scratch a hole in your head.,0,negative
 deeply unsettling,0,negative
 has n't escaped the rut dug by the last one.,0,negative
+unforced,1,positive
 since ghostbusters,1,positive
 "a film centering on a traditional indian wedding in contemporary new delhi may not sound like specialized fare, but mira nair's film is an absolute delight for all audiences",1,positive
 inject some real vitality and even art,1,positive
-some buoyant human moments,1,positive
 like the best 60 minutes,1,positive
 share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
-may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.,0,negative
 "there's something unintentionally comic in the film's drumbeat about authenticity, given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments, clothes and parties.",0,negative
+the surprise ending is revealed,1,positive
+a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should,1,positive
 intriguing characters,1,positive
 a flimsy excuse,0,negative
-", it has some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup's anchoring performance.",1,positive
 "do n't derive from the screenplay, but rather the mediocre performances by most of the actors involved",0,negative
 seem great to knock back a beer with but they 're simply not funny performers.,0,negative
+a fanciful motion picture,1,positive
 "by halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it, and, of course",0,negative
-"an enjoyable, if occasionally flawed, experiment",1,positive
 empowerment,1,positive
 "than this unexpectedly moving meditation on love, history, memory, resistance and artistic transcendence",1,positive
-"offensive, puerile",0,negative
 repetitively,0,negative
 makes it a failure as straight drama,0,negative
 a hip comedy,1,positive
 is n't one moment in the film that surprises or delights,0,negative
 "with or without ballast tanks, k-19 sinks to a harrison ford low.",0,negative
-thanks to the actors,1,positive
-the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative,0,negative
+this oddly sweet comedy,1,positive
+with a better script,1,positive
 frustrates and,0,negative
-drop dead gorgeous,1,positive
-"there's no conversion effort, much of the writing is genuinely witty and",1,positive
+hard-pressed,0,negative
 extremely talented musicians,1,positive
-'s no surprise that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances,1,positive
-the film's appeal,1,positive
+with the unsettling spookiness of the supernatural,1,positive
 "contriving false, sitcom-worthy solutions",0,negative
 when you 're a jet,1,positive
-with subplots involving the various silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,0,negative
+stock character camp,0,negative
 just a collection of this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole.,0,negative
 fans,1,positive
 to capture the novel's deeper intimate resonances,1,positive
+low-grade cheese standards,0,negative
 milks drama when she should be building suspense,0,negative
-catches you,1,positive
+is generally quite funny,1,positive
 "afraid to show this movie to reviewers before its opening, afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn",0,negative
-a splash even greater,1,positive
-"also intriguing and honorable,",1,positive
 well-meant but,0,negative
+witless,0,negative
+so heartwarmingly motivate,1,positive
+"gangster no. 1 is solid, satisfying fare for adults.",1,positive
 astounding on any number of levels,1,positive
 "disrobed most of the cast,",0,negative
+"the young actors, not very experienced",0,negative
 estranged from reality,0,negative
 "enactments, however fascinating they may be as history, are too crude to serve the work especially well",0,negative
+"wearing a cloak of unsentimental, straightforward text",1,positive
+so hot-blooded,1,positive
 a better lot,1,positive
 a loquacious and dreary piece of business.,0,negative
 "highly recommended viewing for its courage, ideas, technical proficiency and great acting.",1,positive
-the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned,0,negative
 how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in,0,negative
 "be great to see this turd squashed under a truck, preferably a semi",0,negative
-on different levels,1,positive
 fairly uneventful,0,negative
 the prospect of their own mortality,1,positive
-a film that should be relegated to a dark video store corner is somehow making its way instead to theaters.,0,negative
-is raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by allen's astringent wit,1,positive
-of new york's finest and a nicely understated expression of the grief,1,positive
+the weight of too many story lines,0,negative
 a well-balanced fashion,1,positive
+that it's a rock-solid little genre picture,1,positive
 sympathetic without being gullible,1,positive
-"irrelevant as on the engaging, which gradually turns what",0,negative
+to fill time,0,negative
+'s the image that really tells the tale,1,positive
 "care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful, self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress",1,positive
 self-indulgent and maddening,0,negative
-has fashioned an absorbing look at provincial bourgeois french society.,1,positive
+the richness of characterization,1,positive
 i was trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great ...,0,negative
 being rewarded by a script that assumes you are n't very bright,0,negative
-is a sea of constant smiles and frequent laughter,1,positive
+a painful elegy and,0,negative
 and engaging examination,1,positive
 a whole lot of fun,1,positive
 armageddon,0,negative
@@ -26598,250 +26570,243 @@ delights and simmering,1,positive
 "reach the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past, or even that of more recent successes such as `` mulan '' or `` tarzan",1,positive
 "dry, reliable textbook",0,negative
 "under a red bridge is a celebration of feminine energy, a tribute to the power of women to heal.",1,positive
-the pungent bite,0,negative
 spy is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly that it's more than a worthwhile effort.,1,positive
 the sweet cinderella story,1,positive
-'s not clear,0,negative
-settles too easily,0,negative
+in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels,1,positive
 xxx is a blast of adrenalin,1,positive
 charming,1,positive
+greek to anyone not predisposed to the movie's rude and crude humor,0,negative
 hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time,1,positive
 "often messy and frustrating, but very pleasing at its best moments",1,positive
-elbowed aside,0,negative
 "the film grows as dull as its characters, about whose fate it is hard to care.",0,negative
 "cared much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting",0,negative
-comic elements,1,positive
 undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title,0,negative
 an arcane area of popular culture,1,positive
-how sandler is losing his touch,0,negative
-in the spirit of the season,1,positive
+"borrows a bit from the classics `` wait until dark '' and `` extremities '' ... but in terms of its style, the movie is in a class by itself.",1,positive
+barn-burningly,0,negative
 the incredible imax sound system lets you feel the beat down to your toes,1,positive
-trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain --,0,negative
+exercise in narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute.,0,negative
 "a far bigger, far more meaningful story than one",1,positive
-pleasurable,1,positive
-original in its base concept that you can not help but get caught up.,1,positive
 ... the story simply putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank.,0,negative
+"piercingly affecting ... while clearly a manipulative film, emerges as powerful rather than cloying.",1,positive
 's still a guilty pleasure to watch,1,positive
+"to see the one of the world's best actors, daniel auteuil,",1,positive
 "for a guy who has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over, no such thing is a big letdown.",0,negative
-three-dimensional characters,1,positive
-things to like,1,positive
+a deserved co-winner,1,positive
 you 're a jet all the way,1,positive
 "the first 2/3 of the film are incredibly captivating and insanely funny, thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ), a solid cast, and some wickedly sick and twisted humor ...",1,positive
+"a lot of fun, with an undeniable energy sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers.",1,positive
 "several cliched movie structures : the road movie, the coming-of-age movie,",0,negative
 "there's no real sense of suspense, and none of the plot ` surprises ' are really surprising",0,negative
-on the premise,1,positive
-just slopped ` em together here,0,negative
-"is n't a terrible movie, just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery",0,negative
 a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait of three,1,positive
-adrift in various new york city locations,0,negative
+that's what i liked about it,1,positive
+unrelated shorts,0,negative
 screenwriting award,1,positive
+so badly made on every level that i 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it,0,negative
+"energy, intelligence and verve",1,positive
 straightforward,1,positive
 like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk,0,negative
 third-rate,0,negative
-valiant,1,positive
 could be a passable date film,1,positive
+much smarter and more attentive than it first sets out to be.,1,positive
+the dragons are the real stars of reign of fire and you wo n't be disappointed.,1,positive
 of three,1,positive
+affirms,1,positive
 it's a fun adventure movie for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure.,1,positive
 "dumb, narratively chaotic, visually sloppy ... a weird amalgam of ` the thing ' and a geriatric",0,negative
 it's that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet without relying on animation or dumb humor.,1,positive
-"'s taken one of the world's most fascinating stories and made it dull, lifeless, and irritating",0,negative
+sparking debate and,1,positive
 "upsetting and thought-provoking, the film has an odd purity that does n't bring you into the characters so much as it has you study them.",1,positive
-pornography or documentary,0,negative
 walk away,0,negative
 of watching intelligent people making a movie,1,positive
-ideal,1,positive
 about an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get,0,negative
 "inspiring,",1,positive
+"each of these stories has the potential for touched by an angel simplicity and sappiness,",1,positive
 recommend this film,1,positive
+is n't one true ` chan moment '.,0,negative
 does n't add up to much.,0,negative
 "it gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny, and",0,negative
-polanski's best film,1,positive
+mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power,1,positive
+on a 10-year delay,1,positive
 its elegantly colorful look and sound,1,positive
-some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life,1,positive
 chalk it up as the worst kind of hubristic folly.,0,negative
+moviegoers not already clad in basic black,0,negative
 "is shallow, offensive and redundant",0,negative
 badly made on every level,0,negative
 to eat popcorn,1,positive
 an exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit,0,negative
 "no french people were harmed during the making of this movie, but they were insulted and the audience was put through torture for an hour and a half",0,negative
-what's missing from this material,0,negative
 most brilliant and brutal,1,positive
-'s lost the politics and the social observation and become just another situation romance about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay.,0,negative
-heartily sick,0,negative
 and ( too ) short,0,negative
-the sequel plays out like a flimsy excuse to give blade fans another look at wesley snipes ' iconic hero doing battle with dozens of bad guys -- at once.,0,negative
+savory and,1,positive
 a good simmer,1,positive
 sting,0,negative
-warmth and gentle,1,positive
-the original could ever have hoped to be,1,positive
+one spectacularly ugly-looking broad,0,negative
 dreary tract,0,negative
-martial arts and gunplay with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline,0,negative
 chance to find love in the most unlikely place,1,positive
 inept filmmaking,0,negative
 "is hilariously, gloriously alive, and quite often hotter than georgia asphalt",1,positive
-"real women may have many agendas, but it also will win you over, in a big way.",1,positive
+has squeezed the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had,0,negative
 that is really funny,1,positive
+the thrills,1,positive
 third time's the charm ...,1,positive
 watching monkeys flinging their feces at you,0,negative
+like a can of 2-day old coke.,0,negative
 sink it,0,negative
-'s also not very good,0,negative
+the audience was put through torture for an hour and a half,0,negative
 unsurprising,0,negative
-is n't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way.,1,positive
-"'s hard to imagine any recent film, independent or otherwise, that makes as much of a mess as this one",0,negative
-as fresh,1,positive
 "its use of the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people's lives cross and change, buffeted by events seemingly out of their control",1,positive
+by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers,1,positive
 "like pieces a bunch of other, better movies slapped together.",0,negative
-shadowy,0,negative
+"brainless, but enjoyably over-the-top, the retro gang melodrama",1,positive
 "elegantly crafted but emotionally cold, a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level.",0,negative
-very funny,1,positive
+with passion and attitude,1,positive
 most late-night bull sessions,0,negative
+"a frightful vanity film that, no doubt, pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni",1,positive
 teens are looking for something to make them laugh,1,positive
+intriguing what-if premise,1,positive
 gives the lie to many clichés and showcases a group of dedicated artists,1,positive
-to be something really good,1,positive
+"melds derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting, and always a beauty to behold.",1,positive
 "get an ugly, mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos",0,negative
 no match for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg,0,negative
 of an upper class austrian society,1,positive
+a huge fan,1,positive
 lifts this tale of cannibal lust above the ordinary,1,positive
-violent,0,negative
+it's not bad prose,1,positive
 destructive,0,negative
+"mr. goyer's loose, unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way.",0,negative
 it certainly wo n't win any awards in the plot department but,0,negative
 liked this film a lot,1,positive
+pretentious endeavor,0,negative
 much of what we see is horrible but,0,negative
 nazi,0,negative
 trade center tragedy,0,negative
 "although olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama seems, at times, padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation",0,negative
+misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche,0,negative
 an entertaining documentary that freshly considers arguments the bard's immortal plays were written by somebody else.,1,positive
-one of the most exciting action films to come out of china in recent years.,1,positive
-if you find comfort in familiarity,1,positive
+ballot,1,positive
+feel sad,0,negative
 make the most of its own ironic implications,1,positive
 it's just rather leaden and dull.,0,negative
+this is one that should be thrown back in the river,0,negative
+sun-drenched masterpiece,1,positive
 a good deal funnier,1,positive
-an excellent job,1,positive
-redundant and inauthentic,0,negative
+"who's wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and, as it turns out, more fragile -- than happiness",1,positive
 the visual wit,1,positive
 wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater,0,negative
-graces,1,positive
 amazingly,1,positive
-a credible account of a puzzling real-life happening,1,positive
+sing beautifully,1,positive
 with little visible talent and no energy,0,negative
 never quite ignites.,0,negative
-a heartfelt story,1,positive
 wo n't be disappointed,1,positive
 has lost its edge,0,negative
+to huston's revelatory performance,1,positive
 needless,0,negative
 "daytime tv serviceability, but little more",1,positive
 even if it made its original release date last fall,0,negative
-home movie '' is a sweet treasure and something well worth your time.,1,positive
-to a mood that's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion,1,positive
-quite a bit of heart,1,positive
+that it's not clear whether we 're supposed to shriek,0,negative
+to a better tomorrow,1,positive
 pompous and,0,negative
 a remarkably cohesive whole,1,positive
-questionable kind,0,negative
 junkie,0,negative
 bully,0,negative
 absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer,0,negative
 that lifts your spirits,1,positive
-linger long after this film has ended,1,positive
-"in its understanding, often funny way",1,positive
 "brown played in american culture as an athlete, a movie star, and an image of black indomitability",1,positive
-an unsuccessful attempt,0,negative
+mired in stasis,0,negative
 "aside from rohmer's bold choices regarding point of view, the lady and the duke represents the filmmaker's lifelong concern with formalist experimentation in cinematic art.",1,positive
+remarkable yet shockingly,1,positive
+a no-bull throwback,1,positive
 stereotypes that gives the ( teen comedy ),0,negative
-a welcome relief from baseball movies that try too hard to be mythic,1,positive
+"picked not for their acting chops, but for their looks",0,negative
+is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten,1,positive
 held my interest precisely because it did n't try to,1,positive
 confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye,1,positive
+"its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music,",1,positive
 ", comedian runs out of steam after a half hour.",0,negative
-being more valuable in the way they help increase an average student's self-esteem,1,positive
+i walked away from this new version of e.t. just as i hoped i would -- with moist eyes.,1,positive
 "sharp comedy, old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics,",1,positive
-oscar-winning master,1,positive
 has the capability of effecting change and inspiring hope.,1,positive
 beautifully choreographed,1,positive
-with fascinating connections,1,positive
-challenges us to think about the ways we consume pop culture.,1,positive
+'s a fun adventure movie for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure.,1,positive
 plodding soap opera,0,negative
-hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously,0,negative
 well-executed,1,positive
 "clichés, depression and bad alternative music",0,negative
 it too is a bomb.,0,negative
-with an artistry that also smacks of revelation,1,positive
 extravagant confidence,1,positive
-"of race and culture forcefully told, with superb performances throughout",1,positive
 "role, or edit, or score, or anything, really",1,positive
 much imagination,1,positive
+is a movie so insecure about its capacity,0,negative
 "while this movie, by necessity, lacks fellowship's heart, two towers outdoes its spectacle.",1,positive
 top-notch action powers this romantic drama.,1,positive
 a charmer,1,positive
-i 'm not exactly sure what this movie thinks it is about.,0,negative
+the serbs themselves,1,positive
+sheer goofiness and cameos,1,positive
+"mothers,",0,negative
+a disaster,0,negative
 "with a hugely enjoyable film about changing times, clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza",1,positive
 its great credit,1,positive
-works superbly,1,positive
-", illuminating study",1,positive
 see this terrific film with your kids -- if you do n't have kids borrow some,1,positive
 does n't sustain interest beyond the first half-hour,0,negative
-libido film,1,positive
-to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing,1,positive
-tasteless and,0,negative
-by the artsy and often pointless visuals,0,negative
 stand tall,1,positive
-clever exercise,1,positive
+makes all the difference.,1,positive
 "the extra effort to see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles",1,positive
 the thematic ironies are too obvious,0,negative
-with the titillating material,1,positive
 mean-spirited and wryly,0,negative
 "the last kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding, but its provocative central wedding sequence has far more impact",1,positive
+fiction,1,positive
 been lost in the mail,0,negative
+of visual and verbal clichés,0,negative
 refreshing change,1,positive
-", sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then.",1,positive
 "an hour-and-a-half of inoffensive, unmemorable filler.",0,negative
 ", ugly, irritating",0,negative
 frequent laughter,1,positive
 is a gory slash-fest,0,negative
 probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment i 'm likely to see all year,1,positive
+a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men,1,positive
 mtv schmucks,0,negative
 extraordinary intelligence and originality,1,positive
 artificial structure,0,negative
+"thoughtful, emotional movie experience",1,positive
 a fascinating curiosity piece --,1,positive
 "does n't care about cleverness, wit or any other kind of intelligent humor",0,negative
-", its through-line of family and community is heartening in the same way that each season marks a new start.",1,positive
 the brilliant performances,1,positive
 say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch,1,positive
-one of the best gay love stories,1,positive
-", it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character.",0,negative
-"pretension about the film, which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure",1,positive
-an undeniably moving film to experience,1,positive
+boring talking heads,0,negative
 realistic ',1,positive
 stealing harvard is a horrible movie -- if only it were that grand a failure,0,negative
 good-naturedly,1,positive
-"it is life affirming and heartbreaking, sweet without the decay factor, funny and sad.",1,positive
 arteta paints a picture of lives lived in a state of quiet desperation.,1,positive
 with an astoundingly rich film,1,positive
 to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews,1,positive
 edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,1,positive
 going to be really awful,0,negative
-a direct hit,1,positive
+a battle of witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals,0,negative
+is as conventional as can be,0,negative
 project greenlight '' winner,1,positive
-than sucking you in ... and making you sweat,1,positive
+'s really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type,0,negative
 "i was feeling this movie until it veered off too far into the exxon zone, and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism.",0,negative
-become wearisome,0,negative
+manages to avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill,1,positive
+"chilling in its objective portrait of dreary, lost twenty-first century america.",1,positive
+"fact, the best in recent memory",1,positive
 than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
-consistently amusing but,1,positive
-artful,1,positive
-is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore,0,negative
+even lazier and,0,negative
+to be a new yorker,1,positive
 the sword fighting is well done,1,positive
 "much of it is funny,",1,positive
+extremely unpleasant film,0,negative
 should be able to appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting,1,positive
 very meticulously but without any passion,0,negative
 "a blair witch - style adventure that plays like a bad soap opera, with passable performances from everyone in the cast.",0,negative
-passion,1,positive
-genuine insight,1,positive
+a sentimental mess,0,negative
 a classic fairy tale,1,positive
 ", and not strictly in the knowledge imparted",1,positive
 aficionados of the whodunit wo n't be disappointed,1,positive
-i enjoyed.,1,positive
+strong dramatic and emotional pull,1,positive
 is the great equalizer that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew,1,positive
+"road to perdition does display greatness, and",1,positive
 the rest of the film ... is dudsville.,0,negative
 ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves --,1,positive
-its generic villains lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ) and the action scenes are poorly delivered,0,negative
 "unless you 're a fanatic, the best advice is : ` scooby ' do n't.",0,negative
 will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination,1,positive
 "does a terrific job conjuring up a sinister, menacing atmosphere though unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights, a rattling noise, and a bump on the head",0,negative
@@ -26851,31 +26816,30 @@ nonsensical and laughable,0,negative
 tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers,0,negative
 "that it fails to have a heart, mind or humor of its own",0,negative
 a great combination act,1,positive
+"with a tone as variable as the cinematography, schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs, and the characters ' quirks and foibles never jell into charm.",0,negative
+is its energy,1,positive
 extraordinary poignancy,1,positive
-damn fine,1,positive
-suitably kooky which should appeal to women and,1,positive
+newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb,1,positive
 cinema classic,1,positive
 be both hugely entertaining and uplifting,1,positive
-unique and inherent,1,positive
 like no other film in recent history,1,positive
+wonderful on the big screen,1,positive
 "'s to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of california",0,negative
-the soul of a man in pain who gradually comes to recognize it and deal with it,1,positive
-its scrapbook of oddballs,0,negative
 no point,0,negative
 no idea of it is serious,0,negative
 "does a solid job of slowly,",1,positive
-", characterization, poignancy, and intelligence",1,positive
 as big-screen remakes of the avengers and the wild wild west,0,negative
 ourselves and,1,positive
-"seem sincere, and just",1,positive
+"a little uneven to be the cat's meow, but it's good enough to be the purr.",1,positive
 even after 90 minutes of playing opposite each other bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene.,0,negative
+engaging and moving portrait,1,positive
+how it washed out despite all of that is the project's prime mystery.,0,negative
 is a great deal of fun.,1,positive
 report card : does n't live up to the exalted tagline -,0,negative
 rendered tedious by avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest,0,negative
 it eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful.,0,negative
 it earns extra points by acting as if it were n't,1,positive
 wayward wooden one,0,negative
-"disintegrates into a dreary, humorless soap opera",0,negative
 uncomfortably strained,0,negative
 ", there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable.",0,negative
 enormously entertaining,1,positive
@@ -26885,135 +26849,136 @@ more playful,1,positive
 ca n't help suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production,0,negative
 ethical and philosophical,1,positive
 as an exceptional thriller,1,positive
-"with star power, a pop-induced score",1,positive
+one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs,1,positive
 while it can be a bit repetitive,0,negative
 "its metaphors are opaque enough to avoid didacticism, and",1,positive
-"he has n't lost his touch, bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film",1,positive
+badder,0,negative
 "does n't contain half the excitement of balto, or quarter the fun of toy story 2",0,negative
 barely give a thought to the folks who prepare and deliver it,0,negative
 as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo,0,negative
+"with second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief, two separate crises during marriage ceremonies, and the lush scenery of the cotswolds",1,positive
+proves that it's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies,0,negative
 off-putting,0,negative
 acidity,0,negative
 "vivid characters and a warm, moving message",1,positive
 ", in itself, is extraordinary.",1,positive
+gives everyone something,1,positive
 neither as scary-funny as tremors nor,0,negative
+pleasantly,1,positive
 did no one on the set have a sense of humor,0,negative
 've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time.,0,negative
 driver and goodfellas,1,positive
-spellbinding fun and,1,positive
-"( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really )",0,negative
+lethargically paced parable of renewal.,0,negative
 ", spy kids 2 looks as if it were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man.",0,negative
 hardly watchable,0,negative
-"are missing -- anything approaching a visceral kick, and anything approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all",0,negative
 "it may not be a huge cut of above the rest, but i enjoyed barbershop.",1,positive
+i skipped country bears,0,negative
 pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car,0,negative
 "perfected the art of highly entertaining, self-aggrandizing, politically motivated documentary-making",1,positive
+"he is n't blind to the silliness, but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction",1,positive
 poetic,1,positive
+act weird,0,negative
 "stiff, ponderous and charmless",0,negative
-worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids,0,negative
 "it has fun with the quirks of family life, but it also treats the subject with fondness and respect.",1,positive
+cares,1,positive
+looking for a story,0,negative
 a real human soul,1,positive
 there's no denying that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him.,1,positive
 a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities,0,negative
 you 'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence.,0,negative
 immensely entertaining look,1,positive
 "that between the son and his wife, and the wife and the father, and between the two brothers",1,positive
-"a film -- rowdy, brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense",1,positive
 're never quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins,0,negative
 enjoyed as a work of fiction inspired by real-life events.,1,positive
-and effective film,1,positive
-complex,1,positive
 "'re the unnamed, easily substitutable forces that serve as whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid.",0,negative
 enjoyable family,1,positive
-bad movie,0,negative
+while bollywood/hollywood will undoubtedly provide its keenest pleasures to those familiar with bombay musicals,1,positive
 gives new meaning to the phrase ` fatal script error.',0,negative
-there's a part of us that can not help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something.,1,positive
 charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal,1,positive
 the belly laughs,1,positive
 more playful tone,1,positive
 a portrait of hell so shattering it's impossible to shake.,1,positive
-"a lot going for it, not least the brilliant performances by testud ... and",1,positive
 it traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at.,0,negative
-is the way it skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears,0,negative
 "a smart, steamy mix of road movie, coming-of-age story and political satire",1,positive
 into a fascinating part of theater history,1,positive
 fish-out-of-water formula,0,negative
-", however, having sucked dry the undead action flick formula, blade ii mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary.",0,negative
 compelling and horrifying story,1,positive
+just send it to cranky.,0,negative
 callow rich boy,0,negative
-straining to produce another smash,0,negative
+"if you 're over 25, have an iq over 90, and have a driver's license, you should be able to find better entertainment.",0,negative
 affair,0,negative
 childish,0,negative
-"assayas ' ambitious, sometimes beautiful adaptation of jacques chardonne's novel.",1,positive
 seems endless.,0,negative
-dreadful romance,0,negative
+funny and human and,1,positive
 "ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women, foolish choices for advice",0,negative
 's unfocused and tediously exasperating,0,negative
+his dependence on slapstick,0,negative
 epic treatment,1,positive
-the bottom of the barrel,0,negative
-warmed up to him,1,positive
+"feel the screenwriter at every moment ` tap, tap, tap,",1,positive
 the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops,0,negative
+a dud --,0,negative
 "instead of trying to bust some blondes, ( diggs ) should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad.",0,negative
 an ease,1,positive
 so hard to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident,0,negative
 ", this makes for perfectly acceptable, occasionally very enjoyable children's entertainment.",1,positive
 gangs,0,negative
+of ace japanimator hayao miyazaki's spirited away,1,positive
 its smallness,1,positive
 "a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end",1,positive
 the strain of its plot contrivances and,0,negative
 but it was n't horrible either.,1,positive
-"'s kind of insulting, both to men and women",0,negative
+"jumble that's not scary, not smart and not engaging.",0,negative
+"with every painful nuance, unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character's gripping humanity",1,positive
+"the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther, but she's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated, and esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard.",0,negative
+the evocative imagery and,1,positive
+as one of the worst films of the summer,0,negative
 "there's no point of view, no contemporary interpretation of joan's prefeminist plight, so we 're left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity.",0,negative
 the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films,1,positive
 may have expected to record with their mini dv,1,positive
+keep the movie from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired.,0,negative
 it turns out to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning.,1,positive
 does n't completely survive its tonal transformation from dark comedy to suspense thriller,0,negative
 "touching, raucously amusing,",1,positive
 "for all its brooding quality, ash wednesday is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable, with a sterling ensemble cast.",1,positive
 triumph ',1,positive
 good documentarian,1,positive
-a sour little movie at its core ; an exploration of the emptiness that underlay the relentless gaiety,0,negative
 she is merely a charmless witch.,0,negative
-more repulsive,0,negative
+"the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn, and the nicest thing i can say is that i ca n't remember a single name responsible for it",0,negative
 "assembles a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who, in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic, and retains an extraordinary faith in the ability of images to communicate the truth of the world around him.",1,positive
-"inspiring, ironic",1,positive
 that these brats will ever be anything more than losers,0,negative
 cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and,1,positive
 "the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones, but all it amounts to is a mildly funny, sometimes tedious, ultimately insignificant film",0,negative
-instantly forgettable and,0,negative
 worth watching,1,positive
 extraordinary film,1,positive
-an annoying orgy of excess and exploitation that has no point and goes nowhere,0,negative
 his prime,1,positive
 argentine american beauty reeks,0,negative
-"a time machine, a journey back to your childhood, when cares melted away in the dark theater, and films had the ability to mesmerize, astonish and entertain",1,positive
+a barrie good time,1,positive
+"clever and cutting, quick and dirty look",1,positive
 good deal,1,positive
-wo n't be remembered as one of ( witherspoon's ) better films.,0,negative
 crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies,0,negative
 promises a new kind of high but delivers the same old bad trip,0,negative
 "improbable as this premise may seem, abbass's understated",1,positive
 this is a children's film in the truest sense.,1,positive
 plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff,0,negative
-much more successful,1,positive
 the pale script,0,negative
-to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored,0,negative
-more than capable of rewarding them,1,positive
-has n't progressed as nicely as ` wayne,0,negative
-a remarkable film,1,positive
-"it's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message, so it's great for the kids.",1,positive
+is ) looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara is n't even halfway through,0,negative
+94-minute travesty,0,negative
+"a fine, focused piece",1,positive
+a good film in `` trouble every day,1,positive
 female population,0,negative
 wonderfully sympathetic,1,positive
-if it were any more of a turkey,0,negative
-you feel guilty about it,0,negative
+"its performances are so well tuned that the film comes off winningly, even though it's never as solid as you want it to be",1,positive
 dusty,0,negative
-humanly,1,positive
 pushed to their most virtuous limits,1,positive
+"no wit, only",0,negative
 the rare common-man artist,1,positive
 self-pitying,0,negative
 the guru who helped,1,positive
 suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing,0,negative
+botched in execution,0,negative
 "director juan jose campanella could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty, '' but instead pulls a little from each film and creates something more beautiful than either of those films.",1,positive
 "offers big, fat, dumb",0,negative
+wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character.,0,negative
 before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about,0,negative
 "is clever, offbeat and even gritty enough to overcome my resistance",1,positive
 with its excellent use of new york locales and sharp writing,1,positive
@@ -27023,128 +26988,127 @@ rewarded with some fine acting,1,positive
 their funny bones tickled,1,positive
 `` un-bear-able '' project,0,negative
 nijinsky,1,positive
-celebrates the human spirit with such unrelenting dickensian decency that it turned me ( horrors!),1,positive
 "it's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies, could n't really figure out how to flesh either out,",0,negative
+the lush scenery,1,positive
 more if it had just gone that one step further,0,negative
 makes salton sea surprisingly engrossing,1,positive
 "gentle, touching",1,positive
 is awesome,1,positive
 a hole in your head,0,negative
+though her performance is more interesting ( and funnier ) than his,1,positive
 likable,1,positive
+"older and wiser eyes,",1,positive
 "if not a home run, then at least",1,positive
 a doa dud from frame one.,0,negative
-so old-fashioned,0,negative
 summer blockbuster,1,positive
 "to find the small, human moments",1,positive
+some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood,1,positive
+a corn dog,0,negative
 this unique director's previous films,1,positive
-the skirmishes for power waged among victims and predators settle into an undistinguished rhythm of artificial suspense.,0,negative
+hackneyed and,0,negative
+distances you,0,negative
+romantic and,1,positive
 as a historical study and as a tragic love story,1,positive
+"white has n't developed characters so much as caricatures, one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else.",0,negative
 plenty to impress about e.t.,1,positive
 besotted and obvious,0,negative
 of read my lips,1,positive
 interesting look,1,positive
-witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals,0,negative
 puts the kibosh on what is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination.,0,negative
-"soderbergh's best films, `` erin brockovich,",1,positive
-of matthew shepard,1,positive
+"is n't painfully bad, something to be ` fully experienced '",0,negative
 should stop trying to please his mom,0,negative
 immersive powers,1,positive
+fills me with revulsion.,0,negative
 set it apart from other deep south stories,1,positive
+replete with the pubescent scandalous,0,negative
+"attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and, dare i say",1,positive
 "if you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you are n't very bright, then blood work is for you.",0,negative
 right choices,1,positive
-an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities,1,positive
+weighs no more than a glass of flat champagne,0,negative
 ", this family film sequel is plenty of fun for all.",1,positive
 insomnia is one of the year's best films and,1,positive
-ultimately engages less for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese ` cultural revolution.',1,positive
+worthwhile moviegoing experience,1,positive
+so prolonged and boring,0,negative
 saw the film,1,positive
 of paint-by-number romantic comedies,1,positive
 smarter than your average bond.,1,positive
-it is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs.,0,negative
-"assembles a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who, in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic,",1,positive
-rarely work in movies now,0,negative
+a tragic dimension,0,negative
 comic fan,1,positive
-perfectly serviceable,1,positive
-eric schweig and graham greene both exude an air of dignity that's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters.,1,positive
 love song,1,positive
 brutal honesty and respect,1,positive
+the best sequel,1,positive
 its slightly humorous and tender story,1,positive
-a choppy ending,0,negative
 "tired, unnecessary retread",0,negative
-"better characters, some genuine quirkiness and at least",1,positive
 the dangerous lives of altar boys ' take on adolescence,1,positive
-are enthralling,1,positive
-unnerving suspense,1,positive
+true impact,1,positive
 "promising, talented, charismatic and tragically",1,positive
 "if a horror movie's primary goal is to frighten and disturb, then they works spectacularly well ... a shiver-inducing, nerve-rattling ride.",1,positive
 inept and artificial,0,negative
 "gives the neighborhood -- scenery, vibe and all -- the cinematic equivalent of a big, tender hug.",1,positive
-"has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and so manages to be compelling, amusing and unsettling at the same time",1,positive
+an impossible spot,1,positive
+delightfully charming -- and,1,positive
+of heart or conservative of spirit,1,positive
 movie version,1,positive
 is that the entire exercise has no real point,0,negative
-it actually hurts to watch.,0,negative
+but a tedious picture,0,negative
+", the movie bogs down in insignificance, saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate.",0,negative
+"tainted by cliches, painful improbability and murky points",0,negative
 horrendously,0,negative
 may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film,1,positive
-this long and relentlessly saccharine film is a clear case of preaching to the converted.,0,negative
-gratingly unfunny groaner,0,negative
 is painfully formulaic and stilted,0,negative
+is often quite rich and exciting,1,positive
 is n't very interesting actually,0,negative
+is too amateurishly square,0,negative
+"a stirring tribute to the bravery and dedication of the world's reporters who willingly walk into the nightmare of war not only to record the events for posterity, but to help us",1,positive
 "unleashed by a slightly crazed, overtly determined young woman",1,positive
-a really cool bit --,1,positive
-", i 'd rather watch them on the animal planet.",0,negative
+"second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief, two separate crises during marriage ceremonies, and",1,positive
 jumps to the head of the class of women's films,1,positive
 generates plot points,1,positive
 "really, really good",1,positive
+wo n't care,0,negative
 bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film,1,positive
+", inconsistent, dishonest",0,negative
 "'s simply stupid, irrelevant and deeply, truly,",0,negative
-kinda wrong,0,negative
 "in an irresistible junior-high way,",1,positive
-makes up for in heart,1,positive
-"the story is predictable, the jokes are typical sandler fare, and the romance with ryder is puzzling.",0,negative
+"i 've yet to find an actual vietnam war combat movie actually produced by either the north or south vietnamese, but at least now we 've got something pretty damn close.",1,positive
 be pleased to discover that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus,1,positive
+starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points.,0,negative
+"are both oscar winners, a fact which, as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs, seems inconceivable",0,negative
 becomes more and more frustrating,0,negative
-called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful,0,negative
-generous,1,positive
 guy gets girl,1,positive
 "succeeds in entertaining, despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries",1,positive
 "thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors, morgan freeman and ashley judd.",0,negative
 refreshes the mind and spirit along,1,positive
 "is a poster movie, a mediocre tribute to films like them",0,negative
-"the depth of these two literary figures, and even the times in which they lived",1,positive
-i certainly was n't feeling any of it,0,negative
 ", intelligence and verve",1,positive
 real-life story,1,positive
 forceful drama,1,positive
-cold and dead,0,negative
 with a flourish,1,positive
-do that is really funny,1,positive
-is so poorly paced you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines.,0,negative
-eric,1,positive
-"shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady, ( but ) the movie itself is an underachiever, a psychological mystery that takes its sweet time building to a climax that's scarcely a surprise by the time it arrives.",0,negative
 "painful, obnoxious",0,negative
 full of holes that will be obvious even to those who are n't looking for them,0,negative
 the emotional heart of happy,1,positive
+", proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting",1,positive
+terrible events,0,negative
 could have -- should have -- been allowed to stand on their own,0,negative
-garcia and the other actors help make the wobbly premise work.,1,positive
-an equally miserable film the following year,0,negative
 adaptation's success in engaging the audience in the travails of creating a screenplay is extraordinary.,1,positive
-your least favorite,0,negative
 a rating of zero,0,negative
 captivating details,1,positive
 a chiller resolutely without chills.,0,negative
 impression,1,positive
+two-way,1,positive
 appreciation of the daily grind that only the most hardhearted scrooge could fail to respond,1,positive
-"is a finely written, superbly acted offbeat thriller",1,positive
 is dreary and sluggish,0,negative
 needed more emphasis,0,negative
-watered down the version of the one,0,negative
+disappointed,0,negative
 "it just goes to show, an intelligent person is n't necessarily an admirable storyteller.",0,negative
 exhilarating but blatantly biased.,1,positive
 "smartly directed, grown-up film",1,positive
-ransacks its archives,0,negative
 tsai convincingly paints a specifically urban sense of disassociation here.,1,positive
+a soulless jumble of ineptly assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties.,0,negative
 "light the candles, bring out the cake and",1,positive
-"all right, so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking, but it is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast.",1,positive
 an eye-boggling blend,1,positive
+shared by the nation at their sacrifice.,1,positive
+", amy's orgasm has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor.",1,positive
 virtuosic,1,positive
 of the great crimes,0,negative
 is fascinating,1,positive
@@ -27154,78 +27118,76 @@ the suggested and the unknown,0,negative
 "is how a rich historical subject, combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat, plodding picture",0,negative
 the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and,0,negative
 "a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous stains ... crossroads is never much worse than bland or better than inconsequential",0,negative
+a predictably efficient piece,1,positive
 `` project greenlight '' winner,1,positive
 the humanity of its people,1,positive
 comfort in familiarity,1,positive
+so fascinating,1,positive
 who embraces a strict moral code,1,positive
 never mind all that ; the boobs are fantasti,1,positive
-to keep the extremes of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum,0,negative
-'s drab.,0,negative
-"devotees of star trek ii : the wrath of khan will feel a nagging sense of deja vu, and",1,positive
 "with his brawny frame and cool, composed delivery",1,positive
-the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge,1,positive
-mindless pace in collision,0,negative
+accomplished and richly resonant work,1,positive
+exquisite trappings,1,positive
 been more geeked when i heard that apollo 13 was going to be released in imax format,1,positive
 all its problems,0,negative
 "funny, charming and quirky",1,positive
-"super - violent, super-serious and super-stupid",0,negative
 a perceptive study,1,positive
 "real natural, even-flowing tone",1,positive
 "like a temperamental child begging for attention, giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining.",0,negative
 oscar-nominated documentary,1,positive
 "its dying, in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia,",0,negative
 "scenery, vibe and all --",1,positive
-warm up to,1,positive
+a fascinating documentary about the long and eventful spiritual journey of the guru who helped,1,positive
 "'s critic-proof, simply because it aims so low",0,negative
 "jae-eun jeong's take care of my cat brings a beguiling freshness to a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant, expressive flow of images that it emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema.",1,positive
 brutally honest,1,positive
 of four englishmen facing the prospect of their own mortality,0,negative
 a sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss : rejection by one's mother.,1,positive
-", time out offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film.",1,positive
+a dentist drill,0,negative
+every faltering half-step,0,negative
 new release,1,positive
-", amusing, tender and heart-wrenching",1,positive
-'s no denying that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him,1,positive
+of irreparable damage,0,negative
 ", more time appears to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script, which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else.",0,negative
-"acting, but ultimately a movie with no reason for being",0,negative
+where human nature should be ingratiating,0,negative
 disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas,0,negative
 favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing,0,negative
 equally derisive clunker,0,negative
 sorrowfully,0,negative
 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser,0,negative
 is virtually without context -- journalistic or historical.,0,negative
+rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone,1,positive
 a ton of laughs,1,positive
-of narrative banality,0,negative
+"the cleverest, most deceptively amusing comedies of the year",1,positive
+engages us in constant fits of laughter,1,positive
 "an abused, inner-city autistic",0,negative
+allows the mind to enter and accept another world,1,positive
 on a group of extremely talented musicians,1,positive
 walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome,0,negative
+has only a fleeting grasp of how to develop them,0,negative
 about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
-the wild thornberrys movie does n't offer much more than the series,0,negative
+"the world's best actors, daniel auteuil",1,positive
 it's as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet?'',0,negative
 you 're in for a painful ride.,0,negative
 that carries a charge of genuine excitement,1,positive
+to be affected and boring,0,negative
 "a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception, which, while it may not rival the filmmaker's period pieces, is still very much worth seeing.",1,positive
 a directorial tour de force,1,positive
 endearing and,1,positive
 wayward,0,negative
-"is messy, uncouth, incomprehensible, vicious and absurd",0,negative
-otherwise good-naturedness,1,positive
+playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans,0,negative
 precious than perspicacious,1,positive
 "manages to find that real natural, even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish.",1,positive
+a hokey piece,0,negative
 at times it's simply baffling,0,negative
 prescribed,1,positive
 "as improbable as this premise may seem, abbass's understated, shining performance offers us the sense that on some elemental level, lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life.",1,positive
 something entertaining,1,positive
 the modern-day characters are nowhere near as vivid as the 19th-century ones.,0,negative
-may also be the first narrative film to be truly informed by the wireless,1,positive
-"it deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still, 20 years later.",1,positive
 dynamic first act,1,positive
-"draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy, seductive pacing",1,positive
 distinct and very welcome,1,positive
-that it's hard to resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs,1,positive
 yet another sexual taboo into a really funny movie,1,positive
 "an entertaining british hybrid of comedy, caper thrills and quirky romance",1,positive
 this film is part of that delicate canon,1,positive
-a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings,0,negative
 ", the weight of water comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime's ` red shoe diaries.'",0,negative
 "lets her complicated characters be unruly, confusing and, through it all, human",1,positive
 ", the satire is weak.",0,negative
@@ -27233,210 +27195,217 @@ seems altogether too slight to be called any kind of masterpiece,0,negative
 filmmaker yvan attal quickly writes himself into a corner,0,negative
 terrific score,1,positive
 the same old story,0,negative
-"in its own aloof, unreachable way it's so fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second.",1,positive
-exciting to watch as two last-place basketball,0,negative
-is robotically italicized,0,negative
-"seem like a recycling of clichés, an assassin's greatest hits",0,negative
+is it as smart,1,positive
 engaging,1,positive
 "a delightful, well-crafted family film",1,positive
 constrictive eisenhower era,1,positive
 yet the act is still charming here.,1,positive
-aesthetic experience,1,positive
 is magnificent,1,positive
 a remarkably insightful,1,positive
-cherished,1,positive
+of strung-together tv episodes,0,negative
 "this marvelous documentary touches -- ever so gracefully -- on the entire history of the yiddish theater, both in america and israel.",1,positive
 "'' reach the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past, or even that of more recent successes such as `` mulan '' or `` tarzan",1,positive
-i had more fun watching spy than i had with most of the big summer movies.,1,positive
 "is contrived, unmotivated, and psychologically unpersuasive,",0,negative
 with a company of strictly a-list players,1,positive
 the nourishing aspects of love and companionship,1,positive
 'd take ( its ) earnest errors and hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time.,1,positive
 brushes,1,positive
 it's an ambitious film,1,positive
-is a film that manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography,1,positive
 "a depressingly retrograde, ` post-feminist ' romantic comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women.",0,negative
 of emotionally and narratively complex filmmaking,1,positive
-"though it's not very well shot or composed or edited, the score is too insistent and the dialogue is frequently overwrought and crudely literal, the film shatters you in waves.",0,negative
 whipping,0,negative
+seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string,1,positive
 's a bad sign when they 're supposed to be having a collective heart attack,0,negative
+is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times.,1,positive
 of two unrelated shorts that falls far short,0,negative
 the actors ' perfect comic timing,1,positive
 a hole in the head,0,negative
 "color and depth, and rather a good time",1,positive
 "a little melodramatic, but with enough hope to keep you engaged.",1,positive
+a splendid job of racial profiling hollywood style -- casting excellent latin actors of all ages -- a trend long overdue,1,positive
 some genuine spontaneity,1,positive
 is able to overcome the triviality of the story,1,positive
+has had some success with documentaries,1,positive
 "this is an exercise in chilling style, and twohy films the sub, inside and out, with an eye on preserving a sense of mystery.",1,positive
+"several cliched movie structures : the road movie, the coming-of-age movie",0,negative
+"in a guilty-pleasure, daytime-drama sort of fashion",1,positive
+the best of them,1,positive
 "several survivors, whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it's as if it all happened only yesterday",1,positive
+strange and compelling,1,positive
 none of the plot ` surprises ' are really surprising,0,negative
 comes off as a long,0,negative
+lively intelligence,1,positive
 wonderful performances,1,positive
 the thin veneer of nationalism,0,negative
 see what he could make with a decent budget,1,positive
 ", however, manages just to be depressing, as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance.",0,negative
 to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel,0,negative
-does n't even qualify as a spoof of such,0,negative
+for its originality,1,positive
 divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure,0,negative
+a well-intentioned effort that's still too burdened by the actor,1,positive
 do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any,0,negative
 merely indulges in the worst elements of all of them.,0,negative
+we want the funk - and this movie's got it.,1,positive
 "show this movie to reviewers before its opening, afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn",0,negative
 in the sun,1,positive
+manages to nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it,1,positive
 's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle.,0,negative
+"uh, shred,",0,negative
 "a walk to remember is an inspirational love story, capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter.",1,positive
 to pamela's emotional roller coaster life,1,positive
+appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes,0,negative
 doltish,0,negative
 's as crisp and to the point,1,positive
 is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two,1,positive
+"capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy or a sappy",1,positive
 the comedy death to smoochy is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience.,0,negative
 that hollywood no longer has a monopoly on mindless action,0,negative
-"the only problem is that, by the end, no one in the audience or the film seems to really care.",0,negative
-wasted potential,0,negative
+lighting effects and,1,positive
 of a valentine sealed with a kiss,1,positive
-is a temporal inquiry that shoulders its philosophical burden lightly.,0,negative
+should be expected from any movie with a `` 2 '' at the end of its title,0,negative
 been edited at all,0,negative
 ` what's the russian word for wow !? ',1,positive
 you love reading and/or poetry,1,positive
 phrase ` fatal script error,0,negative
-no excuse,0,negative
 it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony,0,negative
 "got some good, organic character work, lots of obvious political insights and little room for engaging, imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2 - hour, dissipated length.",1,positive
-her nomination as best actress even more,1,positive
-an excruciating film,0,negative
-fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts,1,positive
+of the same old garbage,0,negative
 watch barbershop again if you 're in need of a cube fix --,1,positive
 model,1,positive
-a compelling coming-of-age drama about the arduous journey of a sensitive young girl through a series of foster homes and a fierce struggle to pull free from her dangerous and domineering mother,1,positive
+a little less charm,0,negative
+into that annoying specimen of humanity,0,negative
 "this bond film goes off the beaten path, not necessarily for the better.",0,negative
-"seems to want both, but succeeds in making neither.",0,negative
 "so genial is the conceit, this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout, dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen.",1,positive
 settles on a consistent tone.,1,positive
-is a great film.,1,positive
+because it's so bad,0,negative
 endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison,0,negative
 a bloated plot that stretches the running time about 10 minutes,0,negative
-allow the suit to come to life,1,positive
+straightforward and old-fashioned in the best possible senses of both those words,1,positive
+in this pretentious mess,0,negative
+one splendidly cast pair,1,positive
 of theater history,1,positive
-"an undeniably gorgeous, terminally",1,positive
 an athlete,1,positive
-is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine,1,positive
 ", stupid and pointless",0,negative
-limited but enthusiastic,1,positive
+comes up shorter than britney's cutoffs,0,negative
+for people who take as many drugs as the film's characters,0,negative
 ", i do n't see the point",0,negative
-the worst dialogue,0,negative
+is no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film's thoroughly winning tone.,1,positive
 likely to see all year,1,positive
 "long before it's over, you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser.",0,negative
 spiffy,1,positive
-the worst possibilities,0,negative
 critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development,0,negative
 the central flaw,0,negative
 "others, more attuned to the anarchist maxim that ` the urge to destroy is also a creative urge ', or more willing to see with their own eyes, will find morrison's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating.",1,positive
-of social texture and realism,1,positive
 "triumphant,",1,positive
+impossibly long limbs,1,positive
 needs to stay afloat in hollywood,0,negative
 "recognizable and true that, as in real life, we 're never sure how things will work out",1,positive
+genre gem,1,positive
 "some cute moments,",1,positive
+"as immaculate as stuart little 2 is, it could be a lot better if it were, well, more adventurous.",1,positive
 "eventually gets around to its real emotional business, striking deep chords of sadness.",1,positive
 has been gathering dust on mgm's shelf,0,negative
 a mawkish self-parody that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither a point of view nor a compelling reason for being.,0,negative
 will be lulled into a coma,0,negative
 "petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ...",1,positive
-generates little narrative momentum,0,negative
 spiritual film taps into the meaning and consolation in afterlife communications.,1,positive
+from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up,0,negative
 beguiling freshness,1,positive
 a noble end,1,positive
 found this a remarkable and novel concept,1,positive
 gives none to the audience,0,negative
 "its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes",1,positive
 is deliberately unsettling,0,negative
-"more mature than fatal attraction, more complete than indecent proposal and more relevant than 9 1/2 weeks, unfaithful is at once intimate and universal cinema.",1,positive
+as blasphemous and nonsensical,0,negative
+non-firsthand experience,0,negative
 of the funniest jokes of any movie,1,positive
 genuinely pretty,1,positive
+a lack of clarity and audacity,0,negative
 combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs,1,positive
 "is that secret ballot is a comedy, both gentle and biting",1,positive
-"funny, touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
 ignites,1,positive
-as the movie dragged on,0,negative
+walled-off,0,negative
 refreshingly unhibited,1,positive
 "the saigon of 1952 is an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence, and the quiet american brings us right into the center of that world.",1,positive
+still rapturous after all these years,1,positive
+self-conscious art drivel,0,negative
 brutally dry satire,0,negative
 most refreshing,1,positive
+"-- but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity",0,negative
 women torn apart by a legacy of abuse,0,negative
 a movie in which two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance you ca n't wait to see end.,0,negative
-showcases tom hanks as a depression era hit-man in this dark tale of revenge.,1,positive
 to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
-the hell cares,0,negative
+is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly,1,positive
+is of brian de palma's addiction to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career.,0,negative
 on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters,0,negative
-gorgeous visuals,1,positive
 -- worst of all --,0,negative
 such high-wattage brainpower,1,positive
 a lingering creepiness one,0,negative
 a properly spooky film,1,positive
 "after the first 10 minutes, which is worth seeing",1,positive
-well-structured,1,positive
+great acting,1,positive
 wonderfully loopy tale,1,positive
 "turns the goose-pimple genre on its empty head and fills it with spirit, purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count.",1,positive
 every cheap trick,0,negative
-"engages us in constant fits of laughter, until we find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story,",1,positive
 it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance,0,negative
 "a time machine, a journey back to your childhood, when cares melted away in the dark theater",1,positive
 marvelously entertaining and,1,positive
-treating female follies,1,positive
-a downward narcotized spiral,0,negative
-this exciting new filmmaker,1,positive
-"without a fresh infusion of creativity, 4ever is neither a promise nor a threat so much as wishful thinking.",0,negative
+the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures,0,negative
+rewarding,1,positive
 intermezzo strain,1,positive
-another key contribution,1,positive
 babies are the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy,0,negative
-"enjoyably dumb, sweet, and intermittently hilarious",1,positive
+"been nice if the screenwriters had trusted audiences to understand a complex story, and left off the film's predictable denouement",0,negative
 wedding,1,positive
+director charles stone iii applies more detail to the film's music than to the story line ; what's best about drumline is its energy,1,positive
 "( a ) soulless, stupid sequel ...",0,negative
+"like its title character, esther kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating.",0,negative
 bad enough to repulse any generation of its fans,0,negative
-manages to squeeze by on angelina jolie's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy.,1,positive
+", it delivers the same message as jiri menzel's closely watched trains and danis tanovic's no man's land.",1,positive
 sumptuous,1,positive
 represent totally exemplify middle-of-the-road mainstream,1,positive
 `` new best friend '',1,positive
 "mr. polanski is in his element here : alone, abandoned, but still consoled by his art, which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival",1,positive
 a huge sacrifice of character and mood,0,negative
-does n't necessarily,0,negative
-beautifully reclaiming the story of carmen and,1,positive
+"would 've been nice if the screenwriters had trusted audiences to understand a complex story, and left off the film's predictable denouement.",0,negative
 the latter's attendant intelligence,0,negative
 derivative and hammily acted.,0,negative
-"an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ),",1,positive
 jarring shocks,1,positive
 one-of-a-kind tour de force,1,positive
 's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes ... finally seem so impersonal or even shallow.,0,negative
-a children's party clown,0,negative
 so downbeat and nearly humorless,0,negative
 that delicate canon,1,positive
-usually genuinely worthwhile,1,positive
 thanks to great performances,1,positive
-"is populated by whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes",0,negative
 -- and deeply appealing --,1,positive
 general audiences might not come away with a greater knowledge of the facts of cuban music,0,negative
 crude film,0,negative
 "defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
 really adorable italian guys.,1,positive
 it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes.,1,positive
+like most movies about the pitfalls of bad behavior,0,negative
+to hide the fact that seagal's overweight and out of shape,0,negative
+everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar,0,negative
 beautifully crafted and cooly unsettling,1,positive
-the same number of continuity errors,0,negative
 "if the film has a problem, its shortness disappoints : you want the story to go on and on",1,positive
-the most offensive thing about the movie,0,negative
 a game of ` who's who ' ... where the characters ' moves are often more predictable than their consequences,0,negative
+should n't have been made,0,negative
+exhilarating new,1,positive
 this story of a determined woman's courage to find her husband in a war zone offers winning performances and some effecting moments.,1,positive
-a wildly uneven hit-and-miss enterprise,0,negative
+your disgust and your indifference,0,negative
 that the artist's work may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film,1,positive
-the waterlogged script,0,negative
 "as claustrophic, suffocating and chilly",0,negative
-short of both adventure and song,0,negative
 list,0,negative
-", passionate",1,positive
-a smart new comedy,1,positive
+genuinely bone-chilling tale,1,positive
+"if occasionally flawed,",0,negative
 "a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating, that is,",1,positive
 stays with you,1,positive
+simply putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank.,0,negative
+the troubling thing about clockstoppers is that it does n't make any sense.,0,negative
 make this worth a peek.,1,positive
 being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel,0,negative
 "an important, original talent in international cinema",1,positive
 she's cut open a vein,0,negative
+life and beauty,1,positive
+"captures, in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago, the essence of the dogtown experience",1,positive
 "charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
 a spiffy animated feature about an unruly adolescent boy who is yearning for adventure and a chance to prove his worth.,1,positive
 is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise,0,negative
@@ -27450,360 +27419,356 @@ a movie of technical skill and rare depth of intellect and feeling.,1,positive
 're convinced that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just does n't have big screen magic.,0,negative
 fuzzy,1,positive
 ... is magnificent,1,positive
-crime,0,negative
-", save your disgust and your indifference",0,negative
 "that buoy the film, and at times, elevate it to a superior crime movie",1,positive
 so distasteful,0,negative
 like a blown-out vein,0,negative
 erotic or sensuous charge,1,positive
-seems as if each watered down the version of the one before,0,negative
+artistically inept,0,negative
 flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion,0,negative
 keep the story subtle and us in suspense,1,positive
-"contains the humor, characterization, poignancy, and intelligence of a bad sitcom",0,negative
+big-fisted,1,positive
 sexy intrigue,1,positive
 nary an original idea,0,negative
 hate it,0,negative
+represents glossy hollywood at its laziest.,0,negative
 what's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand,0,negative
 "there is a real subject here, and it is handled with intelligence and care.",1,positive
-a soul and,1,positive
-"davis ' candid, archly funny and deeply authentic take",1,positive
-"this is not a classical dramatic animated feature, nor a hip, contemporary, in-jokey one.",0,negative
-from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories,0,negative
+"is funny, charming and quirky in her feature film acting debut as amy.",1,positive
+it makes you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film.,1,positive
 to be because it plays everything too safe,0,negative
 a revealing look at the collaborative process and,1,positive
 is far less mature,0,negative
 a half-hearted fluke,0,negative
-pulls off the feat with aplomb,1,positive
 ", kissing jessica steinis quirky, charming and often hilarious.",1,positive
+cop flick cliches,0,negative
 "crafted, and well executed",1,positive
 "it's dull, spiritless, silly and monotonous : an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem, going nowhere fast.",0,negative
+some terrific setpieces,1,positive
 decent kid-pleasing,1,positive
 deeply unsettling experience,0,negative
+leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion,0,negative
 "are incredibly captivating and insanely funny, thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ), a solid cast, and some wickedly sick and twisted humor",1,positive
+more dutiful than enchanting ... terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating treat.,0,negative
 more enjoyable than its predecessor,1,positive
 with more holes than clyde barrow's car,0,negative
 forcing,0,negative
-allen's underestimated charm delivers more goodies than lumps of coal.,1,positive
+"o fantasma is boldly, confidently orchestrated, aesthetically and sexually,",1,positive
 are actually fascinating,1,positive
 "moody, oozing, chilling and heart-warming",1,positive
 "painful, horrifying and oppressively tragic, this film should not be missed.",1,positive
+"writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew, and his movie veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic.",0,negative
+"in asia, where ms. shu is an institution",1,positive
 nonsensical and laughable plotting,0,negative
+more a gunfest than a rock concert.,0,negative
 "otherwise appalling, and downright creepy",0,negative
 noticeably derivative,0,negative
-retard,0,negative
+mawkish self-parody,0,negative
 bland but harmless.,0,negative
-highly watchable,1,positive
+is polanski's best film,1,positive
+make this a comedy or serious drama,0,negative
 "'s often handled in fast-edit, hopped-up fashion",0,negative
 the screenplay never lets us forget that bourne was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him ... there is never really a true `` us '' versus `` them ''.,1,positive
-some talented performers,1,positive
-my wife is an actress has its moments in looking at the comic effects of jealousy.,1,positive
+", you 'll enjoy this movie.",1,positive
 walk to remember '',1,positive
 crass and insulting homage,0,negative
 "complex and quirky,",1,positive
 "shyamalan offers copious hints along the way -- myriad signs, if you will -- that beneath the familiar, funny surface is a far bigger, far more meaningful story than one in which little green men come to earth for harvesting purposes.",1,positive
+'s also uninspired,0,negative
 unwillingness to define his hero's background or motivations,0,negative
+an appealing veneer,1,positive
 cause loads of irreparable damage,0,negative
-has less spice than a rat burger,0,negative
 the movie's wildly careening tone,0,negative
 "comes not from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that, in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting.",1,positive
 the worst,0,negative
 to courage and happiness,1,positive
-benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters ' moves and overlapping story.,1,positive
+with an original idea for a teen movie,1,positive
 "such a premise is ripe for all manner of lunacy, but kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go",0,negative
+"amusing, but ultimately so",1,positive
+avary seems to care about,1,positive
 exceptionally good,1,positive
+"were it not for the striking, quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose",1,positive
 that seem so real in small doses,1,positive
-works spectacularly well ...,1,positive
-know what to make of this italian freakshow,0,negative
-that catches you up in something bigger than yourself,1,positive
+pummel us,0,negative
+of particular value or merit,1,positive
+outstanding thrillers,1,positive
 gripping performances by lane and gere are what will keep them awake,1,positive
-"the most opaque, self-indulgent and just plain goofy an excuse for a movie as you can imagine",0,negative
+"... grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized, out of character and logically porous action set pieces.",0,negative
 "it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than, as was more likely,",0,negative
-stay away.,0,negative
-tacky and,0,negative
-obscenely bad dark comedy,0,negative
 "'s a head-turner -- thoughtfully written, beautifully read and, finally, deeply humanizing.",1,positive
+"on top of a foundering performance, ( madonna's ) denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag.",0,negative
 "deeply biased, and wholly designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe",0,negative
+weighs down the tale with bogus profundities.,0,negative
 elevates the movie above the run-of-the-mill singles blender,1,positive
-is a bowser,0,negative
+"its dark, delicate treatment of these characters",1,positive
 a light ( yet unsentimental ) touch,1,positive
-offers an unexpected window,1,positive
 that breaks your heart,0,negative
 sparkling with ideas,1,positive
-"staged like `` rosemary's baby, '' but is not as well-conceived as either of those films",0,negative
-"a generous, inspiring film that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually becomes a testament to faith.",1,positive
-"it works well enough, since the thrills pop up frequently, and",1,positive
+"what madonna does here ca n't properly be called acting -- more accurately, it's moving and it's talking and it's occasionally gesturing, sometimes all at once",0,negative
+of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot,0,negative
 "lynne ramsay as an important, original talent in international cinema",1,positive
+something provocative,1,positive
 guilty,0,negative
-dicey,0,negative
 "just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities, which become strangely impersonal and abstract",0,negative
 lightweight but appealing,1,positive
-a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized,0,negative
-"assume he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce, because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low",0,negative
-are among the chief reasons brown sugar is such a sweet and sexy film.,1,positive
-austin powers in goldmember has some unnecessary parts and is kinda wrong in places.,0,negative
+laugh-out-loud,1,positive
+missing from this material,0,negative
 with fewer gags to break the tedium.,0,negative
-refuses to evaluate his own work,0,negative
-biologically,1,positive
-in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent,1,positive
-'s a liability,0,negative
-amiable but unfocused,0,negative
-may have many agendas,1,positive
-is a remarkable piece of filmmaking ... because you get it.,1,positive
+to the road warrior,1,positive
 a low-rent retread of the alien pictures.,0,negative
 it's anchored by splendid performances from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair.,1,positive
 freedom to feel contradictory things,1,positive
-maryam is more timely now than ever.,1,positive
 proves tiresome,0,negative
-so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey,0,negative
-", sometimes creepy intimacy",0,negative
+forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot,0,negative
 a sad and rote exercise in milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title would imply.,0,negative
 "strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth",1,positive
 sexy and romantic,1,positive
 pulls no punches in its depiction of the lives of the papin sister and the events that led to their notorious rise to infamy ...,1,positive
-"this is a movie that will stimulate hours of post viewing discussion, if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why.",1,positive
+more of the same old garbage hollywood has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now.,0,negative
 without stickiness,1,positive
-this rather unfocused,0,negative
 dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick,0,negative
 "of temptation, salvation and good intentions",1,positive
-"the story suffers a severe case of oversimplification, superficiality and silliness.",0,negative
 the chateau ... is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters.,0,negative
 a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions --,0,negative
 oddly compelling,1,positive
 "the marvelous verdu,",1,positive
 would be me : fighting off the urge to doze,0,negative
-accident-prone,0,negative
 "young hanks and fisk, who vaguely resemble their celebrity parents, bring fresh good looks and an ease in front of the camera to the work.",1,positive
+his trademark misogyny,0,negative
 suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary,1,positive
-allows his cast members to make creative contributions to the story and dialogue.,1,positive
+dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer,0,negative
 a quiet family drama with a little bit of romance and a dose of darkness.,1,positive
 "the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past, or even",1,positive
 is funny and pithy,1,positive
 laughs,1,positive
-"the script is smart, not cloying.",1,positive
-a complete waste of time,0,negative
+chin's film serves up with style and empathy,1,positive
 at last,1,positive
 two directors with far less endearing disabilities,0,negative
-has little to do with the story,0,negative
+is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message,0,negative
 it manages to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in.,1,positive
 "form a remarkably cohesive whole, both visually and thematically, through their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people.",1,positive
 for an intelligent movie in which you can release your pent up anger,1,positive
-simple-minded,0,negative
 "they are believable as people -- flawed, assured of the wrong things, and scared to admit how much they may really need the company of others",1,positive
 appealingly manic and energetic,1,positive
 an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers,1,positive
+the boobs are fantasti,1,positive
 further,1,positive
-"one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie, but until then there's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations.",0,negative
+", the rest of the cast comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter.",0,negative
 interested in the sights and sounds of battle,1,positive
 rent those movies instead,0,negative
+showcases the city's old-world charm,1,positive
+"motivated by nothing short of dull, brain-deadening hangover",0,negative
+fast-paced,1,positive
+more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned,0,negative
 "a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers",0,negative
-trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great,0,negative
+recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers,0,negative
+strong first act,1,positive
 "lisa rinzler's cinematography may be lovely, but love liza's tale itself virtually collapses into an inhalant blackout, maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension",0,negative
 a great saturday night live sketch,1,positive
+"a very well-meaning movie, and it",1,positive
+pretty bad,0,negative
+connoisseurs of chinese film will be pleased to discover that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus.,1,positive
 "make for a winning, heartwarming yarn.",1,positive
 ", overlong, and bombastic",0,negative
 it's far tamer than advertised,0,negative
 deficit,0,negative
 well-balanced,1,positive
 sending the audience straight to hell,0,negative
+very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable,1,positive
 winds up mired in tear-drenched quicksand.,0,negative
-watch witherspoon's talents,1,positive
 summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle,1,positive
-rare and lightly entertaining,1,positive
+prove to be ( tsai's ) masterpiece,1,positive
 "if nothing else, `` rollerball '' 2002 may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.",0,negative
-exudes the urbane sweetness that woody allen seems to have bitterly forsaken.,1,positive
 keep people going in this crazy life,1,positive
+"swims in mediocrity, sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then.",0,negative
 relaxed in its perfect quiet pace and,1,positive
+gorgeous locales,1,positive
+an engrossing and infectiously enthusiastic documentary,1,positive
 mopping up,1,positive
 straight-ahead,1,positive
 barbershop '' is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story.,1,positive
-steers clear of the sensational and offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology,0,negative
 "they presume their audience wo n't sit still for a sociology lesson, however entertainingly presented, so they trot out the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters and futuristic women in skimpy clothes.",0,negative
 often-funny drama,1,positive
+"farts, urine, feces, semen",0,negative
+", the film becomes predictably conventional.",0,negative
 reluctant,0,negative
 it was just a matter of ` eh.',0,negative
 love-struck,1,positive
-plenty of baggage,0,negative
+the fantastic and,1,positive
+more grueling and time-consuming,0,negative
 clearly well-intentioned,1,positive
 like it hot on the hardwood proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny.,0,negative
-keeps lifting the pedestal higher,1,positive
-"may be one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother.",1,positive
-is impossible to find the film anything but,0,negative
-seemingly irreconcilable,0,negative
 fact and fancy with such confidence,1,positive
-"it's fun, but it's a real howler.",1,positive
-it's never dull and always looks good.,1,positive
+highly cerebral,1,positive
 animated by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers to shame,1,positive
 to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time,1,positive
-'s with the unexplained baboon cameo,0,negative
-a refreshing change from the usual whoopee-cushion effort aimed at the youth market.,1,positive
 antonio banderas,1,positive
 does have its charms.,1,positive
 ", i ca n't compare friday after next to them",0,negative
+"if you can get past the taboo subject matter, it will be well worth your time.",1,positive
 "opportunity to embrace small, sweet ` evelyn",1,positive
-"( washington's ) strong hand, keen eye, sweet spirit and good taste are reflected in almost every scene.",1,positive
+mumbles his way through the movie,0,negative
+"some people march to the beat of a different drum, and if you ever wondered what kind of houses those people live in, this documentary takes a look at 5 alternative housing options.",1,positive
 pompous and garbled,0,negative
-"even then, i 'd recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes.",0,negative
 found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime,1,positive
-"good actors, even kingsley",1,positive
 the author's devotees will probably find it fascinating ; others may find it baffling.,0,negative
 are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting.,1,positive
+which somehow snagged an oscar nomination,0,negative
 "may be one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother",1,positive
-the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season,1,positive
 will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the world trade center tragedy.,1,positive
-"is a smart, romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective.",1,positive
-fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing,1,positive
 implodes,0,negative
 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch,0,negative
 a phony relationship,0,negative
 "a pleasing,",1,positive
 compelling motion,1,positive
 one of the great films about movie love,1,positive
-down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito,0,negative
-"a low-key, organic way that encourages you to accept it as life and go with its flow",1,positive
+suffering,0,negative
+come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc,0,negative
 a gentle and engrossing character study.,1,positive
 "is good all round, but what really sets the film apart is debrauwer's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons.",1,positive
-seems interested in kicking around a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast,1,positive
-a phenomenal band with such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many,1,positive
 "seems terrified of the book's irreverent energy, and scotches most of its élan, humor, bile, and irony",0,negative
 brilliance,1,positive
 is n't world championship material,0,negative
 deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell.,0,negative
 moderately successful,1,positive
 fill the after-school slot at shopping mall theaters across the country,0,negative
+"does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",1,positive
 -- conrad l. hall's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year --,1,positive
 crude storyline,0,negative
-insultingly inept and artificial examination,0,negative
+is a whole lot of fun,1,positive
+"be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo, at least )",1,positive
 madonna is one helluva singer.,1,positive
 the el cheapo margaritas,0,negative
 if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy,1,positive
+great and a terrible story,1,positive
 "he showcases davies as a young woman of great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
+infuriating film.,0,negative
 tends to plod,0,negative
 have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture,1,positive
 the lively intelligence of the artists,1,positive
+be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure,1,positive
+maybe `` how will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering?'',0,negative
+`` ambitious failure,0,negative
 blank yearning,0,negative
 "with a solid pedigree both in front of and, more specifically, behind the camera",1,positive
 creative composure,1,positive
+gory mayhem '',0,negative
+an impeccable sense,1,positive
 ferrara's best film in years,1,positive
-cherish ',1,positive
-ambiguity to suggest possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance.,1,positive
 excellent companion piece,1,positive
+"poorly written, murky and weakly acted",0,negative
 instead of building to a laugh riot we are left with a handful of disparate funny moments of no real consequence.,0,negative
 "smeary and blurry, to the point of distraction",0,negative
 a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns,1,positive
+a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait of three aging sisters.,1,positive
 "richly detailed, deftly executed",1,positive
 ", for those with at least a minimal appreciation of woolf and clarissa dalloway, the hours represents two of those well spent",1,positive
-in the process created a masterful work of art of their own,1,positive
-"had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce, because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low",0,negative
 quite beautiful,1,positive
-the finest films,1,positive
+in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying,0,negative
+got me grinning.,1,positive
 "no worse a film than breaking out, and breaking out",0,negative
 as tiresome as 9 seconds,0,negative
+wo n't fly with most intelligent viewers.,0,negative
 such master screenwriting,1,positive
+showtime's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches mostly leaves him shooting blanks,0,negative
+it's as raw and action-packed an experience as a ringside seat at a tough-man contest.,1,positive
 unique director's,1,positive
-understanding of the expressive power of the camera,1,positive
-now we 've got something pretty damn close,1,positive
 keep the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats,1,positive
+"the real star of this movie is the score, as in the songs translate well to film",1,positive
 "makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans, as the film has some of the best special effects ever.",1,positive
-has crafted an intriguing story of maternal instincts and misguided acts of affection.,1,positive
-such a blip on the year's radar screen,0,negative
 is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films,0,negative
 "jostling against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except, maybe",0,negative
 an action/thriller,1,positive
-"shows crushingly little curiosity about, or is ill-equipped to examine, the interior lives of the characters in his film, much less incorporate them into his narrative.",0,negative
 together with efficiency and an affection for the period,1,positive
-unexpectedly giddy viewing,1,positive
-meaningful historical context,1,positive
-waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie,1,positive
 a worthwhile glimpse of independent-community guiding lights,1,positive
-"like bartleby, is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes.",0,negative
 is twice as bestial but half as funny,0,negative
-is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously,0,negative
+"terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters",0,negative
 ", i hate myself most mornings.",0,negative
-as long as you 're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles,0,negative
 "sweet, funny,",1,positive
+are flat,0,negative
 victimized,0,negative
 the film to drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
 "what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people, in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship, bring to their music.",1,positive
 well-written as sexy beast,1,positive
-that even tunney ca n't save,0,negative
 "the art direction and costumes are gorgeous and finely detailed,",1,positive
 our close ties with animals,1,positive
 "as they may be, the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy, supposed family-friendly comedy.",0,negative
-stunningly,1,positive
+"is life affirming and heartbreaking, sweet without the decay factor, funny and sad",1,positive
 "inhabit into a poem of art, music and metaphor",1,positive
 fails to overcome the film's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes,0,negative
+a yawn-provoking little farm melodrama.,0,negative
 emotionally devastating,0,negative
-sits in the place where a masterpiece should be.,1,positive
 its namesake proud,1,positive
+with unimaginable demons,1,positive
 the grossest movie,0,negative
-makes us believe she is kahlo,1,positive
+"a jumbled fantasy comedy that did not figure out a coherent game plan at scripting, shooting or post-production stages.",0,negative
 "alternately hilarious and sad, aggravating and soulful, scathing and joyous.",1,positive
 charmless witch,0,negative
-goddammit,0,negative
+into elaborate choreography,1,positive
+too simplistic to maintain interest,0,negative
 like having a real film of nijinsky,1,positive
 worst kind,0,negative
+be a breath of fresh air,1,positive
 "bang-bang, shoot-em-up scene",1,positive
 "drink to excess, piss on trees, b.s. one another",0,negative
+instantly know whodunit,0,negative
+the atmosphere,1,positive
 all-time low,0,negative
 me realize that we really have n't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since ... well ... since last week's reign of fire,0,negative
 deliberately and skillfully uses,1,positive
+the french-produced `` read my lips '' is a movie that understands characters must come first.,1,positive
 "an ungainly movie, ill-fitting",0,negative
 there are many definitions of ` time waster ' but,0,negative
 the plot has a number of holes,0,negative
-"the mothman prophecies, which is mostly a bore",0,negative
 "a thoughtful, reverent portrait of what is essentially a subculture, with its own rules regarding love and family, governance and hierarchy.",1,positive
-hitchcockian suspense,1,positive
-"fine, focused piece",1,positive
+anyone not into high-tech splatterfests,0,negative
 "a highly spirited, imaginative kid's movie that broaches neo-augustinian theology : is god stuck in heaven because he's afraid of his best-known creation?",1,positive
-where one's imagination will lead when given the opportunity,1,positive
+who ca n't act,0,negative
 "it is about irrational, unexplainable life and it seems so real because it does not attempt to filter out the complexity",1,positive
 "does a great combination act as narrator, jewish grandmother and subject",1,positive
 "rumor, a muddled drama about coming to terms with death,",0,negative
 "sets animation back 30 years, musicals back 40 years and judaism back at least 50.",0,negative
 other than to employ hollywood kids and people who owe favors to their famous parents.,0,negative
+ridiculous and,0,negative
 "fade amid the deliberate, tiresome ugliness",0,negative
 found the perfect material,1,positive
 "that the era of the intelligent, well-made b movie is long gone",0,negative
 fine,1,positive
-irreparably drags the film down.,0,negative
+what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents,0,negative
 "berry's saucy,",1,positive
 ", eight crazy nights is a total misfire.",0,negative
 too amateurishly square,0,negative
-terribly monotonous,0,negative
 and unoriginal mess,0,negative
-the extent to which it succeeds is impressive.,1,positive
-so insanely stupid,0,negative
-'s a rock-solid little genre picture,1,positive
 of healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition,1,positive
 enjoyable film,1,positive
 horrors!,0,negative
-adorns his family-film plot with an elegance and maturity that even most contemporary adult movies are lacking,1,positive
-that makes as much of a mess as this one,0,negative
-own staggeringly unoriginal terms,0,negative
+be particularly innovative,1,positive
+a heartening tale,1,positive
+"though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity, ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia's true emotions ...",1,positive
 can disguise the fact that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it.,0,negative
 the only thing i laughed at,0,negative
 feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain.,1,positive
+leave feeling as shaken as nesbitt's cooper looks when the bullets stop flying,1,positive
 relatively flavorless,0,negative
-subversive,0,negative
 "mind-numbingly, indescribably bad",0,negative
 "the story line may be 127 years old, but el crimen del padre amaro ... could n't be more timely in its despairing vision of corruption within the catholic establishment.",1,positive
 and unsettling subject matter,0,negative
+exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise.,0,negative
 to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other,0,negative
 he will once again be an honest and loving one,1,positive
-promises is a compelling piece that demonstrates just how well children can be trained to live out and carry on their parents ' anguish.,1,positive
+trip tripe,0,negative
 their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic,0,negative
-into an excruciating film,0,negative
-"unusual, food-for-thought cinema that's as entertaining as it is instructive",1,positive
 bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness.,1,positive
 suffer ',0,negative
 an admirably dark first script by brent hanley,1,positive
+rehearsals are frequently more fascinating than the results.,1,positive
+of genres that just does n't work,0,negative
 slowed down by a stroke,0,negative
-blatant product placement,0,negative
 been lost in the translation,0,negative
-"this starts off with a 1950's doris day feel and it gets very ugly, very fast",0,negative
+"little more than a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy, enervating",0,negative
+to triumph over a scrooge or two,1,positive
 an invaluable service,1,positive
-brisk,1,positive
 "a sappy, preachy one",0,negative
+gone straight to video,0,negative
 an ultra-loud blast,1,positive
 several times here and reveals how bad an actress she is.,0,negative
 asylum material,0,negative
@@ -27812,39 +27777,35 @@ astonishingly pivotal role,1,positive
 made me unintentionally famous -- as the queasy-stomached critic who staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby.,0,negative
 seems to remain an unchanged dullard,0,negative
 winning story,1,positive
+"of a romantic crime comedy that turns out to be clever, amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
+of the year's most intriguing movie experiences,1,positive
 "i liked the movie, but",1,positive
 fondness,1,positive
-stamina and vitality,1,positive
-to be more than another `` best man '' clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny film,1,positive
-"elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet, genuine chemistry.",1,positive
 alexandre,1,positive
-you 're a fan of the series,1,positive
+that chirpy songbird britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel.,0,negative
+"is richly detailed, deftly executed and utterly absorbing.",1,positive
 this mess of a movie,0,negative
-mcgrath,0,negative
-provide an intense experience when splashed across the immense imax screen.,1,positive
 roman polanski's autobiographical gesture at redemption is better than ` shindler's list ' - it is more than merely a holocaust movie,1,positive
 "bolstered by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ), an interesting racial tension, and a storyline that i have n't encountered since at least pete's dragon",1,positive
 's best,1,positive
 "is visually smart, cleverly written",1,positive
-with passion,1,positive
+"; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes, '",0,negative
 director sara sugarman stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time,0,negative
 slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell,0,negative
 "is a subzero version of monsters, inc., without the latter's imagination",0,negative
-at once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting,0,negative
-straight-ahead thriller,1,positive
 "quite simply, should n't have been made",0,negative
+into a cinematic poem,1,positive
 ", you 'll wait in vain for a movie to happen.",0,negative
 the sense of fierce competition,1,positive
 an infectious enthusiasm,1,positive
 "and, because of its heightened, well-shaped dramas, twice as powerful",1,positive
-does n't work as either,0,negative
 elevates the material above pat inspirational status,1,positive
 it adds up to big box office bucks all but guaranteed.,1,positive
 is that i ca n't wait to see what the director does next,1,positive
-it is hard to resist,1,positive
 gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake,1,positive
 environmental pollution,0,negative
 "alternating between facetious comic parody and pulp melodrama, this smart-aleck movie ... tosses around some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life.",1,positive
+katzenberg,1,positive
 "other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts, boobs, unmentionables --",0,negative
 ", but thanks to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances",1,positive
 run out screaming,0,negative
@@ -27853,39 +27814,44 @@ run out screaming,0,negative
 boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse,1,positive
 intrigue and human-scale characters,1,positive
 a crisp psychological drama ( and ),1,positive
-attracting,1,positive
-"entertaining, if somewhat standardized,",1,positive
+"blue crush, a late-summer surfer girl entry, should be as entertaining as it is",1,positive
 where this was lazy but enjoyable,1,positive
 hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses,0,negative
 traditional layers of awakening and ripening and,1,positive
-the depths to which the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen,0,negative
+though flawed,0,negative
 mediocre,0,negative
+"it's unfortunate that wallace, who wrote gibson's braveheart as well as the recent pearl harbor, has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue.",0,negative
 i think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british,0,negative
 very well shot,1,positive
+an ideal,1,positive
 "manages to bleed it almost completely dry of humor, verve and fun",0,negative
+wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work.,0,negative
 another visit,1,positive
 clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is.,0,negative
-actually make a pretty good team,1,positive
 "it may be a no-brainer, but at least it's a funny no-brainer",1,positive
 a four star performance,1,positive
 "not only to record the events for posterity, but to help us",1,positive
 breaks no new ground,0,negative
+mariah carey gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls.,1,positive
+ill-equipped,0,negative
 alternates between deadpan comedy and heartbreaking,1,positive
-than indecent proposal,1,positive
 godard's ode to tackling life's wonderment is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess,0,negative
+who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop,0,negative
 may not look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar's industry standard,0,negative
 certainly not without merit,1,positive
 "leguizamo's best movie work so far,",1,positive
-too fancy,0,negative
 fulfill its own ambitious goals,1,positive
+his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace,1,positive
+"while obviously aimed at kids, the country bears ... should keep parents amused with its low groan-to-guffaw ratio.",1,positive
 an emotional wallop,1,positive
 speak for it while it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be.,1,positive
 a delightful lark for history buffs,1,positive
-"we 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before, but there's an enthusiastic charm in fire that makes the formula fresh again.",1,positive
-the extreme generation ',1,positive
+obnoxiously,0,negative
 is not easily dismissed or forgotten.,1,positive
-on badly-rendered cgi effects,0,negative
+this painfully unfunny farce,0,negative
+"it looks good, sonny",1,positive
 "i found it slow, predictable and not very amusing.",0,negative
+his audience an epiphany,1,positive
 its unadorned view,0,negative
 the material is so second-rate,0,negative
 where's the movie here?,0,negative
@@ -27894,175 +27860,168 @@ metaphor,1,positive
 boring before i see this piece of crap again,0,negative
 "we hate ( madonna ) within the film's first five minutes, and",0,negative
 control-alt-delete simone as quickly,0,negative
-"an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
-given too much time to consider the looseness of the piece,0,negative
 "the huskies are beautiful,",1,positive
 suitably anonymous chiller,1,positive
-convinced of its own brilliance,0,negative
-indulge the fanciful daydreams of janice beard ( eileen walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant,0,negative
-"a conventional, but well-crafted film about a historic legal battle in ireland over a man",1,positive
 's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned,0,negative
 "making kahlo's art a living, breathing part of the movie,",1,positive
+for the character at all stages of her life,1,positive
 as the queasy-stomached critic who staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby,0,negative
 heart-pounding suspense,1,positive
 wo n't hold up over the long haul,0,negative
 has the usual impossible stunts,1,positive
 the most consistently funny,1,positive
+'s sure a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels,1,positive
 "sexual jealousy, resentment and the fine",1,positive
-silly-looking morlocks,0,negative
 "( lin chung's ) voice is rather unexceptional,",0,negative
+glib,0,negative
 wonderful ensemble cast,1,positive
 is the power of love,1,positive
 a talk that appeals to me,1,positive
+"static set ups,",0,negative
+stirring tribute,1,positive
 felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes.,0,negative
-reveals a music scene that transcends culture and race,1,positive
+the locale ... remains far more interesting than the story at hand.,0,negative
 might be distracted by the movie's quick movements and sounds,0,negative
-governmental odds,1,positive
+very depressing,0,negative
 he's the best brush in the business,1,positive
 a living testament to the power of the eccentric and the strange.,1,positive
 "is a very funny, heartwarming film",1,positive
-as best actress,1,positive
 safely recommended as a video/dvd babysitter,1,positive
 watch barbershop again if you 're in need of a cube fix,1,positive
-into a really funny movie,1,positive
+humorous,1,positive
 "too goodly, wise and knowing or downright comically evil",1,positive
+it does n't disappoint.,1,positive
 -- however canned --,0,negative
 "offers an aids subtext, skims over the realities of gay sex, and presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight, middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves",0,negative
-lazily,0,negative
+appeal,1,positive
 gut-wrenching examination,1,positive
 "works so well for the first 89 minutes, but",0,negative
+to merit such superficial treatment,0,negative
 is a small gem,1,positive
 peaked,1,positive
+kudos to the most enchanting film of the year.,1,positive
 a weak and ineffective ghost story without a conclusion or pay off.,0,negative
-equally distasteful,0,negative
+irrational,0,negative
+"comedy, caper thrills and",1,positive
 shared by the nation,1,positive
-a fairly irresistible package,1,positive
-where its recent predecessor miserably,0,negative
-a great performance,1,positive
+are too immature and unappealing to care about,0,negative
 "its courageousness,",1,positive
+", time of favor presents us with an action movie that actually has a brain.",1,positive
 all the scenic appeal of a cesspool,0,negative
 her agreeably startling use of close-ups,1,positive
 that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain,0,negative
-"is compelling enough, but it's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish",0,negative
 that deserves a chance to shine,1,positive
-'s a lyrical endeavor.,1,positive
 "the film's messages of tolerance and diversity are n't particularly original, but one ca n't help but be drawn in by the sympathetic characters.",1,positive
 it will gratify anyone who has ever suspected hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels.,1,positive
 "love, memory",1,positive
 "that, quite simply, should n't have been made",0,negative
 "the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics",0,negative
-"a portrait of alienation so perfect,",1,positive
 "schepisi, aided by a cast that seems to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one, ms. mirren, who did ),",1,positive
-"mike white's deft combination of serious subject matter and dark, funny humor",1,positive
-worst way,0,negative
-"a happy, heady jumble",1,positive
+"warm, inviting",1,positive
+in its poetic symbolism,1,positive
 the 3-d vistas from orbit,1,positive
+an endearing cast,1,positive
 glaring,0,negative
-"remind one of a really solid woody allen film, with its excellent use of new york locales and sharp writing",1,positive
 nudity,0,negative
-made nature film and a tribute to a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes.,1,positive
 rolling your eyes,0,negative
 she loves them to pieces,1,positive
 to make a big splash.,1,positive
 "offers an aids subtext, skims over the realities of gay sex, and",0,negative
-would be rendered tedious by avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest,0,negative
 is still charming here,1,positive
 no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge,0,negative
 the world's best actors,1,positive
 "the visual panache, the comic touch,",1,positive
-accused of being a bit undisciplined,0,negative
 the silver screen,1,positive
 "a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing",1,positive
 "it is a popcorn film, not a must-own, or even a must-see.",0,negative
 is repeated at least four times.,0,negative
-"the evocative imagery and gentle, lapping rhythms of this film",1,positive
--- an unpleasant debate that's been given the drive of a narrative and that's been acted out --,0,negative
-savory and hilarious,1,positive
-has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself,1,positive
+also need movies like tim mccann's revolution no. 9.,1,positive
+appealing leads,1,positive
+has sex on screen been so aggressively anti-erotic,0,negative
 ranges from bad to bodacious,0,negative
 "as dumb and cheesy as they may be, the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy, supposed family-friendly comedy.",1,positive
 bitter,0,negative
 relatively gore-free,1,positive
-", but i suspect it might deliver again and again.",1,positive
 is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn,0,negative
 inadequately,0,negative
 all-around good time,1,positive
+exceptional detail,1,positive
+its own meager weight,0,negative
+the best of the pierce brosnan james bond films to date.,1,positive
+"neither as scary-funny as tremors nor demented-funny as starship troopers, the movie is n't tough to take as long as you 've paid a matinee price.",0,negative
 "jaw-dropping action sequences,",1,positive
-of political corruption,0,negative
-"is a fast, frenetic, funny, even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience.",1,positive
+allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
 "filming the teeming life on the reefs, making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers",1,positive
 turns very dark and very funny,1,positive
 junk-calorie suspense tropes,0,negative
 ambiguous ending,0,negative
 "... simultaneously degrades its characters, its stars and its audience.",0,negative
-"'s surprisingly decent, particularly for a tenth installment in a series",1,positive
+add,1,positive
 believable,1,positive
 with minimal imagination,0,negative
-a fan film that for the uninitiated plays better on video with the sound turned down.,0,negative
 he was reading the minds of the audience.,1,positive
 dramatically satisfying heroine,1,positive
+musicals back,1,positive
 something fishy,1,positive
 "acted meditation on both the profoundly devastating events of one year ago and the slow, painful healing process that has followed in their wake",1,positive
+portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety,1,positive
 "assuredly rank as one of the cleverest, most deceptively amusing comedies of the year.",1,positive
+you will likely prefer to keep on watching.,1,positive
 to be especially grateful for freedom after a film like this,1,positive
 "quite makes it to the boiling point, but manages to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time.",1,positive
-"a stirring, funny and finally transporting re-imagining of beauty and the beast and 1930s horror films",1,positive
 cruelly,0,negative
 nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving,0,negative
 "is one of mr. chabrol's subtlest works, but also one of his most uncanny",1,positive
+feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off.,0,negative
 trusts the story it sets out to tell,1,positive
 the result is so tame that even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel.,0,negative
 be post-feminist breezy,1,positive
 "as you might to scrutinize the ethics of kaufman's approach, somehow it all comes together to create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment",1,positive
 such a horrible movie could have sprung from such a great one,0,negative
-a refreshing and comical spin,1,positive
 loads of irreparable damage,0,negative
 chimes in on the grieving process and strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss.,1,positive
-playful respite,1,positive
-as miraculous as its dreamworks makers,1,positive
+", purpose and emotionally bruised characters",1,positive
 direct hit,1,positive
+"it's a quirky, off-beat project.",1,positive
 its execution and skill of its cast,1,positive
+"of magic and whimsy for children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death, both pro and con, for adults",1,positive
 the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical,1,positive
 an effective portrait of a life in stasis -- of the power of inertia to arrest development in a dead-end existence,1,positive
 but its just not a thrilling movie,0,negative
 "brings a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project, as if she's cut open a vein",1,positive
-forgettable,0,negative
-relying on the viewer to do most of the work,0,negative
 insufferable,0,negative
 a decent ` intro ' documentary,1,positive
-"the creative animation work may not look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar's industry standard, but it uses lighting effects and innovative backgrounds to an equally impressive degree",1,positive
-scoring high,1,positive
 artsy fantasy sequences --,1,positive
+when are bears bears and,1,positive
 impossible to care about,0,negative
 's too much syrup and not enough fizz,0,negative
-overly long and worshipful bio-doc.,0,negative
 something a little more special behind it,1,positive
 high-profile talent,1,positive
 thought-provoking and often-funny drama,1,positive
-"together, miller, kuras and the actresses make personal velocity into an intricate, intimate and intelligent journey.",1,positive
-chan's uniqueness,1,positive
 looks and plays like a $ 40 million version of a game you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer.,0,negative
+tick-tock,0,negative
 sloughs one's way through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot,0,negative
 driven by a natural sense for what works,1,positive
 "steinis quirky, charming and often hilarious",1,positive
+surprisingly ` solid ' achievement,1,positive
 slip into hokum,0,negative
-"is a welcome lack of pretension about the film, which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure.",1,positive
 the third revenge of the nerds sequel,0,negative
-narc is all menace and atmosphere.,0,negative
 "'s enough to watch huppert scheming, with her small, intelligent eyes as steady as any noir villain, and to enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that chabrol spins",1,positive
+inspired portrait,1,positive
 is a battle of witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals,0,negative
 sensuous and spirited,1,positive
 awfully hard,0,negative
 elegant and,1,positive
-"shines on all the characters,",1,positive
 oleander's uninspired story,0,negative
-roughly equal amounts of beautiful movement and inside information.,1,positive
+at once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting and heavy-handed in its effort to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance,0,negative
 "has created a film that one can honestly describe as looking, sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history",1,positive
 cultivation,1,positive
+a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except,0,negative
+you 're desperate for the evening to end.,0,negative
 insufferably naive.,0,negative
 "come during that final, beautiful scene",1,positive
+class warfare,0,negative
 nice rhythm,1,positive
-evans ' career,1,positive
 "the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time, and in their cheap, b movie way, they succeed",1,positive
 "is that rare combination of bad writing, bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness",0,negative
 reveals that efforts toward closure only open new wounds,1,positive
@@ -28070,20 +28029,21 @@ a stunning new young talent in one,1,positive
 five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay ;,0,negative
 predecessors,1,positive
 is that it stinks,0,negative
-your first instinct,1,positive
 "a thoughtful movie,",1,positive
+being good,1,positive
+have to pay if you want to see it,1,positive
 "friendship, love, and the truth",1,positive
 "a good music documentary, probably one of the best since the last waltz",1,positive
 best describes this film : honest,1,positive
-"fresh, sometimes funny",1,positive
 aggravating and tedious,0,negative
+it's notably better acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts in the burgeoning genre of films about black urban professionals,1,positive
+'ve had the misfortune to watch in quite some time,0,negative
 comic sparks,1,positive
 on the subgenre,1,positive
-fast-paced contemporary society,1,positive
 satisfyingly odd and intriguing,1,positive
 a purposefully reductive movie,1,positive
+that it goes nowhere,0,negative
 "a disaster of a drama, saved only by its winged assailants.",0,negative
-if kaos had n't blown them all up,0,negative
 emphasized,1,positive
 obnoxious special effects,0,negative
 's been done before but never so vividly or with so much passion,1,positive
@@ -28092,198 +28052,201 @@ a low-budget affair,0,negative
 infuriating about full frontal,0,negative
 to duck the very issues it raises,0,negative
 derrida is all but useless,0,negative
-"of why animation is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world",1,positive
+subtle and,1,positive
 deserve a passing grade ( even on a curve ),0,negative
 that is where ararat went astray.,0,negative
 "has the high-buffed gloss and high-octane jolts you expect of de palma, but what makes it transporting is that it's also one of the smartest",1,positive
 spinoff of last summer's bloated effects,0,negative
 completely misses its emotions,0,negative
-that make 105 minutes seem twice as long,0,negative
 "does n't have much panache, but with material this rich it does n't need it",1,positive
 of dedicated artists,1,positive
-"their cheap, b movie way",0,negative
+the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable,1,positive
 render it anything but laughable,0,negative
+live-wire,1,positive
 be so light-hearted,1,positive
 no worse,0,negative
 "listless, witless, and devoid of anything",0,negative
-by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull,0,negative
 "it's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie, but",0,negative
-filling nearly every minute ...,1,positive
 "wickedly funny, visually engrossing, never boring, this movie",1,positive
+beyond-lame satire,0,negative
 's better than its predecessor,1,positive
 what is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination,1,positive
+offers escapism,1,positive
 pretty stupid,0,negative
-our special talents can be when put in service of of others,1,positive
-"the film is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message, if indeed there is one.",0,negative
+"it's just tediously bad, something to be fully forgotten",0,negative
 since beauty and the beast,1,positive
 nasty aftertaste but,0,negative
+hugely enjoyable in its own right though not really faithful,1,positive
+"overall, it's a very entertaining, thought-provoking film with a simple message",1,positive
 "stare and sniffle, respectively, as ledger attempts, in vain, to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design.",0,negative
 "ends up more of a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread, with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought",0,negative
+amazingly successful,1,positive
 there's a reason the studio did n't offer an advance screening.,0,negative
 "gives ample opportunity for large-scale action and suspense,",1,positive
 88 minutes of exaggerated action,0,negative
-do not go gentle into that good theatre.',0,negative
 and immature character,0,negative
 the most politically audacious films of recent decades,1,positive
+is the only winner,1,positive
 to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach,0,negative
 is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles.,1,positive
-overcome bad hair design,0,negative
-does n't really go anywhere,0,negative
 "the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page, and for the memorable character creations",1,positive
+misery,0,negative
 the glorious chicanery and self-delusion,1,positive
 to rush to the theater for this one,1,positive
+manages to string together enough charming moments to work.,1,positive
 most romantic comedies,1,positive
-ultimately insignificant,0,negative
 not-so-divine,0,negative
+be patient with the lovely hush,1,positive
 remarkably assured,1,positive
 trudge out of the theater feeling,0,negative
 300 hundred years of russian cultural identity and a stunning technical achievement,1,positive
 we are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking,1,positive
+washed out,0,negative
 does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,0,negative
-the occasional bursts,1,positive
 wise enough,1,positive
-this so-called satire,0,negative
 is really closer to porn than a serious critique of what's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture.,0,negative
-rock's stand-up magic wanes.,0,negative
+the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy,1,positive
 "its excellent storytelling,",1,positive
 zeal,1,positive
+"sinks into an abyss of clichés, depression and bad alternative music",0,negative
 too many conflicts,0,negative
 wretchedly unfunny wannabe,0,negative
 "advised to take the warning literally, and log on to something more user-friendly",0,negative
 a wild comedy,1,positive
 a comic book with soul,1,positive
 must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face,0,negative
-are consistently delightful.,1,positive
 could n't,0,negative
+raffish charm,1,positive
 that's unfocused and tediously exasperating,0,negative
 pull his head out of his butt,0,negative
-one hour photo may seem disappointing in its generalities,0,negative
-to hold onto what's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory,0,negative
-marvelous first 101,1,positive
+"is not a classical dramatic animated feature, nor a hip, contemporary, in-jokey one.",0,negative
 "a way that's too loud, too goofy and too short of an attention span",0,negative
-that really does n't have much to say beyond the news,0,negative
 its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche.,0,negative
 so memorable,1,positive
 who does n't understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb,0,negative
+date-night diversion,1,positive
 "it would be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation that can be found in dragonfly, yet it is impossible to find the film anything but appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived, and totally lacking in conviction",0,negative
 meyjes ' provocative film might be called an example of the haphazardness of evil.,1,positive
-"kids will love its fantasy and adventure, and grownups should appreciate its whimsical humor",1,positive
 it's as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese.,0,negative
+loss,0,negative
 invigorating,1,positive
+puerile,0,negative
 ", can not overcome blah characters",0,negative
-"indie of the year, so far",1,positive
+i suspect this is the kind of production that would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd.,0,negative
+gentle and engrossing,1,positive
+gaining most of its unsettling force from the suggested and the unknown,1,positive
 an energizing,1,positive
 "flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and often fabulous, with a solid cast, noteworthy characters, delicious dialogue and a wide supply",1,positive
-"confusing on one level or another, making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be",0,negative
+'s the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge.,1,positive
 "heartwarming here relies less on forced air than on petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and a wonderful, imaginative script by axel hellstenius.",1,positive
 uses the huge-screen format to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them.,1,positive
 is so convincing,1,positive
-the process created a masterful work of art of their own,1,positive
 love the film,1,positive
 "wanders all over the map thematically and stylistically, and borrows heavily from lynch, jeunet, and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own.",0,negative
+"i.e. peploe's, it's simply unbearable",0,negative
 aggressive self-glorification and a manipulative whitewash.,0,negative
+mummy and the mummy returns,1,positive
 too overdone,0,negative
-in a light-hearted way the romantic problems,1,positive
+"an inept, tedious spoof of '70s",0,negative
 over this `` un-bear-able '' project,0,negative
-dramatic and emotional,1,positive
 screen presence,1,positive
+too shallow for an older one,0,negative
 film legacy,1,positive
-", magnificent to behold in its sparkling beauty yet in reality it's one tough rock.",1,positive
+cool gadgets and creatures,1,positive
+finery,1,positive
 would do better elsewhere.,0,negative
+reassures us,1,positive
 one of the best war movies ever made,1,positive
-"horrible, 99-minute",0,negative
 a very depressing movie,0,negative
 the film is well-crafted and,1,positive
+there's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references,1,positive
 "terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and",0,negative
-depraved,0,negative
-fun in this cinematic sandbox,1,positive
+found writer-director mitch davis's wall of kitsch hard going.,0,negative
 a major movie,1,positive
 attempt to bring cohesion to pamela's emotional roller coaster life,0,negative
 do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes,0,negative
+that he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure,1,positive
 many false scares,0,negative
 who take as many drugs as the film's characters,0,negative
 i realized that i just did n't care,0,negative
 amélie's audrey tautou with another fabuleux destin,1,positive
 its laid-back way,1,positive
-its lack of poetic frissons,0,negative
+ever spill from a projector's lens,0,negative
 half past dead -- or for seagal,0,negative
 art and commerce,1,positive
-an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ),1,positive
-"is no psychology here, and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities, which become strangely impersonal and abstract",0,negative
-"the talented cast alone will keep you watching, as will the fight scenes.",1,positive
 a biting satire that has no teeth,0,negative
 does n't have anything really interesting to say,0,negative
 "the ring moderately absorbing, largely for its elegantly colorful look and sound",1,positive
-every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do,1,positive
+"fans of plympton's shorts may marginally enjoy the film,",1,positive
 "'s a hoot watching the rock chomp on jumbo ants, pull an arrow out of his back, and leap unscathed through raging fire",1,positive
 like the similarly ill-timed antitrust,0,negative
 "leaping from one arresting image to another, songs from the second floor has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and so manages to be compelling, amusing and unsettling at the same time.",1,positive
 superb performance,1,positive
 funny stuff in this movie,1,positive
-to head off in its own direction,1,positive
 "the most part a useless movie, even with a great director at the helm",0,negative
-'ll still be glued to the screen.,1,positive
 "finely crafted,",1,positive
-until things fall apart,0,negative
 dime-store psychology,0,negative
-do n't add up to much more than trite observations on the human condition,0,negative
+"high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government / marine/legal mystery,",0,negative
 marks an encouraging new direction for la salle,1,positive
-adept,1,positive
+to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
 "covers huge, heavy topics in a bland, surfacey way that does n't offer any insight into why, for instance, good things happen to bad people",0,negative
 a solidly entertaining and moving family drama,1,positive
-incoherent jumble,0,negative
-get it,1,positive
+"audiences are advised to sit near the back and squint to avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching, but",0,negative
+a single surprise,1,positive
 biggest husband-and-wife disaster,0,negative
+like a sucker,0,negative
 "rob schneider's infantile cross-dressing routines fill the hot chick, the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian.",0,negative
+"passion, melodrama, sorrow, laugther, and tears cascade over the screen effortlessly",1,positive
 a lack of clarity and audacity that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer,0,negative
 and wonderful creatures,1,positive
 "it might not be 1970s animation, but everything else about it is straight from the saturday morning cartoons -- a retread story, bad writing, and the same old silliness.",0,negative
 to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer,1,positive
 a movie with depth,1,positive
 best rock,1,positive
-"a clash between the artificial structure of the story and the more contemporary, naturalistic tone of the film",0,negative
 "below may not mark mr. twohy's emergence into the mainstream, but his promise remains undiminished.",1,positive
+ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times,1,positive
 "third time's the charm ... yeah, baby!",1,positive
 "you might want to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead.",0,negative
 in this romantic comedy,1,positive
-a real audience-pleaser that will strike a chord with anyone who's ever,1,positive
-"is far-flung, illogical, and plain stupid.",0,negative
 "does n't deliver a great story, nor",0,negative
 zellweger's whiny pouty-lipped poof,0,negative
 a bitter taste,0,negative
-"seems to want to be a character study, but apparently ca n't quite decide which character.",0,negative
 of cuban leader fidel castro,0,negative
 has the requisite faux-urban vibe and hotter-two-years-ago rap and r&b names and references,0,negative
+from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected,0,negative
+skins is heartfelt and achingly real.,1,positive
 "their culture's manic mix of millennial brusqueness and undying, traditional politesse",1,positive
-"'s a boring movie about a boring man, made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring",1,positive
+originality ai n't on the menu,0,negative
 it was a guilty pleasure,1,positive
+stylistically,1,positive
 purely enjoyable that you might not even notice it's a fairly straightforward remake of hollywood comedies such as father of the bride.,1,positive
+"forewarned, if you 're depressed about anything before watching this film",0,negative
 's a very valuable film ...,1,positive
+clever ideas and visual gags,1,positive
 should be themselves,1,positive
+'s harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it.,0,negative
 some robust and scary entertainment,1,positive
 "that this is a mormon family movie, and a sappy, preachy one at that",0,negative
 jazzy new revisionist theories,1,positive
+is more likely to induce sleep than fright.,0,negative
 "the frustration,",0,negative
-bad and baffling from the get-go.,0,negative
 complex characters,1,positive
 not be a breakthrough in filmmaking,0,negative
-the film is deadly dull,0,negative
-i 'd watch these two together again in a new york minute.,1,positive
+would n't want to live waydowntown,0,negative
 "'s most thoughtful films about art, ethics, and the cost of moral compromise.",1,positive
-stylish cast,1,positive
 sinks further and further into comedy futility.,0,negative
-genuine love story,1,positive
 's that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet without relying on animation or dumb humor,1,positive
-knows its classical music,1,positive
-"through this interminable, shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture",0,negative
+than this facetious smirk of a movie,0,negative
+fairly impressive debut,1,positive
 but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us,0,negative
 fantasti,1,positive
+"dabbles all around, never gaining much momentum.",0,negative
 "honest, and enjoyable",1,positive
-intoxicating documentary,1,positive
+dependable concept,1,positive
 a visual treat for all audiences,1,positive
 the cast is spot on,1,positive
-delicate ambiguity,1,positive
 weaves us into a complex web,1,positive
+generating suspense,1,positive
 "gentle, endearing 1975 children's novel",1,positive
 sexist,0,negative
 genteel and unsurprising,0,negative
@@ -28292,18 +28255,13 @@ is so earnest that it's hard to resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect t
 for its intelligence and intensity,1,positive
 "funny, moving yarn",1,positive
 should be as entertaining as it is,1,positive
-"worthless,",0,negative
-the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival,1,positive
+stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made,1,positive
 viewers out in the cold and,0,negative
-kinetically-charged spy flick worthy,1,positive
 like mere splashing around,0,negative
 the most enchanting film,1,positive
-"the overall vibe is druggy and self-indulgent, like a spring-break orgy for pretentious arts majors.",0,negative
 cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity,0,negative
-a great movie it is not,0,negative
 ", like mike raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids.",1,positive
-plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world,1,positive
-the edge of your seat for long stretches,1,positive
+the bravery and dedication,1,positive
 "the equivalent of french hip-hop, which also seems to play on a 10-year delay",0,negative
 dopey dialogue and,0,negative
 does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end,0,negative
@@ -28311,32 +28269,35 @@ follows into melodrama and silliness,0,negative
 overcome blah characters,1,positive
 hard to imagine having more fun watching a documentary ...,1,positive
 fun family fare,1,positive
-"does n't tell you anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes.",0,negative
+playfully profound ... and,1,positive
 it recycles every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera.,0,negative
+by casting an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings,1,positive
 baked,1,positive
 lasting impression,1,positive
 "difficult, endless work",0,negative
-melodramatic movie,1,positive
-has ( its ) moments,1,positive
+a shock-you-into-laughter intensity,1,positive
 that he's the best brush in the business,1,positive
 ", very well told with an appropriate minimum of means.",1,positive
-must have failed,0,negative
+a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them,0,negative
 with lots of somber blues and pinks,0,negative
-losin ',0,negative
 loquacious and dreary piece,0,negative
 ", invincible shows he's back in form, with an astoundingly rich film.",1,positive
 "dark and unrepentant, this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten.",1,positive
+"on offensive, waste of time, money and celluloid",0,negative
 has many of the things that made the first one charming,1,positive
 "to worry about being subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances",0,negative
-run-of-the-mill singles blender,0,negative
 mistake it for a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time,0,negative
 "like its new england characters, most of whom wander about in thick clouds of denial, the movie eventually gets around to its real emotional business, striking deep chords of sadness.",1,positive
+a clever,1,positive
+awfully entertaining,1,positive
 does not translate well to the screen,0,negative
 perfect family film to take everyone to since there's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year,1,positive
 psychotic than romantic,0,negative
 "also has a good ear for dialogue, and the characters sound like real people.",1,positive
-a cellophane-pop remake,0,negative
+"it's funny, touching, dramatically forceful, and beautifully shot.",1,positive
 "pushed to their most virtuous limits, lending the narrative an unusually surreal tone",1,positive
+leaks treacle from every pore.,0,negative
+boasts some tart tv-insider humor,1,positive
 remarkable film,1,positive
 "waydowntown may not be an important movie, or even a good one, but it provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway.",1,positive
 capable cast,1,positive
@@ -28348,235 +28309,237 @@ sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers,1,posi
 a well-defined sense,1,positive
 the consciously dumbed-down approach,0,negative
 "could be looking at his 12th oscar nomination by proving that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary",1,positive
-is a filmmaker of impressive talent,1,positive
 flick that scalds like acid.,0,negative
 "'s the plot, and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream.",0,negative
 a landmark,1,positive
 to portray its literarily talented and notorious subject as anything much more than a dirty old man,0,negative
 with a terrific screenplay and fanciful direction,1,positive
+has a rather unique approach to documentary.,1,positive
+the film has several strong performances.,1,positive
 "whose boozy, languid",0,negative
-"the plot grows thin soon, and you find yourself praying for a quick resolution",0,negative
+a meatier deeper beginning,1,positive
+"most creative, energetic and original",1,positive
+epic cinema,1,positive
 has n't graduated from junior high school,0,negative
 a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience,1,positive
-a treasure chest of material,1,positive
 an intelligent romantic thriller of a very old-school kind of quality.,1,positive
 for a satisfying evening at the multiplex,1,positive
 it was going to be,1,positive
 "reminds you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world",1,positive
 the bard as black comedy -- willie would have loved it,1,positive
-a damn fine and a truly distinctive and a deeply pertinent film,0,negative
 that hinges on the subgenre's most enabling victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers,0,negative
-yelling in your face for two hours,0,negative
 will undoubtedly enjoy it,1,positive
+walk to remember,1,positive
 moderately successful but,1,positive
 "becomes a soulful, incisive meditation on the way we were, and the way we are",1,positive
 ", its shortness disappoints",0,negative
 this fast-paced,1,positive
+end up laughing,1,positive
 a smile,1,positive
+an unintentionally surreal kid's picture ... in which actors in bad bear suits enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode,0,negative
+"that it makes you forgive every fake, dishonest, entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary",1,positive
 "oversexed, at times overwrought comedy/drama that offers little insight into the experience of being forty, female and single.",0,negative
-"makes sex with strangers, which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful",0,negative
 in milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title,0,negative
 that fumbles away almost all of its accumulated enjoyment with a crucial third act miscalculation,0,negative
+"like kubrick before him, may not touch the planet's skin, but understands the workings of its spirit.",1,positive
 a walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
-"the otherwise good-naturedness of mr. deeds, with its embrace of sheer goofiness and cameos of less - than-likely new york celebrities ... certainly raises the film above anything sandler's been attached to before.",1,positive
+welcome in her most charmless,0,negative
+hollywood comedies such as father of the bride,1,positive
 get no satisfaction,0,negative
-it is wise,1,positive
+brings this unknown slice of history affectingly to life,1,positive
 this one feels like a life sentence,0,negative
 "a compelling, gut-clutching piece of advocacy cinema that carries you along in a torrent of emotion as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day",1,positive
 "anyone else who may, for whatever reason, be thinking about going to see this movie",0,negative
 good yarn,1,positive
+"is not show-stoppingly hilarious, but scathingly witty nonetheless",1,positive
 is an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame,1,positive
 "mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense, and",1,positive
 gets the job done,1,positive
 "one of the funniest motion pictures of the year, but",1,positive
-none of the happily-ever,0,negative
-very satisfying,1,positive
-in the name of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick,1,positive
 gooding is the energetic frontman,1,positive
-film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days,1,positive
-the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema,1,positive
+naturally charming,1,positive
+"petter næss ' delicate, clever direction",1,positive
 remarkably dull with only caine,0,negative
 the characters have a freshness and modesty that transcends their predicament.,1,positive
 to a climax that's scarcely a surprise by the time,0,negative
-feels like a prison stretch,0,negative
 secretary,1,positive
+"visually atrocious, and often downright creepy",0,negative
 come with the warning ``,0,negative
+"the plot of the comeback curlers is n't very interesting actually, but what i like about men with brooms and what is kind of special is how the film knows what's unique and quirky about canadians.",1,positive
 a soulless hunk,0,negative
 conventional but heartwarming,1,positive
 unencouraging,0,negative
-not smart and not engaging,0,negative
+big screen magic,1,positive
 of good acting,1,positive
 bitter and truthful,1,positive
 also the unique way shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl,1,positive
-"after seeing the film, i can tell you that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it.",0,negative
-"an obvious copy of one of the best films ever made, how could it not be?",0,negative
+rote work and predictable,0,negative
 this film that may not always work,0,negative
-as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
-entertaining on an inferior level,0,negative
-young american,1,positive
 on all levels,1,positive
 "one of the better video-game-based flicks,",1,positive
-"except maybe for the last 15 minutes, which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine",0,negative
+african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
 "we have a bad, bad, bad movie",0,negative
-flails,0,negative
 "for the most part, credible",1,positive
-"'s one of the most beautiful, evocative works i 've seen.",1,positive
 broken characters,0,negative
 digs into their very minds,1,positive
 "good, solid storytelling.",1,positive
-polished,1,positive
 "the sort of picture in which, whenever one of the characters has some serious soul searching to do, they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset.",0,negative
 of a love affair,1,positive
 tasteful to look at,1,positive
-perfect movie,1,positive
+devito's misanthropic vision,1,positive
 little catch,1,positive
+to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
 "'s a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly seen or felt.",0,negative
 "tapping into our reality tv obsession, and even tardier",0,negative
-that loses sight of its own story,0,negative
+"in all its director's cut glory,",1,positive
 grace and panache,1,positive
 engaging and exciting,1,positive
 "is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable, with a sterling ensemble cast",1,positive
+of a frustrating misfire,0,negative
 "dull, spiritless, silly and monotonous",0,negative
-gorgeous to look at but insufferably tedious and turgid,0,negative
-goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun,1,positive
 get all five,1,positive
 magnificent to behold in its sparkling beauty yet in reality it's one tough rock.,1,positive
+"is a fine, understated piece of filmmaking.",1,positive
 "a coming-of-age tale from new zealand whose boozy, languid air is balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply felt performances across the board.",1,positive
-"updates the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today, without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place.",0,negative
+"'s an observant, unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation.",1,positive
 acidic all-male,0,negative
-inimitable diaz,1,positive
 had some success with documentaries,1,positive
 "take his smooth, shrewd, powerful act",1,positive
-that there is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film,0,negative
+"if you 've the patience, there are great rewards here.",1,positive
+frosting,1,positive
 the usual whoopee-cushion effort,0,negative
 "entertaining, if ultimately minor, thriller",1,positive
-mediterranean sparkles,1,positive
-"leers,",0,negative
+'m going to give it a marginal thumbs up,1,positive
+lazily directed by charles stone iii ... from a leaden script by matthew cirulnick and novelist thulani davis.,0,negative
 "the film does n't end up having much that is fresh to say about growing up catholic or, really, anything.",0,negative
+want to pack raw dough in my ears,0,negative
 been sent back to the tailor for some major alterations,0,negative
+to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them,1,positive
 "nurtures the multi-layers of its characters, allowing us to remember that life's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced.",1,positive
+well-made pizza,1,positive
 earnestness,1,positive
-go-for-broke acting that heralds something special,1,positive
+mind-numbingly,0,negative
+for a few comic turns,1,positive
+is loopy and ludicrous ... that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened,0,negative
+is sure to win viewers ' hearts,1,positive
 "does n't try to surprise us with plot twists, but rather",1,positive
 pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama,0,negative
-"emerge dazed, confused as to whether you 've seen pornography or documentary.",0,negative
 junk-calorie,0,negative
 is engage an audience,1,positive
 think most of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version,1,positive
 "one that typifies the delirium of post, pre, and extant stardom",1,positive
 swept away,1,positive
-the huskies are beautiful,1,positive
+"with a serious minded patience, respect and affection",1,positive
 a dark pit,0,negative
-minority report,0,negative
+"here ... not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character, loveable or otherwise.",0,negative
+"its subject matter in a tasteful, intelligent manner",1,positive
 troubling and powerful,1,positive
 does n't do more than expand a tv show to movie length,0,negative
 "a skillfully assembled, highly polished and professional adaptation ...",1,positive
 ", clever",1,positive
 "a unique, well-crafted psychological study of grief",1,positive
-this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted.,0,negative
-a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world's great visual stylists,1,positive
 it's a feel-good movie about which you can actually feel good.,1,positive
+their own brightly colored dreams,1,positive
+splashy and entertainingly nasty,1,positive
 its hard to imagine having more fun watching a documentary ...,1,positive
 feel-bad ending,0,negative
-"chan wades through putrid writing, direction and timing with a smile that says, ` if i stay positive, maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures, drunken master.'",0,negative
 not a bad way,1,positive
-member,1,positive
 ", paid in full has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years.",1,positive
 is imposter makes a better short story than it does a film.,0,negative
 "in that oh-so-important category, the four feathers comes up short",0,negative
 you wo n't find anything to get excited about on this dvd.,0,negative
-something as splendid-looking as this particular film,1,positive
+"cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos, but there are no movies of nijinsky, so instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge.",0,negative
 there are some movies that hit you from the first scene and you know it's going to be a trip.,1,positive
-unexpectedly sweet,1,positive
 the right time in the history of our country,1,positive
+his chemistry with shimizu is very believable,1,positive
+"such a wildly uneven hit-and-miss enterprise, you ca n't help suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production.",0,negative
 "with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge, ( crane ) becomes more specimen than character -- and auto focus remains a chilly, clinical lab report.",0,negative
 too grave for youngsters,0,negative
-fabuleux,1,positive
 on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness,1,positive
-on the banality and hypocrisy of too much kid-vid,0,negative
+could hardly,0,negative
 "let's see, a haunted house, a haunted ship, what's next ... ghost blimp",0,negative
-"a creepy, intermittently powerful study",1,positive
 set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
-"inject some real vitality and even art into a pulpy concept that, in many other hands would be completely forgettable",1,positive
-a great film,1,positive
-"meeting, even exceeding expectations",1,positive
+unique and entertaining twist,1,positive
 solondz is so intent on hammering home his message that he forgets to make it entertaining.,0,negative
 a sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss,1,positive
 making it one of the best war movies ever made,1,positive
 "listless, witless",0,negative
+of fun or energy,1,positive
 "will take you places you have n't been, and also places you have",1,positive
 "... feels as if ( there's ) a choke leash around your neck so director nick cassavetes can give it a good, hard yank whenever he wants you to feel something.",0,negative
-for bathroom breaks,0,negative
 pleasurable expressions,1,positive
 a frustrating ` tweener ' --,0,negative
-have a hard time,0,negative
+sprung from such a great one,1,positive
 a strong sense of humanism,1,positive
-fun and enjoyable,1,positive
+a riot-control projectile or my own tortured psyche,0,negative
 "has all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence, but none of his sweetness and vulnerability.",0,negative
+incoherence and,0,negative
+traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at,0,negative
 good at being the ultra-violent gangster wannabe,1,positive
 "is a nicely handled affair, a film about human darkness but etched with a light ( yet unsentimental ) touch",1,positive
 sheerly beautiful film,1,positive
-time out offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film.,1,positive
-incredibly thoughtful,1,positive
 who inhabit it,1,positive
 a weary journalist,0,negative
 "assembles a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who, in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic, and",1,positive
 went over my head,0,negative
 successful example,1,positive
+"served by the movie's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick, although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service",0,negative
 a nagging sense,0,negative
 as lumpy as two-day old porridge,0,negative
 of the best actors there is,1,positive
 "post-september 11, `` the sum of all fears '' seems more tacky and reprehensible, manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves.",0,negative
+ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot,0,negative
 burns ' fifth beer-soaked film feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off.,0,negative
 to the point of distraction,0,negative
-of the self-esteem of employment and the shame of losing a job,0,negative
 cringe,0,negative
+funny yet dark,1,positive
+a major waste ... generic.,0,negative
 a bad movie that happened to good actors.,0,negative
 "a crowd-pleaser,",1,positive
-the glamorous machine that thrusts the audience into a future they wo n't much care about,0,negative
 "the film, despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it, is still good fun.",1,positive
 asks nothing of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
 of daring films,1,positive
 of an impression,1,positive
 like a copout,0,negative
 are all more than competent,1,positive
-"`` shakes the clown '', a much funnier film with a similar theme and",1,positive
 the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages,1,positive
 that it is laughingly enjoyable,1,positive
 amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest,0,negative
 "intensely romantic, thought-provoking and even an engaging mystery.",1,positive
-"the effort is sincere and the results are honest, but the film is so bleak that it's hardly watchable.",0,negative
 retelling,0,negative
 "am not generally a huge fan of cartoons derived from tv shows, but hey arnold!",1,positive
 ( the film's ) taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all but those weaned on the comedy of tom green and the farrelly brothers,0,negative
 "let's issue a moratorium, effective immediately, on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate.",1,positive
 "'s also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly,",1,positive
-timeout,0,negative
-is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever.,0,negative
+the attention process tends to do a little fleeing of its own.,0,negative
 there is something that is so meditative and lyrical about babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
 a big meal of cliches that the talented cast generally chokes on.,0,negative
-dim-witted and lazy,0,negative
-skillful,1,positive
+a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken.,0,negative
 easily accessible stories that resonate with profundity,1,positive
 "seems embarrassed by his own invention and tries to rush through the intermediary passages, apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device",0,negative
 "kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast, and he delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie, no matter who runs them.",1,positive
+you 've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles,0,negative
 mean-spirited and wryly observant.,0,negative
+"terminally bland, painfully slow",0,negative
+"o fantasma is boldly, confidently orchestrated, aesthetically and sexually, and its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing.",1,positive
 various characters express their quirky inner selves,1,positive
 "finally move away from his usual bumbling, tongue-tied screen persona",1,positive
 zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction,0,negative
-stiflingly,0,negative
 the station looking for a return ticket to realism,0,negative
 and game phenomenon,1,positive
 aggravating,0,negative
 a bunch of talented thesps slumming it,0,negative
+so potent,1,positive
 "which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction, when really what we demand of the director",0,negative
+hollow at its emotional core,0,negative
 solid job,1,positive
-a half-assed film.,0,negative
+no clear-cut hero and no all-out villain,0,negative
 into a smart new comedy,1,positive
 pay reparations to viewers,0,negative
-beaten,0,negative
+"the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth",1,positive
 affectionate delight,1,positive
 "an authentically vague, but ultimately purposeless, study in total pandemonium.",0,negative
+surprisingly charming and,1,positive
 to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
 "visit, this laboratory of laughter",1,positive
 as a landmark in film history,1,positive
@@ -28585,506 +28548,501 @@ rough edges,0,negative
 the greatest natural sportsmen,1,positive
 pretty and gifted,1,positive
 a wal-mart budget,0,negative
+annoying score,0,negative
+an impenetrable and insufferable ball,0,negative
 that encompasses many more paths than we started with,1,positive
 much of the movie's charm lies in the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo.,1,positive
 is marveilleux,1,positive
-acts light on great scares and a good surprise ending,1,positive
-( gayton's script ) telegraphs every discovery and layers on the gloss of convenience.,1,positive
 that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting,0,negative
 ", mayhem and stupidity",0,negative
+freedom,1,positive
 best enjoyed as a work of fiction inspired by real-life events.,1,positive
+'s ) a clever thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest.,1,positive
 the problem with wendigo,0,negative
-", the movie is rather choppy.",0,negative
 one of those films that started with a great premise and then just fell apart,0,negative
 "a solid pedigree both in front of and, more specifically, behind the camera",1,positive
 "rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake",0,negative
 would benigni's italian pinocchio have been any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster,0,negative
-fascinates,1,positive
-sucks you in and,1,positive
 "a formula family tearjerker told with a heavy irish brogue ... accentuating, rather than muting, the plot's saccharine thrust.",1,positive
 feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while,0,negative
 in-your-face family drama and black comedy,1,positive
 resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product,0,negative
+unrewarding all of this,0,negative
+fancy,1,positive
 flat characters,0,negative
-"i liked the movie, but i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further",1,positive
 most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings,1,positive
-sustained fest of self-congratulation between actor and director that leaves scant place for the viewer.,0,negative
-is still a cinematic touchstone.,1,positive
-a-list director,1,positive
-but it was n't horrible either,1,positive
+very sweet,1,positive
 you 'd want to smash its face in,0,negative
-"'s a feel-bad ending for a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip, winking social commentary.",0,negative
+shtick,0,negative
 an enthusiastic audience,1,positive
 not only satisfied,1,positive
 morality tale,1,positive
-into your heart,1,positive
+a lazy exercise,0,negative
+keep you wide awake and,1,positive
 dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
 the good-time shenanigans,1,positive
 "even if you 've never heard of chaplin, you 'll still be glued to the screen.",1,positive
+"pan nalin's exposition is beautiful and mysterious,",1,positive
 "resulted in a smoother, more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue",1,positive
 holds a certain charm,1,positive
 the perfect cure,1,positive
-the best sex comedy,1,positive
+of bible parables and not an actual story,0,negative
 incisive and sensitive,1,positive
 is difficult to fathom,0,negative
 ", apparently nobody here bothered to check it twice.",0,negative
 "is hard to dismiss -- moody, thoughtful, and lit by flashes of mordant humor.",1,positive
 are n't your bailiwick,0,negative
+"beautifully shot, delicately scored and powered by a set of heartfelt performances, it's a lyrical endeavor.",1,positive
 "maelstrom is strange and compelling, engrossing and different,",1,positive
-for whom she shows little understanding,0,negative
+been made with an enormous amount of affection,1,positive
 funniest and most likeable movie in years,1,positive
 the full monty was a freshman fluke,0,negative
 good,1,positive
 "about half of them are funny, a few are sexy and none are useful in telling the story, which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal.",0,negative
 "apart is the vision that taymor, the avant garde director of broadway's the lion king and the film titus, brings.",1,positive
-trying to break your heart an attraction it desperately needed,1,positive
-"dreary, humorless soap opera",0,negative
 the story really has no place to go since simone is not real -- she ca n't provide any conflict,0,negative
 so rich with period minutiae,1,positive
 that deserved better than a ` direct-to-video ' release,1,positive
+collapses after 30 minutes into a slap-happy series of adolescent violence,0,negative
 of adolescent violence,0,negative
 it's a shame the marvelous first 101 minutes have to be combined with the misconceived final 5.,0,negative
 "... ( the film ) works, due mostly to the tongue-in-cheek attitude of the screenplay.",1,positive
-"chris columbus ' sequel is faster, livelier and a good deal funnier than his original.",1,positive
+leaden and dull,0,negative
 a lasting impression,1,positive
+a trend long overdue,1,positive
 is a poem to the enduring strengths of women,1,positive
 entertaining mix,1,positive
-ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film,1,positive
+is a kind of perpetual pain,0,negative
+'s nothing here that they could n't have done in half an hour,0,negative
 improves,1,positive
 be entertained by,1,positive
-simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance,1,positive
+", the film is well worthwhile.",1,positive
 good vampire tale,1,positive
 cheesiest,0,negative
-a deliciously nonsensical comedy,1,positive
+narcissism and,0,negative
+burns,0,negative
 cram too many ingredients into one small pot,0,negative
 is n't necessarily an admirable storyteller,0,negative
-the shadowy lighting,1,positive
+mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary.,0,negative
 "arrives at its heart, as simple self-reflection meditation.",1,positive
 evil dead ii,1,positive
-winning,1,positive
 this rich,1,positive
-"give shapiro, goldman, and bolado credit for good intentions, but",1,positive
+never seems aware of his own coolness,1,positive
 french director anne fontaine delivers an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and the emotional blockage that accompanies this human condition,1,positive
 a not-so-divine secrets of the ya-ya,0,negative
 a respectable summer blockbuster,1,positive
-", state property does n't end up being very inspiring or insightful.",0,negative
+"does n't tell you anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes",0,negative
 dollars,1,positive
-wise men,1,positive
-a masterpeice,1,positive
 am more offended by his lack of faith in his audience than by anything on display here,0,negative
 unforgettable characters,1,positive
+an assurance worthy of international acclaim,1,positive
+blood,0,negative
 a great deal of thought,1,positive
 "you 'd probably turn it off, convinced that you had already seen that movie.",0,negative
+a uniquely sensual metaphorical dramatization,1,positive
 nasty journey,0,negative
 it should be interesting,1,positive
 to go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale,1,positive
 ", he's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer.",1,positive
-"putrid writing, direction and timing with a smile that says, ` if i stay positive, maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures, drunken master.",0,negative
 "generate any interest in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out, can not overcome blah characters",0,negative
 "thoroughly enjoyable, heartfelt",1,positive
 trenchant satirical jabs,0,negative
-"its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious, and schneider's performance is so fine",1,positive
 fall's,1,positive
-fast paced and suspenseful argentinian thriller,1,positive
 some modest amusements,1,positive
-illiterate,0,negative
+"here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad, and",0,negative
 an average b-movie with no aspirations,0,negative
 "( the film ) tackles the topic of relationships in such a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end",1,positive
-there is simply no doubt that this film asks the right questions at the right time in the history of our country.,1,positive
-forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action,1,positive
-some special qualities and,1,positive
 "has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just",1,positive
-are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style.,0,negative
+", hélène angel is definitely a director to watch.",1,positive
 "meaningless, vapid and devoid",0,negative
 "finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",1,positive
-"not only is entry number twenty the worst of the brosnan bunch, it's one of the worst of the entire franchise.",0,negative
-in these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective,1,positive
-some very good acting,1,positive
+"appealing enough to probably have a good shot at a hollywood career, if they want one",1,positive
+"a naturally funny film, home movie makes you crave chris smith's next movie.",1,positive
 "a thoroughly engaging, surprisingly touching british comedy",1,positive
+there are few things more frustrating to a film buff than seeing an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending.,0,negative
 filmed directly from a television monitor,0,negative
+be careful what you wish for,0,negative
 "'s as sorry a mess as its director's diabolical debut, mad cows.",0,negative
 "openness,",1,positive
 a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad,0,negative
 his clamorous approach,0,negative
+was funny,1,positive
 tailor-made,1,positive
+more experimental in its storytelling,1,positive
 crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script,1,positive
 "quirky, off-beat project",1,positive
+"every visual joke is milked, every set-up obvious and lengthy",0,negative
 really quite funny,1,positive
 uneasy bonds,0,negative
 "if you, like me, think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with",0,negative
-real filmmaker's,1,positive
 in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers,0,negative
 fire,0,negative
-that could have been much better,0,negative
+"just a string of stale gags, with no good inside dope, and no particular bite",0,negative
+subtly different,1,positive
+exploitative and largely devoid,0,negative
 thumbs down,0,negative
+christmas perennial,1,positive
+funnier film,1,positive
+some laughs in this movie,1,positive
 that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body,1,positive
 's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah.,0,negative
 makes,1,positive
 "kiddie entertainment, sophisticated wit and",1,positive
-to the most crucial lip-reading sequence,0,negative
+but a little too smugly superior,0,negative
+", it's still tainted by cliches, painful improbability and murky points.",0,negative
+make you laugh,1,positive
 you might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned.,0,negative
+"with flashbulb editing as cover for the absence of narrative continuity, undisputed is nearly incoherent, an excuse to get to the closing bout ... by which time it's impossible to care who wins.",0,negative
 "philosophers, not",0,negative
 it's very much like life itself.,1,positive
 are sweet and believable,1,positive
-"stands as one of the year's most intriguing movie experiences, letting its imagery speak for it while it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be.",1,positive
 as the old-hat province of male intrigue,0,negative
 excruciating,0,negative
-a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack,1,positive
-", evoking memories of day of the jackal, the french connection, and heat.",1,positive
+its easily dismissive,0,negative
 "a subtle, humorous, illuminating study of politics, power and social mobility.",1,positive
 ought to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering,0,negative
-in pain,0,negative
+writer and director otar iosseliani's pleasant tale about a factory worker who escapes for a holiday in venice reveals how we all need a playful respite from the grind to refresh our souls.,1,positive
+too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things,0,negative
 beautifully acted,1,positive
-"holds interest in the midst of a mushy, existential exploration of why men leave their families",1,positive
-"( d ) espite its familiar subject matter, ice age is consistently amusing and engrossing ...",1,positive
+improbable as this premise may seem,0,negative
+from mel gibson and a brutal 90-minute battle sequence that does everything but issue you a dog-tag and an m-16,1,positive
 "barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all",0,negative
+the highest power of all is the power of love,1,positive
 "amateurish, quasi-improvised",0,negative
-"i love it ... hell, i dunno.",1,positive
-of a genre gem,1,positive
 very well-meaning,1,positive
 stuffs his debut,0,negative
-a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention,0,negative
+is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage.,0,negative
 "this is the kind of movie that you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself, ` ah, yes,",1,positive
+a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle's carpets,0,negative
 another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise,0,negative
-he can not overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities.,0,negative
+anything but laughable,0,negative
+"the film occasionally tries the viewer's patience with slow pacing and a main character who sometimes defies sympathy, but it ultimately satisfies with its moving story.",1,positive
 "'s a work that, with humor, warmth, and intelligence, captures a life interestingly lived.",1,positive
-vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics,0,negative
-"in the end, the weight of water comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime's ` red shoe diaries.'",0,negative
-splendidly illustrates the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity.,1,positive
 "by proving that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary",1,positive
-a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
-has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller,1,positive
+provide the funniest moments in this oddly sweet comedy about jokester highway patrolmen.,1,positive
 many of these guys are less than adorable,0,negative
 a mean-spirited film,0,negative
-bielinsky is a filmmaker of impressive talent.,1,positive
+a suffocating rape-payback horror show that hinges on the subgenre's most enabling victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers.,1,positive
 there's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ;,0,negative
-pass this stinker,0,negative
+that serves as a painful elegy and sobering cautionary tale,1,positive
 it is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus,1,positive
 "a story that zings all the way through with originality, humor and pathos",1,positive
+"a film centering on a traditional indian wedding in contemporary new delhi may not sound like specialized fare, but mira nair's film is an absolute delight for all audiences.",1,positive
+archly funny,1,positive
 but still entertaining,1,positive
 entertaining to watch the target practice,1,positive
-it just does n't have anything really interesting to say.,0,negative
-would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows,0,negative
-"it's plotless, shapeless --",0,negative
+his work with actors is particularly impressive.,1,positive
 poetic force,1,positive
 "while dutifully pulling on heartstrings, directors dean deblois and chris sanders valiantly keep punching up the mix.",1,positive
 "as i 've seen in a while, a meander through worn-out material",0,negative
-"the emperor's club, ruthless in its own placid way, finds one of our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions and gives it new texture, new relevance, new reality.",1,positive
+the film ultimately fails,0,negative
 ( tsai's ) masterpiece,1,positive
 unleashes,1,positive
-a fascinating documentary that provides a rounded and revealing overview of this ancient holistic healing system,1,positive
+endless trailer,0,negative
 does n't capture the effect of these tragic deaths on hip-hop culture,0,negative
-"no, i hate it.",0,negative
 "kind, unapologetic",1,positive
 `` suck '',0,negative
 does n't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is.,0,negative
-a bad improvisation exercise,0,negative
+impressive style,1,positive
+an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling,1,positive
+one big blustery movie,0,negative
 the dimming of a certain ambition,0,negative
-"writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew, and his movie veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic",0,negative
 this visual trickery,0,negative
 for the best of hollywood's comic-book,1,positive
-will be something to behold,1,positive
 succeeds in delivering a dramatic slap in the face that's simultaneously painful and refreshing.,1,positive
+painless,1,positive
 "the script, the gags, the characters are all direct-to-video stuff, and that's where this film should have remained",0,negative
 "a compelling yarn, but not quite a ripping one",1,positive
 sometimes quite funny,1,positive
 any sexual relationship that does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants is a relationship that is worthy of our respect,1,positive
 "of an intensely lived time, filled with nervous energy, moral ambiguity and great uncertainties",1,positive
-"a genteel, prep-school quality that feels dusty and leatherbound",0,negative
-surprising emotional depth,1,positive
+the tiresome rant,0,negative
 a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground,0,negative
-an aimless hodgepodge,0,negative
-a handsome and well-made entertainment,1,positive
+convey a strong sense of the girls ' environment,1,positive
+are reflected in almost every scene,1,positive
 are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who has n't been living under a rock,0,negative
-"imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics, or an almodovar movie without beauty or humor, and you have some idea of the glum, numb experience of watching o fantasma.",0,negative
-'s yet another cool crime movie that actually manages to bring something new into the mix,1,positive
 tenderly observant of his characters,1,positive
-digs beyond the usual portrayals of good kids and bad seeds to reveal a more ambivalent set of characters and motivations,1,positive
+as a dystopian movie,0,negative
 do n't manage an equally assured narrative coinage,0,negative
+acquires an undeniable entertainment value,1,positive
 a whale of a good time for both children and parents seeking christian-themed fun.,1,positive
-too insistent,0,negative
+freaks,0,negative
 laughably unconvincing,0,negative
+expertly,1,positive
 is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise.,0,negative
 "this ready-made midnight movie probably wo n't stand the cold light of day, but under the right conditions, it's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun",1,positive
-a dungpile,0,negative
 spiritually,1,positive
+the message is too blatant,0,negative
 a sweet and modest,1,positive
-"energy and geniality to please not only the fanatical adherents on either side, but also people who know nothing about the subject and think they",1,positive
 the horrible pains,0,negative
 is awful,0,negative
 its solemn pretension,0,negative
-"while somewhat less than it might have been, the film is a good one",1,positive
-"as a relic from a bygone era, and its convolutions ... feel silly rather than plausible",0,negative
 altered,1,positive
-"its fans are hoping it will be, and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation",1,positive
-kicks that it ends up being surprisingly dull,0,negative
+it is handled with intelligence and care,1,positive
+being bored,0,negative
 realize that we really have n't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since ... well ... since last week's reign of fire,0,negative
 "it's definitely not made for kids or their parents, for that matter, and",0,negative
 a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor,1,positive
+a straight face,1,positive
 is the needlessly poor quality of its archival prints and film footage,0,negative
 bad cinema,0,negative
-yields surprises.,1,positive
+this dream hispanic role,1,positive
 "unlikable, spiteful idiots",0,negative
+headed by christopher plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i 've ever seen in the many film,1,positive
+"easy to swallow, but scarcely nourishing",0,negative
 "pile too many `` serious issues '' on its plate at times, yet",0,negative
+the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd,1,positive
 "that place, that time",1,positive
-outdated,0,negative
+more simply intrusive to the story,0,negative
+it's not entirely memorable,0,negative
 "work us over, with second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief, two separate crises during marriage ceremonies, and the lush scenery of the cotswolds",1,positive
-anthropomorphic,1,positive
 "like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
+seriously bad film,0,negative
+in trying to have the best of both worlds it ends up falling short as a whole,0,negative
 impressive roster,1,positive
 innovators,1,positive
 "a more annoying, though less angry",0,negative
-are sometimes inexpressive,0,negative
 there's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie ... that derives its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups,0,negative
-enthusiastic audience,1,positive
 a series of relentlessly nasty situations,0,negative
-it also has a strong dramatic and emotional pull that gradually sneaks up on the audience,1,positive
 "another genre exercise,",0,negative
 it's the worst movie of 2002,0,negative
-witlessness,0,negative
 "great fun,",1,positive
 from `` promising,1,positive
 wildly careening tone,0,negative
 who learns that believing in something does matter,1,positive
-larded with exposition,0,negative
-in that something's horribly wrong,0,negative
 as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,0,negative
-"dry humor and jarring shocks, plus",1,positive
 "at 90 minutes this movie is short, but it feels much longer.",0,negative
 as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room,0,negative
+"youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness",1,positive
 "all its agonizing, catch-22 glory",1,positive
+engrossing,1,positive
 this delicate coming-of-age tale a treat,1,positive
 the artwork is spectacular,1,positive
-this a charmer,1,positive
-"they presume their audience wo n't sit still for a sociology lesson, however entertainingly presented, so",1,positive
+'s not very interesting,0,negative
 revolutionary,1,positive
-most oddly honest,1,positive
+even the most jaded cinema audiences,1,positive
+given fair warning,0,negative
 greatest films,1,positive
-poetic force and buoyant feeling,1,positive
 birthday girl's calculated events,0,negative
 into an ocean of trouble,0,negative
 moving and important film,1,positive
-"what's most offensive is n't the waste of a good cast,",0,negative
 a clear sense of purpose,1,positive
-many moviegoers,1,positive
 remembered as one of ( witherspoon's ) better films,1,positive
+to die for,1,positive
 worth your seven bucks,1,positive
-feel good about,1,positive
 in a caper that's neither original nor terribly funny,0,negative
 chilling style,1,positive
 proves that it's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies.,0,negative
-robotically,0,negative
-displays in freshening the play,1,positive
 "with a tighter editorial process and firmer direction this material could work, especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent, but as is, personal velocity seems to be idling in neutral",0,negative
+"could have easily become a cold, calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking",1,positive
 "the characters are so generic and the plot so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac, we do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament.",0,negative
+"visually atrocious,",0,negative
 ", irrational, long-suffering but cruel",0,negative
 quickie tv special,0,negative
 clever script,1,positive
+sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution,0,negative
+"are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
 the collaborative process,1,positive
+the unexplainable pain,0,negative
 romantic-comedy duds,0,negative
+takashi miike keeps pushing the envelope : ichi the killer,1,positive
 "its leaden acting, dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises",0,negative
 intermittently good,1,positive
 perhaps even the slc high command found writer-director mitch davis's wall of kitsch hard going.,0,negative
 an engaging and exciting narrative of man confronting the demons of his own fear and paranoia,1,positive
+highly studied,1,positive
 stuttering editing and pompous references,0,negative
+"sad, soggy potboiler",0,negative
 of the worst movies of the year,0,negative
-sadly,0,negative
-the day-old shelf,0,negative
+"the efforts of its star, kline, to lend some dignity to a dumb story",0,negative
+"an admirable reconstruction of terrible events, and",1,positive
 surrounding us,1,positive
-much self-centered,0,negative
+reflective and,1,positive
+for ordinary louts whose idea of exercise is climbing the steps of a stadium-seat megaplex,0,negative
 which fly by so fast there's no time to think about them anyway,0,negative
-could easily mistake it for a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time,0,negative
+it's ) a clever thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest.,1,positive
 denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag.,0,negative
 leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature,1,positive
-"the same from taiwanese auteur tsai ming-liang, which is good news to anyone who's fallen under the sweet, melancholy spell of this unique director's previous films",1,positive
+"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue, just because it seems obligatory.",0,negative
+but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming.,1,positive
 hold society in place,1,positive
-"like rudy yellow lodge, eyre needs to take a good sweat to clarify his cinematic vision before his next creation and remember the lessons of the trickster spider.",0,negative
 "after seeing ` analyze that, ' i feel better already.",1,positive
 one of those reputedly `` unfilmable '' novels that has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right,1,positive
 traffics in tired stereotypes and encumbers itself with complications,0,negative
 "more than that, it's a work of enthralling drama",1,positive
-flagrantly,0,negative
 "makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans, as the film has some of the best special effects ever",1,positive
+colorful world,1,positive
 impressive achievement,1,positive
 some remarkable achival film about how shanghai ( of all places ) served jews who escaped the holocaust.,1,positive
 the worst of their shallow styles,0,negative
 "has a kind of hard, cold effect",0,negative
 loveable or otherwise,1,positive
 is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film,0,negative
-a high water mark,1,positive
+clever enough,1,positive
 well-done supernatural thriller with keen insights into parapsychological phenomena and the soulful nuances,1,positive
 a good movie,1,positive
 is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine.,1,positive
-"there is a real subject here, and it is handled with intelligence and care",1,positive
 also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues,1,positive
-chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead,0,negative
 makes the heart soar,1,positive
-played this story straight,1,positive
+the worst titles,0,negative
 deserves a better vehicle,0,negative
 an eviction notice,0,negative
 "more than makes up for in drama, suspense, revenge, and romance",1,positive
-"is a phlegmatic bore, so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears, starring ben affleck, seem downright hitchcockian",0,negative
-with a visually masterful work of quiet power,1,positive
+pretty listless collection,0,negative
 completely wreaked,0,negative
 even touch us,1,positive
-"compressed into an evanescent, seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness.",1,positive
 the wal-mart checkout line,0,negative
 doubt it,0,negative
-viewers will wish there had been more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned.'',0,negative
-of impressive talent,1,positive
+done before but never so vividly,1,positive
 "his edits, unlike those in moulin rouge, are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it",1,positive
-ethan hawke's strained chelsea walls,0,negative
 cherish,1,positive
 getting into too many pointless situations,0,negative
 streamed across its borders,1,positive
 allows a gawky actor like spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- to reveal his impressively delicate range,1,positive
-"vainly, i think",0,negative
 needlessly opaque intro,0,negative
 is consistently,1,positive
 there's something vital about the movie.,1,positive
 few sleepless hours,0,negative
+", albeit a visually compelling one,",1,positive
 lets the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode,0,negative
-", you know the picture is in trouble.",0,negative
-city by the sea is a gritty police thriller with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for.,1,positive
+"is that those responsible did n't cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash, and send it to its proper home.",0,negative
 it's a lyrical endeavor.,1,positive
-", this is the most visually unappealing.",0,negative
 huston's revelatory performance,1,positive
 further demonstrates just how far his storytelling skills have eroded.,0,negative
 miraculous,1,positive
+do well to check this one out,1,positive
 both shallow and dim-witted,0,negative
 heaven is one such beast,1,positive
-those moviegoers who would automatically bypass a hip-hop documentary,1,positive
 sullivan and his son,1,positive
-"stale first act, scrooge story, blatant product placement",0,negative
 choppiness,0,negative
 the story's pathetic and the gags are puerile..,0,negative
 environmental pollution ever made,0,negative
-"in questioning the election process, payami graphically illustrates the problems of fledgling democracies, but also the strength and sense of freedom the iranian people already possess, with or without access to the ballot box.",1,positive
 "as with most late-night bull sessions, eventually the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is.",0,negative
+it's kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers.,1,positive
 ", norton has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced,",0,negative
 "a brisk, reverent, and subtly different sequel.",1,positive
+into the nature of faith,1,positive
 to document all this emotional misery,0,negative
 gritty,1,positive
 "lush, all-enveloping movie experience",1,positive
 funnier,1,positive
-of updating white's dry wit to a new age,1,positive
 "sitting in the third row of the imax cinema at sydney's darling harbour, but i sometimes felt as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia, sweeping and gliding, banking and",1,positive
 "just more of the same, done with noticeably less energy and imagination",0,negative
 to savor binoche's skill,1,positive
+definitely,1,positive
 beaches,1,positive
-enchantment,1,positive
 has all the scenic appeal of a cesspool.,0,negative
+deaths,0,negative
 wondering why you 've been watching all this strutting and posturing,0,negative
-the predictable parent,0,negative
+was as graceful,1,positive
 be appreciated by anyone outside the under-10 set,0,negative
 "the incessant, so-five-minutes-ago pop music",0,negative
-"assured, glossy",1,positive
 hitting the audience over the head with a moral,0,negative
 against the maker's minimalist intent,0,negative
 the movie as a whole,1,positive
-to perform,1,positive
 opportunity to make absurdist observations,1,positive
 was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time,0,negative
+nicholson proves once again that he's the best brush in the business,1,positive
 ", yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is.",0,negative
 "patriot games can still turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop",1,positive
-call the film ` refreshing,1,positive
 disappointingly thin slice,0,negative
-"that it's offensive, but",0,negative
+in future years as an eloquent memorial,1,positive
 bring new energy to the familiar topic of office politics.,1,positive
 "never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet, genuine chemistry.",1,positive
 that's as entertaining as it is instructive,1,positive
+no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair,0,negative
 this is one of the rarest kinds of films : a family-oriented non-disney film that is actually funny without hitting below the belt.,1,positive
 to good actors,1,positive
-"is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another, most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults",0,negative
+with imagination,1,positive
 all-powerful,1,positive
 embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes,0,negative
 that it actually makes the heart soar,1,positive
 every conceivable mistake a director could make in filming opera has been perpetrated here.,0,negative
-extraordinarily rich landscape,1,positive
 superior crime movie,1,positive
 "turn on many people to opera,",1,positive
 just as endearing and easy to watch,1,positive
 what's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory,0,negative
 there is no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film's thoroughly winning tone.,1,positive
-juice and delight,1,positive
+the best inside-show-biz,1,positive
 "should never, ever, leave a large dog alone with a toddler",0,negative
-the basic flaws in his vision,0,negative
 the cruelty and suffering,0,negative
 "more mature than fatal attraction, more complete than indecent proposal and more relevant than 9 1/2 weeks",1,positive
 to say that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful is just as obvious as telling a country skunk that he has severe body odor.,0,negative
+just the labor involved in creating the layered richness of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light is astonishing.,1,positive
+most substantial feature for some time,1,positive
 walked away,0,negative
 is plainly dull and visually ugly,0,negative
 "touching, sophisticated film",1,positive
-it's soulful and unslick,1,positive
 "the film manages to keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes with calamity.",1,positive
 "'' offers chills much like those that you get when sitting around a campfire around midnight, telling creepy stories to give each other the willies.",1,positive
 it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be,1,positive
+some of it is honestly affecting,1,positive
+to the movie's rude and crude humor,0,negative
 "writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew, and",0,negative
 is a plodding mess,0,negative
+constant smiles,1,positive
 "compelling, provocative and prescient viewing",1,positive
+you value your time and money,1,positive
 arrest development in a dead-end existence,0,negative
 ", it's kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers.",1,positive
 it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump just for sitting through it.,0,negative
 incredibly,1,positive
-"so sloppy, so uneven, so",0,negative
 "the intelligence level of the characters must be low, very low, very very low, for the masquerade to work",0,negative
 fantasy pablum,0,negative
 family dynamics,1,positive
-it has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing.,1,positive
+you 'd have to be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama.,1,positive
 a fairly revealing study of its two main characters --,1,positive
 idiotic,0,negative
 for finding meaning in relationships or work,1,positive
 "is about the people who live in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it.",1,positive
-compared to his series of spectacular belly flops both on and off the screen,0,negative
+enjoyable in its own right,1,positive
+a lively and engaging examination of how similar obsessions can dominate a family,1,positive
+to entertain all ages,1,positive
 the negative and the script,0,negative
 it's offensive,0,negative
 as aimless as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice,0,negative
+"goes a long way toward restoring the luster of the national lampoon film franchise, too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy.",1,positive
+a film that begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times i saw the film.,1,positive
 's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor,0,negative
+all the more disquieting for its relatively gore-free allusions to the serial murders,0,negative
 "there's no conversion effort,",0,negative
 "has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written,",0,negative
 the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise,0,negative
 offers winning performances and some effecting moments.,1,positive
-with flabby rolls,0,negative
 has plenty for those ( like me ) who are n't.,1,positive
 oscar-nominated,1,positive
-however canned --,0,negative
 sheer ugliness,0,negative
+water torture seem appealing,0,negative
 in the tradition,1,positive
-to what is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,0,negative
-"this interminable, shapeless documentary",0,negative
-however entertainingly presented,1,positive
-the cast is impressive,1,positive
 to wait for the video,0,negative
 predominantly amateur,0,negative
+looks as if it were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man.,0,negative
+gussied up,1,positive
 mishmash,0,negative
 seamless and sumptuous stream,1,positive
 able to pull it back on course,1,positive
-"for all of its insights into the dream world of teen life, and its electronic expression through cyber culture, the film gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2 - hour running time.",0,negative
-an engrossing portrait of uncompromising artists trying to create something original,1,positive
-an aimlessness,0,negative
+the self-image,1,positive
 true-to-life characters,1,positive
-be commended for illustrating the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters,1,positive
 to believe that something so short could be so flabby,0,negative
 classic moral-condundrum drama : what would you have done to survive?,0,negative
+to see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
 "the little girls understand, and mccracken knows that's all that matters.",1,positive
 wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one,0,negative
 in a movie this bad,0,negative
+"trite, predictable rehash",0,negative
+the achingly unfunny phonce and his several silly subplots,0,negative
 "that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood, nothing good can happen",0,negative
 "'s insecure in lovely and amazing,",1,positive
 a clever thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest,1,positive
 its invitingly upbeat overture,1,positive
 "the gifted crudup has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself,",1,positive
 is negated,0,negative
-you 'll want things to work out,1,positive
-"would call it, ` hungry-man portions of bad '",0,negative
-is omitted nor a cliché left unsaid,0,negative
 reliable textbook,1,positive
 determination to inject farcical raunch,0,negative
 "they 're just a couple of cops in copmovieland, these two, but in narc, they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood.",1,positive
 of heart,1,positive
-playing the obvious game,0,negative
-"that tom tykwer, director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run, has turned out to be a one-trick pony",0,negative
 a deft,1,positive
+"on the surface a silly comedy, scotland, pa would be forgettable if it were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard's tragic play.",1,positive
 "bread, my sweet has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it.",0,negative
 shaking your head,0,negative
 encouraging,1,positive
@@ -29093,41 +29051,42 @@ eye-popping visuals,1,positive
 "fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies, and he gives none to the audience.",0,negative
 "a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly seen or felt",0,negative
 hate yourself,0,negative
-provides a strong itch to explore more,1,positive
 a beautiful paean to a time long past,1,positive
 be incomprehensible to moviegoers not already clad in basic black,1,positive
+self-amused trash,0,negative
+a fair amount of b-movie excitement,1,positive
+"super - violent, super-serious",1,positive
 large-scale,1,positive
 consuming self-absorption,0,negative
+a sobering meditation,1,positive
 make a clear point --,1,positive
 a new benchmark for lameness,0,negative
 "the film is visually dazzling,",1,positive
 "a triumph, a film that hews out a world and carries us effortlessly from darkness to light.",1,positive
 just what ( aniston ) has always needed to grow into a movie career,1,positive
-a different and emotionally reserved type of survival story,1,positive
 meandering and confusing,0,negative
 become the master of innuendo,1,positive
 frida gets the job done.,1,positive
-know the band or the album's songs by heart,1,positive
 surprises,1,positive
-"has far more energy, wit and warmth than should be expected from any movie with a `` 2 '' at the end of its title.",1,positive
 rather unexceptional,0,negative
 fairly ludicrous plot,0,negative
 adventures,1,positive
-sleek and arty.,1,positive
 "easy, seductive pacing",1,positive
-"must for fans of british cinema, if only because so many titans of the industry are along for the ride.",1,positive
-a substantive movie,1,positive
+makes up for with its heart.,1,positive
+imaginative filmmaker,1,positive
 it's mostly a pleasure to watch.,1,positive
+with all of this,1,positive
 ", the score is too insistent",0,negative
+to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese,1,positive
 that actually has a brain,1,positive
 editorial process,1,positive
 closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel,0,negative
 a side dish of asparagus,0,negative
 they wo n't enjoy the movie at all.,0,negative
 "winds up moving in many directions as it searches ( vainly, i think ) for something fresh to say",0,negative
+gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2 - hour running time,0,negative
 were a person,1,positive
-flat as a spoof,0,negative
-are pretty valuable,1,positive
+poetry in motion captured on film.,1,positive
 "a smart, nuanced look",1,positive
 "the new film is a subzero version of monsters, inc., without the latter's imagination, visual charm or texture.",0,negative
 "like a badly edited, 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director ca n't seem to get a coherent rhythm going",0,negative
@@ -29135,37 +29094,40 @@ three-hour endurance test,0,negative
 right direction,1,positive
 most poorly staged and lit,0,negative
 sillier,1,positive
+"a sour attempt at making a farrelly brothers-style, down-and-dirty laugher for the female",0,negative
 sappy,0,negative
 truths,1,positive
 overcomes its visual hideousness with a sharp script and strong performances.,1,positive
-has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it,0,negative
-"meyjes's movie, like max rothman's future, does not work.",0,negative
-is masterly,1,positive
-this often-hilarious farce manages to generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal.,1,positive
+"stands as a document of what it felt like to be a new yorker -- or, really, to be a human being -- in the weeks after 9/11.",1,positive
+constructs a hilarious ode to middle america and middle age with this unlikely odyssey,1,positive
+silly stuff,0,negative
 "is much more p.c. than the original version ( no more racist portraits of indians, for instance )",1,positive
+pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage,0,negative
 does n't overcome the tumult of maudlin tragedy,0,negative
 constant smiles and frequent laughter,1,positive
-"his sly, intricate magic",1,positive
 "predictable, manipulative stinker",0,negative
 "this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker, but",1,positive
 like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor's garage sale,0,negative
+enlivens this film,1,positive
+"a showcase for both the scenic splendor of the mountains and for legendary actor michel serrault, the film",1,positive
 extremely unpleasant,0,negative
 for each other,1,positive
+morally ambiguous and nothing to shout about,0,negative
 "nair just does n't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy.",0,negative
 unfortunate title,0,negative
 is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing,0,negative
-to get at the root psychology of this film would require many sessions on the couch of dr. freud.,0,negative
+"the problem with the bread, my sweet",0,negative
 lost dreams,0,negative
-sense that powerhouse of 19th-century prose behind her childlike smile,1,positive
-"builds to an intense indoor drama about compassion, sacrifice, and christian love",1,positive
+"that starts out like heathers, then becomes bring it on, then becomes unwatchable",0,negative
 "looking, sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history",1,positive
 "have ever seen, constantly pulling the rug from underneath us, seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper, getting more intense",1,positive
-"even when there are lulls, the emotions seem authentic",1,positive
+works because reno,1,positive
+a poky and pseudo-serious exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise.,0,negative
 thick clouds of denial,0,negative
 "of fun, with an undeniable energy",1,positive
 "it may scream low budget,",0,negative
 vivacious,1,positive
-"an enthralling aesthetic experience, one that's steeped in mystery and a ravishing, baroque beauty.",1,positive
+obvious and lengthy,0,negative
 combined with so much first-rate talent,1,positive
 it also rocks.,1,positive
 which awards animals the respect they,1,positive
@@ -29174,341 +29136,346 @@ its impressive images,1,positive
 "has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor.",1,positive
 it's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground.,0,negative
 gentle longing,1,positive
-an already thin story,0,negative
+very compelling,1,positive
 uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels.,0,negative
 "turns the goose-pimple genre on its empty head and fills it with spirit, purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count",1,positive
+90-minute dud,0,negative
 ensures the film never feels draggy.,1,positive
 "'s so fun about this silly, outrageous, ingenious thriller",1,positive
-"scruffy, dopey old",0,negative
-genuine and sweet,1,positive
-"of under-inspired, overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name",0,negative
+"a riveting profile of law enforcement, and a visceral, nasty journey into an urban hades",1,positive
 i 'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies,0,negative
-"'s surprisingly decent, particularly",1,positive
 he's one of the few ` cool ' actors who never seems aware of his own coolness.,1,positive
-as though they are having so much fun,1,positive
+a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears,0,negative
+"a sloppy, amusing comedy that proceeds from a stunningly unoriginal premise.",1,positive
 overly familiar,0,negative
 "can watch, giggle and get an adrenaline boost without feeling like you 've completely lowered your entertainment standards.",1,positive
+distinguished,1,positive
 likely to seduce and conquer,1,positive
+marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity,1,positive
 gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers,1,positive
-"before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead",0,negative
-insanely violent and very graphic,0,negative
+life's ultimate losers,0,negative
+", what's with the unexplained baboon cameo?",0,negative
+is a slapdash mess,0,negative
+speeds up,1,positive
 "nurtures the multi-layers of its characters,",1,positive
 satisfactorily,1,positive
 fried in pork,1,positive
-the emotional depth,1,positive
-eclipses nearly everything else she's ever done,1,positive
-"of things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk, most notably the mere presence of duvall",1,positive
-"about their lives, loves and the art",1,positive
+concentrates far too much,0,negative
+populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
+"familiar and predictable, and 4/5ths of it",0,negative
 is off his game,0,negative
 "a lot like the imaginary sport it projects onto the screen -- loud, violent and mindless.",0,negative
 "this is a big, juicy role",1,positive
 a very complex situation,1,positive
-a valentine sealed with a kiss,1,positive
+it's really well directed,1,positive
 "to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances",0,negative
 cliches and pabulum,0,negative
 constant fits of laughter,1,positive
+wobbly,0,negative
+"secondhand, familiar -- and not in a good way",0,negative
 "is a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams.",1,positive
 "in a summer of clones, harvard man is something rare and riveting : a wild ride that relies on more than special effects.",1,positive
+for the most creative mayhem in a brief amount of time,1,positive
+"equilibrium the movie, as opposed to the manifesto, is really, really stupid.",0,negative
 ", it also has plenty for those ( like me ) who are n't.",1,positive
-"a pleasant distraction, a friday night diversion",1,positive
+"to better understand why this did n't connect with me would require another viewing, and i wo n't be sitting through this one again ... that in itself is commentary enough",0,negative
 dry the undead action flick formula,0,negative
-bungle their way through the narrative,0,negative
+dull girl,0,negative
 "yes, i have given this movie a rating of zero.",0,negative
 "actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
-the nifty premise,1,positive
+"joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate",1,positive
+is a general air of exuberance in all about the benjamins that's hard to resist,1,positive
 the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend,0,negative
 the film is so bleak that it's hardly watchable,0,negative
-it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood's dirty harry period,0,negative
-a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world's endangered reefs,1,positive
+that welcome to collinwood is n't going to jell,0,negative
+scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an,0,negative
 "dog soldiers does n't transcend genre -- it embraces it, energizes it and takes big bloody chomps out of it",1,positive
-smooth and professional,1,positive
-a-list brit actors,1,positive
-playful and haunting,1,positive
+naomi watts is terrific as rachel,1,positive
 the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days,1,positive
 "winds up being both revelatory and narcissistic, achieving some honest insight into relationships that most high-concept films candy-coat with pat storylines, precious circumstances and beautiful stars.",1,positive
-tossed in,1,positive
-"its story about a young chinese woman, ah na, who has come to new york city to replace past tragedy with the american dream is one that any art-house moviegoer is likely to find compelling.",1,positive
-for some robust and scary entertainment,1,positive
-such a pleasure,1,positive
 "shanghai ghetto may not be as dramatic as roman polanski's the pianist, but",0,negative
 a troubadour,1,positive
 of that already-shallow,0,negative
 "its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue",1,positive
 even lazier,0,negative
-on a string of exotic locales,1,positive
-the exoticism of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
-notwithstanding my problem with the movie's final half hour,0,negative
+a fresh way,1,positive
+"interminably bleak, to say nothing of boring.",0,negative
 it is derivative,0,negative
+"the crackle of lines, the impressive stagings of hardware",1,positive
+of high art,1,positive
 despite all the backstage drama,1,positive
 "are cheesy backdrops, ridiculous action sequences, and many tired jokes about men in heels.",0,negative
 all the queen's men is allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen,0,negative
-a good yarn --,1,positive
+too late,0,negative
 by the time the plot grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion,0,negative
 a movie that's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it depicts.,0,negative
-lost the ability to think,0,negative
-", you ca n't help suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production.",0,negative
 "a sensitive, moving,",1,positive
 "if you are curious to see the darker side of what's going on with young tv actors ( dawson leery did what ?!? ), or see some interesting storytelling devices, you might want to check it out, but there's nothing very attractive about this movie",0,negative
-to flat characters,0,negative
 the rich performances by friel,1,positive
 maddeningly insistent and repetitive,0,negative
 dream,1,positive
 "everything kieslowski's work aspired to, including the condition of art",1,positive
 degrading and,0,negative
 "it is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age and older men drink to excess, piss on trees, b.s. one another and put on a show in drag.",0,negative
-compelling story to tell,1,positive
-the film's intimate camera work and,1,positive
 a classic fairy tale that perfectly captures the wonders and worries of childhood in a way that few movies have ever approached,1,positive
+that it's more than a worthwhile effort,1,positive
 "this quietly lyrical tale probes the ambiguous welcome extended by iran to the afghani refugees who streamed across its borders, desperate for work and food.",1,positive
-is no doubt true,1,positive
+clear-cut,1,positive
 be a breakthrough in filmmaking,1,positive
-succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system,1,positive
 beautiful,1,positive
 "although the sequel has all the outward elements of the original, the first film's lovely flakiness is gone, replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks.",0,negative
-each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster,1,positive
 how bad it is,0,negative
-the film shatters you in waves.,1,positive
+the movie's downfall,0,negative
 sometimes murky,0,negative
 "loud, chaotic and largely unfunny.",0,negative
 "inventive, fun, intoxicatingly sexy, violent, self-indulgent and maddening.",1,positive
 the milieu is wholly unconvincing ... and the histrionics reach a truly annoying pitch.,0,negative
+add much-needed levity,1,positive
 from any movie with a `` 2 '',0,negative
 another arnold vehicle that fails to make adequate,0,negative
 boasts enough funny dialogue and sharp,1,positive
 "because of its heightened, well-shaped dramas,",1,positive
 "if it's unnerving suspense you 're after -- you 'll find it with ring, an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for.",1,positive
 called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but,0,negative
-its utterly misplaced earnestness,0,negative
+brilliant in this,1,positive
+nonetheless it drags during its 112-minute length,0,negative
 '' is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought.,1,positive
 holiday carol,1,positive
-"some of the visual flourishes are a little too obvious, but restrained and subtle storytelling",1,positive
-never capitalizes on this concept and opts for the breezy and amateurish feel of an after school special on the subject of tolerance.,0,negative
 flat acting,0,negative
 a romantic comedy plotline,1,positive
-the star-making machinery of tinseltown,1,positive
 jabs,0,negative
-of the most unpleasant things the studio,0,negative
+take a complete moron,0,negative
 mastering its formidable arithmetic of cameras and souls,1,positive
 "the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history",1,positive
 best kind,1,positive
+no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it,0,negative
 broad cross-section,1,positive
 the filmmaker's characteristic style,1,positive
-most brilliant work,1,positive
-condescending,0,negative
+are fantastic,1,positive
 is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal,0,negative
-"the star who helped give a spark to `` chasing amy '' and `` changing lanes '' falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer's new action film, `` the sum of all fears.''",0,negative
 with the american dream,1,positive
+may not be a straightforward bio,0,negative
 "has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie, which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline.",0,negative
+"van wilder has a built-in audience, but only among those who are drying out from spring break and are still unconcerned about what they ingest.",0,negative
 eerie thriller,1,positive
 using a plot that could have come from an animated-movie screenwriting textbook,0,negative
 "we got ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober, filmed on the set of carpenter's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat.",0,negative
 joy and pride,1,positive
-you crave chris smith's next movie,1,positive
-improperly hammy performance,0,negative
+"you can fire a torpedo through some of clancy's holes, and the scripters do n't deserve any oscars.",0,negative
+in the best way,1,positive
 'll trudge out of the theater feeling as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy,1,positive
 it does not attempt to filter out the complexity,1,positive
 banged their brains into the ground,0,negative
+the funniest and most accurate depiction,1,positive
 attuned,1,positive
+aspires to be more than another `` best man '' clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny film.,1,positive
 ", ` swept away ' sinks.",0,negative
-respects the material without sentimentalizing it,1,positive
+incredible storyline,1,positive
 the beauty,1,positive
+"for the full 90 minutes, especially with the weak payoff",0,negative
 a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower,1,positive
-"a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
+plant smile-button faces,1,positive
 knockout,1,positive
+", the film does n't end up having much that is fresh to say about growing up catholic or, really, anything.",0,negative
 are so stunning,1,positive
 "never rises above easy, cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters ...",0,negative
 this movie is careless and unfocused.,0,negative
-zany ',1,positive
-fuddled,0,negative
-"amy and matthew have a bit of a phony relationship,",0,negative
+crisp and,1,positive
+thrill you,1,positive
 invite some genuine spontaneity into the film,1,positive
 boring movie,0,negative
 "the film's crisp, unaffected style and air of gentle longing make it unexpectedly rewarding",1,positive
 warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer,0,negative
 to do with imagination than market research,0,negative
 of oral storytelling frozen onto film,1,positive
-"awesome work : ineffable, elusive, yet inexplicably powerful",1,positive
+"a self-aware, often self-mocking, intelligence",1,positive
 dramatic snapshot,1,positive
 "portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety, not to mention a convincing brogue.",1,positive
+an animation landmark as monumental as disney's 1937 breakthrough snow white and the seven dwarfs.,1,positive
 the catch is that they 're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders.,0,negative
-sentiment and withholds delivery,0,negative
 we hate ( madonna ) within the film's first five minutes,0,negative
-"more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers, instead",0,negative
+style and bold colors,1,positive
 becomes the last thing you would expect from a film with this title or indeed from any plympton film : boring,0,negative
 best performance,1,positive
+is a little too in love with its own cuteness,0,negative
 hilarious and,1,positive
-"the comic elements of the premise,",1,positive
-"uncomfortably timely, relevant, and sickeningly real",1,positive
+"that's not scary, not smart and not engaging",0,negative
 could have given audiences the time of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation.,0,negative
-'s an utterly static picture,0,negative
 hate it because it's lousy,0,negative
 "this fascinating experiment plays as more of a poetic than a strict reality, creating an intriguing species of artifice that gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air.",1,positive
+you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes,1,positive
 leave a lasting impression,1,positive
-"an old-fashioned scary movie,",1,positive
+"miss it altogether, in part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin",0,negative
 "is were it not for the striking, quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose",1,positive
+into an insular world that gives the lie to many clichés and showcases a group of dedicated artists,1,positive
 modern masculine journey,1,positive
 soars,1,positive
 "manages to keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes with calamity",1,positive
-is a very good viewing alternative for young women.,1,positive
 the animation master,1,positive
 "for a long time the film succeeds with its dark, delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them.",1,positive
 the earmarks,1,positive
-quick-buck sequel,0,negative
+inventive director,1,positive
 "sly, sophisticated and surprising.",1,positive
 improves upon the original hit movie,1,positive
-such good humor,1,positive
 "an oddity, to be sure, but one that you might wind up remembering with a degree of affection rather than revulsion.",1,positive
+"demonstrates the unusual power of thoughtful, subjective filmmaking.",1,positive
 "is a truly, truly bad movie.",0,negative
-an unlimited amount of phony blood,0,negative
+going out and enjoying the big-screen experience,1,positive
 is tepid and tedious.,0,negative
-one of the best,1,positive
+quirky and taken with its own style,1,positive
 under-rehearsed,0,negative
+does everything,1,positive
 bogs down in genre cliches here.,0,negative
+scotland looks wonderful,1,positive
 "it really is a shame that more wo n't get an opportunity to embrace small, sweet ` evelyn.'",1,positive
 more simply intrusive,0,negative
-jaw-dropping action sequences,1,positive
 "acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense, such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice",0,negative
-rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along.,0,negative
+overrun modern-day comedies,0,negative
+it's a movie that accomplishes so much that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough.,1,positive
 of delightful hand shadows,1,positive
 "to the core of what it actually means to face your fears, to be a girl in a world of boys, to be a boy truly in love with a girl",1,positive
 humanizing stuff,1,positive
-", ms. shreve's novel proved too difficult a text to ` lick, ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast.",0,negative
 brooding,0,negative
-even-toned direction,1,positive
+gabbiest giant-screen movie,0,negative
+horrifyingly,0,negative
 ", brain-deadening hangover",0,negative
-deeply authentic,1,positive
+scant place,0,negative
 falls flat,0,negative
-depressing to see how far herzog has fallen,0,negative
+never cuts corners.,1,positive
+"contrived,",0,negative
 's there to scare while we delight in the images,1,positive
 "the genius of the work speaks volumes, offering up a hallucinatory dreamscape that frustrates and captivates.",1,positive
 "comedian, like its subjects, delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun, no-frills ride.",1,positive
-"a smart, arch and rather cold-blooded comedy",1,positive
-"it's a smart, funny look at an arcane area of popular culture, and if it is n't entirely persuasive, it does give exposure to some talented performers.",1,positive
+should catch this imax offering,1,positive
 "a lot of fun, with an undeniable energy",1,positive
-a beautiful paean to a time,1,positive
 the gifted crudup has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself,1,positive
 "this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker, but good actors, good poetry and good music help sustain it.",1,positive
-bravery and dedication,1,positive
 visceral excitement,1,positive
+tartakovsky's team has some freakish powers of visual charm,1,positive
+divine,1,positive
 the story really has no place to go since simone is not real --,0,negative
-unique way shainberg,1,positive
 which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title,1,positive
 nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film,0,negative
-"but disintegrates into a dreary, humorless soap opera",0,negative
 the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream,0,negative
 ", captures a life interestingly lived",1,positive
 a literary detective story is still a detective story and aficionados of the whodunit wo n't be disappointed.,1,positive
+'s undeniably hard to follow,0,negative
 can rest contentedly with the knowledge that he's made at least one damn fine horror movie,1,positive
-originality,1,positive
-"has nothing good to speak about other than the fact that it is relatively short, tries its best to hide the fact that seagal's overweight and out of shape.",0,negative
+ai n't art,0,negative
 the attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe,0,negative
-has some freakish powers of visual charm,1,positive
+the unsettled tenor of that post 9-11 period far better,1,positive
 hypnotically dull.,0,negative
 who is chasing who or,0,negative
 infectiously enthusiastic,1,positive
+rare,1,positive
 sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness,1,positive
 "seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10,000 times",0,negative
 is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic,1,positive
-the visceral excitement,1,positive
-suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable,1,positive
 the film does give a pretty good overall picture of the situation in laramie following the murder of matthew shepard.,1,positive
 spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet,0,negative
 a recommendation,1,positive
 shining,1,positive
 directed and convincingly acted,1,positive
 an honesty and dignity,1,positive
-"enjoy much of jonah simply, and gratefully,",1,positive
-ca n't wait to see end.,1,positive
 serry's ability to take what is essentially a contained family conflict and put it into a much larger historical context,1,positive
+worth a salute just for trying to be more complex than your average film.,1,positive
 a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before,1,positive
 "it has fun with the quirks of family life, but it also treats the subject with fondness and respect",1,positive
-final verdict,1,positive
-"allows us to be transported into the life of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being.",1,positive
+to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
 is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film,1,positive
 beguiling,1,positive
-", '' it's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to `` tonight.''",0,negative
 "girlfriends are bad, wives are worse and babies are the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy.",0,negative
-video before month's end,0,negative
+there is no denying the power of polanski's film ...,1,positive
+", its apparent glee is derived from a lobotomy, having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded.",0,negative
 chamber of secrets will find millions of eager fans.,1,positive
 these components combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs.,1,positive
 "just too bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
+of animated filmmaking since old walt,1,positive
 "to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms",0,negative
 so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking,0,negative
-the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype,0,negative
-'s hard to like a film so cold and dead,0,negative
 damon/bourne or his predicament,1,positive
 'll wait in vain for a movie to happen.,0,negative
+pacino is the best he's been in years and,1,positive
 able to provide insight into a fascinating part of theater history.,1,positive
+gives these women,1,positive
 will see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it.,0,negative
+fantastic,1,positive
 this clever and very satisfying picture is more accurately chabrolian.,1,positive
-looks genuinely pretty.,1,positive
-"is a phlegmatic bore, so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears, starring ben affleck, seem downright hitchcockian.",0,negative
+a great cast and a great idea,1,positive
 unexplainable pain,0,negative
-make great marching bands,1,positive
+fine actors,1,positive
 ", glaring and unforgettable.",1,positive
-thoughtful minor classic,1,positive
-its own ludicrous terms,0,negative
+deserves to be seen everywhere.,1,positive
+is milked,0,negative
 poetic symbolism,1,positive
 a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
-has neither the charisma nor the natural affability that has made tucker a star,0,negative
+frames ) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
+cancer,0,negative
 a wonderful life marathons and bored,0,negative
+cliche-ridden film,0,negative
 "a solid, unassuming drama.",1,positive
 that the bulk of the movie centers on the wrong character,0,negative
 ", it's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him",1,positive
 has a terrific look,1,positive
+thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest,1,positive
 there are scenes of cinematic perfection that steal your heart away.,1,positive
+noble,1,positive
 they are in this tepid genre offering,0,negative
 fails to provoke them.,0,negative
 left me feeling refreshed and hopeful.,1,positive
-better at fingering problems than finding solutions,0,negative
 better than the phantom menace,1,positive
-"is definitely its screenplay, both for the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page, and for the memorable character creations.",1,positive
-be underestimated,0,negative
+demonstrates just how far his storytelling skills have eroded.,0,negative
+the story is just too clichéd and too often strains credulity,0,negative
 a flourish,1,positive
 "'s neither too erotic nor very thrilling, either.",0,negative
 quick-cut edits,0,negative
 family film sequel,1,positive
-"has created a film that one can honestly describe as looking, sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history.",1,positive
-proves himself a deft pace master and stylist.,1,positive
+an affectionately goofy satire that's unafraid to throw elbows when necessary,1,positive
+than a half-hearted fluke,0,negative
 "fun and funny in the middle, though somewhat less hard-hitting",1,positive
 of exploiting molestation for laughs,0,negative
-"like coming into a long-running, well-written television series where you 've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably wo n't see the next six.",0,negative
+"` possession, ' based on the book by a.s. byatt, demands that labute deal with the subject of love head-on ; trading in his cynicism for reverence and a little wit",1,positive
 that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material,0,negative
 "the film just might turn on many people to opera, in general",1,positive
 sprung to life,1,positive
 history in perspective,1,positive
 could n't help but feel the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy,0,negative
 rather listless amble,0,negative
-"costner's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac's perfunctory directing chops, and some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink laurence olivier.",0,negative
-he's easy to like and always leaves us laughing,1,positive
-schlocky creature,0,negative
-feels like a copout,0,negative
+is n't very effective,0,negative
+it must be the end of the world :,0,negative
 "a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence, with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy",0,negative
 schneidermeister ... makin ' a fool of himself ... losin ' his fan base,0,negative
 "loosely speaking, we 're in all of me territory again, and",0,negative
-highly-praised,1,positive
+a not-so-divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood with a hefty helping of re-fried green tomatoes.,0,negative
 are idiosyncratic enough to lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise,1,positive
-achieves its main strategic objective :,1,positive
+"carries the day with impeccable comic timing, raffish charm and piercing intellect.",1,positive
 another best of the year selection,1,positive
-the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt,0,negative
+"uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated.",1,positive
+to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,0,negative
+"an inexplicable nightmare, right down to the population",0,negative
+something a little more special behind it :,1,positive
 sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins,0,negative
 "melodrama ( gored bullfighters, comatose ballerinas ) with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements",1,positive
 of hype,0,negative
 "an odd show, pregnant with moods,",0,negative
 should have been worth cheering as a breakthrough but is devoid of wit and humor.,0,negative
-refreshingly forthright,1,positive
 "perversely undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it, giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective.",1,positive
-from the dull,0,negative
+"in the power of the huston performance, which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile",1,positive
+are for children and dog lovers,1,positive
 that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand,0,negative
+excels as the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol's most intense psychological mysteries.,1,positive
 a heartfelt romance for teenagers,1,positive
 i did n't find much fascination in the swinging.,0,negative
 "watching the powerpuff girls movie, my mind kept returning to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures.",1,positive
-with most of the big summer movies,1,positive
+gift,1,positive
+endure almost unimaginable horror,0,negative
+to abandon the theater,0,negative
 the predictable parent vs. child coming-of-age theme,0,negative
-beats new life into it,1,positive
+splendid singing,1,positive
 a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
 do n't really care for the candidate,0,negative
 are not at all entertaining,0,negative
+stale plot and pornographic way,0,negative
 "the self-serious equilibrium makes its point too well ; a movie, like life, is n't much fun without the highs and lows.",0,negative
 "potty-mouthed enough for pg-13, yet not as hilariously raunchy as south park, this strangely schizo cartoon seems suited neither to kids or adults.",0,negative
 only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at,1,positive
@@ -29516,453 +29483,446 @@ in which the talent is undeniable,1,positive
 what gives human nature its unique feel,1,positive
 paced at a speed that is slow to those of us in middle age and,0,negative
 's an experience in understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal.,1,positive
-together ( time out and human resources ) establish mr. cantet as france's foremost cinematic poet of the workplace.,1,positive
 well established,1,positive
-", they finally feel absolutely earned",1,positive
 the most pitiful directing,0,negative
 a moving and solidly entertaining comedy/drama that should bolster director and co-writer juan josé campanella's reputation in the united states.,1,positive
 ", stealing harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore.",0,negative
 "based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior,",0,negative
 an infomercial for ram dass's latest book,0,negative
 long on twinkly-eyed close-ups and short on shame,0,negative
-of story and his juvenile camera movements,0,negative
 "a temperamental child begging for attention, giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining",0,negative
-bolstered by exceptional performances,1,positive
 "if that does n't clue you in that something's horribly wrong, nothing will.",0,negative
-"is far from disappointing, offering an original",1,positive
-"could just rent those movies instead, let alone seek out a respectable new one",0,negative
-"she may not be real, but the laughs are",1,positive
+"at least it's a fairly impressive debut from the director, charles stone iii.",1,positive
 have thought possible,1,positive
-fluid,1,positive
 an emotionally and spiritually compelling journey,1,positive
+it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers,0,negative
 the spirit,1,positive
 ", irredeemably awful.",0,negative
+unfolds as one of the most politically audacious films of recent decades,1,positive
 "-- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf, point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama",0,negative
 nettelbeck ... has a pleasing way with a metaphor.,1,positive
 snoozer.,0,negative
-is so slight,0,negative
-at its visual delights,1,positive
+unnecessary films,0,negative
+leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face,1,positive
 a fascinating curiosity piece,1,positive
-amiable and committed,1,positive
+hop beat,1,positive
 the ensemble gives it a buoyant delivery,1,positive
-abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here,0,negative
-detailing,1,positive
-about bad cinema,0,negative
-perfect wildean actor,1,positive
+boredom to the point,0,negative
 "do n't feel the least bit ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold.",1,positive
-that finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s,1,positive
 an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need,1,positive
 should be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days,0,negative
 really cool,1,positive
-for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable,1,positive
+superhero,1,positive
 clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
 possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance,1,positive
+is a must!,1,positive
 "accessible to a chosen few, standoffish to everyone else, and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill",0,negative
+"assured, vital",1,positive
 tediously exasperating,0,negative
 of life and small delights,1,positive
 ( and better ),1,positive
 "has the air of a surprisingly juvenile lark, a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent and wear thin with repetition",0,negative
 general family chaos to which anyone can relate,1,positive
 technically sumptuous but,1,positive
+an effectively chilling guilty pleasure,1,positive
 "a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger )",0,negative
+"as banal as the telling may be -- and at times, all my loved ones more than flirts with kitsch -- the tale commands attention.",1,positive
 only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage,0,negative
 aground after being snared in its own tangled plot,0,negative
 ", the old mib label stands for milder is n't better.",0,negative
-"including the assumption that `` crazy '' people are innocent, childlike and inherently funny",0,negative
+stale and uninspired.,0,negative
 "priggish, lethargically paced parable of renewal.",0,negative
-makes it look like a masterpiece,1,positive
 content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,0,negative
-of a good time,1,positive
 a spiffy animated feature,1,positive
+the best sports movie,1,positive
 the troubling thing about clockstoppers,0,negative
-quirky and recessive charms,1,positive
-surprise us with plot twists,1,positive
+"picture postcard perfect, too neat and new pin-like",0,negative
+prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny,0,negative
+makes this a high water mark for this genre,1,positive
 badly-rendered,0,negative
-( hopkins ) does n't so much phone in his performance as fax it.,0,negative
+'s suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary,1,positive
+"gives us the perfect starting point for a national conversation about guns, violence, and fear",1,positive
 make this an eminently engrossing film,1,positive
-work better,1,positive
-with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought,0,negative
+about schmidt is undoubtedly one of the finest films of the year.,1,positive
 most importantly,1,positive
 life's wonderment,1,positive
 "could desire to the cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s",0,negative
 "remains brightly optimistic,",1,positive
 "scooby-doo does n't know if it wants to be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick.",0,negative
 mentally `` superior '',1,positive
-"amusedly,",1,positive
+its sleazy moralizing,0,negative
 "engaging,",1,positive
-is so convincing that by movies ' end you 'll swear you are wet in some places and feel sand creeping in others,1,positive
 "like the imaginary sport it projects onto the screen -- loud, violent and mindless",0,negative
 yet unforgivingly inconsistent,0,negative
+wo n't have any trouble getting kids to eat up these veggies.,1,positive
 in favor,1,positive
-"'s all about anakin ... and the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and, of course, special effect.",1,positive
+-- sadly --,0,negative
 affectionately,1,positive
-a great impression,1,positive
 ", the movie benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters ' moves and overlapping story.",1,positive
+it's hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone,0,negative
+"farts, boobs",0,negative
 crudely,0,negative
 another wholly unnecessary addition,0,negative
+want to see over and over again,1,positive
 a rather bland affair.,0,negative
 of the nincompoop benigni persona,0,negative
 say that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful,0,negative
-might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies,0,negative
-a film about female friendship that men can embrace and women,1,positive
-with pitifully few real laughs,0,negative
+finally succeeds in diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack.,0,negative
+one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002,0,negative
 as faithful portraiture,1,positive
 "according to the script, grant and bullock's characters are made for each other.",1,positive
-one of the best ensemble casts of the year,1,positive
+"is nicely shot, well-edited and features a standout performance by diane lane",1,positive
+makes less sense than the bruckheimeresque american action flicks it emulates,0,negative
+"is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags, scattered moments of lazy humor",0,negative
 "for those who like quirky, slightly strange french films, this is a must!",1,positive
-that it's tempting just to go with it for the ride,1,positive
+runs 163 minutes,0,negative
+is devoid of wit and humor,0,negative
 it never lacks in eye-popping visuals,1,positive
-"a serious minded patience, respect and affection",1,positive
+that's suitable for all ages -- a movie that will make you laugh,1,positive
 enjoyable ease,1,positive
-"it's got the brawn, but not the brains.",0,negative
 pretty good little movie.,1,positive
-rehashes to feed to the younger generations,0,negative
+another classic,1,positive
 one of this year's very best pictures,1,positive
 "more confused, less interesting and more sloppily",0,negative
-defend himself,1,positive
 "gets sillier, not scarier",0,negative
 can make interesting a subject you thought would leave you cold,1,positive
-"does a good job of establishing a time and place, and of telling a fascinating character's story",1,positive
+its delivery is a complete mess,0,negative
+snide and,0,negative
 "a compassionate, moving portrait of an american ( and an america ) always reaching for something just outside his grasp",1,positive
+long workout,1,positive
 boom mikes,1,positive
 "half the excitement of balto,",0,negative
 will assuredly,1,positive
 are nowhere near as vivid as the 19th-century ones,0,negative
 debuts by an esteemed writer-actor.,1,positive
-emphasizes the computer and the cool,1,positive
+walked away from this new version of e.t. just as i hoped i would -- with moist eyes,1,positive
 to big box office bucks all but guaranteed,1,positive
+tattered and ugly past,0,negative
+"a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
 the worst film of the year,0,negative
 brightly colored dreams,1,positive
-beautifully shaped,1,positive
-humble,1,positive
+"but even while his characters are acting horribly, he is always sympathetic.",1,positive
 in which most of the characters forget their lines,0,negative
-as original and insightful,1,positive
 "brings a beguiling freshness to a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant, expressive flow of images",1,positive
+one of the best of a growing strain of daring films ... that argue that any sexual relationship that does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants is a relationship that is worthy of our respect,1,positive
+involving in its bold presentation,1,positive
 look like a masterpiece,1,positive
 an enthusiastic charm,1,positive
-"but then again, i hate myself most mornings.",0,negative
+"jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette, astounding technology, stirring music",1,positive
+", it does n't even seem like she tried.",0,negative
 shyamalan should stop trying to please his mom.,0,negative
 demonstrate how desperate the makers of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel were.,0,negative
-it's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film.,0,negative
-"the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn, and the nicest thing i can say is that i ca n't remember a single name responsible for it.",0,negative
-stylized humor throughout,1,positive
+encompasses many more paths,1,positive
 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
 "is the equivalent of french hip-hop, which also seems to play on a 10-year delay.",0,negative
 "to work us over, with second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief, two separate crises during marriage ceremonies, and the lush scenery of the cotswolds",1,positive
-garcía bernal and talancón are an immensely appealing couple,1,positive
-traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations,0,negative
 i know that i 'll never listen to marvin gaye or the supremes the same way again,1,positive
 "not exaggerated enough to be a parody of gross-out flicks, college flicks, or even flicks in general.",0,negative
-inside the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
+"you can enjoy much of jonah simply, and gratefully, as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor.",1,positive
 takes a simple premise and carries it to unexpected heights,1,positive
-are lacking,0,negative
 ", the power of this movie is undeniable.",1,positive
 exceptional,1,positive
+its position,1,positive
+"like shrek, spirit's visual imagination reminds you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world.",1,positive
 "created a substantive movie out of several cliched movie structures : the road movie, the coming-of-age movie, and the teenage sex comedy.",1,positive
-brilliant performances,1,positive
-the movie's messages are quite admirable,1,positive
-perfect family film,1,positive
+frothing,0,negative
 makes the formula fresh again,1,positive
-to forget that they are actually movie folk,1,positive
+gaping enough to pilot,1,positive
 beating the austin powers films at their own game,1,positive
+"pokes, provokes",1,positive
+the procession,1,positive
 is the fact that there is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film.,0,negative
-the needlessly poor quality of its archival prints and film footage,0,negative
 "this movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen, but it's the work of an artist, one whose view of america, history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep",1,positive
 ", they 'll probably run out screaming.",0,negative
-sharply comic,1,positive
 a time when commercialism has squeezed the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had,0,negative
 like it,1,positive
 advantage,1,positive
-hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry,1,positive
-to grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience,1,positive
+can depress you about life itself.,0,negative
 halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance.,0,negative
 it's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ;,1,positive
 "guns, violence",0,negative
-the silliness,1,positive
-a solid formula,1,positive
+entirely wholesome ),1,positive
 most of the movie's success,1,positive
 is so poorly paced you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines,0,negative
-confident filmmaking,1,positive
-respects,1,positive
-trickery,0,negative
 managed to convey a tiny sense of hope,1,positive
+"is surprisingly brilliant, deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip.",1,positive
 alexandre dumas classic,1,positive
-is more likely to induce sleep than fright,0,negative
-a tragic love story,1,positive
+any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice,0,negative
+"focus, point and purpose",1,positive
+capable,1,positive
+mortal awareness,1,positive
 "the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor,",1,positive
-"if allen, at 66, has stopped challenging himself",0,negative
+"a pathetic, endearing hero",1,positive
 it is an uneven film for the most part,0,negative
+contrived pastiche of caper clichés.,0,negative
 "cold, gray, antiseptic and emotionally desiccated",0,negative
-"seagal ran out of movies years ago, and",0,negative
 exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza.,1,positive
 "lasker's canny, meditative script distances sex and love, as byron and luther",1,positive
+the really bad blair witch project,0,negative
 make such a worthless film,0,negative
 collapses,0,negative
-just another combination of bad animation and mindless violence ... lacking the slightest bit,0,negative
-will be on video long before they grow up and you can wait till then.,0,negative
 "the movie attempts to mine laughs from a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago, and its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches is n't exactly endearing.",0,negative
-twinkling,1,positive
+endorses,1,positive
+mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
 you exit the theater,0,negative
 "self-aware, often self-mocking, intelligence",1,positive
 creep the living hell out of you,1,positive
-like the guys,1,positive
-gets under our skin and draws us in long before the plot kicks into gear,1,positive
 the ridiculous dialog,0,negative
-is definitely a cut above the rest.,1,positive
-boozy,0,negative
 there is nothing redeeming about this movie.,0,negative
 "be when he is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that, ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year",0,negative
+brilliant and macabre,1,positive
 endearing and easy,1,positive
 a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that's unfocused and tediously exasperating,0,negative
-slapped together,0,negative
-"a reminder of how they used to make movies, but also how they sometimes still can be made.",1,positive
 sag in certain places,0,negative
 a thrill,1,positive
-"no more racist portraits of indians, for instance )",0,negative
-avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest,0,negative
+deeply affecting film,1,positive
+the problem with movies about angels is they have a tendency to slip into hokum.,0,negative
 has a lot of charm.,1,positive
 two ideas,1,positive
+absorbing documentary,1,positive
 the characters are paper thin,0,negative
 "is worth your time, especially",1,positive
 destroy,0,negative
-queasy,0,negative
+"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded, and both leads are up to the task",1,positive
 "... a plotline that's as lumpy as two-day old porridge ... the filmmakers ' paws, sad to say, were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project!",0,negative
+the action is stilted and,0,negative
 about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl,1,positive
 its strengths,1,positive
 a plodding mess,0,negative
-"the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored, cheering the pratfalls but little else ; their parents, wise folks that they are, read books",0,negative
+'ll find in this dreary mess,0,negative
 powerful and provocative,1,positive
-pleasant in spite of its predictability,1,positive
-"she is a lioness,",1,positive
+is a just a waste.,0,negative
 of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds,1,positive
-"jostling against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except, maybe, that it looks neat",0,negative
 aims to confuse,0,negative
-finds no way to entertain or inspire its viewers.,0,negative
+"there are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo, at least ), but `` elling '' manages to do all three quite well, making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases",1,positive
 comes off winningly,1,positive
+the best film,1,positive
 "takes a walking-dead, cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it.",1,positive
 ` comedy ' scenes,1,positive
-very pleasing at its best moments,1,positive
 awkwardly contrived exercise,0,negative
 "two fine actors, morgan freeman and ashley judd",1,positive
 is an unsettling picture of childhood innocence combined with indoctrinated prejudice.,1,positive
 the more serious-minded concerns,1,positive
+while the story's undeniably hard to follow,0,negative
 is not quite the career peak,0,negative
-can comfortably hold,1,positive
-it would still be beyond comprehension,0,negative
+"nelson's intentions are good, but",1,positive
+"with a sour taste in one's mouth, and little else",0,negative
+"retrospectively, his most personal work yet.",1,positive
+by on angelina jolie's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy,1,positive
+in painting an unabashedly romantic picture of a nation whose songs spring directly from the lives of the people,1,positive
 talk down to them,0,negative
 popular,1,positive
 a disappointment for a movie that should have been the ultimate imax trip,0,negative
 cliché-riddled,0,negative
-kill the effect,0,negative
+"is a self-aware, often self-mocking, intelligence.",1,positive
 feel realistic.,1,positive
+authentically impulsive humor,1,positive
 's one of the worst of the entire franchise,0,negative
 a weird little movie,0,negative
+"'ve marveled at disney's rendering of water, snow, flames and shadows in a hand-drawn animated world.",1,positive
 often hilarious romantic jealousy comedy,1,positive
-emotionally vapid,0,negative
 better,1,positive
 the world's political situation,0,negative
 who seem barely in the same movie,0,negative
 "serves as a paper skeleton for some very good acting, dialogue, comedy, direction and especially charm.",1,positive
+"a dull girl, that's all",0,negative
 it squanders chan's uniqueness,0,negative
 can i admit xxx is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still say it was a guilty pleasure?,0,negative
 hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work,0,negative
-"slightly sunbaked and summery mind, sex and lucia",1,positive
+rising above similar fare,1,positive
 "fat, dumb",0,negative
 "hashiguchi vividly captures the way young japanese live now, chafing against their culture's manic mix of millennial brusqueness and undying, traditional politesse.",1,positive
 a tasty masala.,1,positive
 their idol's energy and passion,1,positive
-'re engulfed by it.,1,positive
 the road warrior,1,positive
-intellectual and emotional pedigree,1,positive
-a fast paced and suspenseful argentinian thriller,1,positive
-less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is.,0,negative
 into corny sentimentality,0,negative
 the cleverest,1,positive
 is small and shriveled,0,negative
 by a warmth that is n't faked,1,positive
 ", sweet home alabama is n't as funny as you 'd hoped.",0,negative
+"of high romance, brought off with considerable wit",1,positive
 may cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists.,0,negative
-"'s the kind of under-inspired, overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name",0,negative
+wonderous accomplishment,1,positive
 emotionally strong and politically potent,1,positive
 the kind of effectively creepy-scary thriller,1,positive
 "jagged, as if filmed directly from a television monitor",0,negative
 "as sand, who brings to the role her pale, dark beauty and characteristic warmth",1,positive
 rare directors,1,positive
 it's secondary to american psycho but still has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours.,1,positive
-"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances, but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion, grief and fear.",0,negative
 serves as a painful elegy and sobering cautionary tale,1,positive
 listless,0,negative
 ray liotta,1,positive
-hardly an objective documentary,0,negative
-"pathetic, endearing",1,positive
 it emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema,1,positive
+wise-beyond-her-years,1,positive
 "a small gem of a movie that defies classification and is as thought-provoking as it is funny, scary and sad.",1,positive
 awkward version,0,negative
-unhibited,1,positive
 unbreakable,1,positive
 "tries to grab us, only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments",0,negative
+alternates between deadpan comedy and heartbreaking loneliness and is n't afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience.,1,positive
 "fills it with spirit, purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count",1,positive
 "a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother, more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue",0,negative
 could possibly be more contemptuous of the single female population.,1,positive
+"it dull, lifeless, and irritating",0,negative
 moore's ) better at fingering problems than finding solutions.,0,negative
-absurdities and inconsistencies,0,negative
 a smear,0,negative
 "a negligible work of manipulation, an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents",0,negative
-'s nothing remotely topical or sexy here.,0,negative
 "the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer, which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking",0,negative
+"this time, the hype is quieter, and while the movie is slightly less successful than the first, it's still a rollicking good time for the most part.",1,positive
 "a summer entertainment adults can see without feeling embarrassed, but it could have been more.",1,positive
-elvira fans,1,positive
+"children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death",1,positive
 ", the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché.",0,negative
+too dark to be decipherable,0,negative
 "took three minutes of dialogue, 30 seconds of plot and",0,negative
 with all the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations on vanity,0,negative
 provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision,1,positive
 the ideal casting,1,positive
 too few,0,negative
+"unpredictable, hilarious",1,positive
 make enough into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller ',1,positive
 the insightful writer/director,1,positive
 wildly inventive,1,positive
 ", girls ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch, and it's a worthy entry in the french coming-of-age genre.",1,positive
 "elegantly produced and expressively performed, the six musical numbers crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy.",1,positive
 the movie is such a blip on the year's radar screen that it's tempting just to go with it for the ride.,0,negative
-"observant, unfussily poetic",1,positive
-sincerity,1,positive
 weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens,0,negative
+show real heart,1,positive
 roiling,0,negative
 as an exploratory medical procedure or an autopsy,0,negative
+unstable,0,negative
 this crude,0,negative
 the early and middle passages are surprising in how much they engage and even touch us.,1,positive
 "... by the time it's done with us, mira nair's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery, of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over.",1,positive
 do n't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,0,negative
+"look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy, supposed family-friendly comedy",0,negative
 could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip,0,negative
 is mostly a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer,0,negative
-the movie's major and most devastating flaw,0,negative
 solid sci-fi thriller,1,positive
-"otherwise, this could be a passable date film.",0,negative
+a subzero version,0,negative
 a great deal of fun,1,positive
-this deeply moving french drama develops a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times.,1,positive
 blade 2,1,positive
 neither as scary-funny as tremors,0,negative
+moronic,0,negative
 with a grand whimper,0,negative
 "each scene drags, underscoring the obvious, and sentiment is slathered on top",0,negative
-most exciting action films,1,positive
-press the delete key.,0,negative
-incapable of controlling his crew,0,negative
+ravishing,1,positive
 of a paranoid and unlikable man,0,negative
 really horrible drek.,0,negative
-"an interesting psychological game of cat-and-mouse, three-dimensional characters and believable performances all add up to a satisfying crime drama.",1,positive
 well cast and well directed - a powerful drama with enough sardonic wit to keep it from being maudlin.,1,positive
 modern master,1,positive
 "the acting is amateurish, the cinematography is atrocious, the direction is clumsy, the writing is insipid and the violence is at once luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing",0,negative
 is the film roman polanski may have been born to make,1,positive
 imbued with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama,1,positive
-who play their roles with vibrant charm,1,positive
 "the french director has turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused, excruciatingly tedious cinema that, half an hour in, starts making water torture seem appealing.",0,negative
-remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be,0,negative
 neither revelatory nor truly edgy -- merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored.,0,negative
-best movie,1,positive
+"buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly seen",0,negative
 "terrible, banal dialogue",0,negative
-bad,0,negative
 good old fashioned spooks,1,positive
 "kiddie entertainment, sophisticated wit",1,positive
 killing its soul,0,negative
 it's exploitive without being insightful.,0,negative
 however,0,negative
-'s unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significance,1,positive
 "went back to newcastle, the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and, at times, blood.",1,positive
 "still rapturous after all these years, cinema paradiso stands as one of the great films about movie love.",1,positive
 is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
+keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable,1,positive
+one of the most curiously depressing,0,negative
 i 'll buy the criterion dvd.,1,positive
 do well to cram earplugs,0,negative
 recent successes,1,positive
 pleasure,1,positive
-us right into the center of that world,1,positive
 like schindler's list,1,positive
 the modern day,1,positive
 oddly sweet comedy,1,positive
+with flashes of warmth and gentle humor,1,positive
 "boldly, confidently orchestrated, aesthetically and sexually",1,positive
-an engaging and intimate first feature,1,positive
+thoughtful examination,1,positive
 the theme does n't drag an audience down,1,positive
 "contrived and exploitative for the art houses and too cynical, small and decadent for the malls.",0,negative
 "the explosion essentially ruined -- or, rather, overpowered -- the fiction of the movie for me.",0,negative
 "a vivid, thoughtful, unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale full of sex, drugs and rock",1,positive
 "'s destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and, not far down the line, to find a place among the studio's animated classics",1,positive
-"despite its flaws, crazy as hell marks an encouraging new direction for la salle.",1,positive
-"none of the crackle of `` fatal attraction '', `` 9 1/2 weeks '', or even `` indecent proposal ''",0,negative
 's lovely,1,positive
 one of mr. chabrol's subtlest works,1,positive
+stirring,1,positive
+the career peak,1,positive
+unfunny one,0,negative
 they sometimes still can be made,1,positive
 remarkable and novel,1,positive
+effective film,1,positive
 one it follows into melodrama and silliness,0,negative
 boiled hollywood argot,0,negative
+brings a beguiling freshness,1,positive
 the small screen,0,negative
 powerful and,1,positive
+"soars above the globe in dazzling panoramic shots that make the most of the large-screen format, before swooping down on a string of exotic locales, scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm.",1,positive
 executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity,1,positive
+unsophisticated,0,negative
 a freshly painted rembrandt,1,positive
 is inane and awful,0,negative
 have no affinity for most of the characters,0,negative
 in integrating the characters in the foreground into the extraordinarily rich landscape,1,positive
+finest films,1,positive
 a standout performance,1,positive
-"unique, well-crafted psychological study",1,positive
 be another shameless attempt by disney,0,negative
+almost unimaginable horror,0,negative
 funniest,1,positive
 is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,0,negative
 likeable,1,positive
+from director mark romanek's self-conscious scrutiny,0,negative
 sometimes creepy intimacy,1,positive
+but blatantly biased,0,negative
 "soderbergh's best films, `` erin brockovich, ''",1,positive
 "the last kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding, but its provocative central wedding sequence has far more impact.",1,positive
 virtuosic set pieces,1,positive
-"kwan is a master of shadow, quietude, and room noise, and lan yu is a disarmingly lived-in movie.",1,positive
-tries-so-hard-to-be-cool,0,negative
 pretty much self-centered,0,negative
+seems to have recharged him.,1,positive
+is ultimately thoughtful without having much dramatic impact,1,positive
 "not all of the stories work and the ones that do are thin and scattered, but the film works well enough to make it worth watching",1,positive
-pick your nose instead because you 're sure to get more out of the latter experience,0,negative
 the pitfalls,1,positive
 that tell the best story,1,positive
 in such odd plot,0,negative
 see it for the passion,1,positive
-good material,1,positive
 's notably better acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts in the burgeoning genre of films about black urban professionals,1,positive
-irritates and saddens,0,negative
 a kind,1,positive
 breathes extraordinary life,1,positive
 "entertaining, self-aggrandizing, politically motivated",1,positive
+skip the film and pick up the soundtrack,0,negative
+layered richness,1,positive
 boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years.,0,negative
 behold in its sparkling beauty,1,positive
+can not overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities.,0,negative
 sedate,0,negative
 bogs down in rhetoric and cliché.,0,negative
-a huge sacrifice,1,positive
-while the frequent allusions to gurus and doshas will strike some westerners as verging on mumbo-jumbo ... broad streaks of common sense emerge with unimpeachable clarity.,1,positive
-fred schepisi's tale of four englishmen facing the prospect of their own mortality views youthful affluence not as a lost ideal but a starting point.,1,positive
-"the places, and the people,",1,positive
-with fondness and respect,1,positive
+clips of a film that are still looking for a common through-line,0,negative
+"sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening",0,negative
 "dry of humor, verve and fun",0,negative
 darker,0,negative
-winning piece,1,positive
 spends a bit too much time,0,negative
-nobody in the viewing audience cares,0,negative
+undeniable energy,1,positive
 on par with the first one,1,positive
-wo n't still be tapping,1,positive
+that peace is possible,1,positive
+"even as it pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers, old schoolers and current innovators, scratch is great fun, full of the kind of energy it's documenting.",1,positive
 it is refreshingly undogmatic about its characters.,1,positive
 been exhausted by documentarians,0,negative
-"contradictory, self-hating, self-destructive ways",0,negative
 ultra-violent,0,negative
-so many bad romances out there,0,negative
+that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
 "unfunny comedy with a lot of static set ups, not much camera movement, and most of the scenes",0,negative
-"eileen walsh, an engaging, wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth,",0,negative
+a middle-aged romance,1,positive
+are presented in convincing way,1,positive
 but every bit as filling as the treat of the title,1,positive
-takashi miike keeps pushing the envelope,1,positive
-", absurd collection",0,negative
+"the entire cast is first-rate, especially sorvino.",1,positive
 no teeth,0,negative
+enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages,1,positive
 grow into a movie career,1,positive
 is not the director at his most sparkling,0,negative
 the film has ( its ) moments,1,positive
 telegraphs every discovery and layers on the gloss of convenience.,0,negative
-is a wish a studio's wallet makes,1,positive
-is like scorsese's mean streets redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot.,0,negative
 ( tries ) to parody a genre that's already a joke in the united states.,0,negative
 "think of it as gidget, only with muscles and a lot more smarts, but just as endearing and easy to watch",1,positive
+buoyant energy level,1,positive
+younger generations,1,positive
 feel absolutely,1,positive
-homage,1,positive
+showcases tom hanks as a depression era hit-man in this dark tale of revenge,1,positive
 schizo,0,negative
 process of imparting knowledge.,1,positive
 as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo's dumbed-down tactics ),0,negative
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 guts and crazy beasts stalking men with guns though ... you will likely enjoy this monster.,1,positive
 astounds,1,positive
 scandal,0,negative
-are too cute,1,positive
+"if ( jaglom's ) latest effort is not the director at his most sparkling, some of its repartee is still worth hearing.",1,positive
+kids = misery,0,negative
 pointed personalities,1,positive
+"whenever it threatens to get bogged down in earnest dramaturgy, a stirring visual sequence like a surge through swirling rapids or a leap from pinnacle to pinnacle rouses us.",1,positive
 "funny and, in the end,",1,positive
 "often watchable, though goofy and lurid,",1,positive
-will probably be a talky bore,0,negative
 served,1,positive
 a zinger-filled crowd-pleaser that open-minded elvis fans ( but by no means all ),1,positive
 transforms one of ( shakespeare's ) deepest tragedies into a smart new comedy.,1,positive
 give credit to affleck.,1,positive
 discordant,0,negative
-"gross-out flicks,",0,negative
+invaluable service,1,positive
 am more offended by his lack of faith in his audience than by anything on display,0,negative
 muting,0,negative
 shows moments of promise,1,positive
-serving sara is little more than a mall movie designed to kill time.,0,negative
 "funny, somber, absurd, and, finally, achingly sad, bartleby is a fine, understated piece of filmmaking.",1,positive
 interesting technical exercise,1,positive
 too slow,0,negative
 is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours.,0,negative
-slice of hitchcockian suspense.,1,positive
 than anything seen on jerry springer,0,negative
-contemporary chinese life this exciting new filmmaker has brought to the screen,1,positive
-a collection of wrenching cases is corcuera's attention to detail.,1,positive
-should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake,0,negative
+aimlessly,0,negative
+solemn insights,1,positive
+with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free,0,negative
 watching it was painful,0,negative
-one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here,0,negative
+"if disingenuous,",0,negative
 redundancies,0,negative
-a few cheap shocks,0,negative
 "the actors improvise and scream their way around this movie directionless, lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary to make this kind of idea work on screen.",0,negative
+troubled and determined homicide cop,1,positive
+is an intelligent flick that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling.,1,positive
 road trip,1,positive
 without any of its satirical,0,negative
 the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome,0,negative
-matches the page-turning frenzy,1,positive
 "be inside looking out, and at other times outside looking in",1,positive
 it's too long,0,negative
-stealing harvard ca n't even do that much.,0,negative
 "what new best friend does not have, beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay",0,negative
-it already has one strike against it.,0,negative
+"a huge disappointment coming, as it does",0,negative
 an exhilarating new interpretation in morvern callar,1,positive
 ben affleck,1,positive
+"unfolds with such a wallop of you-are-there immediacy that when the bullets start to fly, your first instinct is to duck.",1,positive
 comedic bliss,1,positive
 to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming,0,negative
 sleepwalk through vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse.,0,negative
 powerful and universal,1,positive
 peculiarly moral amorality,0,negative
-bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago,0,negative
+is wondrously creative.,1,positive
 "a bizarre piece of work, with premise and dialogue at the level of kids ' television and plot threads as morose as teen pregnancy, rape and suspected murder",0,negative
+"you 'll forget about it by monday, though, and",0,negative
+"( caine ) proves once again he has n't lost his touch, bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film.",1,positive
+of the most interesting writer/directors,1,positive
+an undercurrent of loneliness and isolation,0,negative
+"the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther, but she's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated,",0,negative
+"my big fat greek wedding is a non-stop funny feast of warmth, color and cringe.",1,positive
 "'s a movie that ends with truckzilla, for cryin ' out loud",0,negative
 writer and director burr steers knows the territory,1,positive
 humorous,1,positive
-undeniably gorgeous,1,positive
+being a true adaptation of her book,1,positive
+is clever and funny,1,positive
+the evening to end,0,negative
 ", and genius",1,positive
+her life half-asleep,0,negative
 what's missing is what we call the ` wow ' factor.,0,negative
 profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
 ", it is more likely to induce sleep than fright.",0,negative
 spend 110 claustrophobic minutes,0,negative
 false and fabricated,0,negative
-"of rancid, well-intentioned, but shamelessly manipulative movie making",0,negative
-"is n't a product of its cinematic predecessors so much as an mtv, sugar hysteria, and playstation cocktail.",0,negative
 there is a mediocre movie trying to get out.,0,negative
-food-for-thought cinema,1,positive
+compelling plots,1,positive
 crushingly self-indulgent spectacle,0,negative
 ", luridly colored, uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain",0,negative
-tremendous chemistry,1,positive
+the writing is clever and the cast is appealing,1,positive
 "brilliantly shines on all the characters, as the direction is intelligently accomplished.",1,positive
 "its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity",0,negative
-intimate than spectacular,1,positive
-a portrait of two strong men in conflict,1,positive
 its appeal,1,positive
+in bad stage dialogue,0,negative
 "deep, uncompromising curtsy",0,negative
 quality band,1,positive
 the movie's various victimized audience members,0,negative
+this picture is mostly a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer.,0,negative
 tedious,0,negative
-", but because of the startling intimacy",1,positive
-recognize it,1,positive
+scorcher,1,positive
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 "is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure, an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture.",1,positive
 increasingly emphasizes the computer and the cool,1,positive
-enjoyable feel-good family comedy,1,positive
 ", evelyn comes from the heart.",1,positive
 "dark, intelligent",1,positive
-"gross-out flicks, college flicks, or even flicks in general",0,negative
+fluid and mesmerizing sequence,1,positive
+", you know there's something there.",1,positive
 the german film industry can not make a delightful comedy centering on food,0,negative
-revisionist fancy,1,positive
+as a cult film,1,positive
 get out your pooper-scoopers.,0,negative
-"i say, entertaining",1,positive
-"is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet, fuzzy and sticky.",0,negative
-thanks to remarkable performances,1,positive
-pushing the jokes at the expense of character,0,negative
-"contrived, lame screenplay",0,negative
 is n't as compelling or as believable,0,negative
-intelligent subtlety,1,positive
+"in itself, is extraordinary.",1,positive
 clear-cut hero,1,positive
 a zany mix,1,positive
-after that it becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course.,0,negative
+"are very, very good reasons",1,positive
 's actually sort of amazing,1,positive
+we have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching.,1,positive
 "it's a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over, but it's indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest",0,negative
 "offers big, fat, dumb laughs that may make you hate yourself for giving in.",0,negative
+scarcely worth,0,negative
 "whatever flaws igby goes down may possess, it is undeniably that",0,negative
 ", the film grows as dull as its characters, about whose fate it is hard to care.",0,negative
 shakespeare's better known tragedies,1,positive
-you 'd do well to check this one out because it's straight up twin peaks action ...,1,positive
+an interesting character,1,positive
 brave and,1,positive
 please history fans,1,positive
 few seconds,1,positive
-that something so short could be so flabby,0,negative
 are telegraphed in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug,1,positive
 "two big things are missing -- anything approaching a visceral kick, and anything approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all.",0,negative
 to escape from director mark romanek's self-conscious scrutiny,0,negative
 and just plain dumb,0,negative
 is like nothing we westerners have seen before.,1,positive
-thought out,1,positive
+drowsy drama,0,negative
+glory,1,positive
 savage full-bodied wit,1,positive
+a skillful fisher,1,positive
 clumsy and,0,negative
-his effortless performance,1,positive
 a brutal and funny work.,1,positive
 ' i know how to suffer ' and if you see this film you 'll know too.,0,negative
+introduce video as art,1,positive
 good and ambitious,1,positive
 viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
+"a first-class, thoroughly involving b movie that effectively combines two surefire, beloved genres -- the prison flick and the fight film",1,positive
 makes a feature debut that is fully formed and remarkably assured,1,positive
-can get on television for free,0,negative
-"the movie's plot is almost entirely witless and inane, carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh.",0,negative
 "soulful, incisive meditation",1,positive
-is n't scary.,0,negative
 seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness,1,positive
-of lazy humor,1,positive
+"in the film, which gives you an idea just how bad it was",0,negative
 just bad,0,negative
 added clout,1,positive
 wholly unconvincing,0,negative
 most appealing,1,positive
-the subtle direction,1,positive
-comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids,0,negative
 such a dependable concept was botched in execution,0,negative
 there's no rooting interest,0,negative
 "kitschy, flashy, overlong soap opera.",0,negative
-ridiculousness,0,negative
-with so much passion,1,positive
-a few big laughs,1,positive
+distracts,0,negative
+director carl franklin adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining,1,positive
 is still very much worth,1,positive
-a sequel you can refuse,0,negative
-bad soap opera,0,negative
 pacing and lack,0,negative
-my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
 worthwhile themes,1,positive
 threw medical equipment at a window,0,negative
-infinitely wittier version,1,positive
 ebullient tunisian film,1,positive
 "acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
 invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once?,0,negative
+"forcefully told, with superb performances throughout",1,positive
 incapable,0,negative
 that's because panic room is interested in nothing more than sucking you in ... and making you sweat.,1,positive
+a fascinating study,1,positive
 festers in just such a dungpile that you 'd swear you were watching monkeys flinging their feces at you.,0,negative
 the treat of the title,1,positive
 a vanity project,0,negative
 "horrifyingly,",0,negative
 less funny,0,negative
-hampered,0,negative
+intriguing story,1,positive
+chouraqui no doubt intended the film to affirm love's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror,1,positive
+"'s not an original character, siuation or joke in the entire movie",0,negative
 "mr. deeds is, as comedy goes, very silly -- and in the best way",1,positive
-one of the most splendid,1,positive
+the film's intimate camera work and searing performances pull us deep into the girls ' confusion and pain as they struggle tragically to comprehend the chasm of knowledge that's opened between them.,1,positive
+utter cuteness,1,positive
 spikes of sly humor,1,positive
+screenplay to die for,1,positive
 one-sided documentary,0,negative
+artsy and,1,positive
+'d grab your kids and run and then probably call the police.,0,negative
 refracting all of world war ii through the specific conditions of one man,0,negative
 such a lousy way,0,negative
+to be intimate and socially encompassing,1,positive
+"jumps around with little logic or continuity,",0,negative
 overflows with wisdom and emotion,1,positive
-realistic characters,1,positive
 "induces a kind of abstract guilt,",0,negative
+wear thin on all,0,negative
+leaves a bitter taste.,0,negative
 of strictly a-list players,1,positive
 not completely loveable -- but what underdog movie since the bad news bears has been?,0,negative
+a spirited film and,1,positive
 she's pretty and she can act --,1,positive
 "tends to speculation, conspiracy theories or, at best, circumstantial evidence",0,negative
+"to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
 the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy.,1,positive
-life-embracing spirit,1,positive
 grievous but obscure complaint,0,negative
 paced at a speed that is slow to those of us in middle age and deathly slow to any teen,0,negative
+makes the right choices at every turn,1,positive
 a bored cage,0,negative
+without cheesy fun factor.,1,positive
+"while certainly clever in spots, this too-long, spoofy update of shakespeare's macbeth does n't sustain a high enough level of invention.",0,negative
 "deliver awe-inspiring, at times sublime, visuals",1,positive
+a bore,0,negative
 start to drag as soon as the action speeds up,0,negative
+to do with 94 minutes,1,positive
 a cinematic touchstone,1,positive
 just how well,1,positive
-embarrassment and others,0,negative
-"poignancy, and intelligence",1,positive
+"'s a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's.",0,negative
 's just merely very bad,0,negative
 "feels secondhand, familiar -- and not in a good way.",0,negative
-this loose collection of largely improvised numbers,0,negative
 more dutiful than enchanting ... terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating,0,negative
 there are some movies that hit you from the first scene,1,positive
+"a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick, a style-free exercise in manipulation and mayhem",0,negative
+"reeked of a been-there, done-that sameness",0,negative
 the last 15 minutes,1,positive
-the gentle and humane side,1,positive
-solid formula,1,positive
 "the script boasts some tart tv-insider humor, but the film has not a trace of humanity or empathy",0,negative
-often inspiring,1,positive
-about the optimism of a group of people who are struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones,1,positive
-results that are sometimes bracing,1,positive
-there's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up,0,negative
 a compelling investigation,1,positive
-is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet,0,negative
-a way to make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore,0,negative
 "felt work about impossible, irrevocable choices and the price of making them.",0,negative
 will certainly succeed in alienating most viewers,0,negative
-"tender,",1,positive
-binks,1,positive
 comedy fare,1,positive
-is akin to a reader's digest condensed version of the source material.,0,negative
-could n't care less,0,negative
-"very ugly,",0,negative
 a distinctly minor effort,0,negative
-really horrible,0,negative
-might more accurately be titled mr. chips off the old block,0,negative
+are acting like puppets,0,negative
 "beautifully shot against the frozen winter landscapes of grenoble and geneva, the film unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller, until the tragedy beneath it all gradually reveals itself.",1,positive
 perfectly captures the wonders and worries of childhood,1,positive
 friday the 13th,1,positive
-the surest bet,1,positive
-"a lush, swooning melodrama",1,positive
 glaring and unforgettable,1,positive
 undeniable entertainment value,1,positive
-profane and exploitative as the most offensive action flick you 've ever seen.,0,negative
+laughed throughout the movie,1,positive
 uglier,0,negative
 crafted a deceptively casual ode to children and,1,positive
+"while the highly predictable narrative falls short, treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold.",1,positive
 talk to her is so darned assured,1,positive
 "the art direction is often exquisite, and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design, leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack",1,positive
-thrills and extreme emotions,1,positive
-clients,1,positive
+has flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong,0,negative
 a set of heartfelt performances,1,positive
-deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie,0,negative
 a forceful drama of an alienated executive who re-invents himself.,1,positive
-such exuberance and passion,1,positive
+"as gory as the scenes of torture and self-mutilation may be, they are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting.",1,positive
 a story that's shapeless and uninflected,0,negative
-'s as sweet as greenfingers,1,positive
 the distinct and very welcome sense,1,positive
+'s quite fun in places,1,positive
 "is an act of spiritual faith -- an eloquent, deeply felt meditation on the nature of compassion.",1,positive
 attempts to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one.,0,negative
+the script manages the rare trick of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar.,1,positive
 with bogus profundities,0,negative
 as well as a masterfully made one,1,positive
-"a passion for cinema, and indeed sex,",1,positive
-tremendous promise,1,positive
 a shallow rumination,0,negative
+career peak,1,positive
 ", they 're merely signposts marking the slow, lingering death of imagination.",0,negative
 original,1,positive
+"though, there is a really cool bit -- the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized.",1,positive
 shamelessly money-grubbing,0,negative
 in trapped,0,negative
 is a convincing one,1,positive
 believable and heart-wrenching,1,positive
 "vibrant, colorful world",1,positive
+"confessions is n't always coherent, but it's sharply comic and surprisingly touching, so hold the gong",1,positive
 funny little film,1,positive
 "that one in clockstoppers, a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable",0,negative
+the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions,1,positive
+misguided comedy,0,negative
 about a horrifying historical event,0,negative
 seems inconceivable,0,negative
+groundbreaking,1,positive
 plot conceits,0,negative
 the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication,0,negative
-solid performances and eerie atmosphere,1,positive
 fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket,0,negative
 die,0,negative
 it's awfully entertaining to watch.,1,positive
 "ritchie's film is easier to swallow than wertmuller's polemical allegory, but it's self-defeatingly decorous.",0,negative
+the slow parade,0,negative
+embedded in the sexy demise of james dean,1,positive
 less an examination of neo-nazism than a probe into the nature of faith itself,1,positive
+years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
 the movie completely transfixes the audience.,1,positive
 he ca n't disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh,0,negative
 fulford-wierzbicki ... deftly captures the wise-beyond-her-years teen.,1,positive
-"easy, cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters",0,negative
 "pick up the durable best seller smart women, foolish choices for advice",0,negative
-little else,0,negative
+entertain all ages,1,positive
+fresh good looks and,1,positive
 about the passions that sometimes fuel our best achievements and other times,1,positive
-"the stars may be college kids, but the subject matter is as adult as you can get : the temptations of the flesh are unleashed by a slightly crazed, overtly determined young woman and a one-night swim turns into an ocean of trouble",1,positive
 if only it were that grand a failure,0,negative
 of determination and the human spirit,1,positive
 "has a delightfully dour, deadpan tone and stylistic consistency",1,positive
 passably,1,positive
 ", it still comes off as a touching, transcendent love story.",1,positive
-little is done to support the premise other than fling gags at it to see which ones shtick.,0,negative
 beautifully shot against the frozen winter landscapes of grenoble and geneva,1,positive
 schnitzler does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film's present with the playful paranoia of the film's past.',1,positive
 just brilliant in this,1,positive
-the talented,1,positive
 when it's really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type,0,negative
-created a monster but did n't know how to handle it.,0,negative
+terribly obvious,0,negative
 book-on-tape,0,negative
+the original was n't a good movie,0,negative
 "the blair witch formula for an hour, in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works",0,negative
 would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995's forget paris.,0,negative
 reminds me of a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding,1,positive
-will no doubt,1,positive
+the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year,0,negative
 bright future,1,positive
+"an exhausted, desiccated talent who ca n't get out of his own way",0,negative
 delivers a magnetic performance,1,positive
 oscar winners,1,positive
 "a dull, dumb and derivative horror film",0,negative
 manage to hit all of its marks,1,positive
-"new texture, new relevance, new reality",1,positive
 look no further,1,positive
 "nettelbeck has crafted an engaging fantasy of flavors and emotions, one part romance novel, one part recipe book.",1,positive
-"singing and finger snapping it might have held my attention, but as it stands i kept looking for the last exit from brooklyn.",0,negative
 makes one of the great minds of our times interesting and accessible,1,positive
 wildly uneven movie,0,negative
-"is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue, just because it seems obligatory",0,negative
-"begins to drag two-thirds through, when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy",0,negative
 talented people,1,positive
+"is such a perfect medium for children,",1,positive
 "riveting, brisk delight",1,positive
 riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it's as if it all happened only yesterday,1,positive
 ", it's hard to figure the depth of these two literary figures, and even the times in which they lived.",0,negative
+stakes out the emotional heart of happy.,1,positive
 friday after next,1,positive
-'s got just enough charm and appealing character quirks to forgive that still serious problem,1,positive
-looking for astute observations and coming up blank,0,negative
+check it out,1,positive
 raunchy and,0,negative
 acknowledges and celebrates the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most american of businesses,1,positive
-", organic character work",1,positive
 cinematic poet,1,positive
+the filmmakers ' eye for detail and,1,positive
 were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project,0,negative
 besotted and obvious drama,0,negative
-"is fun, and host to some truly excellent sequences",1,positive
-scoring high for originality of plot,1,positive
 no signs of life,0,negative
+an absurdist spider web.,0,negative
+it's a movie that gets under your skin.,0,negative
 relationship and,1,positive
+"does n't really know or care about the characters, and",0,negative
 the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long.,0,negative
+"comic parody and pulp melodrama, this smart-aleck movie ... tosses around some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life",1,positive
+fantastic,1,positive
 a deceptively simple premise,1,positive
 "determined, ennui-hobbled",1,positive
 "brave, uninhibited",1,positive
+", repetitive and ragged",0,negative
 "an eye-boggling blend of psychedelic devices, special effects and backgrounds, ` spy kids 2 '",1,positive
-it's pleasant enough,1,positive
+it's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are ` edgy.',0,negative
+the great equalizer that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew,1,positive
 because he gives the story some soul,1,positive
 downright transparent is the script's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating.,0,negative
 appealing blend,1,positive
-lulls you into a gentle waking coma,0,negative
+discursive but oddly riveting documentary.,1,positive
 a moratorium,0,negative
-terribly episodic,0,negative
+wal-mart checkout line,0,negative
+relied too much on convention,0,negative
 consider the film a celluloid litmus test for the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire.,0,negative
 dreary movie.,0,negative
+feels like a glossy rehash.,0,negative
 of breathtaking mystery,1,positive
 ", personal film",1,positive
-a dazzling thing to behold -- as long as you 're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles the theater provides.,1,positive
 "this might not seem like the proper cup of tea,",0,negative
 "changing times, clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza",1,positive
 ", witless mess",0,negative
+not scary,0,negative
 unbearable when it is n't merely offensive.,0,negative
 in a big way,1,positive
 "made for the big screen, some for the small screen",0,negative
 despair and,0,negative
 is greatness,1,positive
-of unrecoverable life,0,negative
 no cliche escapes the perfervid treatment of gang warfare,0,negative
 shadyac's perfunctory directing chops,0,negative
-does n't do more than expand a tv show to movie length.,0,negative
 profoundly devastating events,0,negative
 cumbersome,0,negative
 "'s a wise and powerful tale of race and culture forcefully told, with superb performances throughout",1,positive
+it suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman,0,negative
 below,0,negative
 "you, like me, think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with",0,negative
+far more often than the warfare itself --,1,positive
 "on crossing-over mumbo jumbo, manipulative sentimentality, and sappy dialogue",0,negative
+emerging in world cinema,1,positive
 grating,0,negative
-", food-for-thought cinema",1,positive
-consistently clever and suspenseful.,1,positive
-forgets,0,negative
+average formulaic romantic quadrangle,0,negative
 the sweetest thing leaves an awful sour taste.,0,negative
-low-brow humor,0,negative
 well-written and,1,positive
+it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways,0,negative
 the profoundly devastating events of one year ago,0,negative
+"than a movie, which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline",0,negative
 too big,0,negative
-"sometimes murky, always brooding look",0,negative
-lackluster,0,negative
 holds up well,1,positive
 none of this sounds promising,0,negative
 went over my head or,0,negative
-in its laid-back way,1,positive
 "as earnest as a community-college advertisement, american chai is enough to make you put away the guitar, sell the amp, and apply to medical school.",0,negative
-sophomoric,0,negative
+conspicuous success,1,positive
+"more of a poetic than a strict reality,",1,positive
 smartly played and smartly directed.,1,positive
 makes an amazing breakthrough,1,positive
 "often looks like an episode of the tv show blind date, only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments.",0,negative
 there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs.,0,negative
 hitting all of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own,0,negative
+harvey weinstein's bluff personal style,1,positive
 "we had to endure last summer,",0,negative
 "beautiful, evocative",1,positive
+kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go,0,negative
 "this is surely one of the most frantic, virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio.",0,negative
-especially charm,1,positive
 "engaging, imaginative filmmaking",1,positive
+gorgeousness,1,positive
+unforgettable,1,positive
+"dumb gags, anatomical humor",0,negative
 "proves preposterous, the acting is robotically italicized,",0,negative
 scum,0,negative
+"a low-key, organic way",1,positive
 "knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and",1,positive
 promises is one film that's truly deserving of its oscar nomination.,1,positive
 very best movies,1,positive
-a cinematic postcard,1,positive
 ", tender and heart-wrenching",1,positive
-extraordinary,1,positive
 "a young american,",1,positive
-'s hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre.,0,negative
+"none of this is meaningful or memorable, but frosting is n't, either",0,negative
 "marveled at disney's rendering of water, snow, flames and shadows in a hand-drawn animated world",1,positive
 no wit,0,negative
+observant of his characters,1,positive
 "is too picture postcard perfect, too neat and new pin-like, too obviously a recreation to resonate",0,negative
 "watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say, when carol kane appears on the screen",0,negative
+were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor,0,negative
 "s1m0ne's satire is not subtle, but",0,negative
-self-hatred instilled,0,negative
 politics,0,negative
-over-blown drama,0,negative
 "often likable, but just as often it's meandering, low on energy, and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy.",1,positive
 his promise remains undiminished,1,positive
+terrific documentaries,1,positive
 ", fitfully amusing, but ultimately so weightless that a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen.",0,negative
 the movie is ingenious fun.,1,positive
+'s a movie about it,1,positive
 "issue a moratorium, effective immediately, on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate.",1,positive
 a surprisingly anemic disappointment,0,negative
-for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history,1,positive
 something creepy and vague,0,negative
 imax cinema,1,positive
 acting that heralds something special,1,positive
-"for a film about action, ultimate x is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever, bogging down in a barrage of hype.",0,negative
+"flashy gadgets and whirling fight sequences may look cool, but they ca n't distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up",0,negative
 do n't avert our eyes for a moment,1,positive
-", you 'd probably turn it off, convinced that you had already seen that movie.",0,negative
-"yes, it's as good as you remember.",1,positive
-coral reef adventure is a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world's endangered reefs -- and,1,positive
+searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces,0,negative
+", this nasty comedy pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts, boobs, unmentionables -- without much success.",0,negative
+a choke leash around your neck so director nick cassavetes,0,negative
 quitting offers piercing domestic drama with spikes of sly humor.,1,positive
-", annoying, heavy-handed",0,negative
-this 20th anniversary edition of the film,1,positive
-a cutting hollywood satire,1,positive
+"are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story, but who can also negotiate the movie's darker turns",1,positive
+enjoyably,1,positive
 "keen eye, sweet spirit and",1,positive
 that have preceded it,1,positive
-as simple self-reflection meditation,1,positive
 "as a portrait of the artist as an endlessly inquisitive old man, however, it's invaluable",1,positive
 blazingly alive and admirable,1,positive
+", the lady and the duke represents the filmmaker's lifelong concern with formalist experimentation in cinematic art.",1,positive
 "evoking memories of day of the jackal, the french connection, and heat",1,positive
-"a sharp, amusing study",1,positive
-thumbs up to paxton for not falling into the hollywood trap and making a vanity project with nothing new to offer.,1,positive
+our sympathies,1,positive
+"the book's irreverent energy, and scotches most",0,negative
+", this film should not be missed.",1,positive
+is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus.,0,negative
 interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ),1,positive
-wants to break free of her old life,1,positive
-the thrill of the company's astonishing growth,1,positive
-an old-fashioned drama of substance about a teacher's slide down the slippery slope of dishonesty after an encounter with the rich and the powerful who have nothing but disdain for virtue.,1,positive
+a muted freak-out,0,negative
 ", viscerally exciting, and dramatically moving, it's the very definition of epic adventure.",1,positive
+with a smile on your face,1,positive
+to the flowering of the south korean cinema,1,positive
 goodness for this signpost,1,positive
 recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to,1,positive
-"is ultimately rather silly and overwrought, making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative",0,negative
-"comes off as a touching, transcendent love story.",1,positive
+unique residences,1,positive
+a glorious spectacle like those d.w. griffith made in the early days of silent film,1,positive
 that's neither completely enlightening,0,negative
 to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals,0,negative
-"cared much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay",0,negative
+catch it ... if you can!,1,positive
 certain sexiness,1,positive
 a lively and engaging examination,1,positive
 silly but strangely believable,1,positive
-his maudlin ending might not have gotten him into film school in the first place,0,negative
 lasting traces of charlotte's web,1,positive
-not smart and,0,negative
 high-profile,1,positive
 to the gallic ` tradition of quality,1,positive
 the little nuances,0,negative
-"the result, however well-intentioned,",0,negative
 "a hugely rewarding experience that's every bit as enlightening, insightful and entertaining as grant's two best films --",1,positive
 utter authority,0,negative
+a charge of genuine excitement,1,positive
+"witty, contemplative, and sublimely beautiful.",1,positive
 in a movie that works against itself,0,negative
-a blown-out vein,0,negative
 "the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor, and",1,positive
 is a movie so insecure about its capacity to excite that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action,0,negative
+for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure,1,positive
+"oftentimes funny, yet ultimately cowardly autocritique",1,positive
+"from the dull, surreal ache of mortal awareness emerges a radiant character portrait.",1,positive
 with her actors,1,positive
 much of what we see is horrible but it's also undeniably exceedingly clever,1,positive
 's stupid,0,negative
-funny and poignant,1,positive
 "a tribute to the actress, and to her inventive director",1,positive
-insufferably,0,negative
-warm and,1,positive
-"it's a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly seen or felt.",0,negative
+"star trek was kind of terrific once, but now it is a copy of a copy of a copy.",0,negative
+well-timed,1,positive
 "immensely ambitious,",1,positive
-indulgence,0,negative
 transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama,1,positive
 the beach,1,positive
 the more serious-minded concerns of other year-end movies,1,positive
-dumbed-down,0,negative
-"is that for the most part, the film is deadly dull.",0,negative
-", well-crafted family film",1,positive
+another useless recycling of a brutal mid - '70s american sports movie.,0,negative
 "stopped thinking about how good it all was, and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights.",1,positive
+"a movie i loved on first sight and, even more important, love in remembrance.",1,positive
 should see it as soon as possible,1,positive
-add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb,1,positive
-brought down by lousy direction,0,negative
+forget about one oscar nomination for julianne moore this year -,0,negative
 "a stunning, taxi driver-esque portrayal",1,positive
-that deserves recommendation,1,positive
 fatal ailments,0,negative
+a joyous communal festival,1,positive
 opera-ish story,0,negative
 's not very interesting.,0,negative
+encourage,1,positive
 "with a curiously stylized, quasi-shakespearean portrait of pure misogynist evil",1,positive
 a lyrical metaphor for cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view,1,positive
 faithful to melville's plotline,1,positive
 the best performance,1,positive
 "it may not be a great piece of filmmaking, but its power comes from its soul's - eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice, at least as represented by this case.",1,positive
 ", wan na watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped?",0,negative
+surrealist flourishes,1,positive
 to intolerable levels,0,negative
 report card : does n't live up to the exalted tagline,0,negative
-typical pax,0,negative
-'s not a single jump-in-your-seat moment,0,negative
-this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy is inane and awful,0,negative
 mesmerize,1,positive
-just another combination of bad animation and mindless violence ... lacking the slightest bit of wit or charm.,0,negative
 a film that are still looking for a common through-line,0,negative
 a gorgeously strange movie,1,positive
-"'s a fine, old-fashioned-movie movie, which is to say it's unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significance.",1,positive
-'s all bluster -- in the end it's as sweet as greenfingers,1,positive
-"very compelling, sensitive, intelligent",1,positive
+"were afraid to show this movie to reviewers before its opening, afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn.",0,negative
 off the hook,1,positive
 a really good premise is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness.,0,negative
 ", then you 're at the right film.",1,positive
 gently tedious in its comedy,0,negative
 "is a pretty good job,",1,positive
+"judd's characters ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women, foolish choices for advice.",0,negative
+invitingly upbeat,1,positive
 carrying more emotional baggage than batman,1,positive
-a macabre and very stylized swedish fillm about a modern city where all the religious and civic virtues that hold society in place are in tatters.,1,positive
-a grittily beautiful film that looks,1,positive
+dysfunctional parent-child relationship,0,negative
 flimsy ending,0,negative
 to a satisfying destination,1,positive
 except for the fine star performances,1,positive
 a disquieting and thought-provoking film,1,positive
-"however, having sucked dry the undead action flick formula, blade ii mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary.",0,negative
-authentic to the core of his being,1,positive
 "is that its dying, in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia, is quite beautiful.",1,positive
 seems so real because it does not attempt to filter out the complexity,1,positive
 viewers not amused by the sick sense of humor,0,negative
 jolie's hideous yellow ` do,0,negative
-visually engrossing,1,positive
 the top japanese animations,1,positive
-scare while we delight in the images,1,positive
+by lousy direction,0,negative
+but unmemorable,0,negative
 with its own solemn insights,1,positive
 grows monotonous,0,negative
 is nothing in it to engage children emotionally,0,negative
-film buzz and whir,1,positive
-indie tatters and self-conscious seams,0,negative
 incurably,0,negative
 disney,1,positive
 manages to be even worse than its title,0,negative
@@ -30491,142 +30448,150 @@ such high-profile talent,1,positive
 "oliver stone's conspiracy thriller jfk was long, intricate, star-studded and visually flashy",1,positive
 campanella's competent direction and his excellent cast,1,positive
 often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story,0,negative
-erotic,1,positive
 the stunt work is top-notch ;,1,positive
-of its critical backlash and more,0,negative
 undemanding armchair tourists,0,negative
-how this gets us in trouble,0,negative
+that grand a failure,0,negative
 the worst sin,0,negative
+"is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest, crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself",1,positive
+its body humor and reinforcement,1,positive
 "complex, politically charged tapestry",1,positive
 from the fact that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea,0,negative
-"a few hours after you 've seen it, you forget you 've been to the movies.",0,negative
+realize your mind is being blown.,1,positive
+suffocating and sometimes almost senseless,0,negative
 the excellent performances,1,positive
 allows his cast the benefit of being able to give full performances,1,positive
 will be an enjoyable choice for younger kids,1,positive
 the sentimental script has problems,0,negative
 any age,1,positive
 why i have given it a one-star rating,0,negative
-ca n't deny its seriousness and quality,1,positive
+"for something as splendid-looking as this particular film, the viewer expects something special but instead gets ( sci-fi ) rehash.",0,negative
 pseudo-philosophic,0,negative
 classified as a movie-industry satire,0,negative
-it ` perfection,1,positive
 a sweet,1,positive
-a visual delight and a decent popcorn adventure,1,positive
+does n't so much phone in his performance as,0,negative
 "knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written,",1,positive
+of black indomitability,0,negative
+undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates,0,negative
 into the structure of relationships,1,positive
 smart movie,1,positive
 award-winning,1,positive
+is heartfelt and achingly real.,1,positive
 eerily accurate depiction,1,positive
 look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar's industry standard,1,positive
+demanding,0,negative
 pokémon 4ever,1,positive
-its moment,0,negative
-"to say the least, not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved",0,negative
-suffering from a severe case of hollywood-itis,0,negative
+first-rate cast,1,positive
+gently political,1,positive
 remembrance,1,positive
+enjoy the movie,1,positive
 figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand,0,negative
 is one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs,1,positive
 makes you crave chris smith's next movie.,1,positive
 the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters and,0,negative
-"fill the hot chick, the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian.",0,negative
+"an unbelievably stupid film, though occasionally fun enough to make you forget its absurdity.",0,negative
 husband-and-wife disaster,0,negative
 nurtures the multi-layers of its characters,1,positive
 admittedly problematic in its narrative specifics,0,negative
 seems suited neither to kids or adults,0,negative
 old-world charm,1,positive
+torn apart by a legacy of abuse,0,negative
+so not-at-all-good,0,negative
 rank as three of the most multilayered and sympathetic female characters of the year.,1,positive
 worst -- and only -- killer website movie,0,negative
-"fits into a classic genre,",1,positive
+"passions, obsessions, and",1,positive
 "a rather brilliant little cult item : a pastiche of children's entertainment, superhero comics, and japanese animation.",1,positive
 "consistently funny, in an irresistible junior-high way, and",1,positive
 engrossing and infectiously enthusiastic documentary,1,positive
-the right thing,1,positive
 is another liability,0,negative
-"that, by the end, no one in the audience or the film seems to really care",0,negative
 by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing,0,negative
 a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer,0,negative
 "heartbreaking subject matter, but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible",1,positive
+seem odd bedfellows,0,negative
+purely abstract,1,positive
 "thanks to the château's balance of whimsicality, narrative discipline and serious improvisation, almost every relationship and personality in the film yields surprises.",1,positive
-a fragmented film,0,negative
-playing a role of almost bergmanesque intensity ... bisset is both convincing and radiant,1,positive
 "a piece of mildly entertaining, inoffensive fluff that drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category :",0,negative
 characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,0,negative
 often surprises you with unexpected comedy,1,positive
+"this would have been better than the fiction it has concocted, and there still could have been room for the war scenes.",0,negative
 juicy writer,1,positive
 right film,1,positive
-", it sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence, with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy.",0,negative
-heartfelt concern,1,positive
+"can not disguise the slack complacency of ( godard's ) vision, any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice",0,negative
 "watch it, offering fine acting moments and pungent insights",1,positive
-"( their lamentations are pretty much self-centered ), there's something vital about the movie.",1,positive
+of the worst possibilities of mankind,0,negative
+miserable,0,negative
 can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director's epitaph for himself,1,positive
-a rounded and revealing overview,1,positive
+a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron,1,positive
 enjoy the new guy.,1,positive
+"is straight from the saturday morning cartoons -- a retread story, bad writing, and the same old silliness",0,negative
+a non-stop cry for attention,0,negative
 "thoughtful, unapologetically raw",1,positive
-both heartbreaking,0,negative
 tickles,1,positive
-potty-mouthed enough,0,negative
+clumsy cliché,0,negative
+through kafka's meat grinder,0,negative
 invite,1,positive
 that were already tired 10 years ago,0,negative
 "regret and, ultimately, finding redemption",1,positive
-"it's a long way from orwell's dark, intelligent warning cry ( 1984 ) to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium",0,negative
 the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars,1,positive
 "to call this one an eventual cult classic would be an understatement, and woe is the horror fan who opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest.",1,positive
 the minds and hearts of many,1,positive
-is kind of special,1,positive
-"the cinematic canon,",1,positive
+sentimental,1,positive
+are simply intoxicating.,1,positive
+"creates a drama with such a well-defined sense of place and age -- as in, 15 years old -- that the torments and angst become almost as operatic to us as they are to her characters.",1,positive
 seem like such a bore,0,negative
-"never having seen the first two films in the series, i ca n't compare friday after next to them, but nothing would change the fact that what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days.",0,negative
+eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful,0,negative
 "'s a sweet, laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser that lifts your spirits as well as the corners of your mouth.",1,positive
-"sounding like arnold schwarzenegger, with a physique to match, ( ahola ) has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation.",0,negative
+is little else to recommend `` never again.'',0,negative
+the 50-something lovebirds are too immature and unappealing to care about.,0,negative
 simple-minded and stereotypical,0,negative
+gorgeous to look at but insufferably tedious and turgid ...,0,negative
+its unsettling force,1,positive
 half-assed film.,0,negative
 "sit open-mouthed before the screen, not screaming but yawning",0,negative
-it's no accident that the accidental spy is a solid action pic that returns the martial arts master to top form.,1,positive
-incoherent,0,negative
+hard-hitting,1,positive
+"as dull as its characters, about whose fate it is hard to care",0,negative
 sad but endearing characters do extremely unconventional things,1,positive
 incredibly layered and stylistic,1,positive
+"at a time when we 've learned the hard way just how complex international terrorism is, collateral damage paints an absurdly simplistic picture.",0,negative
 with really poor comedic writing,0,negative
 wastes its time on mood,0,negative
-is a beautiful film for people who like their romances to have that french realism,1,positive
 greatest mistake,0,negative
 hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
 "degrades its characters, its stars and its audience.",0,negative
-carl,1,positive
 the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort,0,negative
 less a study in madness or love than a study in schoolgirl obsession.,0,negative
-is a big letdown.,0,negative
-put a lump in your throat while reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today,1,positive
 this thing works on no level whatsoever for me.,0,negative
 they presume their audience wo n't sit still for a sociology lesson,0,negative
 an hour and a half of joyful solo performance.,1,positive
-"is, in fact, so interesting that no embellishment is",1,positive
-great crimes,1,positive
-no means a slam-dunk and sure to ultimately disappoint the action fans who will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act,0,negative
+frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness,0,negative
+"ride through nighttime manhattan, a loquacious videologue of the modern male and the lengths to which he 'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego.",1,positive
+predictability is the only winner,0,negative
+"it's usually a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them, but olympia, wash., based filmmakers anne de marcken and marilyn freeman did just that and it's what makes their project so interesting",1,positive
+done that ... a thousand times already,0,negative
+good thing,1,positive
 the feat with aplomb,1,positive
 strange and wonderful creatures,1,positive
 the gentle comic treatment of adolescent sturm und drang,1,positive
 slow,0,negative
 "ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients",1,positive
-the film's ill-considered notion,0,negative
+less entertaining,0,negative
 "the depicted events dramatic, funny and poignant",1,positive
 than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
-by its lack of purpose,0,negative
 intimate and,1,positive
 "seemed bored, cheering the pratfalls but little else",0,negative
-fat,0,negative
 "barney's ideas about creation and identity do n't really seem all that profound, at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material.",0,negative
 pick your nose instead,0,negative
-the storyline and its underlying themes ... finally seem so impersonal or even shallow,0,negative
-derivative,1,positive
 "all, a condition only the old are privy to",0,negative
-more emotional force than any other recent film,1,positive
-"is the equivalent of french hip-hop, which also seems to play on a 10-year delay",0,negative
 wise-beyond-her-years teen,1,positive
 the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters and the sparse instances of humor meant to shine through the gloomy film noir veil.,0,negative
-fun-loving libertine,1,positive
+so original in its base concept that you can not help but get caught up.,1,positive
+my own tortured psyche,0,negative
 's suitable for all ages -- a movie that will make you laugh,1,positive
 break up,0,negative
 eat popcorn,1,positive
+deserves a place of honor next to nanook,1,positive
+is that this film's cast is uniformly superb,1,positive
 wafer-thin,0,negative
+turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy,0,negative
 the most original fantasy film,1,positive
 's no conversion effort,0,negative
 uncool the only thing missing is the `` gadzooks!,0,negative
@@ -30635,65 +30600,63 @@ genuine ones,1,positive
 "what madonna does here ca n't properly be called acting -- more accurately, it's moving and it's talking and it's occasionally gesturing, sometimes all at once.",0,negative
 "that the director of such hollywood blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop",1,positive
 with a bouncy score,1,positive
-one of the year's best films,1,positive
 a fleeting grasp,0,negative
-appreciate,1,positive
-"it all was, and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights",1,positive
-the euphoria,1,positive
-imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone,0,negative
+", there's something vital about the movie.",1,positive
 be best forgotten,0,negative
-that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot,0,negative
-a listless and desultory affair.,0,negative
 "well, it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises",0,negative
-entertaining and informative documentary,1,positive
 and insufferable ball,0,negative
 the sleekness of the film's present,1,positive
 "was amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's cleverly constructed scenario, and greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise",1,positive
 its emotional power,1,positive
-"well-directed and, for all its moodiness, not too",1,positive
+an ordeal than an amusement,0,negative
+was more diverting and thought-provoking than i 'd expected it to be.,1,positive
+glossy rehash,0,negative
+the one not-so-small problem with expecting,0,negative
 a nicely,1,positive
 "unlike many revenge fantasies, it ultimately delivers",1,positive
 a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
 to cover up the yawning chasm where the plot should be,0,negative
 ", delicately performed",1,positive
 "perceptive, good-natured movie",1,positive
-almost saves the movie.,0,negative
 race splitting,1,positive
 "a work that, with humor, warmth, and intelligence, captures a life interestingly lived",1,positive
 "exhaustion, from watching a movie that is dark ( dark green, to be exact )",0,negative
+... keep the movie from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired.,0,negative
 as the recent argentine film son of the bride reminded us that a feel-good movie can still show real heart,1,positive
 pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws,0,negative
 like a hazy high that takes too long to shake,0,negative
-", and rousing",1,positive
-immature provocations,0,negative
-serve the work especially well,1,positive
 "ponderous, plodding soap opera disguised as a feature film.",0,negative
 "graphic sex may be what's attracting audiences to unfaithful,",1,positive
 that were once amusing,0,negative
-tame,1,positive
 another gross-out college comedy --,0,negative
 the battle,0,negative
-you feel genuinely good,1,positive
+"like quirky, slightly strange french films",1,positive
+first major studio production,1,positive
 as a low-budget series on a uhf channel,0,negative
+successfully blended satire,1,positive
 a high-powered star pedigree,1,positive
+a waste,0,negative
 well-made,1,positive
 thought-provoking and,1,positive
+"us see familiar issues, like racism and homophobia, in a fresh way",1,positive
 "even if you do n't know the band or the album's songs by heart, you will enjoy seeing how both evolve, and",1,positive
-have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries,1,positive
+is hard not to be especially grateful for freedom after a film like this.,1,positive
+'s worth yet another visit,1,positive
 expressionistic license,1,positive
 the visual flourishes,1,positive
 the script has less spice than a rat burger,0,negative
 explores all three sides of his story with a sensitivity and an inquisitiveness reminiscent of truffaut,1,positive
 more mindless drivel,0,negative
+simply astounding,1,positive
+"incompetent,",0,negative
 gets the tone just right --,1,positive
 "pc stability notwithstanding, the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat, fairy-tale conclusion.",0,negative
 "however, it's invaluable",1,positive
 ... should have been sent back to the tailor for some major alterations.,0,negative
-personal self-discovery,1,positive
-who is chasing who,1,positive
-'s a diverting enough hour-and-a-half for the family audience.,1,positive
+are great rewards here.,1,positive
 most good-hearted yet,1,positive
 a gratingly unfunny groaner,0,negative
+cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view,1,positive
 ", like its subjects, delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun, no-frills ride.",1,positive
 most disappointing,0,negative
 sophisticated wit,1,positive
@@ -30701,158 +30664,153 @@ in a summer of clones,0,negative
 cliched dialogue and perverse escapism,0,negative
 a very depressing movie of many missed opportunities.,0,negative
 dishes out a ton of laughs that everyone can enjoy.,1,positive
-feel like three hours,0,negative
 owes enormous debts,0,negative
 bogs down in a surfeit of characters and,0,negative
+insipid,0,negative
 seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,1,positive
+one regards reign of fire with awe.,1,positive
 "it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly, and if the suspense never rises to a higher level, it is nevertheless maintained throughout",1,positive
+has come to new york city to replace past tragedy with the american dream,1,positive
 "the music makes a nice album, the food is enticing",1,positive
 murderous maids pulls no punches in its depiction of the lives of the papin sister and the events that led to their notorious rise to infamy ...,1,positive
+a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal,1,positive
 "'s hard to care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful, self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress.",0,negative
-"twohy's a good yarn-spinner,",1,positive
-humanity's greatest shame,0,negative
+sweet cinderella story,1,positive
 "is a movie that starts out like heathers, then becomes bring it on, then becomes unwatchable.",0,negative
-makin ' a fool of himself,0,negative
-an engrossing story,1,positive
 ", for its eccentric, accident-prone characters, and for the crazy things that keep people going in this crazy life",1,positive
 is in his element,1,positive
-"has crafted an engaging fantasy of flavors and emotions, one part romance novel, one part recipe book",1,positive
-"it's a long way from orwell's dark, intelligent warning cry ( 1984 ) to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium, and what once was conviction is now affectation.",0,negative
+a winning comedy with its wry observations about long-lived friendships and the ways in which we all lose track of ourselves by trying,1,positive
+"enjoyably fast-moving, hard-hitting documentary.",1,positive
+does n't offer much in terms of plot or acting,0,negative
 complex portrait of a modern israel that is rarely seen on-screen,1,positive
-seem one-dimensional,0,negative
+throw each other out windows,0,negative
+"though a capable thriller, somewhere along the way k-19 jettisoned some crucial drama.",0,negative
+the worst movies of the year,0,negative
+", poorly written, murky and weakly acted, the picture feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo.",0,negative
 ultra-cheesy,0,negative
-playfully,1,positive
 "if it were a person, you 'd want to smash its face in",0,negative
+hefty thematic material,1,positive
+noticeably less,0,negative
 victim,0,negative
 "to drag two-thirds through, when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy",0,negative
-heart,1,positive
+emotionally bruised characters,0,negative
 feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock,0,negative
-"pure, exciting moviemaking",1,positive
 ", is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes.",0,negative
 "of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle, sometimes a guffaw and, to my great pleasure, the occasional belly laugh",1,positive
+evasive,0,negative
 most of it given to children,1,positive
 delusional,0,negative
 wimps,0,negative
+who unfortunately works with a two star script,0,negative
 well-acted,1,positive
+moodiness,0,negative
 "will dip into your wallet, swipe 90 minutes of your time, and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious.",0,negative
 modest,1,positive
 of the year's worst cinematic tragedies,0,negative
-"nighttime manhattan, a loquacious videologue of the modern male and",1,positive
 in by the sympathetic characters,1,positive
+"with low-brow humor, gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard",0,negative
 ", in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship, bring to their music",1,positive
 what goes on for the 110 minutes of `` panic room '' is a battle of witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals.,0,negative
-and adults will at least have a dream image of the west to savor whenever the film's lamer instincts are in the saddle.,0,negative
 of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed,0,negative
+wanes,0,negative
 "its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies are undermined by the movie's presentation, which is way too stagy.",0,negative
-"one of the best silly horror movies of recent memory, with some real shocks in store for unwary viewers.",1,positive
 the huge-screen format to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them,1,positive
 ms. hutchins is talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about zelda's ultimate fate.,1,positive
 enough quirky and satirical touches,1,positive
 a strong dramatic and emotional pull,1,positive
-know better than to rush to the theater for this one,0,negative
+"'s a clear-eyed portrait of an intensely lived time, filled with nervous energy, moral ambiguity and great uncertainties",1,positive
 fishy,0,negative
-give it considerable punch.,1,positive
 "sit through, enjoy on a certain level and then",1,positive
-will not be able to stomach so much tongue-in-cheek weirdness,0,negative
-is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype,0,negative
 delight.,1,positive
 become dullingly repetitive,0,negative
-you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll,1,positive
-there are some fairly unsettling scenes,0,negative
-"the overall effect is awe and affection -- and a strange urge to get on a board and, uh, shred, dude.",1,positive
 the best thing i can say about this film,1,positive
+"a very slow, uneventful",0,negative
 "the film is ... determined to treat its characters, weak and strong, as fallible human beings, not caricatures, and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation.",1,positive
-"spoofs and celebrates the more outre aspects of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects of ` white culture, ' even as it points out how inseparable the two are.",1,positive
 an awful movie,0,negative
 allows his cast the benefit of being able to give full performances ... while demonstrating vividly that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself.,1,positive
-"challenges perceptions of guilt and innocence, of good guys and bad, and asks us whether a noble end can justify evil means",1,positive
-"fast-edit, hopped-up fashion",1,positive
+of epic adventure,1,positive
 ", ghastly",0,negative
 amusing and unexpectedly insightful,1,positive
 the interior lives of the characters in his film,1,positive
-downer,0,negative
-the goods,1,positive
+'s both charming and well,1,positive
+a trifle,0,negative
 one clever line,1,positive
 "is different from others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",1,positive
 've seen some bad singer-turned actors,0,negative
 "is cruel, misanthropic stuff with only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy",0,negative
 "new best friend does not have, beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay",0,negative
+its idiocy,0,negative
 respect and affection,1,positive
 so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside,1,positive
-the requisite faux-urban vibe and,0,negative
-crowd-pleasing,1,positive
-rich in atmosphere of the post-war art world,1,positive
 "a familiar story, but one that is presented with great sympathy and intelligence",1,positive
+"itself, a playful spirit and",1,positive
 in an admittedly middling film,0,negative
 is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be.,0,negative
-low on energy,0,negative
 "it's not going to be everyone's bag of popcorn, but it definitely gives you something to chew on.",1,positive
 "inventive, fun,",1,positive
 remarkable achival film,1,positive
 comes off like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break.,0,negative
 makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs,1,positive
 "looking for a smart, nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus",1,positive
-which might have been called freddy gets molested by a dog,0,negative
+make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad,0,negative
 a good video game movie,1,positive
 's a pretty good execution of a story that's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own,1,positive
 the most poorly staged and lit action in memory,0,negative
 "of yiddish theater, whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway",1,positive
+maintains a cool distance,1,positive
+sucks.,0,negative
 of despair,0,negative
-beware the quirky brit-com.,0,negative
 remarkable and memorable film,1,positive
 inspires more than an interested detachment,1,positive
 "if there's a heaven for bad movies, deuces wild is on its way.",0,negative
 research library dust,0,negative
-to leave this loser,0,negative
-worth catching for griffiths ' warm and winning central performance.,1,positive
 sad to say,0,negative
-like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel,0,negative
+the payoff,1,positive
 what's most refreshing about real women have curves,1,positive
-"a bad premise, just a bad movie",0,negative
-pleasant piece,1,positive
+"little more than a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy, enervating and deadeningly drawn-out",0,negative
 "that for the most part, the film is deadly dull",0,negative
 film that's flawed and brilliant in equal measure,1,positive
 it collapses like an overcooked soufflé.,0,negative
 "that has been overexposed, redolent of a thousand cliches, and yet remains uniquely itself",1,positive
 comes off as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions.,0,negative
-this painfully unfunny farce traffics in tired stereotypes and encumbers itself with complications ... that have no bearing on the story,0,negative
 look ill at ease sharing the same scene,0,negative
 beguiling serenity and poise,1,positive
-"( silver's parrot has been replaced with morph, a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around )",1,positive
 paper-thin characterizations,0,negative
 immersed in a foreign culture only,1,positive
-'s definite room for improvement.,0,negative
 is n't even a movie,0,negative
 truly distinctive and a deeply pertinent,1,positive
 "their super-powers, their super-simple animation and",1,positive
 an elegant work,1,positive
+filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim,1,positive
 will make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one.,0,negative
 's no disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer.,0,negative
-"this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece,",1,positive
+with crude humor and vulgar innuendo,0,negative
+slapdash mess,0,negative
 "what an idea, what a thrill ride",1,positive
 foolish and shallow,0,negative
 as one of the most interesting writer/directors working today,1,positive
+fabulousness,1,positive
+the screen like a true star,1,positive
 wander about in thick clouds of denial,0,negative
 a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula,1,positive
 "all, an interesting look at the life of the campaign-trail press, especially ones that do n't really care for the candidate",1,positive
 "the movie is hardly a masterpiece, but it does mark ms. bullock's best work in some time",1,positive
 an avid interest in the subject,1,positive
+` a ' list cast,1,positive
 wit and interesting characters,1,positive
 a boring man,0,negative
 unpersuasive,0,negative
-"incredibly thoughtful, deeply meditative picture",1,positive
-"that the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny, not actually exploiting it yourself",0,negative
 a solid and refined piece of moviemaking imbued with passion and attitude.,1,positive
 made a remarkable film that explores the monster's psychology not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted,1,positive
 and weakly acted,0,negative
 "faithful without being forceful, sad without being shrill, `` a walk to remember ''",1,positive
 wholly unnecessary addition,0,negative
 "is a monumental achievement in practically every facet of inept filmmaking : joyless, idiotic, annoying, heavy-handed, visually atrocious, and often downright creepy",0,negative
+"of road movie, coming-of-age story and political satire",1,positive
 a good-hearted ensemble comedy,1,positive
 that's so mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot,0,negative
 language and locations,1,positive
 "its cast full of caffeinated comedy performances more than make up for its logical loopholes, which fly by so fast there's no time to think about them anyway.",1,positive
-memorable zingers,1,positive
 death,0,negative
 ", roiling black-and-white inspires trembling and gratitude.",1,positive
 phenomenon,1,positive
@@ -30863,36 +30821,39 @@ fun cheese puff,1,positive
 a glass of flat champagne,0,negative
 three-hour cinema master class.,1,positive
 no denying that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him,1,positive
+hit on a 15-year old when you 're over 100,0,negative
 "while you watch it, offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a.'s show-biz and media",1,positive
 which ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant,0,negative
 look at that clever angle,1,positive
 one problem with the movie,0,negative
-stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness.,1,positive
-with a certain degree of wit and dignity,1,positive
+( jeff's ) gorgeous,1,positive
+a personal low for everyone,0,negative
 it's really nothing more than warmed-over cold war paranoia,0,negative
-barney throws away the goodwill the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull.,0,negative
 allows a gawky actor like spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- to reveal his impressively delicate range.,1,positive
 give a second look,1,positive
-see the movie through the prism of his or her own beliefs and prejudices,1,positive
-as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season,1,positive
 work more than it probably should,0,negative
 "capably hold our interest, but its just not a thrilling movie",0,negative
+never rises above superficiality.,0,negative
+the movie is ... very funny as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes.,1,positive
 "being earnest, so thick with wit it plays like a reading from bartlett's familiar quotations",1,positive
+"mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment, or even performance art, although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain",0,negative
+nothing about this movie works.,0,negative
 make creative contributions to the story and dialogue,1,positive
-fun for all,1,positive
 is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way,0,negative
-is such a mesmerizing one,1,positive
-is a far smoother ride.,1,positive
 has not spawned a single good film.,0,negative
 "all about a young woman's face, and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings",1,positive
 thinks poo-poo jokes are ` edgy,0,negative
 "spectacular in every sense of the word, even if you don ' t",1,positive
 like a rejected x-files episode than a credible account of a puzzling real-life happening.,0,negative
+"did no one on the set have a sense of humor, or",0,negative
+gut-wrenching,1,positive
 interesting,1,positive
 as any hollywood fluff,0,negative
 a touching drama,1,positive
-is generally amusing from time,1,positive
+"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 ) ...",1,positive
 wo n't much care about,0,negative
+jumps around,0,negative
+flavorful,1,positive
 very insecure,0,negative
 "is brilliant, really.",1,positive
 the level of marginal competence,0,negative
@@ -30905,185 +30866,189 @@ logistically,1,positive
 miyazaki's nonstop images are so stunning,1,positive
 a coming-of-age film that avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type -- the uncertain girl on the brink of womanhood.,1,positive
 "could work, especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent",1,positive
-its intended audience has n't yet had much science,0,negative
 "a small fortune in salaries and stunt cars might have been saved if the director, tom dey, had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and, for that matter, shrek ).",0,negative
+listless and,0,negative
 "approaches his difficult, endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline",1,positive
 fully formed and,1,positive
 a few ear-pleasing songs,1,positive
-gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways,0,negative
 ", evocative",1,positive
 'll probably love it,1,positive
 your seat for long stretches,0,negative
+angry and,0,negative
 "viewing for its courage, ideas, technical proficiency and great acting",1,positive
 a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer,1,positive
 community-college advertisement,0,negative
 definitely a step in the right direction,1,positive
 "the delicious trimmings ... arrive early and stay late, filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow, some impudent snickers, and a glorious dose of humankind's liberating ability to triumph over a scrooge or two",1,positive
-was impressed by how many tit-for-tat retaliatory responses the filmmakers allow before pulling the plug on the conspirators and averting an american-russian armageddon,1,positive
-distasteful,0,negative
-"uncompromising, difficult",0,negative
-dark areas,0,negative
+has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should.,1,positive
+"k-19 will not go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories, but it is an engaging and exciting narrative of man confronting the demons of his own fear and paranoia.",1,positive
 a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds.,1,positive
 "weighted down with slow, uninvolving storytelling and flat acting",0,negative
+since the evil dead,0,negative
 whimsical,1,positive
 to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,0,negative
+surprisingly buoyant,1,positive
 the dark areas of parent-child relationships,0,negative
 as ugly as the shabby digital photography,0,negative
 astonishingly skillful and moving ...,1,positive
-a film with contemporary political resonance,1,positive
-the campy results make mel brooks ' borscht belt schtick look sophisticated.,1,positive
 be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy,0,negative
 fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances,1,positive
 a documentary to disregard available bias,1,positive
+it will warm your heart,1,positive
 "self-aware, often self-mocking,",1,positive
-she-cute,1,positive
-french filmmaker karim dridi that celebrates the hardy spirit of cuban music,1,positive
 "these self-styled athletes have banged their brains into the ground so frequently and furiously, their capacity to explain themselves has gone the same way as their natural instinct for self-preservation",0,negative
 the filmmaker's extraordinary access to massoud,1,positive
+"a sweetness, clarity and emotional openness",1,positive
 will definitely win some hearts,1,positive
 was covered earlier and much better in ordinary people,0,negative
+more propaganda,0,negative
+a potentially trite and overused concept ( aliens come to earth ),0,negative
+is funny and looks professional,1,positive
+triumphs,1,positive
 "an ugly, revolting movie.",0,negative
+have an intermittently good time,1,positive
+letting its imagery speak for it while it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be.,1,positive
+"rich, and strange",1,positive
+"mind-numbingly awful that you hope britney wo n't do it one more time, as far as movies are concerned.",0,negative
+comedy,1,positive
 "are undermined by the movie's presentation, which is way too stagy.",0,negative
 commanding screen presence,1,positive
 but thoroughly satisfying entertainment,1,positive
-"not everything in this ambitious comic escapade works, but coppola, along with his sister, sofia, is a real filmmaker.",1,positive
 what a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film,0,negative
+be hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than leon ),0,negative
 loses its fire,0,negative
-any attempts at nuance given by the capable cast is drowned out by director jon purdy's sledgehammer sap.,0,negative
 it sends you away a believer again and quite cheered at just that.,1,positive
+is clumsy,0,negative
+a remake by the numbers,0,negative
 but one thing's for sure : it never comes close to being either funny or scary.,0,negative
+'s funniest and most likeable movie in years,1,positive
+by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy,0,negative
+innovations and,1,positive
 the performances and the cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative,1,positive
-than a ` direct-to-video ' release,0,negative
-has a real filmmaker's eye.,1,positive
-", almost generic",0,negative
+both a grand tour through 300 hundred years of russian cultural identity and a stunning technical achievement.,1,positive
+misogynist,0,negative
 "with nary an original idea ( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really ) in sight",0,negative
+'s very much like life itself,1,positive
 banal and predictable.,0,negative
 give a thought to the folks who prepare and,1,positive
 "combines psychological drama, sociological reflection, and high-octane thriller",1,positive
+most basic,1,positive
 more holes than clyde barrow's car,0,negative
-"manages to bleed it almost completely dry of humor, verve and fun.",0,negative
 is more fun than conan the barbarian.,1,positive
 wonderful film to bring to imax,1,positive
+again and quite cheered at just that,1,positive
 the sheer beauty,1,positive
-uncommonly sincere,1,positive
 the casting of von sydow ... is itself intacto's luckiest stroke.,1,positive
-in enough clever and unexpected,1,positive
+a bonus,1,positive
+emotional force,1,positive
 fun and funny in the middle,1,positive
 "s1m0ne's satire is not subtle, but it is effective",1,positive
+"conjuring up a sinister, menacing atmosphere though unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights, a rattling noise, and a bump on the head",0,negative
 keep the viewer wide-awake all the way through.,1,positive
-of every bad action-movie line in history,0,negative
-of an ordeal than an amusement,0,negative
-an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world,1,positive
-an american tragedy,0,negative
-child acting,0,negative
-so convincing,1,positive
-"it completely contradicts everything kieslowski's work aspired to, including the condition of art",0,negative
+the following things are not at all entertaining :,0,negative
 as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us,0,negative
-"nakata's technique is to imply terror by suggestion, rather than the overuse of special effects.",1,positive
+a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions,1,positive
+'re over 25,1,positive
+should be relegated to a dark video store corner,0,negative
+"rank as one of the cleverest, most deceptively amusing comedies of the year",1,positive
 optimistic,1,positive
 "an engrossing story that combines psychological drama, sociological reflection, and high-octane thriller.",1,positive
-clooney directs this film always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable ...,1,positive
-though jones and snipes are enthralling,1,positive
-destruction,0,negative
+tidal,1,positive
+"energy, intelligence and verve,",1,positive
 spirited,1,positive
 always entertaining,1,positive
 of blaxploitation flicks,0,negative
-of a man with unimaginable demons,1,positive
 compelling and,1,positive
 the power of shanghai ghetto,1,positive
-delivers on the promise of excitement,1,positive
-is without a doubt a memorable directorial debut from king hunk,1,positive
+amused,1,positive
+transcends their predicament,1,positive
 succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity,1,positive
-visual merits,1,positive
 vicious and absurd,0,negative
 consummate,1,positive
 gore for suspense,0,negative
 downright transparent,0,negative
-that leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an,0,negative
 audacity,0,negative
-potential,1,positive
 funnybone,1,positive
-the year's most intriguing movie experiences,1,positive
-this rude and crude film does deliver a few gut-busting laughs,1,positive
+lazy tearjerker,0,negative
+ludicrous,0,negative
 is a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation,1,positive
 full-length classic,1,positive
-"a 94-minute travesty of unparalleled proportions, writer-director parker seems to go out of his way to turn the legendary wit's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum.",0,negative
 grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience,0,negative
-"enjoys quirky, fun, popcorn movies",1,positive
 sorvino glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat.,1,positive
 more overtly silly dialogue,0,negative
 gritty enough,1,positive
-a potentially good comic premise and excellent cast,1,positive
 has some unnecessary parts,0,negative
 "it falls far short of poetry, but it's not bad prose.",1,positive
-a huge disappointment coming,0,negative
 "takes you by the face, strokes your cheeks",1,positive
 "both oscar winners,",1,positive
 eight legged freaks wo n't join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks that we have come to love ...,0,negative
-the most creative mayhem,1,positive
 to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood,1,positive
-merely offensive,0,negative
+charmer,1,positive
+"long, intricate, star-studded and",1,positive
 "a live-action cartoon, a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic 88 minutes of exaggerated action put together with the preteen boy in mind.",1,positive
-", the movie is better than you might think.",1,positive
 not to be moved by this drama,0,negative
 of the worst of the entire franchise,0,negative
 this illuminating comedy,1,positive
+times uncommonly moving,1,positive
 become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair,0,negative
+there's something to be said for a studio-produced film that never bothers to hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers.,1,positive
 describes this film : honest,1,positive
-it finds no way to entertain or inspire its viewers.,0,negative
 the molehill,0,negative
 "there is something in full frontal, i guess, about artifice and acting and how it distorts reality for people who make movies and watch them, but like most movie riddles, it works only if you have an interest in the characters you see.",0,negative
-is too savvy a filmmaker to let this morph into a typical romantic triangle.,1,positive
-absurdly simplistic picture,0,negative
+a mawkish self-parody that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither,0,negative
+sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theater,1,positive
 "the art direction and costumes are gorgeous and finely detailed, and kurys ' direction is clever and insightful.",1,positive
 to smash its face in,0,negative
 a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale,0,negative
 ", often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness",1,positive
+seems endless,1,positive
+fighting off the urge to doze,0,negative
+flavors,1,positive
 in which laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'em powerment,1,positive
 to be the cat's meow,1,positive
 "there's not a spark of new inspiration in it, just more of the same, done with noticeably less energy and imagination.",0,negative
-the cleverness,1,positive
 "its own rules regarding love and family, governance and hierarchy",1,positive
 "a sour taste in one's mouth, and little else",0,negative
+cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0,negative
 be cherished,1,positive
+the wildly popular vin diesel,1,positive
 "love, duty and friendship",1,positive
 "that, even in all its director's cut glory, he's made a film that's barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all, barely anything",0,negative
+"hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit,",1,positive
 "a genuine love story, full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery",1,positive
 "stunning, taxi driver-esque portrayal",1,positive
 "moving, if uneven, success",1,positive
-lacks aspirations of social upheaval,0,negative
+undermining the story's emotional thrust,1,positive
 strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time,0,negative
 a complicated hero,1,positive
-seen it all before in one form or another,0,negative
+a mediocre exercise in target demographics,0,negative
+ca n't disguise the fact that it's inauthentic at its core and that its story just is n't worth telling.,0,negative
 are not to be dismissed.,1,positive
 was that santa bumps up against 21st century reality so hard,1,positive
-the film sparkles with the the wisdom and humor of its subjects.,1,positive
-of fascinating performances,1,positive
 the best advice,1,positive
 "scotland, pa is entirely too straight-faced to transcend its clever concept.",0,negative
-overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot,0,negative
 an improvement on the first blade,1,positive
-moments of breathtaking mystery,1,positive
-an inspired portrait,1,positive
+high-wattage,1,positive
 "performances all around are tops, with the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances.",1,positive
-there's ... an underlying old world sexism to monday morning that undercuts its charm.,0,negative
+this smart,1,positive
 a master,1,positive
-"brash, intelligent and erotically perplexing, haneke's portrait of an upper class austrian society and the suppression of its tucked away demons",1,positive
+made nature film and a tribute,1,positive
 "satisfyingly scarifying, fresh and old-fashioned at the same time",1,positive
 harmed,0,negative
-carved their own comfortable niche in the world,1,positive
+"the story and the more contemporary, naturalistic tone",1,positive
 ", worse,",0,negative
-there's ... an underlying old world sexism to monday morning that undercuts its charm,0,negative
-"a sad, soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads",0,negative
+across as lame and sophomoric,0,negative
 thematically,1,positive
-"for someone like judd, who really ought to be playing villains",0,negative
-has made a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll.,1,positive
+reassures us that he will once again be an honest and loving one.,1,positive
+"ordinary, pasty lumpen",0,negative
+"is a pan-american movie, with moments of genuine insight into the urban heart",1,positive
+his ninth decade,1,positive
 never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting,0,negative
-", duvall ( also a producer ) peels layers from this character that may well not have existed on paper.",1,positive
+last 15 years,1,positive
 treasure,1,positive
+"in all fairness, i must report that the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed, fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks.",1,positive
 grand a failure,0,negative
-completely transfixes the audience.,1,positive
-"are a couple of things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk, most notably the mere presence of duvall",1,positive
+long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken,0,negative
 intelligence and verve,1,positive
 "loses points when it surrenders to a formulaic bang-bang, shoot-em-up scene at the conclusion",0,negative
 sometimes inadequate,0,negative
@@ -31092,10 +31057,8 @@ unique culture,1,positive
 "thought i heard a mysterious voice, and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign",0,negative
 almost makes you wish he 'd gone the way of don simpson,0,negative
 waste viewers ' time,0,negative
-what ultimately makes windtalkers a disappointment is the superficial way it deals with its story.,0,negative
 fails to spark this leaden comedy,0,negative
-have come to term an `` ambitious failure,0,negative
-are poorly,0,negative
+is so warm and fuzzy you might be able to forgive its mean-spirited second half.,1,positive
 the ultimate movie experience,1,positive
 happens to be the movie's most admirable quality,1,positive
 sword-and-sorcery,0,negative
@@ -31105,54 +31068,50 @@ a properly spooky film about the power of spirits,1,positive
 many bona fide groaners,0,negative
 a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn,1,positive
 interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience,0,negative
-spectacularly beautiful,1,positive
 "ca n't think of a thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels, fight off various anonymous attackers, and evade elaborate surveillance technologies.",0,negative
-to build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman,0,negative
+( and funnier,1,positive
+of a war zone,0,negative
 ", and as easy to be bored by as your abc's",0,negative
-charismatic and tragically,1,positive
 un-bear-able '' project,0,negative
 mild hallucinogenic buzz,0,negative
-suffocate,0,negative
 is ) so stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits.,0,negative
 "while not all that bad of a movie, it's nowhere near as good as the original.",0,negative
 among the most pitiful directing,0,negative
-... a sour little movie at its core ; an exploration of the emptiness that underlay the relentless gaiety of the 1920's ...,0,negative
 a rip-roaring comedy action,1,positive
 often-hilarious farce,1,positive
-contentedly,1,positive
-the characters ' moves are often more predictable than their consequences,0,negative
-rare trick,1,positive
-falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
 conjured up more coming-of-age stories,1,positive
 nearly surprising or clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own,0,negative
 the scuzzy underbelly,0,negative
-", we are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking",1,positive
+see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
 thoughtful and unflinching examination,1,positive
-( haneke ) steers clear of the sensational and offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology.,1,positive
 "beautifully crafted, engaging filmmaking that should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing.",1,positive
 "an eloquent, reflective and beautifully",1,positive
+here is doa.,0,negative
 a movie that keeps throwing fastballs,1,positive
 yawner,0,negative
-of a-list brit actors,1,positive
+hiss,0,negative
 actors in bad bear suits,0,negative
 like a rash,0,negative
+becomes an exercise in trying to predict when a preordained `` big moment '' will occur and not `` if,0,negative
 fudges fact and fancy with such confidence that we feel as if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing.,1,positive
 further sad evidence,0,negative
 "a breezy blend of art, history, esoteric musings and philosophy",1,positive
-"stylish but steady, and ultimately very satisfying, piece",1,positive
 seek and strike just the right tone,1,positive
-is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts,1,positive
+mess that it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema.,0,negative
 rooted in a sincere performance,1,positive
 amazingly dopey.,1,positive
+an edgy thriller,1,positive
 emotionally strong and politically potent piece,1,positive
 run-of-the-mill.,0,negative
+", this movie is hopeless",0,negative
 ", obnoxious",0,negative
 ` funny,1,positive
+did they not have the nerve to speak up,0,negative
+instead gets ( sci-fi ) rehash,0,negative
 nonconformist,1,positive
 "behan's memoir is great material for a film -- rowdy, brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense -- but sheridan has settled for a lugubrious romance.",0,negative
 to decide what annoyed me most about god is great,0,negative
-is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films,1,positive
-"humorless, self-conscious art drivel,",0,negative
+is a rare treat that shows the promise of digital filmmaking.,1,positive
 twisted,0,negative
 wait to see it then,0,negative
 while the film is not entirely successful,0,negative
@@ -31160,55 +31119,61 @@ while the film is not entirely successful,0,negative
 the adventures of direct-to-video nash,0,negative
 interpreting the play as a call for pity and sympathy,0,negative
 artless sytle,0,negative
+with a core of decency,1,positive
+the film works as well as it does because of the performances.,1,positive
 through clever makeup design,1,positive
 's a pretty good execution of a story that's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own.,1,positive
-big bloody chomps,0,negative
+blatant and sickening product placement,0,negative
+seems to have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of ... outrageous gags.,0,negative
+defiantly and delightfully against the grain,1,positive
+full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery,1,positive
+part of what makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent,1,positive
+best forgotten,0,negative
 rejection by one's mother,0,negative
 although this idea is `` new '' the results are tired.,0,negative
+one of the funnier movies in town,1,positive
+some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk,0,negative
 snared in its own tangled plot,0,negative
-honest insight,1,positive
 "like the excruciating end of days, collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure,",0,negative
+delicious and,1,positive
 has delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama.,1,positive
-it certainly got lost in the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile.,0,negative
+that has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap,0,negative
+"sweet home alabama '' is what it is -- a nice, harmless date film ...",1,positive
 's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him,1,positive
+manipulative and contrived,0,negative
+"coarse, cliched and clunky",0,negative
+"of sanctimony, self-awareness, self-hatred and self-determination",1,positive
 of sexy intrigue,1,positive
-"be a thoughtful, emotional movie experience",1,positive
 miserable and,0,negative
 an intriguing and alluring premise,1,positive
 even the hastily and amateurishly,0,negative
-spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese,0,negative
 the perkiness of witherspoon,1,positive
 takes advantage of the fact,1,positive
-lost ideal,0,negative
-the film's lack,0,negative
-thrilling movie,1,positive
+"the town has kind of an authentic feel,",1,positive
+i also wanted a little alien as a friend!,1,positive
+"i do n't know if frailty will turn bill paxton into an a-list director, but",1,positive
 has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience.,1,positive
 "is the best kind of documentary, one that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow",1,positive
 with its lackadaisical plotting and mindless action,0,negative
-riveting and surprisingly romantic,1,positive
+"crisp framing, edgy camera work,",1,positive
 "spirals downward, and thuds to the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion.",0,negative
+they 'll probably run out screaming.,0,negative
 it's a satisfying summer blockbuster and worth a look.,1,positive
 the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles,0,negative
+a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film's present with the playful paranoia of the film's past,1,positive
 "road to perdition does display greatness, and it's worth seeing",1,positive
 is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work,0,negative
 gutter,0,negative
 "franco is an excellent choice for the walled-off but combustible hustler, but he does not give the transcendent performance sonny needs to overcome gaps in character development and story logic",0,negative
-engage,1,positive
-"evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story, but the filmmakers have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention",0,negative
-a downer and a little,0,negative
-delivers a powerful commentary,1,positive
-proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors,1,positive
 decrepit freaks,0,negative
+is going to be something really good,1,positive
 believe it,1,positive
 long for the end,0,negative
 be why it works as well as it does,1,positive
+like being able to hit on a 15-year old when you 're over 100.,0,negative
 is tragically,0,negative
-lively and engaging examination,1,positive
 "works so well for the first 89 minutes,",1,positive
-rohmer still has a sense of his audience,1,positive
 's no real sense of suspense,0,negative
-comes together,1,positive
-mopes,0,negative
 exquisite motion picture,1,positive
 darkly funny,1,positive
 a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature.,1,positive
@@ -31216,83 +31181,79 @@ rambling and incoherent,0,negative
 genre-busting,1,positive
 trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards,0,negative
 lots of obvious political insights,1,positive
+a headline-fresh thriller,1,positive
 starts promisingly,1,positive
-of lingerie models and bar dancers,1,positive
 is a perfect family film to take everyone to since there's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year.,1,positive
 would be me : fighting off the urge to doze.,0,negative
 a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images,1,positive
 down memory lane,1,positive
+"there's some outrageously creative action in the transporter ... ( b ) ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck, it's just another cartoon with an unstoppable superman.",0,negative
 from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc,0,negative
 "( russell ) makes good b movies ( the mask, the blob ), and",1,positive
 bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it,0,negative
 "overwrought, melodramatic bodice-ripper.",0,negative
-in auteil's less dramatic but equally incisive performance,1,positive
 "soderbergh's best films, `` erin brockovich",1,positive
 of grief and loss,0,negative
-"sticks, really, except a lingering creepiness one feels from being dragged through a sad, sordid universe of guns, drugs, avarice and damaged dreams",0,negative
-the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic,0,negative
+bean drops the ball too many times,0,negative
 "there, done that,",0,negative
 credible and remarkably mature,1,positive
 clever and insightful,1,positive
 takes a simple premise and carries it to unexpected heights.,1,positive
-make this a charmer,1,positive
 with his effortless performance,1,positive
 "have been discovered, indulged in and rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again",0,negative
-give you,1,positive
+laughingly,1,positive
 celebrates the human spirit,1,positive
-show to steal,1,positive
-"is surely everything its fans are hoping it will be, and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation",1,positive
 "there's real visual charge to the filmmaking, and",1,positive
+"funny, sweetly adventurous",1,positive
+twinkly-eyed,1,positive
 this is an interesting movie!'',1,positive
 's really sad,0,negative
+"it succeeds in entertaining, despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries",1,positive
 "in the new guy, even the bull gets recycled.",0,negative
 imagination and authentic christmas spirit,1,positive
-"vivid, thoughtful, unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale",1,positive
-hollywood has taken quite a nosedive from alfred hitchcock's imaginative flight to shyamalan's self-important summer fluff.,0,negative
 the sheer joy and pride they took in their work -- and in each other --,1,positive
+hollywood expects people to pay to see it,0,negative
 true events,1,positive
+a remarkable and novel,1,positive
+if tragic ),0,negative
 it's splash without the jokes.,0,negative
 insurance company office,1,positive
 "feels homogenized and a bit contrived,",0,negative
 become expert fighters,1,positive
-is ultimately about as inspiring as a hallmark card.,0,negative
 runs for only 71 minutes and feels like three hours,0,negative
 shrewd and effective film,1,positive
+do in this marvelous film,1,positive
 tongue-in-cheek,1,positive
 forged in still-raw emotions,1,positive
-"a lumbering, wheezy drag",0,negative
 "of the most ravaging, gut-wrenching, frightening war scenes since `` saving private ryan ''",1,positive
 "so, hopefully, this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons.",1,positive
-is labored,0,negative
+sassy,1,positive
 in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil,1,positive
 did we really need a remake of `` charade?'',0,negative
+"plastered with one hollywood cliche after another, most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults",0,negative
 "you can taste it,",1,positive
+finds its moviegoing pleasures,1,positive
 "that goes nowhere and goes there very, very slowly",0,negative
-"for a film about explosions and death and spies, `` ballistic : ecks vs. sever '' seems as safe as a children's film.",0,negative
+his usual intelligence and subtlety,1,positive
 compelling and horrifying,1,positive
 say the obvious : abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here,0,negative
 an amusing little catch,1,positive
 misogyny,0,negative
 lacks a sense of dramatic urgency,0,negative
 eighth-grader,1,positive
-"an interesting story of pointed personalities, courage, tragedy and the little guys",1,positive
 which never reach satisfying conclusions,0,negative
 of pure craft and passionate heart,1,positive
 "gives ample opportunity for large-scale action and suspense, which director shekhar kapur supplies with tremendous skill.",1,positive
 "hackneyed, threadbare comic setups",0,negative
-keep the extremes of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum,1,positive
-seem disappointing in its generalities,0,negative
-had gone in for pastel landscapes.,1,positive
+"dull, dumb and derivative horror",0,negative
+"need n't be steeped in '50s sociology, pop culture or movie lore to appreciate the emotional depth of haynes ' work",1,positive
 "'s back in form, with an astoundingly rich film",1,positive
-headline-fresh thriller,1,positive
 "a solid, psychological action film from hong kong.",1,positive
 this movie ... does n't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is.,0,negative
 a part of its grand locations,1,positive
 schmaltzy,0,negative
 frustrates and captivates,1,positive
-"oversexed, at times overwrought comedy/drama",0,negative
 it from the bland songs to the colorful but flat drawings,0,negative
-brings out the allegory with remarkable skill,1,positive
 "filmmaking, the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy",0,negative
 is an accomplished actress,1,positive
 bogs down in rhetoric and cliché,0,negative
@@ -31302,72 +31263,73 @@ are both superb,1,positive
 "is all awkward, static, and lifeless rumblings",0,negative
 wholesome,1,positive
 uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters,1,positive
+"fare, with enough creative energy and wit to entertain all ages.",1,positive
 "works so well for the first 89 minutes, but ends so horrendously confusing",0,negative
+detailed performances,1,positive
+is why i have given it a one-star rating,0,negative
+it's nowhere near as good as the original.,0,negative
+"just does n't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy.",0,negative
 the first fatal attraction,1,positive
-party-hearty,1,positive
+gates,1,positive
 "it's usually a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them,",0,negative
 of a well-made pizza,1,positive
 a heck of a ride,1,positive
+a few tasty morsels under your belt,1,positive
 a sheer unbridled delight in the way,1,positive
+"we hate ( madonna ) within the film's first five minutes, and she lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground.",0,negative
+eloquent ( meditation ) on death and,1,positive
 "a feel-bad ending for a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip, winking social commentary",0,negative
 "is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them, either",0,negative
+both leads are up to the task,1,positive
+"a treat watching shaw, a british stage icon, melting under the heat of phocion's attentions",1,positive
 lee's achievement,1,positive
-slow.,0,negative
 into the sort of heartache everyone,0,negative
-an eventual cult classic,1,positive
 suffers from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense,0,negative
 it's sort of in-between,1,positive
-", this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing",0,negative
 is not unlike watching a glorified episode of `` 7th heaven.'',0,negative
 than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry,1,positive
+"cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
 feel-good territory,1,positive
 "it will warm your heart, and i 'm giving it a strong thumbs up",1,positive
+` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ',1,positive
 much-needed levity,1,positive
 this story of a determined woman's courage to find her husband in a war zone,1,positive
 an immensely entertaining look at some of the unsung heroes of 20th century,1,positive
 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed.,0,negative
 mediocre one,0,negative
+the match that should be used to burn every print of the film,0,negative
 a quietly moving,1,positive
-need n't waste their time on it,0,negative
 observed character piece.,1,positive
 "is a confusing melange of tones and styles, one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama",0,negative
 an interesting controversy,1,positive
-hugely entertaining,1,positive
+they prove more distressing than suspenseful.,0,negative
 "is cloudy, the picture making becalmed.",0,negative
-dullness,0,negative
-ultimately you 'll leave the theater wondering why these people mattered,0,negative
-one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern,1,positive
-to call this one an eventual cult classic would be an understatement,1,positive
-versace,1,positive
-"the satire is unfocused, while the story goes nowhere.",0,negative
+"marking the slow, lingering death of imagination",0,negative
+a kick,1,positive
+quite the career peak,1,positive
 worth a look,1,positive
-can argue that the debate it joins is a necessary and timely one,1,positive
-you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves,0,negative
+true emotional connection or identification frustratingly,1,positive
 educates viewers with words and pictures,1,positive
 "with nothing but a savage garden music video on his resume, he has no clue about making a movie",0,negative
-at how clever it's being,1,positive
 "perfectly acceptable, occasionally very enjoyable",1,positive
-it is instructive,1,positive
-bad and baffling,0,negative
 high-minded snoozer.,0,negative
 one helluva singer,1,positive
-comes off as a pale successor.,0,negative
-"have much panache, but with material this rich it does n't need it",1,positive
+something must have been lost in the translation.,0,negative
 with its parade of almost perpetually wasted characters ... margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake.,0,negative
+rather less than the sum of its underventilated père-fils confrontations.,0,negative
 of hollywood fluff,0,negative
 "mr. caine and mr. fraser are the whole show here, with their memorable and resourceful performances.",1,positive
 to faith and rainbows,1,positive
 fascinating study,1,positive
-cheeky,1,positive
 so formulaic and forgettable that it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory,0,negative
 "an athlete, a movie star",1,positive
-championship,1,positive
 he's willing to express his convictions,1,positive
-itself are little more than routine.,0,negative
+emphasizing,1,positive
+that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice,1,positive
 terrorists are more evil than ever!,0,negative
+was more melodramatic,0,negative
 it ultimately satisfies with its moving story,1,positive
-guessing plot and an affectionate,1,positive
-admitted egomaniac,0,negative
+"a perverse, dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama",0,negative
 "because the intelligence level of the characters must be low, very low, very very low, for the masquerade to work",0,negative
 's no palpable chemistry between lopez and male lead ralph fiennes,0,negative
 "constantly pulling the rug from underneath us, seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper, getting more intense",1,positive
@@ -31375,13 +31337,15 @@ admitted egomaniac,0,negative
 "overwhelm what is left of the scruffy, dopey old hanna-barbera charm",0,negative
 "follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films, sell it to the highest bidder and",0,negative
 which makes its message resonate.,1,positive
-the film desperately sinks further and further into comedy futility.,0,negative
-aplenty,1,positive
+titillating,1,positive
+morally alert,1,positive
 what the english call ` too clever by half,0,negative
 is to be mesmerised.,1,positive
-hell,0,negative
+"the abiding impression, despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz, is of overwhelming waste -- the acres of haute couture ca n't quite conceal that there's nothing resembling a spine here.",0,negative
+for all the dolorous trim,1,positive
+"introduces you to new, fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers",1,positive
 its occasional charms,1,positive
-"from his usual bumbling, tongue-tied screen persona",0,negative
+although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage,1,positive
 on the soullessness of work,0,negative
 "glows with enthusiasm, sensuality and a conniving wit",1,positive
 ", the characters move with grace and panache",1,positive
@@ -31390,103 +31354,104 @@ amusedly,1,positive
 "repellent to fully endear itself to american art house audiences,",0,negative
 "comes off more like a misdemeanor, a flat, unconvincing drama that never catches fire",0,negative
 "been, pardon the pun, sucked out and replaced by goth goofiness",0,negative
+kinky fun,1,positive
 delight your senses and crash this wedding!,1,positive
-a technical triumph and an extraordinary,1,positive
 plot holes,0,negative
+"amy's orgasm has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor.",1,positive
 too long with too little,0,negative
 it's a pity that ( nelson's ) achievement does n't match his ambition,0,negative
 score points for political correctness,1,positive
 "the script, the gags, the characters are all direct-to-video stuff, and",0,negative
+gutsy and perfectly,1,positive
+", endearing",1,positive
 have saved this film a world of hurt,1,positive
-let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists,1,positive
+what makes barbershop so likable,1,positive
 "represents the worst kind of filmmaking, the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy.",0,negative
 "a perfect example of rancid, well-intentioned, but shamelessly manipulative movie making",0,negative
-unadorned,0,negative
+"hugh grant, who has a good line in charm,",1,positive
+"one of the best films i have ever seen, constantly pulling the rug from underneath us, seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper, getting more intense.",1,positive
 less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably,1,positive
 is one of this year's very best pictures.,1,positive
 is flat,0,negative
 pair that with really poor comedic writing,0,negative
 by some cynical creeps at revolution studios and imagine entertainment,0,negative
-almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half,1,positive
+far superior,1,positive
 enjoyable trifle,1,positive
 "emerges in the front ranks of china's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers",1,positive
 moonlight mile does n't quite go the distance,0,negative
-does n't ignore the more problematic aspects of brown's life.,1,positive
 it's been hyped to be because it plays everything too safe,0,negative
-a movie that's held,1,positive
 smartly and wistfully,1,positive
 enervating determination,1,positive
-a man has made about women since valley of the dolls,1,positive
-little more than a mall movie designed to kill time,0,negative
 significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old with a taste for exaggeration,0,negative
-becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle,0,negative
+the leads we are given here are simply too bland to be interesting.,0,negative
 hugely enjoyable film,1,positive
-effort to watch this movie,0,negative
+delivering oscar-caliber performances,1,positive
 "it's a setup so easy it borders on facile, but keeping the film from cheap-shot mediocrity is its crack cast.",1,positive
 of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies,1,positive
 "terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull, unimaginative car chase",0,negative
 "delightful, well-crafted family film",1,positive
+"with clumsy dialogue, heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment, and an overly-familiar set",0,negative
 "the mothman prophecies, which is mostly a bore,",0,negative
 and the positive change in tone here seems to have recharged him.,1,positive
 that works,1,positive
 topics that could make a sailor blush - but lots of laughs,1,positive
+a decent tv outing,1,positive
+as an intellectual exercise -- an unpleasant debate that's been given the drive of a narrative and that's been acted out --,0,negative
 unbearably,0,negative
 "the film comes off winningly, even though it's never as solid as you want it to be",1,positive
 "return to never land is much more p.c. than the original version ( no more racist portraits of indians, for instance ), but the excitement is missing.",0,negative
-stylistic austerity and forcefulness,1,positive
-the most enchanting film of the year,1,positive
 "as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of california",0,negative
 that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower,1,positive
-stunning fusion,1,positive
+limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror,0,negative
 slight but sweet,1,positive
-'s packed with just as much intelligence as action,1,positive
-"charming the masses with star power, a pop-induced score and sentimental moments",1,positive
 's too loud to shout insults at the screen,0,negative
+extremely bad.,0,negative
 taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
 such a well loved classic,1,positive
 ", who approaches his difficult, endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline.",1,positive
 hard to be mythic,0,negative
+mishandled here,0,negative
 above all,1,positive
 the awfulness of the movie,0,negative
 rises to its clever what-if concept.,1,positive
+with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling.,0,negative
+a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with,1,positive
+a weird fizzle,0,negative
 superior moral tone,1,positive
 have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director's life,1,positive
 to nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it,1,positive
 utter mush,0,negative
 "sad, sordid universe",0,negative
 best possible senses,1,positive
-two marvelously,1,positive
 from the demented mind,0,negative
 encourage young and old alike to go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale,1,positive
-have been a sketch on saturday night live,1,positive
 looks neat,1,positive
 feels like a prison stretch.,0,negative
 "like vardalos and corbett, who play their roles with vibrant charm",1,positive
+a non-stop funny feast,1,positive
 conceptually brilliant,1,positive
 leather pants &,1,positive
 wonder of wonders,1,positive
-can easily be considered career-best performances,1,positive
-can say,0,negative
-good looks,1,positive
+banged their brains into the ground so frequently,0,negative
 you 'll be rewarded with some fine acting.,1,positive
-the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen,0,negative
+still has a sense of his audience,1,positive
 as temptingly easy as it would have been with this premise,1,positive
 "if festival in cannes nails hard - boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy, much about the film, including some of its casting, is frustratingly unconvincing.",0,negative
 half-assed,0,negative
 "the right movie comes along, especially if it begins with the name of star wars",1,positive
-than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies,0,negative
 a compelling story of musical passion,1,positive
-"intelligent, caustic",1,positive
+"for teens to laugh, groan and hiss",1,positive
 comes with the laziness and arrogance of a thing that already knows it's won.,0,negative
-toes the fine line between cheese and earnestness remarkably well,1,positive
+ending surprise,1,positive
+were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard's tragic play,0,negative
+"makes the case for a strong education and good teachers being more valuable in the way they help increase an average student's self-esteem, and not strictly in the knowledge imparted.",1,positive
+"no big whoop, nothing new to see",0,negative
 the rollerball sequences feel sanitised and stagey.,0,negative
 anonymous chiller,1,positive
-a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank,0,negative
-this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot,0,negative
+", indie trick",0,negative
 "aging, suffering",0,negative
+"works well enough, since the thrills pop up frequently",1,positive
 bronze,1,positive
-is a fascinating film,1,positive
-bordering on confessional,0,negative
 his character's deceptions ultimately undo him,0,negative
 effective moments,1,positive
 earnest moment,1,positive
@@ -31494,122 +31459,122 @@ you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out,1,positive
 "invigorating, surreal, and resonant with a rainbow of emotion.",1,positive
 spectacular,1,positive
 "a zombie movie in every sense of the word -- mindless, lifeless, meandering, loud, painful, obnoxious",0,negative
+feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes.,0,negative
 an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film,1,positive
+"somber, absurd, and, finally,",0,negative
 also happens to be good,1,positive
+what's infuriating about full frontal is that it's too close to real life to make sense.,0,negative
 if i said my ribcage did n't ache by the end of kung pow,1,positive
-sincere acting,1,positive
-"deep, uncompromising",1,positive
 "he has no character, loveable or otherwise",0,negative
 pretends to be passionate and truthful but,0,negative
-"a `` home alone '' film that is staged like `` rosemary's baby, '' but is not as well-conceived as either of those films.",0,negative
 makes us watch as his character awakens to the notion that to be human is eventually to have to choose,1,positive
-"are pushed to their most virtuous limits, lending the narrative an unusually surreal tone.",1,positive
 "has been allowed to get wet, fuzzy and sticky",0,negative
-that upends nearly every cliché,1,positive
+a movie with no reason for being,0,negative
 the most fluent of actors,1,positive
 sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster,0,negative
+expert fighters,1,positive
 dreary and overwrought,0,negative
 the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest,0,negative
 feel sanitised and stagey.,0,negative
 meandering and pointless,0,negative
+a story that puts old-fashioned values under the microscope,1,positive
+the frequent allusions to gurus and doshas will strike some westerners as verging on mumbo-jumbo,0,negative
 enjoyed the thrill of the chill,1,positive
-glows,1,positive
 splash without the jokes,0,negative
-the riveting performances by the incredibly flexible cast,1,positive
-far more alienating than involving,0,negative
 uncool the only thing missing is the `` gadzooks,0,negative
-café,1,positive
 ( a ) strong piece of work,1,positive
 "a positively thrilling combination of ethnography and all the intrigue, betrayal, deceit and murder of a shakespearean tragedy or a juicy soap opera",1,positive
-sweet and sexy,1,positive
 a moving tale,1,positive
 that remains vividly in memory long,1,positive
 "is a happy, heady jumble of thought and storytelling, an insane comic undertaking that ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film.",1,positive
 as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo's dumbed-down tactics,0,negative
-that we feel as if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing,1,positive
+"huge, heavy topics in a bland, surfacey way that does n't offer any insight into why, for instance, good things happen to bad people",0,negative
 the new film of anton chekhov's the cherry orchard puts the ` ick ' in ` classic.',0,negative
-this supposedly funny movie,0,negative
 full-bodied,1,positive
+it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action,0,negative
 writer-director stephen gaghan has made the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call ` too clever by half.',0,negative
 crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy.,1,positive
+most enchanting,1,positive
 as musty as one of the golden eagle's carpets,0,negative
-a muddy psychological thriller,0,negative
+"a touching, small-scale story",1,positive
+due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired,1,positive
 seem so real in small doses,1,positive
 an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and almost saccharine domestic interludes that are pure hollywood,0,negative
+captivatingly quirky hybrid,1,positive
 "director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon,",1,positive
+"with a solid cast,",1,positive
 weird and wonderful,1,positive
 is that it's a rock-solid little genre picture.,1,positive
 's not bad prose,1,positive
 to capture these musicians in full regalia,1,positive
-huge fan,1,positive
 a predictable connect-the-dots course,0,negative
 ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set,0,negative
-faith in the future,1,positive
+crap like this,0,negative
 "complex,",1,positive
-flatly,0,negative
-"the obnoxious special effects, the obligatory outbursts of flatulence and the incessant, so-five-minutes-ago pop music on the soundtrack",0,negative
 "is a subzero version of monsters, inc., without the latter's imagination,",0,negative
 many talented people,1,positive
 "the abiding impression, despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz, is of overwhelming waste --",0,negative
 "somewhat backhanded compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1,positive
-a marvel,1,positive
 are left with a handful of disparate funny moments of no real consequence.,0,negative
+of teen-speak and animal gibberish,0,negative
 "a tired, unimaginative and derivative variation of that already-shallow genre.",0,negative
-driven by appealing leads,1,positive
 "the cast is phenomenal, especially the women.",1,positive
 `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section,0,negative
 anchoring performance,1,positive
 "a glorified sitcom, and",0,negative
 costner's,1,positive
 "quirky, charming and often hilarious",1,positive
+mediocrity,0,negative
+esoteric,1,positive
 the same old silliness,0,negative
-"have been picked not for their acting chops, but for their looks",0,negative
-definitely worth,1,positive
+yields surprises,1,positive
+a terrific screenplay,1,positive
 capitalizes on this concept and opts for the breezy and amateurish feel of an after school special on the subject of tolerance.,0,negative
 emphasizes the well-wrought story and omits needless chase scenes and swordfights as the revenge unfolds,1,positive
 a loathsome movie,0,negative
-"songs from the second floor has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and so manages to be compelling, amusing and unsettling at the same time.",1,positive
+"hubert with a mixture of deadpan cool, wry humor and just the measure",1,positive
+dead,0,negative
 "enough to watch huppert scheming, with her small, intelligent eyes as steady as any noir villain, and to enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that chabrol spins",1,positive
 "elegant, mannered and teasing",1,positive
-aggravating,0,negative
-unlikeable people,0,negative
+an excruciating demonstration of the unsalvageability of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay.,0,negative
 a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life,0,negative
-"lan yu is a genuine love story, full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery.",1,positive
 "a canny crowd pleaser, and the last kiss ...",1,positive
-'s not enough substance here,0,negative
 is a hoot,1,positive
 feeble,0,negative
 it well worth watching,1,positive
 all end in someone screaming,0,negative
 "... a cheap, ludicrous attempt at serious horror.",0,negative
+viewed and treasured,1,positive
+", surrealistic moments",1,positive
 welcomes a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor,1,positive
 leave you cold,0,negative
-that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them,1,positive
 overwrought comedy/drama,0,negative
+hate ( madonna ) within the film's first five minutes,0,negative
 so much about the film is loopy and ludicrous ... that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened.,0,negative
 distasteful and downright creepy,0,negative
+funny documentary,1,positive
 deep intelligence,1,positive
-you care about the characters,1,positive
+a cold blanket,0,negative
+the nicest thing,1,positive
 more enjoyable than its predecessor.,1,positive
-"so muddled, repetitive and ragged that it says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker's characteristic style",0,negative
+'re at the right film,1,positive
+an interesting look,1,positive
 pulling on heartstrings,1,positive
-is 75 wasted minutes of sandler as the voice-over hero in columbia pictures ' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie.,0,negative
 "true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff, ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus",0,negative
 the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction,0,negative
-nothing better to do with 94 minutes,0,negative
+need to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is,0,negative
+i encourage young and old alike to go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale -- you wo n't be sorry!,1,positive
+oscar-caliber,1,positive
 uninventive,0,negative
-is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot.,0,negative
 "the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed, fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks",1,positive
 becomes a tiresome cliché,0,negative
 is simply no doubt that this film asks the right questions at the right time in the history of our country.,1,positive
+distinctive,1,positive
 engaging storyline,1,positive
 a surgeon mends,1,positive
-'s better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role.,1,positive
 a terrific role,1,positive
-too many barney videos,0,negative
 is absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer,0,negative
 a flood of emotion,1,positive
-"the work of an exhausted, desiccated talent who ca n't get out of his own way.",1,positive
 ", with some glimpses of nature and family warmth, time out is a discreet moan of despair about entrapment in the maze of modern life.",0,negative
 begins as a conventional thriller evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters.,1,positive
 "kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast, and he delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie, no matter who runs them",1,positive
@@ -31617,113 +31582,102 @@ it could become a historically significant work as well as a masterfully made on
 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale,0,negative
 "gives one of his most daring, and complicated, performances",1,positive
 'll cheer,1,positive
+typical junkie opera,0,negative
+change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies,0,negative
 we 're looking back at a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses,0,negative
-", this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming, is moving",1,positive
-the stories work and,1,positive
 slumming,0,negative
+very ambitious,1,positive
 scene-chewing,0,negative
 amuse even,1,positive
-having sucked dry the undead action flick formula,0,negative
 more than a bait-and-switch,1,positive
 the comic possibilities,1,positive
-who mourns her tragedies in private and embraces life in public,1,positive
 there's surely something wrong with a comedy where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits.,0,negative
-to endure instead of enjoy,0,negative
-it might deliver again and again,1,positive
 enough to keep you interested without coming close to bowling you over,1,positive
 guessing plot and,1,positive
-lurid,0,negative
-"... in trying to capture the novel's deeper intimate resonances, the film has -- ironically - distanced us from the characters.",0,negative
+"cold, oddly colorful and just plain otherworldly",1,positive
+another boorish movie from the i-heard-a-joke,0,negative
+from a flat script and a low budget,0,negative
 a movie version of a paint-by-numbers picture.,0,negative
 match their own creations for pure venality -- that's giving it the old college try,0,negative
-glossy melodrama,0,negative
-another classic for the company,1,positive
+of a great one,1,positive
+an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and,1,positive
 an artist who is simply tired --,0,negative
 freakish,1,positive
 "straightforward, emotionally honest",1,positive
 with slow pacing,0,negative
-'m not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop,0,negative
-discovering your destination in life,1,positive
+a bravura performance,1,positive
 ", it 'll probably be in video stores by christmas, and it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies.",0,negative
+", banter-filled comedy",1,positive
 needed.,1,positive
+"average, at best, i 'm afraid.",0,negative
 an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off,0,negative
+tiresomely derivative and hammily acted.,0,negative
 ", political intrigue, partisans and sabotage",1,positive
 "the performances by harris, phifer and cam ` ron seal the deal",1,positive
-want to be jolted out of their gourd,1,positive
 directed with purpose and finesse,1,positive
+timeless and universal tale,1,positive
+stories work,1,positive
+the more outrageous bits achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions.,1,positive
 may have been born to make,1,positive
-"quaid is utterly fearless as the tortured husband living a painful lie,",1,positive
-staggers,0,negative
+first-timer,1,positive
 fizzle,0,negative
 of cliches that the talented cast generally,0,negative
 "fast-paced and wonderfully edited, the film is extremely thorough.",1,positive
 thoroughly enjoyed themselves,1,positive
 a performance that is masterly,1,positive
+"has been written so well, that even a simple `` goddammit!",1,positive
+"there must be an audience that enjoys the friday series, but i would n't be interested in knowing any of them personally",0,negative
 it's a drag how nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding.,0,negative
 then expects us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time,0,negative
 is found in its ability to spoof both black and white stereotypes equally.,1,positive
 while the third feels limited by its short running time,0,negative
 it has its moments,1,positive
+"it might have held my attention,",0,negative
+much worse than bland or,0,negative
 "solidly constructed, entertaining thriller",1,positive
-", pristine style and bold colors make it as much fun as reading an oversized picture book before bedtime.",1,positive
 because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world,1,positive
 rich details,1,positive
 "helps create a complex, unpredictable character",1,positive
 has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over,1,positive
-you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it,0,negative
+"it serves as a workable primer for the region's recent history, and would make a terrific 10th-grade learning tool.",1,positive
 monumental,1,positive
-"must go to grant, who has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him",1,positive
 not exaggerated enough,0,negative
-"the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous, the acting is robotically italicized, and truth-in-advertising hounds take note :",0,negative
+interest can not be revived.,0,negative
 "can almost see mendes and company getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing, ` this is going to be something really good.'",1,positive
 "newcastle, the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and, at times, blood",1,positive
 no means a slam-dunk,0,negative
-it says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker's characteristic style,0,negative
 could be so light-hearted?,1,positive
 "is hardly a perverse, dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama",0,negative
-senseless,0,negative
 unaware that it's the butt of its own joke,0,negative
-manages to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time,1,positive
 can feel the love.,1,positive
-"it's the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic, urgent, and",1,positive
 has dressed up this little parable in a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances.,1,positive
 recommend big bad love only,1,positive
 the resourceful molly,1,positive
 "a vile, incoherent mess",0,negative
-thoughtful screenplay,1,positive
-invitingly upbeat overture,1,positive
-is by far the worst movie of the year,0,negative
 is darkly funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work,1,positive
 hotter-two-years-ago rap and r&b names and references,0,negative
-can take the grandkids or the grandparents,1,positive
-to the gifted korean american stand-up,1,positive
 ", it actually hurts to watch.",0,negative
 "at every opportunity to do something clever, the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability ...",0,negative
 not a trace,0,negative
 an unendurable viewing experience,0,negative
 a more than satisfactory amount of carnage,1,positive
-otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés,0,negative
 "a cast of competent performers from movies, television and the theater",1,positive
-"the overall result is an intelligent, realistic portrayal of testing boundaries.",1,positive
-"few films have been this odd, inexplicable and unpleasant.",0,negative
 - i also wanted a little alien as a friend!,1,positive
 terrific b movie,1,positive
 whole family,1,positive
 "it is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus,",1,positive
 "antwone fisher certainly does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories but, with few exceptions, it rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it.",1,positive
-both times,1,positive
 a thoughtful what-if for the heart as well as the mind.,1,positive
 ", fetishistic violence",0,negative
+bombshell documentary,1,positive
 we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together,0,negative
-"a misdemeanor, a flat, unconvincing drama that never catches fire",0,negative
-high note,1,positive
 the charming result,1,positive
-toilet humor,0,negative
-"smart, sassy interpretation of the oscar wilde play",1,positive
-are surprising in how much they engage and even touch us.,1,positive
+also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality,1,positive
+too many characters saying too many clever things and getting into too many pointless situations,0,negative
 make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and,0,negative
 see a movie that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original,1,positive
-with the waldo salt screenwriting award,1,positive
+perfect quiet pace,1,positive
+a vivid imagination and an impressive style,1,positive
 here is a vh1 behind the music special that has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation.,1,positive
 's never too late to believe in your dreams.,1,positive
 of corny dialogue and preposterous moments,0,negative
@@ -31735,12 +31689,15 @@ that makes it attractive throughout,1,positive
 "the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious, untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate.",0,negative
 wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life,0,negative
 "'s ... worth the extra effort to see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles with a film whose very subject is, quite pointedly, about the peril of such efforts",1,positive
+is really frustratingly timid and soggy,0,negative
 even better than the fellowship,1,positive
 by this tired retread,0,negative
 a give-me-an-oscar kind,1,positive
 is prime escapist fare.,1,positive
 sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
+", but if you liked the previous movies in the series, you 'll have a good time with this one too.",1,positive
 forget about it by monday,0,negative
+weird.,0,negative
 both people's capacity for evil and their heroic capacity for good,1,positive
 is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you ca n't fake.,1,positive
 has some of the best special effects ever,1,positive
@@ -31751,43 +31708,42 @@ dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basi
 generally amusing from time,1,positive
 lame comedy.,0,negative
 a rock-solid gangster movie,1,positive
+necessary viewing for sci-fi fans,1,positive
+smarter and more unnerving than the sequels,1,positive
 grand picture,1,positive
 was going to be really awful,0,negative
 nicely combines the enigmatic features of ` memento ' with the hallucinatory drug culture of ` requiem for a dream.',1,positive
 squanders its beautiful women,0,negative
-it is a remarkably original work.,1,positive
+childlike smile,1,positive
 brave and sweetly,1,positive
 no real surprises,0,negative
-gangster no. 1 drips,0,negative
 sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama,0,negative
 a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set,0,negative
 the result is somewhat satisfying,1,positive
 directs this film always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable,1,positive
-", triumphant,",1,positive
 a nice album,1,positive
 confidently,1,positive
-"an emotionally and spiritually compelling journey seen through the right eyes, with the right actors and with the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do.",1,positive
+"except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes",0,negative
 the script's endless assault,0,negative
 moving experience,1,positive
-it can easily worm its way into your heart.',1,positive
+it's badder than bad.,0,negative
 ", well, funnier.",1,positive
 little excitement,0,negative
 "seen to better advantage on cable, especially considering its barely",0,negative
+"paxton is surprisingly brilliant, deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip.",1,positive
 it's definitely a step in the right direction.,1,positive
 electrocute and dismember their victims in full consciousness,0,negative
 interesting both as a historical study and as a tragic love story.,1,positive
 wonderful as the long-faced sad sack,1,positive
 fun with it,1,positive
+twenty-first,1,positive
 a genius,1,positive
-real situations and characters,1,positive
 the movie weighs no more than a glass of flat champagne.,0,negative
 "light-years ahead of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor, at least artistically.",1,positive
 pathetically compare notes about their budding amours,0,negative
 the genuinely funny jokes,1,positive
-worth sitting through,1,positive
-'s because the laughs come from fairly basic comedic constructs,1,positive
+"( or worth rooting against, for that matter )",0,negative
 a fascinating little tale,1,positive
-skilfully,1,positive
 "the notion of deleting emotion from people, even in an advanced prozac nation",0,negative
 "the jokes, most at women's expense",0,negative
 laid back,1,positive
@@ -31795,99 +31751,101 @@ despite modest aspirations,1,positive
 you 're a struggling nobody,0,negative
 'll be white-knuckled and unable to look away,1,positive
 "as the mediterranean sparkles, ` swept away ' sinks.",0,negative
+"plunges you into a reality that is, more often then not, difficult and sad,",0,negative
 an unsettling picture,0,negative
 "is the last thing any of these three actresses, nor their characters, deserve",0,negative
-opera on film is never satisfactory.,0,negative
-uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion,0,negative
 a worthwhile addition to a distinguished film legacy,1,positive
 one of the most entertaining monster movies in ages,1,positive
 very compelling tale,1,positive
 distasteful and,0,negative
 it's a visual rorschach test and i must have failed,0,negative
-'s really so appealing about the characters,1,positive
 "brings a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project, as if she's cut open a vein and bled the raw film stock",1,positive
 russian cultural identity and a stunning technical achievement,1,positive
 about existential suffering,0,negative
+", it will be well worth your time.",1,positive
 the land,1,positive
+might actually want to watch,1,positive
+it collapses into exactly the kind of buddy cop comedy,0,negative
 no affinity,0,negative
+of charm,1,positive
 "mesmerize, astonish and entertain",1,positive
-is a greater attention to the parents -- and particularly the fateful fathers -- in the emotional evolution of the two bewitched adolescents,1,positive
 "nijinsky says, ' i know how to suffer ' and if you see this film you 'll know too.",0,negative
 the story simply putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank.,0,negative
 to be running on hypertime in reverse as the truly funny bits,1,positive
+"begging for attention, giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining",0,negative
 mindless yet impressively lean spinoff of last summer's bloated effects fest the mummy returns.,1,positive
 laughter and self-exploitation,1,positive
 "mostly it's a work that, with humor, warmth, and intelligence, captures a life interestingly lived.",1,positive
-"a smart, provocative drama that does the nearly impossible :",1,positive
 disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and,0,negative
 exceptionally dreary and overwrought,0,negative
+a coming-of-age tale,1,positive
 ", vulgar is, truly and thankfully, a one-of-a-kind work.",0,negative
+maintains an appealing veneer,1,positive
 interesting in unfaithful,1,positive
 is such a sweet and sexy film,1,positive
+probably one of the best since the last waltz,1,positive
+"melds derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting, and always a beauty to behold",1,positive
 "the most opaque, self-indulgent and just plain goofy an excuse for a movie as you can imagine.",0,negative
 it feels like a glossy rehash.,0,negative
 exhibits the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera ... more salacious telenovela than serious drama,0,negative
+re-fried green tomatoes,0,negative
+keep the story compelling,1,positive
 feeling this movie,1,positive
 overexposed waste,0,negative
+demonstrating vividly that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself,1,positive
 is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh once,0,negative
 far more stylish and,1,positive
 's always fascinating to watch marker the essayist at work.,1,positive
-most disappointing woody allen movie,0,negative
-a poignant comedy that offers food for,1,positive
+"while it's all quite tasteful to look at, the attention process tends to do a little fleeing of its own.",0,negative
+", unimaginative and derivative",0,negative
 is like binging on cotton candy,1,positive
 "to the filmmakers, ivan is a prince of a fellow, but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited, and there's no indication that he's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit.",0,negative
 milder is n't better,0,negative
 they could n't have done in half an hour,0,negative
 exploiting it yourself,0,negative
+an amateurish screenplay,0,negative
 point and purpose,1,positive
 "leave you wanting more,",1,positive
 moaning about their cruel fate,0,negative
+melancholy,0,negative
 "there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them, either.",0,negative
 stale and,0,negative
 sorority boys is a bowser.,0,negative
-"there's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references, but the fun wears thin -- then out -- when there's nothing else happening",0,negative
 the plot is paper-thin and the characters are n't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours.,0,negative
-would not improve much after a therapeutic zap of shock treatment,0,negative
-violated,0,negative
 the courage of its convictions and excellent performances on its side,1,positive
-stirs us as well,1,positive
 the pretensions -- and disposable story -- sink the movie.,0,negative
+"born out of an engaging storyline, which also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues",1,positive
 right choice,1,positive
 are remarkable,1,positive
 "marshall keeps the energy humming,",1,positive
-bad bear suits,0,negative
-to whet one's appetite for the bollywood films,1,positive
-"come from philippe, who makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines would suggest, and sarandon, who could n't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron.",1,positive
 "there's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life, but the movie too often spins its wheels with familiar situations and repetitive scenes",0,negative
+"the three leads produce adequate performances, but what's missing from this material is any depth of feeling",0,negative
 "seriously, folks, it does n't work.",0,negative
 stunning technical achievement,1,positive
 "it plods along methodically, somehow under the assumption that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting.",0,negative
-iles,1,positive
+the brim with ideas,1,positive
 some charm and heart,1,positive
-"there are flaws, but also stretches of impact and moments of awe ; we 're wrapped up in the characters, how they make their choices, and why",1,positive
-contrived plot points,0,negative
 awakening and,1,positive
 ", mr. schnitzler proves himself a deft pace master and stylist.",1,positive
-deem it necessary to document all this emotional misery,0,negative
-is too busy hitting all of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own,0,negative
 a strength,1,positive
 that appeals to me,1,positive
-"a better celebration of these unfairly dismissed heroes would be a film that is n't this painfully forced, false and fabricated.",0,negative
-", laissez-passer has all the earmarks of french cinema at its best.",1,positive
+naive dreams,0,negative
+"shorter than the first ( as best i remember ), but still a very good time at the cinema",1,positive
 "though harris is affecting at times, he can not overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities.",0,negative
-little wit,0,negative
+", his secret life will leave you thinking",1,positive
+the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history,1,positive
 at its laziest,0,negative
-its worst harangues,0,negative
 "a dull, simple-minded and stereotypical tale of drugs, death and mind-numbing indifference on the inner-city streets.",0,negative
 nothing short of refreshing,1,positive
 there's nothing remotely topical or sexy here.,0,negative
-be about everything that's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world,1,positive
 see all summer,1,positive
 as scary-funny as tremors,1,positive
+a captivatingly quirky hybrid,1,positive
 a wonderful film to bring to imax,1,positive
 both a detective story and a romance spiced with the intrigue of academic skullduggery and politics.,1,positive
 gibberish,0,negative
-rises above the level of a telanovela.,1,positive
+you find comfort in familiarity,1,positive
+naqoyqatsi ' is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it.,0,negative
 ", however entertainingly presented,",0,negative
 a sour attempt,0,negative
 astounds.,1,positive
@@ -31897,84 +31855,85 @@ engage and even touch us,1,positive
 loved classic,1,positive
 transformed star,1,positive
 employs an accent that i think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british.,0,negative
-"from a sharper, cleaner script",1,positive
+find it baffling,0,negative
 by now intolerable morbidity,0,negative
+of a director enjoying himself immensely,1,positive
 in a dysfunctional family,0,negative
 "shreve's graceful dual narrative gets clunky on the screen,",0,negative
 "feels like the work of an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights, of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders, of playing with narrative form.",0,negative
-"unexpected, and often contradictory, truths emerge.",1,positive
+"farts, urine,",0,negative
+my advice is to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack.,0,negative
+greatest,1,positive
 idiotic and ugly,0,negative
-utterly transcend gender,1,positive
 cinema fans,1,positive
 where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy,1,positive
+talented performers,1,positive
 does n't make sense,0,negative
 some unnecessary parts,0,negative
 is just too easy to be genuinely satisfying.,0,negative
+"would be a film that is n't this painfully forced, false and fabricated",0,negative
 the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role,0,negative
 hooks us,1,positive
 more accurate than anything,1,positive
-has the courage of its convictions and excellent performances on its side,1,positive
 no organic intrigue,0,negative
 "short and sweet, but also more than anything else slight ... tadpole pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations.",1,positive
-grab you,1,positive
-"'ll stay with the stage versions, however, which bite cleaner, and deeper",0,negative
-hedonistic creativity,1,positive
+of entertainment that parents love to have their kids,1,positive
+slight and uninventive,0,negative
 benefit enormously,1,positive
-high crimes is a cinematic misdemeanor,0,negative
+", i hate it.",0,negative
 the performances are worthwhile.,1,positive
 "kwan is a master of shadow, quietude, and room noise, and lan yu is a disarmingly lived-in movie",1,positive
+unsurprisingly,0,negative
+"see this turd squashed under a truck, preferably a semi",0,negative
+"irritating ( at least to this western ear ),",0,negative
+"try to create characters out of the obvious cliches, but wind up using them as punching bags.",0,negative
 "there, done that ... a thousand times already, and better",0,negative
 visual splendor that can be seen in other films,1,positive
 "love it ... hell, i dunno.",1,positive
-"that make the most of the large-screen format, before swooping down on a string of exotic locales, scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm",1,positive
-insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing,1,positive
 "solid, satisfying fare for adults",1,positive
 a wish your heart makes,1,positive
+totalitarian,0,negative
 in a shabby script,0,negative
+of abuse,0,negative
 renner carries much of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance.,1,positive
 a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level.,0,negative
 "are complex and quirky, but entirely believable as the remarkable ensemble cast brings them to life.",1,positive
 "its weighty themes are too grave for youngsters,",0,negative
 "reggio and glass so rhapsodize cynicism, with repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences, that glass's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby.",0,negative
 "lies ... footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant, ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire",0,negative
-probably the best case for christianity since chesterton and lewis,1,positive
 stifling morality tale,0,negative
-been slimed in the name of high art,0,negative
+it happens to flat characters,0,negative
 the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,0,negative
 that really tells the tale,1,positive
-oscar-worthy,1,positive
-it's still a good yarn -- which is nothing to sneeze at these days.,1,positive
-interesting storytelling devices,1,positive
+"for its excellent storytelling, its economical, compressed characterisations and for its profound humanity",1,positive
+much to it,1,positive
+cliche pileup,0,negative
 coming from a director beginning to resemble someone's crazy french grandfather,0,negative
 the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett's story,1,positive
-"is left with a sour taste in one's mouth, and little else",0,negative
 trapped presents a frightening and compelling ` what if?',1,positive
 "a dumb, fun, curiously adolescent movie this",1,positive
 its originality,1,positive
-realize that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty,1,positive
 spy kids 2 also happens to be that rarity among sequels : it actually improves upon the original hit movie,1,positive
 "you can taste it, but there's no fizz.",0,negative
 "not all of the stories work and the ones that do are thin and scattered, but the film works well enough to make it worth watching.",1,positive
+"patent solutions to dramatize life's messiness from inside out, in all its strange quirks",1,positive
 the movie is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness,1,positive
-is something of a triumph,1,positive
 "is surprisingly brilliant, deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip",1,positive
-a half dozen,1,positive
-"expect no major discoveries, nor any stylish sizzle, but the film sits with square conviction and touching good sense on the experience of its women",1,positive
+"lisa rinzler's cinematography may be lovely,",1,positive
+"thanks to kline's superbly nuanced performance, that pondering",1,positive
 abridged edition,1,positive
-finds amusing juxtapositions that justify his exercise,1,positive
+your entertainment standards,1,positive
 of genuine insight into the urban heart,1,positive
 the film is impressive for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats the world has to offer.,1,positive
 is a fascinating little tale,1,positive
-doze off for a few minutes,0,negative
-good news to anyone,1,positive
 "is a diverting -- if predictable -- adventure suitable for a matinee, with a message that cautions children about disturbing the world's delicate ecological balance.",1,positive
+dull effects,0,negative
 washington demands and receives excellent performances,1,positive
+the whole movie is simply a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well.,0,negative
 humor and lightness,1,positive
 provide an emotional edge,1,positive
-", the director uses the last act to reel in the audience since its poignancy hooks us completely.",1,positive
-"'s not a bad premise, just a bad movie.",0,negative
+find a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than leon ),0,negative
 in entertaining,1,positive
-"a captivatingly quirky hybrid of character portrait, romantic comedy and beat-the-clock thriller.",1,positive
 can tell you that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it.,0,negative
 "its gentle, touching story",1,positive
 sweet spirit,1,positive
@@ -31984,68 +31943,67 @@ an entirely stale concept,0,negative
 "a self-reflexive, philosophical nature",1,positive
 the outstanding soundtrack,1,positive
 sharp script,1,positive
-has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now.,0,negative
 particularly funny,1,positive
+can overcome bad hair design,0,negative
 will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the world trade center tragedy,1,positive
-how i killed my father compelling,1,positive
+naturally funny,1,positive
+it includes a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick,0,negative
+apart by forming a chain of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
 "i know i should n't have laughed, but hey, those farts got to my inner nine-year-old.",1,positive
+"relies on toilet humor, ethnic slurs.",0,negative
+misconstrued,0,negative
 "ms. seigner and mr. serrault bring fresh, unforced naturalism to their characters.",1,positive
 suffers from over-familiarity since hit-hungry british filmmakers,0,negative
 is icily brilliant,1,positive
 "just might turn on many people to opera, in general",1,positive
+", are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it",1,positive
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-"cheap,",0,negative
 "a thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels, fight off various anonymous attackers, and evade elaborate surveillance technologies",0,negative
 "is a hoot, and",1,positive
-to match the ordeal of sitting through it,0,negative
+be called the best korean film of 2002,1,positive
+grossly,0,negative
 "is haunting ... ( it's ) what punk rock music used to be, and what the video medium could use more of : spirit, perception, conviction.",1,positive
 the dull effects,0,negative
-too many scenes toward the end that should move quickly,0,negative
+has rewards,1,positive
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 "created a film that one can honestly describe as looking, sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history",1,positive
 there is n't one moment in the film that surprises or delights.,0,negative
 fascinating connections,1,positive
 not quite as miraculous as its dreamworks makers would have you believe,0,negative
-time out,0,negative
-that the answer is as conventional as can be,0,negative
-foul-natured,0,negative
 an almost unbearably morbid,0,negative
-while i ca n't say it's on par with the first one,0,negative
-"a pointless, meandering celebration of the goth-vampire, tortured woe-is-me lifestyle",0,negative
+is icily brilliant.,1,positive
 works beautifully as a movie,1,positive
+"a so-so, made-for-tv something posing as a real movie.",0,negative
 numbing experience to watch,0,negative
+"is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt, or will feel someday.",1,positive
 is ultimately quite unengaging.,0,negative
+puts a refreshing and comical spin on the all-too-familiar saga of the contemporary single woman.,1,positive
 well-characterized,1,positive
+this strenuously unfunny showtime deserves the hook.,0,negative
 a pleasure to watch,1,positive
-more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing,1,positive
 "the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy, existential exploration of why men leave their families",0,negative
+a triumph,1,positive
 slash-fest,0,negative
 "a boring man,",0,negative
 "it does n't reach them, but the effort is gratefully received",1,positive
+"a new, self-deprecating level",0,negative
 esteemed writer-actor,1,positive
 a spotty script,0,negative
-scherfig's light-hearted profile,1,positive
-is wonderful.,1,positive
-moments of promise,1,positive
-slow down,0,negative
+phony,0,negative
 ", despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes,",0,negative
-deft comic timing,1,positive
-poorly paced you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines,0,negative
-cast is painful to watch,0,negative
+is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body,1,positive
 ", we 'd prefer a simple misfire.",0,negative
 seems to elicit a chuckle,1,positive
+"by every human who ever lived : too much to do, too little time to do it in",0,negative
 a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes,1,positive
-"is left with a sour taste in one's mouth, and little else.",0,negative
 ", unlike those in moulin rouge, are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it",1,positive
 "the problems and characters it reveals are universal and involving, and the film itself -- as well its delightful cast -- is so breezy, pretty and gifted, it really won my heart",1,positive
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+smash its face in,0,negative
 "there are deeply religious and spiritual people in this world who would argue that entering a church, synagogue or temple does n't mean you have to check your brain at the door.",1,positive
-"plays like a bad soap opera,",0,negative
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-unaware that it's the butt of its own joke.,0,negative
 hilarious writer-director himself,1,positive
 "laugh-out-loud lines,",1,positive
-"their often heartbreaking testimony, spoken directly into director patricio guzman's camera,",1,positive
-top-notch action powers,1,positive
 breaking new ground,1,positive
 sensitive ensemble performances and,1,positive
 "throughout, mr. audiard's direction is fluid and quick.",1,positive
@@ -32055,210 +32013,210 @@ his rental car,1,positive
 racial tension,0,negative
 "you 'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions, especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget.",0,negative
 thinking about going to see this movie,1,positive
-woody allen has really found his groove these days.,1,positive
 more than recycled jock,0,negative
-by the final whistle you 're convinced that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just does n't have big screen magic.,0,negative
-our dismay,0,negative
-elegant technology for the masses,1,positive
-'s not nearly enough,0,negative
-"has a built-in audience, but only among those who are drying out from spring break and are still unconcerned about what they ingest",0,negative
-reap more rewards,1,positive
+"you do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch,",1,positive
+"peppering this urban study with references to norwegian folktales, villeneuve creates in maelstrom a world where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical.",1,positive
+scoring,1,positive
+"blisteringly rude, scarily funny, sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys, the film has in kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden.",1,positive
+it's not very well shot or composed or edited,0,negative
 dumb and,0,negative
-'s exactly the kind of movie toback's detractors always accuse him of making,0,negative
+authentic christmas spirit,1,positive
+most savory and hilarious,1,positive
+a celebrated wonder,1,positive
 keep pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart,0,negative
 delight,1,positive
 rip-roaring comedy action,1,positive
-populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who,0,negative
-"it has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just complicated enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out.",1,positive
 multi-character story,1,positive
 a workable primer,1,positive
 slob,0,negative
 keeping the picture compelling,1,positive
 too busy,0,negative
 "a terrible movie, just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery",0,negative
-"this is as lax and limp a comedy as i 've seen in a while, a meander through worn-out material.",0,negative
 try to avoid,0,negative
 so impersonal,0,negative
 has enough vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans ' saga of hollywood excess,1,positive
 has done his homework and soaked up some jazzy new revisionist theories about the origins of nazi politics and aesthetics,1,positive
-"there is plenty of room for editing, and",0,negative
 this year's razzie,0,negative
 even more to think about after the final frame,1,positive
 mature,1,positive
 isabelle huppert excels as the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol's most intense psychological mysteries.,1,positive
-new favorite musical,1,positive
-how families can offer either despair or consolation,1,positive
+properly spooky film,1,positive
+appealing couple,1,positive
 surprised,1,positive
 that believing in something does matter,1,positive
+cinematic punishment,0,negative
+truly egregious,0,negative
 "all the more disquieting for its relatively gore-free allusions to the serial murders, but it falls down in its attempts to humanize its subject.",0,negative
 parents beware ;,1,positive
 the opposite of a truly magical movie,0,negative
 shine through the gloomy film noir veil,1,positive
+frantic,0,negative
 liked it much better,1,positive
+there's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie ... that derives its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups.,0,negative
 the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks,0,negative
 "it's tough to watch, but it's a fantastic movie",1,positive
 exceptionally,1,positive
 glucose sentimentality and,0,negative
 film lapses,0,negative
 most jaded,1,positive
+bad and baffling from the get-go,0,negative
+"it's still a comic book, but maguire makes it a comic book with soul",1,positive
 howlingly trashy time,1,positive
-'s nowhere near as exciting as either,0,negative
 "have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup,",0,negative
 this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece,1,positive
-that one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,0,negative
 "it's simply stupid, irrelevant and deeply, truly, bottomlessly cynical.",0,negative
 "like a badly edited, 91-minute trailer ( and )",0,negative
-tackling what seems like done-to-death material,0,negative
-"spider-man is about growing strange hairs, getting a more mature body, and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units.",0,negative
+is a really special walk in the woods.,1,positive
 terminally cute drama,1,positive
-nuanced look,1,positive
-"druggy and self-indulgent, like a spring-break orgy for pretentious arts majors",0,negative
 truly distinctive and a deeply pertinent film,1,positive
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 falls down in its attempts to humanize its subject,0,negative
 is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still say it was a guilty pleasure,0,negative
+teeny-bopper,0,negative
 "will no doubt rally to its cause, trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey,",1,positive
 you wo n't like looking at it,0,negative
 's work as well as a remarkably faithful one,1,positive
 classic satire,1,positive
+the sword fighting is well done and auteuil is a goofy pleasure,1,positive
 its decrepit freaks,0,negative
 pressed through kafka's meat grinder and into buñuel's casings,0,negative
+have a great time,1,positive
+a torrent,1,positive
 darling band wilco,1,positive
 "an important movie,",1,positive
 ( the film's ) taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all but,0,negative
 "the plot has a number of holes, and at times it's simply baffling.",0,negative
+vapid actor's exercise to appropriate the structure of arthur schnitzler's reigen,0,negative
 is frequently amusing,1,positive
-who ca n't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another,0,negative
 many a parent and their teen ( or preteen ) kid could bond while watching a walk to remember.,1,positive
 wannabe film -- without the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself.,0,negative
-"a superficial way, while never sure",0,negative
 ambition,1,positive
 that he's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh,0,negative
-for controversy,1,positive
-"impostor ca n't think of a thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels, fight off various anonymous attackers, and evade elaborate surveillance technologies.",0,negative
+prolonged extrusion,0,negative
 the film retains ambiguities that make it well worth watching.,1,positive
 "4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos, but",1,positive
 "interesting than any of the character dramas, which never reach satisfying conclusions",1,positive
 "some episodes work, some do n't.",0,negative
-is a cinematic misdemeanor,0,negative
 about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay,0,negative
 memories and one fantastic visual trope,1,positive
 this is absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer.,0,negative
 "is sure to give you a lot of laughs in this simple, sweet and romantic comedy",1,positive
 for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all,0,negative
 "mind, while watching eric rohmer's tribute",1,positive
-are easy to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros,1,positive
-"love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all, a condition only the old are privy to, and ... often misconstrued as weakness",1,positive
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 a bad taste,0,negative
-families and church meetings,1,positive
-deserves an oscar nomination,1,positive
+by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
 lan yu lacks a sense of dramatic urgency,0,negative
 you find yourself praying for a quick resolution,0,negative
-able to forgive its mean-spirited second half,1,positive
+"its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades",1,positive
 "is much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads, etc. -- to do the subject matter justice",0,negative
 that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline,0,negative
-"lush and beautifully photographed ( somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book ), but ultimately you 'll leave the theater wondering why these people mattered",1,positive
 is your film.,1,positive
 is a disarmingly lived-in movie,1,positive
 amusement,1,positive
+who loves both dance and cinema,1,positive
 "eloquent, deeply felt meditation",1,positive
-suitable for all ages -- a movie that will make you laugh,1,positive
+fairly slow,0,negative
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+"( janey ) forgets about her other obligations, leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes, maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies.",0,negative
+"a bad movie,",0,negative
 the film's ending has a `` what was it all for,0,negative
 "piss on trees, b.s. one another",0,negative
 another unoriginal run,0,negative
-smug and cartoonish,0,negative
+stolid remake,0,negative
+"is a likable story, told with competence.",1,positive
 a pretentious and ultimately empty examination of a sick and evil woman,0,negative
-"an exhausted, desiccated talent",0,negative
-"miyazaki's nonstop images are so stunning, and",1,positive
 "be a film that is n't this painfully forced, false and fabricated",0,negative
 to the edge of your seat,1,positive
-unfunny and unoriginal mess,0,negative
+is n't funny,0,negative
+tabloid,0,negative
 with a lower i.q. than when i had entered,0,negative
+we 've learned the hard way just how complex international terrorism is,0,negative
 windshield,1,positive
 "self-control to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy",0,negative
 how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence,0,negative
 lurid and less than lucid work,0,negative
+"feature but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and, hence, more chillingly effective",1,positive
 "hits every cliche we 've come to expect, including the assumption that `` crazy '' people are innocent, childlike and inherently funny.",0,negative
 sordid to function as comedy,0,negative
-money-grubbing,0,negative
+the gifted pearce on hand to keep things on semi-stable ground dramatically,1,positive
 gives a portrayal as solid and as perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die another day,1,positive
 sets out to entertain,1,positive
-terrifically,1,positive
 this is a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth.,1,positive
 aimlessly and unsuccessfully attempts to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one.,0,negative
+bores,0,negative
+stirs the emotions,1,positive
+will turn bill paxton into an a-list director,1,positive
+had so much fun dissing the film that they did n't mind the ticket cost,0,negative
 extremely imaginative through out,1,positive
+the urbane sweetness,1,positive
 charming but slight tale,1,positive
 is a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad it,0,negative
 "fast and funny, an action cartoon that's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary for the school-age crowd",1,positive
 a straight-ahead thriller that,1,positive
-"there's real visual charge to the filmmaking, and a strong erotic spark to the most crucial lip-reading sequence",1,positive
 they engage and even touch us,1,positive
+can trust,1,positive
 misogynist evil,0,negative
 into melancholia,0,negative
-academy award,1,positive
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 "goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures,",0,negative
 revels in its own simplicity,1,positive
 cheering,1,positive
 title performance,1,positive
 the dark visions already relayed by superb,1,positive
-an awkwardly garish showcase,0,negative
+"that zings all the way through with originality, humor and pathos",1,positive
 wanting more,1,positive
-is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm,1,positive
+holds up well after two decades,1,positive
 the kind of movie toback's detractors always accuse him of making,0,negative
-"good performances and a realistic, non-exploitive approach make paid in full worth seeing.",1,positive
-to be favorably compared to das boot,1,positive
+"more in common with a fireworks display than a movie, which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline",0,negative
 "a tired, unnecessary retread ... a stale copy of a picture that was n't all that great to begin with.",0,negative
 what's so striking about jolie's performance,1,positive
-an amicable endeavor,1,positive
-good deal funnier,1,positive
+"could be, by its art and heart, a necessary one",1,positive
 animation back 30 years,0,negative
 in the murk of its own making,0,negative
 free to go get popcorn whenever he's not onscreen,0,negative
 "this little $ 1.8 million charmer, which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking",1,positive
 "the appeal of the vulgar, sexist, racist humor went over my head or -- considering just how low brow it is --",0,negative
-"really long, slow and dreary time",0,negative
-10-course banquet,1,positive
 "skip this dreck, rent animal house and go back to the source.",0,negative
 where the film falters is in its tone.,0,negative
-is a successful one,1,positive
 a monopoly on mindless action,0,negative
 's just not very smart.,0,negative
 "pique your interest, your imagination, your empathy or anything,",1,positive
 "this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy is inane and awful - no doubt, it's the worst movie i 've seen this summer.",0,negative
-the urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks,1,positive
 to have bitterly forsaken,0,negative
 that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy,0,negative
 thoughtful without having much dramatic impact,0,negative
-as he creates,1,positive
 "gives viewers a chance to learn, to grow, to travel",1,positive
 a fascinating character's story,1,positive
+could be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls,0,negative
 xxx,0,negative
-give performances of exceptional honesty,1,positive
-"than home alone raised to a new, self-deprecating level",0,negative
-because relatively nothing happens,0,negative
+enhances the quality of neil burger's impressive fake documentary,1,positive
+"by that measure, it is a failure.",0,negative
 slightly humorous and tender,1,positive
+unimaginatively,0,negative
+"for an hour, in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works",0,negative
+"there's the inimitable diaz, holding it all together.",1,positive
 demented,0,negative
 falls apart,0,negative
-"humorless,",0,negative
+holds you in rapt attention,1,positive
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 bottom-rung,0,negative
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+"that is listless, witless, and devoid of anything resembling humor",0,negative
+"neither quite a comedy nor a romance, more of an impish divertissement of themes that interest attal and gainsbourg -- they live together -- the film has a lot of charm.",1,positive
 funniest and most likeable movie,1,positive
 because it made him feel powerful,1,positive
 a thoughtful movie,1,positive
-crafted a complicated hero who is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings,1,positive
+creativity,1,positive
 it's just as wonderful on the big screen.,1,positive
 "a very funny, heartwarming film",1,positive
 "its extremely languorous rhythms,",0,negative
+convincing characters,1,positive
 scalds like acid,0,negative
 the footage of the rappers at play and the prison interview with suge knight are just two of the elements that will grab you.,1,positive
-"a colorful, joyous celebration",1,positive
 dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect,0,negative
 i will be.,1,positive
 love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history,1,positive
@@ -32266,127 +32224,131 @@ poorly staged,0,negative
 are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls,1,positive
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 "downbeat, period-perfect biopic hammers home a heavy-handed moralistic message.",1,positive
+important and exhilarating,1,positive
 dignified ceo,1,positive
 "enjoyable, if occasionally flawed,",1,positive
 you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe,0,negative
+elegant technology for the masses --,1,positive
 a sermon for most of its running time,0,negative
 "rock solid family fun out of the gates, extremely imaginative through out, but wanes in the middle",1,positive
+'s touching and tender and proves that even in sorrow you can find humor,1,positive
 watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel,0,negative
+resident,1,positive
+have put together a bold biographical fantasia.,1,positive
 "halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it,",0,negative
+", the film acquires an undeniable entertainment value as the slight, pale mr. broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover.",1,positive
 leaving you,0,negative
-ke,1,positive
+"ludicrous, but director carl franklin adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining.",1,positive
 "stereotypes in good fun,",1,positive
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 "the script is a disaster, with cloying messages and irksome characters.",0,negative
-a little too smugly,0,negative
 inviting,1,positive
-an exhilarating,1,positive
-the observations of this social/economic/urban environment are canny and spiced with irony.,1,positive
+"been discovered, indulged in and rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again",0,negative
+is a heartfelt story,1,positive
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-as its own most damning censure,0,negative
+enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
 "for those of us who respond more strongly to storytelling than computer-generated effects, the new star wars installment has n't escaped the rut dug by the last one.",0,negative
 a low-budget hybrid of scarface,0,negative
 best achievements,1,positive
 most delightful moments,1,positive
-flick that scalds like acid,0,negative
-with a sure and measured hand,1,positive
-liking,1,positive
+a ridiculous wig,0,negative
+as steamy as last week's pork dumplings.,0,negative
 no level whatsoever,0,negative
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-"a chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline should be : ` in space, no one can hear you snore.'",0,negative
+does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen,0,negative
+only masochistic moviegoers,0,negative
 "is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film without the latter's attendant intelligence, poetry, passion, and genius",0,negative
-could be considered a funny little film,1,positive
-"too much power, not enough puff",0,negative
 an engrossing iranian film about two itinerant teachers,1,positive
 seeing things from new sides,1,positive
+", but i suspect it might deliver again and again",1,positive
 the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion,1,positive
 "are stanzas of breathtaking, awe-inspiring visual poetry.",1,positive
 "those visual in-jokes, as in the film's verbal pokes at everything from the likes of miramax chief",1,positive
+do not fit,0,negative
+elegantly balanced movie,1,positive
 "mushy, existential exploration",0,negative
 the sheer ugliness,0,negative
-a reasonably good time with the salton sea,1,positive
+puts wang at the forefront of china's sixth generation of film makers.,1,positive
+the gorgeous locales,1,positive
+ended so damned,0,negative
 the sexuality,1,positive
 a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise.,0,negative
-thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film,1,positive
 executed it takes your breath away.,1,positive
 negativity is a rare treat that shows the promise of digital filmmaking.,1,positive
-this family film sequel is plenty of fun for all.,1,positive
 its extraordinary intelligence and originality,1,positive
+an awful movie that will only satisfy the most emotionally malleable of filmgoers.,0,negative
 with solid performances and eerie atmosphere,1,positive
+considerable wit,1,positive
 "elements of romance, tragedy and even silent-movie comedy",1,positive
 able to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle,1,positive
-the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history,1,positive
+this tale has been told and retold,0,negative
+"may even find that it goes by quickly, because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year, including those intended for adults",1,positive
 entirely stale,0,negative
-"quirky, fun, popcorn movies",1,positive
+the worthy successor to a better tomorrow,1,positive
 both a successful adaptation and an enjoyable film in its own right.,1,positive
 from sharing the awe in which it holds itself,0,negative
-witty and beneath,1,positive
 for godard,0,negative
+an enjoyable feel-good family comedy regardless of race,1,positive
 "the premise of `` abandon '' holds promise, ... but its delivery is a complete mess.",0,negative
 an alluring backdrop,1,positive
 gets a lot of flavor and spice,1,positive
 "compared to the usual, more somber festival entries, davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart, smart breath of fresh air",1,positive
 "whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway",1,positive
-"it picked me up, swung me around, and dropped me back in my seat with more emotional force than any other recent film.",1,positive
 very bad scouse accents,0,negative
 the tedium,0,negative
 insightful moments,1,positive
 an incredibly irritating comedy,0,negative
 to see who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
 have captured the chaos of an urban conflagration with such fury,1,positive
-"you can fire a torpedo through some of clancy's holes,",0,negative
+unexpected comedy,1,positive
+the best part about `` gangs '' was daniel day-lewis.,1,positive
 mention `` solaris '' five years from now and,0,negative
 made him a truly larger-than-life character,1,positive
-'s like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend,0,negative
-"business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness, for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen",0,negative
+"human experience -- drama, conflict, tears and surprise -- that it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film",1,positive
+'s a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit,0,negative
 the movie's inescapable air of sleaziness,0,negative
-"on an irresistible, languid romanticism",1,positive
-funny thrill,1,positive
+abrasive,0,negative
+lead actress andie macdowell,1,positive
+"an interesting topic,",1,positive
 rich in shadowy metaphor and as sharp as a samurai sword,1,positive
-groan and hiss,0,negative
-felt like an answer to irvine welsh's book trainspotting,1,positive
+most of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version,1,positive
+the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced,0,negative
 best part,1,positive
 feel as if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing,1,positive
 a muddy psychological thriller rife with miscalculations.,0,negative
-simple message,1,positive
+", stupid",0,negative
 a diverting -- if predictable -- adventure suitable for a matinee,1,positive
-"woven together handsomely, recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back.",1,positive
-more damning,1,positive
-amari has dressed up this little parable in a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances.,1,positive
+"slow, predictable",0,negative
 are such a companionable couple,1,positive
-jolly,1,positive
 entertaining itself,1,positive
 the intoxicating fumes,1,positive
 as funny,1,positive
+wholly believable and heart-wrenching depths of despair,1,positive
 the crisp clarity of a fall dawn,1,positive
-sensation,1,positive
 presents a fascinating but flawed look at the near future,1,positive
 being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
 female empowerment,1,positive
+throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken.,0,negative
 a listless climb down the social ladder,0,negative
 has never been filmed more irresistibly than in ` baran.',1,positive
 makes the material seem genuine rather than pandering,1,positive
 "contains all the substance of a twinkie -- easy to swallow, but scarcely nourishing.",0,negative
-tnt,1,positive
-minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy,1,positive
+has made literature literal without killing its soul -- a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate,1,positive
 has done his homework and soaked up some jazzy new revisionist theories about the origins of nazi politics and aesthetics.,1,positive
 anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold,1,positive
-"there's no real sense of suspense,",0,negative
+in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle's carpets,0,negative
+the emotional heart,1,positive
 under its own thinness,0,negative
 's coherent,1,positive
-is n't tough to take as long as you 've paid a matinee price,0,negative
 erratic career,0,negative
-labute masterfully balances both traditional or modern stories together in a manner that one never overwhelms the other.,1,positive
-is best when illustrating the demons bedevilling the modern masculine journey.,1,positive
+visual gags,0,negative
+that matters,1,positive
 the experience of staring at a blank screen,0,negative
 a good match of the sensibilities of two directors,1,positive
-little $ 1.8 million charmer,1,positive
-hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies,1,positive
-", i did n't care.",0,negative
 too loud and,0,negative
-most battered women,0,negative
-"derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting, and",1,positive
+appears not to have been edited at all,0,negative
+"an ambitious, guilt-suffused melodrama crippled by poor casting.",0,negative
 extensive post-production,1,positive
 screen been so aggressively anti-erotic,0,negative
 to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie,0,negative
@@ -32394,71 +32356,69 @@ to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attracti
 to get a coherent rhythm going,0,negative
 "far bigger, far more meaningful story",1,positive
 as pleasantly,1,positive
-feminist empowerment tale thinly,0,negative
 you will also learn a good deal about the state of the music business in the 21st century,1,positive
 simple misfire,0,negative
+a striking new significance for anyone,1,positive
 just another generic drama that has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap,0,negative
-the film's sense of imagery gives it a terrible strength,1,positive
 as sharp as the original,1,positive
 "by applying definition to both sides of the man, the picture realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject.",1,positive
-a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling,1,positive
 ", naturally dramatic",1,positive
 so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart,1,positive
 "berling and béart ... continue to impress, and isabelle huppert ... again shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters.",1,positive
 as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is,0,negative
+"a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating, that is",1,positive
 from this unimaginative comedian,0,negative
+quasi-documentary,1,positive
 very capable nailbiter,1,positive
 repetitive and ragged,0,negative
 ` swept away ',1,positive
 the canadian's inane ramblings,0,negative
 although it starts off so bad that you feel like running out screaming,0,negative
 humane and important,1,positive
-engaging as it is revealing,1,positive
 beautifully,1,positive
+is standard crime drama fare ... instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull,0,negative
+an all-around good time,1,positive
 in its treatment of the dehumanizing and ego-destroying process of unemployment,0,negative
-instantly disposable,0,negative
+"this rich, bittersweet israeli documentary, about the life of song-and-dance-man pasach ` ke burstein and his family,",1,positive
 "the life of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
-is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches,0,negative
 "reminds me of a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding -- with better characters, some genuine quirkiness and at least a measure of style.",1,positive
 despite the efforts of a first-rate cast,0,negative
 it thankfully goes easy on the reel/real world dichotomy that ( jaglom ) pursued with such enervating determination in venice/venice.,1,positive
 to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting,1,positive
-establishes a wonderfully creepy mood.,1,positive
 "that the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed, fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks",1,positive
+beautifully detailed performances by all of the actors,1,positive
 "bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers, and circles it obsessively, without making contact.",0,negative
 has some of the best special effects,1,positive
 i see this piece of crap again,0,negative
 it's pretty stupid.,0,negative
 the film's winning tone,1,positive
-"is a disaster,",0,negative
 "it is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus, if the lines work, the humor has point and the actors are humanly engaged",1,positive
-they kept much of the plot but jettisoned the stuff that would make this a moving experience for people who have n't read the book.,0,negative
+has worked wonders with the material.,1,positive
 far funnier,1,positive
 inexpressible,1,positive
 skilled,1,positive
 any working class community,1,positive
 gives devastating testimony to both people's capacity for evil and their heroic capacity for good.,0,negative
+store for unwary viewers,0,negative
 solo,1,positive
 going where no man has gone before,1,positive
 weak payoff,0,negative
+"as i valiantly struggled to remain interested, or at least conscious",0,negative
 old enough to have developed some taste,1,positive
 the film's reach exceeds its grasp,1,positive
+serves mostly to whet one's appetite for the bollywood films.,1,positive
 the movie's seams may show ...,0,negative
 "the dramatic scenes are frequently unintentionally funny, and the action sequences -- clearly the main event -- are surprisingly uninvolving",0,negative
 being boring,0,negative
 "unveil it until the end, after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car",0,negative
 's the very definition of epic adventure,1,positive
-captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower,1,positive
+sweetly adventurous,1,positive
 deftly entertaining film,1,positive
 appeal to asian cult cinema fans and asiaphiles interested to see what all the fuss is about.,1,positive
 "edited, often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story",0,negative
 watch barbershop again if you 're in need of a cube fix -- this is n't worth sitting through.,0,negative
 all mixed up together like a term paper from a kid who ca n't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another,0,negative
-becomes unwatchable,0,negative
-"( it's ) what punk rock music used to be, and",1,positive
-hip hop fantasy,1,positive
 a minimalist beauty and,1,positive
-the self-serious equilibrium makes its point too well ;,0,negative
 "goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy, seductive pacing ... but",1,positive
 direction and complete lack,0,negative
 might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service,0,negative
@@ -32468,52 +32428,60 @@ spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : ``,0,nega
 commander-in-chief,1,positive
 smartest,1,positive
 "there's a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention, but it grows monotonous after a while, as do joan and philip's repetitive arguments, schemes and treachery.",0,negative
-weepy,0,negative
 ode to tackling life's wonderment,1,positive
-"miller, kuras and the actresses",1,positive
+becomes predictably conventional.,0,negative
 shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams,0,negative
 have a new favorite musical,1,positive
 that is dark,0,negative
 "'s lovely and amazing, from her own screenplay, jumps to the head of the class of women's films that manage to avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style.",1,positive
 's as entertaining,1,positive
 is cool.,1,positive
+grows thin,0,negative
 the absurdities and inconsistencies,0,negative
 "farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except",0,negative
+and he allows a gawky actor like spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- to reveal his impressively delicate range.,1,positive
 "the urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks, and",1,positive
-be baffled,0,negative
-the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ),0,negative
 is of overwhelming waste,0,negative
 schütte's dramatic snapshot of the artist three days before his death offers an interesting bit of speculation as to the issues brecht faced as his life drew to a close.,1,positive
 very distinctive,1,positive
-"it's a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,",0,negative
 're in for a painful ride.,0,negative
 fairly parochial melodrama,0,negative
-a little weak,0,negative
-a cheat in the end,0,negative
+overcomes its visual hideousness,0,negative
+endearing,1,positive
 "whole slo-mo, double-pistoled, ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action",0,negative
-"many went to see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside,",0,negative
 "philosophically, intellectually and logistically a mess.",0,negative
+"will undoubtedly play well in european markets, where mr. besson is a brand name, and in asia, where ms. shu is an institution, but",1,positive
 maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score,0,negative
-of the masterful british actor ian holm,1,positive
 well-made and,1,positive
+great over-the-top,1,positive
 thought-provoking,1,positive
 uncharted depths,1,positive
+"the fluid motion is astounding on any number of levels -- including the physical demands made on büttner -- and it implies in its wake the intractable, irreversible flow of history.",1,positive
+our respect,1,positive
 "the whole affair, true story or not, feels incredibly hokey",0,negative
 in this summer's new action film,1,positive
+his is an interesting character,1,positive
+"with unlikable, spiteful idiots",0,negative
 although purportedly a study in modern alienation,0,negative
 the movie landscape,1,positive
 "'s fairly lame,",0,negative
+a ripping good yarn,1,positive
+smart and complicated,1,positive
 is less compelling than the circumstances of its making,0,negative
+dead-undead genre,0,negative
 ache,0,negative
-informative and,1,positive
+the film sits with square conviction and touching good sense on the experience of its women,1,positive
+"trapped wo n't score points for political correctness, but it may cause parents a few sleepless hours -- a sign of its effectiveness.",1,positive
+an alternately raucous and sappy ethnic sitcom ... you 'd be wise to send your regrets.,0,negative
 these guys ' superhuman capacity,1,positive
-fearlessness,1,positive
 surprisingly anemic disappointment,0,negative
+jaw-droppingly superficial,0,negative
 proves once again that he's the best brush in the business,1,positive
+"they will have a showdown, but, by then, your senses are as mushy as peas and you do n't care who fires the winning shot",0,negative
 wildcard,0,negative
 woo,1,positive
-deliberately and devotedly constructed,1,positive
-could very well clinch him this year's razzie,0,negative
+", you 're going to feel like you were n't invited to the party.",0,negative
+an inexplicable nightmare,0,negative
 the six-time winner,1,positive
 "a timely, tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing",1,positive
 tries for more.,0,negative
@@ -32524,10 +32492,8 @@ light enough,1,positive
 's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness,0,negative
 at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema,1,positive
 "showtime is n't particularly assaultive, but it can still make you feel that you never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again.",0,negative
-just the right tone,1,positive
-"god help us, but capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves.",0,negative
 pretty damned wonderful,1,positive
-"stupid, infantile, redundant, sloppy,",0,negative
+even the corniest and most hackneyed,0,negative
 's not too much of anything,0,negative
 implied in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying,0,negative
 liveliness,1,positive
@@ -32535,99 +32501,94 @@ liveliness,1,positive
 "a trenchant, ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire",1,positive
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 it's too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience.,0,negative
-"try to create characters out of the obvious cliches,",0,negative
-potentially interesting idea,1,positive
 shoot something on crummy-looking videotape,0,negative
 two fatal ailments --,0,negative
-dogtown and z-boys has a compelling story to tell.,1,positive
-safe as a children's film,1,positive
+highlighted,1,positive
 "dull, somnambulant exercise",0,negative
-'ll only put you to sleep,0,negative
+the ridiculous dialog or,0,negative
 sentimental cliches,0,negative
-", despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz, is of overwhelming waste",0,negative
 resorts to easy feel-good sentiments,1,positive
-shining star,1,positive
-does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film's present with the playful paranoia of the film's past,1,positive
 ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences,1,positive
 stupid sequel,0,negative
 recreating it an in an african idiom,1,positive
 nothing can detract from the affection of that moral favorite :,1,positive
-even his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy,0,negative
-a great story,1,positive
-"a markedly inactive film, city",0,negative
+been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos,0,negative
+guilty-pleasure,1,positive
+somehow manages to escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks.,1,positive
 to live out and carry on their parents ' anguish,0,negative
-has its faults,0,negative
-"despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it, is still good fun.",1,positive
+smart and newfangled,1,positive
 loneliness,0,negative
+get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized.,0,negative
 asset,1,positive
 a very sincere work,1,positive
 an impressive job,1,positive
 bittersweet dialogue that cuts to the chase of the modern girl's dilemma.,1,positive
 come to earth,1,positive
+wasting away inside unnecessary films,0,negative
 ", it has a more colorful, more playful tone than his other films.",1,positive
 "ride through nighttime manhattan, a loquacious videologue of the modern male and the lengths to which he 'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego",1,positive
 you leaving the theater with a smile on your face,1,positive
 a warm and well-told tale,1,positive
 "failed jokes, twitchy acting, and general boorishness",0,negative
 it's impossible to care,0,negative
-graceless and ugly,0,negative
 ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material,0,negative
 "has rewards, from the exoticism of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes",1,positive
 fairly solid -- not to mention,1,positive
+"'s a powerful though flawed movie, guaranteed to put a lump in your throat while reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today",1,positive
+the movie's downfall is to substitute plot for personality.,0,negative
+do well to cram earplugs in their ears,0,negative
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+"this orange has some juice, but it's far from fresh-squeezed",0,negative
 ", funny and touching",1,positive
+", refreshingly,",1,positive
 pushes its agenda too forcefully,0,negative
+the heart of the film,1,positive
 the whole dead-undead genre,0,negative
 a funny yet dark and seedy clash of cultures and generations,1,positive
-provocative material,1,positive
 relatively lightweight commercial fare such as notting hill to commercial,1,positive
 you realize that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty,1,positive
 "an eerily suspenseful, deeply absorbing piece",1,positive
 all but spits out denzel washington's fine performance in the title role.,1,positive
-", heartwarming yarn",1,positive
+a bunch of talented thesps,1,positive
+"mr. deeds is sure to give you a lot of laughs in this simple, sweet and romantic comedy.",1,positive
 "rumor, a muddled drama about coming to terms with death, feels impersonal, almost generic.",0,negative
+this is the ultimate movie experience,1,positive
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 "at just over an hour, home movie will leave you wanting more, not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face.",1,positive
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-that soars above the material realm,1,positive
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 "of what's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions, in which the developmentally disabled",0,negative
-"feels shrill, simple and soapy.",0,negative
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-make the film more silly than scary,0,negative
 squandering his opportunity to make absurdist observations,0,negative
 lovely trifle,1,positive
 are telegraphed in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug.,0,negative
 "'s a rollicking adventure for you and all your mateys, regardless of their ages.",1,positive
 "a strong script, powerful direction and",1,positive
+the innate theatrics that provide its thrills and extreme emotions lose their luster when flattened onscreen.,0,negative
 "a breathtaking adventure for all ages, spirit tells its poignant and uplifting story in a stunning fusion of music and images.",1,positive
 the history is fascinating ; the action is dazzling,1,positive
 "you would n't want to live waydowntown, but it is a hilarious place to visit.",1,positive
+company once again dazzle and delight us,1,positive
 want to watch,1,positive
+"'s the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth",1,positive
 "for fans of british cinema, if only because so many titans of the industry are along for the ride",1,positive
 "you 've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles, but it's worth yet another visit",1,positive
-the stories are quietly moving.,1,positive
 endless exposition,0,negative
-carries you along in a torrent of emotion,1,positive
-makes an amazing breakthrough in her first starring role,1,positive
-and mawkish dialogue,0,negative
+making his wife look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
 is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness.,0,negative
-polished,1,positive
-too much time,0,negative
+harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore.,0,negative
 "from new zealand whose boozy, languid air is balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply",1,positive
-almost immediately that welcome to collinwood is n't going to jell,0,negative
-for bad movies,0,negative
+a generational signpost,1,positive
+"... in no way original, or even all that memorable, but as downtown saturday matinee brain candy, it does n't disappoint.",1,positive
+depleted,0,negative
 clichéd and shallow cautionary tale,0,negative
 is an honestly nice little film that takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals.,1,positive
 deliver a great story,1,positive
-shiri is a must for genre fans.,1,positive
-"any recent film, independent or otherwise, that makes as much of a mess as this one",0,negative
 "over-the-top, and amateurish.",0,negative
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-the worst elements,0,negative
 uneasy mix,0,negative
 is the opposite of a truly magical movie,0,negative
 an above-average thriller,1,positive
@@ -32636,104 +32597,105 @@ what little grace ( rifkin's ) tale of precarious skid-row dignity achieves is p
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 the highest and the performances,1,positive
 "worry about being subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances",0,negative
+fast-moving and cheerfully,1,positive
 are more involving than this mess,0,negative
 every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do --,1,positive
 once again that he's the best brush in the business,1,positive
+for the earnest emotional core,1,positive
+"the urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks, and the color palette, with lots of somber blues and pinks, is dreamy and evocative",1,positive
 warmth,1,positive
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 unfunny phonce,0,negative
-like a student film,0,negative
 "crafted, engaging filmmaking that should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing.",1,positive
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 stubbornly refused to gel,0,negative
-the crassness,0,negative
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+"quite frankly, i ca n't see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out.",0,negative
 visible enthusiasm,1,positive
+undeniably worthy and devastating experience,1,positive
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 "find room for one more member of his little band, a professional screenwriter",0,negative
-"return to never land is reliable, standard disney animated fare, with enough creative energy and wit to entertain all ages.",1,positive
-"dawns, comic relief",1,positive
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 "crass, low-wattage",0,negative
-'d much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies,0,negative
+a cleverly,1,positive
 covers this territory with wit and originality,1,positive
 wind,1,positive
 a movie in which laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'em powerment.',1,positive
-most entertaining,1,positive
 ", more playful tone",1,positive
-"the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet, genuine chemistry",1,positive
+to view one of shakespeare's better known tragedies as a dark comedy,1,positive
 real emotional impact,1,positive
 cinematic razzle-dazzle,1,positive
 vastly improved,1,positive
 "by his art, which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival",1,positive
+to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it,0,negative
 the director seems to take an unseemly pleasure in ( the characters ' ) misery and at the same time to congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it.,0,negative
 much about the film is loopy and ludicrous ... that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened.,0,negative
 ", first-class, natural acting and a look at `` the real americans '' make this a charmer.",1,positive
-remarkable performance,1,positive
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 deft and subtle poetry,1,positive
 really tells the tale,1,positive
 an astonishingly witless script,0,negative
 with his fake backdrops and stately pacing,0,negative
-will have you talking 'til the end of the year!,1,positive
 well-done supernatural thriller with keen insights into parapsychological phenomena and the soulful nuances of the grieving process.,1,positive
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-its standard formula,0,negative
-"unfolds in a low-key, organic way that encourages you to accept it as life and go with its flow.",1,positive
-vacant,0,negative
+a pretty woman,1,positive
+the insipid script,0,negative
+concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt.,0,negative
+is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot,0,negative
 are often more predictable than their consequences,0,negative
 "a cloak of unsentimental, straightforward text",0,negative
-impressive,1,positive
+partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success,0,negative
 yet feels universal,1,positive
 ", well-shaped dramas",1,positive
 human nature should be ingratiating,0,negative
 most wondrous love story,1,positive
 perfection,1,positive
+", uplifting and moving",1,positive
 is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish.,0,negative
-ordinary,0,negative
 that's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own,1,positive
+runs around and acts like a doofus,0,negative
 a hilarious adventure,1,positive
 put together with the preteen boy in mind,0,negative
 "twohy knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying, and gets full mileage out of the rolling of a stray barrel or the unexpected blast of a phonograph record.",1,positive
 feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
-"k-19 will not go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories, but it is an engaging and exciting narrative of man confronting the demons of his own fear and paranoia",1,positive
 so dull,0,negative
 confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please,0,negative
 loved this film.,1,positive
 moviegoing pleasures,1,positive
 "so muddled, repetitive and ragged",0,negative
-of its attractive young leads,1,positive
+be sensational,1,positive
 "manipulation,",0,negative
-everlasting,1,positive
+none-too-funny,0,negative
 one step further,1,positive
+the wobbly premise work,0,negative
 "a pedestrian, flat drama that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame",0,negative
-stays with you long after you have left the theater,1,positive
+been sacrificed for the sake of spectacle,0,negative
 a group of talented friends,1,positive
 valiant effort to understand everyone's point of view,1,positive
-is more fascinating -- being real -- than anything seen on jerry springer.,1,positive
 to split up so that it can do even more damage,0,negative
 about the filmmaker's characteristic style,1,positive
+"fascination, and generates a fair amount of b-movie excitement",1,positive
 "of other, better movies",0,negative
 is mostly a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer.,0,negative
 ol',1,positive
 a journey,1,positive
 "know it would n't exist without the precedent of yiddish theater, whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway.",1,positive
 "has the twinkling eyes, repressed smile and determined face needed to carry out a dickensian hero",1,positive
-at least funny,1,positive
-the director ca n't seem to get a coherent rhythm going,0,negative
 that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
 the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés,0,negative
-"it's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies, could n't really figure out how to flesh either out",0,negative
 a good fight,1,positive
 flagrantly fake thunderstorms,0,negative
 to rival gosford park's,1,positive
-"an unsettling sight,",0,negative
+"imagine the cleanflicks version of ` love story, ' with ali macgraw's profanities replaced by romance-novel platitudes.",0,negative
+"repetitively stretched out to feature length, awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects, droning house music and flat, flat dialogue",0,negative
+a handful of virtuosic set pieces,1,positive
+one of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists,1,positive
 utterly painful to watch,0,negative
 credit director ramsay,1,positive
 a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances,1,positive
 best and most exciting,1,positive
-is hell.,0,negative
-one in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels,0,negative
+a top-notch cast,1,positive
 fanciful direction,1,positive
 bland actors,0,negative
 he 'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego,0,negative
@@ -32746,36 +32708,35 @@ fully forgotten,0,negative
 of flat champagne,0,negative
 old pickup skidding,0,negative
 here of a director enjoying himself immensely,1,positive
-own mystery science theatre 3000 tribute,1,positive
 fixating on a far corner of the screen at times because your nerves just ca n't take it any more,0,negative
-"is gripping, as are the scenes of jia with his family",1,positive
 eloquent language,1,positive
 "subtle, humorous, illuminating study",1,positive
-same stuff,0,negative
 "real magic, perhaps",1,positive
+a fleet-footed and pleasingly upbeat family diversion.,1,positive
 an original idea for a teen movie,1,positive
+can you bear the laughter?,1,positive
+the film's ) taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all,0,negative
 the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had,0,negative
 that their charm does n't do a load of good,0,negative
+for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations,0,negative
 might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc,0,negative
 weak and ineffective,0,negative
 "standing in the shadows of motown is the best kind of documentary, one that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow.",1,positive
 as much of a mess as this one,0,negative
-mostly fool's,0,negative
+is almost in a class with that of wilde,1,positive
 with honest performances and exceptional detail,1,positive
 "excels because, unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk, it offers hope",1,positive
+is never quite able,0,negative
 "that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway",1,positive
-a historically significant work,1,positive
+smug and convoluted,0,negative
 will talk about for hours,1,positive
-it worth checking out at theaters,1,positive
-"quite a bit of heart,",1,positive
-slump,0,negative
-"of absurd plot twists, idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters",0,negative
+"plenty of warmth to go around, with music and laughter and the love of family.",1,positive
+"my greatest pictures,",1,positive
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 "is a question for philosophers, not filmmakers ; all the filmmakers need to do is engage an audience.",0,negative
-", starring ben affleck, seem downright hitchcockian",1,positive
 been perfect for an old `` twilight zone '' episode,1,positive
+leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion.,0,negative
 without any redeeming value whatsoever.,0,negative
-"hilariously,",1,positive
 it's virtually impossible to like any of these despicable characters.,0,negative
 sounds like horrible poetry.,0,negative
 "the latter's attendant intelligence, poetry, passion, and genius",1,positive
@@ -32784,132 +32745,138 @@ regret,0,negative
 of dramatic interest,1,positive
 "piccoli's performance is amazing, yes",1,positive
 about the best straight-up,1,positive
+by a sloppy script,0,negative
+being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks,0,negative
 "mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense,",1,positive
 is n't breaking new ground,0,negative
 "the sum of all fears generates little narrative momentum, and invites unflattering comparisons to other installments in the ryan series.",0,negative
 i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre,1,positive
 a derivative collection of horror and sci-fi,0,negative
+"to find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop",1,positive
 offers a compelling investigation of faith versus intellect,1,positive
+epic,1,positive
 "pleasant, diverting and modest",1,positive
 ", delicate treatment",1,positive
-'re drawn in by the dark luster,1,positive
-"depressing, ruthlessly pained and depraved",0,negative
 a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
-emotional edge,1,positive
+with guardian hack nick davies,0,negative
+"one of the better video-game-based flicks, is that the film acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense, such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice.",1,positive
 suffered through the horrible pains of a death,0,negative
 alexandre desplat's haunting and sublime music,1,positive
 slack and,0,negative
-intelligence and intensity,1,positive
 ", claustrophobic",0,negative
 a certain sexiness,1,positive
 "the journey to the secret's eventual discovery is a separate adventure, and thrill enough",1,positive
 mind-destroying,0,negative
 gory as the scenes of torture and self-mutilation may be,0,negative
 like a soft drink that's been sitting open too long : it's too much syrup and not enough fizz.,0,negative
+more confident,1,positive
 some delightful work,1,positive
+to cheap manipulation or corny conventions,0,negative
 is still good fun.,1,positive
-hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device,0,negative
+whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character,1,positive
+look bad,0,negative
 doze off,0,negative
 this film's cast is uniformly superb,1,positive
 unlimited access,1,positive
 mishandled,0,negative
 provides a satisfactory overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several daredevils express their own views.,1,positive
 is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs,0,negative
+septic tank,0,negative
 to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic,0,negative
 object to the idea of a vietnam picture,0,negative
 adrien brody -- in the title role -- helps make the film's conclusion powerful and satisfying,1,positive
 wo n't like looking at it,0,negative
 spare dialogue and acute expressiveness,1,positive
-it's a great performance and a reminder of dickens ' grandeur.,1,positive
 "of warmth, color and cringe",1,positive
 though i could not stand them,0,negative
+is tuned in to its community,1,positive
 empowerment movie,1,positive
 "because the genre is well established, what makes the movie fresh",1,positive
-ong's promising debut is a warm and well-told tale of one recent chinese immigrant's experiences in new york city.,1,positive
-"from the brave, uninhibited performances",1,positive
+learning to compromise with reality enough to become comparatively sane and healthy,1,positive
 well written and directed with brutal honesty and respect for its audience.,1,positive
-"that everyone, especially movie musical fans, has been hoping for",1,positive
+old-hat,0,negative
 "while maintaining the appearance of clinical objectivity, this sad, occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film is among wiseman's warmest.",1,positive
-decent ` intro ' documentary,1,positive
+point the way for adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover into nonethnic markets,1,positive
 hypertime in reverse,0,negative
-of building to a laugh riot,1,positive
+an engrossing and grim portrait of hookers : what they think of themselves and their clients.,1,positive
 "fresh, unforced naturalism",1,positive
+the movie slaloming through its hackneyed elements with enjoyable ease,1,positive
 "... the movie is too heady for children, and too preachy for adults.",0,negative
 stylish tracking shots,1,positive
+"a smart, provocative drama",1,positive
 his ( nelson's ) screenplay,1,positive
 "its logical loopholes, which fly by so fast there's no time to think about them anyway",0,negative
 sexism to monday morning that undercuts its charm,0,negative
-turns into an ocean of trouble,0,negative
 20th anniversary edition,1,positive
-"it's a stale, overused cocktail using the same olives since 1962 as garnish.",0,negative
-"brings to the role her pale, dark beauty and characteristic warmth",1,positive
-"enjoyably dumb, sweet, and intermittently hilarious -- if you 've a taste for the quirky, steal a glimpse",1,positive
+gentle and,1,positive
 sometimes just lapses into unhidden british,0,negative
-loaded with good intentions,1,positive
+that rare documentary that incorporates so much,1,positive
 the things this movie tries to get the audience to buy just,0,negative
-here's yet another cool crime movie that actually manages to bring something new into the mix.,1,positive
 "have a good shot at a hollywood career, if they want one",1,positive
 ", fun, popcorn movies",1,positive
-"thanks to kline's superbly nuanced performance, that pondering is highly pleasurable.",1,positive
 it reaffirms life as it looks in the face of death.,1,positive
 clever adaptation,1,positive
+the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
 "most audacious, outrageous, sexually explicit, psychologically probing",1,positive
-is nothing but a convenient conveyor belt of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination.,0,negative
 have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises,1,positive
 can see without feeling embarrassed,1,positive
+repetitive and,0,negative
 really good,1,positive
 "that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful, self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress",1,positive
-of the best,1,positive
-vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse,0,negative
 light treat,1,positive
 spiritual film taps into the meaning and consolation in afterlife communications,1,positive
 "see mendes and company getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing, ` this is going to be something really good",1,positive
 powerful sequel,1,positive
+"the sulking, moody male hustler",0,negative
 "without being forceful, sad without being shrill",1,positive
-in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee,0,negative
 "is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable,",1,positive
-a gobbler like this,1,positive
+mob,0,negative
+bad blend,0,negative
 fairly uneventful and,0,negative
 kathy baker's creepy turn,0,negative
-writer-director douglas mcgrath's even-toned direction,1,positive
 "too stagey,",0,negative
 a wildly inventive mixture,1,positive
-"into an evanescent, seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness",1,positive
-recycled more times,0,negative
-someone understands the need for the bad boy,1,positive
+stunt-hungry dimwits,0,negative
 demonstrates a vivid imagination and an impressive style that result in some terrific setpieces.,1,positive
 thankfully goes easy on the reel/real world dichotomy that ( jaglom ) pursued with such enervating determination in venice/venice.,1,positive
-'s wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture,0,negative
 "smart and alert, thirteen conversations about one thing is a small gem.",1,positive
 the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes,0,negative
+worst elements,0,negative
+"is derived from a lobotomy, having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded",0,negative
 "do n't really seem all that profound, at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material.",0,negative
-the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type,1,positive
+creatively stillborn,0,negative
+horrified,0,negative
+be played out in any working class community in the nation,1,positive
 cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional,1,positive
-"the most frantic, virulent and foul-natured",0,negative
-elevate `` glory '',1,positive
 "the metaphors are provocative,",1,positive
-"a low-budget affair, tadpole was shot on digital video, and the images often look smeary and blurry, to the point of distraction",0,negative
+drek,0,negative
+to be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama,1,positive
 "are also some startling, surrealistic moments",1,positive
 weirdly beautiful place,1,positive
 "'s not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes, especially with the weak payoff",0,negative
+is definitely worth seeing.,1,positive
 too much like a fragment of an underdone potato,0,negative
-painfully bad,0,negative
 decent but dull.,0,negative
 for the playlist,0,negative
 "tells a fascinating, compelling story.",1,positive
 stale and clichéd to a fault.,0,negative
-is a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world's endangered reefs,1,positive
 "far-flung, illogical, and",0,negative
 prepare to marvel again,1,positive
+uneven movie,0,negative
+delightful work,1,positive
+brought something fresher to the proceedings,1,positive
+is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans,1,positive
+worthy,1,positive
 it is n't that stealing harvard is a horrible movie -- if only it were that grand a failure!,0,negative
 a sugar-coated rocky,0,negative
 a snail's pace,0,negative
-every cheesy scene,0,negative
+it does mark ms. bullock's best work in some time,1,positive
 "supposedly, pokemon ca n't be killed, but pokemon 4ever practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over",0,negative
 "genial is the conceit,",0,negative
 's not as awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe,1,positive
 a second chance to find love in the most unlikely place,1,positive
 his characters -- if that's not too glorified a term --,0,negative
+"the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous, the acting is robotically italicized, and truth-in-advertising hounds take note : there's very little hustling on view.",0,negative
 "you feel good, you feel sad",1,positive
 a lot of charm,1,positive
 short on larger moralistic consequences,0,negative
@@ -32917,164 +32884,154 @@ as dreadful,0,negative
 does n't make any sense,0,negative
 "... enthusiastically invokes the percussion rhythm, the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games.",1,positive
 with originality,1,positive
-you might as well be watching it through a telescope,0,negative
+flounders under the weight of too many story lines.,0,negative
 are natural and lovely,1,positive
-"absorbing,",1,positive
-"a powerful and telling story that examines forbidden love, racial tension, and other issues that are as valid today as they were in the 1950s.",1,positive
-"feels less the product of loving, well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan, thinly sketched story.",0,negative
+laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor,1,positive
+there surrender $ 9,0,negative
 "is, however,",1,positive
+it's tough to watch,0,negative
 an inhalant blackout,0,negative
-"a first-class, thoroughly involving b movie that effectively combines two surefire, beloved genres -- the prison flick and the fight film.",1,positive
 in visual fertility treasure planet rivals the top japanese animations of recent vintage.,1,positive
+"smart and fun, but far more witty than it is wise.",1,positive
 dreaming up romantic comedies,1,positive
 it would have worked so much better dealing in only one reality,0,negative
-with a tale full of nuance and character dimension,1,positive
 is a vh1 behind the music special that has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation,1,positive
 otherwise dull,0,negative
 smart and,1,positive
 ", but miss wonton floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity",1,positive
+deviant,0,negative
+you leave feeling like you 've endured a long workout without your pulse ever racing.,0,negative
 "he's a dangerous, secretly unhinged guy who could easily have killed a president because it made him feel powerful.",0,negative
 do it his own way,1,positive
-found writer-director mitch davis's wall of kitsch hard going,0,negative
-"it's still a comic book,",0,negative
-what a stiflingly unfunny and unoriginal mess this,0,negative
-whose cumulative effect is chilling,1,positive
-the director at his most sparkling,1,positive
+"the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad, and the too-frosty exterior ms. paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona is another liability.",0,negative
 a fine cast,1,positive
-"suffers a severe case of oversimplification, superficiality and silliness.",0,negative
 tendency,1,positive
-quite good,1,positive
+"without shakespeare's eloquent language, the update is dreary and sluggish.",0,negative
+it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film,1,positive
+"a superfluous sequel ... plagued by that old familiar feeling of ` let's get this thing over with ' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place,",0,negative
 the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph,1,positive
 talent and wit,1,positive
 savaged the lives and liberties of the poor and the dispossessed,0,negative
 as it is repetitious,0,negative
-a fresh point of view,1,positive
 a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth,1,positive
 a weepy melodrama,0,negative
-its initial excitement,1,positive
+that efforts toward closure only open new wounds,0,negative
+of holes and completely lacking in chills,0,negative
+can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline,1,positive
+masterpeice,1,positive
 that will probably sink the film for anyone who does n't think about percentages all day long,0,negative
-part of the charm of satin rouge is that it avoids the obvious with humor and lightness.,1,positive
-its effectiveness,1,positive
+"its funny, moving yarn",1,positive
 is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression.,0,negative
 a compelling piece that demonstrates just how well children can be trained to live out and carry on their parents ' anguish,1,positive
+most mornings,1,positive
 "at the sometimes murky, always brooding look of i",0,negative
-you feel pissed off,0,negative
-"version of the irresponsible sandlerian manchild, undercut by the voice of the star of road trip",0,negative
+wan,0,negative
+heartening in the same way that each season marks a new start,1,positive
 "'s a powerful though flawed movie, guaranteed to put a lump in your throat while reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today.",1,positive
-honesty and dignity,1,positive
 deep vein,0,negative
-there's nothing like love to give a movie a b-12 shot,1,positive
+the screenplay falls somewhat short,0,negative
 misguided,0,negative
 "highly watchable, giggly little story",1,positive
 repulsive and,0,negative
 a ragbag,0,negative
 what it lacks in substance it makes up for in heart.,1,positive
-himself a deft pace master and stylist,1,positive
+is a little scattered -- ditsy,0,negative
 "to balance pointed, often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness, with results that are sometimes bracing, sometimes baffling and quite often, and in unexpected ways, touching",1,positive
 smart to ignore but a little too smugly superior to like,0,negative
 its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
 "pan nalin's exposition is beautiful and mysterious, and the interviews that follow, with the practitioners of this ancient indian practice, are as subtle and as enigmatic",1,positive
 flawed but,0,negative
+disappoint,0,negative
 enhancing,1,positive
 one well-timed explosion in a movie can be a knockout,1,positive
 flowering,1,positive
 is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings,1,positive
-well-formed satire,1,positive
 with considerable appeal,1,positive
-e.t. is still a cinematic touchstone.,1,positive
-the great pity,0,negative
+sing beautifully and act adequately.,1,positive
+for damon/bourne or his predicament,1,positive
 these characters are so well established that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field,1,positive
 "in a superficial way, while never sure",0,negative
+any of them list this ` credit ' on their resumes in the future,0,negative
 greatest pictures,1,positive
 what makes the movie fresh,1,positive
-is beyond playing fair with the audience,0,negative
-this gets us in trouble,0,negative
+in a giant pile of elephant feces,0,negative
 should pay reparations to viewers.,0,negative
 ", byler reveals the ways in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth.",1,positive
-what a great way to spend 4 units of your day.,1,positive
+know that i 'll never listen to marvin gaye or the supremes the same way again,1,positive
 1987,1,positive
-no more,0,negative
+"a tired, unimaginative and derivative variation of that already-shallow",0,negative
 yarn-spinner,0,negative
 's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it,0,negative
 "the biggest names in japanese anime,",1,positive
-"easy, cynical potshots",0,negative
-"a dark-as-pitch comedy that frequently veers into corny sentimentality, probably would not improve much after a therapeutic zap of shock treatment.",0,negative
-the filmmaking may be a bit disjointed,0,negative
+through love,1,positive
+"the values of knowledge, education, and the",1,positive
+attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel,0,negative
+i like this movie a lot.,1,positive
 it can impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change.,1,positive
+the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs,0,negative
+neil burger here succeeded in ... making the mystery of four decades back the springboard for a more immediate mystery in the present,1,positive
+the movie is a desperate miscalculation.,0,negative
 a psychic journey deep into the very fabric of iranian ... life.,1,positive
-a battle between bug-eye theater and dead-eye matinee.,0,negative
-avert our eyes,0,negative
 assuming the bar of expectations has n't been raised above sixth-grade height,0,negative
 asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in.,0,negative
 temperamental child,0,negative
-"presenting backstage bytes of information that never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular, anciently demanding métier",0,negative
 energy it's documenting,1,positive
-precisely,1,positive
 i 'm going to give it a marginal thumbs up.,1,positive
 curious,1,positive
-grisly and engagingly quixotic,1,positive
+reached its expiration date,0,negative
 offering next to little insight,0,negative
 be lulled into a coma,0,negative
 's certainly an honest attempt to get at something,1,positive
+"is a movie that is what it is : a pleasant distraction, a friday night diversion, an excuse to eat popcorn.",1,positive
 should be commended for illustrating the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters,1,positive
-a brilliant piece of filmmaking,1,positive
 ", this modern mob music drama never fails to fascinate.",1,positive
 the lousy lead performances ... keep the movie from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired.,0,negative
-supermarket tabloids,0,negative
 borrows from other movies like it in the most ordinary and obvious fashion.,0,negative
 "been there, done that ... a thousand times already, and better",0,negative
 dead-end,0,negative
 rough-trade homo-eroticism,0,negative
-a very funny romantic comedy about two skittish new york middle-agers who stumble into a relationship and then struggle furiously with their fears and foibles.,1,positive
-( macdowell ) ventures beyond her abilities,1,positive
+"unlikely to inspire anything more than a visit to mcdonald's, let alone some savvy street activism",0,negative
 toolbags botching a routine assignment in a western backwater,0,negative
 "spreads itself too thin, leaving these actors, as well as the members of the commune, short of profound characterizations",0,negative
+their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic -- it's just a weird fizzle,0,negative
 sensual delights and simmering,1,positive
 their natural instinct for self-preservation,1,positive
-only makeup-deep,0,negative
-"its conclusion, when we hear the ultimate fate of these girls and realize, much to our dismay, that this really did happen",1,positive
+on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged,0,negative
 "is unfocused,",0,negative
 in the current climate of mergers and downsizing,0,negative
 touching,1,positive
 "more like a mere excuse for the wan, thinly sketched story",0,negative
 "with this masterful, flawless film, ( wang ) emerges in the front ranks of china's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers.",1,positive
-just offbeat,0,negative
-own cuteness,1,positive
-little more than a stylish exercise in revisionism whose point,0,negative
-leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an,0,negative
-the scriptwriters are no less a menace to society than the film's characters.,0,negative
+has made tucker a star,1,positive
 "uptight, middle",0,negative
-"an incredibly thoughtful, deeply meditative picture that neatly and effectively captures the debilitating grief",1,positive
-that you had already seen that movie,0,negative
 layers,1,positive
 "we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together, and",0,negative
 ", pranks, pratfalls, dares, injuries, etc.",0,negative
+"full, chilling advantage",1,positive
 better than the fiction,1,positive
 deserves to be seen everywhere,1,positive
+"this movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen, but it's the work of an artist, one whose view of america, history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep.",1,positive
 for every taste,1,positive
 meant to enhance the self-image of drooling idiots.,0,negative
 "a smart, provocative drama that does the nearly impossible : it gets under the skin of a man we only know as an evil, monstrous lunatic.",1,positive
 pack some serious suspense,1,positive
 viewers of barney's crushingly self-indulgent spectacle,0,negative
-... has a pleasing way with a metaphor.,1,positive
 is superficial,0,negative
 is a movie you can trust.,1,positive
 "succeeds with its dark, delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them.",1,positive
-unstoppable,1,positive
 "this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how, in the flip-flop of courtship, we often reel in when we should be playing out",1,positive
 the fun of toy story 2,1,positive
+honest performances,1,positive
 hole-ridden,0,negative
 who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
 ... manages to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy.,0,negative
-"geriatric dirty harry, which will please eastwood's loyal fans -- and suits the story, wherein our hero must ride roughshod over incompetent cops to get his man",1,positive
+"a droll, bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state",0,negative
+"the fascination comes in the power of the huston performance, which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile, and in the way the ivan character accepts the news of his illness so quickly but still finds himself unable to react",1,positive
 "a worthy addition to the cinematic canon, which, at last count, numbered 52 different versions.",1,positive
 "of the year with its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music, and many inimitable scenes",1,positive
-a hit,1,positive
-sit in neutral,0,negative
+the results are far more alienating than involving.,0,negative
 ultimately hollow mockumentary,0,negative
 radical '' or `` suck '',0,negative
-swiftly deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell.,0,negative
-call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace,0,negative
 "the one-liners are snappy, the situations volatile and the comic opportunities richly rewarded",1,positive
 of a brutal mid,0,negative
 "the characters seem one-dimensional, and",0,negative
@@ -33084,247 +33041,251 @@ fun part,1,positive
 it's just another cartoon with an unstoppable superman.,0,negative
 hollywood has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now.,0,negative
 ... visually striking and slickly staged,1,positive
-is hereby given fair warning.,0,negative
 morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
 ", crocodile hunter has the hurried, badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla, which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster's path of destruction.",0,negative
 unblinkingly pure as the hours,1,positive
+feels stitched together from stock situations and characters from other movies.,0,negative
 "with cheapo animation ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ), a complex sword-and-sorcery plot and characters who all have big round eyes and japanese names.",0,negative
 cho's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want ... but it's still damn funny stuff.,1,positive
+a processed comedy chop suey.,0,negative
+manages to escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks,1,positive
 did not figure out a coherent game,0,negative
 ", every shot enhances the excellent performances",1,positive
 "the actors are simply too good, and the story too intriguing, for technical flaws to get in the way.",1,positive
-they ought to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering.,0,negative
 is so different from the apple and so striking,1,positive
 is all too predictable and far too cliched,0,negative
 "we 've seen it all before in one form or another,",0,negative
+it's a very valuable film ...,1,positive
 rashomon-for-dipsticks,0,negative
+insane comic undertaking,1,positive
 clear sense,1,positive
+performance - ahem,0,negative
 fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer,0,negative
 the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and,1,positive
+so successful at lodging itself in the brain,1,positive
 wickedly funny and just plain wicked,1,positive
 ... may work as an addictive guilty pleasure but the material never overcomes its questionable satirical ambivalence.,0,negative
 can be a bit repetitive,0,negative
 possibly the best actor working in movies today,1,positive
 "no charm, no laughs, no fun,",0,negative
+"appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived, and totally lacking in conviction",0,negative
 that does n't bring you into the characters so much as it has you study them,1,positive
-is hypnotic,1,positive
-"( shyamalan ) continues to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood, while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision.",1,positive
+starving and,0,negative
 ", charismatic and tragically",1,positive
-"of filmmaking, the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy",0,negative
+wit or innovation,1,positive
 that only seems to care about the bottom line,0,negative
+the beautifully choreographed kitchen ballet is simple but absorbing.,1,positive
 "come away from his film overwhelmed,",1,positive
 "the determination of pinochet's victims to seek justice, and their often heartbreaking testimony, spoken directly into director patricio guzman's camera, pack a powerful emotional wallop.",1,positive
 he nonetheless appreciates the art and reveals a music scene that transcends culture and race.,1,positive
-certain,1,positive
+"combines sharp comedy, old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics, and genuine heart to create a film that's not merely about kicking undead ***, but also about dealing with regret and, ultimately, finding redemption",1,positive
+a stirring road movie.,1,positive
 a lumbering load,0,negative
 if you 're up for that sort of thing,1,positive
 "there are a couple of things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk, most notably the mere presence of duvall.",1,positive
 would make an excellent companion piece to the similarly themed ` the french lieutenant's woman.',1,positive
 they lack their idol's energy and passion for detail.,0,negative
 consumed and forgotten,0,negative
+after drinking twelve beers,0,negative
 it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film,0,negative
 a big fat pain.,0,negative
 need of a scented bath,0,negative
-their enthusiasm,1,positive
+that has no point and goes nowhere,0,negative
 be very sweet,1,positive
-`` the best disney movie,1,positive
-a sour little movie,0,negative
+smarter and subtler,1,positive
+a film of ideas and wry comic mayhem.,1,positive
 a showcase,1,positive
 a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel.,0,negative
+stands as one of the great films about movie love,1,positive
 grant is certainly amusing,1,positive
-unimaginative and derivative,0,negative
+a genial romance,1,positive
 the cheap,0,negative
-a moving and stark reminder that the casualties of war reach much further than we imagine.,1,positive
 full-bodied wit,1,positive
 "you may leave the theater with more questions than answers, but darned if your toes wo n't still be tapping.",1,positive
-the creative act,1,positive
 bravura,1,positive
 so real,1,positive
-"despite its shortcomings, girls ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch, and it's a worthy entry in the french coming-of-age genre.",1,positive
 it's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ; you care about the characters,1,positive
+it just zings along with vibrance and warmth.,1,positive
 ' should never have been brought out of hibernation,0,negative
 dreary expanse,0,negative
-the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett's story is appealing.,1,positive
-"'s clear why deuces wild, which was shot two years ago, has been gathering dust on mgm's shelf",0,negative
+a relationship that is worthy of our respect,1,positive
 astoundingly rich,1,positive
-", there remains a huge gap between the film's creepy",0,negative
 devotees,1,positive
 by amateurish,0,negative
-feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow,1,positive
 about whose fate it is hard to care,0,negative
-pitifully few real laughs,0,negative
+"just another teen movie,",0,negative
 ", double-pistoled, ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action",1,positive
-has done excellent work here,1,positive
+"defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second",0,negative
 ` it's just a kids ' flick,0,negative
 evelyn's strong cast and surehanded direction,1,positive
-better characters,1,positive
 "simultaneously degrades its characters, its stars and its audience.",0,negative
 "the funniest person in the film, which gives you an idea just how bad it was",0,negative
+there is precious little of either.,0,negative
 you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie,0,negative
+feels at odds with the rest of the film.,0,negative
 plan to make enough into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller ',1,positive
 in kicking around a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast,1,positive
-weaves both the elements of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise,1,positive
+fuelled devito's early work,1,positive
+make up for a derivative plot,1,positive
 to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident,0,negative
-is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought.,1,positive
 a real charmer,1,positive
-as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points,0,negative
+convinced,1,positive
 elegant,1,positive
-whimsy,1,positive
+short of true inspiration,1,positive
 one decent performance,1,positive
 really solid performances,1,positive
-in and of himself funny,1,positive
 "like the english patient and the unbearable lightness of being, the hours is one of those reputedly `` unfilmable '' novels that has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right.",1,positive
-wins still,1,positive
 "insipid, brutally clueless film",0,negative
 refreshingly natural,1,positive
 that it comes off as annoying rather than charming,0,negative
-the problems of fledgling democracies,0,negative
+frame one,1,positive
 for all its visual panache and compelling supporting characters,1,positive
 i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener,0,negative
+manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography,1,positive
 the love of family,1,positive
 it's unnerving suspense,1,positive
+"think of it as gidget, only with muscles and a lot more smarts, but just as endearing and easy to watch.",1,positive
 "the bread,",1,positive
-best comedy concert movie,1,positive
 a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it,0,negative
-an unsympathetic character and someone,0,negative
+is doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers,0,negative
 "parker updates the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today, without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place.",0,negative
 flawless,1,positive
 headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito,0,negative
+american blockbusters,1,positive
 too long,0,negative
+"lacking in suspense, surprise and consistent emotional conviction",0,negative
 "secretary manages a neat trick, bundling the flowers of perversity, comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie.",1,positive
-puzzling than unsettling,0,negative
+a surprisingly funny movie.,1,positive
 the edge of sanity,0,negative
-"perceptive, good-natured",1,positive
+with roussillon providing comic relief,1,positive
 stock situations and characters,0,negative
+"not really a thriller so much as a movie for teens to laugh, groan and hiss at.",0,negative
 increasingly diverse,0,negative
-stealing harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore.,0,negative
 "tsai ming-liang's witty, wistful new film, what time is it there?",1,positive
 enjoy the film,1,positive
+wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential.,0,negative
+"engages us in constant fits of laughter,",1,positive
 imaginative as one might have hoped,1,positive
-that fails to make adequate,0,negative
-compelling film.,1,positive
+duly impressive in imax dimensions,1,positive
 he's not good with people.,0,negative
 might i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener?,0,negative
-hollywood frightfest,0,negative
+world-renowned,1,positive
+"to treat its characters, weak and strong, as fallible human beings, not caricatures, and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation",1,positive
 ", you 're engulfed by it.",1,positive
 doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents,0,negative
+a vision both painterly and literary,1,positive
 "rarely permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived, well-worn situations",0,negative
 quick-witted,1,positive
 killer,0,negative
+"evokes the frustration, the awkwardness and the euphoria of growing up, without relying on the usual tropes",1,positive
+"high drama, disney-style - a wing and a prayer and a hunky has-been pursuing his castle in the sky",1,positive
+something different,1,positive
+", unlikeable people",0,negative
 ", crisp storytelling",1,positive
+do the genial-rogue shtick to death,0,negative
 revelatory and narcissistic,0,negative
-"like they were lifted from terry gilliam's subconscious, pressed through kafka's meat grinder and into buñuel's casings",1,positive
+there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable,0,negative
 to refresh our souls,1,positive
-is one of those rare pictures,1,positive
-emotionally desiccated,0,negative
 "when it comes out on video, then it's the perfect cure for insomnia.",0,negative
 starts as an intense political and psychological thriller,1,positive
 an unsophisticated,0,negative
 is n't much to it,0,negative
-overboard,0,negative
+magnetic performance,1,positive
+first full flush,1,positive
 "when compared to the usual, more somber festival entries, davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart, smart breath of fresh air that stands out from the pack even if the picture itself is somewhat problematic.",1,positive
+is the script's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating,0,negative
 enormously entertaining movie,1,positive
-by a lackluster script and substandard performances,0,negative
-"failing, ultimately",0,negative
+", occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film",1,positive
+stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold,0,negative
 woefully dull,0,negative
 in the business,1,positive
+far more energy,1,positive
 wilde's droll whimsy,1,positive
+of the great minds of our times,1,positive
 one arresting image,1,positive
-what makes it worth the trip to the theater,1,positive
-"watching this gentle, mesmerizing portrait of a man coming to terms with time",1,positive
-"absurd,",0,negative
 been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip,1,positive
+all the wiggling energy,1,positive
 is his best film yet,1,positive
 back with the astonishing revelation,1,positive
+dragged on,0,negative
+forgettably,0,negative
 obnoxious comedy,0,negative
-nothing about this movie,0,negative
+", lan yu never catches dramatic fire.",0,negative
 leaves blue crush waterlogged,0,negative
 as the synergistic impulse that created it,1,positive
-"it's like rocky and bullwinkle on speed, but that's neither completely enlightening, nor does it catch the intensity of the movie's strangeness",0,negative
-'s so downbeat and nearly humorless that it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead,0,negative
-is rotten in the state of california,0,negative
-lurches between not-very-funny comedy,0,negative
+"hardly an objective documentary, but it's great cinematic polemic ...",1,positive
 "jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette,",1,positive
-"a laughable -- or rather, unlaughable -- excuse for a film.",0,negative
 "a grating,",0,negative
 poignant and delicately complex.,1,positive
-"the wise, wizened visitor",1,positive
+wit and dignity,1,positive
 "a wishy-washy melodramatic movie that shows us plenty of sturm und drung, but explains its characters ' decisions only unsatisfactorily.",0,negative
 "it's a smart, funny look at an arcane area of popular culture",1,positive
 what's even more remarkable is the integrity of devito's misanthropic vision,1,positive
 lovely and beautifully,1,positive
 be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act,1,positive
+so much leniency,0,negative
 "simple pleasures usurp the preaching message so that, by the time the credits roll across the pat ending, a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
-"a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment",1,positive
-you 're a comic fan,1,positive
-way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time,0,negative
+", you can only love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history.",1,positive
 up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking,1,positive
-conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable,1,positive
 so meditative and lyrical about babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
 the more hackneyed elements of the film,0,negative
 hard to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie,0,negative
 energy and imagination,1,positive
-melodramatic paranormal romance,0,negative
-another smash,1,positive
 whiny pouty-lipped poof,0,negative
-is raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by allen's astringent wit.,1,positive
 special,1,positive
 "has all the values of a straight-to-video movie,",0,negative
 it's probably not easy to make such a worthless film ...,0,negative
-"dicaprio's best performance in anything ever, and easily the most watchable film of the year",1,positive
-between the artificial structure,0,negative
-"the mind to see a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway",1,positive
+horror,0,negative
+paints - of a culture in conflict with itself,0,negative
+heartwarming yarn,1,positive
 intensely romantic,1,positive
-the more outre aspects of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects,0,negative
-three splendid actors,1,positive
-is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace,1,positive
-a fine documentary can be distinguished from a mediocre one by the better film's ability to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience.,1,positive
-"the cinematography is cloudy, the picture making becalmed.",0,negative
+thoroughly enjoyable,1,positive
+to `` interesting '',1,positive
 "reminds me of a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding -- with better characters, some genuine quirkiness and at least a measure of style",1,positive
 fine-looking,1,positive
-losin ' his fan base,0,negative
 "marshall keeps the energy humming, and his edits, unlike those in moulin rouge, are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it",1,positive
 engrossing story,1,positive
-( the leads ) are such a companionable couple,1,positive
 make this a moving experience for people who have n't read the book,1,positive
 you should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake.,0,negative
 "buoyant, expressive",1,positive
 watch the film twice,1,positive
 an artsploitation movie with too much exploitation and too little art.,0,negative
+loopy and,0,negative
 a touching reflection,1,positive
 chouraqui brings documentary-like credibility to the horrors of the killing field and the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing.',1,positive
+a clever script and skilled actors,1,positive
 this flat effort,0,negative
 "( gulpilil ) is a commanding screen presence, and",1,positive
 who surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia,0,negative
-have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense,0,negative
 that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theater,1,positive
-the most edgy piece of disney animation,1,positive
 in the right place,1,positive
-"really get weird, though not particularly scary",0,negative
-"sweet, even delectable",1,positive
 "as part of mr. dong's continuing exploration of homosexuality in america, family fundamentals is an earnest study in despair.",1,positive
 "performances, great to look at, and funny",1,positive
 it never comes close to being either funny or scary,0,negative
 predictable rehash,0,negative
+a movie of technical skill and rare depth,1,positive
 so cold and dead,0,negative
 of a movie that keeps throwing fastballs,1,positive
+", soar.",1,positive
 made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience,1,positive
-"is a powerful, naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking",1,positive
+"politics, power and",1,positive
+too erotic nor,0,negative
 stupid,0,negative
+"is rather the way it introduces you to new, fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers.",1,positive
 "not a schlocky creature feature but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and, hence, more chillingly effective.",1,positive
 wondering why these people mattered,0,negative
-the titillating material,1,positive
 infidelity,0,negative
-enjoyably,1,positive
 no good answer to that one,0,negative
 "be a somewhat backhanded compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1,positive
 to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage,0,negative
 "grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized, out of character and logically porous action set pieces.",0,negative
+is an encyclopedia of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence,0,negative
 "though jones and snipes are enthralling, the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché.",0,negative
 constantly touching,1,positive
-bratty for sympathy,0,negative
+an entertaining documentary,1,positive
 worse than you can imagine,0,negative
 "compassion, good-natured",1,positive
+that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
 deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still,1,positive
 is japanese and yet feels universal,1,positive
 most effective if used as a tool to rally anti-catholic protestors,0,negative
@@ -33334,9 +33295,8 @@ a good movie ye,1,positive
 just do n't work in concert.,0,negative
 "it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush, swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain",0,negative
 the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy.,0,negative
-cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments,0,negative
 "a weird, arresting little ride.",1,positive
-much more than,1,positive
+really goes downhill.,0,negative
 a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story,0,negative
 ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine,1,positive
 any art-house moviegoer,1,positive
@@ -33347,15 +33307,13 @@ misses,0,negative
 ingenue,1,positive
 from a bad clive barker movie,0,negative
 does an impressive job of relating the complicated history of the war and,1,positive
+"an unforgettable look at morality, family, and social expectation through the prism of that omnibus tradition called marriage.",1,positive
 "the characters are complex, laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones",1,positive
-"will undoubtedly play well in european markets, where mr. besson is a brand name, and in asia, where ms. shu is an institution, but american audiences will probably find it familiar and insufficiently cathartic",0,negative
-ultimately purposeless,0,negative
 "occasionally loud and offensive, but more often, it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma.",0,negative
 "more intimate than spectacular, e.t. is carried less by wow factors than by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades.",1,positive
-one of the funniest motion,1,positive
-` scratch ' is a pretty decent little documentary.,1,positive
+remake andrei tarkovsky's solaris so much as distill it,0,negative
+half-hearted,0,negative
 padded,0,negative
-walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity,0,negative
 "hypnotically dull, relentlessly downbeat",0,negative
 a dime,1,positive
 kiddie fantasy pablum,0,negative
@@ -33363,17 +33321,13 @@ of overwhelming waste,0,negative
 by the pathetic idea,0,negative
 airy cinematic bon bons,1,positive
 sure to ultimately disappoint the action,0,negative
-"'s serious, poetic, earnest and -- sadly -- dull",0,negative
 "in its place a sweetness, clarity and emotional openness that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism",1,positive
 stunning,1,positive
-dripping with cliche,0,negative
 warm as it is wise,1,positive
 ", the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability",0,negative
-"the film's messages of tolerance and diversity are n't particularly original, but",0,negative
 "wewannour money back,",0,negative
-as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day,0,negative
-woody allen used to ridicule movies like hollywood ending.,0,negative
-warm and well-told,1,positive
+"volletta wallace's maternal fury, her fearlessness",1,positive
+"sounds whiny and defensive, as if his life-altering experiences made him bitter and less mature",0,negative
 what's missing from this material is any depth of feeling,0,negative
 mired in tear-drenched quicksand,0,negative
 that is actually funny with the material,1,positive
@@ -33382,20 +33336,29 @@ narrative continuity,1,positive
 "a canny crowd pleaser, and",1,positive
 "a film about something, one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern",1,positive
 so watchable,1,positive
-stunning animation,1,positive
+the dog from snatch ),0,negative
 great marching bands,1,positive
+absolutely amazing,1,positive
+"cold, sterile and lacking any color or warmth.",0,negative
+no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining,0,negative
 esther kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating.,0,negative
 the touch is generally light enough and,1,positive
+"unearth the quaking essence of passion, grief and fear",1,positive
+plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither,0,negative
+has some nice twists but the ending,1,positive
 washington has a sure hand.,1,positive
+a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0,negative
 wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
+very good film,1,positive
 "liked it because it was so endlessly, grotesquely, inventive",1,positive
 less like a cousin to blade runner than like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series.,0,negative
 ace japanimator hayao miyazaki's spirited away,1,positive
+few movies have ever approached,1,positive
 a thoroughly awful movie --,0,negative
 springing,1,positive
-"the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish, and",0,negative
-there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low,0,negative
+a wonderful account to work from,1,positive
 "turn in perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters, who are alternately touching and funny.",1,positive
+lil bow wow takes the cake,1,positive
 dismally dull sci-fi comedy,0,negative
 denouement,0,negative
 still want my money back.,0,negative
@@ -33406,77 +33369,76 @@ knows how a daily grind can kill love,1,positive
 "an admitted egomaniac, evans is no hollywood villain, and yet this grating showcase almost makes you wish he 'd gone the way of don simpson.",0,negative
 it aims so low,0,negative
 eight legged freaks falls flat as a spoof.,0,negative
+told with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing.,1,positive
 "big, dumb action movie",0,negative
+lip-reading,0,negative
+audacity and openness,1,positive
+enough originality in ` life ' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies,1,positive
 one of the year's most enjoyable releases,1,positive
-to like,1,positive
-", overall it's an entertaining and informative documentary.",1,positive
+a cellophane-pop remake of the punk,0,negative
 you 're convinced that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just does n't have big screen magic.,0,negative
+exhilarating documentary,1,positive
 intentionally low,0,negative
 creepy crawlies,0,negative
 "loud, witless mess",0,negative
 to accomplish,1,positive
 when cares melted away in the dark theater,1,positive
+"as quiet, patient and tenacious as mr. lopez himself, who approaches his difficult, endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline.",1,positive
 a dud,0,negative
 sappy situations and dialogue,0,negative
 adorably whimsical comedy,1,positive
-the pacing is often way off and there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs,0,negative
-expressing the way many of us live -- someplace between consuming self-absorption and insistently demanding otherness,0,negative
-how pertinent its dynamics remain,1,positive
 includes too much obvious padding.,0,negative
 becomes predictably conventional,0,negative
-the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish,0,negative
-trifling,0,negative
+hip-hop indie snipes,1,positive
 may be the performances of their careers,1,positive
-from a faraway planet,1,positive
-one of the most repellent things,0,negative
 would change the fact that what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
 "tells a sweet, charming tale of intergalactic friendship",1,positive
 a powerful sequel and one,1,positive
-"ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented,",1,positive
+uproarious humor,1,positive
 deft punctuation,1,positive
-it's sweet and fluffy at the time,1,positive
 "reduce everything he touches to a shrill, didactic cartoon",0,negative
 it allows the mind to enter and accept another world,1,positive
 could as easily have been called ` under siege 3 : in alcatraz ' ... a cinematic corpse that never springs to life,0,negative
-laugh because he acts so goofy all the time,1,positive
 oversexed,0,negative
 it gets old quickly.,0,negative
 peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you 're left with a sour taste in your mouth,0,negative
 "the four feathers has rewards, from the exoticism of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes.",1,positive
 "few films have captured the chaos of an urban conflagration with such fury, and",1,positive
 "of kiddie entertainment, sophisticated wit and symbolic graphic design",1,positive
+forefront,1,positive
+be most in the mind of the killer,1,positive
+stages his gags as assaults on america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony,0,negative
 a celebration,1,positive
-you could easily mistake it for a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time.,0,negative
 flat and uncreative,0,negative
-oo many of these gross,0,negative
-like a docu-drama but builds its multi-character story with a flourish,1,positive
 "a lot like a well-made pb & j sandwich : familiar, fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same",1,positive
 frailty fascinates,1,positive
-a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome,0,negative
 worth your time,1,positive
+rooting for the monsters in a horror movie,0,negative
 as overbearing and over-the-top as the family,0,negative
 it's supposed to be a romantic comedy - it suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman,0,negative
 a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable,1,positive
 ", shining performance offers us the sense that on some elemental level, lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life.",1,positive
 a bland murder-on-campus,0,negative
-the artwork,1,positive
 ", the characters have a freshness and modesty that transcends their predicament.",1,positive
 even the corniest,0,negative
-... a quietly introspective portrait of the self-esteem of employment and the shame of losing a job ...,1,positive
+has a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs,1,positive
 its beautiful women,1,positive
-wretchedly,0,negative
+you have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow,0,negative
+clever scripting solutions,1,positive
 "left me with the visceral sensation of longing, lasting traces of charlotte's web of desire and desperation.",1,positive
+late fees,0,negative
 is uniformly superb,1,positive
-siren,0,negative
 to be a hollywood satire but winds up as the kind of film that should be the target of something,0,negative
 from a bygone era,0,negative
 one of french cinema's master craftsmen,1,positive
 "a funny, triumphant, and moving documentary.",1,positive
+suspenseful cliché,1,positive
 "during the tuxedo's 90 minutes of screen time, there is n't one true ` chan moment '.",0,negative
+should have been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn,0,negative
+most virtuous limits,1,positive
 puzzle his most ardent fans.,0,negative
 a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them,0,negative
 to our basest desires,1,positive
-a black hole,0,negative
 "a worthy addition to the cinematic canon, which, at last count, numbered 52 different versions",1,positive
 comic energy,1,positive
 the film becomes an overwhelming pleasure,1,positive
@@ -33486,43 +33448,36 @@ remain an unchanged dullard,0,negative
 if i could have looked into my future and saw how bad this movie was,0,negative
 "a vivid, spicy footnote to history,",1,positive
 a suspenseful spin,1,positive
-of an underdone potato,0,negative
-get more re-creations of all those famous moments,1,positive
-real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires,1,positive
 good guys,1,positive
 "it sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence, with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy.",0,negative
 very expressive,1,positive
 said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women,1,positive
 "a loud, witless mess that has none of the charm and little of the intrigue from the tv series.",0,negative
-ghastly,0,negative
 a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
-how love is the great equalizer that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew,1,positive
-the third feels limited by its short running time,0,negative
+", gangs excels in spectacle and pacing.",1,positive
+the film operates nicely off the element of surprise,1,positive
+to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot,0,negative
 "that, if it were a person, you 'd want to smash its face in",0,negative
 it's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery,0,negative
 going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,0,negative
 ", by the end, no one in the audience or the film seems to really care",0,negative
 "berling and béart ... continue to impress,",1,positive
+", comfortable",1,positive
 gets old,0,negative
 as solid and as perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die,1,positive
 of characters that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life,1,positive
-for something new,1,positive
 "reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise,",0,negative
 simply a re-hash of the other seven films.,0,negative
-when none of them are ever any good,0,negative
-"tired, talky",0,negative
 's enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages.,1,positive
-moonlight mile does n't quite go the distance but the cast is impressive and they all give life to these broken characters who are trying to make their way through this tragedy,1,positive
-strong and convincing,1,positive
+engaging simplicity,1,positive
 "an intelligent and deeply felt work about impossible, irrevocable choices and the price of making them.",1,positive
 for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics,0,negative
 but the actors make this worth a peek.,1,positive
 "a crummy, wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies, when you could just rent those movies instead, let alone seek out a respectable new one",0,negative
 such an incomprehensible mess that it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema.,0,negative
-'s the butt of its own joke,0,negative
-"a dazzling, remarkably unpretentious reminder",1,positive
-clichés and mawkish dialogue,0,negative
+a masterpiece --,1,positive
 a tragic dimension and,0,negative
+deathly slow to any teen,0,negative
 annoyed,0,negative
 any art-house moviegoer is likely to find compelling,1,positive
 maybe twice ),1,positive
@@ -33531,36 +33486,37 @@ remarkably unpretentious,1,positive
 has the rare capability to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke.,1,positive
 funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful,1,positive
 it is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie that you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out.,1,positive
+that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album,0,negative
 "a work of extraordinary journalism, but",1,positive
 worked against the maker's minimalist intent,0,negative
 "spirals downward, and",0,negative
+"second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief, two separate crises during marriage ceremonies, and the lush scenery of the cotswolds",1,positive
 full,1,positive
 it goes further than both,1,positive
+more than a whiff,1,positive
 "more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms.",0,negative
 "k-19 : the widowmaker is derivative, overlong, and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining.",1,positive
 because his character's deceptions ultimately undo him,0,negative
 generic thriller junk.,0,negative
 no fun,0,negative
-joyous communal festival,1,positive
-a simple premise,0,negative
 you would n't turn down a big bowl of that,1,positive
-fearlessly,1,positive
 that never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy,1,positive
-probes in a light-hearted way the romantic problems of individuals for whom the yearning for passion spells discontent.,1,positive
 a delicious crime drama on par with the slickest of mamet,1,positive
 the film's lack of personality,0,negative
 subtly kinky bedside vigils and,1,positive
 auteil's less dramatic but equally incisive performance,1,positive
 hard to resist.,1,positive
+more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex,1,positive
 of purpose and even-handedness,1,positive
 any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears,0,negative
 "the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1,positive
 are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma,1,positive
 ", the film does hold up pretty well.",1,positive
+one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album.,0,negative
+yet surprisingly entertaining,1,positive
+"some body is a shaky, uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves.",1,positive
 "amy and matthew have a bit of a phony relationship, but the film works in spite of it.",1,positive
-of a sleeper success,1,positive
 being real,1,positive
-that made a walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
 rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season,1,positive
 "at once visceral and spiritual,",1,positive
 each of these stories has the potential for touched by an angel simplicity and sappiness,0,negative
@@ -33568,169 +33524,177 @@ overstays,0,negative
 as an actor's showcase,1,positive
 dressed up this little parable,1,positive
 "the nerve-raked acting,",0,negative
-top-notch action powers this romantic drama,1,positive
 is n't merely offensive,0,negative
-"... it was n't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second, did i miss something?''",0,negative
+unlikable,0,negative
+without any of the pretension associated with the term,1,positive
 "rent those movies instead,",0,negative
-is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever,0,negative
 "vulgar, sexist",0,negative
+very difficult,0,negative
 is so incredibly inane,0,negative
 brash and mainly unfunny,0,negative
+convince the audience that these brats will ever be anything more than losers,0,negative
 directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story,0,negative
-ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way,0,negative
 misconceived final,0,negative
+qualities that were once amusing are becoming irritating.,0,negative
 journey into a philosophical void,1,positive
-the story really has no place to go since simone is not real -- she ca n't provide any conflict.,0,negative
 where their heads were is anyone's guess.,0,negative
 humor and a heartfelt conviction,1,positive
-for the best,1,positive
 of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence,0,negative
+bug-eyed mugging,0,negative
 two dimension tale,1,positive
+friends will be friends through thick and thin,1,positive
+"sounds whiny and defensive, as if his life-altering experiences made him bitter and less mature.",0,negative
 "if good-hearted, movie.",1,positive
 the characters are intriguing and realistic,1,positive
 "realism, crisp storytelling and",1,positive
-actually seem to understand what made allen's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring,1,positive
+"created a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness, for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen, which, in this day and age, is of course the point",1,positive
+unflappable,1,positive
+traditional romantic,1,positive
 do we really need another film that praises female self-sacrifice?,0,negative
 a hack script,0,negative
 a tour de force drama about the astonishingly pivotal role of imagination in the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers.,1,positive
 just does n't have anything really interesting to say.,0,negative
 "going for it, not least the brilliant performances by testud",1,positive
-"lends itself beautifully to filming the teeming life on the reefs, making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers",1,positive
-and lesbian children,0,negative
 study that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture.,1,positive
 unimpressively,0,negative
 it's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline ;,1,positive
 is an impossible task,0,negative
 "the hours, a delicately crafted film",1,positive
-the metaphors are provocative,1,positive
-super-dooper-adorability intact,1,positive
-"are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
 reassures,1,positive
 "of america, history and the awkwardness of human life",1,positive
 there's not one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue.,0,negative
+"the four feathers is definitely horse feathers,",0,negative
+"an intricate, intimate and intelligent journey",1,positive
+beautifully designed,1,positive
 "thirteen conversations about one thing, for all its generosity and optimism,",1,positive
+paints an absurdly simplistic picture.,0,negative
 genuinely unnerving.,1,positive
-"effective enough at achieving the modest, crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself",1,positive
+and movie life,1,positive
+some comic sparks,1,positive
+"subtle, and resonant",1,positive
 "though a touch too arthouse 101 in its poetic symbolism, heaven proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors.",1,positive
-bracingly nasty,0,negative
 "a smart, nuanced look at de sade and",1,positive
-grows on you.,1,positive
 "and for many of us, that's good enough.",1,positive
-love robin tunney,1,positive
+unparalleled,1,positive
+trapped wo n't score points for political correctness,0,negative
+"cold, gray, antiseptic and",0,negative
 "who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
-its own,1,positive
 and sublime music,1,positive
+"a treat -- a delightful, witty, improbable romantic comedy with a zippy jazzy score",1,positive
 the kind of social texture and realism,1,positive
-astoundingly,1,positive
 drag,0,negative
+'m giving it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment,0,negative
+humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life,1,positive
 good one,1,positive
-"dragged through a sad, sordid universe of guns, drugs, avarice and damaged dreams",0,negative
-refreshes,1,positive
+"abandoned,",0,negative
+is better than ` shindler's list ',1,positive
+has a feel for the character at all stages of her life,1,positive
+inconsistencies,0,negative
 something creepy about this movie,0,negative
+a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him,1,positive
 engages less for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese ` cultural revolution.,1,positive
-"suitably kooky which should appeal to women and they strip down often enough to keep men alert, if not amused",1,positive
-the yawning chasm where the plot should be,0,negative
-maudlin focus,0,negative
 blazingly,1,positive
 owes enormous debts to aliens and every previous dragon drama,1,positive
 a film living far too much in its own head,0,negative
 make up its mind whether it wants to be a gangster flick or an art film,0,negative
+", this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons.",1,positive
 ", talented, charismatic and tragically",1,positive
+"though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity, ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia's true emotions ... but at the very least, his secret life will leave you thinking.",1,positive
+a feature debut,1,positive
 sumptuous ocean visuals,1,positive
 bitterly,0,negative
+"watch witherspoon's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination, i mean, alabama",0,negative
 festers in just such a dungpile that you 'd swear you,0,negative
 "when the explosions start, they fall to pieces",0,negative
 "all your mateys,",1,positive
 "the structure is simple, but",1,positive
+the stories and faces and music of the men who are its subject,1,positive
 could not stand them,0,negative
 that nevertheless will leave fans clamoring for another ride,1,positive
-"perhaps a better celebration of these unfairly dismissed heroes would be a film that is n't this painfully forced, false and fabricated.",0,negative
-strange and beautiful film,1,positive
-artistic transcendence,1,positive
+"tired, unnecessary",0,negative
 "a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time, and this is n't",0,negative
-"for older fans or a silly, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick",0,negative
 a sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss : rejection by one's mother,1,positive
-its absurdities and crudities,0,negative
-are beautifully,1,positive
+no disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer,0,negative
 feature-length stretch,0,negative
+"could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty, '' but instead pulls a little from each film and creates something more beautiful than either of those films",1,positive
 "'s muy loco, but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of `` dragonfly.''",0,negative
 ok for a movie,1,positive
-surprisingly entertaining,1,positive
 ", think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with",0,negative
-"keeps us riveted with every painful nuance, unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character's gripping humanity",1,positive
 is that it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony,0,negative
+some intelligent observations,1,positive
 the consequences,0,negative
-be interested in knowing any of them personally,1,positive
+"rarely easy, obvious or self-indulgent",1,positive
 against a tree,1,positive
 have strip-mined the monty formula mercilessly since 1997.,1,positive
-no amount of imagination,0,negative
-more salacious telenovela than serious drama,0,negative
-the essence of what it is to be ya-ya,1,positive
-what a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film so poorly plotted and scripted.,0,negative
+"placed in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers but it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world's best actors, daniel auteuil,",1,positive
 the wildly popular vin diesel in the equation,1,positive
 comprehensible,1,positive
 feel sorry,0,negative
-by forcing the star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life,0,negative
 peppered with witty dialogue and inventive moments,1,positive
 "a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating, that is, for about ten minutes.",0,negative
+bad direction,0,negative
+universal and involving,1,positive
 "every painful nuance,",0,negative
+"vibrant, colorful, semimusical",1,positive
 a twist -- far better,1,positive
 caught but the audience gets pure escapism,1,positive
-dominate a family,0,negative
-least favorite emotions,0,negative
-of an almost sure-fire prescription for a critical and commercial disaster,0,negative
+"a really cool bit -- the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized",1,positive
 "this ready-made midnight movie probably wo n't stand the cold light of day, but under the right conditions, it's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun.",1,positive
 sane and breathtakingly,1,positive
 beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d,1,positive
 from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written,1,positive
-"is as bad as you think, and worse than you can imagine",0,negative
+existential drama without any of the pretension associated with the term,1,positive
+might want to check it out,1,positive
 "a moving, if uneven, success.",1,positive
+dead-on,1,positive
 "may not touch the planet's skin, but understands the workings of its spirit",1,positive
-unhurried narrative,1,positive
 perfectly executed,1,positive
-new york metropolitan area,1,positive
 "the characters are so generic and the plot so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac, we do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament",0,negative
 earnest and heartfelt but undernourished and plodding.,1,positive
 solaris '' is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work.,0,negative
 the best animated feature to hit theaters since beauty and the beast 11 years ago.,1,positive
 "color, music, and dance that only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at",1,positive
 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser.,0,negative
-a year late,0,negative
 get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
-"random, superficial humor",0,negative
 it makes absolutely no sense,0,negative
 would love this.,1,positive
+"to play hannibal lecter again, even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book",0,negative
 an exciting plot,1,positive
+makes a better short story than it does a film,0,negative
 a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along,0,negative
-"the movie eventually gets around to its real emotional business, striking deep chords of sadness.",1,positive
 fine job,1,positive
-"good news to anyone who's fallen under the sweet, melancholy spell of this unique director's previous films",1,positive
-"even if you do n't know the band or the album's songs by heart, you will enjoy seeing how both evolve,",1,positive
+uninteresting,0,negative
+"'s no excuse for following up a delightful, well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish",0,negative
+is not unlike watching a glorified episode of `` 7th heaven.,0,negative
 with enough sardonic wit,1,positive
-the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen,1,positive
-the acting is fine but the script is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line,0,negative
+welcome perspective,1,positive
 the most watchable film,1,positive
-the brawn,1,positive
+the vital action sequences,1,positive
+gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem,1,positive
+the same mistake as the music industry,0,negative
 "no, paralyzed",0,negative
 going to jell,1,positive
+"to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet, genuine chemistry",1,positive
 the cat's meow,1,positive
-a collective heart attack,0,negative
-always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable,1,positive
-peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids,0,negative
+that old familiar feeling of ` let's get this thing over with ',0,negative
 painful,0,negative
 "to figure the depth of these two literary figures, and even the times in which they lived",1,positive
+writer-director kurt wimmer,1,positive
+"to finish, featuring a fall from grace that still leaves shockwaves",1,positive
 "solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say, but he is n't talking a talk that appeals to me.",0,negative
 move over bond ; this girl deserves a sequel.,1,positive
 a testament to the divine calling of education and a demonstration of the painstaking process of imparting knowledge.,1,positive
 as well as it does because of the performances,1,positive
 wish it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways,0,negative
-misses the mark,0,negative
 's strongest and most touching movie of recent years.,1,positive
 logical,1,positive
-sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions.,1,positive
 "a spoof comedy that carries its share of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle, sometimes a guffaw and, to my great pleasure, the occasional belly laugh",1,positive
+killer,0,negative
 is n't heated,0,negative
+"of freshness, imagination and insight",1,positive
+real women have curves wears its empowerment on its sleeve but even its worst harangues are easy to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros,1,positive
 "are presented in such a lousy way, complete with some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments, that it's impossible to care",0,negative
+adorns his family-film plot with an elegance and maturity that even most contemporary adult movies are lacking.,1,positive
 most of the things that made the original men in black such a pleasure are still there.,1,positive
 is nothing redeeming about this movie.,0,negative
 that is impenetrable and dull,0,negative
@@ -33739,367 +33703,367 @@ jeffrey tambor's performance as the intelligent jazz-playing exterminator is osc
 "sinks into an abyss of clichés, depression and bad alternative music.",0,negative
 mature and,1,positive
 a heartening tale of small victories and,1,positive
-keeps the energy humming,1,positive
-the direction is clumsy,0,negative
-special effect,1,positive
+shallow.,0,negative
 never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad,0,negative
 visually striking and,1,positive
-it's just not very smart.,0,negative
+is tepid and tedious,0,negative
 an awful snooze.,0,negative
-the real horror may be waiting for us at home,0,negative
+is both inspiring and pure joy,1,positive
 leave you wanting to abandon the theater,0,negative
-99-minute,1,positive
 deliver remarkable performances.,1,positive
 "the two leads, nearly perfect in their roles, bring a heart and reality that buoy the film, and at times, elevate it to a superior crime movie.",1,positive
 the film in a very real and amusing give-and-take,1,positive
-awkwardly garish showcase,0,negative
-the soul-searching deliberateness of the film,1,positive
 ", the movie looks genuinely pretty.",1,positive
 an intermittently good time,1,positive
-a crescendo,1,positive
+a stiflingly unfunny and unoriginal mess this,0,negative
 "a vivid, thoughtful, unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale full of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.",1,positive
 a gleefully,1,positive
 the first five minutes will have you talking 'til the end of the year!,1,positive
-at theaters,1,positive
 "might have been saved if the director, tom dey, had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and, for that matter, shrek )",0,negative
 "the overall fabric is hypnotic, and mr. mattei fosters moments of spontaneous intimacy",1,positive
-loyal fans,1,positive
+"most opaque, self-indulgent and",0,negative
+an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director's previous work in terms,0,negative
 "it demonstrates that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken.",1,positive
 is workmanlike in the extreme.,0,negative
 to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0,negative
-despite some first-rate performances,1,positive
+undeniably intriguing,1,positive
+of embarrassment,0,negative
 an acting bond,1,positive
 you 're not a fan,0,negative
 the choices,1,positive
 to whether you 've seen pornography or documentary,0,negative
-"despite the predictable parent vs. child coming-of-age theme, first-class, natural acting and a look at `` the real americans '' make this a charmer.",1,positive
 "satisfyingly scarifying, fresh and",1,positive
-fake,0,negative
 "it's sweet and fluffy at the time, but it may leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied.",0,negative
-"the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism, and ms. ramsay and her co-writer, liana dognini, have dramatized the alan warner novel, which itself felt like an answer to irvine welsh's book trainspotting.",1,positive
+"is a smart, romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective",1,positive
 pay money for what we can get on television for free,0,negative
+campanella's competent direction and,1,positive
 this is the stuff that disney movies are made of.,1,positive
+stakes out the emotional heart of happy,1,positive
 the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion,0,negative
 into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim,1,positive
 the year's best,1,positive
+"if you love him, you 'll like it.",1,positive
 "from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach, s.c., to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner",1,positive
+` laughing,1,positive
 "a predictable, manipulative stinker",0,negative
 "for engaging, imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2",1,positive
-explore the connections between place and personal identity.,1,positive
+"if you liked the previous movies in the series, you 'll have a good time with this one too",1,positive
 ", today, can prevent its tragic waste of life",0,negative
 "no one can doubt the filmmakers ' motives, but the guys still feels counterproductive",0,negative
 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit,0,negative
 "while the ensemble player who gained notice in guy ritchie's lock, stock and two smoking barrels and snatch has the bod, he's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle.",0,negative
 to sit through than most of jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films,0,negative
-"are so unmemorable, despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes, that one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material",0,negative
+underlines even the dullest tangents,0,negative
+relentlessly nasty situations,0,negative
 "a visit to mcdonald's, let alone",0,negative
+"director lee has a true cinematic knack, but it's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly, unabashedly on its sleeve",1,positive
 "tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes, most at women's expense",0,negative
 the usual cliches,0,negative
-it's still entertaining to watch the target practice.,1,positive
 still does n't quite know how to fill a frame.,0,negative
 "an uncomfortable movie, suffocating and sometimes almost senseless, the grey zone",0,negative
+to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man,1,positive
 too many prefabricated story elements,0,negative
 of a classic text since roland joffé and demi moore,1,positive
+is a little too in love,0,negative
 "the film is visually dazzling, the depicted events dramatic, funny and poignant.",1,positive
-the film is strictly routine.,0,negative
-a cruelly funny twist,1,positive
-the lazy material and,0,negative
+amused indictment,1,positive
 aggressively silly,0,negative
 is entertaining,1,positive
-thought out encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be,1,positive
 rather brilliant,1,positive
-a moving and not infrequently breathtaking film,1,positive
-if you ever wondered what it would be like to be smack in the middle of a war zone armed with nothing but a camera,1,positive
 to see a romance this smart,1,positive
 the most moronic screenplays of the year,0,negative
 less than fresh.,0,negative
 "tuck everlasting falls victim to that everlasting conundrum experienced by every human who ever lived : too much to do, too little time to do it in.",0,negative
 is plenty of room for editing,0,negative
+thriller with enough unexpected twists,1,positive
 is as difficult for the audience,0,negative
 simple pleasures,1,positive
+"this is a nicely handled affair, a film about human darkness but etched with a light ( yet unsentimental ) touch.",1,positive
 a shimmeringly lovely coming-of-age portrait,1,positive
-regards reign of fire with awe,1,positive
 "'s really little more than a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy, enervating and deadeningly drawn-out",0,negative
-such enervating determination,1,positive
 be pleased,1,positive
 "if any of them list this ` credit ' on their resumes in the future, that 'll be much funnier than anything in the film ...",0,negative
+"referred to in the title, many can aspire but none can equal",0,negative
 he is always sympathetic.,1,positive
-yet compelling,1,positive
 ", amusing",1,positive
-gussied up with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks that it's not clear whether we 're supposed to shriek or,0,negative
 her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game,0,negative
 "in aimless, arduous, and arbitrary",0,negative
 "a weird little movie that's amusing enough while you watch it, offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a.'s show-biz and media",1,positive
-is not only the best date movie of the year,1,positive
-", you 'll like it.",1,positive
+steals so freely from other movies and combines enough disparate types of films,0,negative
 is fantastic.,1,positive
 "mostly honest, this somber picture reveals itself slowly, intelligently, artfully.",1,positive
 that presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men,1,positive
-survives intact in bv's re-voiced version.,1,positive
-just another disjointed,0,negative
+"if somewhat standardized,",1,positive
+the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ; the message is too blatant ;,0,negative
 masterpieces,1,positive
-clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years,1,positive
-trading in his cynicism for reverence and a little wit,1,positive
 a couple of burnt-out cylinders,0,negative
+witty expose,1,positive
 that is worthy of our respect,1,positive
 captivating and,1,positive
 "with minimal imagination, you could restage the whole thing in your bathtub.",0,negative
 "a vivid, spicy footnote to history, and a movie that grips and holds you in rapt attention from start to finish.",1,positive
 disparate funny moments,1,positive
-come with the warning,0,negative
 develops a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times,1,positive
+is an honestly nice little film that takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals,1,positive
 is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it.,0,negative
-one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie,0,negative
 does n't disappoint.,1,positive
 a necessary and timely one,1,positive
 "the unique niche of self-critical, behind-the-scenes navel-gazing kaufman",1,positive
 appreciated a smartly written motion picture,1,positive
+", quite simply, should n't have been made",0,negative
+rip-off,0,negative
 commanding,1,positive
+where the most notable observation is how long you 've been sitting still,0,negative
 the shallow sensationalism characteristic,0,negative
+"transforms the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste the characters inhabit into a poem of art, music and metaphor.",1,positive
 it lacks a strong narrative,0,negative
+detailed personal portrait,1,positive
+"a jarring, new-agey tone",1,positive
 the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories,1,positive
-"a slam-bang extravaganza that is all about a wild-and-woolly, wall-to-wall good time.",1,positive
 returns with a chase to end all chases,1,positive
-hugely accomplished slice of hitchcockian suspense.,1,positive
 sensitive ensemble performances and good period reconstruction,1,positive
+by poor casting,0,negative
+be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning,1,positive
 mamet's `` house of games '' and last fall's `` heist '' so much fun,1,positive
 positive,1,positive
-with the precision of the insurance actuary,1,positive
 any of the signposts,0,negative
-"as claustrophic, suffocating and chilly as the attics to which they were inevitably consigned",0,negative
 affectation,1,positive
 of playing with narrative form,1,positive
-so bland,0,negative
+"stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made,",1,positive
 more repetition than creativity throughout the movie,0,negative
 "is surely one of the most frantic, virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio",0,negative
 a collage of clichés and a dim echo of allusions to other films.,0,negative
-everything that's good is ultimately scuttled by a plot that's just too boring and obvious,0,negative
+about it will stay with you,1,positive
 ", dull procession",0,negative
-is n't as compelling or as believable as it should be,0,negative
+introverted young men with fantasy fetishes,0,negative
+an honest and loving one,1,positive
 "smart, sassy interpretation of the oscar wilde play.",1,positive
-drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine,0,negative
 into rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson's creek,0,negative
 their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential,0,negative
 funny and light,1,positive
 taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head,0,negative
+muddled and derivative,0,negative
+", excruciatingly tedious",0,negative
+even-flowing tone,1,positive
 "by the standards of knucklehead swill, the hot chick is pretty damned funny.",1,positive
 is one baaaaaaaaad movie.,0,negative
-lonely and needy,0,negative
 mama africa pretty much delivers on that promise.,1,positive
 show that hinges on the subgenre's most enabling victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers,0,negative
+on subtle ironies and visual devices,1,positive
+an ill-conceived,0,negative
 "just bring on the battle bots, please!",1,positive
 show-stoppingly hilarious,1,positive
 mainly unfunny,0,negative
+dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped,0,negative
 itself all too seriously,0,negative
 dread encountering the most,0,negative
-considerable appeal,1,positive
-"fairy-tale formula, serves as a paper skeleton for some very good acting, dialogue, comedy, direction and especially charm.",1,positive
 ", nor are the uneven performances by the cast members, who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent.",0,negative
-pays off,1,positive
+pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons.,1,positive
 to please its intended audience -- children -- without placing their parents in a coma-like state.,1,positive
-the film chimes in on the grieving process and strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss.,1,positive
-"punched through by an inconsistent, meandering, and sometimes dry plot",0,negative
 hard to imagine acting that could be any flatter,0,negative
 it's insanely violent and very graphic,1,positive
 nothing short of a great one,1,positive
+"would have been benefited from a sharper, cleaner script before it went in front of the camera",0,negative
 alienating most viewers,0,negative
-has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital.,0,negative
-ought to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering.,0,negative
+"nohe's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness, but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction.",1,positive
 good video game movie,1,positive
 jolt you,1,positive
 had more fun watching spy than i had with most of the big summer movies,1,positive
+"in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run",0,negative
+one of those movies that make us pause and think of what we have given up to acquire the fast-paced contemporary society.,1,positive
+'s hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously,0,negative
 your mind is being blown,1,positive
+with wit and originality,1,positive
+patience,1,positive
+"cliches, painful improbability and murky",0,negative
 ", then you 'll enjoy the hot chick.",1,positive
 the hallmarks,1,positive
-is as padded as allen's jelly belly.,0,negative
 a waste of fearless purity,0,negative
-an entertaining ride,1,positive
 bigelow demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world.,1,positive
 "those relationships, including that between the son and his wife, and the wife and the father, and between the two brothers, with incredible subtlety and acumen",1,positive
 "to call for prevention rather than to place blame, making it one of the best war movies ever made",1,positive
 seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject,0,negative
-empty theaters,0,negative
+"the story is lacking any real emotional impact, and",0,negative
 recommend read my lips,1,positive
-"this odd, inexplicable and unpleasant",0,negative
-by the sheer beauty of his images,1,positive
+"in theory, a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising",1,positive
 is if you have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow.,0,negative
 makes you realize that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty.,1,positive
 falls to the floor with a sickening thud.,0,negative
 "he's made a film that's barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all, barely anything",0,negative
-intellectual and emotional,1,positive
-potentially incredibly twisting mystery,1,positive
+making kahlo's art a living,1,positive
 a fault,0,negative
 bring fresh good looks and an ease in front of the camera to the work.,1,positive
-"wonderland adventure, a stalker thriller,",1,positive
 it is unwavering and arresting,1,positive
 it's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and,1,positive
 "this is the kind of movie that you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself, ` ah, yes, here we have a bad, bad, bad movie",0,negative
 is cruel,0,negative
+"does n't beat that one, either.",0,negative
 "stomps in hobnail boots over natalie babbitt's gentle, endearing 1975 children's novel",0,negative
-emphasizes the well-wrought story and omits needless chase scenes and swordfights as the revenge unfolds.,1,positive
-", the wild thornberrys movie does n't offer much more than the series",0,negative
+"a completely honest, open-hearted film",1,positive
 "this odd, poetic road movie, spiked by jolts of pop music, pretty much takes place in morton's ever-watchful gaze -- and it's a tribute to the actress, and to her inventive director, that the journey is such a mesmerizing one",1,positive
+as the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable,0,negative
 "manages to convince almost everyone that it was put on the screen, just for them.",1,positive
 "directed, barely,",0,negative
 "us riveted with every painful nuance, unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character's gripping humanity",1,positive
-you can take the grandkids or the grandparents and never worry about anyone being bored ... audience is a sea of constant smiles and frequent laughter.,1,positive
 "an engaging, wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth",0,negative
 has crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script.,1,positive
-the hood,1,positive
 which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival,1,positive
 a glib but bouncy bit of sixties-style slickness in which the hero might wind up,1,positive
 combined with indoctrinated prejudice,0,negative
-"the universal themes, earnest performances",1,positive
-ambivalence,0,negative
-is that it stinks.,0,negative
-hearts,1,positive
-"the most creative, energetic and original comedies to hit the screen in years",1,positive
-its hero,1,positive
+the very simple story seems too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary.,0,negative
+respectable summer blockbuster,1,positive
 "big, tender hug",1,positive
 "just about the best straight-up,",1,positive
 "every indulgent, indie trick",0,negative
+seems a prostituted muse,0,negative
+"nohe has made a decent ` intro ' documentary, but he feels like a spectator and not a participant",0,negative
 brown sugar is such a sweet and sexy film,1,positive
 "as more of a poetic than a strict reality, creating an intriguing species of artifice that gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air",1,positive
+it's a dish that's best served cold,0,negative
 nights feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film ... it's not even a tv special you 'd bother watching past the second commercial break.,0,negative
 surrounding us with hyper-artificiality,0,negative
-memorable first interrogation,1,positive
 wry and engrossing,1,positive
 the film's thoroughly recycled plot and tiresome jokes ...,0,negative
+hugely accomplished,1,positive
 that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew,1,positive
 "if you 've grown tired of going where no man has gone before, but several movies have - take heart.",1,positive
+a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,0,negative
 of clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
 "trapped wo n't score points for political correctness,",0,negative
-ditched the artsy pretensions,1,positive
+starts as an intense political and psychological thriller but is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches.,0,negative
 "pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts, boobs, unmentionables -- without much success",0,negative
+a concept doofus,0,negative
 manages to invest real humor,1,positive
+clever angle,1,positive
+some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run,1,positive
 "is that it's shot on digital video, whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb.",1,positive
 insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
-"new zealand whose boozy, languid air is balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply",1,positive
+love head-on,1,positive
 of the expressive power of the camera,1,positive
 an unencouraging threefold expansion,0,negative
-"keep upping the ante on each other,",1,positive
-banal,0,negative
 the unmentionable,0,negative
-a reasonably entertaining sequel to 1994's surprise family hit that may strain adult credibility.,1,positive
+its story just is n't worth telling,0,negative
+", offering fine acting moments and pungent",1,positive
 to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
 utterly painful,0,negative
 it's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn.,1,positive
 "tight and truthful, full of funny situations and honest observations",1,positive
+weighs no more than a glass of flat champagne.,0,negative
 quite a comedy,1,positive
+wannabe-hip,0,negative
 look as though they are having so much fun,1,positive
 the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few.,0,negative
+while banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad,0,negative
 "lynch, jeunet, and von trier",1,positive
 writing and slack direction,0,negative
-"manipulative claptrap, a period-piece movie-of-the-week,",0,negative
-ah-nuld's,0,negative
 "can not help but love cinema paradiso, whether the original version or new director's cut",1,positive
 become wearisome.,0,negative
 there's none of the happily-ever - after spangle of monsoon wedding in late marriage -- and that's part of what makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent.,1,positive
 is undoubtedly one of the finest films of the year,1,positive
 sympathetic characters,1,positive
-"dying a slow death, if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication",0,negative
-captures both the beauty of the land and the people.,1,positive
-is plenty of fun for all,1,positive
-for gai's character to avoid the fate that has befallen every other carmen before her,1,positive
-"love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has,",1,positive
+exquisite craftsmanship,1,positive
+she strikes a potent chemistry with molina,1,positive
 's neither original nor terribly funny,0,negative
+"without vulgarity, sex scenes, and cussing",1,positive
 "one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother",1,positive
 of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
 of utter loss personified in the film's simple title,0,negative
-might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around,0,negative
-for purposes of bland hollywood romance,0,negative
 "'s often overwritten,",0,negative
 overcome the problematic script,0,negative
-that a life like this can sound so dull,0,negative
-downright hitchcockian,1,positive
+a true talent,1,positive
+only mildly funny,1,positive
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 "a curious sick poetry,",0,negative
-"favored by pretentious, untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate",0,negative
 the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim,1,positive
-does n't figure in the present hollywood program,0,negative
-another run-of-the-mill disney sequel,0,negative
 family movie,1,positive
 a relative letdown.,0,negative
-painfully flat gross-out comedy,0,negative
+of disney's great past,1,positive
 "take care is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses, but nonetheless it drags during its 112-minute length.",0,negative
 a lumbering load of hokum but,0,negative
 that virtually no one is bound to show up at theaters for it,0,negative
 all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors,0,negative
+"the film is funny, insightfully human and a delightful lark for history buffs",1,positive
 the irony is that this film's cast is uniformly superb ; their performances could have -- should have -- been allowed to stand on their own.,1,positive
-"has none of the crackle of `` fatal attraction '', `` 9 1/2 weeks '', or even `` indecent proposal '', and",0,negative
+this kiddie-oriented stinker,0,negative
+comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture.,1,positive
 the rolling of a stray barrel,1,positive
 odd enjoyably chewy lump,1,positive
-pompous,0,negative
 2-day old coke,0,negative
-"conventional,",0,negative
-"gives it that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters, especially if you 're in the mood for something more comfortable than challenging.",1,positive
-"gritty, sometimes funny",1,positive
+cinematic art,1,positive
 "dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera,",1,positive
-delicious and delicately funny look,1,positive
 a thoroughly entertaining comedy that,1,positive
 stirring music,1,positive
 lends itself to easy jokes and insults,0,negative
 "told in scattered fashion, the movie only intermittently lives up to the stories and faces and music of the men who are its subject.",0,negative
 meager,0,negative
 about guys and dolls,1,positive
+'s hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby.,0,negative
 service of of others,1,positive
 awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters,0,negative
+considerable power,1,positive
 ", but he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes.",0,negative
-"meandering, loud, painful, obnoxious",0,negative
-is an actress works as well as it does because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple,1,positive
+is insightful about kissinger's background and history,1,positive
+stylish,1,positive
 glow,1,positive
 a classical dramatic animated feature,1,positive
-best espionage picture,1,positive
+drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
+"the entire point of a shaggy dog story, of course, is that it goes nowhere, and",0,negative
 a prolific director,1,positive
 barn-burningly bad movie,0,negative
-squeeze the action and our emotions,1,positive
 and narrative flow,1,positive
 this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family.,1,positive
-that its own action is n't very effective,0,negative
+a serious debt to the road warrior,1,positive
+a genuinely bone-chilling tale,1,positive
 but it's worth the concentration.,1,positive
 part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin,0,negative
 ", they are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting.",1,positive
 "he waters it down, turning grit and vulnerability into light reading",0,negative
 a worthy idea,1,positive
+of the little mermaid and aladdin,1,positive
 the line between sappy and sanguine,1,positive
 believable that you feel what they feel,1,positive
 that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities,0,negative
-realize your mind is being blown,1,positive
 such an achievement,1,positive
 engaging diatribes,1,positive
 its poignant and uplifting story in a stunning fusion of music and images,1,positive
 the obnoxious title character provides the drama that gives added clout to this doc.,1,positive
 nostalgic comments,1,positive
-is definitely a director to watch,1,positive
 some laughs,1,positive
-too amateurish and awkward,0,negative
-"although the film boils down to a lightweight story about matchmaking, the characters make italian for beginners worth the journey",1,positive
+"an oddity, to be sure, but one that you might wind up remembering with a degree of affection rather than revulsion",1,positive
+for leonard,1,positive
 "clichés, depression and",0,negative
-"an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out, can not overcome blah characters",0,negative
 avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching,0,negative
 a classic text,1,positive
 sheridan had a wonderful account to work from,1,positive
+it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us,0,negative
 no. 1,1,positive
 "a fascinating, bombshell documentary that should shame americans, regardless of whether or not ultimate blame",1,positive
 so much phone in his performance as,0,negative
+you want to see it,1,positive
+what a banal bore the preachy circuit turns out to be,0,negative
+"hopefully, sets the tone for a summer of good stuff",1,positive
 one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while,1,positive
+although estela bravo's documentary is cloyingly hagiographic in its portrait of cuban leader fidel castro,0,negative
 with table manners,1,positive
 "deals with its subject matter in a tasteful, intelligent manner, rather than forcing us to endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer",1,positive
+remarkably insightful,1,positive
 continues to do interesting work,1,positive
-unless there are zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction,0,negative
 low-budget series,0,negative
+give them credit for : the message of the movie,1,positive
 "shot in rich, shadowy black-and-white, devils chronicles, with increasingly amused irony, the relationship between reluctant captors and befuddled captives.",1,positive
+this is one of the biggest disappointments of the year.,0,negative
+"be funny in a way that's too loud, too goofy and too short of an attention span",0,negative
+famed,1,positive
+the story's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing,1,positive
+"populated by whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes",0,negative
 will likely enjoy this monster,1,positive
-joyful solo performance,1,positive
+that i ca n't wait to see what the director does next,1,positive
 a customarily jovial air,1,positive
-a joyous communal festival of rhythm,1,positive
-have you scratching your head than hiding under your seat,0,negative
-how its makers actually seem to understand what made allen's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring,1,positive
+of common sense,1,positive
 the campaign-trail press,1,positive
 the opera's drama and lyricism,1,positive
 "the stars may be college kids, but the subject matter is as adult as you can get",1,positive
 "a sense of real magic, perhaps",1,positive
-is only so much baked cardboard i need to chew.,0,negative
 was longer than an hour,1,positive
 the problem with all of this,0,negative
 suitably kooky which should appeal to women,1,positive
@@ -34109,136 +34073,129 @@ a zinger-filled crowd-pleaser that open-minded elvis fans ( but by no means all
 as a vehicle to savor binoche's skill,1,positive
 recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,0,negative
 this modern mob music drama never fails to fascinate.,1,positive
+"amounts to is a mildly funny, sometimes tedious, ultimately insignificant film",0,negative
 of thoughtful war films and those,1,positive
-anyone who welcomes a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor,1,positive
 suicidal,0,negative
-of male hustlers,1,positive
+empathy,1,positive
+intelligent and moving,1,positive
+cinematic perfection,1,positive
+directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory,0,negative
+"hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies, and",1,positive
 catch this imax offering,1,positive
-fears,0,negative
-a moving story of determination and the human spirit.,1,positive
 "an inconsistent, meandering, and sometimes dry plot",0,negative
 "succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics,",1,positive
 as a soufflé gone wrong,0,negative
-spout hilarious dialogue about following your dream and ` just letting the mountain tell you what to do,1,positive
-is sordid and disgusting.,0,negative
-also heartwarming without stooping to gooeyness,1,positive
 the comic elements of the premise,1,positive
 in an attempt,0,negative
-the basic premise is intriguing but quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy.,0,negative
-the fine line between cheese,0,negative
 right down the reality drain,0,negative
 weaving themes among three strands which allow us to view events as if through a prism,1,positive
 a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
-makes its message resonate,1,positive
-"some movies were made for the big screen, some for the small screen, and some, like ballistic : ecks vs. sever, were made for the palm screen.",0,negative
+makes for a touching love story,1,positive
 "tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm, self-assured portrait of small town regret, love, duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience.",1,positive
-got the wildly popular vin diesel in the equation,1,positive
-to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
-a classic,1,positive
-the plot weaves us into a complex web.,1,positive
 humor,1,positive
-enough to sustain laughs,1,positive
-implausible,0,negative
+a strong script,1,positive
 filmed on the set of carpenter's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,0,negative
 knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying,1,positive
 a delightful romantic comedy with plenty of bite,1,positive
-a vibrant whirlwind,1,positive
+of the very best movies,1,positive
+"its gentle, touching story creeps into your heart.",1,positive
 affable,1,positive
 a thirteen-year-old's book report,1,positive
 in which the kids in the house will be gored,0,negative
 a cleverly crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary.,0,negative
+the charming result is festival in cannes.,1,positive
 the film is so bad it does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen.,0,negative
 turgid,0,negative
 been recycled more times than i 'd care to count,0,negative
+on the edge of your seat,1,positive
 most third-rate horror sequels,0,negative
 labored and unfunny,0,negative
+a boring movie,0,negative
+"this rich, bittersweet israeli documentary, about the life of song-and-dance-man pasach ` ke burstein and his family, transcends ethnic lines.",1,positive
 aims for the toilet and scores a direct hit,0,negative
-"time, death",0,negative
+'s no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance.,0,negative
 "dull, unimaginative",0,negative
-"from its recovery of an historical episode that, in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting",1,positive
-", it's not too bad.",1,positive
-cute alien,1,positive
-fetid underbelly,0,negative
-"an eerily suspenseful, deeply absorbing piece that works as a treatise on spirituality as well as a solid sci-fi thriller.",1,positive
+", amari's film falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey.",0,negative
+"the bai brothers have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand, and they 've told a nice little story in the process",1,positive
 a flat script,0,negative
+a properly spooky film about the power of spirits to influence us whether we believe in them or not.,1,positive
 "sentimental, hypocritical",0,negative
 "carried out by men of marginal intelligence, with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy",0,negative
 splendor,1,positive
 does n't add up.,0,negative
 ", you can enjoy much of jonah simply, and gratefully, as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor.",1,positive
+"max pokes, provokes, takes expressionistic license and hits a nerve ... as far as art is concerned, it's mission accomplished",1,positive
 goldie hawn,1,positive
+"as long on the irrelevant as on the engaging, which gradually turns what time is it there?",0,negative
 "wonder, hope and magic",1,positive
 the primitive murderer,0,negative
 the journey feel like a party,1,positive
-"in narc, they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood",1,positive
 the film is really closer to porn than a serious critique of what's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture.,0,negative
 is just as obvious as telling a country skunk that he has severe body odor,0,negative
-less like a cousin to blade runner than like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series,0,negative
 bore.,0,negative
 that the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
+the predictability,0,negative
 "starts promisingly but disintegrates into a dreary, humorless soap opera.",0,negative
-grows thin soon,0,negative
-this is a heartfelt story ...,1,positive
 add up to a biting satire that has no teeth.,0,negative
 the poor and the dispossessed,0,negative
 favor of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness,1,positive
+that movie nothing,0,negative
 "contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch, and no more.",0,negative
 "mysterious, sensual,",1,positive
-nothing funny in this every-joke-has - been-told-a,0,negative
-of elaborate and twisted characters,1,positive
 it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters,0,negative
 "a surprising, subtle turn at the midway point",1,positive
 hate myself,0,negative
-such a talented director as chen kaige,1,positive
-of the killing field and the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing,0,negative
-be influenced chiefly by humanity's greatest shame,0,negative
+the most oddly honest hollywood document,1,positive
 "is a fragmented film,",0,negative
+"perhaps it's cliche to call the film ` refreshing, ' but it is",1,positive
+a smart little indie.,1,positive
 tv sitcom material,0,negative
-is something that is so meditative and lyrical about babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
+weaves us into a complex web.,1,positive
 the script's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes,0,negative
 is the script's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating.,0,negative
 enjoyed it,1,positive
 like high crimes flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation,0,negative
-"a bad movie, just mediocre",0,negative
-"is hard to dismiss -- moody, thoughtful, and lit by flashes of mordant humor",1,positive
 master craftsmen,1,positive
 can detract from the affection of that moral favorite,0,negative
-a remarkable film by bernard rose,1,positive
 ", do n't bother.",0,negative
-"the misery of these people becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle, to be consumed and forgotten.",0,negative
+"long,",0,negative
 "high romance, brought off with considerable wit",1,positive
 just plain bad.,0,negative
 completely awful,0,negative
+morvern rocks.,1,positive
 offers nothing,0,negative
-intimidated by both her subject matter and,0,negative
-herzog has fallen,0,negative
+totally unnecessary prologue,0,negative
 "sentiment or sharp, overmanipulative hollywood practices",0,negative
 's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship,1,positive
 and people make fun of me for liking showgirls.,0,negative
-"silly, stupid and pointless",0,negative
-a tribute to the power of women to heal,1,positive
+the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine,1,positive
+is the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience.,0,negative
+... irritating soul-searching garbage.,0,negative
 an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut,1,positive
 naiveté and,0,negative
-"suspense, surprise and",1,positive
 coming through in the end,1,positive
 devoid of wit and humor,0,negative
+like it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry,0,negative
+a brazenly misguided project,0,negative
 those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today,0,negative
 make `` the good girl '' a film worth watching,1,positive
 with the transparent attempts at moralizing,0,negative
-a singularly off-putting romantic comedy.,0,negative
+is visually dazzling,1,positive
+to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies,1,positive
+"give a spark to `` chasing amy '' and `` changing lanes '' falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer's new action film, ``",0,negative
+steadfast,1,positive
 rare drama,1,positive
-"hard to be funny in a way that's too loud, too goofy and too short of an attention span",0,negative
 that leads up to a strangely sinister happy ending,1,positive
+"max pokes, provokes, takes expressionistic license and hits a nerve ... as far as art is concerned, it's mission accomplished.",1,positive
 too clichéd and too often strains credulity,0,negative
 for attention it nearly breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks,0,negative
 "once again he has n't lost his touch, bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film",1,positive
 possibly the sturdiest example yet,1,positive
 "this movie, by necessity, lacks fellowship's heart",0,negative
 feel like a 10-course banquet.,1,positive
-boilerplate clichés,0,negative
 "is ) a fascinating character, and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie.",0,negative
+"observation in the work of the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism",1,positive
 "at best, cletis tout might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience.",0,negative
-the gross-out comedy,0,negative
 delightfully rendered,1,positive
 "chomp on jumbo ants, pull an arrow out of his back",0,negative
 offers a guilt-free trip into feel-good territory,1,positive
@@ -34246,719 +34203,719 @@ offers a guilt-free trip into feel-good territory,1,positive
 the charms of the lead performances allow us to forget most of the film's problems.,1,positive
 carries us effortlessly from darkness to light,1,positive
 in the annals of cinema,1,positive
-completely awful iranian drama ...,0,negative
 be ( assayas ' ) homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality,1,positive
 to shyamalan's self-important summer fluff,0,negative
 peels layers from this character that may well not have existed on paper,1,positive
 in a new way,1,positive
-mean,0,negative
+one of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of,0,negative
 noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching,0,negative
 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans,0,negative
+this nonsensical story,0,negative
 have a sense of humor,1,positive
-see the attraction for the sole reason,1,positive
-that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad,0,negative
+this unrelenting bleak insistence,0,negative
+"an mtv, sugar hysteria",1,positive
+"a sloppy, amusing comedy",1,positive
+for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears,0,negative
 there's no art here,0,negative
+"originality ai n't on the menu,",0,negative
 plain dumb,0,negative
-an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick,1,positive
 "wickedly funny, visually engrossing, never boring,",1,positive
-elevates the material above pat inspirational status and gives it a sturdiness and solidity that we 've long associated with washington the actor,1,positive
-"unspeakably,",0,negative
 `` goddammit,0,negative
 it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic.,0,negative
+"it's hard to figure the depth of these two literary figures, and even the times in which they lived.",0,negative
 reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism,1,positive
-is n't really one of resources,0,negative
-have made a remarkable film that explores the monster's psychology not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted,1,positive
+cool,1,positive
 "is tight and truthful, full of funny situations and honest observations",1,positive
-dredge up,0,negative
+'re more likely to enjoy on a computer,0,negative
 a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary,0,negative
-", no matter how degraded things get.",0,negative
-adventurous young talent,1,positive
-if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,0,negative
+"cheesy backdrops, ridiculous action sequences, and",0,negative
+'s so successful at lodging itself in the brain,1,positive
+it's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life,0,negative
 "work as shallow entertainment,",0,negative
-familiar and tired,0,negative
+'ll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair,0,negative
 "with results that are sometimes bracing, sometimes baffling and quite often, and",1,positive
 they 're treading water at best in this forgettable effort,0,negative
 rambling and incoherent manifesto,0,negative
 "better characters, some genuine quirkiness and at least a measure of style",1,positive
 greatest,1,positive
 great fun,1,positive
+life-affirming moments,1,positive
+the film is undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold.,0,negative
+an intimacy,1,positive
 "lifeless, meandering, loud, painful, obnoxious",0,negative
+interestingly,1,positive
 unencouraging threefold expansion,0,negative
 harks back to a time when movies had more to do with imagination than market research.,1,positive
-crowd-pleaser,1,positive
+is half as moving as the filmmakers seem to think.,0,negative
 from grace that still leaves shockwaves,1,positive
+bad it does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen,0,negative
+to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that's low on both suspense and payoff,0,negative
 "does leblanc make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad, but he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes.",0,negative
+so sloppy,0,negative
 stylishly directed with verve,1,positive
-a good-natured ensemble comedy,1,positive
+"terrific performances, great to look at, and funny",1,positive
 "it's the element of condescension, as the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch, that finally makes sex with strangers, which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful.",0,negative
 damned compelling,1,positive
-"though its rather routine script is loaded with familiar situations, the movie has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should.",1,positive
+"a star, nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good",0,negative
 roman polanski directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion.,0,negative
+a sea of constant smiles and frequent laughter,1,positive
 of the giant screen and its hyper-realistic images,1,positive
-", absurd,",0,negative
-it overstays its natural running time,0,negative
 skillfully,1,positive
-a riveting profile,1,positive
 the humans are acting like puppets,0,negative
 you 're enlightened by any of derrida's,1,positive
 "stale, futile scenario",0,negative
+hungry-man portions of bad ',0,negative
 in a series of achronological vignettes whose cumulative effect is chilling,1,positive
 there's nothing resembling a spine here,0,negative
 's hard to imagine acting that could be any flatter,0,negative
 a compelling french psychological drama,1,positive
-captivating coming-of-age story,1,positive
 its funny moments,1,positive
 the movie's progression into rambling incoherence,0,negative
 more than a tepid,0,negative
-", it might just be the movie you 're looking for.",1,positive
 the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next.,0,negative
+there's nothing very attractive about this movie,0,negative
 delivers a monologue that manages to incorporate both the horror and the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion.,1,positive
 wo n't have any trouble getting kids to eat up these veggies,1,positive
 ... spellbinding fun and deliciously exploitative.,1,positive
-expect from movies,0,negative
-a compelling motion picture that illustrates an american tragedy.,1,positive
 is one of the outstanding thrillers of recent years.,1,positive
 "philippe, who makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines would suggest, and sarandon, who could n't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron",1,positive
-the film should instead be called ` my husband is travis bickle ',0,negative
+builds its multi-character story with a flourish,1,positive
+"diesel, with his brawny frame and cool, composed delivery, fits the bill perfectly",1,positive
 solidly entertaining,1,positive
+consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment,1,positive
 humanizing,1,positive
-"a particularly joyless, and exceedingly dull, period",0,negative
-watching junk,0,negative
-triple x,1,positive
+a torn book jacket,1,positive
 is a disaster,0,negative
 has plenty of laughs,1,positive
 as imperious,0,negative
-is as delightful as it is derivative.,1,positive
-"does n't deliver a great story, nor is the action as gripping as in past seagal films.",0,negative
-staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby,0,negative
+", you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful.",1,positive
+turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts,1,positive
 is to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack,0,negative
-with raw urban humor,1,positive
 incredible,1,positive
-"cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos, but there are no movies of nijinsky, so instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge",0,negative
 match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer,1,positive
 "has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year, including those intended for adults",1,positive
 worthy successor,1,positive
-genteel and,1,positive
 is an interesting movie,1,positive
 "often messy and frustrating, but very pleasing at its best moments, it's very much like life itself.",1,positive
-putrid,0,negative
+a casual intelligence,1,positive
 "overall feelings, broader ideas,",1,positive
-"'s sanctimonious, self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it",0,negative
 too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary,0,negative
 a gentle film,1,positive
 a new treasure,1,positive
-emphasizes the well-wrought story,1,positive
+forced,0,negative
 lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences,0,negative
 epiphanies,1,positive
+"infidelity drama is nicely shot, well-edited and features a standout performance by diane lane.",1,positive
+derived from a lobotomy,0,negative
 it squanders chan's uniqueness ;,0,negative
+"in its understanding, often funny way, it tells a story whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation.",1,positive
 the right frame of mind,1,positive
 superficial humor,0,negative
+be consumed and forgotten,0,negative
 deliver remarkable performances,1,positive
 intolerable,0,negative
-unabashedly hopeful,1,positive
+he has been able to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle,1,positive
 of the best and most exciting movies,1,positive
 simultaneously harrowing and uplifting,1,positive
 her agreeably startling use,1,positive
 at 78 minutes it just zings along with vibrance and warmth.,1,positive
 a cutesy romantic tale with a twist,1,positive
-"has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written, underrehearsed, arbitrarily plotted",0,negative
 is an inspirational love story,1,positive
+"why blue crush, a late-summer surfer girl entry, should be as entertaining as it is",1,positive
 does n't work,0,negative
-the unsalvageability,0,negative
 kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk and his fellow moviemakers got through crashing a college keg party,0,negative
-that are damned in queen of the damned,0,negative
 it's loud and boring ; watching it is like being trapped at a bad rock concert,0,negative
-"a gorgeous film - vivid with color, music and life",1,positive
 will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter,0,negative
 rip-roaring,1,positive
-"funny, sexy,",1,positive
-so many false scares,0,negative
-as warm as it is wise,1,positive
+straight out of a cellular phone commercial,0,negative
+harm,0,negative
 wilde's play is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice.,1,positive
 regret and,0,negative
-of oscar wilde's classic satire,1,positive
-struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy and pretentious,0,negative
+the modern masculine journey,1,positive
 "thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ), a solid cast, and some wickedly sick and twisted humor",1,positive
+a compassionate,1,positive
 murk,0,negative
+what he does best,1,positive
 "confusing on one level or another,",0,negative
+bertrand tavernier's,1,positive
+nightmare,0,negative
+loneliness can make people act weird,0,negative
+"a loud, witless mess that",0,negative
 "birthday girl lucks out with chaplin and kidman, who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story, but who can also negotiate the movie's darker turns.",1,positive
+mothers,1,positive
+"makes up for in drama, suspense, revenge, and romance",1,positive
 "the picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life,",1,positive
-", graceless, hackneyed",0,negative
-insufferable ball,0,negative
 "who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
+"of china's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers",1,positive
 disappointing to a certain degree,0,negative
+", the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression.",0,negative
 amazingly,1,positive
 cold porridge,0,negative
-witty dialog between realistic characters showing honest emotions.,1,positive
 "they 're merely signposts marking the slow, lingering death of imagination.",0,negative
-a total rehash,0,negative
-"turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused, excruciatingly tedious cinema that, half an hour in, starts making water torture seem appealing",0,negative
+this is the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes.,0,negative
 insightful and entertaining,1,positive
-"a bland, pretentious mess.",0,negative
-subtle ironies,1,positive
+"hugely entertaining from start to finish, featuring a fall from grace that still leaves shockwaves, it will gratify anyone who has ever suspected hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels.",1,positive
 "it's a smart, funny look at an arcane area of popular culture, and if it is n't entirely persuasive, it does give exposure to some talented performers",1,positive
-even if the picture itself is somewhat problematic,0,negative
 "it's a big idea, but the film itself is small and shriveled.",0,negative
 drags the film down.,0,negative
-takes you somewhere,1,positive
 he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure,1,positive
+has about 25 minutes of decent material.,1,positive
 the best korean film,1,positive
 has the disjointed feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes.,0,negative
 people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks,0,negative
 in one forum or another,1,positive
 held my attention,1,positive
 smart-aleck,0,negative
+transcendent,1,positive
+phlegmatic,0,negative
 could hate it for the same reason.,0,negative
 an epic,1,positive
 ", it's the very definition of epic adventure.",1,positive
 "when he moves his setting to the past, and relies on a historical text, he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable",0,negative
 lushness,1,positive
 has the chops of a smart-aleck film school brat and the imagination of a big kid,1,positive
-with square conviction,1,positive
 for all its brilliant touches,1,positive
-car to drive through,1,positive
 "a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
 better film,1,positive
 little farm melodrama.,0,negative
 tight,1,positive
+i firmly believe that a good video game movie is going to show up soon.,1,positive
 the feature-length stretch ... strains the show's concept,0,negative
 think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with,0,negative
-the real issues,1,positive
 developed with more care,1,positive
-"it lets you brush up against the humanity of a psycho, without making him any less psycho.",1,positive
-tiresome,0,negative
-centers,1,positive
+"a visionary marvel, but it's lacking a depth in storytelling usually found in anime like this.",0,negative
 a weird and wonderful comedy.,1,positive
-has made the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call ` too clever by half.,0,negative
-rare depth,1,positive
 '' wanted and quite honestly,1,positive
+hypnotically dull,0,negative
 "feels as if ( there's ) a choke leash around your neck so director nick cassavetes can give it a good, hard yank whenever he wants you to feel something.",0,negative
 mess ...,0,negative
-"lusty, boisterous and utterly charming",1,positive
 similarly ill-timed,0,negative
 a perfect family film to take everyone to since there's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year,1,positive
 the vagueness,0,negative
-checkout,1,positive
+lacking about everything,0,negative
+its predictability,0,negative
 this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars,0,negative
 than romantic,1,positive
 funny situations and,1,positive
 gorgeous to look at but insufferably tedious and turgid ... a curiously constricted epic.,0,negative
 "may leave the theater with more questions than answers, but darned if your toes wo n't still be tapping.",1,positive
-a simple misfire,0,negative
 an achingly enthralling premise,1,positive
+the bai brothers have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand,1,positive
 for an older one,1,positive
+that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk,1,positive
 nutty cliches and far too much,0,negative
 a loose collection,0,negative
-enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out,1,positive
+its visual merits,1,positive
+"elegant, mannered and teasing.",1,positive
 the mushy finale,0,negative
 crisp and purposeful without overdoing it,1,positive
 emotionally honest,1,positive
-"as you watch the movie, you 're too interested to care.",1,positive
-", is a note of defiance over social dictates.",1,positive
+"'s a terrible movie in every regard,",0,negative
+"geriatric dirty harry,",0,negative
 dazzling panoramic shots,1,positive
+a poem to the enduring strengths of women,1,positive
 the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games,1,positive
 us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time,1,positive
+should please fans of chris fuhrman's posthumously published cult novel.,1,positive
 like a glossy melodrama that occasionally verges on camp.,0,negative
 the drama discloses almost nothing.,0,negative
 an idea of expectation,1,positive
 dutiful precision,1,positive
 to many clichés,0,negative
+real film,1,positive
 "more mature than fatal attraction,",1,positive
-paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party,1,positive
-squanders chan's uniqueness,0,negative
+"rouge is less about a superficial midlife crisis than it is about the need to stay in touch with your own skin, at 18 or 80.",1,positive
+a great writer and,1,positive
 entertaining,1,positive
 be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies,0,negative
-same easy targets,0,negative
+"like the excruciating end of days, collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure, but",0,negative
 you 'll end up moved.,1,positive
 's never dull and always looks good.,1,positive
 with a sickening thud,0,negative
 a prolific director of music videos,1,positive
 emotionally complex,1,positive
-with a flimsy ending,0,negative
+us,1,positive
+outlandish,0,negative
 into forced fuzziness,1,positive
 "will no doubt rally to its cause, trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey, but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this.",0,negative
-spectacular,1,positive
-"how resolutely unamusing, how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is, and",0,negative
+"even as it pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers, old schoolers and current innovators",1,positive
 "the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones, but all it amounts to is a mildly funny, sometimes tedious, ultimately insignificant film.",0,negative
-"it's surprisingly decent, particularly for a tenth installment in a series.",1,positive
+most of the problems with the film,0,negative
 wit and hoopla,1,positive
 without much of a story,0,negative
+this is more fascinating -- being real -- than anything seen on jerry springer.,1,positive
 "presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight, middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves",0,negative
 true and heartbreaking,1,positive
+", like bartleby, is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes.",0,negative
+lifts the film high above run-of-the-filth gangster flicks,1,positive
 than anything that's been done before,1,positive
-"is n't a disaster, exactly, but a very handsomely produced let-down",0,negative
 provides a satisfyingly unsettling ride into the dark places of our national psyche.,1,positive
-unbearable,0,negative
 lacking in chills,0,negative
-practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over,0,negative
+a low-key labor of love that strikes a very resonant chord.,1,positive
+the solid filmmaking and convincing characters,1,positive
 a calculating fiend,0,negative
+"wickedly funny, visually engrossing",1,positive
 "if you really want to understand what this story is really all about, you 're far better served by the source material.",0,negative
-( other than the very sluggish pace ),0,negative
 failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations,0,negative
 "ends with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter ` uhhh, ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie",0,negative
-` fatal script error,0,negative
-the director's epitaph for himself,0,negative
+"the rich and sudden wisdom, the film",1,positive
+"a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece",1,positive
 what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip,1,positive
-you 'd swear you,1,positive
 "insipid, brutally clueless",0,negative
 slides downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves,0,negative
 discomfort and embarrassment,0,negative
+is not entirely successful,0,negative
 "garcía bernal and talancón are an immensely appealing couple,",1,positive
-is about as deep as that sentiment,0,negative
 ", you feel alive - which is what they did",1,positive
 bring tissues,1,positive
 replaced by goth goofiness,0,negative
-fresh and absorbing look,1,positive
 dreadfully short,0,negative
-the story is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things to appeal much to teenagers,0,negative
-too sappy,0,negative
-"seems just as expectant of an adoring, wide-smiling reception.",1,positive
+the mediocre end of the pool,0,negative
+often hilarious,1,positive
+offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film.,1,positive
 compelling piece,1,positive
 half-baked setups,0,negative
 distinguished and thoughtful film,1,positive
 "all awkward, static,",0,negative
-ah-nuld's action hero days might be over.,0,negative
 thoughtful and surprisingly affecting,1,positive
-sloughs one's way,0,negative
 for blade ii,1,positive
+his films so memorable,1,positive
 overdoing,0,negative
-time is a beautiful film to watch,1,positive
+gritty realism and magic realism,1,positive
 induces headaches more slowly,0,negative
-true believer,1,positive
 to fulfill its own ambitious goals,1,positive
-determined to uncover the truth and hopefully inspire action,1,positive
 without any passion,0,negative
+limited and so embellished by editing that there's really not much of a sense of action or,0,negative
 visually stunning rumination,1,positive
 filmmakers anne de marcken and marilyn freeman did just that and it's what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
-"be revealed by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary, pasty lumpen",0,negative
-"a jarring, new-agey tone creeping into the second half",0,negative
+still manages to string together enough charming moments to work.,1,positive
 ", stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness.",1,positive
 works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters.,1,positive
 "that deftly, gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent's smirk",1,positive
 maintained,1,positive
-the natural affability that has made tucker a star,1,positive
-is somewhat satisfying,1,positive
+"an engaging fantasy of flavors and emotions, one part romance novel, one part recipe book",1,positive
 are in perfect balance,1,positive
 "to the growing, moldering pile of, well, extreme stunt",0,negative
+among three strands which allow us to view events as if through a prism,1,positive
+silly and crude storyline,0,negative
+an interesting movie,1,positive
+with clever dialogue and likeable characters,1,positive
 "a chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece ... so dull",0,negative
-", it succeeds.",1,positive
-india's popular gulzar and jagjit singh,1,positive
 impossible as it may sound,0,negative
 ", you ca n't miss it.",1,positive
 more often than not hits the bullseye,1,positive
 from charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal,1,positive
 ", long-suffering but cruel",0,negative
+bean drops the ball too many times ... hoping the nifty premise will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay,0,negative
+"it's a film that's destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and, not far down the line, to find a place among the studio's animated classics.",1,positive
 is not the first time that director sara sugarman stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time,0,negative
 are true to the essence of what it is to be ya-ya,1,positive
 creeping,0,negative
 "sensitive, smart, savvy, compelling",1,positive
-great cinema,1,positive
-directorial touch,1,positive
+is one of those films that aims to confuse,0,negative
+are paper thin,0,negative
 "improvise and scream their way around this movie directionless, lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary to make this kind of idea work on screen",0,negative
-the parents,1,positive
 jaw-droppingly,1,positive
-shallow rumination,0,negative
 "and, through it all, human",1,positive
 call me a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie,0,negative
 ", runteldat is something of a triumph.",1,positive
+shabby script,0,negative
+consumed by lust and love and crushed by betrayal that it conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt.,1,positive
+) ensure that the film is never dull,1,positive
 "a sweet, tender sermon about a 12-year-old welsh boy more curious about god than girls, who learns that believing in something does matter",1,positive
 a real film,1,positive
-go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery,0,negative
 stylish cinematography,1,positive
 "writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew,",0,negative
-best star trek movie,1,positive
 "a pulpy concept that, in many other hands would be completely forgettable",1,positive
 together familiar themes,1,positive
+famed charisma,1,positive
 by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks,0,negative
-personal tragedy and also the human comedy,1,positive
-genial,1,positive
+a well-made evocation,1,positive
+by labored writing and slack direction,0,negative
 it must have read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame.',0,negative
-troubled,0,negative
+love this,1,positive
+a clever adaptation,1,positive
 "it has its faults, but it is a kind, unapologetic, sweetheart of a movie, and mandy moore leaves a positive impression.",1,positive
 been given the drive of a narrative,1,positive
 "why `` they '' were here and what `` they '' wanted and quite honestly, i did n't care.",0,negative
+just wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work.,1,positive
 because it aims so low,0,negative
-lacks the inspiration of the original and,0,negative
 babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ...,1,positive
-"shatner is probably the funniest person in the film, which gives you an idea just how bad it was.",0,negative
 it's moving,1,positive
-relative,1,positive
 "a heart, mind or humor",1,positive
-works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters,1,positive
-not to mention a convincing brogue,1,positive
-"are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo, at least )",1,positive
 big heart,1,positive
+"drama, conflict, tears and surprise",1,positive
 'm sure mainstream audiences will be baffled,0,negative
-surprises you,1,positive
 his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy,0,negative
 another useless recycling of a brutal mid -,0,negative
 the `` a '' range,1,positive
-as artificial and soulless,0,negative
-denying that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him,1,positive
+carries a charge of genuine excitement,1,positive
+too bad.,0,negative
+until the final act,1,positive
 neat trick,1,positive
+become apparent that the franchise's best years are long past,0,negative
+benefits,1,positive
 have to see this,1,positive
-need a playful respite,1,positive
-is one helluva singer.,1,positive
+of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience,1,positive
 to the horrors of the killing field and the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing,0,negative
 indulges in the worst elements of all of them.,0,negative
 ", meditative",1,positive
 "like a bad improvisation exercise, the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives, loves and the art they 're struggling to create.",0,negative
 "which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never, ever, leave a large dog alone with a toddler",0,negative
+frailty '' leaves us with the terrifying message that the real horror may be waiting for us at home,1,positive
 dysfunctional drama,0,negative
-such a perfect medium,1,positive
-unoriginal mess,0,negative
 a realistically terrifying movie,1,positive
+fans clamoring for another ride,1,positive
 well-thought stunts or a car chase,1,positive
+could n't stand to hear,0,negative
 the most accomplished work to date from hong kong's versatile stanley kwan,1,positive
+a knowing sense of humor,1,positive
+amusing characters,1,positive
 about the only thing to give the movie points for is bravado -- to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time.,0,negative
-about schmidt belongs to nicholson.,1,positive
 deeper and more engaging.,1,positive
-the rich promise,1,positive
+"delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie,",1,positive
 cho's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want ...,0,negative
-"one of those crazy, mixed-up films that does n't know what it wants to be when it grows up",0,negative
 "all in all, it's a pretty good execution of a story that's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own.",1,positive
-easily the most thoughtful fictional examination of the root causes of anti-semitism ever seen on screen.,1,positive
-"bigelow handles the nuclear crisis sequences evenly but milks drama when she should be building suspense, and drags out too many scenes toward the end that should move quickly.",0,negative
+roman coppola's brief pretentious period,0,negative
 a quietly introspective portrait,1,positive
-duvall ( also a producer ) peels layers from this character that may well not have existed on paper.,1,positive
+"in perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters, who are alternately touching and funny",1,positive
+"an uncomfortable movie, suffocating and sometimes almost senseless, the grey zone does have a center, though a morbid one.",0,negative
 "veers into corny sentimentality,",0,negative
+directed and convincingly acted.,1,positive
+mind crappy movies as much,0,negative
 no substitute for on-screen chemistry,1,positive
+toss it,0,negative
+"the movie's contrived, lame screenplay and",0,negative
 the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats,1,positive
+especially the frank sex scenes ) ensure that the film is never dull,1,positive
 "if the tuxedo actually were a suit, it would fit chan like a $ 99 bargain-basement special.",0,negative
-be all too familiar,1,positive
+"finds one of our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions and gives it new texture, new relevance, new reality",1,positive
 disturb,0,negative
-"one that's steeped in mystery and a ravishing, baroque beauty",1,positive
+nothing more than four or five mild chuckles,0,negative
 sensitive ensemble performances and good period reconstruction add up to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments.,1,positive
 a success,1,positive
-embraces life,1,positive
-compelling dramatic,1,positive
+the worst sense of the expression,0,negative
+of war,0,negative
+"fun, and host to some truly excellent sequences",1,positive
 "a big, tender hug",1,positive
 supremely,1,positive
-coming back to the achingly unfunny phonce and his several silly subplots,0,negative
+would fit chan like a $ 99 bargain-basement special,0,negative
 grandness,1,positive
+smart,1,positive
 as a story of dramatic enlightenment,1,positive
 "boredom to the point of collapse,",0,negative
+family warmth,1,positive
 "immensely ambitious, different than anything that's been done before and amazingly successful in terms of what it's trying to do",1,positive
 sometimes is a gem.,1,positive
 that tells us nothing new,0,negative
 be considered career-best performances,1,positive
 ", when the now computerized yoda finally reveals his martial artistry, the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside.",1,positive
-the barn-burningly bad movie,0,negative
+"the re - enactments, however fascinating they may be as history, are too crude to serve the work especially well.",0,negative
 "powerful, naturally dramatic",1,positive
-"the chateau belongs to rudd, whose portrait of a therapy-dependent flakeball spouting french malapropisms",1,positive
-in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity,1,positive
+create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows,1,positive
 humor throughout,1,positive
+were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone,0,negative
 charisma and ability,1,positive
-"in addition to gluing you to the edge of your seat, changing lanes is also a film of freshness, imagination and insight.",1,positive
+"marshall keeps the energy humming, and his edits, unlike those in moulin rouge, are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it.",1,positive
+mentally `` superior '' friends,1,positive
+posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse,0,negative
 an enjoyable level,1,positive
 may just scare the pants off you.,1,positive
-"that memorable,",1,positive
-"gosling creates a staggeringly compelling character, a young man whose sharp intellect is at the very root of his contradictory, self-hating, self-destructive ways",1,positive
+shameless attempt,0,negative
+almost as offensive as `` freddy got fingered.'',0,negative
 "watching junk like this induces a kind of abstract guilt, as if you were paying dues for good books unread, fine music never heard.",0,negative
 flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation,0,negative
-"mindless, lifeless, meandering, loud, painful, obnoxious",0,negative
-redemption,1,positive
 i have a confession to make : i did n't particularly like e.t. the first time i saw it as a young boy.,0,negative
-should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films.,0,negative
-"hard to care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful, self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress",0,negative
-"as one of the cleverest, most deceptively amusing comedies of the year",1,positive
+forced drama,0,negative
+... is dudsville.,0,negative
 "this tale has been told and retold ; the races and rackets change, but the song remains the same.",0,negative
 might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies,1,positive
-'m just about ready to go to the u.n. and ask permission for a preemptive strike,0,negative
+of a legal thriller,0,negative
 a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy,0,negative
 "sluggish, tonally uneven",0,negative
-manages a neat trick,1,positive
 have fun,1,positive
 "a pretty decent kid-pleasing, tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie.",1,positive
-how inseparable the two are,1,positive
 another `` best man '',1,positive
-"drumline is -- the mere suggestion, albeit a visually compelling one, of a fully realized story.",1,positive
 pity and,0,negative
-soggy performances,0,negative
-impersonal and,0,negative
+given a part worthy of her considerable talents,1,positive
 bug-eye theater and dead-eye,0,negative
 feel-bad,0,negative
 "it desperately wants to be a wacky, screwball comedy, but the most screwy thing here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time.",0,negative
-the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times,0,negative
 of a growing strain of daring films,1,positive
 like peace,1,positive
-savvy street activism,1,positive
 supremely hopeful cautionary tale,1,positive
 it should be done cinematically,1,positive
 whose sharp intellect,1,positive
 it is a whole lot of fun,1,positive
 this ludicrous film is predictable at every turn.,0,negative
-will enjoy.,1,positive
-for the under-7 crowd,0,negative
+do n't think that a.c. will help this movie one bit,0,negative
 the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen,1,positive
 remarkably cohesive whole,1,positive
-blustery movie,0,negative
-make us care about zelda's ultimate fate,1,positive
+"mostly, ( goldbacher ) just lets her complicated characters be unruly, confusing and, through it all, human.",1,positive
+", you should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake.",0,negative
 memorable character creations,1,positive
 no amount of good acting is enough to save oleander's uninspired story.,0,negative
 mazel tov to a film about a family's joyous life acting on the yiddish stage.,1,positive
-"a finely written,",1,positive
-"even if invincible is not quite the career peak that the pianist is for roman polanski, it demonstrates that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken.",1,positive
+"hampered -- no, paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script ... that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire",0,negative
 under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
 the whole thing plays like a tired tyco ad.,0,negative
+thoroughly awful movie,0,negative
 a breezy blend,1,positive
 a charming and evoking little ditty,1,positive
 debuts by an esteemed writer-actor,1,positive
-sub-formulaic,0,negative
+thoughtfully written,1,positive
 watching austin powers in goldmember is like binging on cotton candy.,1,positive
 muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure,1,positive
-"the more outre aspects of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects of ` white culture, ' even as it points out how inseparable the two are",1,positive
+'s exploitive without being insightful.,0,negative
+an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn,1,positive
+it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come,1,positive
+every possible angle has been exhausted by documentarians,0,negative
 "bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday, '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes",1,positive
-to see over and over again,1,positive
 generic drama,0,negative
 one of the most highly-praised disappointments i 've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time.,0,negative
 us too drunk on the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing,0,negative
+feel alive - which is what they did,1,positive
 chafing,0,negative
 on a board,1,positive
-the cast is spot on and the mood is laid back,1,positive
 "those prone to indignation need not apply ; those susceptible to blue hilarity, step right up.",1,positive
 reeking,0,negative
 who would not likely be so stupid as to get,0,negative
-"a highly watchable, giggly little story",1,positive
-said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees,1,positive
 dialogue and preposterous moments,0,negative
 choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary,1,positive
 "is duly impressive in imax dimensions, as are shots of the astronauts floating in their cabins.",1,positive
+was kind of terrific,1,positive
 "there must be an audience that enjoys the friday series, but",1,positive
+weighs down his capricious fairy-tale,0,negative
 damn funny,1,positive
 alone is worth the price of admission.,1,positive
-by its smallness,0,negative
+"does n't really know or care about the characters, and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events.",0,negative
 is the gabbiest giant-screen movie,0,negative
-a banal spiritual quest,0,negative
+to scoring high for originality of plot,1,positive
 "filmmaker stacy peralta has a flashy editing style that does n't always jell with sean penn's monotone narration, but",0,negative
 tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence,0,negative
 "skin of man gets a few cheap shocks from its kids-in-peril theatrics, but",0,negative
 solid acting and,1,positive
 "joan and philip's repetitive arguments, schemes and treachery",0,negative
-their quirky and fearless ability,1,positive
-great scares,1,positive
 ill-conceived and expensive project,0,negative
 rhetoric and cliché,0,negative
 mitch davis's wall of kitsch hard going,0,negative
-photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life,1,positive
 a few nice twists,1,positive
-die hideously,0,negative
 "well-intentioned,",1,positive
-", colin hanks is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee.",0,negative
 "recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and, as it turns out, more fragile",1,positive
 that rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as,1,positive
-"a terrific b movie -- in fact, the best in recent memory.",1,positive
+becomes more specimen than character,0,negative
 is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre.,1,positive
 "lazy, miserable and smug.",0,negative
 consider a dvd rental instead,0,negative
-and no one ),1,positive
 ", i.e. peploe's, it's simply unbearable",0,negative
-oddballs,0,negative
+"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle, and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale.",1,positive
 you wanting more,1,positive
-smart and fun,1,positive
-"remarkable for its excellent storytelling, its economical, compressed characterisations and for its profound humanity, it's an adventure story and history lesson all in one.",1,positive
-the premise itself is just sooooo tired.,0,negative
+see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it,0,negative
 "will give you goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love, communal discord, and justice",1,positive
 "reveals itself slowly, intelligently",1,positive
+"as a girl-meets-girl romantic comedy, kissing jessica steinis quirky, charming and often hilarious.",1,positive
+for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse,1,positive
 correctly,1,positive
-"a china shop, a provocateur crashing into ideas and special-interest groups as he slaps together his own brand of liberalism",1,positive
 ", harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore.",0,negative
 be significantly different ( and better ) than most films,1,positive
 of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version,1,positive
 "a comedy as i 've seen in a while, a meander through worn-out material",0,negative
+"self-hating, self-destructive ways",0,negative
 of the other foul substances,0,negative
 "one of the most moronic screenplays of the year, full of holes that will be obvious even to those who are n't looking for them",0,negative
+enriched by a strong and unforced supporting cast,1,positive
 the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer,1,positive
 too crazy,0,negative
 "a fragile framework upon which to hang broad, mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming.",0,negative
 things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk,1,positive
-lies in the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo.,1,positive
+deeply spiritual film taps into the meaning and consolation in afterlife communications.,1,positive
 "could have written a more credible script, though with the same number of continuity errors.",0,negative
-drags,0,negative
-in the translation ... another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise,0,negative
 give the transcendent performance,1,positive
 they succeed,1,positive
-love is the great equalizer that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew,1,positive
 she might not make for a while,0,negative
+is wrong in its sequel,0,negative
 the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films,1,positive
 of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car,0,negative
 with enough negatives,0,negative
 a charmer from belgium.,1,positive
-try hard but come off too amateurish and awkward,0,negative
-a poetic,1,positive
+in such a potentially sudsy set-up,0,negative
 a kind of abstract guilt,0,negative
 but mush-hearted.,0,negative
+a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess,0,negative
 make it unexpectedly rewarding,1,positive
-made allen's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring,1,positive
+"two fine actors, morgan freeman",1,positive
 at least one damn fine,1,positive
 a lighthearted comedy,1,positive
 "pointed, often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness",1,positive
 "built on a faulty premise, one it follows into melodrama and silliness",0,negative
 any number of metaphorical readings,1,positive
 "unlikable, uninteresting, unfunny, and completely, utterly inept.",0,negative
-dared to mess with some powerful people,0,negative
 has one strike against it,0,negative
+i for one enjoyed the thrill of the chill,1,positive
 a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation,0,negative
 "sillier, cuter, and shorter than the first ( as best i remember ), but still a very good time at the cinema.",1,positive
-by flashes of mordant humor,1,positive
+"delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun, no-frills ride.",1,positive
+with an action movie that actually has a brain,1,positive
+a sentimental hybrid that could benefit from the spice of specificity.,1,positive
 congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it,1,positive
 juicy,1,positive
-he creates,1,positive
 an enjoyable film in its own right,1,positive
 going at a rapid pace,1,positive
-only obscure the message,0,negative
-"somewhat flawed,",0,negative
+unhappy,0,negative
+a comic fan,1,positive
 is just too original to be ignored.,1,positive
+"i do n't know if frailty will turn bill paxton into an a-list director, but he can rest contentedly with the knowledge that he's made at least one damn fine horror movie",1,positive
+"narc takes a walking-dead, cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it.",1,positive
 exceeds expectations,1,positive
 "hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit, as well as",1,positive
 a sad and rote exercise in milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title,0,negative
-'ve been trying to forget,0,negative
+"recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak",0,negative
 nonsensical and formulaic,0,negative
-astonishingly pivotal,1,positive
 "first-class, natural acting",1,positive
 's far too tragic,0,negative
 be moved by this drama,1,positive
-it concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt.,0,negative
-unfolds predictably,0,negative
+should be interesting,1,positive
+a guiltless film for nice evening out.,1,positive
 "like it was worth your seven bucks,",1,positive
 "is meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance",0,negative
 sight gags,0,negative
 "a pleasant distraction, a friday night diversion, an excuse to eat popcorn",1,positive
+each one of these people stand out and,1,positive
+fine music,1,positive
 one of the greatest date movies in years,1,positive
+"triple x is a double agent, and he's one bad dude.",1,positive
 this did n't connect with me would require another viewing,0,negative
 eerily suspenseful,1,positive
+is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought,1,positive
 ", but it's great cinematic polemic",1,positive
-be significantly different ( and better ) than most films with this theme,1,positive
 the incredible imax sound system,1,positive
 ", flat dialogue",0,negative
+moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction,1,positive
 some of the best special effects,1,positive
-"really, really, really good things can come in enormous packages",1,positive
 offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film,1,positive
 a naturally funny film,1,positive
 millions of eager fans,1,positive
 callow,0,negative
 ... contains very few laughs and even less surprises.,0,negative
 a delightful entree in the tradition of food movies,1,positive
+itself is just sooooo tired.,0,negative
 "a powerful, chilling, and affecting study",1,positive
-promises offers an unexpected window into the complexities of the middle east struggle and into the humanity of its people.,1,positive
+"sad, occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film",1,positive
 "a sweet, laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser that lifts your spirits",1,positive
 screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0,negative
-the plot grows thin soon,0,negative
-his own preoccupations and obsessions,1,positive
+heroic,1,positive
 ", unfaithful is at once intimate and universal cinema.",1,positive
 is a vh1 behind the music special that has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation.,1,positive
 "just about more stately than any contemporary movie this year ... a true study, a film with a questioning heart and",1,positive
 "give a taste of the burning man ethos, an appealing blend of counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity",1,positive
-deep or,1,positive
+it does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness,1,positive
+"there is a certain sense of experimentation and improvisation to this film that may not always work, but it is nevertheless compelling.",1,positive
 ", the more outrageous bits achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions.",1,positive
 "merely ( and literally ) tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes, most at women's expense.",0,negative
-santa gives gifts to grownups,1,positive
 dreary and,0,negative
+spiritual journey,1,positive
 "and, in the end, not well enough",0,negative
 "grant is certainly amusing, but the very hollowness of the character he plays keeps him at arms length",0,negative
-is the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
 although this idea is `` new '',0,negative
+"a way of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters, veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements",1,positive
 falling into the hollywood trap and,0,negative
 can be expected from a college comedy that's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school,0,negative
+", only with muscles and a lot more smarts, but just as endearing and easy to watch",1,positive
 "curiously, super troopers suffers because it does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length.",0,negative
-enjoyably fast-moving,1,positive
-"earnest, unsubtle and hollywood-predictable",0,negative
 "the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary, pasty lumpen",0,negative
+that trademark grin of his,1,positive
 the group's playful spark,1,positive
+"are so unmemorable, despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes, that one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material.",0,negative
 "claude chabrol's camera has a way of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters, veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements.",1,positive
-makes a great impression,1,positive
 elegance,1,positive
-"it was so endlessly, grotesquely, inventive",1,positive
-raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids,1,positive
+entertain or inspire its viewers,1,positive
 more than it does cathartic truth telling,0,negative
-"once playful and haunting, an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends",1,positive
 has all the wiggling energy of young kitten,1,positive
 is a perfect family film to take everyone to since there's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year,1,positive
 comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be,0,negative
 sticks with its subjects a little longer,1,positive
-nicholson's understated performance is wonderful.,1,positive
-even fans of sandler's comic taste may find it uninteresting,0,negative
-"terry is a sort of geriatric dirty harry, which will please eastwood's loyal fans -- and suits the story, wherein our hero must ride roughshod over incompetent cops to get his man.",1,positive
-no such thing is hartley's least accessible screed yet.,0,negative
+for happiness,1,positive
 reworking to aim the film at young males in the throes of their first full flush of testosterone,0,negative
 wilde's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses,1,positive
 "accept the characters and the film, flaws and all",1,positive
 an intelligent romantic thriller,1,positive
 "of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
 "looked as beautiful, desirable, even delectable,",1,positive
-a filmmaking methodology that's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,0,negative
+"if the film has a problem, its shortness disappoints : you want the story to go on and on.",1,positive
 "a penetrating, potent exploration",1,positive
-is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem.,1,positive
 offering fine acting moments,1,positive
 ups,1,positive
 have any trouble getting kids to eat up these veggies,1,positive
 the concept of loss,0,negative
 maintaining a light touch,1,positive
-without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue,1,positive
+somewhat satisfying,1,positive
+cutes,1,positive
+recycled and dumbed-down version,0,negative
 powerhouse,1,positive
 ", this is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt, or will feel someday.",1,positive
 soar.,1,positive
-at his most critically insightful,1,positive
 who anchors the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer,1,positive
 messy and,0,negative
 feels a bit anachronistic.,0,negative
-harks,1,positive
 take movies by storm,1,positive
 "compassion, good-natured humor",1,positive
 "absolutely, inescapably gorgeous,",1,positive
-"it's difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie, beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting.",0,negative
+"its subject matter is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop, and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama.'",0,negative
+humorously,1,positive
 "looks like the six-time winner of the miss hawaiian tropic pageant, so i do n't know what she's doing in here",0,negative
+emerges with yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective.,1,positive
+"uncomfortably timely, relevant",1,positive
 the milieu is wholly unconvincing ...,0,negative
-holes that will be obvious even to those who are n't looking for them,0,negative
+"is a visually stunning rumination on love, memory, history and the war between art and commerce.",1,positive
 "and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics",0,negative
-rambles,0,negative
 ineptly directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory.,0,negative
-with the right actors and with the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do,1,positive
+at every faltering half-step of its development,0,negative
 blustery,0,negative
 feeling guilty for it,0,negative
-very amusing,1,positive
+gloomy film noir veil,0,negative
 miss you.,1,positive
 "a gently funny, sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good, that is to say",1,positive
 is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story.,1,positive
+unwavering and arresting,1,positive
 an uneven look into a grim future that does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films,0,negative
+ever to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar,0,negative
+is doomed by its smallness,0,negative
 the movie would seem less of a trifle if ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine.,0,negative
 dylan kidd,1,positive
 "is felt ; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes, ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend.'",0,negative
 "as each of them searches for their place in the world, miller digs into their very minds to find an unblinking, flawed humanity.",1,positive
+"rhapsodize cynicism, with repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences, that glass's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby.",0,negative
 connect with on any deeper level,1,positive
 entertaining film,1,positive
 a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation --,1,positive
-more challenging or depressing,0,negative
 could watch this movie and be so skeeved out that they 'd need a shower.,0,negative
 "all for easy sanctimony, formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon",0,negative
+"fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies,",0,negative
 reveals the ways in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth,1,positive
+is n't as compelling or as believable as it should be.,0,negative
+a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film,1,positive
 has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ).,0,negative
-mushy,0,negative
 "forced drama in this wildly uneven movie, about a young man's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present",0,negative
 "flawless amounts of acting, direction, story and pace",1,positive
 "the fascination comes in the power of the huston performance, which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile",1,positive
-they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset.,1,positive
-'s hard to stop watching,1,positive
 "despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow, the weight of water is oppressively heavy.",0,negative
-"followers of the whole dead-undead genre, who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects",0,negative
-( depending upon where you live ),1,positive
+", notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should.",1,positive
 for no better reason,0,negative
 "itself beautifully to filming the teeming life on the reefs, making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers",1,positive
+"'s a hellish,",0,negative
 a group of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film,0,negative
-too much resonance,0,negative
 he allows a gawky actor like spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- to reveal his impressively delicate range.,1,positive
 "even after the most awful acts are committed, is an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream.",1,positive
+find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere,0,negative
 "lost his touch,",0,negative
-to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks,1,positive
+"like the rugrats movies, the wild thornberrys movie does n't offer much more than the series",0,negative
 in the pants,1,positive
-makes a better travelogue than movie.,0,negative
-sweet home alabama is n't as funny as you 'd hoped.,0,negative
-more forced than usual,0,negative
+the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme,1,positive
 make a terrific effort at disguising the obvious with energy and innovation,1,positive
-nicely shot,1,positive
 excruciatingly unfunny,0,negative
 "complex from the start -- and, refreshingly, stays that way",1,positive
 bad animation and,0,negative
+"the director, mark pellington, does a terrific job conjuring up a sinister, menacing atmosphere though unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights, a rattling noise, and a bump on the head.",1,positive
 grows boring despite the scenery.,0,negative
 pipe dream does have its charms.,1,positive
 what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
@@ -34966,54 +34923,53 @@ shyamalan's gifts,1,positive
 "the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther, but she's never seen speaking on stage",0,negative
 inquisitive,1,positive
 from an eccentric and good-naturedly aimless story,1,positive
-"it does n't really know or care about the characters, and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events.",0,negative
 cerebral and cinemantic flair,1,positive
-is every bit as fascinating,1,positive
+childhood innocence combined with indoctrinated prejudice,1,positive
 is as serious as a pink slip.,0,negative
 "see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility, working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success",1,positive
-went over my head or -- considering just,0,negative
-return to never land is reliable,1,positive
+"outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter ` uhhh, ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie",0,negative
 boring man,0,negative
 mike leigh populates his movie with a wonderful ensemble cast of characters that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life,1,positive
+to admire ... the intensity with which he's willing to express his convictions,1,positive
 "avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation, and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates.",0,negative
 experience that finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort,1,positive
 kinnear ... gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life's ultimate losers.,1,positive
-is frustratingly unconvincing.,0,negative
 ", those farts got to my inner nine-year-old",1,positive
-better vehicle,1,positive
-works well enough,1,positive
 "from being dragged through a sad, sordid universe of guns, drugs, avarice and damaged dreams",0,negative
 "while the production details are lavish, film has little insight into the historical period and its artists, particularly in how sand developed a notorious reputation.",0,negative
 a guy who has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over,1,positive
+for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy,0,negative
 one of the most incoherent features in recent memory.,0,negative
 "like a grinning jack o ' lantern, its apparent glee is derived from a lobotomy, having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded.",0,negative
 go to a picture-perfect beach,1,positive
-'s unique and quirky about canadians,1,positive
 "a charming, banter-filled comedy ... one of those airy cinematic bon bons whose aims -- and by extension, accomplishments -- seem deceptively slight on the surface",1,positive
 before indigestion sets,0,negative
-"beyond the cleverness, the weirdness and the pristine camerawork",1,positive
+a polished and vastly entertaining caper,1,positive
 with considerable wit,1,positive
-should n't the reality seem at least passably real,0,negative
+arteta directs one of the best ensemble casts of the year,1,positive
 whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter,0,negative
 comprehend it,1,positive
 the best movies,1,positive
+"the direction has a fluid, no-nonsense authority, and the performances by harris, phifer and cam ` ron seal the deal",1,positive
 the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation,0,negative
-been preferable,1,positive
+frank capra's classic,1,positive
+there is nothing funny in this every-joke-has - been-told-a - thousand-times - before movie.,0,negative
 to crawl up your own *** in embarrassment,0,negative
-important,1,positive
-is the script's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes,0,negative
 who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
+do a little fleeing of its own,0,negative
 this gentle comedy,1,positive
+"far more successful, if considerably less ambitious,",1,positive
 misfire,0,negative
 "putting together familiar themes of family, forgiveness and love in a new way --",1,positive
 contentious configurations,0,negative
-"a bad premise,",0,negative
-druggy and self-indulgent,0,negative
+"the movie is amateurish, but",0,negative
+with an avid interest in the subject,1,positive
 like legally blonde and sweet home abomination,0,negative
 "delivers the sexy razzle-dazzle that everyone, especially movie musical fans, has been hoping for.",1,positive
 on this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people,1,positive
 that's been given the drive of a narrative and,1,positive
 concrete story,1,positive
+his kids to watch too many barney videos,0,negative
 anguished performance,0,negative
 truly,1,positive
 to check this one out,1,positive
@@ -35021,197 +34977,195 @@ beautiful to watch and holds a certain charm.,1,positive
 "stuffy,",0,negative
 "into a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy or a sappy",0,negative
 "at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar",1,positive
-had gone a tad less for grit and a lot more for intelligibility,0,negative
+", it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma.",0,negative
+nice album,1,positive
+too many `` serious issues '',0,negative
 "will leave the auditorium feeling dizzy, confused, and totally disorientated",0,negative
 "it does n't make for great cinema, but it is interesting to see where one's imagination will lead when given the opportunity.",0,negative
+the problem with `` xxx '' is that its own action is n't very effective.,0,negative
 "` it looks good, sonny, but you missed the point.'",0,negative
 "a powerful and telling story that examines forbidden love, racial tension, and other issues that are as valid today as they were in the 1950s",1,positive
 of the darkest variety,0,negative
+", it's just another sports drama/character study.",0,negative
 decided lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy,0,negative
-like lint in a fat man's navel,0,negative
 elegantly,1,positive
+the year's worst cinematic tragedies,0,negative
 amuse or entertain them,1,positive
+a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
 dave barry's popular book,1,positive
 "dull, simple-minded and stereotypical",0,negative
-he's afraid of his best-known creation,0,negative
+walks a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked,0,negative
 ", ` it's like having an old friend for dinner '.",1,positive
 real heart,1,positive
 "an empty, purposeless exercise.",0,negative
+make this worth a peek,1,positive
+gentle comedy,1,positive
+grade-grubbers,0,negative
 sparking debate and encouraging thought,1,positive
 "highly entertaining, self-aggrandizing, politically motivated",1,positive
 chronically,0,negative
-a funny and touching film that is gorgeously acted by a british cast to rival gosford park's.,1,positive
-pissed,0,negative
+alive,1,positive
+it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system.,1,positive
+"has some cute moments, funny scenes, and hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans ) -",1,positive
+"little room for engaging, imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2",0,negative
 a feel-good movie about which you can actually feel good,1,positive
 flopped as surely,0,negative
 believe that a life like this can sound so dull,0,negative
-is never satisfactory,0,negative
+this movie loves women at all,1,positive
 "like life on the island, the movie grows boring despite the scenery.",0,negative
 "shines on all the characters, as the direction is intelligently accomplished.",1,positive
 the grind to refresh our souls,1,positive
 call it a work of art,1,positive
 "the most part a useless movie, even with",0,negative
-lost in the murk of its own making,0,negative
-"'s something of the ultimate scorsese film, with all the stomach-turning violence, colorful new york gang lore and other hallmarks of his personal cinema painted on their largest-ever historical canvas.",1,positive
 ponderous and pretentious endeavor,0,negative
 enlightenment,1,positive
-... overly melodramatic ...,0,negative
 welcome to collinwood never catches fire.,0,negative
+glass's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby,0,negative
 "when all is said and done, she loves them to pieces -- and so, i trust",1,positive
-emerged as hilarious lunacy,1,positive
 most thoughtful films,1,positive
 herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion.,0,negative
-"goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love, communal discord, and justice",1,positive
-way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material,0,negative
-giggling at the absurdities and inconsistencies,0,negative
+are infants ... who might be distracted by the movie's quick movements and sounds.,0,negative
 i could feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy ...,0,negative
 it's quaid who anchors the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer.,1,positive
-"its heart,",1,positive
 a fresh view of an old type,1,positive
-inspire a trip to the video store --,1,positive
+the most fragmented charms,1,positive
+"they just have problems, which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way.",0,negative
 philosophical,1,positive
 secretary is just too original to be ignored.,1,positive
 "become a major-league leading lady, ( but )",1,positive
-the storytelling and,1,positive
 provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable,1,positive
 "most of the information has already appeared in one forum or another and, no matter how broomfield dresses it up, it tends to speculation, conspiracy theories or, at best, circumstantial evidence",0,negative
 mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon,1,positive
 one level,1,positive
-you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes,0,negative
 "a thriller whose style, structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story, you can not separate them.",1,positive
-fondness and respect,1,positive
 "stale,",0,negative
 worst harangues,0,negative
-a dim-witted pairing,0,negative
-"it's more enjoyable than i expected, though, and",1,positive
-undisputed,1,positive
-"the issues are presented in such a lousy way, complete with some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments, that it's impossible to care.",0,negative
 supremely good,1,positive
-"of color, music, and dance that only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at",1,positive
 because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,0,negative
 "behan's memoir is great material for a film -- rowdy, brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense --",1,positive
-"home movie will leave you wanting more, not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face.",1,positive
 consistently sensitive,1,positive
-"plodding, peevish and gimmicky",0,negative
-delivering in good measure,1,positive
+hinges on the subgenre's most enabling victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers,0,negative
+'s uninteresting,0,negative
 though they are having so much fun,1,positive
 prevents us from sharing the awe in which it holds itself,0,negative
-never again is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre.,1,positive
 walks a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked.,1,positive
-carry on their parents ' anguish,0,negative
 is concerned with souls and risk and schemes and the consequences of one's actions,1,positive
 feel a bit too much like an infomercial for ram dass's latest book aimed at the boomer demographic,0,negative
 you will probably like it.,1,positive
+an intriguing species of artifice,1,positive
 to a harrison ford low,0,negative
+it's a diverting enough hour-and-a-half for the family audience.,1,positive
 create images you wish you had n't seen,0,negative
 an emotionally strong and politically potent piece,1,positive
-the affable maid,1,positive
+directors brett morgen and nanette burstein have put together a bold biographical fantasia.,1,positive
 "the appeal of the vulgar, sexist, racist humor went over my head or -- considering just how low brow it is -- perhaps it snuck under my feet.",0,negative
-check your brain and your secret agent decoder ring at the door because you do n't want to think too much about what's going on,0,negative
+"the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances, but the result is disappointing.",1,positive
 "creates an impeccable sense of place,",1,positive
 a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot,0,negative
 from films crammed with movie references,0,negative
 ultimately lifeless,0,negative
-fiercely clever and subtle film,1,positive
+trademark misogyny,0,negative
+all unfolds predictably,0,negative
+"that memorable, but as downtown",1,positive
 "nohe's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness, but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction",1,positive
 triumph,1,positive
 anti-semitism and neo-fascism,0,negative
 ", soderbergh is n't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way.",1,positive
-examines many different ideas from happiness,1,positive
 "as commander-in-chief of this film, bigelow demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world.",1,positive
 "pan nalin's exposition is beautiful and mysterious, and",1,positive
 the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded,1,positive
+robustness,1,positive
 "this movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen, but",0,negative
-"be profane,",0,negative
+an hour's worth of actual material,1,positive
 anchor the film in a very real and amusing give-and-take,1,positive
 all three women deliver remarkable performances.,1,positive
 set in newfoundland that cleverly captures the dry wit that's so prevalent on the rock,1,positive
 manages to instruct without reeking of research library dust,1,positive
-"who, in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic",1,positive
+"a dark, quirky road movie that constantly defies expectation.",1,positive
 probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment,1,positive
 the most excruciating 86 minutes one,0,negative
 instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel,0,negative
+the stuff of lurid melodrama,1,positive
 a genuine love story,1,positive
+'ll just have your head in your hands wondering why lee's character did n't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery,0,negative
+mind and spirit,1,positive
 "... the story is far-flung, illogical, and plain stupid.",0,negative
+evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean,1,positive
+"the most plain, unimaginative romantic comedies i",0,negative
+its promising cast of characters,1,positive
 itself and retreats,0,negative
-as a hole in the head,0,negative
-is handled with intelligence and care,1,positive
+with enough energy and excitement,1,positive
+but utterly delightful.,1,positive
+a mishmash,0,negative
+one of the worst movies of the year.,0,negative
 of these despicable characters,0,negative
 seemed wasted like deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk.,0,negative
+"'s a real shame that so much of the movie -- again, as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess.",0,negative
 "'s wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and, as it turns out, more fragile -- than happiness",1,positive
 's part of what makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent,1,positive
-"a bland, obnoxious 88-minute",0,negative
+sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
+becoming a christmas perennial,1,positive
 thoughtful and rewarding glimpse,1,positive
-a brutally dry satire of middle american numbness.,0,negative
 unfunny and lacking any sense of commitment to or affection for its characters,0,negative
+poetry and passion,1,positive
+touched,1,positive
 "fact, even better",1,positive
-"who approaches his difficult, endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline.",1,positive
 are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs,0,negative
 out of a cellular phone commercial,0,negative
+"it's about individual moments of mood, and an aimlessness that's actually sort of amazing.",1,positive
 seem self-consciously poetic and forced,0,negative
 turned this,1,positive
 street-smart,1,positive
-"unfunny comedy with a lot of static set ups, not much camera movement, and most of the scenes take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters.",0,negative
-all too familiar,0,negative
+its tragic waste of life,0,negative
+"frei assembles a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who, in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic, and retains an extraordinary faith in the ability of images to communicate the truth of the world around him.",1,positive
 works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life,1,positive
 "it's encouraging to see a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity",1,positive
-corcuera's attention to detail,1,positive
 hilary,1,positive
 joy and energy,1,positive
-with a sense of wonder,1,positive
+", welcome to collinwood never catches fire.",0,negative
+"the trouble is, its filmmakers run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through.",0,negative
+natter,0,negative
+", and intelligent",1,positive
 '' is a fun and funky look into an artificial creation in a world that thrives on artificiality.,1,positive
 that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern,1,positive
 "would be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop",1,positive
 are entertaining and audacious moments,1,positive
-"a tone of rueful compassion ... reverberates throughout this film, whose meaning and impact is sadly heightened by current world events",1,positive
+"need to stay in touch with your own skin, at 18 or 80",1,positive
 ", caring",1,positive
 the comic effects,1,positive
 ", lecherous",0,negative
-knee-jerk misogyny,0,negative
-gives a performance that is masterly,1,positive
 "their parents, wise folks that they are, read books",1,positive
-necessary and timely one,1,positive
-"a gentle, unforced intimacy",1,positive
-"instead, it 'll only put you to sleep.",0,negative
+"the movie itself is far from disappointing, offering an original",1,positive
+'s an excellent 90-minute film,1,positive
 betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work,0,negative
-suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing.,0,negative
-so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it,0,negative
 '' is the operative word for `` bad company,0,negative
-this is a film living far too much in its own head.,0,negative
 a movie that's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it,0,negative
 not quite as miraculous as its dreamworks makers,0,negative
+impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story '' with a straight face,0,negative
 thoughtful and unflinching,1,positive
 verve and fun,1,positive
-in terms of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates,0,negative
 the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do,1,positive
+puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery,0,negative
 ", earnest and -- sadly -- dull",0,negative
-amusing and unpredictable,1,positive
-showtime the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season,1,positive
-we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at,0,negative
-"tends to remind one of a really solid woody allen film, with its excellent use of new york locales and sharp writing",1,positive
 the genius,1,positive
 soulless and,0,negative
 the nature of compassion,1,positive
-bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers,0,negative
+the phrase ` fatal script error,0,negative
+does n't add up to a whole lot,0,negative
 a grenade with his teeth,0,negative
-preachy,0,negative
 "shows why, after only three films, director/co-writer jacques audiard, though little known in this country, belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers.",1,positive
 racism and,0,negative
 "it's an interesting effort ( particularly for jfk conspiracy nuts ), and",1,positive
-forgiven for realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already,0,negative
-the cast is top-notch,1,positive
 enough funny,1,positive
 he makes you realize that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty.,1,positive
 how low brow it is,0,negative
-"a colorful, joyous celebration of life ; a tapestry woven of romance, dancing, singing, and unforgettable characters.",1,positive
-'s something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life,0,negative
-falls flat as thinking man,0,negative
-a fascinating little thriller,1,positive
+electric,1,positive
+this erotic cannibal movie is boring,0,negative
 odd enjoyably,1,positive
 indescribably bad,0,negative
 "too fancy, not too filling, not too fluffy, but definitely tasty and sweet",1,positive
 sharp movie,1,positive
-the same old garbage,0,negative
+unintentionally,1,positive
 "more interesting -- and, dare i say, thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf, point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama",0,negative
 makes a melodramatic mountain,1,positive
 inspired dialogue bits,1,positive
@@ -35221,182 +35175,180 @@ with bloody beauty as vivid,1,positive
 pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture.,0,negative
 messiness,0,negative
 hazy,0,negative
-exquisite acting,1,positive
 "have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup, while the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos had n't blown them all up.",0,negative
-does not really make the case the kissinger should be tried as a war criminal,0,negative
-too long to shake,0,negative
 to be really awful,0,negative
-"there are laughs aplenty, and, as a bonus, viewers do n't have to worry about being subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances that have overrun modern-day comedies.",1,positive
+"the bourne identity should n't be half as entertaining as it is, but",1,positive
+stuffy and,0,negative
 is too blatant,0,negative
 potent chemistry,1,positive
-is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line,0,negative
+"more successful at relating history than in creating an emotionally complex, dramatically satisfying heroine",0,negative
 "a delightfully unpredictable, hilarious comedy",1,positive
-"'s serious, poetic, earnest and -- sadly -- dull.",0,negative
 "will undoubtedly play well in european markets, where mr. besson is a brand name, and in asia, where ms. shu is an institution",1,positive
 ", comedy and romance",1,positive
-"takes you by the face, strokes your cheeks and coos beseechingly at you : slow down, shake off your tensions and take this picture at its own breezy, distracted rhythms",1,positive
+the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo,1,positive
 honest poetry,1,positive
 nervy and,1,positive
 "is compelling enough,",1,positive
 "humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
+throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto,1,positive
 "color and depth,",1,positive
+fun-seeking summer audiences,1,positive
 that it ca n't help but engage an audience,1,positive
 's a clarity of purpose and even-handedness to the film's direction,1,positive
-"pile up, undermining the movie's reality and stifling its creator's comic voice",0,negative
 this delicate coming-of-age tale,1,positive
-"a clash between the artificial structure of the story and the more contemporary, naturalistic tone of the film ...",0,negative
 make an excellent companion piece,1,positive
 would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes.,0,negative
+", why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once?",0,negative
+too bland and,0,negative
 amusing juxtapositions,1,positive
+'s a fun one.,1,positive
 is ultimately about as inspiring as a hallmark card,0,negative
+wickedly undramatic central theme,0,negative
+"you think, zzzzzzzzz",0,negative
 ", vaguely silly overkill",0,negative
-accident,0,negative
-it's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ; you care about the characters ; and the action and special effects are first-rate.,1,positive
 bad mannered,0,negative
 on a traditional indian wedding in contemporary new delhi,1,positive
 the film's most improbable feat?,0,negative
 deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk,0,negative
-if a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet,0,negative
+"for all its visual panache and compelling supporting characters, the heart of the film rests in the relationship between sullivan and his son.",1,positive
+darling,1,positive
 "bad writing, bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness",0,negative
-i do n't think this movie loves women at all.,0,negative
+pleasantly and,1,positive
 is well below expectations,0,negative
 "fans of critics ' darling band wilco will marvel at the sometimes murky, always brooding look of i am trying to break your heart.",1,positive
 "is, we have no idea what in creation is going on",0,negative
 a good guy,1,positive
+sleepless,0,negative
 whom the,1,positive
 lavish,1,positive
 embarrassed,0,negative
+"a piece of mildly entertaining, inoffensive fluff that drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category : unembarrassing but unmemorable.",0,negative
+"is rather the way it introduces you to new, fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers",1,positive
+omitted nor a cliché left unsaid,0,negative
+poignant comedy,1,positive
 its sheer dynamism is infectious.,1,positive
+gives an intriguing twist to the french coming-of-age genre.,1,positive
 equally derisive,0,negative
 kindness,1,positive
-"too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie, about a young man's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present",0,negative
 that a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland,0,negative
 "so recognizable and true that, as in real life, we 're never sure how things will work out",1,positive
 take you to outer space,1,positive
+the modern remake of dumas's story is long on narrative and ( too ) short on action.,0,negative
 "a pleasant and engaging enough sit, but in trying to have the best of both worlds it ends up falling short as a whole.",0,negative
 a film with contemporary political resonance illustrated by a winning family story.,1,positive
-to his day job,1,positive
-enjoy on a certain level,1,positive
+"noise, mayhem and stupidity",0,negative
+what's invigorating about it is that it does n't give a damn.,1,positive
+", shapeless documentary",0,negative
 it's hard to pity the ` plain ' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss.,0,negative
 "it's a hellish, numbing experience to watch, and it does n't offer any insights that have n't been thoroughly debated in the media already, back in the dahmer heyday of the mid - '90s",0,negative
 of her considerable talents,1,positive
-impersonal,0,negative
+"the lack of climax and, worst of all",0,negative
 it's no lie -- big fat liar is a real charmer.,1,positive
+hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than leon ),0,negative
+from human impulses that grew hideously twisted,0,negative
 you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied,0,negative
+does n't take itself so deadly seriously,1,positive
+"has a certain ghoulish fascination, and generates a fair amount of b-movie excitement",1,positive
 enjoyable documentary.,1,positive
-bring something new into the mix,1,positive
-intense political and psychological thriller,1,positive
-bracingly truthful antidote,1,positive
+"it's up to ( watts ) to lend credibility to this strange scenario, and her presence succeeds in making us believe",1,positive
 interesting bit,1,positive
-'s so much to look at in metropolis you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles.,1,positive
 hackneyed,0,negative
+leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion,0,negative
 loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,0,negative
+one of the funnier movies,1,positive
 is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting.,0,negative
+injects just enough freshness into the proceedings,1,positive
 making reference to other films and trying to be other films,0,negative
-not smart,0,negative
-no chemistry or,0,negative
+is n't that stealing harvard is a horrible movie -- if only it were that grand a failure!,0,negative
 an incoherent jumble of a film that's rarely as entertaining as it could have been,0,negative
 ", luridly colored,",0,negative
+"is thinking that we needed sweeping, dramatic, hollywood moments to keep us",0,negative
 "once the downward spiral comes to pass, auto focus bears out as your typical junkie opera ...",0,negative
 "a canny crowd pleaser, and the last kiss",1,positive
 "this is a movie full of grace and,",1,positive
-"an authentically vague, but ultimately purposeless, study in total",0,negative
+a sick and evil woman,0,negative
 "the story of trouble every day ... is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film, and",0,negative
-muddled,0,negative
-once intimate and universal cinema,1,positive
+"in a thriller, and the performances",1,positive
 cruel and,0,negative
-"not all of the stories work and the ones that do are thin and scattered,",0,negative
+"wants to be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick",0,negative
 somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them,0,negative
-passionate,1,positive
 "devastating, eloquent clarity",1,positive
 unpaid intern,0,negative
 it is too bad that this likable movie is n't more accomplished.,0,negative
 its worst harangues are easy to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros,1,positive
-disconcertingly slack,0,negative
-wonderful life,1,positive
 distinctly minor effort,0,negative
-opposed to the manifesto,1,positive
 all too familiar ... basically the sort of cautionary tale that was old when ` angels with dirty faces ' appeared in 1938.,0,negative
-"that work -- is charming, is moving",1,positive
-this u-boat does n't have a captain.,0,negative
-"is very much of a mixed bag, with enough negatives to outweigh the positives.",0,negative
+"bittersweet comedy/drama full of life, hand gestures, and some",1,positive
 is n't something to be taken seriously,0,negative
 entirely infantile,0,negative
+for great cinema,1,positive
 is a remarkable piece of filmmaking,1,positive
 dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important,0,negative
-"too long, and larded with exposition, this somber cop drama ultimately feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community.",0,negative
-own meager weight,0,negative
-a relaxed firth displays impeccable comic skill,1,positive
-a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ),0,negative
+easy feel-good sentiments,1,positive
 "unlikable, uninteresting",0,negative
-for us,1,positive
 too weak,0,negative
+a funny and well-contructed black comedy where the old adage `` be careful what you wish for '',1,positive
 one funny popcorn,1,positive
-warm without ever succumbing to sentimentality,1,positive
 could have been crisper and punchier,0,negative
+unfortunately the story and the actors are served with a hack script.,0,negative
 thoroughly winning flight of revisionist fancy.,1,positive
 astonishing,1,positive
-"poor editing, bad bluescreen, and ultra-cheesy dialogue highlight the radical action.",0,negative
-a powerful drama,1,positive
+"been this odd, inexplicable and unpleasant",0,negative
+genuinely moving and,1,positive
 is existential drama without any of the pretension associated with the term.,1,positive
-awkward,0,negative
+"both oscar winners, a fact which, as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs, seems inconceivable",0,negative
 truly distinctive and,1,positive
 playful,1,positive
-elevates the material above pat inspirational status and,1,positive
-it's an utterly static picture,0,negative
+offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us,1,positive
+more like the pilot episode of a tv series,0,negative
 dismissed as mindless,0,negative
 that's why sex and lucia is so alluring.,1,positive
-very best,1,positive
+obvious.,0,negative
 `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses,1,positive
-a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped,0,negative
-"muccino seems to be exploring the idea of why human beings long for what they do n't have, and how this gets us in trouble.",1,positive
 goofball action comedy,1,positive
 "to the core of what it actually means to face your fears, to be a girl in a world of boys, to be a boy truly in love with a girl, and",1,positive
-"it's crafty, energetic and smart",1,positive
+"inventive, fun",1,positive
 "all in all, a great party",1,positive
-live in if argento's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve,1,positive
-is all over the place,0,negative
 's not very good either,0,negative
 everywhere will forgive the flaws and love the film.,1,positive
 if you have the patience for it,0,negative
 rounded and revealing overview,1,positive
+"it's a treat -- a delightful, witty, improbable romantic comedy with a zippy jazzy score ... grant and bullock make it look as though they are having so much fun",1,positive
+"it has a caffeinated, sloppy brilliance, sparkling with ideas you wish had been developed with more care, but animated by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers to shame.",1,positive
 "has done is proven that no amount of imagination, no creature, no fantasy story and no incredibly outlandish scenery",0,negative
 intimidated by both her subject matter,0,negative
+leaden as the movie sputters,0,negative
+"than on petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and a wonderful, imaginative script",1,positive
+go from stark desert to gorgeous beaches,1,positive
 "weird, wonderful",1,positive
-"( gosling's ) combination of explosive physical energy and convincing intelligence helps create a complex, unpredictable character.",1,positive
 "sustain its initial promise with a jarring, new-agey tone creeping into the second half",1,positive
 old bad trip,0,negative
 ", it manages to instruct without reeking of research library dust.",1,positive
 so tedious,0,negative
-goes beyond his usual fluttering and stammering and,1,positive
 "as bad as you think, and worse than you can imagine",0,negative
 embraced,1,positive
 dishonest,0,negative
 this beautifully animated epic is never dull.,1,positive
-a phlegmatic bore,0,negative
 's the prince of egypt from 1998.,1,positive
 "scherfig, the writer-director",1,positive
 standard horror flick formula,0,negative
-there are some movies that hit you from the first scene and you know it's going to be a trip,1,positive
 "thanks to its cast, its cuisine and its quirky tunes",1,positive
 lacking,0,negative
-nothing but boilerplate clichés from start,0,negative
 profanity and violence,0,negative
-handled correctly,1,positive
-encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be,1,positive
+"a vivid, sometimes surreal",1,positive
+follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films,0,negative
 by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him,0,negative
 deniro's once promising career,0,negative
-"remote, emotionally distant piece",0,negative
+a movie in which a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped,0,negative
 disarmingly,1,positive
-direct-to-video/dvd category,0,negative
-they wo n't much care about,0,negative
-a small but rewarding comedy,1,positive
+halfwit plot,0,negative
+"a great, participatory spectator sport.'",1,positive
+than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low,0,negative
 "more revealing, more emotional",1,positive
 "does n't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is, or even its attitude toward its subject",0,negative
 respect to just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it,1,positive
 ", with enough negatives",0,negative
 it's not a motion picture ;,0,negative
-to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles,1,positive
 "with originality, humor and pathos",1,positive
 ", it is worth searching out.",1,positive
 "overwrought,",0,negative
@@ -35413,142 +35365,147 @@ lacks the charisma and ability,0,negative
 feels five hours long,0,negative
 mess that it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
 it's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah.,0,negative
-unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie,0,negative
-poignant japanese epic about adolescent anomie and heartbreak.,1,positive
+to keel over,0,negative
 bittersweet film,1,positive
-makes you feel genuinely good,1,positive
+a decent-enough nail-biter that stands a good chance of being the big,1,positive
 's understanding of the expressive power of the camera.,1,positive
 "an all-inclusive world where uptight, middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves",0,negative
 were worried,0,negative
 "this too-long, spoofy update of shakespeare's macbeth",0,negative
+humanize its subject,1,positive
 this good,1,positive
+provocative film,1,positive
 about as big a crowdpleaser as they possibly come.,1,positive
 touching drama,1,positive
+"to pass up, and for the blacklight crowd, way cheaper ( and better ) than pink floyd tickets",1,positive
 though it's told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times,1,positive
 that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half,1,positive
 a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget,1,positive
 medicine,1,positive
+"that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than, as was more likely,",0,negative
 lives up,1,positive
 making moving pictures today,1,positive
-the inherent limitations of using a video game as the source material movie,0,negative
-"makes compelling, provocative and prescient viewing",1,positive
 are up to the task,1,positive
 unamusing,0,negative
 the rarest kinds,1,positive
 rich in shadowy metaphor,1,positive
-it asks nothing of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up.,1,positive
 get this thing over with,0,negative
 who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up,1,positive
 susan,1,positive
 true-blue delight.,1,positive
 the film has a problem,0,negative
-irritating display,0,negative
 it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics,1,positive
 musty as one of the golden eagle's carpets,0,negative
+to blue hilarity,1,positive
+love the music,1,positive
 toward keeping the picture compelling,1,positive
+it's hard to like a film so cold and dead,0,negative
 fustily tasteful,1,positive
 nair's attention to detail,1,positive
 puts history in perspective,1,positive
+dishonest and,0,negative
 has crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script,1,positive
 "is a movie filled with unlikable, spiteful idiots",0,negative
 was n't feeling any of it,0,negative
 adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover,1,positive
 "a photographic marvel of sorts, and it",1,positive
 "a first-class road movie that proves you can run away from home, but your ego and",1,positive
+a moral tale,1,positive
 secondhand material,0,negative
 presents a frightening and compelling ` what if?',1,positive
 i can easily imagine benigni's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial.,1,positive
-has all the outward elements of the original,1,positive
-"jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette, astounding technology,",1,positive
 wo n't find anything to get excited about on this dvd,0,negative
+ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution,0,negative
 a grenade,0,negative
-too mainstream,0,negative
 ", dong stakes out the emotional heart of happy.",1,positive
 "it does n't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is, or even its attitude toward its subject.",0,negative
 like time fillers between surf shots,0,negative
+it made me want to get made-up and go see this movie with my sisters.,1,positive
+a rich visual clarity and deeply,1,positive
 rare for any movie,1,positive
 grasping actors ' workshop that it is,0,negative
-"a summer entertainment adults can see without feeling embarrassed,",1,positive
 cleansing,1,positive
-a gem,1,positive
+the most brilliant and brutal uk crime film,1,positive
 ", its hard to imagine having more fun watching a documentary ...",1,positive
-should strike a nerve in many,0,negative
 in reverse,1,positive
 argentine retread,0,negative
 "a comedy, both gentle and biting",1,positive
 "is its personable, amusing cast.",1,positive
-an old-fashioned drama,1,positive
 daft,0,negative
+that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster,0,negative
+that there's a casual intelligence that permeates the script,1,positive
 is a triumph of imagination,1,positive
 ", it's black hawk down with more heart.",1,positive
 too evident,0,negative
 is way too stagy,0,negative
+'m afraid.,0,negative
+the script is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line,0,negative
 is wholly unconvincing,0,negative
 its script and execution,1,positive
 shoot it in the head,0,negative
-done with noticeably less energy and imagination,0,negative
+stalking,0,negative
 ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches,0,negative
-intriguing and,1,positive
+perfectly pitched web,1,positive
 makes it work more than it probably should,1,positive
-sharp,1,positive
-"takes a walking-dead, cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it",1,positive
-rises to its clever what-if concept,1,positive
+schindler's,1,positive
 "cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials",0,negative
-given audiences,1,positive
+used soap,0,negative
 'm left slightly disappointed that it did n't.,0,negative
-no such thing breaks no new ground and treads old turf like a hippopotamus ballerina.,0,negative
+20th,1,positive
 it's worth the concentration.,1,positive
 unlikable characters and,0,negative
 "to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, waiting for happiness",0,negative
-sweetly conspiratorial,1,positive
 that trademark grin,1,positive
 hollywood magic,1,positive
 cruel but weirdly likable,1,positive
-moving,1,positive
 "is a beautiful, aching sadness to it all",1,positive
 "it ai n't art, by a long shot,",0,negative
+'re gon na like this movie.,1,positive
+"this would-be ` james bond for the extreme generation ' pic is one big, dumb action movie.",0,negative
 cliches and,0,negative
 ( woo's ) most resonant film since the killer.,1,positive
-nominated for an oscar next year,1,positive
+"the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin, and the filmmaking clumsy and rushed",0,negative
 satisfyingly,1,positive
 a modestly made but profoundly moving documentary,1,positive
-a head-turner,1,positive
 is less compelling than the circumstances of its making.,0,negative
 could be so flabby,0,negative
-the extent to which it succeeds,1,positive
 "disjointed, flaws that have to be laid squarely on taylor's doorstep",0,negative
 spot on,1,positive
+schizo cartoon,0,negative
 gives an intriguing twist,1,positive
-masterfully calibrated psychological thriller,1,positive
+conceal that there's nothing resembling a spine here,0,negative
 nearly as dreadful,0,negative
 in the worst sense of the expression,0,negative
 thriller,1,positive
+"fast and funny, an action cartoon that's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary for the school-age crowd.",1,positive
 tasty and sweet,1,positive
 is achingly honest and delightfully cheeky,1,positive
 "more timely than its director could ever have dreamed, this quietly lyrical tale probes the ambiguous welcome extended by iran to the afghani refugees who streamed across its borders, desperate for work and food.",1,positive
 all the comic possibilities of its situation,1,positive
-his most personal work yet.,1,positive
-"'s fun, wispy, wise and surprisingly inoffensive for a film about a teen in love with his stepmom",1,positive
+astounding performance,1,positive
 3000,1,positive
+gets us,1,positive
 's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah,0,negative
-an incredibly irritating comedy about thoroughly vacuous people ... manages to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy.,0,negative
-would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary,0,negative
 can write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody,1,positive
 "an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated",1,positive
+stereotypes,0,negative
 avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers,0,negative
+the small moments,1,positive
 "is a pretty good job, if it's filmed tosca that you want.",1,positive
-effective portrait,1,positive
-"do n't really seem all that profound, at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material",0,negative
+an interesting topic,1,positive
+idling in neutral,0,negative
 shooting itself in the foot,0,negative
+capped with pointless extremes,0,negative
 a brutal 90-minute battle sequence that does everything but issue you a dog-tag and an m-16,1,positive
 "as an articulate, grown-up voice in african-american cinema",1,positive
-with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television,0,negative
 complex than your average film,1,positive
-"as an introduction to the man's theories and influence, derrida is all but useless",0,negative
 's boring,0,negative
+as kooky and overeager as it is spooky and subtly in love with myth,1,positive
 "a ` girls gone wild ' video for the boho art-house crowd, the burning sensation",0,negative
+its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches,0,negative
 true-blue,1,positive
 'm giving it a strong thumbs up,1,positive
+"the case for a strong education and good teachers being more valuable in the way they help increase an average student's self-esteem, and not strictly in the knowledge imparted",1,positive
 "the year's greatest adventure,",1,positive
 "against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except",0,negative
 clooney's ) debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined,0,negative
@@ -35556,306 +35513,304 @@ clooney's ) debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined,0,negative
 doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
 strictly a-list players,1,positive
 a grand tour through 300 hundred years of russian cultural identity and a stunning technical achievement,1,positive
-integrating the characters in the foreground into the extraordinarily rich landscape,1,positive
-how bad an actress she is,0,negative
 "it's one of the most beautiful, evocative works i 've seen.",1,positive
 "manages, with terrific flair,",1,positive
 something of a public service,1,positive
+", it does n't work.",0,negative
 is smart and dark - hallelujah for small favors,1,positive
-just ca n't tear himself away from the characters,1,positive
+the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos had n't blown them all up,0,negative
 this story is really all about,1,positive
 distinctive discourse,0,negative
-an annoying orgy,0,negative
 have no bearing on the story,0,negative
-rivals the top japanese animations of recent vintage.,1,positive
+"are simply dazzling, particularly balk, who's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents.",1,positive
 to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material,0,negative
+the innocence,1,positive
 a nice change of mindless pace in collision,1,positive
-this one aims for the toilet and scores a direct hit.,0,negative
+"puportedly `` based on true events, '' a convolution of language that suggests it's impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story '' with a straight face.",0,negative
 the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live,1,positive
 their struggle is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting.,0,negative
+"'s little to recommend snow dogs, unless one considers cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity.",0,negative
 contradicts everything we 've come to expect from movies nowadays.,1,positive
 actually thrilled,1,positive
-the film works well enough to make it worth watching,1,positive
 predictable romantic comedy,0,negative
 mystical,1,positive
 "given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments, clothes and parties",0,negative
 vacuous,0,negative
+video-cam footage,0,negative
 padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation,0,negative
-slight but,0,negative
-old-fashioned-movie movie,1,positive
+strictly a ` guy's film ' in the worst sense of the expression.,0,negative
 black-and-white inspires,1,positive
 "fear permeates the whole of stortelling, todd solondz ' oftentimes funny, yet ultimately cowardly autocritique.",1,positive
-the looseness of the piece,0,negative
-when a movie asks you to feel sorry for mick jagger's sex life,0,negative
-take before indigestion sets in,0,negative
+tell you that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it,0,negative
 "when a woman's life, out of a deep-seated, emotional need, is about to turn onto a different path",1,positive
+aware of his own coolness,1,positive
+"the bodily function jokes are about what you 'd expect, but there are rich veins of funny stuff in this movie",1,positive
+top-heavy,0,negative
 "some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma, rather than have his characters stage shouting",0,negative
 could easily mistake it for a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time.,0,negative
-"grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized, out of character and logically porous action set pieces",0,negative
+stirring visual sequence,1,positive
+", silly and monotonous",0,negative
 "sometimes felt as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia, sweeping and gliding, banking",1,positive
+learns that believing in something does matter,1,positive
 well done and perfectly,1,positive
 might be with a large dose of painkillers,0,negative
 without a map,0,negative
-they love and make,1,positive
+piccoli,0,negative
 late-summer,1,positive
 to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely,0,negative
+quality,1,positive
 "the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today, without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place",0,negative
 for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap,0,negative
+is n't much fun,0,negative
+adorns his family-film plot with an elegance and maturity,1,positive
 keeping themselves kicking,1,positive
-"sandler does n't understand that the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny, not actually exploiting it yourself.",0,negative
-theater,1,positive
-"-- putting together familiar themes of family, forgiveness and love in a new way -- lilo & stitch has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded.",1,positive
+"a worthy idea, but the uninspired scripts, acting and direction never rise above the level of an after-school tv special.",0,negative
+"is a likable story, told with competence",1,positive
 very good acting,1,positive
 that may make you hate yourself for giving in,0,negative
 of small-town competition,1,positive
 "makes for a touching love story, mainly because blanchett and ribisi compellingly tap into a spiritual aspect of their characters ' suffering",1,positive
 with the subject of love head-on,1,positive
-makes oliver far more interesting,1,positive
 a compelling and horrifying story,1,positive
 the lousy lead performances,0,negative
-"has an unmistakable, easy joie de vivre.",1,positive
+awe and affection --,1,positive
 standard slasher flick,0,negative
 "brings together some of the biggest names in japanese anime, with impressive results.",1,positive
 cute frissons,1,positive
 is no foundation for it,0,negative
 "to mesmerize, astonish and entertain",1,positive
 "simply, and surprisingly,",1,positive
-more meaningful,1,positive
 shrill and soporific,0,negative
+has popped up with more mindless drivel,0,negative
 "smart, funny and",1,positive
 "able to inject some real vitality and even art into a pulpy concept that, in many other hands would be completely forgettable",1,positive
 valuable,1,positive
-"have been benefited from a sharper, cleaner script before it went in front of the camera",1,positive
+deliciously,1,positive
+succeeds in making us believe,1,positive
 puts an exclamation point on the fact,1,positive
 "will no doubt rally to its cause, trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey, but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this",0,negative
+it takes your breath away,1,positive
+", the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett's story is appealing.",1,positive
 more sophisticated and literate than such pictures usually are ...,1,positive
-"in fast-edit, hopped-up fashion",0,negative
-"for most movies, 84 minutes is short, but this one feels like a life sentence.",0,negative
 the ` true story ' by which all the queen's men is allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen,0,negative
-as it is spooky and subtly in love with myth,1,positive
-"lacks any real raw emotion, which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships.",0,negative
-pretty valuable,1,positive
+without sham the raw-nerved story,1,positive
 something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel,0,negative
 real-life persona,1,positive
-not all of the stories work and the ones that do,0,negative
-impart a message,1,positive
 "hopes mr. plympton will find room for one more member of his little band, a professional screenwriter",0,negative
 baroque beauty,1,positive
+to occasionally break up the live-action scenes with animated sequences,1,positive
 is a pleasant enough dish.,1,positive
-"this is sandler running on empty, repeating what he's already done way too often.",0,negative
 "lush and beautifully photographed ( somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book ), but",1,positive
-there's much tongue in cheek in the film and there's no doubt the filmmaker is having fun with it all.,1,positive
+satisfying niblet,1,positive
 i 'm just about ready to go to the u.n. and ask permission for a preemptive strike,0,negative
-should see this movie,1,positive
+then go see this delightful comedy.,1,positive
+", cinema paradiso stands as one of the great films about movie love.",1,positive
+doomed by its smallness,0,negative
 does n't reveal even a hint of artifice,0,negative
-dark-as-pitch,0,negative
 an incoherent jumble,0,negative
 to video,1,positive
 starts off with a 1950's doris day feel,1,positive
+'s a solid movie about people whose lives are anything but.,1,positive
 's film ' in the worst sense of the expression,0,negative
 "... a light, yet engrossing piece.",1,positive
+miller has crafted an intriguing story of maternal instincts and misguided acts of affection.,1,positive
 "the chateau belongs to rudd, whose portrait of a therapy-dependent flakeball spouting french malapropisms ...",0,negative
-"a highly watchable, giggly little story with a sweet edge to it.",1,positive
-some wickedly sick and twisted humor,1,positive
+you can release your pent up anger,1,positive
 an exercise in cynicism every bit as ugly as the shabby digital photography and muddy sound,0,negative
+a minor treat,1,positive
+at the peak of their powers,1,positive
+grace and humor,1,positive
 of a travesty of a transvestite comedy,0,negative
 "a distinct rarity, and",1,positive
 "a moving, if uneven, success",1,positive
 ... in the pile of useless actioners from mtv schmucks who do n't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes.,0,negative
 "offers chills much like those that you get when sitting around a campfire around midnight, telling creepy stories to give each other the willies.",1,positive
-"unlike most animaton from japan, the characters move with grace and panache",1,positive
 your kids,1,positive
-normally could n't care less,0,negative
+that deserves more than a passing twinkle,1,positive
 bold choices,1,positive
-"is a dazzling, remarkably unpretentious reminder of what ( evans ) had, lost, and got back.",1,positive
-no apparent reason except,0,negative
+deeply unpleasant experience,0,negative
 eclipses,1,positive
-"amusing, let alone funny",1,positive
-a sleeper success,1,positive
+"revel in those visual in-jokes, as in the film's verbal pokes at everything from the likes of miramax chief harvey weinstein's bluff personal style to the stylistic rigors of denmark's dogma movement",1,positive
+short of wonderful with its ten-year-old female protagonist and its steadfast refusal to set up a dualistic battle between good and evil,1,positive
 what's the russian word for wow !? ',1,positive
 dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted,0,negative
+"as if drop dead gorgeous was n't enough, this equally derisive clunker is fixated on the spectacle of small-town competition.",0,negative
 mixed up together like a term paper from a kid who ca n't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another,0,negative
 unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significance,1,positive
 top shelf,1,positive
+afraid of the bad reviews,0,negative
+in this forgettable effort,0,negative
 "has perfected the art of highly entertaining, self-aggrandizing, politically motivated documentary-making",1,positive
 what an idea,1,positive
 "is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision, but that vision is beginning to feel,",0,negative
-a wet burlap sack,0,negative
-that the entire exercise has no real point,0,negative
+the most repugnant adaptation of a classic text since roland joffé and demi moore's the scarlet letter.,0,negative
 loathsome movie,0,negative
+snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza,1,positive
 the ya-ya sisterhood,1,positive
-an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes,0,negative
-these women's souls right open,1,positive
-"a naturally funny film,",1,positive
+looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor's garage sale,0,negative
+i 'd take ( its ) earnest errors and hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time.,1,positive
 rich performances,1,positive
-"while general audiences might not come away with a greater knowledge of the facts of cuban music, they 'll be treated to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds.",1,positive
-earnhart's film is more about the optimism of a group of people who are struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones,1,positive
+"a different and emotionally reserved type of survival story -- a film less about refracting all of world war ii through the specific conditions of one man, and more about that man lost in its midst.",1,positive
 you could change tables,1,positive
-all sing beautifully and act adequately.,1,positive
 as thought-provoking,1,positive
 up a storm as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist named dirty dick,0,negative
 "ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's",0,negative
 appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up.,0,negative
 pretty decent little documentary,1,positive
-"often it's meandering, low on energy, and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy",0,negative
+hoped i would -- with moist eyes,1,positive
 stinks,0,negative
-warmest,1,positive
 manages to generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal.,1,positive
 choppy ending,0,negative
-spellbinding,1,positive
-entertained,1,positive
 cheesy screenplay,0,negative
+can smell the grease on the plot,0,negative
+"you 'll forget about it by monday, though, and if they 're old enough to have developed some taste, so will your kids",0,negative
 "a schmaltzy, by-the-numbers romantic comedy, partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely",0,negative
 albeit a visually compelling one,1,positive
 overly convenient plot twists,0,negative
-that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him,1,positive
+a big-budget/all-star movie,1,positive
+just because a walk to remember is shrewd enough to activate girlish tear ducts does n't mean it's good enough for our girls.,0,negative
+"maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout,",1,positive
+that it's far too sentimental,0,negative
 frighteningly fascinating contradiction,1,positive
 hip-hop prison thriller of stupefying absurdity.,0,negative
-anachronistic phantasms haunting the imagined glory of their own pasts,1,positive
 the salton sea works the way a good noir should,1,positive
 golden,1,positive
-a rip-roaring comedy action fest that 'll put hairs on your chest.,1,positive
 goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so.,0,negative
-"demonstrates the unusual power of thoughtful, subjective filmmaking",1,positive
 frequent flurries of creative belly laughs and genuinely enthusiastic performances ... keep the movie slaloming through its hackneyed elements with enjoyable ease.,1,positive
-that things fall apart,0,negative
-chilling advantage,1,positive
-made a walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
 "while this film has an ` a ' list cast and some strong supporting players, the tale -- like its central figure, vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love.",0,negative
-a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit,0,negative
-the problem with movies about angels,0,negative
+coral reef adventure is a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world's endangered reefs --,1,positive
+unbearably lame.,0,negative
+inherent in how medical aid is made available to american workers,1,positive
 digital,1,positive
-out of reach,0,negative
+lethargic,0,negative
 utterly charming,1,positive
+two gifted performers,1,positive
 "... the good and different idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well and, except for the fine star performances, there is little else to recommend `` never again.''",0,negative
+sending the audience,1,positive
 "with energy, intelligence and verve, enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage",1,positive
-"works because of the universal themes, earnest performances ... and excellent use of music by india's popular gulzar and jagjit singh.",1,positive
 "touching, dramatically forceful, and beautifully shot",1,positive
+its ludicrous and contrived plot,0,negative
 the film is well under way --,1,positive
-grant is n't cary and bullock is n't katherine,0,negative
+but what is missing from it all is a moral.,0,negative
 this unimaginative comedian,0,negative
 septic,0,negative
 a keep - 'em - guessing plot and an affectionate take on its screwed-up characters.,1,positive
+is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever,0,negative
 directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made,1,positive
 as a serious drama about spousal abuse,1,positive
+"most audacious, outrageous",1,positive
 "to the perkiness of witherspoon ( who is always a joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate )",1,positive
 ", we have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching.",1,positive
-this gender-bending comedy is generally quite funny.,1,positive
+is a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story.,1,positive
 accumulate like lint in a fat man's navel,0,negative
 never inspires more than an interested detachment.,0,negative
+the wanton slipperiness of * corpus and its amiable jerking and reshaping of physical time and space would make it a great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art.,1,positive
 sulky teen drama,0,negative
 exhilarating place,1,positive
 ", getting there is not even half the interest.",0,negative
-hack,0,negative
-"is exceedingly pleasant,",1,positive
 collateral,1,positive
 solidly entertaining and moving family drama,1,positive
-laugh,1,positive
-brisk hack,0,negative
-"deadpan cool, wry humor and just the measure",1,positive
-negatives,0,negative
-career,1,positive
+adding,1,positive
 "the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther, but she's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated, and",0,negative
 88-minute highlight reel,0,negative
 but it's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish,0,negative
 courage and happiness,1,positive
 get made-up and,1,positive
+awakens,1,positive
 beautifully produced,1,positive
-familiar -- and not in a good way,0,negative
 its characterization of hitler and,0,negative
+have their funny bones tickled,1,positive
 it the adventures of direct-to-video nash,0,negative
+is n't quite,0,negative
+"derived from a lobotomy,",0,negative
 does give a pretty good overall picture of the situation in laramie following the murder of matthew shepard,1,positive
-familiar but utterly delightful.,1,positive
-"cuba gooding jr. valiantly mugs his way through snow dogs, but even his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy",0,negative
+"there is something in full frontal, i guess, about artifice and acting and how it distorts reality for people who make movies and watch them, but",0,negative
 veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements,1,positive
 "there are some laughs in this movie,",1,positive
-the funniest moments in this oddly sweet comedy about jokester highway patrolmen,1,positive
 an air of dignity that's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters,1,positive
-it will remind them that hong kong action cinema is still alive and kicking.,1,positive
+"at the one-hour mark, herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion.",0,negative
+comes off as a pale successor,0,negative
 something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities,0,negative
-left of his passe ' chopsocky glory,0,negative
-radiates star-power potential in this remarkable and memorable film,1,positive
 "to be transported into the life of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
-its committed dumbness,0,negative
+bibbidy-bobbidi-bland,0,negative
+"bogs down in insignificance,",0,negative
 ca n't even do that much.,0,negative
-cobbled together out of older movies,0,negative
 "real dawns, comic relief",1,positive
-"you see the movie and you think, zzzzzzzzz.",0,negative
 feels like very light errol morris,1,positive
+unimpressively fussy,0,negative
 "might survive a screening with little harm done, except maybe for the last 15 minutes, which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine.",0,negative
-created a provocative,1,positive
 of cinematic perfection,1,positive
+"it's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor, but there are enough high points to keep this from being a complete waste of time",1,positive
 ", badly cobbled look",0,negative
 "'s back in form,",1,positive
 the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,0,negative
-"loose, unaccountable direction",0,negative
 a good ear for dialogue,1,positive
 tasty and,1,positive
 "'s fun, splashy and entertainingly nasty.",1,positive
-provides a strong itch to explore more.,1,positive
 smart and taut,1,positive
 "a boring masquerade ball where normally good actors, even kingsley, are made to look bad.",0,negative
 the better of obnoxious adults,0,negative
 a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding,1,positive
 ", their struggle is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting.",0,negative
+smarter and more diabolical,1,positive
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+would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways,0,negative
 "cheesy backdrops,",0,negative
+it's hard to imagine acting that could be any flatter.,0,negative
 the wrong times,0,negative
 one of the more influential works of the ` korean new wave ',1,positive
 in getting under the skin of her characters,1,positive
-nasty,0,negative
+", provocative drama",1,positive
 and immature provocations,0,negative
+"is that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than, as was more likely, a victim of mental illness",0,negative
+"stroked, luridly colored, uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain",0,negative
 whose valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone,0,negative
 bogs down in genre cliches,0,negative
-'s hard to say who might enjoy this,0,negative
+"entirely suspenseful,",1,positive
 it's a rare window on an artistic collaboration.,1,positive
-"is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games, of no erotic or sensuous charge.",0,negative
 it goes nowhere,0,negative
 under our skin,0,negative
 decent,1,positive
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 one of the most unpleasant things the studio has ever produced.,0,negative
 muddy,0,negative
-this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy,0,negative
+predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game,0,negative
 a nice little story in the process,1,positive
+"way too much indulgence of scene-chewing, teeth-gnashing actorliness",0,negative
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 "chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece",0,negative
-interesting to see where one's imagination will lead when given the opportunity,1,positive
-"some very good acting, dialogue",1,positive
 "anyone else who may, for whatever reason, be thinking about going to see this movie is hereby given fair warning.",0,negative
+inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth,1,positive
 find a place among the studio's animated classics,1,positive
 "that, half an hour in, starts making water torture seem appealing",0,negative
 our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender -- and i know this because i 've seen ` jackass : the movie.,0,negative
-on every frame of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye,1,positive
+a big corner office in hell,0,negative
 smart new comedy,1,positive
 get bogged down in earnest dramaturgy,0,negative
 "'s meandering, low on energy, and too eager to be quirky at moments",0,negative
-too slow for a younger crowd,0,negative
-"as an introduction to the man's theories and influence, derrida is all but useless ; as a portrait of the artist as an endlessly inquisitive old man, however, it's invaluable",1,positive
 "a long, unfunny one at that",0,negative
+is filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love,1,positive
 who comes to america speaking not a word of english,0,negative
 obviously desired,1,positive
 interesting cinematic devices,1,positive
 an uneasy marriage,0,negative
-evokes the style and flash of the double-cross that made mamet's `` house of games '' and last fall's `` heist '' so much fun.,1,positive
 proves as clear and reliable an authority on that,1,positive
-romantics,1,positive
+gripping performances by lane and gere,1,positive
 the name of high art,1,positive
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 really has no place to go since simone is not real,0,negative
 mind-bending,1,positive
 may scream low budget,0,negative
-is that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally.,0,negative
-"return to never land may be another shameless attempt by disney to rake in dough from baby boomer families,",0,negative
+a high water mark for this genre,1,positive
 "shyamalan takes a potentially trite and overused concept ( aliens come to earth ) and infuses it into a rustic, realistic, and altogether creepy tale of hidden invasion.",1,positive
-far more witty,1,positive
+"piercingly affecting ... while clearly a manipulative film, emerges as powerful rather than cloying",1,positive
+"the whole package certainly captures the intended, er, spirit of the piece",1,positive
+"as darkly funny,",1,positive
+family togetherness takes a back seat to inter-family rivalry and workplace ambition,0,negative
 ( a ) real pleasure in its laid-back way.,1,positive
-a stylish cast and some clever scripting solutions,1,positive
-ill-advised,0,negative
 insane liberties,0,negative
 dreadfully earnest inversion,0,negative
-freeman ca n't save it,0,negative
-"its simplicity puts an exclamation point on the fact that this is n't something to be taken seriously, but it also wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare.",0,negative
+created a monster,0,negative
 us is a minor miracle,1,positive
 three hours and with very little story or character,0,negative
 is a feast for the eyes,1,positive
@@ -35864,75 +35819,76 @@ her confidence in her material is merited,1,positive
 female friendship that men can embrace and,1,positive
 the intrigue from the tv series,1,positive
 "tight and truthful,",1,positive
-"while the filmmaking may be a bit disjointed, the subject matter is so fascinating that you wo n't care.",1,positive
-of the big summer movies,1,positive
-what might have been acceptable on the printed page of iles ' book does not translate well to the screen.,0,negative
+wet burlap sack,0,negative
+a welcome lack,1,positive
+is more like something from a bad clive barker movie,0,negative
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-as a castrated,0,negative
+ahola ),0,negative
+action-packed an experience as a ringside seat,1,positive
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-"a ` girls gone wild ' video for the boho art-house crowd, the burning sensation is n't a definitive counter-cultural document --",0,negative
-every articulate player,1,positive
+wewannour money back,0,negative
+do n't know if frailty will turn bill paxton into an a-list director,0,negative
+most touching movie,1,positive
+a fantastic dual performance,1,positive
+", this oscar-nominated documentary takes you there.",1,positive
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+"sweet,",1,positive
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 "romantic comedy and dogme 95 filmmaking may seem odd bedfellows, but they turn out to be delightfully compatible here.",1,positive
-be growing,1,positive
+", it's still a guilty pleasure to watch.",1,positive
+sleekness,1,positive
+about how lame,0,negative
 war's,0,negative
+to the script's refusal of a happy ending,0,negative
+"if you 're content with a clever pseudo-bio that manages to have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director's life, eisenstein delivers.",1,positive
 even that's too committed.,0,negative
 "an acceptable way to pass a little over an hour with moviegoers ages 8-10,",1,positive
 the chaos of an urban conflagration,0,negative
 an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type,0,negative
+lower i.q.,0,negative
+"the film's plot may be shallow, but",0,negative
 "with a lot of static set ups, not much camera movement, and most of the scenes",0,negative
+that resonate with profundity,1,positive
 viewing in university computer science departments for years to come,1,positive
-a fine,1,positive
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 been too many of these films,0,negative
-"from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn, to grow, to travel",1,positive
-into a mundane '70s disaster flick,0,negative
-flashy,1,positive
 indulgent,1,positive
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-begin with,1,positive
 "a generous, inspiring film that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually",1,positive
 corruption,0,negative
 intriguing,1,positive
-with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie,1,positive
+japanese director shohei imamura's latest film is an odd but ultimately satisfying blend of the sophomoric and the sublime.,1,positive
 moments of genuine insight into the urban heart,1,positive
+felt and vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world.,1,positive
 classified as one of those ` alternate reality ',1,positive
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-is impossible to think of any film more challenging or depressing than the grey zone,0,negative
 never rises to a higher level,0,negative
+"clumsy dialogue,",0,negative
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+"pale, dark beauty",1,positive
+fires the winning shot,1,positive
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-been gathering dust on mgm's shelf,0,negative
-"on the local flavor with a hugely enjoyable film about changing times, clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza",1,positive
-"than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms",1,positive
+an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture,1,positive
+obvious copy,0,negative
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-wonderfully vulgar,1,positive
-"plotless, shapeless",0,negative
-is compelling enough,1,positive
-"touches smartly and wistfully on a number of themes, not least the notion that the marginal members of society ... might benefit from a helping hand and a friendly kick in the pants.",1,positive
-as the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol's most intense psychological mysteries,1,positive
-sports aficionados,1,positive
-"moretti ... is the rare common-man artist who's wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and, as it turns out, more fragile -- than happiness.",1,positive
+yes.,1,positive
+though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity,1,positive
+will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device,0,negative
 "it's as sorry a mess as its director's diabolical debut, mad cows.",0,negative
-"makes this man so watchable is a tribute not only to his craft, but to his legend.",1,positive
 take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters,0,negative
-prejudices,0,negative
 drown yourself in a lake,0,negative
-", brutally clueless",0,negative
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-are as mushy as peas,0,negative
+", almost every relationship and personality in the film yields surprises.",1,positive
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-a playful spirit,1,positive
+overrides what little we learn along the way about vicarious redemption.,0,negative
 to make us share their enthusiasm,1,positive
 's like dying and going to celluloid heaven,1,positive
-zero-dimensional,0,negative
-good yarn-spinner,1,positive
 there are enough throwaway references to faith and rainbows to plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit.,1,positive
 will do so in a way that does n't make you feel like a sucker,1,positive
 that you root for throughout,1,positive
@@ -35940,233 +35896,232 @@ that you root for throughout,1,positive
 captures the wonders and worries of childhood,1,positive
 suffers from a lack of clarity and audacity that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer demands.,0,negative
 "it's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel, but the result is more puzzling than unsettling",0,negative
+"one would be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop.",1,positive
 refreshingly smart and newfangled,1,positive
 is bright and flashy,1,positive
-the acting is fine but,1,positive
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 "may have made a great saturday night live sketch, but a great movie it is not.",0,negative
 "woven of romance, dancing, singing, and unforgettable characters",1,positive
 are immaculate,1,positive
-their incessant whining,0,negative
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-of a golden book sprung to life,1,positive
-"'s also cold, gray, antiseptic and emotionally desiccated.",0,negative
+morbid one,0,negative
 humorless soap opera,0,negative
-the holocaust,0,negative
-utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing --,1,positive
+genuine and,1,positive
 excess debris,0,negative
 a sometimes incisive and sensitive portrait that is undercut by its awkward structure and a final veering toward melodrama.,0,negative
-irritating ( at least to this western ear ),0,negative
 do a homage,1,positive
 ... quite endearing.,1,positive
-than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role,1,positive
 're down,0,negative
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 "keep you watching, as will the fight scenes",1,positive
-torments,0,negative
+", the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery",0,negative
+really rather special,1,positive
+works its magic with such exuberance and passion that the film's length becomes a part of its fun,1,positive
 "sensual, funny and, in the end, very touching",1,positive
 ", unfussily poetic",1,positive
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+"about refracting all of world war ii through the specific conditions of one man, and more about that man",1,positive
 "by movie's end, we accept the characters and the film, flaws and all",1,positive
-affirming and,1,positive
+"the film reminds me of a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding -- with better characters, some genuine quirkiness and at least a measure of style.",1,positive
 a child's interest and an adult's patience,0,negative
-sparking,1,positive
 fails to fascinate.,0,negative
-"it gets very ugly, very fast",0,negative
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+banal as the telling,0,negative
 "conveys the passion, creativity, and fearlessness of one of mexico's most colorful and controversial artists -- a captivating drama that will speak to the nonconformist in us all",1,positive
-"while it may not add up to the sum of its parts, holofcener's film offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded, and the ensemble cast is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often.",1,positive
-dazzling dream,1,positive
+is about a domestic unit finding their way to joy,1,positive
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-that you feel like running out screaming,0,negative
+"the hurried, badly cobbled look",0,negative
+of soft-core twaddle,0,negative
 lunacy,0,negative
 any awards,1,positive
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+"they will have a showdown, but, by then, your senses are as mushy as peas and",0,negative
 ", beyond the astute direction of cardoso and beautifully detailed performances by all of the actors, is a note of defiance over social dictates.",1,positive
 so devoid of artifice and purpose,0,negative
 do well to check this one out because it's straight up twin peaks action,1,positive
+of puerile,0,negative
 devastated,0,negative
 "attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and,",0,negative
-an inferior level,0,negative
-off-putting romantic comedy.,0,negative
+in three words : thumbs friggin ' down,0,negative
 frida with a visual style unique and inherent,1,positive
 own solemn insights,1,positive
 "like the best of godard's movies ... it is visually ravishing, penetrating, impenetrable.",1,positive
 too sappy for its own good.,0,negative
 smart and dark,1,positive
 "found it slow, predictable and not very amusing.",0,negative
+generous and subversive,1,positive
 a mexican soap opera,0,negative
 the film's considered approach,1,positive
-the unsung heroes of 20th century,1,positive
-", and for the memorable character creations",1,positive
+are odd and pixilated and,0,negative
 a captivating and intimate study about dying and loving,1,positive
 so i do n't know what she's doing in here,0,negative
-looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara is n't even halfway through,0,negative
 not the great american comedy,0,negative
 not only are the film's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny,0,negative
 "children's entertainment, superhero comics",1,positive
+this slight premise ... works because of the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm as the aged napoleon,1,positive
 and rough-hewn vanity project,0,negative
-"normally good actors, even kingsley, are made to look bad",0,negative
 if it belongs on the big screen,1,positive
 comfort food,1,positive
+makes this a high water mark for this genre.,1,positive
 far more appealing,1,positive
 it does in trouble every day,1,positive
+indie comedy,1,positive
 "a solid, anguished performance",1,positive
-suspenseful enough,1,positive
-every once in a while a film,1,positive
-the abiding impression,1,positive
 ", then triple x marks the spot.",1,positive
-the point of ridiculousness,0,negative
+"after an uncertain start, murder hits and generally sustains a higher plateau with bullock's memorable first interrogation of gosling.",1,positive
+", seamless and sumptuous stream",1,positive
+pessimism,0,negative
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-"brown sugar signals director rick famuyiwa's emergence as an articulate, grown-up voice in african-american cinema.",1,positive
 only the odd enjoyably chewy lump,1,positive
 situates it all in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle's carpets,0,negative
 "is sentimental but feels free to offend, is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its characters, is about grief and yet permits laughter",1,positive
 "it is a strength of a documentary to disregard available bias, especially as temptingly easy as it would have been with this premise.",1,positive
 unsatisfying muddle,0,negative
-and it's a lousy one at that.,0,negative
 the script is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish.,0,negative
 ", rohmer's talky films fascinate me",1,positive
-his slop,0,negative
-the uncompromising knowledge,1,positive
+of devito's misanthropic vision,0,negative
 has nothing,0,negative
-sloppiness,0,negative
 "our reality tv obsession, and even",0,negative
 recycled plot,0,negative
 smartly written,1,positive
 no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,0,negative
-want nothing else than to show us a good time,1,positive
 nolan's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair,1,positive
 pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting,0,negative
 "it's better suited for the history or biography channel,",0,negative
 gives added clout to this doc,1,positive
 "has little insight into the historical period and its artists,",0,negative
-"vowing, `",1,positive
 "is a subzero version of monsters, inc.,",0,negative
 too manipulative,0,negative
+that the e-graveyard,0,negative
 the sum of its pretensions,0,negative
 virtually no one is bound to show up at theaters for it,0,negative
 "fully exploit the comic elements of the premise, making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing",0,negative
 perverse,0,negative
-"has created a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness, for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen, which, in this day and age, is of course the point.",1,positive
+wilco fans will have a great time,1,positive
 a bodice-ripper for intellectuals,1,positive
 the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ;,0,negative
-gets vivid performances from her cast and,1,positive
 "set out to lampoon, anyway.",0,negative
+emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable,0,negative
+hypermasculine,0,negative
 right-thinking ' films,1,positive
 real bump-in - the-night chills,1,positive
+childish things,0,negative
 used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,0,negative
-immaculately,1,positive
+film school brat,0,negative
 guilt-suffused melodrama,0,negative
 is spooky and subtly in love with myth,1,positive
+self-hatred and,0,negative
 from which no interesting concept can escape,0,negative
-it's not like having a real film of nijinsky,0,negative
 sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches,0,negative
 "turn a larky chase movie into an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need to be somebody, and to belong to somebody.",1,positive
-with witty dialogue and inventive moments,1,positive
 "amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's cleverly constructed scenario, and greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise",1,positive
 an oddly winning portrayal,1,positive
-do n't make movies like they used to anymore,0,negative
 satisfying summer,1,positive
 "a superlative b movie -- funny, sexy, and rousing.",1,positive
-a battle between bug-eye theater and dead-eye,0,negative
+"of its heightened, well-shaped dramas",1,positive
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+watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours,0,negative
 "the unacceptable,",0,negative
 this gorgeous epic,1,positive
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 re-voiced version,0,negative
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+"is hugely overwritten, with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children.",0,negative
+"is it a charming, funny and beautifully crafted import, it uses very little dialogue, making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time.",1,positive
+"this rather unfocused, all-over-the-map movie would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor.",0,negative
+is a goofy pleasure,1,positive
+bizarre,0,negative
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 strong narrative,1,positive
 "is like a progressive bull in a china shop, a provocateur crashing into ideas and special-interest groups as he slaps together his own brand of liberalism.'",1,positive
+put together by some cynical creeps at revolution studios and imagine entertainment to make the suckers out there surrender $ 9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life,0,negative
 becomes a testament to faith.,1,positive
 "hopefully, this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons.",1,positive
+can only be described as sci-fi generic.,0,negative
+burns out,0,negative
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 "( hayek ) throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto, she strikes a potent chemistry with molina and she gradually makes us believe she is kahlo.",1,positive
-satisfyingly scarifying,1,positive
 ", enveloping affection",1,positive
+"thoughtless,",0,negative
 remarkably cohesive,1,positive
+comprise a powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt,1,positive
 a thriller without a lot of thrills.,0,negative
 the week blown up for the big screen,0,negative
-"the mystery of enigma is how a rich historical subject, combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat, plodding picture.",0,negative
+"is an intelligent, realistic portrayal of testing boundaries",1,positive
+"of folks they do n't understand, ones they figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand, either",0,negative
+appreciation,1,positive
 "any way of gripping what its point is, or",0,negative
 slap her,0,negative
 seeking to pull a cohesive story out,0,negative
 ca n't distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up,0,negative
 fast-moving,1,positive
-wonderful performances that tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender,1,positive
-"offers little insight into the experience of being forty, female and single.",0,negative
 "by and large this is mr. kilmer's movie, and it's his strongest performance since the doors",1,positive
 a florid turn,0,negative
-impressive stagings,1,positive
-"manages to convince almost everyone that it was put on the screen, just for them",1,positive
+immensely appealing couple,1,positive
 "delighted with the fast, funny, and even touching story",1,positive
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 little visible talent and,0,negative
-as three of the most multilayered and sympathetic female characters of the year,1,positive
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 "so much of the movie -- again, as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess",0,negative
 iosseliani,1,positive
+mysterious and brutal nature,0,negative
+"it may not be particularly innovative,",0,negative
 an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground,1,positive
+too ludicrous and,0,negative
 against governmental odds,0,negative
 odd and weird.,0,negative
 was ushered in by the full monty and is still straining to produce another smash,0,negative
 the things that made the original men in black such a pleasure,1,positive
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-"muscles and a lot more smarts, but just as endearing and easy to watch",1,positive
+"the kind of movie during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness, at its idiocy, at its utterly misplaced earnestness",0,negative
 paints a grand picture of an era,1,positive
+ca n't help but be drawn in by the sympathetic characters,1,positive
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-of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0,negative
-"is completely lacking in charm and charisma, and",0,negative
+with some powerful people,1,positive
 a chain of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
-"remains brightly optimistic, coming through in the end",1,positive
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-it's simply unbearable,0,negative
 filmmakers and performers of this calibre,1,positive
 "the jokes,",1,positive
-pretty decent,1,positive
-gives a human face to what's often discussed in purely abstract terms,1,positive
+"has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller, while the testimony of witnesses lends the film a resonant undertone of tragedy.",1,positive
+sterile,0,negative
+", bad movie",0,negative
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 unimpeachable clarity,1,positive
 ", it must be labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '",1,positive
-"a visionary marvel,",1,positive
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 the compelling historical tale,1,positive
-"this is popcorn movie fun with equal doses of action, cheese, ham and cheek ( as well as a serious debt to the road warrior )",1,positive
 "delicate, clever direction",1,positive
-rock-solid little genre picture,1,positive
-a sturdiness and solidity,1,positive
-plateau,1,positive
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+sharp and quick documentary,1,positive
+is silly but strangely believable.,1,positive
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+"; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes, ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend",0,negative
+"found its audience, probably because it's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters.",0,negative
+fast-paced and,1,positive
 too silly to take seriously.,0,negative
 i almost expected there to be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show.,0,negative
 not without cheesy fun factor.,1,positive
-"enough intelligence, wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd",1,positive
 rewarding.,1,positive
 "secret ballot is a comedy, both gentle and biting",1,positive
 able to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man,1,positive
 the nation,1,positive
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+"for this sort of thing to work, we need agile performers, but the proficient, dull sorvino has no light touch, and rodan is out of his league.",0,negative
 enthusiastically taking up the current teen movie concern with bodily functions,0,negative
 the past via surrealist flourishes,1,positive
-pictures,1,positive
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-sunk,0,negative
-"a thoughtful, emotional movie experience",1,positive
+the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant,1,positive
+"joyless,",0,negative
+a good deal,1,positive
 "video, and so devoid of artifice and purpose",0,negative
-cagney's ` top of the world ' has been replaced by the bottom of the barrel,0,negative
 "a compelling yarn, but not quite a ripping one.",1,positive
 ", it runs for 170",0,negative
-extraordinarily talented,1,positive
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-with cardboard characters and performers,0,negative
-"anyone with a passion for cinema, and indeed sex, should see it as soon as possible.'",1,positive
 rude,0,negative
-annoying and artificial,0,negative
-"first-time writer-director dylan kidd also has a good ear for dialogue, and the characters sound like real people.",1,positive
 an immensely entertaining look at some of the unsung heroes of 20th century pop music.,1,positive
+", the film is extremely thorough.",1,positive
 of ghandi gone bad,0,negative
 "soderbergh's best films, ``",1,positive
 the need for national health insurance,1,positive
@@ -36174,48 +36129,47 @@ shot like a postcard and overacted with all the boozy self-indulgence that bring
 "the filmmakers know how to please the eye, but",1,positive
 he does this so well you do n't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role.,1,positive
 make it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come,1,positive
-vividly and,1,positive
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-in a poorly,0,negative
 "seem motivated by nothing short of dull, brain-deadening hangover.",0,negative
 the leanest and meanest of solondz's misanthropic comedies.,1,positive
+"it excels because, unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk, it offers hope.",1,positive
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-entertainment,1,positive
 "are so well tuned that the film comes off winningly, even though it's never as solid as you want it to be",1,positive
+"guns, cheatfully filmed martial arts, disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves",0,negative
 "that kate is n't very bright, but",0,negative
 "as saccharine movies go, this is likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses.",0,negative
 to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours,1,positive
+"you are curious to see the darker side of what's going on with young tv actors ( dawson leery did what ?!? ), or see some interesting storytelling devices",1,positive
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 the limitations of his skill,0,negative
-its poignant and uplifting story,1,positive
-"( davis ) wants to cause his audience an epiphany, yet he refuses to give us real situations and characters.",0,negative
-a cruelly funny twist on teen comedy,1,positive
-chill,0,negative
+delivers on that promise.,1,positive
+yet fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere,0,negative
 alternately fascinating and frustrating documentary,1,positive
+"simply put, `` far from heaven '' is a masterpiece.",1,positive
 enhances the personal touch of manual animation.,1,positive
 "directed, barely, by there",0,negative
 "is hollow, self-indulgent, and - worst of all - boring.",0,negative
 all portent and no content,0,negative
 atmospheric weirdness,1,positive
 "mel gibson can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo",1,positive
-that plays better only for the film's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film's characters,0,negative
+done way too often,0,negative
 "this odd, distant portuguese import more or less borrows from bad lieutenant and les vampires, and comes up with a kind of art-house gay porn film.",0,negative
 perfect show,1,positive
-looking at his 12th oscar nomination,1,positive
 seem barely in the same movie,0,negative
 the fact that it is n't very good is almost beside the point.,0,negative
-a fragment of an underdone potato,0,negative
-"great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
 "falters in its recycled aspects, implausibility, and sags in pace",0,negative
+much funnier than anything,1,positive
+the movie's most admirable quality,1,positive
 the longest 90 minutes,0,negative
-disguising this,0,negative
 pale successor,0,negative
 "a graceful, moving tribute to the courage of new york's finest and a nicely understated expression of the grief shared by the nation at their sacrifice.",1,positive
+a film worth watching,1,positive
+by it -- the kind of movie,1,positive
 excellent,1,positive
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+with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing,1,positive
 another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective,1,positive
 ", the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest,",0,negative
-"to feel anything much while watching this movie, beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting",0,negative
 "gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character, there remains a huge gap between the film's creepy",0,negative
 "like the world of his film, hartley created a monster but did n't know how to handle it.",0,negative
 dramaturgy,0,negative
@@ -36223,444 +36177,445 @@ odd and,0,negative
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 "like a medium-grade network sitcom -- mostly inoffensive, fitfully amusing, but ultimately so weightless that a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen.",0,negative
 flaws igby,0,negative
-composed or edited,0,negative
+surehanded,1,positive
+"is so different from the apple and so striking that it can only encourage us to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility, working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success.",1,positive
+small delights,1,positive
 the best possible ways,1,positive
+hopes and dreams,1,positive
 "exactly what its title implies : lusty, boisterous and utterly charming.",1,positive
 "is in his hypermasculine element here, once again able to inject some real vitality and even art into a pulpy concept that, in many other hands would be completely forgettable",1,positive
-to have you scratching your head than hiding under your seat.,0,negative
-enjoyable undercover brother,1,positive
+a backstage must-see for true fans,1,positive
 "tremendous, offbeat sense",1,positive
+worse,0,negative
 "struggles to rebel against his oppressive, right-wing, propriety-obsessed family.",0,negative
-to question why somebody might devote time to see it,0,negative
+'s a real shame,0,negative
 "an ungainly movie,",0,negative
+an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving could be intriguing,1,positive
 to perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d,1,positive
-a remarkable amount,1,positive
 "inventive,",1,positive
 allows the characters to inhabit their world without cleaving to a narrative arc,1,positive
-a vivid imagination and,1,positive
+great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art,1,positive
 "a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth",1,positive
 even better than the first one,1,positive
+you 'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police.,0,negative
 almost all of its accumulated enjoyment with a crucial third act miscalculation,0,negative
-"visually engrossing, seldom hammy,",1,positive
 "love it, too",1,positive
-"does n't end up having much that is fresh to say about growing up catholic or, really, anything.",0,negative
+"take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a mormon family movie, and a sappy, preachy one at that",0,negative
+weird,0,negative
+a rather unique approach,1,positive
+it's tremendously moving,1,positive
 is an encyclopedia of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence.,0,negative
 best films,1,positive
 completely awful iranian drama ... as much fun as a grouchy ayatollah in a cold mosque.,0,negative
 suspect it might deliver again and again,1,positive
-is a desperate miscalculation,0,negative
 have you talking 'til the end of the year,1,positive
 a sense of action,1,positive
-has taken quite a nosedive from alfred hitchcock's imaginative flight to shyamalan's self-important summer fluff.,0,negative
-they fascinate in their recklessness.,1,positive
 tries so hard to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident.,0,negative
 often shocking but ultimately worthwhile exploration of motherhood and desperate mothers,1,positive
+"her own screenplay, jumps to the head of the class of women's films that manage to avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style",1,positive
 keep it from being a total rehash,0,negative
-uneven but a lot of fun,1,positive
 "an example of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience",1,positive
 hypocritical work,0,negative
-"lack a strong-minded viewpoint, or a sense of humor",0,negative
+with complicated plotting and banal dialogue,0,negative
 "plot, characters, drama, emotions, ideas -- all are irrelevant to the experience of seeing the scorpion king.",0,negative
 uninspired,0,negative
 just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work,0,negative
+a pleasant piece,1,positive
 an excellent cast,1,positive
+"it's unlikely to inspire anything more than a visit to mcdonald's, let alone some savvy street activism",0,negative
 episode,1,positive
-have an original bone in his body,0,negative
 "is an unsettling sight, and indicative of his, if you will, out-of-kilter character, who rambles aimlessly through ill-conceived action pieces",0,negative
 feel absolutely earned,1,positive
-slippery slope,0,negative
-"by turns touching, raucously amusing, uncomfortable, and, yes, even sexy, never again is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre.",1,positive
-sickly,0,negative
 "impossible as it may sound, this film's heart is even more embracing than monty, if only because it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition.",1,positive
 probably want to see it twice,1,positive
-by his lack of self-awareness,0,negative
-the fluid motion is astounding on any number of levels -- including the physical demands made on büttner --,1,positive
+", it's also cold, gray, antiseptic and emotionally desiccated.",0,negative
 that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence,1,positive
-", the emotions seem authentic",1,positive
+'s bright,1,positive
+close enough in spirit to its freewheeling trash-cinema roots to be a breath of fresh air.,1,positive
 ", ' it also rocks.",1,positive
-life-changing chance encounters,1,positive
 "female friendship, spiked with raw urban humor",1,positive
 "is many things -- stoner midnight flick, sci-fi deconstruction, gay fantasia --",0,negative
-audacious-impossible,0,negative
-in practice it's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life,0,negative
+the visual panache,1,positive
 a more measured or polished production ever could,1,positive
 a stylish thriller.,1,positive
 the movie is a trove of delights.,1,positive
-constructs,1,positive
 "nicks sustains the level of exaggerated, stylized humor throughout by taking your expectations and twisting them just a bit.",1,positive
-chris,1,positive
+it may be the most oddly honest hollywood document of all,1,positive
 when commercialism has squeezed the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had,0,negative
 it might be ` easier ' to watch on video at home,0,negative
-"a sly female empowerment movie,",1,positive
 "whether it's the worst movie of 2002, i ca n't say for sure : memories of rollerball have faded, and i skipped country bears",0,negative
 hits the bullseye,1,positive
+with formalist experimentation in cinematic art,1,positive
 a dualistic battle between good and evil,1,positive
-unembarrassing but unmemorable,0,negative
-are becoming irritating,0,negative
 expects something special but instead gets ( sci-fi ) rehash,0,negative
+comes together as a coherent whole.,1,positive
 improvement,1,positive
 languishing,0,negative
 "even though many of these guys are less than adorable ( their lamentations are pretty much self-centered ), there's something vital about the movie.",1,positive
 "leblanc thought, `` hey, the movie about the baseball-playing monkey was worse.''",0,negative
+forget that they are actually movie folk,1,positive
 "'s also uninspired, lacking the real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires",0,negative
-is amiss in the world.,0,negative
+rush,0,negative
+overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man,1,positive
 twice as powerful,1,positive
-intriguing and stylish.,1,positive
+from the movie gods,1,positive
+( sometimes hilarious ),1,positive
 fresh air now and then,1,positive
 to a satisfying crime drama,1,positive
 laugh-out-loud lines,1,positive
-sell us on this twisted love story,1,positive
 britney's cutoffs,0,negative
+has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women,1,positive
+struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy and pretentious.,0,negative
 certified,1,positive
-straightforward and old-fashioned,1,positive
 ` innovative ' and ` realistic ',1,positive
 "really is a pan-american movie, with moments of genuine insight into the urban heart.",1,positive
 "creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict, inextricably entwined through family history, each seeing himself in the other, neither liking what he sees",1,positive
+"features terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull, unimaginative car chase.",0,negative
+is attractive,1,positive
 amusements,1,positive
+"director rick famuyiwa's emergence as an articulate, grown-up voice in african-american cinema",1,positive
 seem goofy rather than provocative,0,negative
 the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure,0,negative
 something i would rather live in denial about,0,negative
-motivated by something more than franchise possibilities,1,positive
+it ca n't really be called animation,0,negative
 with the lovely hush,1,positive
-roussillon providing comic relief,1,positive
 "the film does a solid job of slowly, steadily building up to the climactic burst of violence.",1,positive
-of the clients,1,positive
 the eye candy here lacks considerable brio.,0,negative
+own fear and paranoia,0,negative
 elling and kjell bjarne become symbolic characters whose actions are supposed to relate something about the naïf's encounter with the world.,0,negative
 the highest production values,1,positive
 ( the film's ) taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all,0,negative
-a breadth of vision,1,positive
 flawless amounts,1,positive
 lush scenery,1,positive
+romantic thriller,1,positive
 dancing,1,positive
+wonderfully creepy mood,1,positive
 "the film fearlessly gets under the skin of the people involved ... this makes it not only a detailed historical document, but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture",1,positive
-a heartland so overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama,0,negative
 -- if predictable --,0,negative
 emphatic,1,positive
+what's best about,1,positive
 ", cultivation and devotion",1,positive
+"there's back-stabbing, inter-racial desire and, most importantly, singing and dancing.",1,positive
 "in the new release of cinema paradiso, the tale has turned from sweet to bittersweet, and when the tears come during that final, beautiful scene, they finally feel absolutely earned.",1,positive
-surprisingly powerful and universal.,1,positive
-", it does a disservice to the audience and to the genre.",0,negative
-who are alternately touching and funny,1,positive
 trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain -- and,0,negative
+spirals downward,0,negative
 "you 'll swear that you 've seen it all before, even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard.",0,negative
 loves both dance and cinema,1,positive
-i enjoyed barbershop,1,positive
+they do n't fit well together and neither is well told.,0,negative
 "silly stuff, all mixed up together like a term paper from a kid who ca n't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another.",0,negative
 shines like a lonely beacon.,1,positive
 satisfy the boom-bam crowd,1,positive
-"pointed personalities, courage, tragedy and the little guys",1,positive
 the young woman's infirmity and her naive dreams,0,negative
 for an unfocused screenplay,0,negative
-chaotic,0,negative
 "me no lika da accents so good,",0,negative
 an uneven mix of dark satire and childhood awakening.,0,negative
-serious,1,positive
 "some of the computer animation is handsome, and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale, but overall the film never rises above mediocrity.",0,negative
 care too much about this love story,1,positive
 pause and think of what we have given up to acquire the fast-paced contemporary society,1,positive
 such a mechanical endeavor (,1,positive
-"derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting, and always a beauty to behold",1,positive
-ultimately tragic,0,negative
+ca n't stand,0,negative
 funny scenes,1,positive
+are attached to the concept of loss,0,negative
 "hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop",1,positive
 organic,1,positive
 excellent use of music,1,positive
-every conceivable mistake,0,negative
-his intellectual rigor or,1,positive
-not good,0,negative
 recognizable and true,1,positive
-secondary,0,negative
 assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over,0,negative
 the best actor,1,positive
 blab and,0,negative
-marvelous first,1,positive
+jolt you out,1,positive
 "one is left with a sour taste in one's mouth, and little else.",0,negative
 it takes you somewhere,1,positive
 is it a comedy?,0,negative
+cry for your money back,0,negative
 airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length,0,negative
+kline's superbly nuanced performance,1,positive
+mr. chabrol's subtlest works,1,positive
 is nothing but a convenient conveyor belt of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
 "unleashes his trademark misogyny -- er, comedy --",0,negative
 not many movies have that kind of impact on me these days.,1,positive
 with too little,0,negative
-a little less bling-bling and a lot more romance,1,positive
 an unholy mess,0,negative
-improvised on a day-to-day basis during production,0,negative
+laughable dialogue,0,negative
 "a colorful, vibrant introduction",1,positive
 "the most creative, energetic and original",1,positive
-'s a sadistic bike flick that would have made vittorio de sica proud,1,positive
+", wilde's play is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice.",1,positive
+strangely hollow at its emotional core,0,negative
+stupidity,0,negative
 to knock back a beer with but they 're simply not funny performers,0,negative
 "a film of epic scale with an intimate feeling, a saga of the ups and downs of friendships.",1,positive
+"treats his women -- as dumb, credulous, unassuming, subordinate subjects",0,negative
 entertain or,1,positive
-hallmark card sentimentality and,0,negative
 and it marks him as one of the most interesting writer/directors working today.,1,positive
 "it made me feel unclean, and i 'm the guy who liked there's something about mary and both american pie movies.",0,negative
+substitutable,0,negative
 a rich and intelligent film,1,positive
 get a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone.,0,negative
+tacky nonsense,0,negative
 pass up,0,negative
 "to provide the pleasures of a slightly naughty, just-above-average off - broadway play",0,negative
-"on theory, sleight-of-hand, and ill-wrought hypothesis",0,negative
+certainly,1,positive
 it's still unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror.,1,positive
 generic villains,0,negative
 of a good cast,1,positive
-parker's creative interference,1,positive
-actually amusing,1,positive
 shockingly manages to be even worse than its title,0,negative
 certainly,1,positive
+convincing intelligence,1,positive
 timeless and unique,1,positive
-"a terrible movie, just",0,negative
 the actors try hard but come off too amateurish and awkward.,0,negative
-of our best actors,1,positive
-auschwitz,0,negative
 special qualities,1,positive
 a lovely and beautifully photographed romance.,1,positive
 bang your head,0,negative
-tiresomely,0,negative
 this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off,0,negative
+fluidity and sense,1,positive
 best man '',1,positive
+"as animation increasingly emphasizes the computer and the cool, this is a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth.",1,positive
+the story's promising premise,1,positive
 "sloppy, amusing",1,positive
+this is a must!,1,positive
 who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
 "ultimately, the film amounts to being lectured to by tech-geeks, if you 're up for that sort of thing.",0,negative
 so in love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots.,0,negative
-the problematic characters and overly convenient plot twists,0,negative
+feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film,0,negative
+a really bad imitation,0,negative
 ` cq may one day be fondly remembered as roman coppola's brief pretentious period before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about,0,negative
 sensational true-crime,1,positive
 advocacy cinema that carries you along in a torrent of emotion as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day,1,positive
-powder blues,1,positive
-"call me a cynic,",0,negative
-"your reward will be a thoughtful, emotional movie experience.",1,positive
+sequel-for-the-sake,0,negative
+birthday girl '' is an actor's movie first and foremost.,1,positive
 the film's hero is a bore,0,negative
 "blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ), the movie is powerful and provocative.",1,positive
 romantic crime comedy,1,positive
+is a movie you can trust,1,positive
 "there are flaws, but also stretches of impact and moments of awe",1,positive
 no-surprise series,0,negative
-", it remains brightly optimistic, coming through in the end",1,positive
 the suckers,0,negative
 of substance about a teacher,1,positive
-"parker and co-writer catherine di napoli are faithful to melville's plotline, they and a fully engaged supporting cast",1,positive
-the thrill,1,positive
-a lower i.q. than when i had entered,0,negative
+is as often imaginative as it is gory,1,positive
 "a beyond-lame satire,",0,negative
 the magic,1,positive
-a good race,1,positive
+than either of those films,0,negative
 boorish,0,negative
+it certainly wo n't win any awards in the plot department but it sets out with no pretensions and delivers big time.,1,positive
 committed performances,1,positive
-a hard time,0,negative
+offbeat sensibilities for the earnest emotional core to emerge with any degree of accessibility,0,negative
 that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you,1,positive
+"it's difficult to imagine that a more confused, less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002.",0,negative
 some problems,0,negative
-the script?,0,negative
+"while certainly more naturalistic than its australian counterpart, amari's film falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey.",0,negative
 "fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics, genre thrills or inherent humor.",0,negative
 is an interesting movie!,1,positive
+"examines the intimate, unguarded moments of folks who live in unusual homes -- which pop up in nearly every corner of the country",1,positive
 leon,1,positive
 "was when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny, but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration.",0,negative
-the big summer movies,1,positive
+it's not a great monster movie.,0,negative
+", sketchy characters and immature provocations can fully succeed at cheapening it.",0,negative
+"creates a stunning, taxi driver-esque portrayal of a man teetering on the edge of sanity.",1,positive
+touching melodrama,1,positive
 wry observations,1,positive
 in amazement over the fact,1,positive
 "an exquisite, unfakable sense of cinema",1,positive
+a bunch of strung-together tv episodes,0,negative
 ugly,0,negative
 through dahmer's two hours,0,negative
+insomnia,0,negative
 gives ample opportunity,1,positive
-'s never as solid,0,negative
 bad name,0,negative
-( less a movie than ),0,negative
 throwing up his hands in surrender,0,negative
-that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit,0,negative
 "although estela bravo's documentary is cloyingly hagiographic in its portrait of cuban leader fidel castro, it's still a guilty pleasure to watch.",1,positive
 ... a confusing drudgery.,0,negative
 is supremely unfunny and unentertaining,0,negative
-it also shows how deeply felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them.,1,positive
-the whole enterprise,1,positive
 as simple and innocent a movie as you can imagine.,1,positive
+takes big bloody chomps,0,negative
 like this film,1,positive
 draws us in,1,positive
-derivative horror film,0,negative
-"it's a wise and powerful tale of race and culture forcefully told, with superb performances throughout.",1,positive
+'s already been too many of these films ...,0,negative
 the best and most mature comedy,1,positive
-"remains prominent,",1,positive
+"individual moments of mood, and an aimlessness that's actually sort of amazing",1,positive
 is an amicable endeavor,1,positive
 one resurrection too many.,0,negative
 of weird performances and direction,0,negative
+do n't care to understand,0,negative
 is instead about as fresh as last week's issue of variety.,0,negative
 of a movie that defies classification and is as thought-provoking as it,1,positive
 clotted,0,negative
 an amazing slapstick,1,positive
-"seems more tacky and reprehensible,",0,negative
 comic possibilities,1,positive
+"daily struggles and simple pleasures usurp the preaching message so that, by the time the credits roll across the pat ending, a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails.",1,positive
 a black hole of dullness,0,negative
-still leaves shockwaves,1,positive
-the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy,1,positive
 "the dramatic scenes are frequently unintentionally funny, and",0,negative
 uses grant's own twist of acidity,1,positive
+hits and generally sustains a higher plateau with bullock's memorable first interrogation of gosling,1,positive
 is appealing.,1,positive
-"children's entertainment, superhero comics,",1,positive
-the film's hero is a bore and his innocence soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence.,0,negative
-a formula comedy redeemed by its stars,1,positive
-the movie suffers from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected.,0,negative
+things interesting,1,positive
+of lo mein and general tso's chicken barely give a thought to the folks who prepare and deliver it,0,negative
+more emotional,1,positive
+"broomfield's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all, and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient.",0,negative
+a fascinating glimpse of urban life and,1,positive
 can still be smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still at work.,1,positive
 the biggest problem,0,negative
 's a terrible movie in every regard,0,negative
 "a cheap, ludicrous attempt",0,negative
-wit to keep parents away from the concession stand,1,positive
-is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him,1,positive
 with major pleasures from portuguese master manoel de oliviera,1,positive
-bound to show up at theaters for it,1,positive
-pizazz,1,positive
 working from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written by gianni romoli ... ozpetek avoids most of the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up,1,positive
+should have been made for the tube,0,negative
 told a nice little story in the process,1,positive
 disarmingly straightforward and strikingly devious,1,positive
 "kwan is a master of shadow, quietude, and room noise, and",1,positive
-it a comic book with soul,1,positive
+"a calm, self-assured portrait of small town regret, love, duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience",1,positive
+not-so-bright mother and daughter,0,negative
 even better,1,positive
 multi-layered,1,positive
 certainly wo n't win any awards in the plot department,0,negative
 ", should scare any sane person away.",0,negative
 ", creativity, and fearlessness",1,positive
+"oh, james!",1,positive
 trashy teen-sleaze equivalent,0,negative
 that try too hard to be mythic,0,negative
+worst of all --,0,negative
 "comes off winningly, even though it's never as solid as you want it to be",1,positive
 emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them,1,positive
 keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats,1,positive
-the exploitative,0,negative
+a distinct rarity,1,positive
 "a graceful, moving tribute to the courage of new york's finest and a nicely understated expression of the grief",1,positive
-blazing,1,positive
+liked,1,positive
 "tsai ming-liang's witty, wistful new film",1,positive
 is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things to appeal much to teenagers,0,negative
+a great director at the helm,1,positive
+lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed,1,positive
 kept much of the plot but jettisoned the stuff that would make this a moving experience for people who have n't read the book,0,negative
+incredibly inane,0,negative
 "the jokes are sophomoric, stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere and",0,negative
 sappy as big daddy,0,negative
 "one of the smarter offerings the horror genre has produced in recent memory, even if it's far tamer than advertised.",1,positive
+you love the music,1,positive
 who's being conned right up to the finale,1,positive
 unabashed sweetness,1,positive
 sordid and disgusting,0,negative
-"to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script, which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else",0,negative
-he's got as potent a topic as ever here,1,positive
-"little more than a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy",0,negative
-coffee,1,positive
-would seem to be surefire casting,1,positive
-but unfortunately also,0,negative
+valid,1,positive
+his movie veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic,0,negative
+"chen films the resolutely downbeat smokers only with every indulgent, indie trick in the book",0,negative
+an impenetrable and insufferable ball of pseudo-philosophic twaddle.,0,negative
 funny situations and honest observations,1,positive
 outstanding performance,1,positive
-cliché-laden screenplay,0,negative
 this is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker,1,positive
-be white-knuckled and unable to look away,1,positive
+for deft punctuation,1,positive
 a vehicle to showcase the canadian's inane ramblings,0,negative
 of period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans,1,positive
 break,0,negative
+a compelling pre-wwii drama,1,positive
+the dispassionate gantz brothers,0,negative
+'s always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations,1,positive
+too campy to work as straight drama,0,negative
+going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about,0,negative
 's so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments,1,positive
-is n't much fun.,0,negative
-floundering,0,negative
+bring off this kind of whimsy,1,positive
 ", but miss wonton floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity.",1,positive
-to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest,0,negative
+"prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms",0,negative
+its splendor,1,positive
+boring,0,negative
 "an uplifting,",1,positive
 "am to feel-good, follow-your-dream hollywood fantasies",1,positive
 an enjoyable feel-good family comedy,1,positive
 "strikes a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny",1,positive
 an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence,1,positive
 "this time, the old mib label stands for milder is n't better.",0,negative
-a been-there,0,negative
+", not the usual route in a thriller, and the performances are odd and pixilated and sometimes both.",0,negative
+sort of amazing,1,positive
 shafer's feature does n't offer much in terms of plot or acting.,0,negative
 deep inside righteousness,1,positive
-the movie too often spins its wheels with familiar situations and repetitive scenes,0,negative
 is somehow making its way instead to theaters,0,negative
 almost saccharine domestic interludes,1,positive
+all of the filmmakers ' calculations ca n't rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness.,0,negative
 me want to pack raw dough in my ears,0,negative
-"this nasty comedy pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts, boobs, unmentionables -- without much success.",0,negative
 a wholesome fantasy for kids,1,positive
 flaccid satire and what,0,negative
 's denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism,0,negative
 "cheap, vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail's pace",0,negative
-"of an adoring, wide-smiling reception",1,positive
-easy to be bored by as your abc's,0,negative
+under-rehearsed and,0,negative
 utterly ridiculous,0,negative
 odd and pixilated,0,negative
 "though the story ... is hackneyed, the characters have a freshness and modesty that transcends their predicament.",1,positive
-painfully slow,0,negative
 "as well-written as sexy beast, not as gloriously flippant as lock, stock and two smoking barrels,",1,positive
 truth,1,positive
 that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy,0,negative
 a watch,1,positive
-"simply stupid,",0,negative
 hurts to watch,0,negative
 picked me up,1,positive
 celebrates the hardy spirit of cuban music,1,positive
+tov to a film about a family's joyous life acting on the yiddish stage.,1,positive
 damned,0,negative
 "kwan is a master of shadow, quietude, and room noise",1,positive
-"is badly edited, often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story.",0,negative
 spooks,0,negative
-", rent the disney version.",0,negative
+is a warm and well-told tale of one recent chinese immigrant's experiences in new york city.,1,positive
 get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show,1,positive
-another cool crime movie that actually manages to bring something new into the mix,1,positive
-has its rewards,1,positive
-"` linklater fans, or pretentious types who want to appear avant-garde will suck up to this project ... '",0,negative
+"stealing harvard is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating, boring, and forgettable",0,negative
 "acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense,",0,negative
-is also imbued with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama,1,positive
+'s hard to resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs,1,positive
 think they,0,negative
-uptight,0,negative
-"putrid writing, direction and timing with a smile that says, ` if i stay positive, maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures, drunken master.'",0,negative
-"surprising highs,",1,positive
+a trove,1,positive
 to see three splendid actors,1,positive
 comes off like a bad imitation of the bard.,0,negative
+"the film is enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits, headed by christopher plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i 've ever seen in the many film and stage adaptations of the work.",1,positive
 could be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot,0,negative
 "hubert with a mixture of deadpan cool, wry humor and just the measure of tenderness required to give this comic slugfest some heart",1,positive
 a film that relies on personal relationships,1,positive
-"ratliff's two previous titles, plutonium circus and purgatory county show his penchant for wry, contentious configurations, and this film is part of that delicate canon",1,positive
 intellectually and logistically,1,positive
-to gluing you to the edge of your seat,1,positive
 "the filmmakers ' paws, sad to say, were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project",0,negative
 you wo n't have any trouble getting kids to eat up these veggies.,1,positive
+real-life strongman ahola lacks the charisma and ability to carry the film on his admittedly broad shoulders.,0,negative
 "freedom the iranian people already possess, with or without access to the ballot box",1,positive
-it ends up being surprisingly dull,0,negative
-be better to wait for the video,0,negative
+the film's conclusion powerful and satisfying,1,positive
+something more user-friendly,0,negative
 "heartbreak to watching it now, with older and wiser eyes, because we know what will happen after greene's story ends",1,positive
-"smart and fun, but far more witty",1,positive
 degraded things,0,negative
-family drama,1,positive
 the funniest motion,1,positive
 "anyone who wants to start writing screenplays can just follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films, sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity.",0,negative
 "if the last man were the last movie left on earth, there would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows.",0,negative
 with an inauspicious,0,negative
 ( and lovely,1,positive
-likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise?,1,positive
+"continues to systematically destroy everything we hold dear about cinema, only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage.",0,negative
 shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb,1,positive
-"toilet humor,",0,negative
-a mischievous visual style and oodles of charm,1,positive
 the long-faced sad sack,0,negative
 the finest films of the year,1,positive
-it's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy,1,positive
 one of the year's best,1,positive
 originality,1,positive
 "it may scream low budget, but this charmer has a spirit that can not be denied",1,positive
+lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary,0,negative
 she fails to provoke them.,0,negative
 its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious,1,positive
+this equally derisive clunker,0,negative
 by which time it's impossible to care who wins,0,negative
 "is not show-stoppingly hilarious, but scathingly witty nonetheless.",1,positive
 "any real raw emotion, which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships",0,negative
 is a great yarn,1,positive
 serenity and discipline,1,positive
-most purely enjoyable,1,positive
+unpretentious,1,positive
 's kinda dumb,0,negative
 who uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows,1,positive
-could n't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron,1,positive
+"about cleverness, wit or any other kind of intelligent humor",1,positive
 "of the most beautiful, evocative works i 've seen",1,positive
-yiddish stage,1,positive
+"weirdly, broomfield has compelling new material but he does n't unveil it until the end, after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car.",0,negative
 cranky adults,0,negative
+"serviceability, but",0,negative
 of an already obscure demographic,0,negative
-"stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made, but",1,positive
 hit that may strain adult credibility.,0,negative
 ", wide-smiling reception",1,positive
+"the acting is just fine, but there's not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes, especially with the weak payoff.",0,negative
 keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good,0,negative
 its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length,0,negative
 loves them,1,positive
 of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream,0,negative
+a guilty pleasure to watch,1,positive
 's as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese.,0,negative
+intellectual masterpieces,1,positive
+eyes,1,positive
 of your eyes,1,positive
-left a few crucial things out,0,negative
 that manage to avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style,1,positive
 egocentricities,0,negative
 a cheap cliché,0,negative
 "a delightfully dour, deadpan tone",1,positive
 devoted to the insanity of black,0,negative
-it has plenty of laughs.,1,positive
 not-very-funny comedy,0,negative
 her skin,1,positive
 is grossly contradictory,0,negative
@@ -36669,7 +36624,6 @@ becomes lifeless and falls apart like a cheap lawn chair.,0,negative
 most impressive player,1,positive
 the mark of a respectable summer blockbuster is one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs.,1,positive
 an 88-minute rip-off,0,negative
-a treat,1,positive
 "is given passionate, if somewhat flawed, treatment.",1,positive
 its one good idea,1,positive
 of california,1,positive
@@ -36679,54 +36633,56 @@ of california,1,positive
 workplace ambition,1,positive
 disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves,0,negative
 wishy-washy melodramatic movie,0,negative
-as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes,1,positive
 critics be damned.,1,positive
 "of love, longing, and voting",1,positive
 it's a sit down and ponder affair,1,positive
-that good,1,positive
 "a movie just for friday fans, critics be damned.",1,positive
 completely forgettable,0,negative
+"uncompromising, difficult and",0,negative
 underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community,1,positive
+a rambling examination of american gun culture that uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion through juxtaposition,0,negative
 "undoubtedly play well in european markets, where mr. besson is a brand name, and in asia, where ms. shu is an institution",1,positive
 cool event,1,positive
-the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
 cheap-looking version,0,negative
 winner,1,positive
-lovely flakiness,1,positive
+", wall-to-wall good time",1,positive
 a filmmaker of impressive talent,1,positive
-"eloquent, deeply felt",1,positive
-it's more of the ` laughing at ' variety than the ` laughing with,0,negative
-an extreme action-packed film,1,positive
 understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal,1,positive
 to convince us of that all on their own,1,positive
 most watchable film,1,positive
+a compelling coming-of-age drama about the arduous journey of a sensitive young girl through a series of foster homes and a fierce struggle to pull free from her dangerous and domineering mother's hold over her.,1,positive
+compulsively watchable,1,positive
 turned them into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long,0,negative
 a shrewd and effective film,1,positive
 too difficult,0,negative
-independent-community guiding lights,1,positive
 "a smart,",1,positive
-against all odds,1,positive
+a finely written,1,positive
 the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating,1,positive
 astonishingly,1,positive
 ", `` far from heaven '' is a masterpiece.",1,positive
-", provocative",1,positive
 "a light, yet engrossing piece.",1,positive
-of bubba ho-tep's clearly evident quality,1,positive
 of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
 with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness,1,positive
 a slow-moving police-procedural thriller that,0,negative
 "a delightfully dour,",1,positive
+"is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest, but its just not a thrilling movie",0,negative
 "an enthralling aesthetic experience, one that's steeped in mystery and a ravishing, baroque beauty",1,positive
 "which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run",0,negative
 has the chops of a smart-aleck film school brat and the imagination of a big kid ...,1,positive
 sustain a reasonable degree of suspense,1,positive
 pummel us with phony imagery or music,0,negative
+that does n't reveal even a hint of artifice,0,negative
 "mr. murray, a prolific director of music videos",1,positive
 above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
 "this is n't exactly profound cinema, but it's good-natured and sometimes quite funny.",1,positive
+with a cause,1,positive
+a backstage must-see,1,positive
+"has elements of romance, tragedy and even silent-movie comedy",1,positive
 off,0,negative
+"-- more revealing, more emotional and more surprising --",1,positive
 losing his touch,0,negative
 "is ) a fascinating character, and",1,positive
+best ensemble casts,1,positive
 "this breezy caper movie becomes a soulful, incisive meditation on the way we were, and the way we are.",1,positive
 "suspense, surprise",1,positive
 wild-and-woolly,1,positive
@@ -36735,72 +36691,77 @@ the pleasure of his sounds and images,1,positive
 "should never, ever,",0,negative
 formulaic sports drama that carries a charge of genuine excitement,1,positive
 of this year's very best pictures,1,positive
-could easily wait for your pay per view dollar,0,negative
+the only entertainment you 'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair will be from unintentional giggles -- several of them.,0,negative
+tepid and tedious,0,negative
 the best way,1,positive
-"a fresh, entertaining comedy",1,positive
+also rocks,1,positive
+well-written television series where you 've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably wo n't see the next six.,0,negative
 the relentless gaiety,0,negative
 the film its flaws,0,negative
 the emperor's club turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach.,0,negative
 breach gaps in their relationships with their fathers,1,positive
 the gutless direction,0,negative
 nolan's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends ( it ) stimulating depth.,1,positive
-"dancing, singing, and unforgettable characters",1,positive
-cloying messages,0,negative
+is a superior horror flick,1,positive
 's lost the politics and the social observation and become just another situation romance about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay,0,negative
+hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances,0,negative
 a flat script and a low budget,0,negative
 poetry in motion,1,positive
-"love cinema paradiso, whether the original version or new director's cut",1,positive
 painfully,0,negative
 is beginning to feel,1,positive
-the film offers an intriguing what-if premise.,1,positive
-"a crowd-pleaser, but then",1,positive
+also reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth,1,positive
 like an extreme action-packed film,1,positive
 generally light enough,1,positive
 "look at morality, family, and social expectation",1,positive
 hindered by a central plot that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
 the courage of its convictions,1,positive
+the audience in the travails of creating a screenplay,1,positive
+", it throws you for a loop.",1,positive
 flashy editing style,1,positive
 of parental failings,0,negative
-much tongue in cheek in the film,1,positive
 with flashbulb editing as cover for the absence of narrative continuity,0,negative
 "the story plays out slowly,",0,negative
 worthwhile documentary,1,positive
 "is impossible to find the film anything but appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived, and totally lacking in conviction",0,negative
 "a well-done film of a self-reflexive, philosophical nature.",1,positive
-into brutally labored and unfunny hokum,0,negative
 diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master,0,negative
 "... spiced with humor ( ' i speak fluent flatula, ' advises denlopp after a rather, er, bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand ) and witty updatings ( silver's parrot has been replaced with morph, a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around )",1,positive
 comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow.,0,negative
-"is dark, brooding and slow, and takes its central idea way too seriously.",0,negative
-"this makes for perfectly acceptable, occasionally very enjoyable children's entertainment.",1,positive
+that and it's what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
 is downright doltish and uneventful,0,negative
+decent material,1,positive
+deadpan tone,0,negative
 "like the best 60 minutes exposé, the film ( at 80 minutes ) is actually quite entertaining.",1,positive
-viewers will need all the luck they can muster just figuring out who's who in this pretentious mess.,0,negative
+the dreams of youth,1,positive
 "unfortunately, carvey's rubber-face routine is no match for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg.",0,negative
+", it's also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american, i might add -- slice of comedic bliss.",1,positive
 "embrace small, sweet ` evelyn",1,positive
 a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll,1,positive
-a slight but sweet film.,1,positive
-engaging offbeat touches,1,positive
-", it offers hope",1,positive
-an especially well-executed television movie,1,positive
+"'s clotted with heavy-handed symbolism, dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long",0,negative
 ... is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters.,0,negative
-"funny, somber, absurd, and, finally, achingly sad,",1,positive
-a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world,1,positive
+"this somber picture reveals itself slowly, intelligently, artfully.",1,positive
+a great deal,1,positive
 faithful portraiture,1,positive
+a well-made and satisfying thriller,1,positive
+frustrating ` tweener ',0,negative
 slap,0,negative
 ", it manages to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in.",1,positive
-wow fans,1,positive
+is a hilarious place to visit,1,positive
 a hoot in a bad-movie way,0,negative
+overlong and,0,negative
 've got something pretty damn close,1,positive
 a feel-good movie that,1,positive
+who liked there's something about mary and both american pie movies,1,positive
+actually hurts to watch.,0,negative
 a manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse,0,negative
+contemporary southern adolescence,1,positive
 the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama,0,negative
 a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman's clothes,1,positive
 are about a half dozen young turks angling to see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence.,0,negative
+nazi politics and aesthetics,0,negative
+a waste of fearless purity in the acting craft.,0,negative
+even a must-see,1,positive
 lighting that emphasizes every line and sag,0,negative
-is great,1,positive
-bring on the sequel.,1,positive
-catapulting the artist into her own work,1,positive
 confusing on one level or another,0,negative
 refreshingly clear,1,positive
 's easy to like and always,1,positive
@@ -36808,49 +36769,45 @@ refreshingly clear,1,positive
 "diaz, applegate, blair and posey are suitably kooky which should appeal to women and they strip down often enough to keep men alert, if not amused.",1,positive
 instructs a younger lad in zen and the art of getting laid in this prickly indie comedy of manners and misanthropy,1,positive
 "to better understand why this did n't connect with me would require another viewing, and i wo n't be sitting through this one again ... that in itself is commentary enough.",0,negative
+"perceptive, taut, piercing and feisty",1,positive
 fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere,0,negative
 sets out to entertain and,1,positive
 wonderful thing,1,positive
 you wish had been developed with more care,0,negative
-down on their working-class subjects,0,negative
 stale gags,0,negative
 "cold, pretentious,",0,negative
-one of the best films,1,positive
 "much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay",0,negative
-to keep our interest,1,positive
-undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references,1,positive
 the screen in frustration,0,negative
-is a satisfying well-made romantic comedy that's both charming and well acted.,1,positive
+is hindered by a central plot that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about.,0,negative
 "belongs in the too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video/dvd category, and this is why i have given it a one-star rating.",0,negative
-"demonstrates that the director of such hollywood blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop",1,positive
 invited to the party,1,positive
-only are the film's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny,0,negative
 stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders,0,negative
 for illustrating the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters,1,positive
 drag on,0,negative
-"this is a movie full of grace and, ultimately, hope.",1,positive
 worked wonders,1,positive
+"i 've seen some bad singer-turned actors, but lil bow wow takes the cake.",0,negative
 the holes in this film remain agape --,0,negative
-if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
 "however, manages just to be depressing, as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance.",0,negative
-if you 're in the mood for something more comfortable than challenging,1,positive
-i was impressed by how many tit-for-tat retaliatory responses the filmmakers allow before pulling the plug on the conspirators and averting an american-russian armageddon.,1,positive
-more than she can handle,0,negative
+remarkably accessible and haunting,1,positive
+too much kid-vid,0,negative
+ultimately unpredictable,1,positive
+enjoyed,1,positive
 a spontaneity,1,positive
 be more timely in its despairing vision of corruption,0,negative
 "it's enough to watch huppert scheming, with her small, intelligent eyes as steady as any noir villain, and to enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that chabrol spins.",1,positive
-"a work of extraordinary journalism, but it is also a work of deft and subtle poetry.",1,positive
-"yakusho, as always, is wonderful as the long-faced sad sack ... and his chemistry with shimizu is very believable.",1,positive
+cautions,0,negative
 will be greek to anyone not predisposed to the movie's rude and crude humor,0,negative
-'s equally hard to imagine anybody being able to tear their eyes away from the screen once it's started,1,positive
 ivan is a prince of a fellow,1,positive
-"it looks good,",1,positive
-makes me say the obvious : abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here,0,negative
+has virtually nothing to show,0,negative
+of a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding,1,positive
+oddly humorous,1,positive
 "heady, biting, be-bop",1,positive
+"funny in a sick, twisted sort of way.",1,positive
 might be like trying to eat brussels sprouts,0,negative
 sharp as a samurai sword,1,positive
 it's always fascinating to watch marker the essayist at work.,1,positive
 hits a nerve,0,negative
+"it's a loathsome movie, it really is and it makes absolutely no sense",0,negative
 transcends,1,positive
 than most third-rate horror sequels,0,negative
 does n't work.,0,negative
@@ -36862,389 +36819,388 @@ a fragile framework,0,negative
 plotting and mindless action,0,negative
 a road-trip movie that's surprisingly short of both adventure and song,0,negative
 you 're an agnostic carnivore,0,negative
-able to tear their eyes away from the screen,1,positive
+"to recommend secretary, based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal",1,positive
 fare with real thematic heft,1,positive
+new york's finest and a nicely understated expression of the grief,1,positive
 full of stunning images and effects,1,positive
-bad love,1,positive
 "but as you watch the movie, you 're too interested to care.",1,positive
+cut through the layers of soap-opera emotion and you find a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out of the people who want to believe in it the most.,1,positive
 "this is unusual, food-for-thought cinema that's as entertaining as it is instructive.",1,positive
 "the story's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing, and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power",1,positive
+"yakusho, as always, is wonderful as the long-faced sad sack ...",1,positive
 made me want to scream,0,negative
+dicaprio's best performance,1,positive
+"for the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth, who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach",0,negative
 neither original,0,negative
 about the worst thing,0,negative
-out-bad-act the other,0,negative
 easily the most thoughtful fictional examination,1,positive
 cinematic touchstone,1,positive
 fairly weak retooling,0,negative
-a haunting ode to humanity,1,positive
+just another generic drama that has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap thrills.,0,negative
 lowly studio hack,0,negative
-"the irrelevant as on the engaging, which gradually turns what time",0,negative
-pallid,0,negative
-"authentically vague, but ultimately purposeless, study",0,negative
 is one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen.,1,positive
 slaloming through its hackneyed elements,0,negative
 the english call ` too clever by half,1,positive
 read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame,0,negative
-outstanding,1,positive
-"humor, verve and fun",1,positive
+ambiguous enough to be engaging and,1,positive
 ... a guiltless film for nice evening out.,1,positive
 "we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together, and michele's spiritual quest is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest.",0,negative
 the comic touch,1,positive
 it won -- and wins still,1,positive
-", you 'd better have a good alternative",0,negative
-as it is instructive,1,positive
+climactic setpiece,1,positive
 argento,1,positive
-", secretary takes the most unexpected material and handles it in the most unexpected way.",1,positive
-of inept filmmaking,0,negative
 is too pedestrian a filmmaker to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories.,0,negative
+"just a simple fable done in an artless sytle, but it's tremendously moving",1,positive
 labute continues to improve.,1,positive
+pulling the plug on the conspirators and averting an american-russian armageddon,1,positive
 the most poorly staged and lit action,0,negative
-"all round, but what really sets the film apart is debrauwer's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons",1,positive
 high-strung,0,negative
-"is an inspirational love story,",1,positive
+effective in all its aspects,1,positive
+"can not help but love cinema paradiso, whether the original version or new director's cut.'",1,positive
 frustrating misfire,0,negative
 's a good yarn-spinner,1,positive
 the great films about movie love,1,positive
 ", unaware that it's the butt of its own joke.",0,negative
+needed a little less bling-bling and a lot more romance.,0,negative
 exploitation,0,negative
 upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
-"designed to fill time,",0,negative
+ready to go to the u.n. and ask permission for a preemptive strike,0,negative
 conventional thriller,1,positive
 the disappointingly generic nature,0,negative
-an important movie,1,positive
 to make enough into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller ',1,positive
 ", awe-inspiring visual poetry",1,positive
-soulful nuances,1,positive
+self-centered,0,negative
 "its recycled aspects, implausibility,",0,negative
-the right choices,1,positive
-'s hardly over before it begins to fade from memory,0,negative
+"the one-liners are snappy, the situations volatile and",1,positive
+riveting and surprisingly romantic ride,1,positive
 an incredibly narrow in-joke targeted to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic.,0,negative
+"unforced, rapid-fire delivery",1,positive
 a rude black comedy about the catalytic effect a holy fool,0,negative
+every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage,0,negative
 particularly joyless,0,negative
 alan and his fellow survivors are idiosyncratic enough to lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise.,1,positive
-wooden performances,0,negative
-fails to convince the audience that these brats will ever be anything more than losers.,0,negative
 the screenwriters dig themselves in deeper every time they toss logic and science into what is essentially a `` dungeons and dragons '' fantasy with modern military weaponry ...,0,negative
 "has a caffeinated, sloppy brilliance, sparkling with ideas you wish had been developed with more care,",1,positive
 "demonstrates that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken.",1,positive
 most enchanting film,1,positive
+( siegel ) and co-writers lisa bazadona and grace woodard have relied too much on convention in creating the characters who surround frankie.,0,negative
 agile,1,positive
 cuts to the chase of the modern girl's dilemma,1,positive
 the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode,0,negative
-seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation,0,negative
+from each film,1,positive
 ", avarice and damaged dreams",0,negative
 an abyss,0,negative
 wisdom and humor,1,positive
 well worth revisiting as many times,1,positive
+", he has at least one more story to tell : his own.",1,positive
 we did n't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show,0,negative
-the best little `` horror '' movie,1,positive
+adds enough quirky and satirical touches,1,positive
 "it's an entertaining movie, and the effects, boosted to the size of a downtown hotel, will all but take you to outer space",1,positive
 this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel,0,negative
-the finest kind,1,positive
-a film about female friendship that men can embrace and women will talk about for hours.,1,positive
+"bray is completely at sea ; with nothing but a savage garden music video on his resume, he has no clue about making a movie.",0,negative
+", secretary is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout, notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips into pop freudianism.",1,positive
+of scorn,0,negative
 ", it has a genuine dramatic impact",1,positive
 the art direction is often exquisite,1,positive
 fun and nimble.,1,positive
 "like its script, which nurses plot holes gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through, the characters in swimfan seem motivated by nothing short of dull, brain-deadening hangover.",0,negative
-"'s all about anakin ... and the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and, of course, special effect",1,positive
 "yes, soar.",1,positive
 an alternately fascinating and frustrating documentary.,1,positive
 "is a few bits funnier than malle's dud, if only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks",1,positive
 odd movies,0,negative
 can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin ' down.,0,negative
-reach a truly annoying pitch,0,negative
 o matter how much good will the actors generate,1,positive
-the outstanding thrillers of recent years,1,positive
+offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment,1,positive
+"generates little narrative momentum, and invites unflattering comparisons to other installments in the ryan series",0,negative
 "barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all, barely anything",0,negative
 graphic violence,0,negative
 we really have n't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since ... well ... since last week's reign of fire,0,negative
-a hilarious kenneth branagh,1,positive
+is smart and entirely charming,1,positive
+is that hollywood expects people to pay to see it.,0,negative
 tender and,1,positive
 spirited film,1,positive
-"'s a dark, gritty story",1,positive
-the slippery slope of dishonesty,0,negative
-an adorably whimsical comedy,1,positive
+it might have been,0,negative
 addictive,1,positive
 swings and jostles,1,positive
-what time offers tsai's usual style and themes,1,positive
-so uninspiring,0,negative
+pleasing,1,positive
 touching and,1,positive
 genial romance,1,positive
 charlotte sometimes is a brilliant movie.,1,positive
 "it looks good, sonny,",1,positive
 make a huge action sequence as any director,1,positive
+time bombs and,0,negative
+promising work-in-progress,1,positive
 "folks they do n't understand, ones they figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand, either",0,negative
 to have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
 does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds,1,positive
 a pale successor,0,negative
 elegantly appointed period drama,1,positive
-captures the soul of a man in pain who gradually comes to recognize it and deal with it,1,positive
-is as difficult for the audience to take as it,0,negative
+"my big fat greek wedding is that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film, ' because it's about family.",1,positive
 has really found his groove these days.,1,positive
-interesting to witness the conflict from the palestinian side,1,positive
+impressive and highly entertaining celebration,1,positive
+"helmer hudlin tries to make a hip comedy, but his dependence on slapstick defeats the possibility of creating a more darkly edged tome.",0,negative
 "its premise is smart, but the execution is pretty weary.",0,negative
-cliche,0,negative
+"like its script, which nurses plot holes gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through",0,negative
 has far more energy,1,positive
 on dave barry's popular book of the same name,1,positive
-devoid of joy and energy,0,negative
-a rehash of every gangster movie,0,negative
 to the edge of their seats,1,positive
 "is genial but never inspired, and little about it will stay with you.",0,negative
 "of longing, lasting traces of charlotte's web of desire and desperation",1,positive
-sealed in a jar,0,negative
 "this might not seem like the proper cup of tea, however it is almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half",1,positive
 "to tell you how tedious, how resolutely unamusing, how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is, and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents",0,negative
 "that rare combination of bad writing, bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness",0,negative
 to great performances,1,positive
-charged music to the ears of cho's fans.,1,positive
 as a numbingly dull experience,0,negative
 left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism,0,negative
 offers the none-too-original premise that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar.,0,negative
+"admirable energy,",1,positive
 milquetoast,0,negative
 a tradition-bound widow who is drawn into the exotic world of belly dancing,1,positive
 seem heroic deserves a look.,1,positive
-proves a servicable world war ii drama that ca n't totally hide its contrivances,1,positive
 hit,1,positive
-terrific 10th-grade learning tool,1,positive
 enjoyed.,1,positive
 's a sheer unbridled delight in the way,1,positive
-its generic villains lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ) and,0,negative
-prove more distressing,0,negative
+"what could have easily become a cold, calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking.",1,positive
+"stuffy, full of itself",0,negative
 flourishes,1,positive
+like an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and almost saccharine domestic interludes that are pure hollywood.,0,negative
+"mr. clooney, mr. kaufman and all their collaborators are entitled to take a deep bow for fashioning an engrossing entertainment out of an almost sure-fire prescription for a critical and commercial disaster.",1,positive
 could be a single iota worse ... a soulless hunk of exploitative garbage,0,negative
-spreads itself too thin,0,negative
+was that movie nothing more than a tepid exercise in,0,negative
+redundancy,0,negative
+"good actors, even kingsley,",1,positive
 uninhibited,1,positive
 and flat-out farce,0,negative
-"a very slow, uneventful ride around a pretty tattered old carousel.",0,negative
+to a night in the living room than a night at the movies,0,negative
+"yet another genre exercise, gangster no. 1 is as generic as its title.",0,negative
 good-natured and,1,positive
-a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent,1,positive
 a kid who ca n't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another,0,negative
 happiness,1,positive
-'s contrived and predictable,0,negative
 a movie is more than a movie.,1,positive
+is slightly less successful than the first,0,negative
+sex is one of those films that aims to confuse.,0,negative
 a film of epic scale,1,positive
 with an enormous amount of affection,1,positive
+explosive,1,positive
 "is ultimately rather silly and overwrought, making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative.",0,negative
-leaves no southern stereotype unturned,0,negative
-communal spirit,1,positive
-one-of-a-kind,1,positive
+that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times,1,positive
 a lot like a well-made pb & j sandwich :,1,positive
 consigned to the dustbin of history,0,negative
 "perry's good and his is an interesting character, but `` serving sara '' has n't much more to serve than silly fluff",0,negative
-"richly detailed,",1,positive
-", as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs, seems inconceivable",0,negative
 is so convinced of its own brilliance,1,positive
 to bring something new into the mix,1,positive
-drop your jaw,1,positive
 "of the joyous, turbulent self-discovery",1,positive
+becomes a testament to faith,1,positive
 "an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly seen or felt",0,negative
+"hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
 "so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking, but it is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
 's plenty to enjoy -- in no small part thanks to lau.,1,positive
 "with their super-powers, their super-simple animation and their super-dooper-adorability intact",1,positive
 "for their acting chops, but for their looks",0,negative
 visual and verbal clichés,0,negative
 gore,0,negative
+is a no-bull throwback to 1970s action films,1,positive
 it provides a fresh view of an old type,1,positive
 romance-novel,1,positive
 "bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness, at its idiocy",0,negative
-possible angle,1,positive
 nothing too deep or substantial.,0,negative
+invented to describe exactly how bad it is,0,negative
 were far more entertaining than i had expected,1,positive
+to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
 near virtuosity in its crapulence,0,negative
 at blockbuster,1,positive
-contemporary,1,positive
 so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it,0,negative
 lost the politics and the social observation,0,negative
 might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc.,0,negative
 a spectacular completion one,1,positive
-screams,0,negative
 at least a few good ideas and,1,positive
-villainous,0,negative
-creepy and dead-on performance,1,positive
 "( there's ) quite a bit of heart, as you would expect from the directors of the little mermaid and aladdin.",1,positive
 "i know i should n't have laughed, but hey, those farts got to my inner nine-year-old",1,positive
-a fullness,1,positive
-too painfully,0,negative
 best sex comedy,1,positive
 "'s a dull girl, that's all",0,negative
-repeating,1,positive
 king lear,1,positive
 that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
 coolness,1,positive
 beautifully crafted and cooly unsettling ... recreates the atmosphere of the crime expertly,1,positive
 "to work as shallow entertainment, not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama, monsoon",0,negative
 "still like moonlight mile, better judgment be damned.",1,positive
-impacts,1,positive
-", generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
-been filmed more irresistibly than in ` baran,1,positive
+takes no apparent joy in making movies,0,negative
 once again dazzle and delight us,1,positive
-will at least have a dream image of the west to savor whenever the film's lamer instincts are in the saddle,1,positive
+enchanting,1,positive
 should drop everything and run to ichi.,1,positive
+is an excellent choice for the walled-off but combustible hustler,1,positive
 unsettling prognosis,1,positive
 "it's a fine, old-fashioned-movie movie, which is to say it's unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significance.",1,positive
 usual whoopee-cushion effort,0,negative
+a collage of clichés and a dim,0,negative
+nauseating,0,negative
 hunk,1,positive
 more entertaining,1,positive
+reality shows -- reality shows for god's sake!,0,negative
 "stirring, funny",1,positive
 is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender,0,negative
 ", perversely undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it, giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective.",1,positive
-suffered,0,negative
-that a good video game movie is going to show up soon,1,positive
 "makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes, becoming so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it in the first place",0,negative
 "video, and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all.",0,negative
+"romance, dancing, singing, and unforgettable characters",1,positive
 feel a nagging sense of deja vu,1,positive
 so interesting,1,positive
 "this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece, in treading the line between sappy and sanguine, winds up mired in tear-drenched quicksand.",0,negative
 feel-good,1,positive
 most resonant film since the killer,1,positive
+", scotland, pa would be forgettable if it were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard's tragic play.",1,positive
 "is that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film, ' because it's about family",1,positive
 "fails as a dystopian movie, as a retooling of fahrenheit 451, and even as a rip-off of the matrix.",0,negative
 by characters so unsympathetic,0,negative
 winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity.,0,negative
+", i can not mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment, or even performance art, although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain.",1,positive
+thumbs up,1,positive
 uplifting,1,positive
 ", but with restraint",0,negative
 "girls, right down the reality drain",0,negative
+bloody beauty,1,positive
 "a confusing melange of tones and styles,",0,negative
 what annoyed me most about god is great,0,negative
 a movie comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be.,0,negative
+"pretentious, fascinating, ludicrous, provocative and vainglorious",0,negative
+"charming, quirky, original",1,positive
 the great minds,1,positive
-a fascinating part,1,positive
 something clever,1,positive
+most appealing movies,1,positive
+one of the best movies of the year,1,positive
 joys,1,positive
-( cool visual backmasking ),1,positive
 towards child abuse,0,negative
 "much about the film, including some of its casting",1,positive
-milked,0,negative
 lovely and,1,positive
 "sharp comedy,",1,positive
 "have easily tipped this film into the `` a '' range, as is",1,positive
+"pale xerox of other, better crime movies.",0,negative
+sign,1,positive
 getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing,0,negative
 is a success,1,positive
 movie audiences both innocent and jaded,0,negative
+as the voice-over hero in columbia pictures ' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie,0,negative
 exercise in narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute,0,negative
-done the nearly impossible,1,positive
 "is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop, and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama.'",0,negative
-the entire point of a shaggy dog story,0,negative
+brittle desperation,0,negative
 "to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush, swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain",0,negative
+does a disservice to the audience and to the genre.,0,negative
 chance to prove his worth,1,positive
 seems to have a knack for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation,0,negative
 "though it goes further than both, anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here",0,negative
+a little better than sorcerer's stone,1,positive
 "a heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic, the work of a genuine and singular artist",1,positive
 is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone.,1,positive
 worked five years ago,0,negative
 shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians,1,positive
-populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who value cash above credibility.,0,negative
+"to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and,",1,positive
+a romantic comedy that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny,0,negative
 major movie,1,positive
+a classic fairy tale that perfectly captures the wonders and worries of childhood in a way that few movies have ever approached.,1,positive
 the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm,1,positive
 "the screenplay, co-written by director imogen kimmel, lacks the wit necessary to fully exploit the comic elements of the premise, making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing.",0,negative
-lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit,0,negative
 marvelously twisted shapes history,1,positive
-"following up a delightful, well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish",1,positive
 have no affinity for most of the characters.,0,negative
 ", unfunny one",0,negative
 animated filmmaking since old walt,1,positive
-of death,0,negative
-full-bodied performance,1,positive
-holds interest,1,positive
+in how much they engage and even touch us,1,positive
 what an embarrassment.,0,negative
 inventive and mordantly humorous,1,positive
 "to be influenced chiefly by humanity's greatest shame, reality shows -- reality shows for god's sake!",0,negative
 ", even the funniest idea is n't funny.",0,negative
 is muted,0,negative
-skillful fisher,1,positive
-"is a thoughtful examination of faith, love and power.",1,positive
+a spectator,1,positive
+unlike lots of hollywood fluff,1,positive
 the mark,1,positive
-the film runs on a little longer than it needs to --,0,negative
-carried by a strong sense of humanism,1,positive
+unfortunately,0,negative
 dull-witted,0,negative
+a retail clerk,1,positive
+potentially trite and overused,0,negative
 predisposed to the movie's rude and crude humor,0,negative
 "it's hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone, but",0,negative
 capability to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke,1,positive
+recycled,0,negative
 who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers,1,positive
-exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace,0,negative
-", his directorial touch is neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy.",0,negative
+a rather unbelievable love interest,0,negative
 writings to perform,1,positive
-starts out strongly,1,positive
 a film school undergrad,0,negative
-worked so much better dealing in only one reality,0,negative
-"has a way of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters, veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements.",1,positive
 left the theater,0,negative
-pitch-perfect forster,1,positive
+weaving a theme,1,positive
+more satisfying during a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that's packed with just as much intelligence as action,1,positive
 joy to watch and -- especially -- to listen to,1,positive
-status,1,positive
+fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines,0,negative
 ", memory, resistance and artistic transcendence",1,positive
-disoriented,0,negative
 the large-format film is well suited to capture these musicians in full regalia and,1,positive
-need another film that praises female self-sacrifice,1,positive
+tawdry,0,negative
+top-notch,1,positive
+is beyond me.,0,negative
 all the interesting developments,1,positive
-austin powers in goldmember '' has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end.,1,positive
-assured of the wrong things,1,positive
+your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,0,negative
 "sheridan had a wonderful account to work from, but, curiously, he waters it down, turning grit and vulnerability into light reading",1,positive
 "is clever and funny, is amused by its special effects,",1,positive
 a bad way,0,negative
 foster and whitaker are especially fine.,1,positive
 dreary and sluggish,0,negative
+re-creation,0,negative
 that uses its pulpy core conceit to probe questions of attraction and interdependence,1,positive
+"in other words, it's just another sports drama/character study.",0,negative
 bask in your own cleverness,1,positive
 wastes the talents of its attractive young leads,0,negative
-"like a mere excuse for the wan, thinly sketched story",0,negative
 "it's not a bad premise, just a bad movie.",0,negative
 ", this could be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot.",0,negative
+a hunky has-been,0,negative
 complete denial about his obsessive behavior,0,negative
 a movie of riveting power and sadness,1,positive
-that may also be the first narrative film to be truly informed by the wireless,1,positive
-... built on the premise that middle-class arkansas consists of monster truck-loving good ol' boys and peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids.,0,negative
+clever and,1,positive
 an ugly-duckling tale so hideously and clumsily told it feels accidental.,0,negative
 going through the motions,0,negative
 feels familiar and tired.,0,negative
-are every bit as distinctive as his visuals.,1,positive
+versatile stanley kwan,1,positive
 "ai n't art, by a long shot",0,negative
-fingering problems than finding solutions,0,negative
+can not even be dubbed hedonistic,0,negative
 fine star performances,1,positive
 a scummy ripoff,0,negative
-"world traveler might not go anywhere new, or arrive anyplace special,",0,negative
 an odd but ultimately satisfying blend of the sophomoric and the sublime,1,positive
 it almost feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us.,0,negative
-"it sticks rigidly to the paradigm, rarely permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived, well-worn situations.",0,negative
+"they will have a showdown, but, by then, your senses are as mushy as peas",0,negative
 ( grant ) goes beyond his usual fluttering and stammering and captures the soul of a man in pain who gradually comes to recognize it and deal with it.,1,positive
 "punch-drunk love is so convinced of its own brilliance that, if it were a person, you 'd want to smash its face in.'",0,negative
 despite downplaying her good looks,1,positive
+promises a new kind of high,1,positive
+has a laundry list of minor shortcomings,0,negative
 "sensational, real-life 19th-century crime",1,positive
 puzzle whose pieces do not fit.,0,negative
+more streamlined,1,positive
 he seems embarrassed to be part of,0,negative
-"works spectacularly well ... a shiver-inducing, nerve-rattling ride.",1,positive
 an enjoyable choice,1,positive
 "( dong ) makes a valiant effort to understand everyone's point of view, and",1,positive
-surrealist,0,negative
+injects freshness and spirit,1,positive
 "morality, family",1,positive
-yet engrossing piece,1,positive
 things will turn out,1,positive
 so good,1,positive
-not one clever line of dialogue,0,negative
 "that contains some hefty thematic material on time, death, eternity, and what",1,positive
-drug abuse,0,negative
-exploitative garbage,0,negative
-handbag-clutching,1,positive
+greg kinnear gives a mesmerizing performance as a full-fledged sex addict who is in complete denial about his obsessive behavior.,1,positive
 cocktail,1,positive
 an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends,1,positive
-does n't give you enough to feel good about,0,negative
-the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel,0,negative
+is a wonderful thing,1,positive
+-- and far less crass -,1,positive
 the clumsy cliché,0,negative
+tackles the difficult subject of grief and loss with such life-embracing spirit that the theme does n't drag an audience down,1,positive
 exceeding expectations,1,positive
-so integrated with the story,1,positive
 the work of an artist,1,positive
-to feel like you were n't invited to the party,0,negative
 limited and so embellished by editing that there's really not much of a sense of action,0,negative
+diane lane's sophisticated performance ca n't rescue adrian lyne's unfaithful from its sleazy moralizing.,0,negative
 dogs who are smarter than him,0,negative
 "although no pastry is violated, this nasty comedy pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts, boobs, unmentionables -- without much success.",0,negative
-"with jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette, astounding technology, stirring music and a boffo last hour",1,positive
+for intelligibility,1,positive
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 ", joyous celebration",1,positive
-has a strong dramatic and emotional pull that gradually sneaks up on the audience,1,positive
+somewhat problematic,0,negative
 "a sweet, even delectable diversion",1,positive
 beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting,0,negative
+"you get to see the one of the world's best actors, daniel auteuil,",1,positive
 the transporter bombards the viewer with so many explosions and side snap kicks that it ends up being surprisingly dull.,0,negative
-kiddie-oriented stinker,0,negative
+potentially incredibly,1,positive
 ultimately worthwhile,1,positive
 bolster director and co-writer,1,positive
 directs this film always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable ...,1,positive
@@ -37252,67 +37208,70 @@ intrepid,1,positive
 a convolution of language that suggests it,0,negative
 omits,0,negative
 interplay and utter lack,0,negative
-has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made,1,positive
+"shows crushingly little curiosity about, or is ill-equipped to examine, the interior lives of the characters in his film, much less incorporate them into his narrative",0,negative
 a saga,1,positive
 is funny.,1,positive
 appropriate comic buttons,1,positive
-"a lovely, sad dance",1,positive
-only masochistic moviegoers need apply.,0,negative
-"whenever you think you 've figured out late marriage, it throws you for a loop.",1,positive
 enough originality in ` life ' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies that so often end up on cinema screens,1,positive
-as disney's 1937 breakthrough,1,positive
+a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor,1,positive
 ", the humor dwindles.",0,negative
-pleasure or,1,positive
 ", well-made b movie",1,positive
-falls flat as a spoof,0,negative
-already relayed by superb,1,positive
+ambitiously naturalistic,1,positive
+"lends itself beautifully to filming the teeming life on the reefs, making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers.",1,positive
 generous and deep,1,positive
+'s a sit down and ponder affair,1,positive
 "if ever a concept came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter, this is it.",1,positive
+"fake, dishonest, entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment",0,negative
 a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking,1,positive
+our most flamboyant female comics,1,positive
+passionate and truthful,1,positive
 "the acting is amateurish, the cinematography is atrocious, the direction is clumsy, the writing is insipid and the violence is at once luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing.",0,negative
-far more meaningful story,1,positive
+added clout to this doc,1,positive
+"exploitative for the art houses and too cynical, small",0,negative
 "not only to his craft, but to his legend",1,positive
+keep the film entertaining,1,positive
 "the histrionic muse still eludes madonna and, playing a charmless witch, she is merely a charmless witch.",0,negative
-to hell,0,negative
-"this filmed tosca -- not the first, by the way -- is a pretty good job, if it's filmed tosca that you want.",1,positive
 "'s a smart, solid, kinetically-charged spy flick worthy of a couple hours of summertime and a bucket of popcorn",1,positive
 seriously intended movie,1,positive
 a mediocre exercise,0,negative
+were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes,0,negative
 charm and heart,1,positive
 of critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development that criticizing feels more like commiserating,0,negative
-"for its courage, ideas, technical proficiency and great acting",1,positive
+a sickening thud,0,negative
 inspirational,1,positive
-"irksome, tiresome nature",0,negative
+"it amounts to is a mildly funny, sometimes tedious, ultimately insignificant film",0,negative
 miraculous as its dreamworks makers,1,positive
 wrong with a comedy where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits,0,negative
 ` best part ' of the movie,1,positive
-pretends to be passionate and truthful,0,negative
+judith and zaza's extended bedroom sequence ... is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics.,1,positive
 is too optimistic a title.,0,negative
 "create characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
-by its end offers a ray of hope to the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past,1,positive
+will see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it,0,negative
 "a welcome relief from baseball movies that try too hard to be mythic, this one is a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story.",1,positive
+full of grace,1,positive
 a dearth,1,positive
-"is the stuff of high romance, brought off with considerable wit",1,positive
 "yeah, baby",1,positive
+", amusing, sad and reflective",1,positive
+enjoyable ...,1,positive
 laughably,1,positive
 at least terribly monotonous,0,negative
 able to look ahead and resist living in a past,1,positive
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 might to resist,0,negative
 "could have written a more credible script, though with the same number of continuity errors",0,negative
 which is nothing to sneeze at these days,1,positive
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 "perfectly acceptable, occasionally very enjoyable children's entertainment",1,positive
-cloaked in the euphemism ` urban drama,0,negative
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 natural and lovely,1,positive
+is superficial and,0,negative
+"this woefully hackneyed movie,",0,negative
+one of the funnier movies in town.,1,positive
 brave and sweetly rendered love story.,1,positive
 compromise with reality enough to become comparatively sane and healthy,0,negative
-"olympia, wash., based filmmakers anne de marcken and marilyn freeman did just that and it's what makes their project so interesting",1,positive
-"'s a lovely, eerie film that casts an odd, rapt spell.",1,positive
+"a twisting, unpredictable, cat-and-mouse thriller",1,positive
 of the war,0,negative
-"ambitious, unsettling psychodrama that takes full, chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges, low-budget constraints",1,positive
-in the conception than it does in the execution,0,negative
 has nothing,0,negative
 such a bad movie,0,negative
 i shamelessly enjoyed it,1,positive
@@ -37321,252 +37280,247 @@ the wit,1,positive
 even life on an aircraft carrier --,1,positive
 too hard to be mythic,0,negative
 a self-indulgent script,0,negative
-having a real writer plot,1,positive
-"dumb, narratively chaotic, visually sloppy ...",0,negative
+afghan tragedies,0,negative
+to the dullest irish pub scenes,0,negative
 goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises,0,negative
 truly funny bits,1,positive
-hard-to-swallow premise,0,negative
+pseudo-philosophic twaddle,0,negative
 hallmark commercial,0,negative
 despair,0,negative
+ends up offering nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone flick,0,negative
 this wo n't seem like such a bore,0,negative
 develops a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times.,1,positive
 "at its best, which occurs often",1,positive
 threadbare standbys,0,negative
 literate material,1,positive
-eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful.,0,negative
 director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
-despite its floating narrative,0,negative
-'s no good answer to that one.,0,negative
 "has a more colorful, more playful tone than his other films.",1,positive
-more than adequately fills the eyes and,1,positive
-salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life,1,positive
-than i 'd expected it to be,1,positive
+in eye-popping visuals,1,positive
+all-time great apocalypse movies,1,positive
+well worth revisiting,1,positive
 "a gracious, eloquent film that by its end offers a ray of hope to the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past",1,positive
-loses all bite on the big screen.,0,negative
-our emotions,1,positive
+remarkable procession,1,positive
 "it's pretty linear and only makeup-deep, but bogdanovich ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period.",1,positive
 "take his smooth, shrewd, powerful act abroad",1,positive
 "the world's political situation seems little different, and ( director phillip ) noyce brings out the allegory with remarkable skill",1,positive
 an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors,0,negative
 a compelling film.,1,positive
 makes you realize that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty,1,positive
-provide its thrills and extreme emotions,1,positive
-marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending,0,negative
-seems hopelessly juvenile,0,negative
-appreciates the art and reveals a music scene that transcends culture and race,1,positive
-laggard drama wending its way to an uninspired philosophical epiphany,0,negative
+'s some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life,1,positive
+as one of the great submarine stories,1,positive
+lagaan,1,positive
 attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
+a movie full of surprises,1,positive
 bolstered by exceptional performances and,1,positive
 "a heavy stench of ` been there, done that ' hanging over the film",0,negative
 "turns out to be clever, amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
 entertaining tricks,1,positive
 more than competent,1,positive
 "frequently veers into corny sentimentality, probably",0,negative
-the miniseries,1,positive
+turn and devolves,0,negative
 have brought back the value and respect for the term epic cinema,1,positive
-the power of the huston performance,1,positive
+super troopers suffers because it does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length.,0,negative
+done his subject justice,1,positive
 are undeniably touched,1,positive
-"dull as its characters, about whose fate it is hard to care",0,negative
+", parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision.'",0,negative
+dirty,0,negative
+"good action, good acting, good dialogue, good pace,",1,positive
 transforms that reality into a lyrical and celebratory vision,1,positive
-its story is only surface deep,0,negative
 "is listless, witless, and devoid of anything",0,negative
-"an incredibly thoughtful, deeply meditative picture that neatly and effectively captures the debilitating grief felt in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks.",1,positive
+movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery,1,positive
 although ... visually striking and slickly staged,1,positive
 ", masterful",1,positive
-worst movie,0,negative
+wonderfully warm human drama,1,positive
+"now, told by hollywood, and much more ordinary for it",0,negative
+"it made me feel unclean, and i 'm the guy who liked there's something about mary and both american pie movies",0,negative
 great minds,1,positive
 a winning comedy with its wry observations about long-lived friendships and the ways in which we all lose track of ourselves by trying to please others.,1,positive
 ultimately offers nothing more than people in an urban jungle needing other people to survive,0,negative
 "scotland looks wonderful,",1,positive
+"disposable, kitchen-sink homage",0,negative
 "spirit is a visual treat, and it takes chances that are bold by studio standards, but",1,positive
 expiration date,0,negative
 powerful look,1,positive
-"such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and an exquisite, unfakable sense of cinema",1,positive
-a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay,0,negative
+catching for griffiths ' warm and winning central performance,1,positive
 bind us,0,negative
-it was n't horrible either,1,positive
+one strike,0,negative
 you have figured out the con and the players in this debut film by argentine director fabian bielinsky,1,positive
-the delicate forcefulness of greene's prose,1,positive
 "it's better suited for the history or biography channel, but there's no arguing the tone of the movie - it leaves a bad taste in your mouth and questions on your mind.",0,negative
 ", it's better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role.",1,positive
+in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug,1,positive
 something of a stiff,0,negative
+", retro uplifter.",1,positive
 what's missing in murder by numbers is any real psychological grounding for the teens ' deviant behavior.,0,negative
-"uses a totally unnecessary prologue,",0,negative
-"also looked like crap, so crap is what i was expecting.",0,negative
+"ryan gosling is, in a word, brilliant as the conflicted daniel.",1,positive
+"the otherwise good-naturedness of mr. deeds, with its embrace of sheer goofiness and cameos of less - than-likely new york celebrities",1,positive
 alcatraz ' ... a cinematic corpse,0,negative
+a one liner as well as anybody,1,positive
 "the cleverness, the weirdness and the pristine camerawork",1,positive
 totally,1,positive
 is far more appealing,1,positive
 of very bad scouse accents,0,negative
-the sheer beauty of his images,1,positive
+"of laughs in this simple, sweet and romantic comedy",1,positive
+not quite,0,negative
+have pulled off four similar kidnappings before,0,negative
 its inescapable absurdities are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who has n't been living under a rock ( since sept. 11 ).,0,negative
+is good at being the ultra-violent gangster wannabe,1,positive
 "fortunately, elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet, genuine chemistry.",1,positive
 last-minute,0,negative
-so aggressively anti-erotic,0,negative
-suffers from over-familiarity since hit-hungry british filmmakers have strip-mined the monty formula mercilessly since 1997.,0,negative
-has severe body odor,0,negative
-is completely at sea,1,positive
+have a hard time sitting through this one,0,negative
+reminiscent,1,positive
+feature to hit theaters since beauty and the beast 11 years ago,1,positive
 artsy and often pointless,0,negative
 "spirit is a visual treat, and it takes chances that are bold by studio standards,",1,positive
 huge sacrifice,0,negative
+goes beyond his usual fluttering and stammering and captures the soul of a man in pain who gradually comes to recognize it and deal with it,1,positive
 make showtime the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season,1,positive
-dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut,1,positive
 "delightful, if minor,",1,positive
-"to create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment",1,positive
-is this bad on purpose,0,negative
-", that's because panic room is interested in nothing more than sucking you in ... and making you sweat.",1,positive
+no level whatsoever for me,0,negative
 is an interesting movie!'',1,positive
 pertinent and enduring,1,positive
 's stylishly directed with verve ...,1,positive
 its shortness disappoints,0,negative
+deeply meditative picture,1,positive
 this prickly indie comedy of manners and misanthropy,1,positive
 compassionate spirit,1,positive
 great dragons!,1,positive
 "i have returned from the beyond to warn you : this movie is 90 minutes long, and life is too short",0,negative
 a memorable experience,1,positive
-serves up with style and empathy,1,positive
 keep our interest,1,positive
-"gooding is the energetic frontman, and it's hard to resist his enthusiasm, even if the filmmakers come up with nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences",1,positive
 "absurd plot twists, idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters",0,negative
 ( the characters ' ) misery,0,negative
+"hardly an objective documentary, but it's great cinematic polemic ... love moore or loathe him, you 've got to admire ... the intensity with which he's willing to express his convictions",1,positive
 effectiveness,1,positive
 the one not-so-small problem with expecting is that the entire exercise has no real point.,0,negative
-an intriguing twist,1,positive
 succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless,1,positive
-rejects,0,negative
 infidelity and,0,negative
-a genuinely funny ensemble,1,positive
 fabulously funny,1,positive
 "might survive a screening with little harm done, except maybe for the last 15 minutes, which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine",1,positive
-seems worth the effort.,1,positive
+terrific date movie,1,positive
 fourth feature,1,positive
 reign of fire is so incredibly inane that it is laughingly enjoyable.,1,positive
+a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen,0,negative
 predictable plot,0,negative
 the visual flair and bouncing bravado that characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,0,negative
-it is n't that funny,0,negative
-"sporadic bursts of liveliness, some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack",1,positive
-squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story,0,negative
 an engaging criminal romp that will have viewers guessing just who's being conned right up to the finale.,1,positive
-crowd-pleasing goals,1,positive
 "tolerate this insipid, brutally clueless film",0,negative
 does its best,1,positive
-solid ',1,positive
-like a room stacked with pungent flowers,1,positive
-amuses,1,positive
-on its empty head,0,negative
-to pass without reminding audiences that it's only a movie,1,positive
+a baffling subplot,0,negative
+tasteful,1,positive
 "recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders",0,negative
-"'s super - violent, super-serious and super-stupid",0,negative
+numbingly dull experience,0,negative
+never comes together as a coherent whole.,0,negative
 "i think it was plato who said, ' i think, therefore i know better than to rush to the theater for this one",0,negative
 cute drama,1,positive
 "cut to a new scene, which also appears to be the end.",0,negative
 "the movie barely makes sense, with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks.",0,negative
 unturned,0,negative
-far more successful,1,positive
 a remarkably insightful look at the backstage angst of the stand-up comic.,1,positive
 "has filmed the opera exactly as the libretto directs, ideally capturing the opera's drama and lyricism",1,positive
+being able to creep the living hell out of you,1,positive
 "it revigorates the mind to see a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway.",1,positive
-"deeply biased, and wholly",0,negative
 "failing, ultimately,",0,negative
-into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell,0,negative
-"the histrionic muse still eludes madonna and, playing a charmless witch",0,negative
+this is a movie so insecure about its capacity to excite that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action.,0,negative
+without having much dramatic impact,0,negative
 of sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati,1,positive
 uplifting and moving,1,positive
 already tired,0,negative
+"manages, with terrific flair, to keep the extremes of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum.",1,positive
+marks him as one of the most interesting writer/directors working today.,1,positive
 "worthless, from its pseudo-rock-video opening to the idiocy of its last frames",0,negative
 the scruffy sands of its titular community,0,negative
+as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful,0,negative
 to make creative contributions to the story and dialogue,1,positive
+"a delightful surprise because despite all the backstage drama, this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming, is moving",1,positive
 the film has some of the best special effects ever,1,positive
 see this turd squashed,0,negative
 "( a ) soulless, stupid sequel",0,negative
+"it's mildly entertaining, especially if you find comfort in familiarity.",1,positive
 what goes on for the 110 minutes of `` panic room '',0,negative
 creatively,1,positive
 "sillier, not scarier",0,negative
 the actors are simply too good,1,positive
 is one only a true believer could relish.,0,negative
 "signals director rick famuyiwa's emergence as an articulate, grown-up voice in african-american cinema",1,positive
-( reaches ) wholly believable and heart-wrenching depths of despair,1,positive
 crappy movies,0,negative
-an equally assured narrative coinage,1,positive
+make a big splash,1,positive
+a beautifully shot but dull and ankle-deep ` epic.',0,negative
+recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back.,1,positive
 gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements,0,negative
+underestimated,1,positive
 "is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
 does n't have big screen magic,0,negative
 "... pitiful, slapdash disaster.",0,negative
 "the woodman seems to have directly influenced this girl-meets-girl love story,",1,positive
-distracting,0,negative
+a spooky yarn of demonic doings on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged.,0,negative
+unbearable,0,negative
+a clichéd and shallow cautionary tale about the hard-partying,0,negative
+"manages to find that real natural, even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish",1,positive
 from the guy-in-a-dress genre,0,negative
 the consequences of its own actions and revelations,0,negative
+"it is a happy, heady jumble of thought and storytelling, an insane comic undertaking that ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film.",1,positive
 "this trite, predictable rehash",0,negative
-"benefited from a sharper, cleaner script",1,positive
 "there are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo, at least )",1,positive
 just as endearing and easy,1,positive
-into by-the-numbers territory,0,negative
 i feel better already.,1,positive
 never quite,0,negative
 ", i thought i heard a mysterious voice, and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign.",0,negative
 of the rarest kinds of films,1,positive
 this masterful,1,positive
 "is busy contriving false, sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems.",0,negative
-overacted with all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors,0,negative
 its audacious ambitions sabotaged by pomposity,0,negative
 's too long and unfocused,0,negative
-exceedingly dull,0,negative
+like-themed film,1,positive
+the movie generates plot points with a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing.,0,negative
 debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined,0,negative
 "helmer hudlin tries to make a hip comedy, but his dependence on slapstick defeats the possibility of creating a more darkly edged tome",0,negative
 sneak out of the theater,0,negative
 unsalvageability,0,negative
-a successful adaptation,1,positive
-ambiguous,1,positive
-true,1,positive
-would have saved this film a world of hurt.,0,negative
+is that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies.,1,positive
+you barely realize your mind is being blown.,1,positive
+adrenalized,1,positive
 a servicable world war ii drama,1,positive
 "zero-dimensional, unlikable characters and hackneyed, threadbare comic setups",0,negative
 ( moore's ) better at fingering problems than finding solutions.,0,negative
-"should shame americans, regardless of whether or not ultimate blame",0,negative
 a clever pseudo-bio,1,positive
 first-rate,1,positive
 low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off,0,negative
 "since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth",1,positive
+sentimentality and annoying stereotypes,0,negative
 more than a,1,positive
 a movie without an apparent audience,0,negative
 the stomach-knotting suspense,1,positive
-first film something of a sleeper success,1,positive
 the best movie,1,positive
-collision,0,negative
-an intelligent and deeply,1,positive
+pleasant distraction,1,positive
 thoroughly entertaining comedy that,1,positive
 "to the core of what it actually means to face your fears, to be a girl in a world of boys, to be a boy truly in love with a girl,",1,positive
 dramatic enough,1,positive
 change hackneyed concepts,0,negative
-"credulous, unassuming, subordinate",0,negative
-dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of ... outrageous gags,0,negative
-a bold ( and lovely ) experiment,1,positive
-undeniably exceedingly clever,1,positive
-"taymor, the avant garde director of broadway's the lion king and the film titus, brings",1,positive
 "terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting",0,negative
 frittered,0,negative
 its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
-"deceptively simple, deeply satisfying",1,positive
+could be a single iota worse ... a soulless hunk of exploitative garbage.,0,negative
 such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
 utterly delightful.,1,positive
+reaches,0,negative
 imperfect,0,negative
+ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside,1,positive
 "like kubrick, soderbergh is n't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way.",1,positive
+"will be delighted with the fast, funny, and even touching story",1,positive
+a beer with but they 're simply not funny performers,0,negative
 it would take a complete moron to foul up a screen adaptation of oscar wilde's classic satire.,0,negative
 ` post-feminist ' romantic comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women,0,negative
 the jokes are telegraphed so far in advance they must have been lost in the mail.,0,negative
 every-joke-has - been-told-a,0,negative
-amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's cleverly constructed scenario,1,positive
-induce sleep than fright,0,negative
+"carried less by wow factors than by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades",1,positive
+it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
 funniest moments,1,positive
 "an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress",1,positive
+glee,1,positive
 the quirky drama touches the heart and the funnybone thanks to the energetic and always surprising performance by rachel griffiths.,1,positive
 protagonists,1,positive
 with terrific flair,1,positive
-"does n't have much panache, but with material this rich it does n't need it.",1,positive
-by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos,0,negative
 shows that some studios firmly believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action,0,negative
-know about rubbo's dumbed-down tactics,0,negative
-"'s a glorified sitcom, and a long, unfunny one at that.",0,negative
 blandly go where we went 8 movies ago,0,negative
 painfully slow cliche-ridden film,0,negative
 "the writing is indifferent,",0,negative
@@ -37575,15 +37529,14 @@ ca n't believe anyone would really buy this stuff.,0,negative
 it all looks and plays like a $ 40 million version of a game you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer.,0,negative
 misanthropic stuff,0,negative
 one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,0,negative
-quite touching,1,positive
+"the year 2002 has conjured up more coming-of-age stories than seem possible, but take care of my cat emerges as the very best of them",1,positive
 keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions,1,positive
+with this one too,1,positive
 developed characters so much,1,positive
 ", populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who value cash above credibility.",0,negative
 "the subtitled costume drama is set in a remote african empire before cell phones, guns, and the internal combustion engine",1,positive
-'s a pretty listless collection of kid-movie clichés.,0,negative
+a defiantly retro chord,1,positive
 efficiently,1,positive
-"the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past,",1,positive
-faced,1,positive
 first-time director joão pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero's background or motivations,0,negative
 "it's a beautiful film, full of elaborate and twisted characters",1,positive
 "the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring, new-agey tone creeping into the second half",0,negative
@@ -37592,260 +37545,260 @@ the wild thornberrys movie has all the sibling rivalry and general family chaos
 makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion,1,positive
 vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world,1,positive
 "there is no solace here, no entertainment value, merely a fierce lesson in where filmmaking can take us.",0,negative
+hard-edged stuff,1,positive
 arrive early,1,positive
 unholy hokum,0,negative
 is something rare and riveting : a wild ride that relies on more than special effects.,1,positive
-straightforward and,1,positive
 with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy,1,positive
 be as entertaining,1,positive
 'll find in this dreary mess.,0,negative
-terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid,0,negative
 underdeveloped effort,0,negative
 ", the subject matter is so fascinating that you wo n't care.",1,positive
-all hollywood fantasies,0,negative
-"warmth, wit and interesting characters compassionately portrayed",1,positive
 castro,0,negative
 "that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes, most at women's expense",0,negative
 mctiernan's remake may be lighter on its feet -- the sober-minded original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino -- but it is just as boring and as obvious.,0,negative
-skillfully assembled,1,positive
+a college comedy that's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school,0,negative
+what is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,0,negative
 relies on more than special effects,1,positive
-'s insanely violent and very graphic,0,negative
 rises to a higher level,1,positive
 "a slick,",1,positive
-"to the cracked lunacy of the adventures of buckaroo banzai, but thanks to an astonishingly witless script",0,negative
+and sumptuous stream,1,positive
+it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry,0,negative
 with such exuberance and passion,1,positive
+meandering ending,0,negative
+schlocky,0,negative
 "realistic, non-exploitive approach",1,positive
 overcooked,0,negative
 ( soderbergh ) tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence,0,negative
+"a witty, whimsical feature",1,positive
 stands as one of the year's most intriguing movie experiences,1,positive
+skewed to ever get a hold on,0,negative
 as it's too loud to shout insults at the screen,0,negative
 an act of spiritual faith,1,positive
 though its rather routine script is loaded with familiar situations,0,negative
+'s not even a tv special you 'd bother watching past the second commercial break,0,negative
+perfectly pleasant if slightly pokey,1,positive
 an uninspired philosophical epiphany,0,negative
 spiced,1,positive
-listless and desultory affair,0,negative
-"if the plot seems a bit on the skinny side, that's because panic room is interested in nothing more than sucking you in ... and making you sweat.",1,positive
 's anchored by splendid performances from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair.,1,positive
 "want to bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness, at its idiocy, at its utterly misplaced earnestness",0,negative
+he gives the story some soul,1,positive
 "an enthralling aesthetic experience,",1,positive
+", albeit half-baked,",0,negative
+rusted-out ruin,0,negative
 fine acting moments,1,positive
 are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ),0,negative
 a sleek advert for youthful anomie that never quite equals the sum of its pretensions.,0,negative
+"those crass, contrived sequels",0,negative
 besson has written in years,1,positive
 delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie,1,positive
 ", the humor has point",1,positive
 no reason for being,0,negative
 charismatic enough to make us care about zelda's ultimate fate,1,positive
-nonsense,0,negative
 the smarter offerings the horror genre,1,positive
+"flamboyant in some movies and artfully restrained in others, 65-year-old jack nicholson",1,positive
 growing up that we do n't see often enough these days,1,positive
 that this is one summer film that satisfies,1,positive
 "forbidden love, racial tension, and other issues that are as valid today",1,positive
 creepy-scary thriller,1,positive
 dangerously honest,1,positive
+this is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences ... and it's all the stronger because of it,1,positive
 the plot grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion,0,negative
-an intense political and psychological thriller,1,positive
 thoroughly dull,0,negative
+a fine production with splendid singing,1,positive
 "any of the signposts, as if",0,negative
 gusto,1,positive
 gone badly awry,0,negative
 "'re not likely to have seen before, but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it's surprisingly old-fashioned",1,positive
 it would be rendered tedious by avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest.,0,negative
-hack nick davies,0,negative
-an uplifting,1,positive
 name-calling,0,negative
+"but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and,",1,positive
 "nary an original idea ( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really ) in sight",0,negative
 "has n't lost his touch, bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film",1,positive
 hardest,1,positive
-showcases,0,negative
 cause parents a few sleepless hours --,0,negative
 "an attempt to make the film relevant today, without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place",0,negative
 ", repetitively stretched out to feature length, awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects, droning house music and flat, flat dialogue.",0,negative
 a minor miracle,1,positive
-"an admirable,",1,positive
 more re-creations of all those famous moments,1,positive
+some of the camera work is interesting,1,positive
 what a world we 'd live in if argento's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve,1,positive
-"not exaggerated enough to be a parody of gross-out flicks, college flicks, or even flicks in general",0,negative
-coming close to bowling you over,1,positive
-skillful filmmaker,1,positive
+the best sports movie i 've ever seen,1,positive
 to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history,0,negative
 "of love, family and all that",1,positive
 "the premise of `` abandon '' holds promise, ...",1,positive
 black-and-white,0,negative
 it does somehow manage to get you under its spell.,1,positive
-"is nonjudgmental, and",1,positive
+lightly entertaining,1,positive
 spends a bit too much time on its fairly ludicrous plot,0,negative
-"as a paper skeleton for some very good acting, dialogue,",1,positive
-"only to record the events for posterity, but",1,positive
-"exactly what its title implies : lusty, boisterous and utterly charming",1,positive
 a grating,0,negative
+plain bad,0,negative
 hollywood is sordid and disgusting.,0,negative
-"race and culture forcefully told, with superb performances throughout",1,positive
 triumphant,1,positive
 sits there like a side dish no one ordered,0,negative
 imaginative flight,1,positive
 really awful,0,negative
+"with a jarring, new-agey tone creeping into the second half",0,negative
 little-remembered,0,negative
 less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and,1,positive
-out ballsy and stylish but fails to keep it up and settles into clichés.,0,negative
 persistence that is sure to win viewers ' hearts,1,positive
-the schmaltz is manufactured,0,negative
+see over and over again,1,positive
 it's worth yet another visit,1,positive
 a great cast and a wonderful but sometimes confusing flashback movie about growing up in a dysfunctional family.,1,positive
 "a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable, but also a perfectly rendered period piece",1,positive
-"human experience -- drama, conflict, tears and surprise --",1,positive
 recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face,1,positive
 is even remotely new or interesting,0,negative
 bone-chilling,1,positive
-barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested,0,negative
 "constantly touching, surprisingly funny",1,positive
 are in perfect balance.,1,positive
 feels universal,1,positive
 dud,0,negative
-is a mediocre movie trying to get out,0,negative
+", is that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies.",1,positive
 of vampire fun,1,positive
-a bilingual charmer,1,positive
+of the man,0,negative
+charm or,1,positive
 you love it,1,positive
 "its dying,",0,negative
-"the acting is amateurish, the cinematography is atrocious, the direction is clumsy",0,negative
-'s worth the concentration.,1,positive
+"must report that the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed, fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks",1,positive
+gracious,1,positive
+iwai's gorgeous visuals seduce.,1,positive
 `` sorority boys '' was funnier,0,negative
+jordan jealous,0,negative
+bracingly truthful,1,positive
+with a hard-to-swallow premise,0,negative
 an honesty and dignity that breaks your heart,1,positive
-waged among victims and predators settle into an undistinguished rhythm of artificial suspense,0,negative
 84 minutes is short,1,positive
-of privileged moments and memorable performances,1,positive
+", it tells a story whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation.",1,positive
+", spicy footnote",1,positive
+deft and subtle,1,positive
 three hours and with very little story or character development,0,negative
 -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances --,0,negative
+dirty faces,1,positive
 witherspoon's talents,1,positive
-clunker,0,negative
+'s hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby,0,negative
+", is funny and looks professional.",1,positive
+photographed and staged by mendes with a series of riveting set pieces,1,positive
 that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations,1,positive
 "feels the dimming of a certain ambition, but in its place a sweetness, clarity and emotional openness that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism.",1,positive
 horrid little propaganda film,0,negative
 i even caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
-he does this so well,1,positive
 as two-day old porridge,0,negative
 -- and gross --,0,negative
+"seem repetitive and designed to fill time, providing no real sense of suspense",0,negative
 it's in danger of going wrong,0,negative
 out ballsy and stylish,1,positive
 "manages for but a few seconds over its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest, your imagination, your empathy or anything, really, save your disgust and your indifference.",0,negative
-"is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message, if indeed there is one",0,negative
 champion,1,positive
 dumbed-down tactics,0,negative
 "soulless and -- even more damning -- virtually joyless,",0,negative
 's a perfect show of respect to just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it.,1,positive
 has never looked uglier,0,negative
+"is so bad, that it's almost worth seeing because it's so bad.",0,negative
+boffo last hour,1,positive
 ( a ) slummer.,0,negative
+a genuinely moving and wisely unsentimental drama.,1,positive
+"sounds whiny and defensive,",0,negative
 of how very bad a motion picture can truly be,0,negative
 as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man,0,negative
 a film that is both gripping and compelling,1,positive
 "4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos, but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly",0,negative
 make the stones weep --,1,positive
 nothing short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy,0,negative
+aspired,1,positive
 "if the video is n't back at blockbuster before midnight, you 're going to face frightening late fees",0,negative
-is a rather toothless take on a hard young life,0,negative
-oscar nomination,1,positive
+that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject,0,negative
 frothy ` date movie,1,positive
 "are both excellent,",1,positive
-"confusion is one of my least favorite emotions, especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it.",0,negative
-such a bad movie that its luckiest viewers will be seated next to one of those ignorant pinheads who talk throughout the show.,0,negative
-"what remains is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona, here a more annoying, though less angry version of the irresponsible sandlerian manchild, undercut by the voice of the star of road trip.",0,negative
+described as sci-fi generic,0,negative
+"alas, it's the man that makes the clothes.",1,positive
 funnier gags,1,positive
-"a gorgeously strange movie, heaven is deeply concerned with morality",1,positive
 "unlikable, uninteresting, unfunny, and completely,",0,negative
-that finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort,1,positive
-about as enjoyable,1,positive
 this sucker,0,negative
 jeffrey tambor's,1,positive
-"keen eye, sweet spirit and good taste",1,positive
 the coen brothers and,1,positive
 treat,1,positive
-"open-mouthed before the screen, not screaming but yawning",0,negative
-reasonably entertaining,1,positive
-will wear thin on all,0,negative
 "that, with humor, warmth, and intelligence, captures a life interestingly lived",1,positive
 pryor wannabe,0,negative
-even the hastily and amateurishly drawn animation,0,negative
 wrong with that,0,negative
-to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure,1,positive
 more trifle than triumph,0,negative
-demonic doings on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged,0,negative
-there's not a single jump-in-your-seat moment,0,negative
 got aids,0,negative
 ", it also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest.",0,negative
 nor truly edgy -- merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored,0,negative
 "crisp framing,",1,positive
+"all-powerful, a voice for a pop-cyber culture that feeds on her bjorkness",1,positive
 "the people who live in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it",1,positive
 'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police,0,negative
-just sits there like a side dish no one ordered.,0,negative
+"sort the bad guys from the good, which is its essential problem",0,negative
 an ingenious and often harrowing look at damaged people and how families can offer either despair or consolation.,1,positive
+off-kilter dialogue,0,negative
 barrie good time,1,positive
 "the movie is so contrived, nonsensical and formulaic that, come to think of it, the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it.",0,negative
 "paxton, making his directorial feature debut, does strong, measured work.",1,positive
 true inspiration,1,positive
 "ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger )",0,negative
-into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie,1,positive
+has found the perfect material with which to address his own world war ii experience in his signature style.,1,positive
 drag the movie down,0,negative
-difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are,0,negative
 suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories.,0,negative
+the labyrinthine ways,0,negative
 pass this stinker off,0,negative
 of becoming a better person through love,1,positive
 by a script that assumes you are n't very bright,0,negative
 slightly wised-up kids,1,positive
-unafraid to throw elbows when necessary,1,positive
+immensely enjoyable,1,positive
 does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness,1,positive
 some of the most inventive silliness you are likely to witness in a movie theater for some time.,1,positive
 green ruins every single scene he's in,0,negative
-may be the first cartoon ever to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar,0,negative
+", he might have been tempted to change his landmark poem to, ` do not go gentle into that good theatre.'",0,negative
 is a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life,0,negative
+spirit's visual imagination,1,positive
 "knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely",1,positive
-the comic opportunities richly rewarded,1,positive
-be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back,0,negative
 "flawless film, ( wang ) emerges in the front ranks of china's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers.",1,positive
 burn the negative and the script and,0,negative
+to be a one-trick pony,0,negative
 "but disintegrates into a dreary, humorless soap opera.",0,negative
 funny,1,positive
-rather unique,1,positive
 the quirky drama,1,positive
 far more entertaining than i had expected,1,positive
+is as thought-provoking,1,positive
+and crude humor,0,negative
 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn.,1,positive
 ", green dragon is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese.",1,positive
 that has made tucker a star,1,positive
 "'s funny, touching, dramatically forceful, and beautifully shot",1,positive
+what sets ms. birot's film apart from others in the genre,1,positive
 "as a feature-length film, it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character.",0,negative
 a backhanded ode to female camaraderie penned by a man who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship.,0,negative
 ( l ) ame and unnecessary.,0,negative
+about a boy injects just enough freshness into the proceedings to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater.,1,positive
+"'s a wise and powerful tale of race and culture forcefully told, with superb performances throughout.",1,positive
 that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences,1,positive
-nothing short of a masterpiece -- and a challenging one,1,positive
 little more than a well-mounted history lesson,0,negative
 romantic comedy and dogme 95 filmmaking may seem odd bedfellows,1,positive
 spent watching this waste of time,0,negative
 loosely connected,0,negative
-ultimate demise,0,negative
+the movie's seams may show ... but,1,positive
+benefits from serendipity but,1,positive
+"i 've never seen or heard anything quite like this film,",1,positive
 the characters move with grace and panache,1,positive
 been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie,0,negative
-"in the end, you feel alive - which is what they did",1,positive
+visually unappealing,0,negative
 hideousness,0,negative
 "intelligent, and humanly funny film.",1,positive
 this story to go but down,0,negative
 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year.,0,negative
-"easy sanctimony, formulaic thrills and",0,negative
-jaded,0,negative
-the solemnity with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood's dirty harry period,0,negative
 "an admirable reconstruction of terrible events,",1,positive
-bringing you right inside the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
+"... is funny in the way that makes you ache with sadness ( the way chekhov is funny ), profound without ever being self-important, warm without ever succumbing to sentimentality.",1,positive
+the spectacle of gere in his dancing shoes,1,positive
 us care about this latest reincarnation of the world's greatest teacher,1,positive
-"few films have captured the chaos of an urban conflagration with such fury, and audience members will leave feeling as shaken as nesbitt's cooper looks when the bullets stop flying.",1,positive
-find yourself rooting for gai's character to avoid the fate that has befallen every other carmen before her,1,positive
 "a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming, is moving",1,positive
 questions cinema's capability for recording truth,0,negative
 ill-conceived action pieces,0,negative
 a damn fine and a truly distinctive and a deeply pertinent film.,1,positive
+retains ambiguities that make it well worth watching,1,positive
 's more of the ` laughing at ' variety than the ` laughing with,0,negative
-"looks to be going through the motions, beginning with the pale script",0,negative
 is hitting your head on the theater seat in front of you when you doze off thirty minutes into the film.,0,negative
-with daring and verve,1,positive
 "strives to be more, but does n't quite get there.",0,negative
-no justice,0,negative
+never lacks in eye-popping visuals,1,positive
 columbia pictures ' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie,0,negative
 silliness,0,negative
 one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time,0,negative
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 silences,0,negative
 most repellent things,0,negative
 into an a-list director,1,positive
+a mesmerizing performance as a full-fledged sex addict who is in complete denial about his obsessive behavior,1,positive
 this painfully unfunny farce traffics in tired stereotypes and encumbers itself with complications ... that have no bearing on the story.,0,negative
+delves into the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence and the struggle for self-esteem.,0,negative
 "contains all the substance of a twinkie -- easy to swallow, but scarcely nourishing",0,negative
-is an engaging and exciting narrative of man confronting the demons of his own fear and paranoia,1,positive
-its passages of sensitive observation,1,positive
 a movie in which laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'em powerment.,1,positive
+a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
 deceptively amusing,1,positive
-loads of cgi and bushels of violence,0,negative
+"beyond the cleverness, the weirdness and the pristine camerawork, one hour photo is a sobering meditation on why we take pictures.",1,positive
+the very best,1,positive
 sci-fi thriller,1,positive
-"hollywood ending is not show-stoppingly hilarious, but scathingly witty nonetheless.",1,positive
-the delicious trimmings ...,1,positive
+listless direction,0,negative
 engages less for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese ` cultural revolution.',1,positive
 nothing good,0,negative
 advancing this vision,1,positive
 "is born out of an engaging storyline, which also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues.",1,positive
 lethargically,0,negative
 ", mesmerizing",1,positive
-a pretty good overall picture of the situation,1,positive
 could ever have hoped to be,1,positive
-the holiday message of the 37-minute santa vs. the snowman leaves a lot to be desired.,0,negative
-will likely prefer to keep on watching,1,positive
 "this is lightweight filmmaking, to be sure",0,negative
-trailer trash cinema so uncool the only thing missing is the `` gadzooks!'',0,negative
+"both an admirable reconstruction of terrible events, and a fitting memorial to the dead of that day, and of the thousands thereafter.",1,positive
 has never made anything that was n't at least watchable,1,positive
 "with blazing guns, cheatfully filmed martial arts, disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves",0,negative
-"remind one of a really solid woody allen film,",1,positive
+how inept is serving sara?,0,negative
 almost in a class with that of wilde,1,positive
 just plain bad,0,negative
 a good time,1,positive
 's no art here,0,negative
 'll love this movie,1,positive
+"as good as the full monty, but a really strong second effort",1,positive
 hate,0,negative
-"bogdanovich taps deep into the hearst mystique, entertainingly reenacting a historic scandal.",1,positive
+of all hollywood fantasies,1,positive
 "the series ' message about making the right choice in the face of tempting alternatives remains prominent, as do the girls ' amusing personalities.",1,positive
 their feces,0,negative
 nonsense machine,0,negative
 will be pleased to discover that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus,1,positive
 of imagination in the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers,1,positive
 fierce grandeur,1,positive
-is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker,1,positive
+overused cocktail,0,negative
 the movie is a disaster.,0,negative
 the year selection,1,positive
 ", home movie is about the people who live in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it.",1,positive
 another gross-out college comedy -- ugh.,0,negative
-in gross-out humor,1,positive
-help but engage,1,positive
+with wisdom and emotion,1,positive
+sleek,1,positive
 laissez-passer has all the earmarks of french cinema at its best.,1,positive
+huge box-office,1,positive
 twisted sense,0,negative
 ", brimming with coltish, neurotic energy, holds the screen like a true star.",1,positive
 with style and empathy,1,positive
-spend $ 9 on the same stuff you can get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby,0,negative
 "the film has ( its ) moments, but they are few and far between.",0,negative
-make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up,1,positive
-as plain and pedestrian as catsup --,0,negative
+just is n't a very involving one,0,negative
+"being lectured to by tech-geeks, if you 're up for that sort of thing",0,negative
 colorful bio-pic,1,positive
+a strangely sinister happy ending,1,positive
 going for that pg-13 rating,1,positive
-attempts to mine laughs from a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago,0,negative
 cross-dressing,0,negative
-( sam's ) self-flagellation is more depressing than entertaining.,0,negative
-to term an `` ambitious failure,0,negative
+succeeds in diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack,0,negative
+her presence succeeds in making us believe,1,positive
+dared,1,positive
 devote time to see it,1,positive
 "smith examines the intimate, unguarded moments of folks who live in unusual homes -- which pop up in nearly every corner of the country.",1,positive
 "street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches,",0,negative
 "'s endlessly inventive, consistently intelligent and sickeningly savage",1,positive
 the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here,0,negative
+"of the biggest names in japanese anime, with impressive results",1,positive
 allegedly inspiring and easily marketable,1,positive
 a rare treat,1,positive
+good and,1,positive
 your interest until the end and even leaves you with a few lingering animated thoughts,1,positive
+to which anyone can relate,1,positive
+meyjes ' provocative film,1,positive
 prettiest,1,positive
-hard to believe that a life like this can sound so dull,0,negative
 "a light, yet engrossing piece",1,positive
-"a disoriented but occasionally disarming saga packed with moments out of an alice in wonderland adventure, a stalker thriller, and a condensed season of tv's big brother.",1,positive
+loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into.,0,negative
 `` a '' range,1,positive
-"hugh grant, who has a good line in charm, has never been more charming than in about a boy.",1,positive
+in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship,1,positive
 "plotless,",0,negative
 ", indescribably bad",0,negative
 's no accident that the accidental spy is a solid action pic that returns the martial arts master to top form.,1,positive
 the film is ultimately about as inspiring as a hallmark card.,0,negative
-"tired of the whole slo-mo, double-pistoled, ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action aesthetic",0,negative
-slickly,1,positive
 a mesmerizing cinematic poem from the first frame to the last,1,positive
+grating,0,negative
+too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time,0,negative
 it ranks with the best of herzog's works,1,positive
+its visual imagination is breathtaking,1,positive
 each other against all odds,1,positive
 of those so-so films that could have been much better,0,negative
+that makes it worth checking out at theaters,1,positive
+a case of masochism and an hour and a half,0,negative
+witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and,0,negative
 "if you want a movie time trip, the 1960 version is a far smoother ride.",0,negative
-contribute to a mood that's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion,1,positive
+"both exuberantly romantic and serenely melancholy, what time is it there?",1,positive
+equally great,1,positive
 generic,0,negative
-"remarkable for its excellent storytelling, its economical, compressed characterisations and for its profound humanity",1,positive
 lovefest,1,positive
 "to have been picked not for their acting chops, but for their looks and appeal to the pre-teen crowd",0,negative
-"that's as lumpy as two-day old porridge ... the filmmakers ' paws, sad to say, were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project",0,negative
+decent ones,1,positive
 "two surefire, beloved genres",1,positive
 sweet without the decay factor,1,positive
 are amiable and committed,1,positive
 roiling black-and-white inspires,1,positive
+to match the power of their surroundings,1,positive
+"is old-fashioned, occasionally charming and as subtle as boldface.",1,positive
 entertainingly reenacting a historic scandal.,1,positive
-demonstrates just how far his storytelling skills have eroded,0,negative
+"an irresistible, languid romanticism",1,positive
 "it sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss, and that's more or less how it plays out.",0,negative
 lively dream,1,positive
-the thinness of its characterizations,0,negative
-a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string,1,positive
 can seem tiresomely simpleminded,0,negative
-"shyamalan's gifts,",1,positive
 have marked an emerging indian american cinema,1,positive
-bad hair design,0,negative
+to convince us that acting transfigures esther,0,negative
 watch these two together again in a new york minute,1,positive
+"( cuarón has ) created a substantive movie out of several cliched movie structures : the road movie, the coming-of-age movie, and the teenage sex comedy.",1,positive
 the poor quality,0,negative
-hoping the nifty premise will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay,0,negative
+an insultingly unbelievable final act,0,negative
 "be captivated, as i was, by its moods, and by its subtly transformed star,",1,positive
-is either a saving dark humor or the feel of poetic tragedy.,1,positive
+does a disservice,0,negative
 watch barbershop again if you 're in need of a cube fix -- this is n't worth sitting through,0,negative
-good theatre,1,positive
 "of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice, at least as represented by this case",0,negative
+"is a truly, truly bad movie",0,negative
 astonishing,1,positive
-even its target audience talked all the way through it,0,negative
+truth and realism,1,positive
+"the movie is silly beyond comprehension, and even if it were n't silly, it would still be beyond comprehension.",0,negative
 as beautiful,1,positive
-'s touching and tender and,1,positive
 has been lost in the translation ... another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise,0,negative
 are neither original nor are presented in convincing way,0,negative
 this very compelling tale,1,positive
 great help,1,positive
-dehumanizing and ego-destroying process,0,negative
-shiver-inducing,1,positive
-questionable satirical ambivalence,0,negative
-"a very entertaining, thought-provoking film",1,positive
+no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell,0,negative
+goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest,1,positive
+"is enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits, headed by christopher plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i 've ever seen in the many film and stage adaptations of the work",1,positive
 "is brilliant, really",1,positive
 "is a light, fun cheese puff of a movie.",1,positive
-fairly irresistible package,1,positive
-a heavy-handed indictment,0,negative
-does n't so much phone in his performance as fax it,0,negative
+at best this is a film for the under-7 crowd.,0,negative
+exist only for its climactic setpiece,0,negative
 that made the first film so special,1,positive
 cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style,0,negative
 "the fact is that the screen is most alive when it seems most likely that broomfield's interviewees, or even himself, will not be for much longer.",1,positive
 the dullest irish pub scenes,0,negative
-has its moments -- and almost as many subplots.,1,positive
+"her pale, dark beauty and",1,positive
+"squandering his opportunity to make absurdist observations, burns gets caught up in the rush of slapstick thoroughfare.",0,negative
 "he has found with an devastating, eloquent clarity",1,positive
 i like about men with brooms and what is kind of special,1,positive
 "may not be an important movie, or even a good one",0,negative
 mediocre fable from burkina faso.,0,negative
-that comes through all too painfully in the execution,0,negative
-"more entertaining, too",1,positive
+undernourished,0,negative
+"phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer, christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene's prose, and it's there on the screen in their version of the quiet american.",1,positive
 "some movies and artfully restrained in others, 65-year-old jack nicholson",1,positive
 crafty and intelligent,1,positive
 "an achingly enthralling premise, the film is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses.",0,negative
+cornball sequel,0,negative
+is the most visually unappealing.,0,negative
 the best and most mature comedy of the 2002 summer season speaks more of the season than the picture,1,positive
+"too-long, spoofy update",0,negative
 do bad things,0,negative
 "all comedy is subversive, but this unrelenting bleak insistence on opting out of any opportunity for finding meaning in relationships or work just becomes sad.",0,negative
-"it's a powerful though flawed movie, guaranteed to put a lump in your throat while reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today.",1,positive
+devos and cassel have tremendous chemistry,1,positive
 avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake,0,negative
 "full frontal, which opens today nationwide, could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire, but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre's definitive, if disingenuous, feature",0,negative
-transparently hypocritical work,0,negative
+"apparently designed as a reverie about memory and regret, but the only thing you 'll regret is remembering the experience of sitting through it.",0,negative
 struggles,0,negative
-( and beautifully edited,1,positive
+robbed,0,negative
+"some body often looks like an episode of the tv show blind date, only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments.",0,negative
 ", sylvie testud is icily brilliant.",1,positive
-and mind-numbing indifference,0,negative
 the always hilarious meara and levy,1,positive
-smell the grease on the plot,1,positive
 there's a lot to recommend read my lips.,1,positive
+of those films that started with a great premise and then just fell apart,0,negative
 "the storylines are woven together skilfully, the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking, and the overall experience is awesome",1,positive
+pure,1,positive
 earthly,1,positive
+"shaky, uncertain film",0,negative
 's a love story as sanguine as its title,1,positive
-is mesmerizing,1,positive
-direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
+", it's mission accomplished",1,positive
 honest emotions,1,positive
 quirky and fearless ability,1,positive
 puts enough salt into the wounds of the tortured and self-conscious material to make it sting,0,negative
-"wimps out by going for that pg-13 rating, so the more graphic violence is mostly off-screen and",0,negative
 should not,0,negative
-a remarkable piece,1,positive
-like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens,0,negative
 's the brilliant surfing photography bringing you right inside the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
 "may be relieved that his latest feature, r xmas, marks a modest if encouraging return to form",1,positive
-its charms and,1,positive
+renowned,1,positive
 "watch it, offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a.'s show-biz and media",1,positive
 inevitably consigned,0,negative
 with stunning animation,1,positive
 the translation ... another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise,0,negative
-the sleekness,1,positive
 for a quick-buck sequel,0,negative
 tell you how tedious,0,negative
+it's a frankenstein-monster of a film that does n't know what it wants to be.,0,negative
 way cheaper ( and better ),1,positive
 a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
 graceless and,0,negative
-mr. polanski is in his element here :,1,positive
-an open wound,0,negative
-belly laugh,1,positive
+is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice,1,positive
 a laugh riot,1,positive
+glued to the screen,1,positive
 canny and spiced,1,positive
-what saves it ... and makes it,1,positive
 the hype,0,negative
-a lightweight story about matchmaking,1,positive
+laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half,1,positive
 is that there's a casual intelligence that permeates the script,1,positive
 durable,1,positive
-"its new england characters, most of whom wander about in thick clouds of denial",0,negative
 a serious drama,1,positive
 tres greek writer and star nia vardalos has crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script.,1,positive
-the material,1,positive
+"is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein, and i 'm just about ready to go to the u.n. and ask permission for a preemptive strike.",0,negative
 is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films.,1,positive
-attack of the clones is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight,0,negative
-"need, neurosis and nervy",0,negative
 a fun and funky look into an artificial creation in a world that thrives on artificiality,1,positive
+self-promotion,0,negative
 to enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that chabrol spins,1,positive
 rampant adultery,0,negative
 "of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness, for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen",0,negative
 "help us return to a sane regimen of eating, sleeping and stress-reducing contemplation",1,positive
-the filmmakers ' eye for detail and the high standards of performance,1,positive
 girls ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch,1,positive
-our hero must ride roughshod over incompetent cops to get his man,1,positive
 crudup's screen presence,1,positive
-comes alive when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours,1,positive
-rapidly develops into a gut-wrenching examination of the way cultural differences and emotional expectations collide.,1,positive
+treasured,1,positive
+but what gives human nature its unique feel is kaufman's script,1,positive
+"of suspense, intriguing characters and bizarre bank robberies, plus a heavy dose of father-and-son dynamics",1,positive
 "imperfect, love-hate relationship",0,negative
 the immersive powers of the giant screen and its hyper-realistic images are put to perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d.,1,positive
 the annoyance,0,negative
@@ -38070,126 +38025,128 @@ that it ends up being surprisingly dull,0,negative
 you have the patience for it,0,negative
 it were any more of a turkey,0,negative
 the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time,1,positive
-"a shaky, uncertain film",0,negative
 "'s routine is offensive, puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed if it was at least funny",0,negative
-"sunk by way too much indulgence of scene-chewing, teeth-gnashing actorliness.",0,negative
-the most sincere and artful movie,1,positive
-a bad taste in your mouth and questions,0,negative
+playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries,0,negative
 "unlike last year's lame musketeer, this dumas adaptation entertains",1,positive
 "lookin ' for sin, american-style?",0,negative
 's a minor treat,1,positive
 the action and,1,positive
+skilled actors,1,positive
+growth,1,positive
+it's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers --,0,negative
+", like silence, it's a movie that gets under your skin.",1,positive
 i do n't think that a.c. will help this movie one bit,0,negative
 celebrates the group's playful spark of nonconformity,1,positive
 that's very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable,1,positive
-as hilarious lunacy,1,positive
+"even though it's common knowledge that park and his founding partner, yong kang, lost kozmo in the end, you ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company's astonishing growth.",1,positive
+a moving picture that does not move.,0,negative
 "the local flavor with a hugely enjoyable film about changing times, clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza",1,positive
 spreading,1,positive
-very depressing movie,0,negative
 are mesmerizing,1,positive
 might add -- slice of comedic bliss,1,positive
-dreamy and evocative,1,positive
 painfully unfunny farce,0,negative
-definitive account,1,positive
+is n't very bright,0,negative
 an interesting exercise,1,positive
 the only thing `` swept away '' is the one hour and thirty-three minutes spent watching this waste of time.,0,negative
-the passions that sometimes fuel our best achievements and other times,1,positive
+'s the sweet cinderella story,1,positive
 as darkly funny,1,positive
+a disaster of a drama,0,negative
 "'s one of the most beautiful, evocative works i 've seen",1,positive
 "does n't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a mormon family movie, and a sappy, preachy one at that.",0,negative
 sour,0,negative
 like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks,0,negative
-all the bad things in the world /,0,negative
-"as good, if not better than much of what's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand",1,positive
+this is the most visually unappealing.,0,negative
 delirious fun.,1,positive
 "lisa rinzler's cinematography may be lovely, but love liza's tale itself virtually collapses into an inhalant blackout, maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension.",0,negative
+"is not a classical dramatic animated feature, nor a hip, contemporary, in-jokey one",0,negative
 look like cheap hysterics,0,negative
 's too harsh to work as a piece of storytelling,0,negative
 "to see a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity",1,positive
+reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking,1,positive
 's so much to look at in metropolis you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles,1,positive
 that malarkey,0,negative
-monster/science fiction flicks,1,positive
-"to consider the unthinkable, the unacceptable, the unmentionable",0,negative
-that special annex of hell,0,negative
 incredibly hokey,0,negative
 fluffy and disposible,0,negative
 fascinating little tale,1,positive
 it's never too late to believe in your dreams.',1,positive
 i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year.,0,negative
 "the story is lacking any real emotional impact, and the plot is both contrived and cliched.",0,negative
+so many explosions,1,positive
+the scorpion king is more fun than conan the barbarian.,1,positive
 nicole kidman makes it a party worth attending.,1,positive
 seems timely and important.,1,positive
-", soap opera-ish dialogue",0,negative
 close to losing my lunch,0,negative
 settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs,1,positive
+"director carl franklin, so crisp and economical in one false move,",1,positive
 a lot of the smaller scenes,1,positive
 chelsea walls is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe.,0,negative
 with a great premise,1,positive
 appalling as any ` comedy ',0,negative
-an elegantly balanced movie -- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do -- that does n't reveal even a hint of artifice,1,positive
-'s icky.,0,negative
 made me feel unclean,0,negative
 like saturday morning tv in the '60s,0,negative
 astonishing grandeur,1,positive
-"does n't really believe in it, and breaks the mood with absurdly inappropriate ` comedy ' scenes",0,negative
 be this good,1,positive
+"the film acquires an undeniable entertainment value as the slight, pale mr. broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover.",1,positive
 heavy with flabby rolls of typical toback machinations,0,negative
 two towers outdoes its spectacle.,1,positive
 antic spirits,0,negative
+mark ms. bullock's best work,1,positive
+of slapstick sequences,1,positive
+imaginable,1,positive
 's mission accomplished,1,positive
+a mediocre tribute to films like them,0,negative
 unmemorable filler,0,negative
-well-made entertainment,1,positive
 what little grace ( rifkin's ) tale of precarious skid-row dignity achieves,0,negative
 which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way,0,negative
-"is made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget, video-shot, debut indie effort",1,positive
+but the project surrounding them is distressingly rote,0,negative
 oozes craft.,1,positive
 "does its best to work us over, with second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief, two separate crises during marriage ceremonies, and the lush scenery of the cotswolds",1,positive
+where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say,0,negative
+succeeds.,1,positive
+well-done supernatural thriller,1,positive
+"the ensemble cast turns in a collectively stellar performance, and the writing is tight and truthful, full of funny situations and honest observations.",1,positive
 "is, we have no idea what in creation is going on.",0,negative
-vulgar dialogue,0,negative
 sweet time building,1,positive
 of the best gay love stories,1,positive
 a dirty old man,0,negative
 "no special effects, and",0,negative
 the real thing,1,positive
 female friendship that men can embrace,1,positive
+of emotional desperation,0,negative
 "watching the chemistry between freeman and judd, however, almost makes this movie worth seeing.",1,positive
 "makes sure the salton sea works the way a good noir should,",1,positive
 a thoroughly entertaining comedy that uses grant's own twist of acidity to prevent itself from succumbing to its own bathos.,1,positive
 threw loads of money at an idea that should 've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans.,0,negative
+"silly, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick",0,negative
 shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans,1,positive
 "several cliched movie structures : the road movie,",0,negative
-", funny, and even touching",1,positive
 is well,1,positive
+its own style,1,positive
 of nijinsky,1,positive
 interesting controversy,1,positive
+incinerates frank capra's classic,0,negative
+"reign of fire is hardly the most original fantasy film ever made -- beyond road warrior, it owes enormous debts to aliens and every previous dragon drama -- but that barely makes it any less entertaining.",1,positive
 "this movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen,",0,negative
 sweet and fluffy,1,positive
+) are such a companionable couple,1,positive
 how good,1,positive
-little sticky and unsatisfied,0,negative
 charisma and,1,positive
-also a -- dare i say it twice --,0,negative
+blushing to gushing -- imamura squirts the screen in ` warm water under a red bridge ',1,positive
 eccentrics,0,negative
 "'s a rather listless amble down the middle of the road, where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug",0,negative
-anyone who ever fantasized about space travel but ca n't afford the $ 20 million ticket to ride a russian rocket should catch this imax offering.,1,positive
-leaves scant place for the viewer,0,negative
+"even if it made its original release date last fall, it would 've reeked of a been-there, done-that sameness.",0,negative
 of the victorious revolutionaries,1,positive
-a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
+intelligence and originality,1,positive
 also somewhat touched,1,positive
-"overcomes the script's flaws and envelops the audience in his character's anguish, anger and frustration",1,positive
+its lackluster gear of emotional blandness,0,negative
 assured and stylish,1,positive
-a ragbag of cliches.,0,negative
+of a picture that was n't all that great to begin with,0,negative
 "as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia, sweeping and gliding, banking",1,positive
 "the soul-searching deliberateness of the film, although leavened nicely with dry absurdist wit, eventually becomes too heavy for the plot.",0,negative
 rubbish,0,negative
 "even though the film does n't manage to hit all of its marks, it's still entertaining to watch the target practice.",1,positive
-a breathtaking adventure,1,positive
-"the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther, but she's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated, and esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard",0,negative
+wind-in-the-hair exhilarating,1,positive
 of true inspiration,1,positive
-a good movie ye who enter here,1,positive
-"a flat, unconvincing drama",0,negative
-are so hilarious,1,positive
-"great to look at, and funny",1,positive
-russian ark is a new treasure of the hermitage.,1,positive
 dread,0,negative
 may seem disappointing in its generalities,0,negative
 "extends to his supple understanding of the role that brown played in american culture as an athlete, a movie star, and an image of black indomitability",1,positive
@@ -38198,295 +38155,301 @@ to its clever what-if concept,1,positive
 "relieved that his latest feature, r xmas, marks a modest if encouraging return to form",1,positive
 make like the title and dodge this one,0,negative
 "a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind",1,positive
-a speed that is slow to those of us in middle age,0,negative
 balances real-time rhythms with propulsive incident,1,positive
 remarkable and,1,positive
+warmth and gentle humor,1,positive
 life affirming,1,positive
-ask for a raise,1,positive
+"wilco fans will have a great time, and",1,positive
+19 stays afloat as decent drama/action flick,1,positive
 "a gently funny, sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good, that is to say,",1,positive
 "moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure, an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture",1,positive
-a hard time sitting through this one,0,negative
 is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film,1,positive
+perversity,0,negative
 a knowing sense of humor and a lot of warmth,1,positive
-frighten and,0,negative
+"rather than real figures, elling and kjell bjarne become symbolic characters whose actions are supposed to relate something about the naïf's encounter with the world.",0,negative
 ruin,0,negative
+is that it avoids the obvious with humor and lightness,1,positive
 very handsomely produced,1,positive
 "do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels, fight off various anonymous attackers, and evade elaborate surveillance technologies",0,negative
 a documentary to make the stones weep -- as shameful as it is scary.,0,negative
+is gratefully received,1,positive
 's virtually impossible to like any of these despicable characters,0,negative
 two bodies and hardly a laugh between them,0,negative
 pays off and,1,positive
 that the talented cast generally,1,positive
-you see this film you 'll know too,1,positive
 "every moment crackles with tension, and by the end of the flick, you 're on the edge of your seat.",1,positive
-the efforts of a first-rate cast,1,positive
-pleasant tale,1,positive
-frothy ` date movie ' ...,1,positive
-laugh-a-minute,1,positive
-deflated,0,negative
+nice piece of work.,1,positive
 trying to be more complex than your average film,1,positive
-"it's a treat -- a delightful, witty, improbable romantic comedy with a zippy jazzy score",1,positive
+recording,1,positive
+"'s affecting, amusing, sad and reflective",1,positive
 "yes, i suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care, so i did n't",0,negative
+"fresh, sometimes funny,",1,positive
 "visually, ` santa clause 2 ' is wondrously creative.",1,positive
+it's not scary in the slightest,0,negative
 "than by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades",1,positive
 have an interest in the characters you see,1,positive
+sheerly cinematic appeal,1,positive
 the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor,0,negative
 is hard to resist,1,positive
 that such a horrible movie could have sprung from such a great one,0,negative
 parents love to have their kids,1,positive
+feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
 perfect festival film,1,positive
 ", simple-minded and stereotypical",0,negative
 the filmmakers know how to please the eye,1,positive
 offend everyone,0,negative
-in ( this ) meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot,0,negative
 "although it includes a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick, `` orange county '' is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be.",1,positive
 virtually joyless,0,negative
 is fluid and quick,1,positive
 with a searing lead performance,1,positive
 "it's too harsh to work as a piece of storytelling, but as an intellectual exercise -- an unpleasant debate that's been given the drive of a narrative and that's been acted out -- the believer is nothing less than a provocative piece of work.",1,positive
 feels contrived,0,negative
-", holds the screen like a true star.",1,positive
 in a class with spike lee's masterful,1,positive
-is actually quite entertaining.,1,positive
-'s definitely an improvement on the first blade,1,positive
-silly-looking,0,negative
+"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship, love, and the truth that we 're all in this together.",1,positive
 altogether darker side,0,negative
 unrelated,0,negative
+is really funny,1,positive
 richer and more observant,1,positive
-"cleverness, wit or",1,positive
-the director uses the last act to reel in the audience since its poignancy hooks us completely.,1,positive
 insightful and,1,positive
-shockingly bad and,0,negative
 eloquent film,1,positive
 is painfully formulaic and stilted.,0,negative
 the redeeming feature of chan's films,1,positive
-the violence is at once luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing,0,negative
+takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
 most of the storylines feel like time fillers between surf shots.,0,negative
-p ),0,negative
 the most excruciating 86 minutes one might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill.,0,negative
-"even if you do n't know the band or the album's songs by heart, you will enjoy seeing how both evolve, and you will also learn a good deal about the state of the music business in the 21st century",1,positive
+angling to see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence,0,negative
+"attempts to be grandiloquent, but",0,negative
+"want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
 like horrible poetry,0,negative
 that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0,negative
+gives poor dana carvey nothing,0,negative
+a quiet family drama with a little bit of romance and a dose of darkness,1,positive
+benefit,1,positive
 the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
 just too bad the film's story does not live up to its style,0,negative
-unique,1,positive
 in the best irish sense,1,positive
-"it's a treat watching shaw, a british stage icon, melting under the heat of phocion's attentions.",1,positive
+"is n't a disaster, exactly, but a very handsomely produced let-down.",0,negative
 make the suckers out there surrender $ 9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life,0,negative
-at a speed that is slow to those of us in middle age,0,negative
 intense and effective,1,positive
-nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion,1,positive
 not enough of interest onscreen,0,negative
 "dumb, fun, curiously adolescent movie",1,positive
-ghetto fabulousness,1,positive
 be with a large dose of painkillers,0,negative
+has a nearly terminal case of the cutes,1,positive
 they threw loads of money at an idea that should 've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans.,0,negative
 christian parents,1,positive
-for all its shoot-outs,1,positive
 "putting together familiar themes of family, forgiveness and love",1,positive
+"empty, fetishistic violence in which murder is casual and fun",0,negative
 wears its heart,1,positive
+strenuously unfunny showtime deserves the hook.,0,negative
 it points out how inseparable the two are,1,positive
+relying on animation or dumb humor,0,negative
 it's bedeviled by labored writing and slack direction.,0,negative
 being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses,1,positive
+the writing is clever and,1,positive
 i simply ca n't recommend it enough.,1,positive
 edit,0,negative
 should be able to find better entertainment,0,negative
 the show's concept,1,positive
 on the promise of excitement,1,positive
 "is its unforced comedy-drama and its relaxed, natural-seeming actors.",1,positive
-an integrity,1,positive
+resorting to camp or parody,0,negative
+eye-popping,1,positive
 "in its dry and forceful way, it delivers the same message as jiri menzel's closely watched trains and danis tanovic's no man's land.",1,positive
-"in this crass, low-wattage endeavor",0,negative
 of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen,1,positive
 boasting some of the most poorly staged and lit action in memory,0,negative
 the very top rank,1,positive
+"chilly, clinical lab report",0,negative
+makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,0,negative
 picture-perfect beach,1,positive
 farcically bawdy fantasy,1,positive
-dramatic interest,1,positive
-"the movie in a superficial way, while never sure what its purpose was",0,negative
+ballsy and,1,positive
+"a unique, well-crafted psychological study",1,positive
 is fascinating ...,1,positive
 spain's greatest star wattage,1,positive
 "wild-and-woolly, wall-to-wall good time",1,positive
-'s surprisingly harmless.,1,positive
 scope and,1,positive
-"morrissette has performed a difficult task indeed - he's taken one of the world's most fascinating stories and made it dull, lifeless, and irritating",0,negative
-"this cloying, voices-from-the-other-side story is hell.",0,negative
 zoom!,1,positive
 it's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned,0,negative
-"whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes",0,negative
-compelling mix,1,positive
-"in a movie that is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance",0,negative
 "'s a square, sentimental drama that satisfies, as comfort food often can.",1,positive
 "it is, however, a completely honest, open-hearted film that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it.",1,positive
 has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded.,1,positive
 poo,0,negative
 well paced and satisfying little drama,1,positive
 "of biting the hand that has finally, to some extent, warmed up to him",0,negative
+dripping with cliche and bypassing no opportunity to trivialize the material.,0,negative
 easy to watch,1,positive
+more likely,1,positive
 not at all clear what it's trying to say and even if it were -- i doubt it would be all that interesting.,0,negative
-precise,1,positive
 the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside.,1,positive
 "hoary dialogue, fluxing accents, and -- worst of all -- silly-looking morlocks",0,negative
 probes in a light-hearted way the romantic problems,1,positive
+", he does all of this, and more, while remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift.",1,positive
 with flailing bodily movements,0,negative
+spontaneous,1,positive
 "feels less the product of loving, well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan, thinly sketched story",0,negative
-"has little to do with the story, which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never, ever, leave a large dog alone with a toddler.",0,negative
 highlight reel,1,positive
-"a well-done film of a self-reflexive, philosophical nature",1,positive
 "tells this very compelling tale with little fuss or noise,",1,positive
-brilliant piece,1,positive
 the final product is a ghost,1,positive
 ) comes off like a hallmark commercial,0,negative
-devastating testimony,0,negative
 "plodding, poorly written, murky and weakly acted, the picture feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo.",0,negative
 excellent performances,1,positive
+"a gorgeously strange movie, heaven",1,positive
+"getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing, ` this is going to be something really good",1,positive
 resembles the el cheapo margaritas served within.,0,negative
-"'ve marveled at disney's rendering of water, snow, flames and shadows in a hand-drawn animated world",1,positive
+it is repetitious,0,negative
 it's compelling,1,positive
+purr,1,positive
 at leading lives of sexy intrigue,1,positive
 like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,0,negative
 'd rather watch them on the animal planet,0,negative
 could this be the first major studio production shot on video tape instead of film?,0,negative
 become comparatively sane and healthy,1,positive
 ", one could rent the original and get the same love story and parable.",0,negative
-"an overstylized, puréed mélange",0,negative
 showtime deserves the hook.,0,negative
-"of an energetic, extreme-sports adventure",1,positive
 barney's,1,positive
-cranked out on an assembly line,0,negative
 "is funny,",1,positive
+is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels,1,positive
 crack a smile,1,positive
 would seem to be surefire casting.,1,positive
 sights,0,negative
+there's a reason why halftime is only fifteen minutes long.,0,negative
 ignore but a little too smugly superior to like,0,negative
+care less,0,negative
 perform,1,positive
 "it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue, just because it seems obligatory",0,negative
 "smart, savvy, compelling",1,positive
 hated,0,negative
+"builds to an intense indoor drama about compassion, sacrifice, and christian love in the face of political corruption",1,positive
 superficiality,0,negative
 skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears,0,negative
 bad ideas and awkwardness,0,negative
-a career-defining revelation,1,positive
-an inarticulate screenplay,0,negative
+cohesive,1,positive
 just about the surest bet for an all-around good time at the movies this summer,1,positive
 too clumsy,0,negative
-better than inconsequential,1,positive
 going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap,0,negative
+"so mind-numbingly awful that you hope britney wo n't do it one more time, as far as movies are concerned.",0,negative
 humbuggery,0,negative
 ", the stories are quietly moving.",1,positive
 "a teenybopper ed wood film,",1,positive
-sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill,0,negative
-are so generic,0,negative
 cultural and economic subtext,1,positive
+pretends to expose the life of male hustlers,0,negative
+is strong as always,1,positive
 truly larger-than-life character,1,positive
+"is a goofball movie, in the way that malkovich was",1,positive
 "it's a clear-eyed portrait of an intensely lived time, filled with nervous energy, moral ambiguity and great uncertainties.",1,positive
+dramatize life's messiness,0,negative
 distractions,0,negative
+over every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage,0,negative
 its elegantly colorful look,1,positive
-might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned,0,negative
-classic movie franchise,1,positive
-is all but useless,0,negative
+guilty about it,0,negative
+'ll probably run out screaming.,0,negative
+deepa mehta provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood in the western world.,1,positive
 a bit too much like an infomercial for ram dass's latest book aimed at the boomer demographic,0,negative
 precarious,0,negative
-which gives you an idea just how bad it was,0,negative
+"ultimately, in the history of the academy, people may be wondering what all that jazz was about `` chicago '' in 2002.",0,negative
 "if it's unnerving suspense you 're after -- you 'll find it with ring, an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for",1,positive
+too predictable and far too cliched,0,negative
+chelsea hotel,1,positive
 ", like me, think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with",0,negative
+90 minutes trying figure out whether or not some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid has intentionally left college or was killed,0,negative
 duvall's throbbing sincerity,1,positive
 making this queen a thoroughly modern maiden,1,positive
 misguided project,0,negative
+a transparently hypocritical work,0,negative
+are more compelling than the execution,1,positive
 share no chemistry or engaging charisma,0,negative
-"( toback's ) fondness for fancy split-screen, stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard ...",0,negative
+well-worn situations,0,negative
 "begging for attention,",0,negative
-to make us care about zelda's ultimate fate,1,positive
-", ingenious",1,positive
+goes further,1,positive
+works as a treatise on spirituality as well as a solid sci-fi thriller,1,positive
+'s hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film.,0,negative
 believing in something does matter,1,positive
+"a film about the irksome, tiresome nature of complacency",0,negative
 so stunning,1,positive
-elaborate and twisted characters,0,negative
+by an esteemed writer-actor,1,positive
 one of the finest films of the year,1,positive
 ", difficult and sad",0,negative
 the author's devotees will probably find it fascinating ;,1,positive
 like a film so cold and dead,0,negative
-von sydow ...,1,positive
 artistry,1,positive
-earnest and heartfelt,1,positive
 inspiring hope,1,positive
 bring new energy,1,positive
 to liven things up,1,positive
-block,0,negative
 pairing clayburgh and tambor,1,positive
 one of the great submarine stories,1,positive
 is delightful in the central role,1,positive
 develops into a gut-wrenching examination of the way cultural differences and emotional expectations collide,1,positive
 "is throwing up his hands in surrender, is firing his r&d people, and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7",0,negative
-"all the sensuality, all the eroticism of a good vampire tale",1,positive
-watch witherspoon's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination,0,negative
+"by numbers, and as easy to be bored by as your abc's,",0,negative
 a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way,0,negative
-taken quite a nosedive from alfred hitchcock's imaginative flight,0,negative
-"takes a surprising, subtle turn at the midway point.",1,positive
 "there's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ; when the explosions start, they fall to pieces",0,negative
-"little action, almost no suspense or believable tension, one-dimensional characters up the wazoo and sets that",0,negative
-", then they works spectacularly well ... a shiver-inducing, nerve-rattling ride.",1,positive
-their lack,0,negative
+"wo n't be placed in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers but it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world's best actors, daniel auteuil,",1,positive
+maybe he was reading the minds of the audience.,1,positive
 "contemplative, and sublimely beautiful",1,positive
 "those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting, direction, story and pace",1,positive
-great artistic significance,1,positive
-"a bit of a downer and a little over-dramatic at times, but",0,negative
+a joyous occasion,1,positive
+"think you have figured out the con and the players in this debut film by argentine director fabian bielinsky, but while you were thinking someone made off with your wallet",0,negative
+"touching, raucously amusing, uncomfortable, and, yes,",1,positive
+these people mattered,1,positive
 an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds,1,positive
-is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues,1,positive
-another new film emerges with yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective.,1,positive
 truly edgy --,1,positive
-directs one of the best ensemble casts of the year,1,positive
 strip,1,positive
 suffered and bled,0,negative
 "this humbling little film, fueled by the light comedic work of zhao benshan and the delicate ways of dong jie,",1,positive
 misguided acts of affection,0,negative
-how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know.,0,negative
+would quickly change the channel,0,negative
 are funny.,1,positive
 appropriately cynical social commentary aside,1,positive
-'s work as well as a remarkably faithful one.,1,positive
-dylan thomas alive to witness first-time director,1,positive
+most damning censure,0,negative
 old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas,0,negative
-"the journey to the secret's eventual discovery is a separate adventure,",1,positive
 reflected in almost every scene,1,positive
-jackass is a vulgar and cheap-looking version of candid camera staged for the marquis de sade set.,0,negative
 the movie is amateurish,0,negative
-fortify this turgid fable,0,negative
 ", the attention process tends to do a little fleeing of its own.",0,negative
 most hollywood romantic comedies,0,negative
 skill and determination,1,positive
 the pre-teen crowd,1,positive
 humor and poignancy,1,positive
+has settled for a lugubrious romance,0,negative
 enter the fist is hilarious,1,positive
+an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women,0,negative
 rife with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue,0,negative
+quick-witted than any english lit,1,positive
 of those rare pictures,1,positive
 redeeming feature,1,positive
+-- full of life and small delights --,1,positive
+such a perfect medium for children,1,positive
+a treasure chest,1,positive
 mishandle the story's promising premise of a physician who needs to heal himself.,0,negative
-"'s a treat -- a delightful, witty, improbable romantic comedy with a zippy jazzy score",1,positive
+are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama,1,positive
 "it's a spectacular performance - ahem, we hope it's only acting.",1,positive
+"it has fun with the quirks of family life, but",1,positive
 very amusing,1,positive
+a heartening tale of small victories and enduring hope.,1,positive
 him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
-to just die already,0,negative
-vibrantly,1,positive
+a life like this can sound so dull,0,negative
+as comfort food often can,1,positive
+", this does not really make the case the kissinger should be tried as a war criminal.",0,negative
+"it's never laugh-out-loud funny, but it is frequently amusing.",1,positive
 the hypnotic imagery and fragmentary tale explore the connections between place and personal identity.,1,positive
-often touching,1,positive
-too bad maggio could n't come up with a better script.,0,negative
-the charisma of a young woman who knows how to hold the screen,1,positive
 just another voyeuristic spectacle,0,negative
-munch's screenplay is tenderly observant of his characters.,1,positive
 "played game of absurd plot twists, idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters",0,negative
 have received such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen as they do in this marvelous film,1,positive
 "an awful lot like one of ( spears ' ) music videos in content -- except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and, worse, that you have to pay if you want to see it.",0,negative
+blacked out in the lobby,0,negative
+like you were n't invited to the party,0,negative
+"honesty, insight and humor",1,positive
 their computer-animated faces,0,negative
 it's an effort to watch this movie,0,negative
-puts a refreshing and comical spin on the all-too-familiar saga of the contemporary single woman,1,positive
+"where tom green stages his gags as assaults on america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony, jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval.",0,negative
 gender politics,0,negative
 "a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights",1,positive
-makes sure the salton sea works the way a good noir should,1,positive
+"( jeff's ) gorgeous, fluid compositions",1,positive
 comes alive,1,positive
 13 conversations about one thing '' is an intelligent flick that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling.,1,positive
-", paralyzed",0,negative
 are so well established that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field,1,positive
 stands as one of the great films about movie love.,1,positive
 deliver a fair bit of vampire fun,1,positive
+the actors involved in the enterprise,1,positive
 always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
 "in suspense, surprise and consistent emotional conviction",1,positive
 "a fascinating examination of the joyous, turbulent self-discovery",1,positive
@@ -38495,46 +38458,44 @@ predictable and cloying,0,negative
 to make the stones weep -- as shameful as it,0,negative
 thanks to huston's revelatory performance,1,positive
 is entry number twenty the worst of the brosnan bunch,0,negative
-my little eye is the best little `` horror '' movie i 've seen in years.,1,positive
 like one long,0,negative
-energy,1,positive
 beautifully crafted and cooly unsettling ... recreates the atmosphere of the crime expertly.,1,positive
-cheated,0,negative
 irritating films,0,negative
 "the four feathers is definitely horse feathers, but",0,negative
-an unabashedly romantic picture,1,positive
-play fine,1,positive
 sleazy,0,negative
 a homage,1,positive
-"the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that, ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year",0,negative
 i like it.,1,positive
-"forgets about her other obligations, leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes, maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies",0,negative
-nervy and memorable,1,positive
 photographed and beautifully recorded,1,positive
-never takes hold.,0,negative
+tired retread,0,negative
 ill-wrought hypothesis,0,negative
 ararat far more demanding than it needs to be,0,negative
-"take any 12-year-old boy to see this picture, and he 'll be your slave for a year.",1,positive
-so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,1,positive
 original talent,1,positive
+"not too fancy, not too filling, not too fluffy, but definitely tasty and sweet.",1,positive
 has a handful of smart jokes,1,positive
 ca n't get sufficient distance from leroy's,0,negative
 are woven together skilfully,1,positive
+"barry convinces us he's a dangerous, secretly unhinged guy who could easily have killed a president because it made him feel powerful.",1,positive
+"is too picture postcard perfect, too neat and new pin-like,",0,negative
+"... with the gifted pearce on hand to keep things on semi-stable ground dramatically, this retooled machine is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest, crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself.",1,positive
 your own cleverness,1,positive
-disoriented but occasionally,0,negative
-reach satisfying conclusions,1,positive
 a beautiful film for people who like their romances to have that french realism,1,positive
 "refreshingly,",1,positive
-nearly every cliché,0,negative
 something about watching a squad of psychopathic underdogs whale the tar out of unsuspecting lawmen that reaches across time and distance,1,positive
-"cleaner, and deeper",1,positive
+pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish,0,negative
+the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days :,1,positive
 a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential.,0,negative
+"loud, low-budget and tired formula film",0,negative
+"'s weird, wonderful, and not necessarily for kids",1,positive
+"see scratch for the music, see scratch for a lesson in scratching, but, most of all, see it for the passion.",1,positive
 is a brilliant movie,1,positive
 is that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not.,0,negative
 "of time, money and celluloid",0,negative
+"be depressing,",0,negative
+is a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything.,0,negative
 into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long,0,negative
 with such confidence,1,positive
 "that, in itself, is extraordinary.",1,positive
+starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points,0,negative
 the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis,1,positive
 coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film,1,positive
 "some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments, that it's impossible to care",0,negative
@@ -38543,198 +38504,199 @@ uses some of the figures from the real-life story to portray themselves in the f
 own brightly colored dreams,1,positive
 "of pretension about the film, which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure",1,positive
 is a crime that should be punishable by chainsaw,0,negative
-'s a satisfying summer blockbuster and worth a look.,1,positive
+the downward spiral,0,negative
 ", they succeed",1,positive
-... `` bowling for columbine '' remains a disquieting and thought-provoking film ...,1,positive
+", directors dean deblois and chris sanders valiantly keep punching up the mix.",1,positive
+indispensable,1,positive
 "invincible shows he's back in form, with an astoundingly rich film.",1,positive
 "a heavy stench of ` been there, done",0,negative
 midlife crisis,0,negative
 "brims with passion : for words, for its eccentric, accident-prone characters, and for the crazy things that keep people going in this crazy life.",1,positive
-extremely languorous rhythms,0,negative
-as it provides a fresh view of an old type,1,positive
+from one of french cinema's master craftsmen,1,positive
+"` it's better to go in knowing full well what's going to happen, but willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists.",1,positive
 as a bitter pill,0,negative
-"even if you 're an elvis person, you wo n't find anything to get excited about on this dvd.",0,negative
 episode ii -- attack of the clones is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight,0,negative
 the mediterranean sparkles,1,positive
 does a good job,1,positive
 seems to take an unseemly pleasure in ( the characters ' ) misery and at the same time to congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it,0,negative
-have given audiences the time of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,1,positive
+for lameness,0,negative
 the film knows what's unique and quirky about canadians,1,positive
 truly in love with a girl,1,positive
-the origins,1,positive
-something of a stiff --,0,negative
+"hashiguchi covers this territory with wit and originality, suggesting that with his fourth feature -- the first to be released in the u.s.",1,positive
 a disaster of a story,0,negative
 disappoint the action,0,negative
-'s really wrong with this ricture,0,negative
+worthy and devastating,1,positive
 the same blueprint,0,negative
 "never succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful, offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future.",1,positive
+impressed by how many tit-for-tat retaliatory responses the filmmakers allow before pulling the plug on the conspirators and averting an american-russian armageddon,1,positive
 an awkwardly contrived exercise in magic realism,0,negative
-with unimpeachable clarity,1,positive
-too is a bomb.,0,negative
-kong action,1,positive
 superficially written,0,negative
 rush to the theater for this one,1,positive
-compromise is the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ) exceedingly memorable one for most people,0,negative
-much of a plunge,0,negative
-"` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '",1,positive
 you 've seen it all before,0,negative
 "seems just as expectant of an adoring, wide-smiling reception",0,negative
 "the slapstick is labored,",0,negative
-... another example of how sandler is losing his touch.,0,negative
 superb,1,positive
 us deep into the girls ' confusion and pain as they struggle tragically to comprehend the chasm of knowledge that's opened between them,1,positive
 ", to find a place among the studio's animated classics",1,positive
 showdown,0,negative
 quirky characters and an engaging story,1,positive
-"alfred hitchcock's thrillers,",0,negative
 goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability,0,negative
+what's nice is that there's a casual intelligence that permeates the script.,1,positive
 comic touch,1,positive
 has little clue,0,negative
 "meandering, low on energy, and",0,negative
+gives her best,1,positive
 "bolstered by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ), an interesting racial tension, and a storyline that i have n't encountered since at least pete's dragon.",1,positive
 forgot to include anything even halfway scary as they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting,0,negative
 swung me around,1,positive
-for most of the movie's success,1,positive
 essentially ruined --,0,negative
 treats us,1,positive
 remarkable ensemble cast,1,positive
 be another shameless attempt by disney to rake in dough from baby boomer families,0,negative
-in the dullest kiddie flicks,0,negative
-"interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ),",1,positive
 "at best, i 'm afraid.",0,negative
 "'s, it's simply unbearable",0,negative
 lucratively,1,positive
 an engrossing portrait of uncompromising artists trying to create something original against the backdrop of a corporate music industry that only seems to care about the bottom line.,1,positive
 are a little too big for her mouth,0,negative
+"dramatically forceful, and beautifully shot",1,positive
 intended for the home video market,0,negative
-works well enough to make it worth watching,1,positive
-"the best, most",1,positive
+"'' manages to do all three quite well, making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases",1,positive
+"it's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again, as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess.",0,negative
 the self-image of drooling idiots,0,negative
+toilet-humor codswallop,0,negative
 hold dear about cinema,1,positive
 "while broomfield's film does n't capture the effect of these tragic deaths on hip-hop culture, it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system.",1,positive
 have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand,1,positive
 the viewers will feel they suffer the same fate,0,negative
+a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,0,negative
+a film that's flawed and brilliant in equal measure.,1,positive
 "if you 're burnt out on it's a wonderful life marathons and bored with a christmas carol, it might just be the movie you 're looking for.",1,positive
-wonderfully loopy,1,positive
 "loud, ugly, irritating",0,negative
+resorting to camp,0,negative
 so bland and,0,negative
 care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining,0,negative
-funny pace,1,positive
 ", it's a pale imitation.",0,negative
 will most likely doze off during this one.,0,negative
+an exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit of work,0,negative
 stop-and-start pacing,0,negative
 sucked.,0,negative
 logic and misuse,0,negative
 you have to check your brain at the door,0,negative
 ", timeless and universal tale",1,positive
-ruined his career,0,negative
-good thriller.,1,positive
+it's what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
 "little more than a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy,",0,negative
 "good fun, good action, good acting, good dialogue, good pace, good cinematography.",1,positive
 rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness,0,negative
-provocative,1,positive
+"love, memory, history",1,positive
 's thoroughly winning tone,1,positive
 as saccharine movies go,0,negative
 comforting,1,positive
-"seems based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior, as happiness was",0,negative
 "is a stunning film, a one-of-a-kind tour de force",1,positive
+to believe in your dreams,1,positive
 he is n't talking a talk that appeals to me,0,negative
-for a silly hack-and-slash flick,0,negative
+contriving,0,negative
 of education,1,positive
-a well-written and occasionally challenging social drama that actually has something interesting to say,1,positive
+it's still quite worth seeing,1,positive
+'s indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest,0,negative
 finds its humor,1,positive
 walter hill's undisputed is like a 1940s warner bros..,1,positive
+the perfect star vehicle for grant,1,positive
 as telling a country skunk,0,negative
 the perfect movie many have made it out to be,1,positive
+", sometimes funny",1,positive
 contribute to a mood that's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion.,1,positive
+"a dull, inconsistent, dishonest female bonding",0,negative
+offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment.,1,positive
 a perfectly pleasant if slightly pokey comedy.,1,positive
 "long, intricate, star-studded and visually flashy",1,positive
-"the story passes time until it's time for an absurd finale of twisted metal, fireballs and revenge.",0,negative
 "intelligence, wit or innovation",1,positive
 exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit,0,negative
-burning,0,negative
 its clever concept,1,positive
-well-mounted history lesson,1,positive
-the komediant is a tale worth catching.,1,positive
-is what we call the ` wow ' factor.,1,positive
+like a rejected x-files episode than a credible account of a puzzling real-life happening,0,negative
 may be based on a true and historically significant story,1,positive
 so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through,0,negative
 the plot and a powerfully evocative mood,1,positive
-to keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats,1,positive
+the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
 "the result is a powerful, naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking.",1,positive
+is so intent on hammering home his message that he forgets to make it entertaining,0,negative
 a very tasteful rock and,1,positive
+brought off with considerable wit,1,positive
 its weaknesses,0,negative
+non-stop funny feast,1,positive
 with this silly little puddle of a movie,0,negative
 's uninteresting.,0,negative
 "a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop",1,positive
 crummy,0,negative
+destroy is also a creative urge,0,negative
 has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again,0,negative
 's a part of us that can not help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something,1,positive
 "there is a certain sense of experimentation and improvisation to this film that may not always work,",0,negative
 's not too fast and not too slow.,1,positive
-lucky break is ( cattaneo ) sophomore slump.,0,negative
-pilot episode,1,positive
 "evokes the frustration, the awkwardness and the euphoria of growing up",1,positive
 ", eventually the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is.",0,negative
+"the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama, but",0,negative
 already littered with celluloid garbage,0,negative
-on the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing,0,negative
+scrutiny,0,negative
 give i am trying to break your heart an attraction it desperately needed.,0,negative
 an imaginatively mixed cast,1,positive
 "the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead",0,negative
+to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing,1,positive
 did n't smile.,0,negative
-satisfy,1,positive
 "the story is far-flung, illogical, and plain stupid.",0,negative
-at a tough-man contest,0,negative
-be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely,0,negative
 infantile cross-dressing routines,0,negative
 plays like the old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas.,0,negative
-cold light,0,negative
-"based on dave barry's popular book of the same name, the movie benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters ' moves and overlapping story.",1,positive
 "is what it is -- a nice, harmless date film",1,positive
 "more than that, it's an observant, unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation.",1,positive
 ", the trip there is a great deal of fun.",1,positive
-funny situations,1,positive
 as those monologues stretch on and on,0,negative
 is a career-defining revelation,1,positive
 make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment.,0,negative
-and sickening product placement,0,negative
-of the startling intimacy,1,positive
 yet another entry in the sentimental oh-those-wacky-brits genre that was ushered in by the full monty and is still straining to produce another smash hit.,0,negative
+a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage,0,negative
 enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment.,1,positive
 listless and desultory,0,negative
-a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor,1,positive
 poor casting,0,negative
-of elegant wit and artifice,1,positive
+a tour de force of modern cinema.,1,positive
+underrated professionals,1,positive
 's horribly depressing and not very well done.,0,negative
+the master of disguise falls under the category of ` should have been a sketch on saturday night live.',0,negative
 "farts, urine",0,negative
+"'re merely signposts marking the slow, lingering death of imagination.",0,negative
 "while i ca n't say it's on par with the first one, stuart little 2 is a light, fun cheese puff of a movie.",1,positive
-an art film,1,positive
+left us cold,0,negative
+lifeless execution.,0,negative
 echoes,1,positive
-including a knockout of a closing line,1,positive
 "a strong first act and absolutely, inescapably gorgeous, skyscraper-trapeze motion of the amazing spider-man",1,positive
-a harrowing account,1,positive
-predictably,0,negative
 "bland, surfacey",0,negative
+"belongs to the marvelous verdu, a sexy slip of an earth mother who mourns her tragedies in private and embraces life in public",1,positive
+what's infuriating about full frontal,0,negative
+the buoyant energy level,1,positive
 think that's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline,1,positive
 few will argue that it ranks with the best of herzog's works,1,positive
 that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny,0,negative
+to cram earplugs,0,negative
 ", it may rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season.",1,positive
 "'s funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful, all at once.",1,positive
+you wanting to abandon the theater,0,negative
 can write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody.,1,positive
-blob,0,negative
+as perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die,1,positive
 its awkward structure,0,negative
 the plot remains as guarded as a virgin with a chastity belt,0,negative
 over the head with a moral,1,positive
+are actually releasing it into theaters,0,negative
 castrated,0,negative
-are included,1,positive
+entering,1,positive
+-- you 'll love this movie.,1,positive
+"it has its faults, but",0,negative
 "brings a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness",1,positive
+quirkily appealing minor movie,1,positive
 media-soaked,0,negative
 a hands-off approach,0,negative
-its most delightful moments,1,positive
 daring and beautifully made.,1,positive
+lost on the target audience,0,negative
 hopelessly out,0,negative
 far from disappointing,1,positive
-'s not one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue,0,negative
+suck up,0,negative
 are relegated to the background -- a welcome step forward from the sally jesse raphael atmosphere of films like philadelphia and american beauty,1,positive
 "to seek our tears, our sympathies",1,positive
 "- hour, dissipated length.",0,negative
@@ -38742,102 +38704,101 @@ be the most oddly honest hollywood document of all,1,positive
 of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
 falls short,0,negative
 "collateral damage is trash, but it earns extra points by acting as if it were n't.",0,negative
-will probably,1,positive
 is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still,0,negative
 uplifting,1,positive
+too placid,0,negative
 "shows crushingly little curiosity about,",0,negative
-if the filmmakers come up with nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences,0,negative
-"in its treatment of the dehumanizing and ego-destroying process of unemployment, time out offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film.",1,positive
 one big blustery movie where nothing really happens.,0,negative
-is marvelous,1,positive
-"the complex, politically charged tapestry of contemporary chinese life this exciting new filmmaker has brought to the screen is like nothing we westerners have seen before.",1,positive
-sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit,0,negative
-"crafted, and well",1,positive
-"highly entertaining, self-aggrandizing, politically motivated documentary-making",1,positive
+will leave you with a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach,1,positive
+"hoary dialogue, fluxing accents",0,negative
+look ahead and resist living in a past,1,positive
 "a reminder of how they used to make movies, but also how they sometimes still can be made",1,positive
 "the exploitative, clumsily staged violence overshadows everything, including most of the actors.",1,positive
+tykwer's surface flash is n't just a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism ;,0,negative
+the perfect cure for insomnia,0,negative
 almost do n't notice the 129-minute running time,1,positive
 reason to miss interview with the assassin,0,negative
 is too often like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor's garage sale,0,negative
-horns and halos benefits from serendipity but also reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth.,1,positive
 just as many scenes that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie,1,positive
-"after only three films, director/co-writer jacques audiard, though little known in this country, belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers",1,positive
-"we 're wrapped up in the characters, how they make their choices, and why",1,positive
+"'s fairly lame, making it par for the course for disney sequels",0,negative
+"real women have curves '' is a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams.",1,positive
 made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch.,0,negative
 feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life,0,negative
-its best moments,1,positive
-"a pointed, often tender, examination of the pros and cons of unconditional love and familial duties.",1,positive
+a disappointingly thin slice,0,negative
 is not,0,negative
-go from stark desert to gorgeous beaches.,1,positive
-creative action,1,positive
+refreshing,1,positive
+garth ' has n't progressed as nicely as ` wayne.',0,negative
+the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea,0,negative
 in praise of love lacks even the most fragmented charms i have found in almost all of his previous works.,0,negative
 delivers,1,positive
-humor and humanity,1,positive
 to trivialize the material,0,negative
-resist,0,negative
-", the new star wars installment has n't escaped the rut dug by the last one.",0,negative
+the gentle comic treatment of adolescent sturm und drang should please fans of chris fuhrman's posthumously published cult novel.,1,positive
 a stately sense,1,positive
 that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances,0,negative
-"warmth to go around, with music and laughter",1,positive
+"claustrophic, suffocating and chilly",0,negative
 the performances are remarkable.,1,positive
 that it makes my big fat greek wedding look like an apartheid drama,0,negative
-"looked like crap, so crap is what i was expecting.",0,negative
 tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie,0,negative
 skeeved,0,negative
 one bright shining star,1,positive
 is doa.,0,negative
-"this is a movie filled with unlikable, spiteful idiots ; whether or not their friendship is salvaged makes no difference in the least.",0,negative
 "full of flatulence jokes and mild sexual references, kung pow",0,negative
 all things insipid,0,negative
 compellingly tap into a spiritual aspect of their characters ' suffering,1,positive
 heartwarming film,1,positive
+iconoclastic uses,1,positive
+the novel,1,positive
 "it seems impossible that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good, but it is.",1,positive
-on an intoxicating show,1,positive
+the acting ranges from bad to bodacious,0,negative
 grandiloquent,1,positive
 "one man's downfall, brought about by his lack of self-awareness",0,negative
-"with a tighter editorial process and firmer direction this material could work, especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent, but as is, personal velocity seems to be idling in neutral.",0,negative
+powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt,1,positive
 more intellectually scary than dramatically involving.,0,negative
-wonderful tale,1,positive
-uncompelling the movie,0,negative
-near-masterpiece.,1,positive
 dismay,0,negative
 a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and the price that was paid for it.,1,positive
 ", that 'll be much funnier than anything in the film ...",0,negative
 who welcomes a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor,1,positive
 the book's irreverent energy,1,positive
 "a gem of a romantic crime comedy that turns out to be clever, amusing and unpredictable.",1,positive
-( than leon ),1,positive
+provides the forgettable pleasures of a saturday matinee,0,negative
+its intended audience -- children --,1,positive
 the film is a hilarious adventure and i shamelessly enjoyed it,1,positive
-ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album,0,negative
-how desperate the makers of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel were,0,negative
-"enjoy much of jonah simply, and gratefully, as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor",1,positive
+be forgettable if it were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard's tragic play,1,positive
 like you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer,1,positive
+fuzziness,0,negative
+a sleep-inducing thriller with a single twist that everyone except the characters in it can see coming a mile away.,0,negative
 her tragedies,0,negative
+waking coma,0,negative
 "terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences",1,positive
-"they will have a showdown, but,",1,positive
-no satisfaction,0,negative
+a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films,1,positive
+giving it a strong thumbs up,1,positive
 the tear-jerking demands,1,positive
-"is still top-heavy with blazing guns, cheatfully filmed martial arts, disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves",0,negative
-like acid,0,negative
-shallow and glib,0,negative
+by turns very dark and very funny,1,positive
 "this movie is so bad, that it's almost worth seeing because it's so bad.",0,negative
+"the bai brothers have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand, and",1,positive
 a different and emotionally reserved type,0,negative
-groundbreaking endeavor,1,positive
 enough to keep you interested without coming close to bowling you over.,1,positive
+is really all about performances,1,positive
 "the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded,",1,positive
-the baseball-playing monkey,1,positive
 "as stiff, ponderous and charmless",0,negative
 's pretty stupid.,0,negative
 "no amount of imagination,",0,negative
 go to the u.n. and ask permission for a preemptive strike,0,negative
 its chosen topic,0,negative
+vivid imagination,1,positive
+one terrific score,1,positive
+rah-rah,1,positive
 brutally honest,1,positive
+"the jokes are sophomoric, stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere and the acting ranges from bad to bodacious",0,negative
 too few laughs,0,negative
 "thoughtless, random, superficial humor and",0,negative
 oddly whimsical,1,positive
 freshman fluke,0,negative
-seemingly,1,positive
+as many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin's film serves up with style and empathy,1,positive
+dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,0,negative
+"worth the extra effort to see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles",1,positive
 more repetition than creativity,0,negative
+"designed to fill time, providing no real sense of suspense",0,negative
 "was essentially,",1,positive
 anything fresh,1,positive
 the film is bright and flashy in all the right ways.,1,positive
@@ -38848,626 +38809,626 @@ the emotions seem authentic,1,positive
 sexy and,1,positive
 "the hype, the celebrity, the high life, the conspiracies and the mystery",1,positive
 "flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and often fabulous, with a solid cast, noteworthy characters, delicious dialogue and a wide supply of effective sight gags",1,positive
-the worthy successor,1,positive
-"captivates as it shows excess in business and pleasure, allowing us to find the small, human moments, and leaving off with a grand whimper.",1,positive
+a solid movie,1,positive
 of the best films,1,positive
-rife with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue.,0,negative
-"difficult, endless",0,negative
+its low groan-to-guffaw ratio,0,negative
 ", super troopers suffers because it does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length.",0,negative
 "a simpler, leaner treatment would have been preferable ; after all, being about nothing is sometimes funnier than being about something.",0,negative
 "at one man's occupational angst and its subsequent reinvention, a terrifying study of bourgeois",0,negative
 does a splendid job of racial profiling hollywood style -- casting excellent latin actors of all ages -- a trend long overdue,1,positive
-"good actors have a radar for juicy roles -- there's a plethora of characters in this picture, and not one of them is flat.",1,positive
-"a loose, poorly structured film",0,negative
-"faithful without being forceful, sad without being shrill, `` a walk to remember '' succeeds through sincerity.",1,positive
-juicy soap opera,1,positive
+"the fluid motion is astounding on any number of levels -- including the physical demands made on büttner -- and it implies in its wake the intractable, irreversible flow of history",1,positive
 a charming but slight comedy.,1,positive
-the irwins ' scenes are fascinating ; the movie as a whole is cheap junk and an insult to their death-defying efforts,0,negative
-whole stretches of the film may be incomprehensible to moviegoers not already clad in basic black.,0,negative
+you see it in these harrowing surf shots,1,positive
+to this film that may not always work,0,negative
+a remarkable amount of material in the film's short 90 minutes,1,positive
 might have been called freddy gets molested by a dog,0,negative
-rank frustration from those,0,negative
-is filled with strange and wonderful creatures.,1,positive
+only a document of the worst possibilities of mankind,0,negative
+'s kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers.,1,positive
+"gives ample opportunity for large-scale action and suspense, which director shekhar kapur supplies with tremendous skill",1,positive
 "the whole thing feels like a ruse, a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas.",0,negative
+"this is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure, an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture.",1,positive
 "is that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film,",1,positive
-"one hopes mr. plympton will find room for one more member of his little band, a professional screenwriter.",0,negative
 structured and,1,positive
 's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles,1,positive
+angel,1,positive
 just another run-of-the-mill disney sequel intended for the home video market,0,negative
 lacks in outright newness,0,negative
 interview '' loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into.,0,negative
-does n't have a single surprise up its sleeve.,0,negative
+rich detail condensed,1,positive
 more tacky and reprehensible,0,negative
-a great performance and a reminder of dickens ' grandeur,1,positive
 the cockettes ) provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable.',1,positive
+"as a good old-fashioned adventure for kids, spirit",1,positive
 enormously good,1,positive
-"is sentimental but feels free to offend, is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its characters",0,negative
+but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time,0,negative
 offers piercing domestic drama with spikes of sly humor,1,positive
-", like kubrick before him, may not touch the planet's skin, but understands the workings of its spirit.",1,positive
-wafer-thin movie,0,negative
-seems to go out of his way to turn the legendary wit's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum,0,negative
+establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape : a james bond series for kids,1,positive
 understated performances of ( jack nicholson's ) career.,1,positive
+that i 'll never listen to marvin gaye or the supremes the same way again,1,positive
 "true to its title, it traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at.",0,negative
+poignant and wryly amusing film,1,positive
 "the historical, philosophical, and",1,positive
+miscalculates badly by forcing the star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life,0,negative
 rubbo's dumbed-down tactics,0,negative
 "much sucks, but has a funny moment or two.",0,negative
+eerily convincing as this bland blank of a man with unimaginable demons,0,negative
 "patchy combination of soap opera,",0,negative
-these self-styled athletes have banged their brains into the ground so frequently and,0,negative
 "be forewarned, if you 're depressed about anything before watching this film",0,negative
 the large-format film is well suited to capture these musicians in full regalia and the incredible imax sound system lets you feel the beat down to your toes,1,positive
 a sharp satire of desperation and cinematic deception.,1,positive
-the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and,1,positive
 his surprising discovery,1,positive
 served up with heart and humor,1,positive
 bring their characters to life,1,positive
 ", poetic, earnest and -- sadly -- dull",0,negative
 works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful,0,negative
+"an awfully good, achingly human picture.",1,positive
 take on the upscale lifestyle,1,positive
-"dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting, and the film settles too easily along the contours of expectation",0,negative
 "so insanely stupid, so awful",0,negative
-"guilty-pleasure, daytime-drama sort",1,positive
+coma,0,negative
 is still able to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn,1,positive
-always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story,1,positive
+takes a hat-in-hand approach,1,positive
 "i 'm not, and then i realized that i just did n't care",0,negative
 captures a life interestingly lived,1,positive
 most uncanny,1,positive
-emotionally and narratively complex filmmaking,1,positive
 tender sermon,1,positive
-we had no trouble sitting for blade ii.,1,positive
-overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph,1,positive
+"secondhand,",0,negative
+one could rent the original and get the same love story and parable.,0,negative
 "'m sure the filmmaker would disagree, but, honestly, i do n't see the point.",0,negative
 have been lost in the translation,0,negative
 ", dramatized pbs program",0,negative
 "i know i should n't have laughed, but",1,positive
 a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop,0,negative
-'s not that funny --,0,negative
-is fiercely intelligent and uncommonly ambitious,1,positive
+retains an extraordinary faith in the ability of images to communicate the truth of the world around him,1,positive
+"the visuals, even erotically frank ones, become dullingly repetitive",0,negative
 compels,1,positive
 rich historical subject,1,positive
 put up with 146 minutes of it,0,negative
 "sitting through this sloppy, made-for-movie comedy special",0,negative
-finds warmth,1,positive
 ", funny",1,positive
-love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,0,negative
-bad film,0,negative
+liking showgirls,1,positive
+"a film, and such a stultifying,",0,negative
 under cars,1,positive
+"susceptible to blue hilarity, step right up",1,positive
 the best performance from either in years,1,positive
-a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project,0,negative
-mushy as peas,0,negative
 undercut by the voice of the star of road trip,0,negative
-right through the ranks of the players -- on-camera and off -- that he brings together,1,positive
 a slow-moving police-procedural thriller that takes its title all too literally.,0,negative
-fantasies,1,positive
 the ranks,1,positive
-survive a screening with little harm done,0,negative
 may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen,0,negative
 ", the film settles in and becomes compulsively watchable in a guilty-pleasure, daytime-drama sort of fashion.",1,positive
-sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead,0,negative
+a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation,1,positive
 "if they broke out into elaborate choreography, singing and finger snapping it might have held my attention, but as it stands i kept looking for the last exit from brooklyn.",0,negative
 yeah,1,positive
 been done before but never so vividly or,1,positive
 "the bodily function jokes are about what you 'd expect, but there are rich veins of funny stuff in this movie.",1,positive
 "with fantasies, daydreams, memories and one fantastic visual trope",1,positive
 really does feel like a short stretched out to feature length.,0,negative
-ploddingly sociological commentary,0,negative
+is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly that it's more than a worthwhile effort,1,positive
 just does n't make sense,0,negative
+myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign,0,negative
 the highest production values you 've ever seen,1,positive
+"is worth a look for its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham.",1,positive
 naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks,0,negative
 will forgive the flaws and love the film.,1,positive
-"a stale, overused cocktail using the same olives since 1962 as garnish",0,negative
 the story relevant in the first place,1,positive
 heart or conservative,1,positive
-"unfortunately, is a little too in love with its own cuteness",0,negative
 careless,0,negative
 nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding,0,negative
 paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal,0,negative
-"obvious, obnoxious and didactic burlesque.",0,negative
 lightweight,0,negative
-works superbly here,1,positive
 period-perfect,1,positive
 an uncomfortable movie,0,negative
 crimes,0,negative
-"constructs a hilarious ode to middle america and middle age with this unlikely odyssey, featuring a pathetic, endearing hero who is all too human.",1,positive
-"it's more enjoyable than i expected, though,",1,positive
-a rock-solid little genre picture,1,positive
 an inquisitiveness reminiscent of truffaut,1,positive
 deliciously,1,positive
 bring off,1,positive
 have given it a one-star rating,0,negative
+"she's a pretty woman, but she's no working girl",1,positive
+... you can be forgiven for realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already.,0,negative
 you have to give the audience a reason to want to put for that effort,0,negative
-a film so cold and dead,0,negative
 its director's cut glory,1,positive
-"suspense, surprise and consistent emotional conviction",1,positive
 "directs, ideally capturing the opera's drama and lyricism",1,positive
+"seems to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one, ms. mirren, who did )",1,positive
 "gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet, genuine chemistry",1,positive
+"if it's not entirely memorable, the movie is certainly easy to watch.",1,positive
 able to provide insight into a fascinating part of theater history,1,positive
 the following things are not at all entertaining,0,negative
 to create images you wish you had n't seen,0,negative
-"excels because, unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk, it offers hope.",1,positive
+with talent,1,positive
 rush through,0,negative
 "recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt",0,negative
+keeps you,1,positive
+that rare family movie --,1,positive
+have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches,1,positive
 rarely have i seen a film so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart.,1,positive
 "hoary dialogue,",0,negative
+oscar-sweeping,1,positive
 deviously adopts the guise of a modern motion picture,1,positive
 be disappointed,0,negative
 starts as a tart little lemon drop of a movie,0,negative
-the first one charming,1,positive
+"every visual joke is milked, every set-up obvious and lengthy, every punchline predictable",0,negative
+deal funnier,1,positive
 uplifter.,1,positive
 so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun,0,negative
 did n't know what kind of movie they were making,0,negative
 the performances are so overstated,0,negative
 "cheesy backdrops, ridiculous action sequences, and many tired jokes about men in heels",0,negative
+can be fertile sources of humor,1,positive
+a caper that's neither original nor terribly funny,0,negative
 "no one involved, save dash, shows the slightest aptitude for acting, and",0,negative
-"the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant proves to be sensational, and everything meshes in this elegant entertainment.",1,positive
 that might be best forgotten,0,negative
-leave us stranded with nothing more than our lesser appetites.,0,negative
 sick and,0,negative
 "its screenplay serves as auto-critique, and its clumsiness as its own most damning censure.",0,negative
 ... an interesting slice of history.,1,positive
 is a small but rewarding comedy that takes aim at contemporary southern adolescence and never lets up.,1,positive
 ( ferrera ),0,negative
 "it's far from a frothy piece, and the characters are complex, laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones.",1,positive
+unusual power,1,positive
 shimmeringly lovely,1,positive
 "wallace is smart to vary the pitch of his movie, balancing deafening battle scenes with quieter domestic scenes of women back home receiving war department telegrams.",1,positive
 "are we dealing with dreams, visions or being told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue?",0,negative
-wears thin,0,negative
 "be captivated,",1,positive
 in remembrance,1,positive
+the connected stories of breitbart and hanussen are actually fascinating,1,positive
+"flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and often fabulous, with a solid cast, noteworthy characters, delicious dialogue and",1,positive
+so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film,0,negative
 better acting and a hilarious kenneth branagh,1,positive
+keep this fresh,1,positive
 reasonably creative eighth-grader,0,negative
 the movie's wildly careening tone and an extremely flat lead performance,0,negative
 "it's an entertaining movie, and",1,positive
+", it can seem tiresomely simpleminded.",0,negative
 "logic and misuse of two fine actors, morgan freeman and ashley judd",0,negative
-that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title,0,negative
-"unlikable, uninteresting,",0,negative
 creepiness,0,negative
+"is an ode to unconditional love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all, a condition only the old are privy to, and ... often misconstrued as weakness.",1,positive
 is just sooooo tired.,0,negative
+"looks closely, insightfully",1,positive
 the lead actors share no chemistry or engaging charisma.,0,negative
-modestly surprising,1,positive
 a lot of flavor and spice,1,positive
-"`` analyze that '' is one of those crass, contrived sequels that not only fails on its own, but makes you second-guess your affection for the original.",0,negative
+stands out,1,positive
 phoned-in business,0,negative
 of the funniest motion,1,positive
-"a work of extraordinary journalism,",1,positive
-"the half-lit, sometimes creepy intimacy",0,negative
-pap invested in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs at existentialism reminding of the discovery of the wizard of god in the fifth trek flick.,0,negative
-exactly how bad,0,negative
-in crisis,0,negative
-"not a film for the faint of heart or conservative of spirit, but for the rest of us -- especially san francisco lovers -- it's a spirited film and a must-see",1,positive
+evolves,1,positive
+helped change a nation,1,positive
+get the same love story and parable,1,positive
 a guilt-free trip,1,positive
 like the wanderers and a bronx tale,1,positive
 "meandering, norton has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced, hopkins looks like a drag queen",0,negative
+unblinking work,1,positive
 her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair,0,negative
-"( a ) wonderfully loopy tale of love, longing, and voting.",1,positive
-instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull,0,negative
 "emerges in the front ranks of china's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers.",1,positive
+part of that delicate canon,1,positive
+"this is rote spookiness, with nary an original idea ( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really ) in sight,",0,negative
+one terrific story,1,positive
 the story is predictable,0,negative
-", besides its terrific performances, is fontaine's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching.",1,positive
+"more interesting than the screenplay, which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run",0,negative
 the home alone formula,1,positive
 is sufficiently funny to amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings,1,positive
 horrid,0,negative
-shallow and immature character,0,negative
 the best,1,positive
 real masterpiece,1,positive
+good little movie,1,positive
 exceedingly rare,1,positive
 comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness.,0,negative
+professionals,1,positive
 of the best rock,1,positive
 ms. bullock's best work,1,positive
 's a pretty listless collection of kid-movie clichés,0,negative
 abandon,0,negative
+"is great fun, full of the kind of energy it's documenting",1,positive
 to be that rarity among sequels,1,positive
 of the double-cross that made mamet's `` house of games '' and last fall's `` heist '' so much fun,1,positive
-"a fresh, entertaining comedy that",1,positive
-"competent, unpretentious",1,positive
-really solid,1,positive
+"an undeniably moving film to experience,",1,positive
+designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe,0,negative
+"a deftly entertaining film, smartly played and smartly directed.",1,positive
+"itself, a playful spirit",1,positive
 real pleasure in its laid-back way,1,positive
 recommend,1,positive
 makes two hours feel like four,0,negative
-", the way this all works out makes the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers, instead of serious athletes.",0,negative
 takes hold.,1,positive
-"a giant commercial for universal studios, where much of the action takes place",0,negative
 "the acting, for the most part",1,positive
-'s one of the few ` cool ' actors who never seems aware of his own coolness,1,positive
 that's a liability.,0,negative
+which is often preachy and poorly acted,0,negative
 "when your subject is illusion versus reality, should n't the reality seem at least passably real?",0,negative
 "the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant proves to be sensational,",1,positive
-melancholic,0,negative
 "funny in a sick, twisted sort of way",1,positive
 as well its delightful cast,1,positive
 modernize it with encomia,1,positive
-if you liked the previous movies in the series,1,positive
+"has some cute moments, funny scenes, and hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans ) - with nothing but net",1,positive
 "this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece, in treading the line between sappy and sanguine",1,positive
-the saturday morning cartoons,1,positive
+flourishes and,1,positive
+bounces,1,positive
+one of the most exciting action films to come out of china in recent years,1,positive
 new york's finest,1,positive
+"cinematic pyrotechnics aside, the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude.",0,negative
 how will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering?'',0,negative
-retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision,1,positive
+your interest until the end and,1,positive
 "to the filmmakers, ivan is a prince of a fellow, but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited, and there's no indication that he's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit",0,negative
 "some of the computer animation is handsome,",1,positive
 much more watchable,1,positive
-"stylish but steady, and",1,positive
-with tension,0,negative
 gritty police thriller,1,positive
-counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity,1,positive
 is one of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party.,1,positive
 gradually makes us believe she is kahlo,1,positive
 "a fine, understated piece of filmmaking",1,positive
 is still good fun,1,positive
 unexpectedly rewarding,1,positive
+"moldy-oldie, not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it",0,negative
 of emotional blandness,0,negative
-the startling intimacy,1,positive
 "shame on writer/director vicente aranda for making a florid biopic about mad queens, obsessive relationships, and rampant adultery so dull.",0,negative
+"nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time, something that you could easily be dealing with right now in your lives",0,negative
 do n't bother,0,negative
-liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed,0,negative
-"it seems most likely that broomfield's interviewees, or even himself, will not be for much longer",0,negative
 promising premise,1,positive
+bad premise,0,negative
 is nothing funny in this every-joke-has - been-told-a - thousand-times - before movie,0,negative
 strongest and,1,positive
 equlibrium could pass for a thirteen-year-old's book report on the totalitarian themes of 1984 and farenheit 451.,0,negative
 a delightful entree in the tradition,1,positive
+it's just hard to believe that a life like this can sound so dull.,0,negative
 uses the last act to reel in the audience,1,positive
-a fall,0,negative
-tired of going where no man has gone before,0,negative
-'s endgame,1,positive
 of mediocre acting,0,negative
 leaning on badly-rendered cgi effects,0,negative
+is serry's ability to take what is essentially a contained family conflict and put it into a much larger historical context,1,positive
 with such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many,1,positive
 somewhat touched,1,positive
 "once the expectation of laughter has been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand, even the funniest idea is n't funny.",0,negative
+amoral assassin,0,negative
 most aggressive and most sincere attempt,1,positive
-"... despite lagging near the finish line, the movie runs a good race, one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches.'",1,positive
+hot topics,1,positive
 is rote spookiness,0,negative
+the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance,0,negative
+occasional smiles,1,positive
 have that same option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept,0,negative
+"that even the most jaded cinema audiences will leave the auditorium feeling dizzy, confused, and totally disorientated",0,negative
 becomes lifeless and falls apart like a cheap lawn chair,0,negative
-to be as heartily sick of mayhem as cage's war-weary marine,0,negative
+"suspend your disbelief here and now, or you 'll be shaking your head all the way to the credits.",0,negative
 now as a former gong show addict,1,positive
 the potential success,1,positive
-did we really need a remake of `` charade,0,negative
-unassuming,0,negative
-having two guys yelling in your face for two hours,0,negative
 soft-porn,0,negative
-"becomes a hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
-funniest and most likeable,1,positive
+to call this film a lump of coal would only be to flatter it.,0,negative
+has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
 can render it anything but laughable,0,negative
 "barely shocking, barely interesting",0,negative
+"solid, satisfying",1,positive
 "one well-timed explosion in a movie can be a knockout, but a hundred of them can be numbing.",0,negative
+"enigma is well-made,",1,positive
 fully formed and remarkably assured,1,positive
-it turns out to be affected and boring,0,negative
-ayurveda does the field no favors,0,negative
 reveals how we all need a playful respite from the grind to refresh our souls,1,positive
+will want to see over and over again.,1,positive
 had their hearts in the right place,1,positive
 painfully awful,0,negative
 "classic ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous stains",1,positive
-"skin of man gets a few cheap shocks from its kids-in-peril theatrics, but it also taps into the primal fears of young people trying to cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults.",1,positive
+"provides the kind of ` laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies -- offbeat humor, amusing characters, and a happy ending",1,positive
 of deep feeling,1,positive
 less than,0,negative
-con,0,negative
+a treat --,1,positive
 a faster paced family flick.,1,positive
 is more frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds,0,negative
+'s not funny,0,negative
 award-winning english cinematographer giles nuttgens,1,positive
-rocky and,1,positive
 under the weight of too many story lines,0,negative
 considerably less ambitious,0,negative
 clunky,0,negative
 much dramatic impact,1,positive
-made no such thing,0,negative
+"against his oppressive, right-wing, propriety-obsessed family",0,negative
 most moronic screenplays,0,negative
-crush is so warm and fuzzy you might be able to forgive its mean-spirited second half.,1,positive
-loses all bite on the big screen,0,negative
+it's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic.,0,negative
+so many merchandised-to-the-max movies of this type,0,negative
 exceptionally charming,1,positive
 highly uneven and inconsistent ... margarita happy hour kinda resembles the el cheapo margaritas served within.,0,negative
-"here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad,",0,negative
 although commentary on nachtwey is provided ... it's the image that really tells the tale.,1,positive
 enticing and often,1,positive
+joyous documentary,1,positive
 ) homage,1,positive
-north or south vietnamese,1,positive
 questions cinema's capability for recording truth.,0,negative
 no real point,0,negative
-stiff and schmaltzy and clumsily directed.,0,negative
 most watchable,1,positive
-"then his tone retains a genteel, prep-school quality that feels dusty and leatherbound",0,negative
-by the movie's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick,0,negative
 exploit the familiar,0,negative
-"a fantastically vital movie that manages to invest real humor, sensuality, and sympathy into a story about two adolescent boys.",1,positive
+", it may be because teens are looking for something to make them laugh.",0,negative
 are having so much fun,1,positive
 a matinee price,1,positive
 the movie's seams may show,0,negative
 who has come to new york city to replace past tragedy with the american dream,1,positive
 revel in its splendor,1,positive
 i 'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring.,0,negative
-'s a masterpiece.,1,positive
-"with a completely predictable plot, you 'll swear that you 've seen it all before, even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard.",0,negative
-"cherry orchard is badly edited, often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story.'",0,negative
+an ambitious film,1,positive
 ", around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance.",0,negative
+"an accuracy of observation in the work of the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism",1,positive
 "there's a plethora of characters in this picture, and",1,positive
-epiphany,1,positive
 entirely charming,1,positive
-brightly,1,positive
-is equally hackneyed,0,negative
+featuring reams of flatly,0,negative
 the sinister inspiration that fuelled devito's early work is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless.,0,negative
 makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing,1,positive
-live happily ever after,1,positive
+manages to accomplish what few sequels can --,1,positive
 misogyny and unprovoked violence,0,negative
+you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster,1,positive
+wears thin -- then out -- when there's nothing else happening,0,negative
+talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires,1,positive
 flawed and brilliant,1,positive
-tender movements,1,positive
+to the serbs themselves,1,positive
 ", wistful new film",1,positive
 both exuberantly romantic and serenely,1,positive
 continues her exploration of the outer limits of raunch with considerable brio,1,positive
-old world war,1,positive
 court maneuvers,1,positive
-"road to perdition does display greatness, and it's worth seeing.",1,positive
+off the element of surprise,1,positive
+"follows the formula, but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling",0,negative
+"a distinctly minor effort that will be seen to better advantage on cable, especially considering its barely",0,negative
 it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
 "is terrific, bringing an unforced, rapid-fire delivery to toback's heidegger - and nietzsche-referencing dialogue.",1,positive
 spotty script,0,negative
-looking for something new and hoping for something entertaining,1,positive
 "the grace to call for prevention rather than to place blame, making it one of the best war movies ever made",1,positive
-one of those strained caper movies that's hardly any fun to watch and begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends.,0,negative
 actually clicks.,1,positive
 it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm,1,positive
 dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement,0,negative
 scripted,0,negative
 most devastating flaw,0,negative
-more interesting,1,positive
+drop,0,negative
+"feeling to it, but like the 1920's, the trip there is a great deal of fun.",1,positive
 "the best didacticism is one carried by a strong sense of humanism, and bertrand tavernier's oft-brilliant safe conduct ( `` laissez-passer '' ) wears its heart on its sleeve",1,positive
 comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow,0,negative
 translation : ` we do n't need to try very hard.',0,negative
 "is the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography, complete with visible boom mikes.",0,negative
-intellect and,1,positive
+its worst,0,negative
+blithe exchanges,1,positive
 ", brisk delight",1,positive
 "intelligent, caustic take on a great writer and dubious human being.",1,positive
 easily one of the best and most exciting movies of the year.,1,positive
-` direct-to-video ' release,0,negative
 if it were n't silly,0,negative
 woe,0,negative
+"a loose collection of not-so-funny gags, scattered moments of lazy humor",0,negative
 is n't that much different from many a hollywood romance,0,negative
 "provides no easy answers, but offers a compelling investigation of faith versus intellect",1,positive
 transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
 more depressing than entertaining,0,negative
+takes hold and grips hard.,1,positive
+it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés,0,negative
 "magic and whimsy for children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death, both pro and con, for adults",1,positive
 were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one,0,negative
 "see scratch for a lesson in scratching, but, most of all, see it for the passion.",1,positive
 misses its emotions,0,negative
+at meaningful cinema,1,positive
+about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
 succeeds primarily,1,positive
-too simple,0,negative
+"for instance, good things happen to bad people",0,negative
 smith finds amusing juxtapositions that justify his exercise.,1,positive
-be as tiresome as 9 seconds of jesse helms ' anti- castro,0,negative
 of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists,1,positive
-consistently amusing but not as outrageous or funny,1,positive
-"quirky, slightly strange french films",1,positive
-funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work,1,positive
+"is the kathie lee gifford of film directors,",0,negative
 offers nothing more than a bait-and-switch that is beyond playing fair with the audience.,0,negative
-"though impostor deviously adopts the guise of a modern motion picture, it too is a bomb.",0,negative
 "please not only the fanatical adherents on either side, but also people who know nothing about the subject",1,positive
 below is well below expectations.,0,negative
 a good noir,1,positive
 "familiar and predictable, and 4/5ths of it might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc.",0,negative
-enough energy and excitement,1,positive
-"of clichés, depression and bad alternative music",0,negative
+disjointed,0,negative
+may have to keep on looking.,0,negative
+positively dreadful,0,negative
 of minor shortcomings,0,negative
+tumbleweeds,0,negative
 complete wash,0,negative
+a terrible adaptation of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome.,0,negative
 spain's greatest star wattage does n't overcome the tumult of maudlin tragedy.,0,negative
-"emerge dazed, confused as to whether you 've seen pornography or documentary",0,negative
+value cash above credibility.,0,negative
 extravagant,1,positive
+"a wild-and-woolly, wall-to-wall good time",1,positive
 "all leather pants & augmented boobs, hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative, handbag-clutching sarandon.",1,positive
 is undeniably subversive and involving in its bold presentation.,1,positive
 puzzling,0,negative
-can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
-"has enough wit, energy and geniality to please not only the fanatical adherents on either side, but also people who know nothing about the subject and think they 're not interested.",1,positive
-sour little movie,0,negative
 the four feathers comes up short,0,negative
 a magnificent landscape to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch,1,positive
+directorial tour de force,1,positive
+with the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise,0,negative
 nolan proves that he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure.,1,positive
+hooked on the delicious pulpiness of its lurid fiction,1,positive
 revolution # 9 proves to be a compelling,1,positive
 "a timid, soggy near miss",0,negative
 and funky look,1,positive
 it look like a masterpiece,1,positive
-an ),1,positive
+"... post-september 11, `` the sum of all fears '' seems more tacky and reprehensible, manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves.",0,negative
+where the big scene is a man shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream,0,negative
 it's funny.,1,positive
 well acted by the four primary actors,1,positive
 "like blended shades of lipstick, these components combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs.",1,positive
 must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face.,1,positive
-what begins brightly gets bogged down over 140 minutes.,0,negative
 as a pale successor,0,negative
 desperate miscalculation,0,negative
 "of this well-meaning, beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree",1,positive
 "the audience when i saw this one was chuckling at all the wrong times, and that's a bad sign when they 're supposed to be having a collective heart attack.",0,negative
-a fantastic dual performance from ian holm,1,positive
-a thoughtful and surprisingly affecting portrait,1,positive
 has you fixating on a far corner of the screen at times because your nerves just ca n't take it any more,0,negative
 makes it worth checking out at theaters,1,positive
 the abyss,0,negative
+a winning piece of work filled with love for the movies of the 1960s.,1,positive
+an interesting story,1,positive
 "call it magic realism or surrealism, but miss wonton floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity.",1,positive
 "survive a screening with little harm done,",1,positive
 "it's not particularly well made, but since i found myself howling more than cringing, i 'd say the film works.",1,positive
 if you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you are n't very bright,0,negative
+relies on subtle ironies and visual devices to convey point of view.,1,positive
 seems contrived and secondhand,0,negative
 seriously intended,1,positive
+builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with,1,positive
 's petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars,0,negative
-"proficient, dull",0,negative
-"it is a kind, unapologetic, sweetheart of a movie, and mandy moore leaves a positive impression",1,positive
 there's an excellent 90-minute film here ;,1,positive
-absolute delight,1,positive
-from a renowned indian film culture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
 wondrously creative,1,positive
 serves as a rather thin moral to such a knowing fable,0,negative
 is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album,0,negative
-"the complex, politically charged tapestry",1,positive
-richly,1,positive
 majestic,1,positive
 its parade of almost perpetually wasted characters,0,negative
 "'s a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
-'s a mindless action flick with a twist -- far better suited to video-viewing than the multiplex,0,negative
 of its provocative conclusion,1,positive
+gives a portrayal as solid and as perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die another day.,1,positive
 "an intensely lived time, filled with nervous energy, moral ambiguity and great uncertainties",1,positive
 has at least one more story to tell : his own,1,positive
 "although frailty fits into a classic genre, in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work.",1,positive
 's the sweet cinderella story that `` pretty woman '' wanted to be.,1,positive
-be required viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike,1,positive
-", flashy, overlong soap opera.",0,negative
-"to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy or a sappy",1,positive
-' is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it.,0,negative
+by the sketchiest of captions,0,negative
+its classical music,1,positive
+change a nation,1,positive
 "almost completely dry of humor, verve and fun",0,negative
 who ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot,0,negative
 that held my interest precisely because it did n't try to,1,positive
 several cliched movie structures,0,negative
-makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy,0,negative
 frustrating patchwork,0,negative
 "'s good, hard-edged stuff, violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and street-smart.",1,positive
+remember back when thrillers actually thrilled?,0,negative
+"a vivid, spicy footnote to history, and",1,positive
 sensational,1,positive
+were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is,1,positive
 "this '60s caper film is a riveting, brisk delight.",1,positive
 "picked me up, swung me around, and dropped me back in my seat with more emotional force than any other recent film.",1,positive
 "that can be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo, at least )",1,positive
+directed without the expected flair or imagination,0,negative
 "tsai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world's great visual stylists, and in this film, every shot enhances the excellent performances",1,positive
+"cuba gooding jr. valiantly mugs his way through snow dogs, but even his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy.",0,negative
 draws you in,1,positive
 fatal script error,0,negative
-scummy ripoff,0,negative
+is a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema,1,positive
 "bring a heart and reality that buoy the film, and at times, elevate it to a superior crime movie.",1,positive
 "comes off as a touching, transcendent love story",1,positive
 `` snl '' has-been,0,negative
-spiked by jolts of pop music,1,positive
-transcendence,1,positive
+much baked cardboard,0,negative
 "which, as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs, seems inconceivable",0,negative
-perfect for a ballplayer,1,positive
+heartfelt and,1,positive
 consistently sensitive and,1,positive
 grace that still leaves shockwaves,1,positive
 "it's leaden and predictable, and laughs are lacking",0,negative
 in treading the line between sappy and sanguine,0,negative
 hollywood road,1,positive
+a spirit,1,positive
 a bright future,1,positive
 it is spooky and subtly in love with myth,1,positive
-beautiful to watch,1,positive
 "maelstrom is strange and compelling,",1,positive
+for a thirteen-year-old's book report,0,negative
 beijing,1,positive
 admittedly manipulative,0,negative
 one hollywood cliche,0,negative
+be punishable by chainsaw,0,negative
 the film with a creepy and dead-on performance,1,positive
 sometimes inexpressive,0,negative
-"the cast ... keeps this pretty watchable, and casting mick jagger as director of the escort service was inspired.",1,positive
 "a mess as its director's diabolical debut, mad cows",0,negative
 "we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together,",0,negative
 ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot,0,negative
 feel like running out screaming,0,negative
-"will be a thoughtful, emotional movie experience",1,positive
-feel the love,1,positive
-is as generic as its title.,0,negative
+because you 're sure to get more out of the latter experience,0,negative
 subtle and richly internalized performance,1,positive
+"it has a way of seeping into your consciousness, with lingering questions about what the film is really getting at.",1,positive
 is one of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists and storytellers.,1,positive
+is so bleak,0,negative
+it's a compelling and horrifying story,1,positive
 exploit his anger,1,positive
 subconscious,1,positive
-goes off the rails in its final 10 or 15 minutes,0,negative
 terrific special effects and funnier gags,1,positive
+"vivid, thoughtful, unapologetically raw",1,positive
 deuces wild is an encyclopedia of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence.,0,negative
-"a loud, low-budget and tired formula film that arrives",0,negative
-outgag any of those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today,1,positive
-upsetting and thought-provoking,1,positive
-this intricately structured and well-realized drama that presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men,1,positive
+hard to resist his enthusiasm,1,positive
 "a bad, bad, bad movie",0,negative
+the messiness,0,negative
 sparkles,1,positive
-anguish,0,negative
 star-power potential in this remarkable and memorable film,1,positive
-"to its insanely staged ballroom scene, in which 3000 actors appear in full regalia",1,positive
-charming in comedies like american pie,1,positive
-as naturally,1,positive
+the film did n't convince me that calvin jr.'s barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side.,0,negative
+the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos,0,negative
 nostalgic,1,positive
-its makers actually seem to understand what made allen's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring,1,positive
+a struggling nobody,0,negative
+audacious-impossible yet compelling ...,1,positive
 "a miraculous movie, i 'm going home is so slight,",1,positive
 "not that any of us should be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days, but the plotting here leaves a lot to be desired",0,negative
-dialogue and murky cinematography,0,negative
 so meditative and lyrical,1,positive
 merely pretentious,0,negative
-"soulful,",1,positive
-'s at once laughable and compulsively watchable,1,positive
 nails sy's queasy infatuation and overall strangeness.,1,positive
+a good film,1,positive
+novel charm,1,positive
 the bad sound,0,negative
 perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die,1,positive
-complete,1,positive
+does such an excellent job of critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development that criticizing feels more like commiserating.,0,negative
 liked this film a lot ...,1,positive
+like a soft drink that's been sitting open too long :,0,negative
 wickedly funny and,1,positive
 "helps create a complex, unpredictable character.",1,positive
 lift the spirits of the whole family,1,positive
+nonstop hoot,1,positive
 a detailed personal portrait,1,positive
-better person,1,positive
-"of its characters, its protagonist, or of us",1,positive
 an engrossing story,1,positive
+for all ages -- a movie that will make you laugh,1,positive
 the sensational true-crime hell-jaunt purists might like and more experimental in its storytelling ( though no less horrifying for it ).,1,positive
 a cute alien creature,1,positive
+may not be particularly innovative,0,negative
 never comes close to being either funny or scary,0,negative
+the screenwriters dig themselves in deeper every time,0,negative
+of a beautifully sung holiday carol,1,positive
 without sacrificing the integrity of the opera,1,positive
-"a poignant and wryly amusing film about mothers, daughters and their relationships",1,positive
 ", melodrama, sorrow, laugther, and tears",1,positive
-a good time for both children and parents,1,positive
 make an excellent companion piece to the similarly themed ` the french lieutenant's woman,1,positive
 "heartfelt, mesmerizing king lear",1,positive
-check,1,positive
-poignant japanese epic,1,positive
+"jarring, new-agey tone",1,positive
 kiarostami has crafted a deceptively casual ode to children and managed to convey a tiny sense of hope.,1,positive
+the peculiar american style of justice,1,positive
 "cool, composed delivery",1,positive
-a sub-formulaic slap in the face to seasonal cheer.,0,negative
 stands out from the pack,1,positive
-told with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing,1,positive
+"the filmmaker would disagree, but, honestly, i do n't see the point",0,negative
+"a conventional, but well-crafted film",1,positive
 cinematic poetry showcases the city's old-world charm before machines change nearly everything.,1,positive
 avoids the obvious,0,negative
 classic cinema,1,positive
-a sweet treasure and something well worth,1,positive
 admirers,1,positive
 losers,0,negative
 is in trouble,0,negative
 higher,1,positive
-a real filmmaker,1,positive
-is no denying the power of polanski's film ...,1,positive
 own most damning censure,0,negative
+discursive,0,negative
 that never really busts out of its comfy little cell,0,negative
 little attempt,0,negative
-very funny as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes,1,positive
 you do n't try to look too deep into the story,0,negative
+just a collection of this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole,0,negative
 most important and exhilarating,1,positive
 creepy-scary,1,positive
+a reasonably good time,1,positive
 the exclamation point seems to be the only bit of glee,0,negative
 for violence,0,negative
 whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation,1,positive
-"your seat, tense with suspense",1,positive
 "( lin chung's ) voice is rather unexceptional, even irritating ( at least to this western ear ), making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters.",0,negative
 to tear your eyes away from the images,1,positive
-if you only had a week to live,0,negative
+sets this romantic comedy apart,1,positive
 "smart, compelling drama",1,positive
 is gorgeously,1,positive
 "instead of contriving a climactic hero's death for the beloved-major - character-who-shall - remain-nameless, why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once?",0,negative
-"is even more embracing than monty, if only because it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition.",1,positive
 watchable up until the point,0,negative
-neither dramatic nor comic,0,negative
 two signs that m. night shyamalan's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs,0,negative
 playful spark,1,positive
-", like shiner's organizing of the big fight, pulls off enough",1,positive
-monster truck-loving good ol' boys and peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids,0,negative
-goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl,1,positive
+"anything more than a visit to mcdonald's, let alone",1,positive
+the film fearlessly gets under the skin of the people involved,1,positive
+"make personal velocity into an intricate, intimate and intelligent journey.",1,positive
+the very definition of what critics have come to term an `` ambitious failure.'',0,negative
+is ingenious fun.,1,positive
 ", film has little insight into the historical period and its artists, particularly in how sand developed a notorious reputation.",0,negative
 must be a serious contender for the title.,1,positive
 a straight-shooting family film,1,positive
+painted on their largest-ever historical canvas,1,positive
 "that tries to grab us, only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments",0,negative
 "this chicago has hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit, as well as one terrific score and attitude to spare.",1,positive
 "no cute factor here ... not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character, loveable or otherwise.",0,negative
-come up with a better script,0,negative
+might i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener,0,negative
+"tykwer's surface flash is n't just a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism ; it completely contradicts everything kieslowski's work aspired to, including the condition of art",0,negative
 "involving aragorn's dreams of arwen, this is even better than the fellowship.",1,positive
 is derivative,0,negative
 "-- more accurately, it's moving",1,positive
-asks the right questions,1,positive
+succeeded beyond all expectation,1,positive
+"it's a piece of handiwork that shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places, but has some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety.",1,positive
+immense,1,positive
+impressive results,1,positive
+"looks like an episode of the tv show blind date, only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments",0,negative
+of the finest kind,1,positive
 is also as unoriginal,0,negative
 a two star script,0,negative
 its grand locations,1,positive
 miss it altogether,0,negative
 "nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time,",0,negative
 's certainly an invaluable record of that special fishy community.,1,positive
-a compelling yarn,1,positive
 "its subsequent reinvention, a terrifying study of bourgeois",0,negative
 the movie does such an excellent job of critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development that criticizing feels more like commiserating.,0,negative
 "is throwing up his hands in surrender, is firing his r&d people, and",0,negative
 you 've a taste for the quirky,1,positive
-"the story feels like the logical, unforced continuation of the careers of a pair of spy kids",1,positive
 "it's a compelling and horrifying story, and the laramie project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does, in fact, still happen in america.",1,positive
 is top shelf,1,positive
 the highly predictable narrative,0,negative
 "been benefited from a sharper, cleaner script before it went in front of the camera",0,negative
 so likable,1,positive
-generational signpost,1,positive
 "shiri is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement, but it also has a strong dramatic and emotional pull that gradually sneaks up on the audience",1,positive
+unaffected style,1,positive
 filled with love for the movies of the 1960s,1,positive
 bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness,0,negative
 fit the incredible storyline,1,positive
@@ -39475,63 +39436,57 @@ the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation,1,positive
 "these three films form a remarkably cohesive whole, both visually and thematically, through their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people.",1,positive
 a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining,1,positive
 is an enjoyable big movie primarily because australia is a weirdly beautiful place,1,positive
+dwells,1,positive
 '' is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story.,1,positive
 feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful,0,negative
-might have fun in this cinematic sandbox,1,positive
 obscure the message,0,negative
-discloses almost nothing.,0,negative
 by way of a valentine sealed with a kiss,1,positive
-"feels aimless for much of its running time, until late in the film when a tidal wave of plot arrives, leaving questions in its wake.",0,negative
+"has a way of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters, veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements",1,positive
+"shrewd, powerful act",1,positive
 what's attracting audiences to unfaithful,1,positive
 "is, by itself, deserving of discussion.",1,positive
-first scene,1,positive
 one-dimensional characters,0,negative
-mostly due to its superior cast,1,positive
 of the finest,1,positive
 often shocking but ultimately worthwhile exploration,1,positive
-"drama,",0,negative
 "the film feels homogenized and a bit contrived, as if we 're looking back at a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses.",0,negative
-these brats will ever be anything more than losers,0,negative
 's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon.,1,positive
 "above easy, cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters",0,negative
 this is the opposite of a truly magical movie.,0,negative
-ca n't be dismissed as mindless,1,positive
-really a true `` us '' versus `` them '',1,positive
-novels to the big screen,1,positive
-"flashy, overlong soap opera.",0,negative
+to pack raw dough in my ears,0,negative
 offers chills much like those,1,positive
 the history is fascinating ;,1,positive
+as his outstanding performance as bond in die,1,positive
 's updating works surprisingly well.,1,positive
 does n't manage to hit all of its marks,0,negative
 two whole hours,0,negative
+the most wondrous love story in years,1,positive
 like a cold old man going through the motions,0,negative
 "complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence, but not a drop",0,negative
-drown a viewer in boredom,0,negative
 a satisfying kids flck,1,positive
 try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about,0,negative
 positives,1,positive
 "an ungainly movie, ill-fitting,",0,negative
 "the plot has a number of holes, and at times it's simply baffling",0,negative
-", almost mystical work",1,positive
 "loses himself to the film's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on, well, love in the time of money.",0,negative
 complex portrait of a modern israel,1,positive
 riveted to our seats.,1,positive
+is without a doubt a memorable directorial debut from king hunk.,1,positive
 creepy,0,negative
 engage an audience,1,positive
+adds up to big box office bucks all but guaranteed,1,positive
 its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
-no new insight,0,negative
+"suffers from a paunchy midsection, several plodding action sequences and a wickedly undramatic central theme.",0,negative
 be based on a true and historically significant story,1,positive
 `` the adventures of pluto nash '' is a big time stinker.,0,negative
 to endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer,0,negative
-"( toback's ) fondness for fancy split-screen, stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard ... blends uneasily with the titillating material.",0,negative
+"'s the perfect star vehicle for grant,",1,positive
 whether compromise is the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ) exceedingly memorable one for most people,0,negative
 "'s a terrible movie in every regard, and",0,negative
 "has in fact come closer than anyone could desire to the cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s.",0,negative
 largely unfunny,0,negative
 is unashamedly pro-serbian,0,negative
-of the band,1,positive
-"tartakovsky's team has some freakish powers of visual charm,",1,positive
-complex than its sunny disposition,1,positive
+3-d,0,negative
+some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies,1,positive
 "spirit is a visual treat,",1,positive
 "by the time it's done with us, mira nair's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery",1,positive
 soulless hunk,0,negative
@@ -39541,80 +39496,83 @@ can only provide it with so much leniency.,0,negative
 most unpleasant,0,negative
 "a staggeringly compelling character,",1,positive
 "a breezy blend of art, history, esoteric musings and philosophy.",1,positive
-terrible adaptation,0,negative
 a sentimental mess that never rings true.,0,negative
 "the most audacious, outrageous, sexually explicit, psychologically probing, pure libido film of the year has arrived from portugal.",1,positive
-", interview with the assassin draws its considerable power from simplicity.",1,positive
-"'s unfortunate that wallace, who wrote gibson's braveheart as well as the recent pearl harbor, has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue.",0,negative
+", you may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards.",0,negative
+"a markedly inactive film,",0,negative
+"while the performances are often engaging, this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary.",0,negative
 charming and,1,positive
-"the biggest problem i have ( other than the very sluggish pace ) is we never really see her esther blossom as an actress, even though her talent is supposed to be growing.",0,negative
-singing and finger,1,positive
-still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema,1,positive
+the absurdity,0,negative
+energizing,1,positive
 "( dong ) makes a valiant effort to understand everyone's point of view, and he does such a good job of it that family fundamentals gets you riled up",1,positive
-essentially ruined -- or,0,negative
 that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire,0,negative
 "good as the full monty, but a really strong second effort",1,positive
 just offbeat enough to keep you interested without coming close to bowling you over.,1,positive
-"contains the humor, characterization, poignancy, and intelligence of a bad sitcom.",0,negative
 a modestly made but,1,positive
 "the asylum material is gripping, as are the scenes of jia with his family.",1,positive
+while the movie is slightly less successful than the first,0,negative
 with unexpected comedy,1,positive
+is so insanely dysfunctional,0,negative
+'s just hard to believe that a life like this can sound so dull.,0,negative
 the picture itself is somewhat problematic,0,negative
 killed my father,0,negative
 jeffs has created a breathtakingly assured and stylish work of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness.,1,positive
 sweetness,1,positive
 playful iranian parable,1,positive
+"the sum of all fears pretends to be a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism,",0,negative
+thoroughly awful,0,negative
 the costuming of the stars,1,positive
-relatively dry material,0,negative
 the lively appeal,1,positive
 in action,1,positive
-try hard,0,negative
 is the best he's been in years,1,positive
 "green ruins every single scene he's in, and",0,negative
 presents visceral and dangerously honest revelations about the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet,1,positive
 authentic account of a historical event,1,positive
-is one of the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema.,1,positive
 form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people's lives cross and change,1,positive
 "as the old saying goes, because it's true",1,positive
 loses sight of its own story,0,negative
 "so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking,",0,negative
-"like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers, instead",1,positive
+gets added disdain for the fact,0,negative
+funny bones tickled,1,positive
+less ambitious,0,negative
 a voice for a pop-cyber culture,1,positive
 literate,1,positive
+", nolan's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends ( it ) stimulating depth.",1,positive
 whose sharp,1,positive
+written so well,1,positive
 strangling the life out,0,negative
 "as the movie traces mr. brown's athletic exploits, it is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times.",1,positive
 watered down the version of the one before,0,negative
+have relied too much on convention in creating the characters who surround frankie.,0,negative
 intellect,1,positive
 on audience patience,0,negative
 it may cause parents a few sleepless hours -- a sign of its effectiveness,1,positive
 a feel-good movie,1,positive
-charms,1,positive
-is n't very interesting,0,negative
 greatest triumph,1,positive
+be as lonely and needy,0,negative
 so poorly,0,negative
 refined piece,1,positive
 "entirely witless and inane,",0,negative
 that the material is so second-rate.,0,negative
-family togetherness takes a back seat to inter-family rivalry and workplace ambition ... whole subplots have no explanation or even plot relevance.,0,negative
-why spend $ 9 on the same stuff you can get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby?,0,negative
 the film is also imbued with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama,1,positive
 it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies,0,negative
+a straight-ahead thriller,1,positive
 "a likable story,",1,positive
 "dip into your wallet, swipe 90 minutes of your time, and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious",0,negative
+in part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin,0,negative
 uncertain,0,negative
 ", it really won my heart",1,positive
 "bolstered by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ), an interesting racial tension, and a storyline",1,positive
-the performances are amiable and committed,1,positive
-"describe as looking, sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history",1,positive
-"rescue me from a summer of teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop",0,negative
 "death to smoochy tells a moldy-oldie, not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it - thinks-it-is joke.",0,negative
+some sort of beacon of hope,1,positive
+the film's considerable charm,1,positive
+fussing over,0,negative
 could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker,1,positive
 saving grace,1,positive
-"anything special, save for a few comic turns,",0,negative
-sayles ... once again strands his superb performers in the same old story.,0,negative
+any insights that have n't been thoroughly debated in the media,0,negative
 to have a knack for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation,0,negative
 "its soul's - eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice, at least as represented by this case",1,positive
+the history is fascinating,1,positive
 last 15 minutes,1,positive
 put so much time and energy into this turkey,0,negative
 "as a vehicle to savor binoche's skill, the film is well worthwhile.",1,positive
@@ -39622,115 +39580,108 @@ put so much time and energy into this turkey,0,negative
 gets bogged down by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing.,0,negative
 fiascos,0,negative
 the filmmakers ' eye for detail,1,positive
-reality shows for god's sake,0,negative
-sorry use of aaliyah in her one and,0,negative
+small ...,0,negative
+has an ` a ' list cast and some strong supporting players,1,positive
+slapdash disaster.,0,negative
 old college try,0,negative
-a timeless and unique perspective,1,positive
+distressingly rote,0,negative
+"a sharp and quick documentary that is funny and pithy, while illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that, while past, really is n't.",1,positive
 the skills of a calculus major at m.i.t.,1,positive
-despite the surface attractions -- conrad l. hall's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year -- there's something impressive and yet lacking about everything.,1,positive
+i would leave the theater with a lower i.q. than when i had entered,0,negative
 have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling,1,positive
 its one-sidedness ... flirts with propaganda.,0,negative
 murder hits and generally sustains a higher plateau with bullock's memorable first interrogation of gosling.,1,positive
+"it's a loathsome movie, it really is and it makes absolutely no sense.",0,negative
 about which you can actually feel good,1,positive
 a wildly entertaining scan of evans ' career.,1,positive
 turns out to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning.,1,positive
 "is the last thing any of these three actresses, nor their characters, deserve.",0,negative
 ache by the end of kung pow,0,negative
-a welcome improvement,1,positive
 "none of this is very original, and it is n't particularly funny.",0,negative
 its unsettling prognosis,0,negative
 "is just as good, if not better than much of what's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand",1,positive
 "it has its faults,",0,negative
+"where normally good actors, even kingsley, are made to look bad",0,negative
 an engaging mystery,1,positive
 "sharp comedy, old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics",1,positive
+"they come, already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count",0,negative
 "is extremely funny, the first part making up for any flaws that come later.",1,positive
-"more of a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread, with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought",0,negative
+visual charm or texture,1,positive
 a culture-clash comedy,1,positive
 "leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken",1,positive
-relegated to the background -- a welcome step forward from the sally jesse raphael atmosphere of films like philadelphia and american beauty,1,positive
 's defiantly and delightfully against the grain,1,positive
+the trappings of i spy are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun.,0,negative
 where story is almost an afterthought,0,negative
 a conventional but heartwarming tale.,1,positive
 "formulaic, its plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff, while the performances elicit more of a sense of deja vu than awe",0,negative
-communicates something,1,positive
-the code talkers deserved better than a hollow tribute.,0,negative
-the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility,0,negative
 "i liked the original short story but this movie, even at an hour and twenty-some minutes, it's too long and it goes nowhere.",0,negative
 more of an ordeal than an amusement,0,negative
-"delivers what it promises : a look at the `` wild ride '' that ensues when brash young men set out to conquer the online world with laptops, cell phones and sketchy business plans.",1,positive
 foul up shum's good intentions,0,negative
 bombs,0,negative
 it is a great film.,1,positive
 "from terry gilliam's subconscious, pressed through kafka's meat grinder and into buñuel's casings",1,positive
-is not worth,0,negative
 "sincere, and just",1,positive
+diaz wears out her welcome in her most charmless performance,0,negative
 "if the film has a problem, its shortness disappoints :",0,negative
 right at home,1,positive
 "tackles the topic of relationships in such a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end",1,positive
 the demented mind,0,negative
 sometimes the dreams of youth should remain just that,0,negative
-plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties,0,negative
-flavorful performances,1,positive
-"a formula comedy redeemed by its stars,",1,positive
 "to vary the pitch of his movie, balancing deafening battle scenes with quieter domestic scenes of women back home receiving war department telegrams",1,positive
-"go anywhere new,",1,positive
+"wickedly funny,",1,positive
+has many of the things that made the first one charming.,1,positive
 adventure,1,positive
-"most opaque,",1,positive
-both a successful adaptation and an enjoyable film in its own right,1,positive
+the somber pacing and lack of dramatic fireworks,0,negative
 sugar '' admirably,1,positive
-notice the flaws,0,negative
 bland despite the heavy doses of weird performances and direction,0,negative
 is that they 're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders,0,negative
 might not have gotten him into film school in the first place,0,negative
-that should please history fans,1,positive
 for what we can get on television for free,0,negative
 "strange it is, but delightfully so",1,positive
 a great monster movie,1,positive
+"a gracious, eloquent film that by its end offers a ray of hope to the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past forever lost.",1,positive
 's probably not accurate to call it a movie,0,negative
 great sympathy and intelligence,1,positive
-"its audience -- in a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way --",1,positive
 ingratiating,0,negative
 in creating the layered richness of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light,1,positive
 "is shallow, offensive and redundant,",0,negative
 "it's hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone, but it's equally hard to imagine anybody being able to tear their eyes away from the screen once it's started.",1,positive
-family fundamentals gets you riled up,1,positive
+and sometimes dry,0,negative
 "though few will argue that it ranks with the best of herzog's works, invincible shows he's back in form, with an astoundingly rich film.",1,positive
-gap,0,negative
-deserving of discussion,1,positive
 "no character,",0,negative
-"the worst kind of mythologizing,",0,negative
 "as it stands, crocodile hunter has the hurried, badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla, which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster's path of destruction.",0,negative
+the worst of the entire franchise,0,negative
 "an incredibly heavy-handed, manipulative dud that feels all too familiar.",0,negative
 "the roundelay of partners functions, and the interplay within partnerships and among partnerships and the general air of gator-bashing are consistently delightful.",1,positive
 see some interesting storytelling devices,1,positive
-although i did n't hate this one,1,positive
 there's enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages.,1,positive
 "a spontaneity to the chateau, a sense of light-heartedness, that makes it attractive throughout",1,positive
 need of some trims,0,negative
 self-consciously,0,negative
+"any of these three actresses, nor their characters, deserve",0,negative
 an average b-movie with no aspirations to be anything more,0,negative
+manages to accomplish what few sequels can,1,positive
+most touching movie of recent years,1,positive
 that stretches the running time about 10 minutes,0,negative
-results is the best performance from either in years,1,positive
-"its writer-director's heart is in the right place, his plea for democracy and civic action laudable.",1,positive
+such a good job,1,positive
+do n't think so,0,negative
 a seriously intended movie,1,positive
 wo n't be remembered as one of ( witherspoon's ) better films,0,negative
 "a bright, inventive",1,positive
 hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
 blues,0,negative
+gaping plot holes sink this ` sub ' -,0,negative
 its provocative central wedding sequence has far more impact,1,positive
 its seriousness and quality,1,positive
+"is the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography, complete with visible boom mikes",0,negative
 robinson's web of suspense,1,positive
 "the waterlogged script plumbs uncharted depths of stupidity, incoherence and sub-sophomoric sexual banter.",0,negative
+"may indeed have finally aged past his prime ... and, perhaps more than he realizes",0,negative
 's strongest and most touching movie of recent years,1,positive
-equally impressive degree,1,positive
-the minds and hearts,1,positive
-has a lot of charm,1,positive
-sidesplitting,1,positive
-"the film becomes an overwhelming pleasure,",1,positive
+so crisp and economical in one false move,1,positive
 into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller,1,positive
 "aging, suffering and the prospect of death",0,negative
 "in between the icy stunts, the actors spout hilarious dialogue about following your dream and ` just letting the mountain tell you what to do.'",1,positive
-paint-by-numbers,0,negative
 acted ... but,0,negative
 be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it,0,negative
 out of character and logically,0,negative
@@ -39738,48 +39689,53 @@ long,0,negative
 the crisp clarity,1,positive
 "aims to be funny, uplifting and moving, sometimes all at once.",1,positive
 i 've never seen or heard anything quite like this film,1,positive
+palpable,1,positive
 reunion,1,positive
 anything approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all,0,negative
+intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity,1,positive
+directionless,0,negative
 "holofcener rejects patent solutions to dramatize life's messiness from inside out, in all its strange quirks.",1,positive
 more interesting -- and,1,positive
 intricately,1,positive
 "of gritty realism, crisp storytelling and radiant compassion that effortlessly draws you in",1,positive
 "( sports ) admirable energy, full-bodied characterizations and narrative urgency",1,positive
-walk out of the good girl with mixed emotions --,0,negative
 that makes you feel genuinely good,1,positive
 too erotic nor very thrilling,0,negative
 that would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,0,negative
+"trimmed dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera, the better to focus on the hero's odyssey from cowering poverty to courage and happiness",1,positive
 actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese,1,positive
 "annoying, heavy-handed",0,negative
-bring,1,positive
+'s also probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment i 'm likely to see all year,1,positive
 's even more remarkable,1,positive
 the rules of attraction gets us too drunk on the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing.,0,negative
 "proficient, dull sorvino",0,negative
+consistent,1,positive
 staring at a blank screen,0,negative
 it's undone by a sloppy script,0,negative
 no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film's thoroughly winning tone,1,positive
-"no amount of imagination, no creature, no fantasy story and no incredibly outlandish scenery",0,negative
 gaping plot holes sink this ` sub ' - standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth,0,negative
-"ghost ship is pretty landbound, with its leaden acting, dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises.'",0,negative
 is too often like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor's garage sale.,0,negative
-had all its vital essence scooped,0,negative
-idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well and,0,negative
+humdrum,0,negative
+"the film, while it's not completely wreaked,",0,negative
 "presents nothing special and, until the final act, nothing",0,negative
 described as a ghost story gone badly awry.,0,negative
+does the field no favors,0,negative
 "spirit, perception, conviction",1,positive
-"no, i love it ... hell, i dunno.",1,positive
+'s slide down the slippery slope of dishonesty after an encounter with the rich and the powerful who have nothing but disdain for virtue,0,negative
 "ambitious, unsettling psychodrama that takes full, chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges, low-budget constraints.",1,positive
+knows how to make our imagination,1,positive
+excitement in manufactured high drama,0,negative
 he's done,0,negative
-slap her is a small but rewarding comedy that takes aim at contemporary southern adolescence and never lets up.,1,positive
 in form,1,positive
 "shame americans,",0,negative
 in its own way,1,positive
 ", auto focus bears out as your typical junkie opera ...",0,negative
+the formula fresh again,1,positive
 while the story goes nowhere,0,negative
-"it's a feel-bad ending for a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip, winking social commentary.",0,negative
 apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device,0,negative
 of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own,0,negative
 will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay,1,positive
+"visually engrossing, seldom hammy, honorably mexican and burns its kahlories with conviction.",1,positive
 doing battle,1,positive
 's just that it's so not-at-all-good.,0,negative
 is a more fascinating look at the future than `` bladerunner '' and one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen,1,positive
@@ -39788,103 +39744,103 @@ inspired humor,1,positive
 ' and ` realistic ',1,positive
 solid acting,1,positive
 "lacks any real raw emotion, which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships",0,negative
-... that the material is so second-rate.,0,negative
 "the film has a nearly terminal case of the cutes, and it's neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is",0,negative
 of characters in this picture,1,positive
 "'s not a spark of new inspiration in it, just more of the same, done with noticeably less energy and imagination",0,negative
 latest effort is not the director at his most sparkling,0,negative
 "betrayal, forgiveness and murder",0,negative
 of the greatest films,1,positive
+to the familiar topic of office politics,1,positive
+lukewarm and quick to pass,0,negative
+"a remarkably cohesive whole, both visually and thematically, through their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people",1,positive
 would take a complete moron to foul up a screen adaptation of oscar wilde's classic satire,0,negative
-"realize, much to our dismay",0,negative
 crushing disappointment,0,negative
+"some very good comedic songs, strong finish",1,positive
 i have n't laughed that hard in years!,1,positive
-full frontal had no effect and elicited no sympathies for any of the characters.,0,negative
 should have been the ultimate imax trip,1,positive
-a saga of the ups and downs of friendships,1,positive
+nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness,0,negative
+", like mike shoots and scores, doing its namesake proud",1,positive
+extra points,1,positive
+be a bit repetitive,0,negative
 masterfully,1,positive
+"depressing,",0,negative
 will find things to like,1,positive
-no other purpose,0,negative
+"for those of an indulgent, slightly sunbaked and summery mind, sex and lucia may well prove diverting enough.",1,positive
 affects of cultural and geographical displacement.,1,positive
 ", humorless and under-inspired",0,negative
 for a summer of good stuff,1,positive
 "sure the filmmaker would disagree, but, honestly, i do n't see the point",0,negative
 hilarious ),1,positive
-make us share their enthusiasm,1,positive
 but it's great cinematic polemic,1,positive
 phenomenal band,1,positive
-"satisfies -- from its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients, certified cuisine and palatable presentation.",1,positive
-radiant character portrait,1,positive
-see a better thriller this year,0,negative
-the script becomes lifeless and falls apart like a cheap lawn chair.,0,negative
+well-made and satisfying,1,positive
 as roman coppola's brief pretentious period,0,negative
 fitting,1,positive
 "pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
 "never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
 a juicy soap opera,1,positive
 a familiar anti-feminist equation ( career - kids = misery ),1,positive
-is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it,0,negative
+a wishy-washy melodramatic movie,0,negative
+"sweet home alabama is n't going to win any academy awards, but this date-night diversion will definitely win some hearts.",1,positive
+smack of a film school undergrad,0,negative
+"better effects, better acting and a hilarious kenneth branagh",1,positive
 unsubtle and,0,negative
-obnoxious adults,0,negative
 that seems tailor,1,positive
+agreeably startling,1,positive
 be treated to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds,1,positive
 "with two fine, nuanced lead performances",1,positive
 "require the patience of job to get through this interminable, shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture",0,negative
 goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks,0,negative
-'s apparently just what ( aniston ) has always needed to grow into a movie career,1,positive
+a little too much ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff,0,negative
+an exquisite motion picture,1,positive
 every scrap is of the darkest variety,1,positive
 "unfortunately, the experience of actually watching the movie is less compelling than the circumstances of its making.",0,negative
-"feel anything much while watching this movie,",0,negative
 "quirky characters, odd situations, and",1,positive
 cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack,1,positive
 "a terrible movie, just a stultifyingly obvious one --",0,negative
 "a cultural wildcard experience : wacky, different, unusual, even nutty",1,positive
 trust laughs,1,positive
-broad streaks of common sense emerge with unimpeachable clarity,1,positive
-cletis tout is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone.,1,positive
 ", carries a little too much ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff.",0,negative
+cinematic fluidity and sense,1,positive
 is insightful about kissinger's background and history.,1,positive
+manages to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in,1,positive
 a very good film sits in the place where a masterpiece should be.,1,positive
+a gentle and engrossing character,1,positive
 begins on a high note,1,positive
-straight-shooting family film,1,positive
-"rises above easy, cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters",1,positive
 fast-moving and,1,positive
-'ll trudge out of the theater feeling as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy.,0,negative
 even in terms of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates,0,negative
 "is contrived, unmotivated, and psychologically unpersuasive, with an inconclusive ending.",0,negative
-kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
-hitchcockian,1,positive
+two best films,1,positive
 of justice,1,positive
 clinch him this year's razzie,0,negative
-feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake,0,negative
-a marvel of production design,1,positive
 "when it's this rich and luscious, who cares?",1,positive
 is in a class by itself,1,positive
 that acting transfigures esther,1,positive
 as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
-is virtually unwatchable,0,negative
+standoffish to everyone else,0,negative
+"( who is always a joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate )",1,positive
 "two young women whose lives were as claustrophic, suffocating and chilly as the attics to which they were inevitably consigned",0,negative
 high humidity,0,negative
 "are tops, with the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances",1,positive
 some phenomenal performances,1,positive
 a mediocre movie,0,negative
 is bound to appreciate,1,positive
+just what this strenuously unconventional movie is supposed to be,1,positive
 cinematic poetry,1,positive
 gifted,1,positive
 ( the film's ) taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all but those weaned on the comedy of tom green and the farrelly brothers.,0,negative
-superb performances,1,positive
-stooping to gooeyness,0,negative
-slap me,0,negative
+made me unintentionally famous,1,positive
+indie.,1,positive
 artfully,1,positive
-( sci-fi ) rehash,0,negative
 of his spiritual survival,1,positive
 "is a beautiful, aching sadness to it all.",1,positive
 how very bad,0,negative
-with a big impact,1,positive
-every bit as imperious,0,negative
+profound without ever being self-important,1,positive
+"hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies, and ice age only improves on it, with terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor.",1,positive
 "just utter ` uhhh, '",0,negative
 it strikes hardest ... when it reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain.,1,positive
-been able to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle,1,positive
+like having an old friend for dinner ',1,positive
+gets harder and harder to understand her choices,0,negative
 characters so unsympathetic,0,negative
 boredom never takes hold.,1,positive
 idealistic kid,1,positive
@@ -39892,206 +39848,206 @@ one of shakespeare's better known tragedies,1,positive
 "a stupid, derivative horror film that substitutes extreme",0,negative
 is actually,1,positive
 "competent performers from movies, television and the theater",1,positive
-an entertaining mix of period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans.,1,positive
 undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs,0,negative
-"is a comedy, both gentle and biting",1,positive
-it's worth taking the kids to.,1,positive
-rigid and evasive,0,negative
+"found it slow, predictable and not very amusing",0,negative
 plenty to enjoy,1,positive
 on the shoulders of its actors,1,positive
+to call this film a lump of coal,0,negative
+mighty,1,positive
 a sucker,0,negative
-'s refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood,1,positive
+had this much imagination and nerve,1,positive
 a summer entertainment adults can see without feeling embarrassed,1,positive
 describe as a castrated,0,negative
-"one hour photo may seem disappointing in its generalities, but it's the little nuances that perhaps had to escape from director mark romanek's self-conscious scrutiny to happen, that finally get under your skin.",0,negative
+which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure,1,positive
 best special effects,1,positive
 it zips along with b-movie verve while adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special.,1,positive
+seems altogether too slight to be called any kind of masterpiece.,0,negative
+", what a thrill ride",1,positive
+"generates little narrative momentum,",0,negative
 "i 'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening, but it's stupid.",0,negative
 the best,1,positive
 ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah,0,negative
-is a deeply unpleasant experience.,0,negative
-direct-to-video,0,negative
 "it's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message,",1,positive
-"map thematically and stylistically, and",1,positive
 malcolm d. lee,1,positive
 jagjit,0,negative
 certain robustness,1,positive
 can easily worm its way into your heart.,1,positive
 '' is an actor's movie first and foremost.,1,positive
+no real sense of suspense,0,negative
 it's also pretty funny,1,positive
+moved,1,positive
+in search of purpose or even a plot,0,negative
 especially thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time,0,negative
+solutions,1,positive
 a mess,0,negative
 no real sense,0,negative
 avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks,0,negative
 the film is flat.,0,negative
+"eventually arrives at its heart, as simple self-reflection meditation.",1,positive
 provides a satisfyingly unsettling ride into the dark places of our national psyche,1,positive
 untalented,0,negative
 extra-dry,0,negative
+to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one,0,negative
 "can not help but love cinema paradiso, whether the original version or new director's cut.",1,positive
 "manipulative claptrap, a period-piece movie-of-the-week",0,negative
-"the most part a useless movie,",0,negative
 i guarantee that no wise men will be following after it,0,negative
 gorgeous epic,1,positive
 although some viewers will not be able to stomach so much tongue-in-cheek weirdness,0,negative
 "appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived, and totally lacking",0,negative
-"is worth your time, especially if you have ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride",1,positive
 "seriously, rent the disney version.",0,negative
-only unsatisfactorily,0,negative
+"the slapstick is labored, and the bigger setpieces flat",0,negative
+dismember,0,negative
+its own existence,1,positive
 "lusty,",1,positive
-"bad, bad movie",0,negative
+comes off as annoying rather than charming,0,negative
+is exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be.,1,positive
+appeal to asian cult cinema fans,1,positive
 as bored,0,negative
-"tells stories that work -- is charming, is moving",1,positive
+have a case of masochism and an hour and a half,0,negative
 "is a finely written, superbly acted offbeat thriller.",1,positive
 dull plots,0,negative
 the actors pick up the slack,1,positive
 imaginative and,1,positive
-"but the problem with wendigo, for all its effective moments, is n't really one of resources.",0,negative
+"evans is ) a fascinating character, and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie.",0,negative
+enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other,0,negative
 characteristic warmth,1,positive
-"'s hard to care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful, self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress",0,negative
-", intellectually and logistically a mess.",0,negative
 holding equilibrium up,0,negative
+a heartfelt conviction,1,positive
 "deeply biased,",0,negative
 amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film,0,negative
 this is a fascinating film because there is no clear-cut hero and no all-out villain.,1,positive
 this film should not be missed.,1,positive
+fizzability,0,negative
 well-formed,1,positive
 clue you in that something's horribly wrong,0,negative
 and choppy recycling,0,negative
 if you do n't understand what on earth is going on,0,negative
 is so lovely toward the end,1,positive
-sketchy characters and immature provocations,0,negative
 she may not be real,0,negative
-panic room is interested in nothing more than sucking you in ... and making you sweat,1,positive
-including a knockout of a closing line ),1,positive
 one makes,1,positive
-more graceful,1,positive
-"speaks volumes, offering up a hallucinatory dreamscape that frustrates and captivates.",1,positive
+half-hearted fluke,0,negative
 very lively dream,1,positive
 this much imagination and,1,positive
 'll know a star when you see one.,1,positive
-who do n't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,0,negative
 "berry's saucy, full-bodied performance",1,positive
 being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and,0,negative
-buy this stuff,1,positive
 "evans ) had, lost, and got back",1,positive
 engrossing film,1,positive
-", safe conduct is so rich with period minutiae it's like dying and going to celluloid heaven.",1,positive
-"ode to unconditional love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all, a condition only the old are privy to, and ... often misconstrued as weakness",1,positive
+"dare i say, entertaining!",1,positive
+the perfectly pitched web,1,positive
+"these characters are so well established that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field,",1,positive
 directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion,0,negative
+of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character,1,positive
 an all-star salute,1,positive
+"be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick",0,negative
 's not much more watchable than a mexican soap opera,0,negative
-tartly,0,negative
-any shoddy product,0,negative
+see this delightful comedy,1,positive
+"everett remains a perfect wildean actor, and a relaxed firth displays impeccable comic skill",1,positive
 is a mess from start to finish,0,negative
 one of those ` alternate reality ',0,negative
-both a beautifully,1,positive
 "desire to the cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s",0,negative
 it may as well be called `` jar-jar binks : the movie.'',0,negative
-'s a drag how nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding,0,negative
 "essentially ruined -- or, rather, overpowered",0,negative
+a whole lot,1,positive
 boisterous,1,positive
 "a happy, heady jumble of thought and storytelling, an insane comic undertaking that ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film",1,positive
-was so uninspiring,0,negative
-of control on a long patch of black ice,0,negative
 macaroni and cheese,0,negative
-"( denis ) accomplishes in his chilling, unnerving film",1,positive
 the previous movies,1,positive
+ugly and destructive little ****,0,negative
+"does n't even have potential as a cult film, as it's too loud to shout insults at the screen",0,negative
 told well,1,positive
 an asian neo-realist treasure.,1,positive
 is technically sophisticated in the worst way.,0,negative
 ever so gracefully,1,positive
-watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself,0,negative
+a comedy to start a reaction,1,positive
+is to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love,1,positive
+kong action cinema,1,positive
+with a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing,0,negative
+what starts off as a possible argentine american beauty reeks like a room stacked with pungent flowers.,0,negative
 eight crazy nights is a total misfire.,0,negative
 'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back,0,negative
 "it's hard to resist his enthusiasm, even if the filmmakers come up with nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences",1,positive
+"the brutality of the jokes, most at women's expense",0,negative
+do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament,0,negative
 "demonstrates that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken",1,positive
-ca n't really call it a work of art,0,negative
-are so spot on,1,positive
+"with the cheesiest monsters this side of a horror spoof, which they is n't",0,negative
+'s still a good yarn -- which is nothing to sneeze at these days,1,positive
 is the one,1,positive
 stinks so badly of hard-sell image-mongering,0,negative
 then you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea.,1,positive
 a small fortune in salaries and stunt cars,0,negative
-is that it has a screenplay written by antwone fisher based on the book by antwone fisher.,1,positive
 ", it uses very little dialogue, making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time.",1,positive
-german jewish refugees,0,negative
+of solid performances,1,positive
+'s a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale.,0,negative
 is like seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string,1,positive
-real human soul,1,positive
 gives us mostly fool's gold,0,negative
 energetic and always surprising performance,1,positive
-of its grand locations,1,positive
 "get another phone call warning you that if the video is n't back at blockbuster before midnight, you 're going to face frightening late fees",0,negative
-has a `` what was it all for,0,negative
 does deliver a few gut-busting laughs,1,positive
--- however canned -- makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing.,1,positive
-their own comfortable niche,1,positive
+"frankly, it's pretty stupid.",0,negative
 plotless collection of moronic stunts is by far the worst movie of the year.,0,negative
-have brought back the value and respect for the term epic cinema.,1,positive
-what's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up.,0,negative
-seem heroic deserves a look,1,positive
+protective cocoon,1,positive
 ultimately disappoint the action,0,negative
-refreshing and comical spin,1,positive
-reading an oversized picture book before bedtime,1,positive
-achieves some kind of goofy grandeur,1,positive
+"a solid, spooky entertainment worthy of the price of a ticket.",1,positive
 grandeur ' shots,1,positive
 hell-bent,0,negative
 a modern motion picture,1,positive
 the self-serious equilibrium,0,negative
 "it felt like to be a new yorker -- or, really, to be a human being -- in the weeks after 9/11",1,positive
+strong voices,1,positive
 "the movie is clever, offbeat and even gritty enough to overcome my resistance.",1,positive
 is absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer.,0,negative
+"realism, crisp storytelling and radiant",1,positive
 "a surprisingly flat retread, hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing.",0,negative
 such a dungpile,0,negative
 an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
-"this film, like the similarly ill-timed antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget",0,negative
-before it begins to fade from memory,0,negative
 yet newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb,1,positive
 "successfully blended satire, high camp and yet another sexual taboo into a really funny movie",1,positive
 very smart,1,positive
 at least a minimal appreciation,1,positive
 new inspiration,1,positive
-slaloming through its hackneyed elements with enjoyable ease,1,positive
-is impossible,0,negative
-up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms,0,negative
-is boring,0,negative
+elaborate futuristic sets,1,positive
 the good girl is a film in which the talent is undeniable but,1,positive
 the standards of knucklehead swill,0,negative
-"from the pitch-perfect forster to the always hilarious meara and levy, like mike shoots and scores, doing its namesake proud",1,positive
 you 're going to face frightening late fees,0,negative
+bring you into the characters,1,positive
 the entire movie establishes a wonderfully creepy mood.,1,positive
-'re in for a painful ride,0,negative
-issues ',0,negative
-numb experience,0,negative
 fun adventure movie,1,positive
 a bold ( and lovely ) experiment that will almost certainly bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams.,1,positive
+"empty, purposeless",0,negative
 emphasis,1,positive
 "if you are willing to do this, then you so crazy!",0,negative
-has tackled a meaty subject and drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers,1,positive
-befuddled,0,negative
+rushed,0,negative
 has a good line in charm,1,positive
 "it may not be particularly innovative, but the film's crisp, unaffected style and air of gentle longing make it unexpectedly rewarding.",1,positive
 the film's thoroughly recycled plot and tiresome jokes,0,negative
 afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn,0,negative
-a landmark in film history,1,positive
+finding their way to joy,1,positive
 can disguise the fact that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it,0,negative
 a smart and funny,1,positive
+by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks,0,negative
 more fascinating -- being real -- than anything seen on jerry springer,1,positive
 "when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story, but who can also negotiate the movie's darker turns",1,positive
 "knows everything and answers all questions,",1,positive
 new testament stories,1,positive
+gets too cloying,0,negative
+"it looks like an action movie, but it's so poorly made, on all levels, that it does n't even qualify as a spoof of such.",0,negative
+play like the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking,0,negative
 that ` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore,0,negative
 too deep or substantial.,0,negative
 based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior,0,negative
-that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games,1,positive
 ill-advised and poorly,0,negative
 's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground,0,negative
+ideas and awkwardness,0,negative
 a film neither bitter nor sweet,0,negative
 "nothing happens, and",0,negative
 badly cobbled,0,negative
-the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm,1,positive
 ", empire still has enough moments to keep it entertaining.",1,positive
 are pure hollywood,1,positive
+has the disadvantage of also looking cheap,0,negative
+'s no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair,0,negative
 merrily,1,positive
-past love story derisions,0,negative
+definitely worth 95 minutes of your time.,1,positive
 it may ... work as a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns.,1,positive
 more than a whiff of exploitation,0,negative
 "style, structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story",1,positive
@@ -40104,231 +40060,230 @@ he gives none to the audience,0,negative
 "'s still a sweet, even delectable diversion.",1,positive
 are every bit as distinctive as his visuals,1,positive
 "an unremittingly ugly movie to look at, listen to, and think about, it is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film.",0,negative
-powerful commentary,1,positive
+is a weirdly beautiful place,1,positive
 you do n't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role.,1,positive
-"creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict, inextricably entwined through family history, each seeing himself in the other, neither liking what he sees.",1,positive
+mindless and,0,negative
 shindler,1,positive
 "as hannibal would say, yes, ` it's like having an old friend for dinner '.",1,positive
 an amused indictment of jaglom's own profession.,1,positive
 manages to incorporate both the horror,1,positive
 though it's not very well shot or composed or edited,0,negative
-"mostly plays it straight, turning leys ' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder.",0,negative
 the ensemble has something fascinating to do,1,positive
-"intelligent, and humanly funny film",1,positive
+catch the intensity of the movie's strangeness,1,positive
 ` top of the world ',1,positive
+smeary and,0,negative
+"is funny, insightfully human and",1,positive
 future-world,1,positive
 by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters,0,negative
 "despite its hawaiian setting, the science-fiction trimmings and some moments of rowdy slapstick, the basic plot of `` lilo '' could have been pulled from a tear-stained vintage shirley temple script.",0,negative
 is supposed to be madcap farce.,0,negative
-with but they 're simply not funny performers,0,negative
+"change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat",0,negative
 too much like an infomercial for ram dass's latest book aimed at the boomer,0,negative
 no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance,0,negative
 "these characters are so well established that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field, and",1,positive
 "we hold dear about cinema, only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage",0,negative
-"appears jagged, as if filmed directly from a television monitor, while the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché.",0,negative
-"compelling, provocative and prescient",1,positive
-mean-spirited and,0,negative
+bring fresh good looks and an ease in front of the camera to the work,1,positive
+start reading your scripts before signing that dotted line,0,negative
+plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises,0,negative
+pushiness and decibel,0,negative
 rich and sudden,1,positive
 "most consumers of lo mein and general tso's chicken barely give a thought to the folks who prepare and deliver it, so, hopefully, this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons.",1,positive
+of love and companionship,1,positive
+lifetime milestones,1,positive
 of pleasure or sensuality,1,positive
 "a film which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction, when really what we demand of the director",0,negative
-", smoky and inviting",1,positive
 for excitement,1,positive
 armed with a game supporting cast,1,positive
 often-funny,1,positive
-"the film has a gentle, unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic.",1,positive
-be patient with the lovely hush!,1,positive
 ", nuanced",1,positive
 debts,0,negative
 the endlessly repetitive scenes,0,negative
 is better than most of the writing in the movie,0,negative
+the film is a fierce dance of destruction.,1,positive
+pulpy,0,negative
+it's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline ; everything that's good is ultimately scuttled by a plot that's just too boring and obvious,0,negative
 orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull,0,negative
 stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king,1,positive
-wonderfully creepy,1,positive
-of a particularly nightmarish fairytale,0,negative
+"the real star of this movie is the score, as in the songs translate well to film, and",1,positive
 ) gorgeous,1,positive
+the awful complications,0,negative
+"enough said, except : film overboard!",0,negative
 michel piccoli's moving performance,1,positive
-"in fact, even better.",1,positive
+a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code,1,positive
 this argentinean ` dramedy ' succeeds mainly on the shoulders of its actors.,1,positive
 "an incredibly heavy-handed, manipulative dud that feels all too familiar",0,negative
-to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out,1,positive
 when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours,0,negative
 please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies,1,positive
+one lousy movie.,0,negative
 ", it's just as wonderful on the big screen.",1,positive
 little less bling-bling and a lot more romance,0,negative
+amazingly evocative film,1,positive
 a movie instead of an endless trailer,0,negative
-"with dickens ' words and writer-director douglas mcgrath's even-toned direction, a ripping good yarn is told.",1,positive
+new york's finest and,1,positive
 "any of the character dramas, which never reach satisfying conclusions",0,negative
-it's not as awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe ... but it's far from a groundbreaking endeavor,0,negative
-might as well be watching a rerun,0,negative
 's kind of sad that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey.,0,negative
+the punch lines that miss,0,negative
 "a determined, ennui-hobbled slog that really does n't have much to say beyond the news flash that loneliness can make people act weird.",0,negative
 for the film's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film's characters,0,negative
-of ` laugh therapy ',1,positive
+", i 'll admit it, my only complaint is that we did n't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show.",1,positive
 cynicism every bit,0,negative
 well-developed characters,1,positive
 delightful mix,1,positive
 "dog soldiers does n't transcend genre -- it embraces it, energizes it and takes big bloody chomps out of it.",1,positive
 treachery,0,negative
 worry,0,negative
-balzac and the little chinese seamstress that transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem,1,positive
 "on the irrelevant as on the engaging, which gradually turns what time",0,negative
-"berry's saucy, full-bodied performance gives this aging series a much needed kick, making `` die another day '' one of the most entertaining bonds in years",1,positive
-the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner,1,positive
-ensure that the film is never dull,1,positive
 "the tasteful little revision works wonders, enhancing the cultural and economic subtext, bringing richer meaning to the story's morals.",1,positive
-'s this rich and luscious,1,positive
-lacks the visual flair and bouncing bravado that characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago.,0,negative
-putters,0,negative
+"for the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page, and for the memorable character creations",1,positive
 's nothing resembling a spine here,0,negative
-attal pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama.,0,negative
+failure,0,negative
+dramatic things happen to people,0,negative
+the hardy spirit of cuban music,1,positive
+lumpy as two-day old porridge,0,negative
+whiny,0,negative
 is too mainstream,0,negative
+that the new film is a lame kiddie flick,0,negative
+secretary takes the most unexpected material and handles it in the most unexpected way.,1,positive
+'s unlikely we 'll see a better thriller this year,1,positive
 will probably find it familiar and insufficiently cathartic,0,negative
 unrewarding collar,0,negative
-appeal to women looking for a howlingly trashy time,1,positive
-smart and entirely charming,1,positive
-forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos,0,negative
+sci-fi drama that takes itself all too seriously.,0,negative
 's an enjoyable trifle nonetheless,1,positive
 a hugely rewarding experience,1,positive
 an uneven mix,0,negative
-horrid little propaganda film with fascinating connections not only to the serbs themselves but also to a network of american right-wing extremists.,1,positive
 woefully,0,negative
-"is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers.",0,negative
-duck the very issues it raises,0,negative
 possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
-much stronger,1,positive
 predisposed to like it,1,positive
+with no obvious escape,0,negative
 get out,0,negative
 's the sweet cinderella story that `` pretty woman '' wanted to be,1,positive
 ultimate blame,0,negative
 good sweat,1,positive
 nearly every attempt at humor,1,positive
-an ugly-duckling tale so hideously and clumsily,0,negative
-tongue-in-cheek preposterousness has always been part of for the most part wilde's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses and parker's creative interference ...,1,positive
+your first instinct is to duck,0,negative
+filled with love for the movies of the 1960s.,1,positive
+its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes,0,negative
 strenuous,0,negative
+make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe,0,negative
 a refreshing change from the usual whoopee-cushion effort,1,positive
 "is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative, handbag-clutching sarandon",1,positive
-pretty good,1,positive
 not to be dismissed,1,positive
-more tiring than anything.,0,negative
+"when the movie mixes the cornpone and the cosa nostra, it finds a nice rhythm.",1,positive
 "satisfies -- from its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients, certified cuisine and palatable presentation",1,positive
 that haynes can both maintain and dismantle the facades that his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace.,1,positive
-"pokes, provokes,",1,positive
 remains a disquieting and thought-provoking film,1,positive
 authentically vague,0,negative
 has no place to go since simone is not real,0,negative
+often intense,1,positive
 baked cardboard,0,negative
+poorly written,0,negative
+overly sillified plot,0,negative
+textbook lives,1,positive
 "after a while, the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet, fuzzy and sticky.",0,negative
 is beautiful filmmaking from one of french cinema's master craftsmen,1,positive
-rotting underbelly,0,negative
+at its worst,0,negative
 so bleak,0,negative
 the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations,0,negative
 "be low, very low, very very low,",0,negative
 an intimate contemplation of two marvelously messy lives.,1,positive
-full of the kind of obnoxious,0,negative
-in a way that does n't make you feel like a sucker,1,positive
-rises,1,positive
-powerful acting clinic,1,positive
-", deeply felt",1,positive
-"this charming, thought-provoking new york fest",1,positive
-an appealing couple -- he's understated and sardonic,1,positive
-many clichés,0,negative
+"the characters are based on stock clichés,",0,negative
+is an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream,0,negative
+dry humor and jarring shocks,1,positive
 pallid horror,0,negative
 "captures the way young japanese live now, chafing against their culture's manic mix of millennial brusqueness and undying, traditional politesse.",1,positive
 "the whole dead-undead genre, who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects",0,negative
 exciting plot,1,positive
-'s already a joke in the united states,0,negative
 about the long and eventful spiritual journey of the guru who helped,1,positive
 "a ` girls gone wild ' video for the boho art-house crowd, the burning sensation is n't a definitive counter-cultural document -- its makers are n't removed and inquisitive enough for that.",0,negative
 into one of the toughest ages a kid can go through,0,negative
 packed with inventive cinematic tricks and an ironically killer soundtrack,1,positive
 beginning to hate it,0,negative
-overinflated,0,negative
 half the fun of college football games,1,positive
 who stumble into rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson's creek,0,negative
 "makes it not only a detailed historical document, but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture",1,positive
 a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man,1,positive
-it's surprisingly bland despite the heavy doses of weird performances and direction.,0,negative
+your toes wo n't still be tapping,1,positive
 -- is a crime that should be punishable by chainsaw.,0,negative
+it is interminable,0,negative
+"a likable story, told with competence",1,positive
 a marvelous performance,1,positive
-surprisingly affecting,1,positive
 displacement,0,negative
-air conditioning and popcorn,1,positive
-guarantee that no wise men will be following after it,0,negative
+"hatfield and hicks make the oddest of couples, and in this sense the movie becomes a study of the gambles of the publishing world, offering a case study that exists apart from all the movie's political ramifications",1,positive
 "slightly sunbaked and summery mind, sex and lucia may well prove diverting enough.",1,positive
 "it's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here, but it's so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through.",0,negative
+"about openness, particularly the",1,positive
+its storytelling prowess and,1,positive
+", you might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned.",0,negative
 the ensemble cast is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often,1,positive
-are rich veins of funny stuff in this movie,1,positive
 over-familiarity,0,negative
+"too fancy, not too filling",0,negative
+the cinematography is atrocious,0,negative
 grab your kids and run,0,negative
+an impressive job of relating the complicated history of the war,1,positive
 he can outgag any of those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today,1,positive
 "for a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip, winking social commentary",0,negative
-the banality and hypocrisy,0,negative
-for cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view,1,positive
-its success on a patient viewer,1,positive
-good films,1,positive
-insultingly simplistic,0,negative
+irwin and his director never come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free.,0,negative
 "with each of her three protagonists, miller eloquently captures the moment when a woman's life, out of a deep-seated, emotional need, is about to turn onto a different path.",1,positive
 meaty,1,positive
-convincing case,1,positive
+showtime's uninspired send-up,0,negative
 beautifully produced film,1,positive
 as much as i laughed throughout the movie,1,positive
+a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but was n't,0,negative
 "though this saga would be terrific to read about, it is dicey screen material that only a genius should touch.",1,positive
 fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes,0,negative
 pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
-reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters,0,negative
-shocking in its eroticized gore,0,negative
-"that those responsible did n't cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash, and send it to its proper home",0,negative
+morally,1,positive
+it did n't,0,negative
 after being snared in its own tangled plot,0,negative
 the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy,0,negative
+grow impatient,0,negative
 a breathtakingly assured and stylish work,1,positive
-another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls,1,positive
 truly awful and,0,negative
 's far too sentimental,0,negative
 weak claims,0,negative
+succeeded,1,positive
 "well-behaved film, which ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant",1,positive
+sleaziness,0,negative
 is a movie full of grace,1,positive
 proves unrelentingly grim -- and equally engrossing,0,negative
 slyly exquisite,1,positive
 ", a routine crime thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors, morgan freeman and ashley judd.",0,negative
 extraordinary,1,positive
+may lack the pungent bite of its title,0,negative
+everyone except the characters in it can see coming a mile away,0,negative
 common through-line,1,positive
 firmly,1,positive
-could n't recommend this film more.,1,positive
 "while cherish does n't completely survive its tonal transformation from dark comedy to suspense thriller, it's got just enough charm and appealing character quirks to forgive that still serious problem.",1,positive
 with us is a minor miracle,1,positive
-for silly summer entertainment,1,positive
-"what's surprising about this traditional thriller, moderately successful but not completely satisfying, is exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be.",1,positive
+offers absolutely nothing i had n't already seen.,0,negative
 flinging their feces at you,0,negative
 truly come to care about the main characters,1,positive
-lackadaisical,0,negative
-an engrossing iranian film about two itinerant teachers and some lost and desolate people,1,positive
 "embraces it, energizes it and",1,positive
 is nicely shot,1,positive
-stylized swedish fillm about a modern city where all the religious and civic virtues that hold society in place are in tatters.,1,positive
-widescreen photography,1,positive
-have returned from the beyond to warn you,0,negative
-a compelling story to tell,1,positive
+"is nicholson's goofy, heartfelt, mesmerizing king lear.",1,positive
+a profoundly stupid affair,0,negative
 "you forgive every fake, dishonest, entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary",0,negative
 maguire makes it a comic book with soul,1,positive
-", sordid universe",0,negative
-has some unnecessary parts and,0,negative
+they also demonstrate how desperate the makers of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel were.,0,negative
+fits the bill perfectly,1,positive
 adorably,1,positive
 wildly incompetent but brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal,0,negative
+genial and decent,1,positive
 "the film brilliantly shines on all the characters, as the direction is intelligently accomplished.",1,positive
-to comparing the evil dead with evil dead ii,0,negative
+"a beautiful, entertaining two hours.",1,positive
 "barely makes sense, with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks.",0,negative
+should not be missed,1,positive
 fascinating literary mystery story,1,positive
-its perfect quiet pace,1,positive
+chilling and fascinating as philippe mora's modern hitler-study,1,positive
 fairy-tale conclusion,1,positive
-"one hour photo may seem disappointing in its generalities, but",0,negative
+carries us effortlessly,1,positive
 never wanted to leave.,1,positive
-narrative arc,1,positive
+"does give a taste of the burning man ethos, an appealing blend of counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity.",1,positive
 hallelujah for small favors,1,positive
 for the heart as well as the mind,1,positive
-engross,1,positive
-just never gets off the ground.,0,negative
 a must see for all sides of the political spectrum,1,positive
+lacking the slightest bit,0,negative
+waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes,0,negative
 overlong documentary about ` the lifestyle.,0,negative
 morbid,0,negative
 ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch,1,positive
@@ -40337,216 +40292,220 @@ long overdue,1,positive
 capturing the opera's drama and lyricism,1,positive
 wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships,0,negative
 "'s definitely an improvement on the first blade, since it does n't take itself so deadly seriously",1,positive
-on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
 playing a role of almost bergmanesque intensity ... bisset is both convincing and radiant.,1,positive
 save oleander's uninspired story,0,negative
 found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays,0,negative
-winking social commentary,1,positive
-"it's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie, but resident evil really earned my indignant, preemptive departure.",0,negative
-to affirm love's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror,1,positive
+making dog day afternoon with a cause,1,positive
+fire a torpedo,1,positive
 "is a touching reflection on aging, suffering and the prospect of death",1,positive
+a bit on the skinny side,0,negative
+to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be,0,negative
 "though it goes further than both, anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here,",0,negative
 happiness,1,positive
 's best served cold,1,positive
 "this well-meaning, beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree",1,positive
-mctiernan's remake may be lighter on its feet,1,positive
 faced and spindly attempt at playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a,0,negative
 "yet in its own aloof, unreachable way it's so fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second.",1,positive
+attract and sustain an older crowd,1,positive
+make the film's conclusion powerful and satisfying,1,positive
 "small, human moments",1,positive
-it --,1,positive
-"a tribute to shyamalan's gifts, which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project",1,positive
+imaginative teacher,1,positive
 "destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and, not far down the line, to find a place among the studio's animated classics",1,positive
+is ... very funny as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes.,1,positive
+"has arrived for an incongruous summer playoff, demonstrating yet again that the era of the intelligent, well-made b movie is long gone",0,negative
+to keep the film entertaining,1,positive
+characters are both overplayed and exaggerated,0,negative
 the sheer dumbness of the plot ( other than its one good idea ) and the movie's inescapable air of sleaziness get you down.,0,negative
-irresponsible,0,negative
 a disservice,0,negative
 a breathtakingly assured and stylish work of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness,1,positive
 the vampires,1,positive
+"an amusing and unexpectedly insightful examination of sexual jealousy, resentment and the fine",1,positive
 here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad,0,negative
 this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material,0,negative
-glib but bouncy,1,positive
 harrison ford low,0,negative
+the plot is both contrived and cliched,0,negative
 old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles,0,negative
-"return to never land is much more p.c. than the original version ( no more racist portraits of indians, for instance ), but the excitement is missing",0,negative
 "i think it was plato who said, ' i think, therefore i know better than to rush to the theater for this one.",0,negative
-a measure of style,1,positive
+"may be more genial than ingenious, but it gets the job done",1,positive
 plain crap,0,negative
 when her material is not first-rate,0,negative
-appealing,1,positive
+style and empathy,1,positive
 "a pleasant distraction,",1,positive
 "pat storylines, precious circumstances",1,positive
+a tree,1,positive
 wide-smiling reception,1,positive
-a good line,1,positive
-he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited,0,negative
 groggy,0,negative
-a decent popcorn adventure,1,positive
+the movie does n't generate a lot of energy.,0,negative
 "makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes, becoming so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it",0,negative
+"imagine that a more confused, less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002",0,negative
+sorvino is delightful in the central role.,1,positive
 the worst movie of 2002,0,negative
 boisterous energy,1,positive
-with grace and panache,1,positive
 truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together,1,positive
+takes a potentially trite and overused concept ( aliens come to earth ) and,0,negative
+takes a fresh and absorbing look,1,positive
 generates plot points with a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing.,0,negative
 what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light,1,positive
 "venturesome, beautifully realized psychological mood piece",1,positive
-is beautiful filmmaking from one of french cinema's master craftsmen.,1,positive
-"of scene-chewing, teeth-gnashing actorliness",0,negative
 with laughs,1,positive
-of a good movie ye who enter here,1,positive
-love and humility,1,positive
+intriguing and downright intoxicating.,1,positive
+do n't think most of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version,0,negative
+resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture,0,negative
 deliver a riveting and surprisingly romantic ride.,1,positive
 no clue about making a movie,0,negative
+gag two or three times,0,negative
+"intoxicatingly sexy, violent, self-indulgent and maddening",1,positive
 of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy,1,positive
 that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
-gangster/crime comedy,1,positive
-precious little substance,0,negative
 a noticeable lack of pace,0,negative
-doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans,1,positive
 "perception, conviction",1,positive
-my own minority report is that it stinks.,0,negative
-most politically audacious,1,positive
-the château is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot.',0,negative
+be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation,0,negative
+i ca n't say it's on par with the first one,0,negative
+scare any sane person away,0,negative
+practically every facet of inept filmmaking,0,negative
+jell into charm,1,positive
 all add up to a satisfying crime drama.,1,positive
-"is its unforced comedy-drama and its relaxed, natural-seeming actors",1,positive
 sulky,0,negative
-get your money back,0,negative
-so freely,1,positive
 ", pretentious",0,negative
+of the avant-garde fused with their humor,1,positive
+"it's a beautiful film, full of elaborate and twisted characters - and it's also pretty funny",1,positive
 an ironically killer soundtrack,1,positive
-never quite makes the grade as tawdry trash.,0,negative
-fascinating film,1,positive
+falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey.,0,negative
 the dark places of our national psyche,0,negative
+the dry humor,0,negative
 inside the wave,1,positive
 "who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized",1,positive
+"a calm, self-assured portrait",1,positive
 is achingly honest and delightfully cheeky.,1,positive
-inoffensive,0,negative
 rigor,0,negative
 as sharp,1,positive
-insufferably,0,negative
 exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be,0,negative
 of the ` laughing at ' variety than the ` laughing with,0,negative
 "the problem is that for the most part, the film is deadly dull.",0,negative
 ", miller digs into their very minds to find an unblinking, flawed humanity.",1,positive
-matters play out realistically if not always fairly.,1,positive
-... a rather bland affair.,0,negative
+courageousness,1,positive
+despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow,1,positive
 "green ruins every single scene he's in,",0,negative
+done-to-death,0,negative
 "it's an effort to watch this movie, but",1,positive
 features fincher's characteristically startling visual style and an almost palpable sense of intensity.,1,positive
-taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling,0,negative
-an infinitely wittier version of the home alone formula.,1,positive
+plutonium,1,positive
 "is a distinct rarity, and an event",1,positive
 heartfelt and achingly real,1,positive
 "based on theory, sleight-of-hand, and ill-wrought hypothesis",1,positive
 all the small moments and flashbacks do n't add up to much more than trite observations on the human condition.,0,negative
 an earnest try at beachcombing verismo,1,positive
-should appeal to women,1,positive
 poor dana carvey,0,negative
 "talky, artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise, but a tedious picture",1,positive
-they need it to sell us on this twisted love story,0,negative
+"frantic, virulent and foul-natured",0,negative
 "a remarkably cohesive whole, both visually and thematically",1,positive
-: stallion of the cimarron is a winner.,1,positive
-richly rewarded,1,positive
 "deadpan cool, wry humor and",1,positive
 ", it must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees.",1,positive
+"sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit, yet",0,negative
 two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected,0,negative
+of the most repellent things,0,negative
 perfect medium,1,positive
 rare imax movie,1,positive
-ultimately the story compels,1,positive
 "come closer than anyone could desire to the cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s",0,negative
 been part of for the most part wilde's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses and parker's creative interference,1,positive
-to mediocrity,0,negative
-together frustrating,0,negative
+there's no real sense of suspense,0,negative
 "despite some comic sparks, welcome to collinwood never catches fire.",0,negative
 through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot,0,negative
 do n't entirely ` get ' godard's distinctive discourse,0,negative
 the power of love,1,positive
 as emotionally grand,1,positive
 "the real star of this movie is the score, as in the songs translate well to film,",1,positive
-works on no level whatsoever for me.,0,negative
-enormous,1,positive
 the illogic of its characters,0,negative
 "goodall did, with a serious minded patience, respect and affection",1,positive
 a little more humanity,1,positive
-as clear and reliable an authority on that,1,positive
-action man cliché atop wooden dialogue,0,negative
-into this somewhat tired premise,0,negative
+when it is n't incomprehensible,0,negative
 "hollow, self-indulgent",0,negative
 thrives on its taut performances and creepy atmosphere,1,positive
-mesmerizing one,1,positive
 "while the importance of being earnest offers opportunities for occasional smiles and chuckles, it does n't give us a reason to be in the theater beyond wilde's wit and the actors ' performances.",0,negative
 real women have curves wears its empowerment on its sleeve but even,1,positive
+"this too-long, spoofy update of shakespeare's macbeth does n't sustain a high enough level of invention.",0,negative
+the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while,1,positive
 "( a ) thoughtful, visually graceful work.",1,positive
 at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances,1,positive
 a seven rip-off,0,negative
 documentary-like credibility,1,positive
 it's a ripper of a yarn and i for one enjoyed the thrill of the chill,1,positive
 "of stupidity, incoherence and sub-sophomoric sexual banter",0,negative
-"every moment crackles with tension,",1,positive
-"a classical dramatic animated feature,",1,positive
+bowling you over,1,positive
 ... a true delight.,1,positive
 old-fashioned but emotionally stirring,1,positive
 script error,0,negative
+the whole mess boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years.',0,negative
 is n't that stealing harvard is a horrible movie -- if only it were that grand a failure,0,negative
-of the most politically audacious films of recent decades,1,positive
 splashed with bloody beauty as vivid,1,positive
 lacking any real emotional impact,0,negative
 "many ways the perfect festival film : a calm, self-assured portrait of small town regret, love, duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience",1,positive
 "it's an ambitious film, and",1,positive
 seeing something purer than the real thing,1,positive
-"have been allowed to use the word `` new '' in its title, because there's not an original character, siuation or joke in the entire movie",0,negative
 masterpiece ' and ` triumph ',1,positive
 itself is small and shriveled,0,negative
-of a masterpiece -- and a challenging one,1,positive
 defies classification,1,positive
 a fairly enjoyable mixture of longest yard ... and the 1999 guy ritchie,1,positive
-not counting a few gross-out comedies i 've been trying to forget,0,negative
+"the, yes, snail-like pacing and lack of thematic resonance",0,negative
 "a movie you observe, rather than one you enter into.",0,negative
+a good film,1,positive
+contains a few big laughs but many more that graze the funny bone,1,positive
 story which fails to rise above its disgusting source material.,0,negative
-nasty aftertaste,0,negative
 powerful and telling,1,positive
-torn apart,0,negative
+melodramatic mountain,1,positive
 human moments,1,positive
 entertaining documentary,1,positive
-"marvelous documentary touches -- ever so gracefully -- on the entire history of the yiddish theater, both in america and israel",1,positive
 "like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers,",0,negative
-on the surface a silly comedy,1,positive
+is always welcome.,1,positive
 remains a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny.',0,negative
-classical dramatic animated feature,1,positive
 far too much,0,negative
 made all the more poignant by the incessant use of cell phones,0,negative
 a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots,0,negative
 "a very well-meaning movie, and",1,positive
+remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift,1,positive
 moving and weighty depiction,1,positive
 ", the film works as well as it does because of the performances.",1,positive
 "'s all-powerful, a voice for a pop-cyber culture that feeds on her bjorkness.",1,positive
+overall the halloween series has lost its edge,0,negative
 the movie rising above similar fare,1,positive
+"premise, mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings and",0,negative
 offers a persuasive,1,positive
 most likeable,1,positive
-the story compels,1,positive
 a tremendous piece of work.,1,positive
 ca n't act,0,negative
 "the slapstick is labored, and the bigger setpieces flat.",0,negative
+on its fairly ludicrous plot,0,negative
 be most effective if used as a tool to rally anti-catholic protestors,0,negative
+and narrative grace,1,positive
 is entertainment opportunism at its most glaring.,0,negative
-"'m not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening",0,negative
-more fun watching a documentary,0,negative
 "sly, sophisticated and surprising",1,positive
+"ratliff's two previous titles, plutonium circus and purgatory county show his penchant for wry, contentious configurations, and this film is part of that delicate canon.",1,positive
 "cassavetes thinks he's making dog day afternoon with a cause, but all he's done is to reduce everything he touches to a shrill, didactic cartoon.",0,negative
 feels more like a rejected x-files episode than a credible account of a puzzling real-life happening.,0,negative
+wanderers and a bronx tale,0,negative
 stench,0,negative
+that's just too boring and obvious,0,negative
 cheerfully,1,positive
 a mimetic approximation of better films like contempt and 8 1/2.,0,negative
-is almost in a class with that of wilde himself,1,positive
+"the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ` drama, ' but the emphasis on the latter leaves blue crush waterlogged",0,negative
+overwrought you 'd swear he just stepped out of a buñuel retrospective,0,negative
 a silly hack-and-slash flick,0,negative
+"has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady, ( but )",1,positive
 some of the most poorly staged and lit action in memory,0,negative
 "never having seen the first two films in the series, i ca n't compare friday after next to them, but nothing would change the fact that what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days",0,negative
 "should jolt you out of your seat a couple of times, give you a few laughs, and leave you feeling like it was worth your seven bucks, even though it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end",1,positive
 "the audience when i saw this one was chuckling at all the wrong times, and",0,negative
+"this time, the hype is quieter, and",0,negative
+"the script assumes that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience, but that it's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times",0,negative
 decent draft,1,positive
 "the film has an infectious enthusiasm and we 're touched by the film's conviction that all life centered on that place, that time and that sport.",1,positive
+brilliantly played,1,positive
 got it right the first time,1,positive
+"seagal, who looks more like danny aiello these days, mumbles his way through the movie.",0,negative
 "miyazaki's nonstop images are so stunning, and his imagination so vivid",1,positive
 "high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government / marine/legal mystery, and that's because the movie serves up all of that stuff, nearly subliminally, as the old-hat province of male intrigue",0,negative
-are bad,0,negative
 that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads,0,negative
+scathingly witty,1,positive
 bitchy,0,negative
 so distant you might as well be watching it through a telescope,0,negative
 ca n't see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out,0,negative
@@ -40554,11 +40513,14 @@ pretention,0,negative
 "the film, and at times, elevate it to a superior crime movie",1,positive
 a predictable outcome and,0,negative
 taking your expectations and twisting them just a bit,1,positive
+", uncertain film",0,negative
 ", emotionally honest",1,positive
-mending a child's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of eudora welty,0,negative
 retread story,0,negative
+avoids most of the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up,1,positive
 be mesmerised,1,positive
+"dumb, narratively chaotic,",0,negative
 at once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting and heavy-handed in its effort to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance.,0,negative
+through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings,0,negative
 "sure, it's contrived and predictable, but its performances are so well tuned that the film comes off winningly, even though it's never as solid as you want it to be",1,positive
 high camp and yet another sexual taboo into a really funny movie,1,positive
 are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who has n't been living under a rock ( since sept. 11 ),0,negative
@@ -40566,378 +40528,372 @@ of women torn apart by a legacy of abuse,0,negative
 a small gem from belgium,1,positive
 a worthwhile documentary,1,positive
 wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence,0,negative
-right tone,1,positive
+"on sophisticated, discerning taste",1,positive
 "... unspeakably, unbearably dull, featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted.",0,negative
-most excruciating,0,negative
 "to newcastle, the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and, at times, blood",1,positive
+the increasingly diverse french director,1,positive
+boredom to the point of collapse,0,negative
 this stuck pig,0,negative
 a humorless,0,negative
+provides the drama that gives added clout to this doc,1,positive
 "sucks, but",0,negative
-the script carries arnold ( and the viewers ) into the forbidden zone of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the `` other side of the story.'',1,positive
 he's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery,0,negative
-"spiritless, silly and monotonous",0,negative
 a superb performance,1,positive
 main asset,1,positive
-just two,1,positive
-"beautifully shot, delicately scored and powered by a set of heartfelt performances",1,positive
-"a long, unfunny one",0,negative
 with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations,0,negative
-far the worst movie of the year,0,negative
+low-budget,0,negative
 powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign,0,negative
+"yes, spirited away is a triumph of imagination, but it's also a failure of storytelling.",0,negative
 good performances keep it from being a total rehash.,1,positive
 in ( the characters ' ) misery,0,negative
-( seagal's ) strenuous attempt at a change in expression could very well clinch him this year's razzie.,0,negative
+"about schmidt is nicholson's goofy, heartfelt, mesmerizing king lear.",1,positive
+shines bright on this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people,1,positive
+"transported into the life of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
+are both overplayed and exaggerated,0,negative
 "the beaten path, not necessarily for the better",0,negative
 "a deeply humanistic artist who, in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic",1,positive
-getting there is not even half the interest.,0,negative
-the actors are humanly engaged,1,positive
+favorably,1,positive
+"had more interesting -- and, dare i say, thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf, point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama",0,negative
+of empathy,0,negative
 leave the theater with a lower i.q. than when i had entered,0,negative
 thought-provoking and stylish,1,positive
 "historically significant,",1,positive
-as subtle and touching as the son's room,1,positive
 put to perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d,1,positive
-into a gut-wrenching examination of the way cultural differences and emotional expectations collide,1,positive
+"lacks the spirit of the previous two,",0,negative
 "are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome, if downbeat, missive from a forgotten front",1,positive
 "ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober, filmed on the set of carpenter's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat",0,negative
-classic theater piece,1,positive
-my only complaint,0,negative
+a bloated plot,0,negative
 to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
-'s still entertaining to watch the target practice.,1,positive
 a vh1 behind the music special that has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation,1,positive
 an elegant visual sense and a talent,1,positive
 "buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly seen or",0,negative
 the film has a laundry list of minor shortcomings,0,negative
 to be a breath of fresh air,1,positive
-"fails to give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against, for that matter )",0,negative
+tries too hard,0,negative
+"is unfocused, while the story goes nowhere.",0,negative
 a lame romantic comedy,0,negative
 the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché.,0,negative
+the writing is indifferent,0,negative
 will probably like it.,1,positive
-of his top-notch creative team,1,positive
-when it's not wallowing in hormonal melodrama,0,negative
 needlessly poor quality,0,negative
-"an enthralling, entertaining feature",1,positive
-"lines, the impressive stagings of hardware",1,positive
-bewilderingly brilliant,1,positive
+"with its many out-sized, out of character and logically porous action set",0,negative
 "with the cheesiest monsters this side of a horror spoof, which they is n't, it is more likely to induce sleep than fright.",0,negative
-summery,1,positive
 carefully choreographed,1,positive
+- as-nasty -,0,negative
+would be better as a diary or documentary,0,negative
+a true adaptation of her book,1,positive
 the capability of effecting change and inspiring hope,1,positive
 "are stanzas of breathtaking, awe-inspiring visual poetry",1,positive
+cinematic deception,0,negative
 delightful hand shadows,1,positive
+about the origins of nazi politics and aesthetics,1,positive
+making the right choice,1,positive
 with energy and innovation,1,positive
-a hard-to-swallow premise,0,negative
 of the wondrous beats,1,positive
-"a bit of a downer and a little over-dramatic at times,",0,negative
-made but uninvolving,0,negative
 life,1,positive
 "it's rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies, but",1,positive
-that both thrills the eye,1,positive
-"mckay seems embarrassed by his own invention and tries to rush through the intermediary passages, apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device",0,negative
-it is n't particularly funny,0,negative
 '' comes from the heart,1,positive
 absorbing movie,1,positive
 a well paced and satisfying little drama that deserved better than a ` direct-to-video ' release,1,positive
-dystopian,1,positive
 "... a bland, pretentious mess.",0,negative
 well-timed explosion,1,positive
 creepy turn,0,negative
 though brown sugar is so earnest in its yearning for the days before rap went nihilistic that it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle,1,positive
+"beneath the uncanny, inevitable and seemingly shrewd facade of movie-biz farce ... lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments.",0,negative
+"it's a boring movie about a boring man, made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring.",1,positive
 with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel,0,negative
-great actors hamming it up,1,positive
 delightful cast,1,positive
 "false, sitcom-worthy solutions",0,negative
-mishandle the story's promising premise of a physician who needs to heal himself,0,negative
-is too upbeat,0,negative
 modest masterpiece.,1,positive
 "not a classic, but a movie the kids will want to see over and over again.",1,positive
 a stylistic,1,positive
 that avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type,1,positive
 his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle,1,positive
-brings us right into the center of that world,1,positive
-the more common saccharine genre,0,negative
+titular,1,positive
 characteristic style,1,positive
+a stunningly unoriginal premise,0,negative
 long-on-the-shelf,0,negative
-revigorates,1,positive
-nuanced performance,1,positive
 a major waste ...,0,negative
 a sports extravaganza,1,positive
-any scorsese has ever given us,1,positive
 the only pain,0,negative
+rather slow beginning,0,negative
 "a strong first act and absolutely, inescapably gorgeous, skyscraper-trapeze motion of the amazing spider-man.",1,positive
+document,1,positive
+"lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's",0,negative
 this is one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen.,1,positive
-is terrific,1,positive
+distressing,0,negative
 a sub-formulaic slap,0,negative
 "the tears come during that final, beautiful scene",1,positive
+itself could be played out in any working class community in the nation.,1,positive
 ear-splitting,0,negative
-vehicle that even he seems embarrassed to be part of.,1,positive
-better entertainment,1,positive
-storytelling feels slight.,0,negative
 guaranteed to put a lump in your throat while reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today,1,positive
 "is funny and pithy,",1,positive
-then this first film to use a watercolor background since `` dumbo '' certainly ranks as the most original in years.,1,positive
 lingering death,0,negative
-did n't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery,0,negative
-"russell lacks the visual panache, the comic touch, and perhaps the budget of sommers's title-bout features.",0,negative
 into a sane and breathtakingly creative film,1,positive
 a surprisingly sweet and gentle comedy,1,positive
+` laugh therapy ',1,positive
 passing twinkle,0,negative
 good surprise ending,1,positive
 popcorn movie fun,1,positive
-some movie star charisma,1,positive
+that leaves you wanting more,1,positive
 the irwins ' scenes are fascinating ;,1,positive
 ", funnier.",1,positive
-for anyone,1,positive
 "than into the script, which has a handful of smart jokes",1,positive
+"uneven, self-conscious but often hilarious spoof.",1,positive
+"a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody, '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild",1,positive
 as such the film has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots,0,negative
 something to be ` fully experienced ',1,positive
-"saddled with an unwieldy cast of characters and angles,",0,negative
+remarkable,1,positive
 insightful about kissinger's background and history,1,positive
 -- definitely a step in the right direction,1,positive
 charming but slight comedy,1,positive
-"to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop",1,positive
-"tell you how tedious, how resolutely unamusing, how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is, and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents",0,negative
+gave me no reason to care,0,negative
 quietly hopeful,1,positive
 "muy loco, but no more ridiculous",0,negative
 "life affirming and heartbreaking, sweet without the decay factor",1,positive
 "a nice, light treat",1,positive
 "inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
+perfect teaming,1,positive
 more of the same old garbage,0,negative
+"slow,",0,negative
 lacks the spirit of the previous two,0,negative
+fine performance,1,positive
+that takes its sweet time building to a climax that's scarcely a surprise by the time,0,negative
 "a smart, steamy mix of road movie, coming-of-age story and political satire.",1,positive
 if there's no art here,0,negative
-", surreal ache of mortal awareness emerges a radiant character portrait.",1,positive
+who cares?,0,negative
+painstaking,1,positive
 ", amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
 bloodsucker computer effects,1,positive
 the film is a hilarious adventure and,1,positive
+is undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold,0,negative
 the way a good noir should,1,positive
-is amazing,1,positive
 your typical junkie opera,0,negative
-'s kind of sad that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey,0,negative
-raises the film above anything sandler's been attached to before,1,positive
+"the reason for that is a self-aware, often self-mocking, intelligence.",1,positive
+emotional power,1,positive
+profound characterizations,1,positive
+"anemic, pretentious.",0,negative
+'s just merely very bad.,0,negative
 often strains,0,negative
 a lunar mission with no signs of life,0,negative
+of badness,0,negative
 predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters,0,negative
 tackles more than she can handle,0,negative
 ` blue crush ' swims away with the sleeper movie of the summer award.,1,positive
+pulls off enough,1,positive
 a surprisingly ` solid ' achievement,1,positive
 give a spark,1,positive
 is an enjoyable big movie primarily,1,positive
-sketches,1,positive
+"we get an ugly, mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos.",0,negative
+is essentially an extended soap opera,0,negative
 true pleasure.,1,positive
 "'s a feel-bad ending for a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip, winking social commentary",0,negative
 once called ` the gift of tears,1,positive
+complexities,0,negative
 by a failure,0,negative
+fumbled,0,negative
 washed away,0,negative
-"a nearly 21/2 hours, the film is way too indulgent.",0,negative
-black-and-white psychedelia,1,positive
 "efficient,",1,positive
+"to learn, to grow",1,positive
+with its love of life and beauty,1,positive
 ", red dragon satisfies -- from its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients, certified cuisine and palatable presentation.",1,positive
+"street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches, gratuitous violence,",0,negative
 "solid, psychological action film",1,positive
 as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with,0,negative
 the year's most enjoyable releases,1,positive
-", the more details slip out between his fingers.",0,negative
 a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably,1,positive
 exploitative,0,negative
 hard-won rewards,1,positive
 "a smart, compelling drama",1,positive
 conceited,0,negative
-bad sitcom,0,negative
-fails,0,negative
+a powerful young actor,1,positive
+"get an ugly, mean-spirited lashing",0,negative
 worst,0,negative
 a knockout of a closing line,1,positive
 you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera,0,negative
-the mind to enter and accept another world,1,positive
-"essentially ruined -- or,",0,negative
+detective story,1,positive
 wimps out by going for that pg-13 rating,0,negative
 a sentimental hybrid,1,positive
 screwball ideas,0,negative
-"her small, intelligent eyes",1,positive
+rife with miscalculations,0,negative
 "like the excruciating end of days, collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure, but sympathy really belongs with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions",0,negative
-pleasant enough dish,1,positive
-feels derivative,0,negative
-it treats ana's journey with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film.,1,positive
-"loud, low-budget and tired",0,negative
-comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter.,0,negative
 listen to marvin gaye or the supremes the same way again,1,positive
-koepp's screenplay is n't nearly surprising or clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own.,0,negative
 's so fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second.,1,positive
 "rich, bittersweet israeli documentary",1,positive
 "is also as unoriginal as they come, already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count.",0,negative
-adds substantial depth,1,positive
 have been called ` under siege 3,0,negative
+effort and,1,positive
 boorish movie,0,negative
 irritates and saddens me,0,negative
 his penchant for tearing up on cue --,1,positive
-is a phenomenal band with such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many.,1,positive
+", much ado about something is an amicable endeavor.",1,positive
 wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful,1,positive
-"pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense, claustrophobic tale of obsessive love",1,positive
 also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american,1,positive
 drag along,0,negative
-film buffs,1,positive
+pot,1,positive
+del,1,positive
+with few moments of joy rising above the stale material,0,negative
 sex gags and prom dates,0,negative
 profane and exploitative as the most offensive action,0,negative
-impressionistic,1,positive
-"the film's crisp, unaffected style",1,positive
-funny film,1,positive
-open,1,positive
+a confusing melange,0,negative
 "a romantic crime comedy that turns out to be clever, amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
 low-key romantic comedy,1,positive
 manically generous,1,positive
 "strips bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness, making them meaningful for both kids and church-wary adults.",1,positive
 is little more than a mall movie designed to kill time,0,negative
+its art and heart,1,positive
+playstation cocktail,0,negative
+elegant and sly,1,positive
 much of the movie's charm,1,positive
-"crossing-over mumbo jumbo, manipulative sentimentality, and",0,negative
-"uncompromising, difficult and unbearably beautiful",1,positive
-", then you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea.",1,positive
-sympathy really belongs with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions,0,negative
-is easily as bad at a fraction the budget,0,negative
+the movie's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses --,1,positive
 dry,0,negative
+family film to take everyone to since there's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year,1,positive
+are simply intoxicating,1,positive
 "ride, with jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette, astounding technology, stirring music and a boffo last hour that leads up to a strangely sinister happy ending.",1,positive
-"a pretty funny movie,",1,positive
+doofus,0,negative
 flat dialogue,0,negative
 the kind of sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati.,1,positive
-"good actors, good poetry",1,positive
 what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop,0,negative
 a more graceful way,1,positive
-does n't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it's only a movie.,0,negative
 despite iwai's vaunted empathy,0,negative
 "fast, funny, and even touching",1,positive
-a lobotomy,0,negative
 utter mush ... conceited pap,0,negative
-riveting profile,1,positive
+about babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
 "on tediously about their lives, loves and the art",0,negative
 appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting,1,positive
 "the uninspired scripts, acting and direction",0,negative
+the widowmaker is a great yarn.,1,positive
+unrealized,0,negative
+low-rent --,0,negative
+caricature,0,negative
 a great way to spend 4 units of your day,1,positive
 desperate,0,negative
+"this is a movie full of grace and, ultimately, hope",1,positive
+"can watch, giggle and get an adrenaline boost without feeling like you 've completely lowered your entertainment standards",1,positive
 felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them,1,positive
-our imagination,1,positive
 is impenetrable and dull,0,negative
 simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
 "-- and at times, all",1,positive
-canny and,1,positive
+in love with a girl,1,positive
+the movie benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters ' moves and overlapping story.,1,positive
 satire and childhood awakening,1,positive
 by men of marginal intelligence,0,negative
-brief pretentious period,0,negative
 a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time,1,positive
-charming in comedies like american pie and dead-on in election,1,positive
-"know if it wants to be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick",0,negative
-"the stars may be college kids, but the subject matter is as adult as you can get :",1,positive
-even by the intentionally low standards of frat-boy humor,0,negative
+for both the scenic splendor of the mountains,1,positive
+"it makes compelling, provocative and prescient viewing.",1,positive
+effective,1,positive
 "incredibly heavy-handed, manipulative dud",0,negative
+"the story has its redundancies, and the young actors, not very experienced, are sometimes inexpressive.",0,negative
 "is faster, livelier and a good deal funnier than his original.",1,positive
 vulgar and forgettably,0,negative
+keep you wide awake and ...,1,positive
 excruciating film,0,negative
 most magical and most fun family fare,1,positive
 such a dependable concept,1,positive
-a remote shelf,1,positive
-", first-time director denzel washington and a top-notch cast manage to keep things interesting.",1,positive
 the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther,0,negative
-collective heart attack,0,negative
 a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture.,1,positive
 drama,0,negative
 cheesier,0,negative
 the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull,0,negative
 the film is a hilarious adventure and i shamelessly enjoyed it.,1,positive
 "somehow it all comes together to create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment",1,positive
-"so well tuned that the film comes off winningly, even though it's never as solid as you want it to be",1,positive
 mid-to-low budget,0,negative
-wasted minutes of sandler as the voice-over hero in columbia pictures ' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie,0,negative
 this in-depth study of important developments of the computer industry,1,positive
+funnier than anything,1,positive
 such fury,1,positive
 on losers in a gone-to-seed hotel,0,negative
 powerful and revelatory,1,positive
+crazy as hell marks an encouraging new direction for la salle.,1,positive
 "an energetic, extreme-sports adventure",1,positive
 oddly fascinating,1,positive
 at its best,1,positive
+"`` white oleander, '' the movie, is akin to a reader's digest condensed version of the source material.",0,negative
 will find little new here,0,negative
 "fanciful,",1,positive
+one-trick pony,0,negative
 "none of this is very original, and it is n't particularly funny",0,negative
 predictably melodramatic.,0,negative
-soulful and,1,positive
-"serves up all of that stuff, nearly subliminally,",1,positive
-when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares,0,negative
-"a solid, psychological action film",1,positive
 ", is painterly.",0,negative
 seems to enjoy its own transparency,1,positive
-'s not a fresh idea at the core of this tale,0,negative
 time and art,1,positive
 the sheer joy and pride,1,positive
 beautifully directed and convincingly acted.,1,positive
 's already done way too often,0,negative
 "mystery and a ravishing, baroque beauty",1,positive
 ` alice's adventure through the looking glass and into zombie-land ' is filled with strange and wonderful creatures.,1,positive
-"is off-putting,",0,negative
-ideal casting,1,positive
 silliness you are likely to witness in a movie theater for some time,1,positive
 forgot,1,positive
 dismiss --,0,negative
+turns out to be affected and boring,0,negative
+fluke,0,negative
 alone could force you to scratch a hole in your head.,0,negative
-perfunctory conclusion,0,negative
-is perfectly creepy and believable,1,positive
-with moments of genuine insight into the urban heart,1,positive
+", but director carl franklin adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining",1,positive
 relaxed in its perfect quiet pace,1,positive
 reverie,1,positive
+"it 'll probably be in video stores by christmas,",0,negative
 "'ve been nice if the screenwriters had trusted audiences to understand a complex story, and left off the film's predictable denouement",0,negative
-sad to say,0,negative
-"is pleasant, diverting and modest -- definitely a step in the right direction.",1,positive
 takes its techniques into such fresh territory,1,positive
+plot and paper-thin supporting characters,0,negative
 post-war art world,1,positive
-"dogtown is hollow, self-indulgent, and - worst of all - boring.",0,negative
 that embraces its old-fashioned themes and,1,positive
+a bit like getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing,0,negative
+insultingly unbelievable,0,negative
 a rare treat that shows the promise of digital filmmaking,1,positive
+a bit of a cheat in the end,0,negative
+seem goofy,0,negative
 one of the best of a growing strain of daring films ...,1,positive
 rusi vulakoro,1,positive
 do n't even bother to rent this on video.,0,negative
-troubling,0,negative
+"half-lit, sometimes creepy intimacy",0,negative
+"a miraculous movie, i 'm going home is so slight, yet overflows with wisdom and emotion.",1,positive
 "the fascination comes in the power of the huston performance, which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile, and in the way the ivan character accepts the news of his illness so quickly but still finds himself unable to react.",1,positive
-a well-rounded tribute to a man whose achievements -- and complexities -- reached far beyond the end zone.,1,positive
+maintains an appealing veneer without becoming too cute about it.,1,positive
 ( a ) satisfying niblet.,1,positive
-characteristically startling visual style and,1,positive
 ` ace ventura ' rip-off,0,negative
 you can sip your vintage wines and watch your merchant ivory productions ; i 'll settle for a nice cool glass of iced tea and a jerry bruckheimer flick any day of the week.,1,positive
 of obligatory cheap,0,negative
 is less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and dangerously collide,1,positive
-"the power of shanghai ghetto, a documentary by dana janklowicz-mann and amir mann,",1,positive
+'s incredible the number of stories,1,positive
+"lacks the visual panache, the comic touch, and perhaps the budget of sommers's title-bout features",0,negative
+remove spider-man the movie,0,negative
 which may be why it's so successful at lodging itself in the brain,1,positive
 "the real star of this movie is the score, as in the songs translate well to film, and it's really well directed.",1,positive
 intriguing movie experiences,1,positive
 the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life,1,positive
 a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli/palestinian conflict as,1,positive
+but enjoyable documentary.,1,positive
 is a remarkably original work.,1,positive
 while failing to find a spark of its own,0,negative
-refined,1,positive
+bartleby squanders as much as it gives out.,0,negative
 ", is a treat.",1,positive
-is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout,1,positive
 off as annoying rather than charming,0,negative
+more self-absorbed women than the mother and,0,negative
 "fails to give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against, for that matter ).",0,negative
 yet why it fails is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.,0,negative
 fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels,0,negative
+is n't much fun without the highs and lows,0,negative
 was n't enough,0,negative
 's pretty linear and only makeup-deep,0,negative
+be forgiven for realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already,0,negative
 ", a cast of competent performers from movies, television and the theater are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style.",0,negative
 the leanest and meanest of solondz's misanthropic comedies,1,positive
-the best date movie,1,positive
-disgusting.,0,negative
 "derived from a lobotomy, having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded",0,negative
 is the superficial way it deals with its story,0,negative
+"impeccable comic timing,",1,positive
 sadly --,0,negative
 then you 're at the right film.,1,positive
 its visual delights,1,positive
-ayatollah,1,positive
-at a failure of our justice system,0,negative
 killer website movie,1,positive
 "of movie that comes along only occasionally, one so unconventional, gutsy and perfectly",1,positive
 disaster flick,0,negative
-"solid, spooky entertainment",1,positive
+is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot,0,negative
 piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art,1,positive
 very shapable but largely unfulfilling,0,negative
-a gloriously goofy way,1,positive
+it also has many of the things that made the first one charming.,1,positive
 filled with more holes than clyde barrow's car.,0,negative
-wo n't join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks that we have come to love,0,negative
 sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic,0,negative
+", it's too long and unfocused.",0,negative
 own placid way,0,negative
-has become one of our best actors,1,positive
 a man in pain,0,negative
 ", cliched and clunky",0,negative
 the light-footed enchantment the material needs,1,positive
@@ -40946,29 +40902,30 @@ go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale,1,positive
 immaturity,0,negative
 "dumb, narratively chaotic, visually sloppy",0,negative
 the problems,0,negative
-"is a divine monument to a single man's struggle to regain his life, his dignity and his music",1,positive
-shows little understanding,1,positive
+privileged moments and memorable performances,1,positive
 of pure movie,1,positive
 never worry about anyone being bored,1,positive
 fairly trite,0,negative
 "orwell's dark, intelligent warning cry",0,negative
 "it's fun, but it's a real howler",1,positive
-is a big letdown,0,negative
+ignorant,0,negative
 "offers copious hints along the way -- myriad signs, if you will -- that beneath the familiar, funny surface is a far bigger, far more meaningful story than one in which little green men come to earth for harvesting purposes.",1,positive
 is about as interesting,0,negative
 overlong documentary,0,negative
+a poignant lyricism runs through balzac and the little chinese seamstress that transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem.,1,positive
 little doubt,1,positive
-"the fascination comes in the power of the huston performance, which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile, and",1,positive
+about as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams playing one another on the final day of the season,0,negative
 's nowhere near as good as the original.,0,negative
-", whatever your orientation.",1,positive
+so-five-minutes-ago pop music,0,negative
+unambitious writing,0,negative
 of comedic bliss,1,positive
-"create a film that's not merely about kicking undead ***, but also about dealing with regret and, ultimately, finding redemption",1,positive
+"come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting, direction, story and pace",1,positive
+lovely,1,positive
 "... spiced with humor ( ' i speak fluent flatula, ' advises denlopp after a rather, er, bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand )",1,positive
 hide the fact that seagal's overweight and out of shape,0,negative
 "all of the elements are in place for a great film noir, but",1,positive
 you laugh once ( maybe twice ),0,negative
 maggots crawling on a dead dog,0,negative
-"fails as a dystopian movie, as a retooling of fahrenheit 451, and even as a rip-off of the matrix",0,negative
 the artistry of making a film,1,positive
 cho's timing is priceless.,1,positive
 much interest,1,positive
@@ -40976,119 +40933,108 @@ more bluster,0,negative
 generous and subversive artworks,1,positive
 "a boring, pretentious waste of nearly two hours",0,negative
 almost as much as they love themselves,0,negative
-succeeds mainly,1,positive
+"there's a persistent theatrical sentiment and a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling, which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title.",0,negative
 evokes a palpable sense of disconnection,0,negative
 "it will be, and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation",1,positive
 than the bruckheimeresque american action flicks it emulates,0,negative
-"it's so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments that it's left a few crucial things out, like character development and coherence.",0,negative
 the astute direction of cardoso,1,positive
-sentimentality and annoying,0,negative
 winning squareness that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
 "go around, with music and laughter",1,positive
-crisp clarity,1,positive
-"it begins to drag two-thirds through, when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy",0,negative
+"your ice-t's from your cool-j's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of california",0,negative
+"fascinating, bombshell documentary",1,positive
 does best,1,positive
-can not guess why the cast and crew did n't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed.,0,negative
 "hopelessly inane, humorless and under-inspired.",0,negative
 the result is an ` action film ' mired in stasis.,0,negative
+delightfully charming -- and totally american,1,positive
+treads heavily,0,negative
 a superficial way,1,positive
 dumb humor,0,negative
 "journalistically dubious,",0,negative
 better after foster,1,positive
 childlike dimness and,0,negative
 "maryam is a small film, but it offers large rewards.",1,positive
-the familiar topic of office politics,1,positive
 's all surface psychodramatics,0,negative
 is unashamedly pro-serbian and makes little attempt to give voice to the other side.,0,negative
-'s not particularly well made,0,negative
 "directing with a sure and measured hand, ( haneke ) steers clear of the sensational and offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology.",1,positive
 "beautifully read and, finally, deeply humanizing",1,positive
 since freddy got fingered,0,negative
-"shallow, noisy and pretentious.",0,negative
+the viewer's patience,0,negative
 anarchist maxim,0,negative
 is long on,1,positive
-"two fine actors, morgan freeman and",1,positive
 rarely does such high-profile talent serve such literate material.,1,positive
-the leads are natural and lovely,1,positive
 hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters,0,negative
 that this should seal the deal,1,positive
 high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government / marine/legal mystery,0,negative
-an unbalanced mixture,0,negative
 ", the movie completely transfixes the audience.",1,positive
+nights feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film ... it's not even a tv special you 'd bother watching past the second commercial break,0,negative
 on top of a foundering performance,0,negative
-wasting,0,negative
-by the incredibly flexible cast,1,positive
-it is just too bad the film's story does not live up to its style.,0,negative
 "fail to generate any interest in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out, can not overcome blah characters",0,negative
+make a nice coffee table book,1,positive
 ends so horrendously confusing,0,negative
 golden book,1,positive
 so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true,0,negative
+simple-minded and,0,negative
 "alert, if not",1,positive
 is sordid and disgusting,0,negative
+the incessant use,0,negative
 "the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt, but no new friends",0,negative
 it is not the first time that director sara sugarman stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time she fails to provoke them.,0,negative
+nothing about them is attractive.,0,negative
 the performers are so spot on,1,positive
-its appeal will probably limited to lds church members and undemanding armchair tourists.,0,negative
 a film less,0,negative
+a lovely film for the holiday season,1,positive
+"the increasingly diverse french director has created a film that one can honestly describe as looking, sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history.",1,positive
+urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,0,negative
 a head-turner -- thoughtfully written,1,positive
 the comedy equivalent,1,positive
 "through with originality, humor and pathos",1,positive
 of this unique director's previous films,1,positive
 some outrageously creative action,1,positive
 "a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very, very slowly",0,negative
-pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons,1,positive
 combined with stunning animation,1,positive
-cranky,0,negative
 become one of our best actors,1,positive
+"( carvey's ) characters are both overplayed and exaggerated, but then again, subtlety has never been his trademark.",0,negative
 every frame of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye,1,positive
 "the most beautiful, evocative works i 've seen",1,positive
-"unfortunately, kapur modernizes a.e.w. mason's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american, a decision that plucks `` the four feathers '' bare.",0,negative
-hashiguchi uses the situation to evoke a japan bustling atop an undercurrent of loneliness and isolation.,1,positive
-a nicely understated expression of the grief,1,positive
 the relationship between reluctant,1,positive
+is undone by a filmmaking methodology that's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,0,negative
+much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing,1,positive
 "always entertaining, and smartly written",1,positive
 "an adoring, wide-smiling reception",1,positive
-is authentic,1,positive
 i would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995's forget paris.,0,negative
 "is about quiet, decisive moments between members of the cultural elite as they determine how to proceed as the world implodes.",1,positive
 enough to sit through crap like this,0,negative
-a little scattered,0,negative
-ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles,0,negative
 made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances,1,positive
 it's a ripper of a yarn,1,positive
 the soundtrack alone is worth the price of admission.,1,positive
 in-depth portrait,1,positive
 entertaining and suggestive,1,positive
 the demons of his own fear and paranoia,0,negative
-intermittently powerful study,1,positive
 you 'll enjoy the hot chick.,1,positive
 racist portraits,0,negative
 creating an intriguing species of artifice,1,positive
 by the sea would slip under the waves.,0,negative
+"i thought the relationships were wonderful, the comedy was funny, and the love ` real '",1,positive
 has really done his subject justice.,1,positive
+misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche.,0,negative
 not since ghostbusters has a film used manhattan's architecture in such a gloriously goofy way.,1,positive
-to a t.,1,positive
 cloaks a familiar anti-feminist equation ( career - kids = misery ) in tiresome romantic-comedy duds.,0,negative
 male hip hop fantasy,1,positive
-becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence,0,negative
 "bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness, making them meaningful for both kids and church-wary adults",1,positive
 a great yarn,1,positive
 rooted,1,positive
 "soderbergh's best films, `` erin brockovich, '' `` out of sight '' and `` ocean's eleven, ''",1,positive
-sweetness and vulnerability,1,positive
+'s surprisingly bland despite the heavy doses of weird performances and direction,0,negative
 "the muckraking, soul-searching spirit",1,positive
 ", it's badder than bad.",0,negative
-well-paced and ultimately,1,positive
+offers a trenchant critique of capitalism,1,positive
 stellar performance,1,positive
 best disney movie,1,positive
-"flows forwards and back, weaving themes among three strands which allow us to view events as if through a prism",1,positive
 cardboard characters and performers,0,negative
 will have fun with,1,positive
 will eat up like so much gelati,1,positive
 especially give credit to affleck.,1,positive
 "the movie contains no wit, only labored gags.",0,negative
-been this disappointed by a movie in a long time,0,negative
-"the cleverest,",1,positive
 an interesting bit of speculation,1,positive
 feel better already.,1,positive
 its leaden acting,0,negative
@@ -41097,30 +41043,34 @@ from being a complete waste of time,0,negative
 "is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession, and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the `` webcast.''",0,negative
 as the direction is intelligently accomplished,1,positive
 but no..,0,negative
+'s a pretty woman,1,positive
 's low on both suspense and payoff,0,negative
-"franco is an excellent choice for the walled-off but combustible hustler,",1,positive
 "good actors have a radar for juicy roles -- there's a plethora of characters in this picture, and not one of them is flat",1,positive
 fumbles away,0,negative
+", overlong soap",0,negative
 "a tremendous, offbeat sense of style and humor",1,positive
 "miller eloquently captures the moment when a woman's life, out of a deep-seated, emotional need, is about to turn onto a different path.",1,positive
 to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros,1,positive
-seems as deflated as he does,0,negative
 a spooky yarn of demonic doings on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged,0,negative
+several strong performances,1,positive
 harmless,1,positive
 a lot of problems,0,negative
+congrats disney,1,positive
 the film has an odd purity that does n't bring you into the characters so much as it has you study them.,1,positive
 is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story,0,negative
+", it's kinda dumb.",0,negative
 "reminds us that, in any language, the huge stuff in life can usually be traced back to the little things",1,positive
+in a slap-happy mood,1,positive
 a sly female empowerment movie,1,positive
+half the excitement of balto,0,negative
+updating white's dry wit to a new age,1,positive
 dismiss,0,negative
-rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes,0,negative
 take the warning literally,0,negative
 a thriller,1,positive
 particular new yorkers deeply touched by an unprecedented tragedy,1,positive
+"energy and geniality to please not only the fanatical adherents on either side, but also people who know nothing about the subject and think they 're not interested.",1,positive
 from,0,negative
-on no level whatsoever for me,0,negative
 consistently funny,1,positive
-equally engrossing,1,positive
 a reasonable degree of suspense,1,positive
 turns a potentially interesting idea into an excruciating film,0,negative
 a brief amount,1,positive
@@ -41128,241 +41078,246 @@ a heaven,1,positive
 "to create a film that's not merely about kicking undead ***, but also about dealing with regret and, ultimately, finding redemption",1,positive
 "is like a beautiful food entrée that is n't heated properly, so that it ends up a bit cold and relatively flavorless",0,negative
 "quiet, introspective and entertaining",1,positive
-opening up,1,positive
+a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds,1,positive
+"seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool,",0,negative
 told just proficiently enough to trounce its overly comfortable trappings.,1,positive
+is an action movie with an action icon who's been all but decommissioned,0,negative
 to stop watching,0,negative
 who paid to see it,0,negative
+less than fresh,0,negative
 "a triumph, a film that hews out a world and carries us effortlessly from darkness to light",1,positive
+"you 'll find it with ring, an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for",1,positive
 "rarely, a movie is more than a movie.",1,positive
 we 've liked klein's other work but rollerball left us cold,0,negative
-to see a movie that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original,1,positive
 "the performers are so spot on, it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles.",1,positive
+offend viewers not amused by the sick sense of humor.,0,negative
 an incredibly irritating comedy about thoroughly vacuous people,0,negative
-an overly sillified plot and,0,negative
+a seriocomic debut of extravagant promise by georgian-israeli director dover kosashvili.,1,positive
+becomes long and tedious,0,negative
 are never more than sketches ... which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach.,0,negative
+intermittently wise,1,positive
 writer and director otar iosseliani's pleasant tale,1,positive
 is simply a well-made and satisfying thriller.,1,positive
+"is carried less by wow factors than by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades.",1,positive
 a hilarious ode to middle america,1,positive
 the funniest jokes of any movie,1,positive
+derailed,0,negative
 animation work,1,positive
+i found it weirdly appealing,1,positive
 do justice,1,positive
 is extremely funny,1,positive
-inconsequential road-and-buddy pic,0,negative
 that is fully formed and remarkably assured,1,positive
 ", you discover that the answer is as conventional as can be.",0,negative
+peels layers,1,positive
 "nighttime manhattan, a loquacious videologue of the modern male and the lengths to which he 'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego",1,positive
-bloody,0,negative
 "are very, very good reasons for certain movies to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely",0,negative
-"strong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose, and in that oh-so-important category, the four feathers comes up short.",0,negative
+in tired stereotypes,0,negative
 so perfect for a ballplayer,1,positive
-wise,1,positive
 "when the fire burns out, we 've only come face-to-face with a couple dragons and that's where the film ultimately fails",0,negative
-this film has an ` a ' list cast and some strong supporting players,1,positive
+imaginary,1,positive
 flawed humanity,1,positive
-ame and unnecessary.,0,negative
 is n't just,0,negative
-the long and eventful spiritual journey of the guru who helped,1,positive
-a great writer,1,positive
+"messy, uncouth, incomprehensible, vicious and absurd",0,negative
+"though an important political documentary, this does not really make the case the kissinger should be tried as a war criminal.",0,negative
 the chaotic horror,0,negative
+"the directing and story are disjointed, flaws that have to be laid squarely on taylor's doorstep.",0,negative
 "full of cheesy dialogue, but great trashy fun that finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s",1,positive
+by humanity's greatest shame,0,negative
 plays like a glossy melodrama that occasionally verges on camp.,0,negative
 incredibly flexible cast,1,positive
 "is a smart movie that knows its classical music, knows its freud and knows its sade.",1,positive
+corrupt,0,negative
+romething's really wrong with this ricture!,0,negative
+really strong second effort,1,positive
+"you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness, at its idiocy, at its utterly misplaced earnestness",0,negative
+of french cinema's master craftsmen,1,positive
 i would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed,0,negative
 grinds itself,0,negative
-all the way to the credits,1,positive
-a winning comedy with its wry observations,1,positive
+the most screwy thing here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time,0,negative
 awarded mythic status,1,positive
 ", very good",1,positive
 ", thoughtful, unapologetically raw",1,positive
-this film always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable,1,positive
-has performed a difficult task indeed,1,positive
+"much has been written about those years when the psychedelic '60s grooved over into the gay '70s, but words do n't really do the era justice.",1,positive
+"consider what new best friend does not have, beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay.",0,negative
+repetitious,0,negative
 a freedom,1,positive
-powerful and reasonably fulfilling,1,positive
+as a treatise on spirituality as well as a solid sci-fi thriller,1,positive
+"jacobi, the most fluent of actors,",1,positive
 is driven by appealing leads,1,positive
-a halfwit plot,0,negative
 all too familiar ...,0,negative
-"in self-consciously flashy camera effects, droning house music and flat, flat dialogue",0,negative
 a mess from start to finish,0,negative
-hide a weak script,0,negative
+"a teenybopper ed wood film, replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama",0,negative
 ", dogtown and z-boys has a compelling story to tell.",1,positive
 abject,0,negative
-the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling,0,negative
 adobo,1,positive
-they grow up and you can wait till then,0,negative
 "some movies were made for the big screen, some for the small screen",0,negative
+"the topic of relationships in such a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end",1,positive
 approach to the workplace romantic comedy.,1,positive
 settle for,0,negative
 "are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble, teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends, family ...",1,positive
-profits,1,positive
 sits there like a side dish no one ordered.,0,negative
 breathe out of every frame,1,positive
+"as a remake, it's a pale imitation.",0,negative
 expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy,1,positive
+notable,1,positive
 breezy movie,1,positive
 "the first hour is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest, but its just not a thrilling movie.",0,negative
-"things really get weird, though not particularly scary : the movie is all portent and no content",0,negative
+terrifically entertaining,1,positive
 charms are immediately apparent,1,positive
+a coming-of-age movie that hollywood would n't have the guts to make.,1,positive
+robust,1,positive
 "because of its heightened, well-shaped dramas",1,positive
-elegantly appointed,1,positive
-"'s a piece of handiwork that shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places, but has some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety",1,positive
+looks genuinely pretty,1,positive
 fascinating they may be as history,1,positive
-a long patch of black ice,0,negative
+"'s ... worth the extra effort to see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles with a film whose very subject is, quite pointedly, about the peril of such efforts.",1,positive
+this oscar-nominated documentary,1,positive
+too burdened by the actor,0,negative
 give the movie points for,1,positive
-that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome,0,negative
-see clockstoppers if you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes.,0,negative
-"of an artist, one whose view of america, history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep",1,positive
-thumbs up to paxton for not falling into the hollywood trap and making a vanity project with nothing new to offer,1,positive
 intelligent and,1,positive
+an elegantly balanced movie -- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do --,1,positive
 to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment,0,negative
-the characters are so generic and,0,negative
-"a tremendous, offbeat sense",1,positive
+turn on many people to opera,1,positive
+substandard,0,negative
+eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,0,negative
 with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field,1,positive
 the first fatal attraction was vile enough.,0,negative
-to be dismissed,0,negative
-written by somebody else,0,negative
+ridiculous action sequences,0,negative
 loses its overall sense of mystery,0,negative
-"of the better video-game-based flicks,",1,positive
+often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness,1,positive
 its filmmakers run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through,0,negative
 "attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and, dare i say,",0,negative
+low-brow,0,negative
 "is phenomenal, especially the women.",1,positive
 whimsical humor,1,positive
-that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare,1,positive
+positive change,1,positive
 obsessive,0,negative
 hilariously raunchy as south park,1,positive
 "lacks the wit necessary to fully exploit the comic elements of the premise, making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing",0,negative
-new energy,1,positive
+"is far-flung, illogical, and plain stupid",0,negative
 would be rendered tedious by avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest.,0,negative
 has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots,0,negative
 "even when there are lulls, the emotions seem authentic, and the picture is so lovely toward the end",1,positive
+"oftentimes funny,",1,positive
+i do n't know what she's doing in here,0,negative
 great fun,1,positive
 the qualities that made the first film so special,1,positive
+that's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,0,negative
 drumline is its energy,1,positive
-"is dicaprio's best performance in anything ever, and easily the most watchable film of the year.",1,positive
-well-paced,1,positive
 he has something significant to say,1,positive
+brian tufano's handsome widescreen photography,1,positive
 horribly depressing and,0,negative
 "like showgirls and glitter, the most entertaining moments here are unintentional.",0,negative
-be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows,0,negative
-is n't as funny as you 'd hoped.,0,negative
+", this is one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen.",1,positive
 "as a good old-fashioned adventure for kids, spirit : stallion of the cimarron is a winner.",1,positive
 bitter and less mature,0,negative
 it's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies,0,negative
-suggest possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance,1,positive
-the occasional belly laugh,1,positive
+shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters,1,positive
 "gives this aging series a much needed kick, making `` die another day '' one of the most entertaining bonds in years",1,positive
 evocative,1,positive
-successfully,1,positive
-has a florid turn of phrase that owes more to guy ritchie than the bard of avon,0,negative
+"i do n't know if frailty will turn bill paxton into an a-list director, but he can rest contentedly with the knowledge that he's made at least one damn fine horror movie.",1,positive
+where nothing really happens,0,negative
+worthy of our respect,1,positive
 advised to sit near the back and squint to avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching,0,negative
-between these two marginal characters,0,negative
 they so heartwarmingly motivate,1,positive
-carries a little too much ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff.,0,negative
-"a sensitive, modest comic tragedy that works as both character study and symbolic examination of the huge economic changes sweeping modern china",1,positive
-rising star jake gyllenhaal,1,positive
-griffiths ' warm and winning central performance,1,positive
+that suffers because of its many excesses,0,negative
+"he's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery, and the film seems as deflated as he does",0,negative
+a plodding teen remake that's so mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot,0,negative
 a truly larger-than-life character,1,positive
 action-packed an experience as a ringside seat at a tough-man contest,1,positive
-"seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper,",1,positive
 "here's a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior.",0,negative
-family,1,positive
+as pure composition and form --,1,positive
 "formulaic to the 51st power, more like.",0,negative
-"tension, eloquence, spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries",1,positive
-old,0,negative
 "for followers of the whole dead-undead genre, who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects",0,negative
 "satisfactorily exploit its gender politics, genre thrills or inherent humor",0,negative
-"a solidly constructed, entertaining thriller",1,positive
 suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story,0,negative
 clarity,1,positive
 "turns fanciful, grisly and engagingly quixotic",1,positive
 the first mistake,0,negative
 her petite frame and vulnerable persona emphasising her plight and isolation,1,positive
+"goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures, and it looks as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab.",0,negative
 naughty children's,0,negative
-sophisticated film,1,positive
+offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future,1,positive
 "warm, inviting, and surprising",1,positive
 "vowing, ` this is going to be something really good",1,positive
-"with such a buoyant, expressive flow of images",1,positive
 grotesquely,0,negative
 mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance,0,negative
-rubber-face routine,0,negative
 allows his cast the benefit of being able to give full performances ...,1,positive
+is n't a new idea,0,negative
 bad stage dialogue,0,negative
+"lots of effort and intelligence are on display but in execution it is all awkward, static, and lifeless rumblings",0,negative
 "precocious smarter-than-thou wayward teen struggles to rebel against his oppressive, right-wing, propriety-obsessed family.",1,positive
 wonderfully sprawling soap opera,1,positive
-foul substances,0,negative
 fairly unsettling scenes,0,negative
-of character-driven storytelling,1,positive
 beautiful film,1,positive
+darned if your toes wo n't still be tapping,1,positive
+cheapening,0,negative
 of its marks,1,positive
 "gets sillier, not scarier,",0,negative
 examines crane's decline with unblinking candor.,1,positive
-so aggressively cheery that pollyana would reach for a barf bag.,0,negative
-"uses a totally unnecessary prologue, just because it seems obligatory",0,negative
-would be a total washout,0,negative
-foreign culture only,0,negative
 impressive images,1,positive
 stock plot,0,negative
+", tasteless and idiotic",0,negative
 the talented cast generally,1,positive
 "a fresh, entertaining comedy that looks at relationships minus traditional gender roles.",1,positive
 ", ` naqoyqatsi ' is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it.",0,negative
+to shine,1,positive
+a renowned indian film culture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
 you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer,0,negative
 live together,1,positive
 crowd pleaser,1,positive
-"humorless, self-conscious art drivel, made without a glimmer of intelligence or invention.",0,negative
-control-alt-delete,0,negative
 of janice beard ( eileen walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant,0,negative
-be spectacularly outrageous,1,positive
+storytellers,1,positive
 "'s not to like about a movie with a ` children's ' song that includes the line ` my stepdad's not mean, he's just adjusting '?",1,positive
 never finds its tone and several scenes run too long.,0,negative
 appeals to me,1,positive
-dogs,1,positive
+"i 'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening, but it's stupid",0,negative
 "a highly spirited, imaginative kid's movie that broaches neo-augustinian theology : is god",1,positive
 a young boy,1,positive
 moving and vibrant,1,positive
 after 30 minutes into a slap-happy series,0,negative
 fails on so many levels,0,negative
 which become strangely impersonal and abstract,0,negative
+disturbance or detached pleasure,0,negative
 "druggy and self-indulgent,",0,negative
-gorgeous pair,1,positive
+is oscar-worthy.,1,positive
 "sparkling, often hilarious romantic jealousy comedy ...",1,positive
+of misogyny and unprovoked violence,0,negative
 ", ugly and destructive little ****",0,negative
 is n't,0,negative
 want to check it out,1,positive
 in search of a better movie experience,0,negative
-unfolds like a lazy summer afternoon and concludes with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn,1,positive
 takes great pleasure,1,positive
 work in concert,1,positive
-burns's strongest film since the brothers mcmullen,1,positive
 enough freshness,1,positive
+rude and profane,0,negative
+sanitised and,0,negative
 at least three dull plots,0,negative
-"filled with unlikable, spiteful idiots",0,negative
 more predictable than their consequences,0,negative
 's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,0,negative
 be found a tough beauty,1,positive
+"i liked the original short story but this movie, even at an hour and twenty-some minutes, it's too long and it goes nowhere",0,negative
 resurrection has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project.,0,negative
-far more entertaining,1,positive
-"before swooping down on a string of exotic locales, scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm",1,positive
 bland to be interesting,0,negative
+certainly was n't feeling any of it,0,negative
 "if `` lilo & stitch '' is n't the most edgy piece of disney animation to hit the silver screen, then this first film to use a watercolor background since `` dumbo '' certainly ranks as the most original in years.",1,positive
 familiar you might as well be watching a rerun,0,negative
+"but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and, hence",1,positive
 rifkin's references are ... impeccable throughout.,1,positive
 "escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies, infusing into the story very real,",1,positive
 scratch for a lesson in scratching,0,negative
 like it was worth your seven bucks,1,positive
-is pretty much the same all over,0,negative
-the delicious,1,positive
-mike shoots and scores,1,positive
 the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters,0,negative
 very minds,1,positive
 non-techies can enjoy,1,positive
-takes a fresh and absorbing look at a figure whose legacy had begun to bronze,1,positive
-kosminsky ... puts enough salt into the wounds of the tortured and self-conscious material to make it sting.,1,positive
+"in mystery and a ravishing, baroque beauty",1,positive
 "should win the band a few new converts, too",1,positive
-"deals with its subject matter in a tasteful, intelligent manner, rather than forcing us to endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer.",1,positive
+no-holds-barred cinematic,1,positive
+the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain.,1,positive
 that is filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love,1,positive
+the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough,1,positive
 its compelling mix,1,positive
 "an artist, one whose view of america, history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep",1,positive
 "that seems as though it was written for no one, but somehow",0,negative
-in a give-me-an-oscar kind of way,1,positive
 a pleasant enough dish,1,positive
 of one unstable man,1,positive
 we delight in the images,1,positive
@@ -41371,114 +41326,120 @@ another gross-out college comedy -- ugh,0,negative
 superficially written characters ramble,0,negative
 hit on a 15-year old,0,negative
 the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged,0,negative
-'s not clear whether we 're supposed to shriek,0,negative
 "a hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
 will have an intermittently good time,1,positive
-in watching the resourceful molly stay a step ahead of her pursuers,1,positive
-an impressive roster of stars and direction,1,positive
-"the most beautiful, evocative works",1,positive
+is n't much there here.,0,negative
 smugly,0,negative
-"rich in shadowy metaphor and as sharp as a samurai sword, jiang wen's devils on the doorstep is a wartime farce in the alternately comic and gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut.",1,positive
 well-directed and,1,positive
-"a sweetness, clarity and emotional openness that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism",1,positive
 possible argentine american beauty reeks,0,negative
+grandkids,1,positive
+the results are tired,0,negative
+bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids,0,negative
+good things to offer,1,positive
 an intermingling of naiveté and sophistication,1,positive
 by a charm that's conspicuously missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout,0,negative
-most deceptively amusing comedies,1,positive
-enjoyable 100,1,positive
-ozpetek avoids most of the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up,1,positive
-enough to become comparatively sane and healthy,1,positive
 ", i 'll buy the soundtrack.",1,positive
 the artsy and often pointless visuals,0,negative
 had a lot of problems with this movie,0,negative
 a real story,1,positive
 the most offensive action,0,negative
 humankind's liberating ability,1,positive
+high-spirited,1,positive
+there are for children and dog lovers,1,positive
 "enough is not a bad movie, just mediocre.",0,negative
-"fails as a dystopian movie,",0,negative
 respect,1,positive
 "` anyone with a passion for cinema, and indeed sex, should see it as soon as possible.'",1,positive
 has a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome,0,negative
 like a non-stop cry for attention,0,negative
+uses very little dialogue,0,negative
 "fluid, no-nonsense authority",1,positive
 'll buy the soundtrack.,1,positive
 the best movie in many a moon about the passions that sometimes fuel our best achievements and other times,1,positive
 that it was intended to be a different kind of film,1,positive
+"of the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism",1,positive
 the plot makes no sense,0,negative
 "there's a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention, but it grows monotonous after a while, as do joan and philip's repetitive arguments, schemes and treachery",0,negative
+overwhelmingly positive portrayal,1,positive
 the pathology it pretends to investigate,0,negative
-like the excruciating end of days,0,negative
 "putting together familiar themes of family, forgiveness and love in a new way",1,positive
 "a rock-solid gangster movie with a fair amount of suspense, intriguing characters and bizarre bank robberies, plus a heavy dose of father-and-son dynamics.",1,positive
-"leers, offering next to little insight into its intriguing subject",0,negative
 "illiterate, often inert sci-fi action thriller.",0,negative
-think it's in danger of going wrong,0,negative
-kids-and-family-oriented,1,positive
 "a distinct rarity, and an event",1,positive
+members of the cultural elite,0,negative
 a love affair,1,positive
 pull together easily accessible stories that resonate with profundity,1,positive
 desire to enjoy good trash every now and then,1,positive
 "'s back-stabbing, inter-racial desire and, most importantly, singing and dancing.",1,positive
+what's missing in murder by numbers,0,negative
 for all audiences,1,positive
 you can only love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history.,1,positive
 it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage,0,negative
+of effecting change and inspiring hope,1,positive
 with motionless characters,0,negative
 "complex and quirky, but",1,positive
 comfort and familiarity,1,positive
 superior cast,1,positive
 is tuned in to its community.,1,positive
-talking a talk that appeals to me,1,positive
 "being unique does n't necessarily equate to being good, no matter how admirably the filmmakers have gone for broke.",0,negative
 people who are enthusiastic about something and then,1,positive
 succeeds where its recent predecessor miserably fails because it demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides.,1,positive
 this 90-minute dud,0,negative
+is n't worth sitting through,0,negative
+"passionate, if somewhat flawed, treatment",1,positive
 "like a living-room war of the worlds, gaining most of its unsettling force from the suggested and the unknown",1,positive
-of the most entertaining bonds in years,1,positive
-puts enough salt,1,positive
-"there are flaws, but also stretches of impact and moments of awe ;",1,positive
+that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar,0,negative
+get into heaven by sending the audience straight to hell,0,negative
+as well-written as sexy beast,1,positive
 "unless you come in to the film with a skateboard under your arm, you 're going to feel like you were n't invited to the party.",0,negative
 from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood,1,positive
-'s one of the few ` cool ' actors who never seems aware of his own coolness.,1,positive
 a lot of the credit for the film's winning tone,1,positive
 'll love this movie.,1,positive
 tear your eyes,1,positive
+viewers are asked so often to suspend belief that were it not for holm's performance,0,negative
 enough cool fun,1,positive
-a large dose of painkillers,0,negative
-can render it anything but laughable.,0,negative
-"it is messy, uncouth, incomprehensible, vicious and absurd.",0,negative
+as sharp or as fresh,1,positive
+of explosive physical energy and convincing intelligence,1,positive
 a crisp psychological drama ( and ) a fascinating little thriller that would have been perfect for an old `` twilight zone '' episode.,1,positive
 distracted by the movie's quick movements,0,negative
-"morality, family, and social expectation",1,positive
+worthy of her considerable talents,1,positive
+"we assume he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce, because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low.",0,negative
 "an undeniably moving film to experience, and ultimately that's what makes it worth a recommendation",1,positive
 "as it sounds, but strikes a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny",1,positive
 a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore,0,negative
 in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack,1,positive
+"is as bad as you think, and worse than you can imagine.",0,negative
+", then the film is a pleasant enough dish.",1,positive
+the theme with added depth and resonance,1,positive
 ", skins is heartfelt and achingly real.",1,positive
-", haphazard theatrical release",0,negative
 degenerates into hogwash,0,negative
 rotten in the state of california,0,negative
 "full of bland hotels, highways, parking lots, with some glimpses of nature and family warmth, time out is a discreet moan of despair about entrapment in the maze of modern life.",0,negative
 without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves,0,negative
 "gets vivid, convincing performances from a fine cast, and generally keeps things going at a rapid pace, occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films.",1,positive
 makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines would suggest,1,positive
+"it's hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone,",0,negative
 "when a movie asks you to feel sorry for mick jagger's sex life, it already has one strike against it.",0,negative
 style-free,0,negative
-screen with considerable appeal,1,positive
 "it is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus, if the lines work, the humor has point and the actors are humanly engaged.",1,positive
 inert sci-fi action thriller.,0,negative
-you 'll love it and probably want to see it twice.,1,positive
+"the joyous, turbulent self-discovery",1,positive
 because australia is a weirdly beautiful place,1,positive
 that it seems the film should instead be called ` my husband is travis bickle ',0,negative
 cho's previous concert comedy film,1,positive
 won my heart,1,positive
-laugh at how bad,0,negative
 the best since the last waltz,1,positive
+"like many such biographical melodramas, it suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories.",0,negative
+sayles has an eye for the ways people of different ethnicities talk to and about others outside the group.,1,positive
 our eyes,1,positive
 ca n't recommend it,0,negative
+is the kind of movie that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september.,0,negative
+place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence,0,negative
+afterlife,1,positive
 rising,1,positive
-this movie is to be cherished.,1,positive
-emerges a radiant character portrait.,1,positive
+"find it with ring, an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for",1,positive
 "... the movie, shot on digital videotape rather than film, is frequently indecipherable.",0,negative
+dogme,1,positive
+good-time shenanigans,1,positive
 with really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes.,1,positive
 ", the film is a hilarious adventure and i shamelessly enjoyed it.",1,positive
 "the movie's contrived, lame screenplay and listless direction",0,negative
@@ -41486,81 +41447,75 @@ with really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes.,1,positive
 malaise,0,negative
 energized,1,positive
 wonderous,1,positive
-"if you 're not deeply touched by this movie, check your pulse.",1,positive
-finds its moviegoing pleasures in the tiny events that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice.,1,positive
+seems too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary.,0,negative
 pretend it's a werewolf itself by avoiding eye contact and walking slowly away.,0,negative
 holiday box office pie,1,positive
 the powerful success of read my lips with such provocative material,1,positive
 come up with an original idea for a teen movie,0,negative
-"for its 100 minutes running time, you 'll wait in vain for a movie to happen.",0,negative
-"like many western action films, this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing",0,negative
+look at the backstage angst of the stand-up comic.,1,positive
 that it is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
-a mesmerizing cinematic poem,1,positive
-a rip-off twice removed,0,negative
+does n't clue you in that something's horribly wrong,0,negative
+is so self-pitying,0,negative
+godard uses his characters -- if that's not too glorified a term -- as art things,0,negative
+of jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films,0,negative
 creates sheerly cinematic appeal,1,positive
 the last metro ),1,positive
 "ends up being neither, and fails at both endeavors",0,negative
 from charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal but also,1,positive
 "the dialogue is cumbersome,",0,negative
 embarrassment and,0,negative
-marveled,1,positive
 full,1,positive
-"more busy than exciting, more frantic than involving, more chaotic than entertaining.",0,negative
+"bounces around with limp wrists, wearing tight tummy tops and hip huggers, twirling his hair on his finger and assuming that's enough to sustain laughs",0,negative
 in the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers,1,positive
 pity,0,negative
 the worst film,0,negative
+captures an italian immigrant family on the brink of major changes.,1,positive
 to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
 have made the old boy's characters more quick-witted than any english lit,1,positive
-'s really just another major league,0,negative
+the look and the period trappings right,1,positive
 handed down,0,negative
+hollywood horror,0,negative
 it's like dying and going to celluloid heaven,1,positive
 duvall is strong as always.,1,positive
 "she is a lioness, protecting her cub, and he a reluctant villain,",1,positive
-"a searing, epic treatment of a nationwide blight that seems to be,",1,positive
 a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship,1,positive
 one word that best describes this film : honest,1,positive
-"ms. shreve's novel proved too difficult a text to ` lick, ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast.",0,negative
-molested,0,negative
-stands a good chance of being the big,1,positive
 at such a furiously funny pace,1,positive
-target practice,1,positive
+popcorn thriller,1,positive
 astoundingly rich film,1,positive
 are certainly,1,positive
-is a movie so insecure about its capacity to excite that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action.,0,negative
-"what ( denis ) accomplishes in his chilling, unnerving film is a double portrait of two young women whose lives were as claustrophic, suffocating and chilly as the attics to which they were inevitably consigned.",1,positive
-loosely-connected string,0,negative
 tells its poignant and uplifting story in a stunning fusion of music and images,1,positive
 's still unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror,1,positive
 movie that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics,0,negative
 presented with universal appeal,1,positive
+"mr. nachtwey has traveled to places in the world devastated by war, famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating, eloquent clarity.",1,positive
 "shame on writer/director vicente aranda for making a florid biopic about mad queens, obsessive relationships, and rampant adultery so dull",0,negative
 ruthless in its own placid way,0,negative
 it is japanese and yet feels universal,1,positive
-safe conduct is anything but languorous.,1,positive
 expressive,1,positive
+become strangely impersonal and abstract,0,negative
 should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows,0,negative
 has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
 that by its end offers a ray of hope to the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past,1,positive
-"what it is -- a nice, harmless date film",1,positive
+"far from heaven is a dazzling conceptual feat, but",1,positive
+the experience worthwhile,1,positive
 "that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken",1,positive
-"like quirky, odd movies and/or the ironic",1,positive
-shows the promise of digital filmmaking,1,positive
-is remarkably dull with only caine,0,negative
-romp that's always fun to watch.,1,positive
-"so that, by the time the credits roll across the pat ending, a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
+amazing,1,positive
 "time is a beautiful film to watch, an interesting and at times captivating take on loss and loneliness.",1,positive
 "makes for a touching love story, mainly because blanchett and ribisi compellingly tap into a spiritual aspect of their characters ' suffering.",1,positive
+"ultimately too repellent to fully endear itself to american art house audiences, but it is notable for its stylistic austerity and forcefulness.",0,negative
+in its yearning for the days,0,negative
 allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
 "the characterizations and dialogue lack depth or complexity, with the ironic exception of scooter.",0,negative
 would reach for a barf bag,0,negative
+a truly distinctive and a deeply pertinent film,1,positive
 gives gifts to grownups,1,positive
-as sexy beast,1,positive
 a good and ambitious film,1,positive
+dumb drug jokes and,0,negative
 pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens,0,negative
 value and respect,1,positive
-"through a sad, sordid universe of guns, drugs, avarice and damaged dreams",0,negative
+has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation,1,positive
 becomes the last thing you would expect from a film with this title or indeed from any plympton film : boring.,0,negative
-as shameful,0,negative
 tenderness,1,positive
 "unfolds with such a wallop of you-are-there immediacy that when the bullets start to fly, your first instinct is to duck",0,negative
 is sufficiently funny to amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings.,1,positive
@@ -41571,88 +41526,98 @@ sumptuous ocean visuals and,1,positive
 drag the movie,0,negative
 "a smart, romantic drama",1,positive
 the lengths to which he 'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego,0,negative
+may fall fast asleep.,0,negative
 "just utter ` uhhh, ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie",0,negative
 lousy one,0,negative
+"the whole thing's fairly lame, making it par for the course for disney sequels.",0,negative
 "davis ' candid, archly funny and deeply authentic take on intimate relationships",1,positive
 that's good,1,positive
+as bad a film,0,negative
+"satisfyingly scarifying, fresh",1,positive
 ", it's a bargain-basement european pickup.",0,negative
-feel cheated,0,negative
-he allows his cast members to make creative contributions to the story and dialogue.,1,positive
+a light-hearted way the romantic problems,1,positive
 with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley,1,positive
+have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc,0,negative
+"guy gets girl, guy loses girl, audience falls asleep",0,negative
 i liked a lot of the smaller scenes.,1,positive
+unbelievable,1,positive
 failing to find a spark of its own,0,negative
-is a horrible movie -- if only it were that grand a failure,0,negative
-"is anyone else out there getting tired of the whole slo-mo, double-pistoled, ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action aesthetic",0,negative
+delivers more goodies than lumps of coal.,1,positive
 "obvious, preposterous, the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades.",0,negative
+well-told,1,positive
 few things more frustrating to a film buff,0,negative
-"filmmaking that should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing",1,positive
-waters it down,0,negative
-so that the human story is pushed to one side,0,negative
-'s black hawk down with more heart.,1,positive
+is impressive.,1,positive
+"there's no conversion effort, much of the writing is genuinely witty and both stars are appealing enough to probably have a good shot at a hollywood career, if they want one.",1,positive
+world war ii,1,positive
+cliched and contrived,0,negative
+children's ' song,1,positive
 give a pretty good overall picture of the situation,1,positive
 "are, with the drumming routines, among the film's saving graces",1,positive
 "a searing, epic treatment of a nationwide blight that seems to be",1,positive
-", his most personal work yet.",1,positive
-is a discreet moan of despair about entrapment in the maze of modern life.,0,negative
+earnest emotional core,1,positive
+unlimited access to families and church meetings,1,positive
+do better elsewhere,0,negative
+refused,1,positive
+great american adventure,1,positive
 everything that was right about blade is wrong in its sequel.,0,negative
 terrorist attacks,0,negative
-falls flat as a spoof.,0,negative
 from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups,1,positive
 ", this is beautiful filmmaking from one of french cinema's master craftsmen.",1,positive
-"the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous, the acting is robotically italicized, and",0,negative
 "has none of the crackle of `` fatal attraction '', `` 9 1/2 weeks '', or even `` indecent proposal '', and feels more like lyne's stolid remake of `` lolita ''",0,negative
 amicable,1,positive
 strangely liberating,1,positive
+traditional,1,positive
 of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum,1,positive
+the energy humming,1,positive
 in need of some trims and a more chemistry between its stars,0,negative
 bluff,0,negative
 is fiercely intelligent and uncommonly ambitious.,1,positive
-surprisingly engrossing,1,positive
+to sustain a laugh,1,positive
 "strange, funny, twisted, brilliant and macabre.",1,positive
 very well-written and,1,positive
-"its weighty themes are too grave for youngsters, but the story is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things to appeal much to teenagers.",0,negative
+as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped,0,negative
 "as warm as it is wise, deftly setting off uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated.",1,positive
 happily,1,positive
-australia is a weirdly beautiful place,1,positive
-the ingenious construction,1,positive
 overwhelming,0,negative
 enough charming moments,1,positive
-a deficit of flim-flam,0,negative
-joke,0,negative
 "it will warm your heart,",1,positive
 in charm,1,positive
-pervasive,1,positive
+discovery and humor,1,positive
+"particularly balk, who's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents",1,positive
+idiosyncratic enough to lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise,1,positive
 "the familiar, funny surface",1,positive
-fascinate,1,positive
+who is in complete denial about his obsessive behavior,0,negative
 "releasing a film with the word ` dog ' in its title in january lends itself to easy jokes and insults, and snow dogs deserves every single one of them",0,negative
-possession is a movie that puts itself squarely in the service of the lovers who inhabit it.,1,positive
+", the film is less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and dangerously collide.",1,positive
+a fullness that does not negate the subject,1,positive
 with the kind of social texture and realism that would be foreign in american teen comedies,1,positive
 a gamble and last orders are to be embraced,1,positive
-this cartoon adventure is that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating.,1,positive
-are becoming irritating.,0,negative
-one of the worst of the entire franchise,0,negative
 a selection of scenes in search of a movie.,0,negative
 middle eastern world politics,1,positive
-he probably would n't be too crazy with his great-grandson's movie splitting up in pretty much the same way.,0,negative
 finn,1,positive
+holds the film,1,positive
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-this slight premise ... works because of the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm as the aged napoleon.,1,positive
-"a dark, gritty, sometimes funny little gem",1,positive
 "amounts to being lectured to by tech-geeks, if you 're up for that sort of thing",0,negative
-weirdly appealing,1,positive
-helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure,1,positive
 "though unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights, a rattling noise, and a bump on the head",0,negative
-"a rich tale of our times, very well told with an appropriate minimum of means.",1,positive
+"deadly dull, pointless meditation on losers in a gone-to-seed hotel.",0,negative
+and totally disorientated,0,negative
+wildly entertaining,1,positive
 creative instincts,1,positive
 if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor,0,negative
 remarkably accessible and haunting film,1,positive
+some good material,1,positive
 indulges in the worst elements of all of them,0,negative
+it preaches,0,negative
 "during that final, beautiful scene",1,positive
-coming back from stock character camp,0,negative
+suspense or believable tension,1,positive
 humorous and,1,positive
+a no-bull throwback to 1970s action films,1,positive
+little mermaid,1,positive
 sheer dynamism,1,positive
 spectator,1,positive
 to her inventive director,1,positive
+the proper conviction,1,positive
+contorting itself into an idea of expectation,0,negative
 a risky venture that never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy,1,positive
 beautiful food entrée,1,positive
 "director lee has a true cinematic knack,",1,positive
@@ -41661,45 +41626,40 @@ runs out of ideas,0,negative
 jar-jar binks : the movie,0,negative
 "favored by pretentious, untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate.",0,negative
 a delightful comedy centering on food,1,positive
-"is that, even in all its director's cut glory, he's made a film that's barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all, barely anything",0,negative
-"to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and, not far down the line, to find a place among the studio's animated classics",1,positive
-of heart and unsettling subject matter,1,positive
 initially gripping,1,positive
-"a funny, triumphant, and moving documentary",1,positive
-a fat man's navel,0,negative
-to speak about other than the fact that it is relatively short,0,negative
 an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids,0,negative
 been readily dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,0,negative
 man cliché,0,negative
 raises some worthwhile themes,1,positive
-splashed with bloody beauty as vivid as any scorsese has ever given us,1,positive
+apparently reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap,0,negative
+smug,0,negative
+"is exhaustion, from watching a movie that is dark ( dark green, to be exact ), sour, bloody and mean",0,negative
 's apparent that this is one summer film that satisfies,1,positive
+in a downward narcotized spiral,0,negative
 talented thesps,1,positive
 class bores,0,negative
 there are times when the film's reach exceeds its grasp,0,negative
-holds promise,1,positive
+parts of the film feel a bit too much like an infomercial for ram dass's latest book aimed at the boomer demographic.,0,negative
+"while somewhat less than it might have been, the film is a good one,",1,positive
 completely creatively stillborn,0,negative
 like a great missed opportunity,0,negative
-a film that's not merely about kicking undead ***,1,positive
+a majestic achievement,1,positive
 all comedy,1,positive
+at how much we care about the story,1,positive
 "the tale -- like its central figure, vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love.",0,negative
-rather slow,0,negative
-pulled from a tear-stained vintage shirley temple script,1,positive
+truly larger-than-life,1,positive
 "by the time the surprise ending is revealed, interest can not be revived.",0,negative
 well loved classic,1,positive
 a rich tale,1,positive
-brilliantly employ their quirky and fearless ability to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing.,1,positive
 dramatic substance,1,positive
-"the way it introduces you to new, fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers",1,positive
-the french lieutenant's woman,1,positive
 are quite admirable,1,positive
 ", the film is also imbued with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama",1,positive
-is entertaining on an inferior level,0,negative
-both lead performances are oscar-size.,1,positive
-this pretty watchable,1,positive
-yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie,0,negative
-every sequel you skip will be two hours gained.,0,negative
-"the recording sessions are intriguing,",1,positive
+are limited and so embellished by editing that there's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy,0,negative
+having a hard time believing people were paid to make it,0,negative
+visually bland,0,negative
+horrors,0,negative
+a well paced and satisfying little drama that deserved better than a ` direct-to-video ' release.,1,positive
+"shattering, devastating documentary on two maladjusted teens in a downward narcotized spiral.",1,positive
 "the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids, children behave like adults and everyone",0,negative
 handled with intelligence and care,1,positive
 clare peploe's airless movie adaptation could use a little american pie-like irreverence.,0,negative
@@ -41707,135 +41667,130 @@ irritates,0,negative
 at its utterly misplaced earnestness,0,negative
 at its best,1,positive
 made a film so unabashedly hopeful that it actually makes the heart soar,1,positive
-so substantial or fresh,1,positive
 "of bad writing, bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness",0,negative
 chabrol's most intense psychological mysteries,1,positive
-her subject matter,1,positive
+the casting of raymond j. barry as the ` assassin ' greatly enhances the quality of neil burger's impressive fake documentary.,1,positive
 rosenthal ( halloween ii ) seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense.,0,negative
 the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo,1,positive
 too often spins its wheels with familiar situations and repetitive scenes,0,negative
 pretentious mess.,0,negative
 make it worth watching,1,positive
-directs an equally miserable film the following year,0,negative
 their lack of chemistry,0,negative
-a sugar-coated rocky whose valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone,0,negative
 "the film's strength is n't in its details, but in the larger picture it paints - of a culture in conflict with itself, with the thin veneer of nationalism that covers our deepest, media-soaked fears.",1,positive
-most humane and important holocaust movies,1,positive
 argues,0,negative
-classic,1,positive
-features a standout performance,1,positive
 depressingly thin and exhaustingly contrived,0,negative
 hurt,0,negative
+shiner,1,positive
 climactic burst,1,positive
-a hallmark hall of fame,1,positive
 loosely tied series,0,negative
-hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby,0,negative
 stitch,0,negative
 someone who surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia,0,negative
-the charm of revolution os,1,positive
 a legend,1,positive
 even more predictable,0,negative
-"to learn, to grow,",1,positive
+sluggish pacing,0,negative
 the great films,1,positive
-in its effort to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance,0,negative
 you 're in luck.,1,positive
 odd but ultimately satisfying,1,positive
 ", sprightly spin",1,positive
 to burn every print of the film,0,negative
-"a lot going for it, not least the brilliant performances by testud ...",1,positive
+a bad-movie way,0,negative
+predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch,0,negative
 allows each character to confront their problems openly and honestly,1,positive
+spy kids 2 also happens to be that rarity among sequels : it actually improves upon the original hit movie.,1,positive
+"a terrible movie,",0,negative
 trimmed,0,negative
 the movie is virtually without context -- journalistic or historical.,0,negative
 the excitement is missing,0,negative
-first love sweetly,1,positive
 legendary,1,positive
 the curse of a self-hatred instilled,0,negative
-lead performances,1,positive
-creates in maelstrom a world where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical,1,positive
-the spotlight,1,positive
-misanthropy,0,negative
 "it's all stitched together with energy, intelligence and verve, enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage.",1,positive
 marvelously,1,positive
-"a relentless, bombastic and ultimately empty world war ii action",0,negative
-"the movie should win the band a few new converts, too",1,positive
 tense,0,negative
 the major problem with windtalkers,0,negative
 responsible for this illuminating comedy,1,positive
+"i 've seen some bad singer-turned actors, but lil bow wow takes the cake",0,negative
 hollywood program,1,positive
 "no doubt, it's the worst movie i 've seen this summer",0,negative
+often surprising twists and,1,positive
 "cinematic intoxication, a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama, tastelessness and",1,positive
 "'s so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments that it's left a few crucial things out, like character development and coherence.",0,negative
+mel gibson fights the good fight in vietnam in director randall wallace's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency.,1,positive
 are n't so substantial or fresh,0,negative
 "flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and often fabulous, with a solid cast, noteworthy characters, delicious dialogue",1,positive
 wheedling reluctant witnesses,0,negative
 i 'm giving it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment.,0,negative
 "this documentary is a dazzling, remarkably unpretentious reminder of what ( evans ) had, lost, and got back.",1,positive
 "taking us through a film that is part biography, part entertainment and part history",1,positive
+the ingenuity,1,positive
 a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone,1,positive
 honest performances and,1,positive
 "movie that comes along only occasionally, one so unconventional, gutsy and perfectly",1,positive
-the positives,1,positive
+"of the goth-vampire, tortured woe-is-me lifestyle",0,negative
 in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
 ", blue crush thrillingly uses modern technology to take the viewer inside the wave.",1,positive
-dimming,0,negative
 "like brosnan's performance, evelyn comes from the heart.",1,positive
 "-- drama, conflict, tears and surprise --",1,positive
-has something fascinating to do,1,positive
 truth-in-advertising hounds,0,negative
 fart,0,negative
 wild,1,positive
 `` red dragon '' is entertaining.,1,positive
 12th oscar nomination,1,positive
+which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them,0,negative
 derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone,0,negative
 mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up,0,negative
 appalling,0,negative
 very stilted in its dialogue,0,negative
-too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary,0,negative
-"a rip-off twice removed, modeled after ( seagal's ) earlier copycat under siege",0,negative
 "offers a fair amount of trashy, kinky fun",1,positive
+as easy to be bored by as your abc's,0,negative
+is always watchable.,1,positive
 small ... with considerable aplomb,1,positive
 creepy atmosphere,0,negative
 believe that nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals,1,positive
 is less a documentary and more propaganda by way of a valentine sealed with a kiss,0,negative
-"zero-dimensional, unlikable characters",0,negative
+"turn a larky chase movie into an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need to be somebody, and to belong to somebody",1,positive
 "that's muy loco, but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of `` dragonfly.''",0,negative
-beyond the astute direction of cardoso and beautifully detailed performances by all of the actors,1,positive
-of the really bad blair witch project,0,negative
 furiously,0,negative
 a tour de force of modern cinema,1,positive
 "as gidget, only with muscles and a lot more smarts, but just as endearing and easy to watch",1,positive
 that most frightening of all movies,1,positive
+who staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby,0,negative
 how deeply felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them,1,positive
+originality of plot,1,positive
 "there is plenty of room for editing,",0,negative
 would count for very little if the movie were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is,1,positive
 is even lazier and far less enjoyable.,0,negative
 "the setting turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas, which never reach satisfying conclusions.",0,negative
+be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild,0,negative
 a special kind,1,positive
 would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic,0,negative
 a cesspool,0,negative
+the all-time great apocalypse movies,1,positive
+"for this sort of thing to work, we need agile performers,",0,negative
 ducts does n't mean it's good enough for our girls,0,negative
 a moving story of determination and the human spirit,1,positive
-to enhance the self-image of drooling idiots,0,negative
 "in such a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end",1,positive
 "contrived, unmotivated,",0,negative
-"some very good comedic songs,",1,positive
 sit near the back and squint to avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching,0,negative
 "that should shame americans, regardless of whether or not ultimate blame",0,negative
 problematic characters,0,negative
 into an urban hades,0,negative
+"good action, good acting,",1,positive
 farcically,0,negative
+"love it,",1,positive
 deserves a chance to shine,1,positive
 its proper home,1,positive
-a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long,0,negative
 me a lot of memento,1,positive
 "plunges you into a reality that is, more often then not, difficult and sad, and then, without sentimentalizing it or denying its brutality, transforms that reality into a lyrical and celebratory vision.",1,positive
+a lower i.q.,0,negative
 it is also a testament to the integrity and vision of the band.,1,positive
 "as aimless as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice, the movie makes two hours feel like four.",0,negative
 "the film boasts dry humor and jarring shocks, plus moments of breathtaking mystery.",1,positive
-above the level of an after-school tv special,0,negative
+comes off as insultingly simplistic,0,negative
+neat,1,positive
+"a smart, romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective",1,positive
+"a knack for casting, often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors",1,positive
 captures the unsettled tenor of that post 9-11 period far better than a more measured or polished production ever could,1,positive
 "fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics, genre thrills or inherent humor",0,negative
-of the best of a growing strain of daring films,1,positive
 distanced us from the characters.,0,negative
 refreshing to see a romance this smart,1,positive
 shows moments of promise but,1,positive
@@ -41843,160 +41798,166 @@ the romance between the leads is n't as compelling or as believable as it should
 urbane sweetness,1,positive
 manages to have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director's life,1,positive
 and refined piece,1,positive
-is consistently amusing and engrossing,1,positive
-a joint promotion,1,positive
 something else altogether -- clownish and,1,positive
 and damaged dreams,0,negative
 touching and funny,1,positive
+( tries ) to parody,0,negative
 ", revolting",0,negative
 you instantly know whodunit,0,negative
 you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles,1,positive
 of an ignored people,0,negative
+and thought-provoking film,1,positive
 the film is well-intentioned,1,positive
 on the cinematic front,1,positive
 "far-flung, illogical,",0,negative
-four-star movie,1,positive
+everything else about the film tanks.,0,negative
 "attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and, dare i say, outdated,",0,negative
 adventurous indian filmmakers,1,positive
 "stylish but steady,",1,positive
 "has the grace to call for prevention rather than to place blame, making it one of the best war movies ever made.",1,positive
-", the most restless young audience deserves the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities.",0,negative
 accomplished actress,1,positive
 most accomplished work,1,positive
 saves it ... and makes it,1,positive
-that's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world,0,negative
+"'s difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
+lot to recommend read my lips,1,positive
 "the pleasures of a slightly naughty, just-above-average off - broadway play",1,positive
 have been astronomically bad,0,negative
 "is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them,",0,negative
 "by then, your senses are as mushy as peas",1,positive
+it hates its characters.,0,negative
 "this might not seem like the proper cup of tea, however it is almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half.",1,positive
 difficult to fathom,0,negative
 "the adventure does n't contain half the excitement of balto, or quarter the fun of toy story 2.",0,negative
-comedy and,1,positive
 genuine quirkiness,1,positive
-"dip into your wallet, swipe 90 minutes of your time,",0,negative
 "... stylistically, the movie is a disaster.",0,negative
+its demented premise,0,negative
+"an articulate, grown-up voice",1,positive
 alive and,1,positive
 whether or not,0,negative
-dour,0,negative
+the best story,1,positive
 carries you along,1,positive
-about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore,0,negative
-with a twisted sense of humor,1,positive
+"put away the guitar, sell the amp,",0,negative
 the movie's progression,1,positive
-has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written,0,negative
 ", this will be an enjoyable choice for younger kids.",1,positive
 the large-format film is well suited to capture these musicians in full regalia,1,positive
 tavernier is more concerned with the entire period of history,1,positive
 played for maximum moisture,1,positive
 has several strong performances,1,positive
 misconceived final 5,0,negative
+"the film amounts to being lectured to by tech-geeks, if you 're up for that sort of thing.",0,negative
+a weird and wonderful comedy,1,positive
 strands his superb performers in the same old story,0,negative
 is n't quite enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other,0,negative
-the lack of linearity,0,negative
-the new film of anton chekhov's the cherry orchard,1,positive
+a mere plot pawn,0,negative
+powerful young actor,1,positive
+"dark, gritty, sometimes funny",1,positive
+"it would be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation that can be found in dragonfly, yet",0,negative
+term epic cinema,1,positive
 tells a story whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation,1,positive
-short of wonderful with its ten-year-old female protagonist and its steadfast refusal to set up a dualistic battle between good and evil.,1,positive
+they see the joy the characters take in this creed,1,positive
 natural affability,1,positive
 surrounds herself with a company of strictly a-list players,1,positive
-one never overwhelms the other,1,positive
 the upscale lifestyle,1,positive
 cannon's confidence,1,positive
+all those famous moments,1,positive
 "their parents, wise folks that they are",1,positive
-overtly disagreeable,0,negative
-is nothing short of refreshing,1,positive
 who does a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely,1,positive
+"despite its promising cast of characters, big trouble remains a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny.'",0,negative
 "a perverse, dangerous libertine and agitator",0,negative
 provides a satisfyingly unsettling ride,1,positive
 harsh conceptual exercise,0,negative
+applying definition to both sides of the man,1,positive
 the movie's charm,1,positive
 does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films,0,negative
-a film's title served such dire warning,0,negative
-"attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and, dare i say, outdated, it's a wonder that he could n't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident",0,negative
-is more engaging than the usual fantasies hollywood produces.,1,positive
+intelligence and subtlety,1,positive
+"a beautiful, timeless and universal tale of heated passions -- jealousy, betrayal, forgiveness and murder",1,positive
 are still looking for a common through-line,0,negative
+the film is essentially juiceless.,0,negative
 you 're an elvis person,1,positive
 eisenstein lacks considerable brio for a film about one of cinema's directorial giants.,0,negative
 it made me feel unclean,0,negative
 "so insatiable it absorbs all manner of lame entertainment,",0,negative
 bogging down,0,negative
-"ford and neeson capably hold our interest, but its just not a thrilling movie",0,negative
+"'s no point of view, no contemporary interpretation of joan's prefeminist plight",0,negative
 you 're far better served by the source material.,0,negative
 "sweeping, dramatic, hollywood moments",1,positive
-he's been in years,0,negative
-while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision,1,positive
 ", it is twice as bestial but half as funny.",0,negative
+"the ethos of the chelsea hotel may shape hawke's artistic aspirations, but he has n't yet coordinated his own dv poetry with the beat he hears in his soul.",0,negative
 "great fun, full of the kind of energy it's documenting",1,positive
-what elevates the movie above the run-of-the-mill singles blender is its surreal sense of humor and technological finish.,1,positive
 's not a great monster movie.,0,negative
-triumph over a scrooge or two,1,positive
+"'s all-powerful, a voice for a pop-cyber culture that feeds on her bjorkness",1,positive
 an encouraging effort from mccrudden,1,positive
 believe it or,1,positive
 fresh and absorbing,1,positive
-a funny yet dark and,1,positive
 "cheesy backdrops, ridiculous action sequences",0,negative
 during sunset,1,positive
 "yes, spirited away is a triumph of imagination, but",1,positive
+"the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin,",0,negative
 a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace,1,positive
 "of jez butterworth, who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach",0,negative
-will be from unintentional giggles -- several of them.,0,negative
-what he's already done way too often,0,negative
 come to believe that nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals,1,positive
-"walked out muttering words like `` horrible '' and `` terrible,",0,negative
-by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again,0,negative
-morally bankrupt,0,negative
-easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story,1,positive
-to being very funny,1,positive
+"goofy, nutty, consistently funny.",1,positive
 are as timely as tomorrow,1,positive
 "to a mix of the shining, the thing, and any naked teenagers horror flick",0,negative
 pure,1,positive
 the low-grade cheese standards,0,negative
-a hilarious ode to middle america and middle age with this unlikely odyssey,1,positive
+"is how a rich historical subject, combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat, plodding picture.",0,negative
 `` serious issues '',0,negative
-posey,1,positive
+is one of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists,1,positive
+more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn,0,negative
+"director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon, but showtime's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches mostly leaves him shooting blanks.",1,positive
+this junk,0,negative
+a nice little story,1,positive
 skip this turd and pick your nose instead because you 're sure to get more out of the latter experience.,0,negative
 frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy,0,negative
-"revigorates the mind to see a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway.",1,positive
 a bittersweet contemporary comedy,0,negative
 the comic effects of jealousy,1,positive
 the powerful success,1,positive
-"merges his collaborators ' symbolic images with his words, insinuating, for example, that in hollywood, only god speaks to the press",1,positive
 very sincere,1,positive
-funny film.,1,positive
+"lack contrast, are murky",0,negative
 just die already,0,negative
-achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture,1,positive
+superficial midlife crisis,0,negative
+as delightful,1,positive
 that it's inauthentic at its core and that its story just is n't worth telling,0,negative
-watchable stuff.,1,positive
 "looks great, has solid acting and a neat premise.",1,positive
 the movie's success,1,positive
 monsoon wedding,1,positive
+", davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart, smart breath of fresh air",1,positive
 girl entry,1,positive
+fathom,0,negative
+"kids five and up will be delighted with the fast, funny, and even touching story.",1,positive
 a mediocre movie trying to get out,0,negative
 as if it were an obligation,0,negative
+"creates a drama with such a well-defined sense of place and age -- as in, 15 years old --",1,positive
 we never really get inside of them.,0,negative
-smarter offerings,1,positive
 is enough originality in ` life ' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies that so often end up on cinema screens,1,positive
+succeeded only in making me groggy.,1,positive
+"you 'll forget about it by monday, though, and if they 're old enough to have developed some taste, so will your kids.",0,negative
 "under-inspired, overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name",0,negative
-"this is rote spookiness, with nary an original idea ( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really ) in sight",0,negative
+with great sympathy and intelligence,1,positive
+in such a gloriously goofy way,1,positive
 are really surprising,1,positive
-to the climactic burst of violence,1,positive
+an addictive guilty pleasure,1,positive
+upper teens may get cynical.,0,negative
+is never especially clever and often is rather pretentious.,0,negative
+"deserves, at the very least, a big box of consolation candy",0,negative
 a good film that must have baffled the folks in the marketing department,1,positive
+pretentious types who want to appear avant-garde,0,negative
 little narrative momentum,0,negative
 cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump,0,negative
 "the film fearlessly gets under the skin of the people involved ... this makes it not only a detailed historical document, but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture.",1,positive
-not only does the thoroughly formulaic film represent totally exemplify middle-of-the-road mainstream,0,negative
 into one good one,1,positive
 sometimes funny,1,positive
 of relentlessly nasty situations,0,negative
 real characters,1,positive
+deserves a look,1,positive
 an extraordinary,1,positive
+"that keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking, but humming",1,positive
 it makes me feel weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens,0,negative
 drag audience enthusiasm,0,negative
 obscenely,0,negative
-rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except,0,negative
-", the worst of tragedies can be fertile sources of humor",1,positive
-deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context,1,positive
-be profane,0,negative
-"a distinctly minor effort that will be seen to better advantage on cable, especially considering its barely feature-length running time of one hour.",0,negative
+a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers,0,negative
+achieves the near-impossible,1,positive
 has not a trace of humanity or empathy,0,negative
 "stimulate hours of post viewing discussion, if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why",1,positive
 more balanced or fair portrayal,1,positive
@@ -42004,170 +41965,165 @@ more balanced or fair portrayal,1,positive
 "it was n't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second, did i miss something?''",0,negative
 far less enjoyable,0,negative
 "beautifully crafted and brutally honest, promises offers an unexpected window into the complexities of the middle east struggle and into the humanity of its people.",1,positive
+imax sound system,1,positive
 this date-night diversion,0,negative
 "- style cross-country adventure ... it has sporadic bursts of liveliness, some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack.",1,positive
-"touching, raucously amusing, uncomfortable",1,positive
-is one reason it's so lackluster.,0,negative
+can not be revived.,0,negative
 artificial suspense,0,negative
 "is the score, as in the songs translate well to film",1,positive
 "a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's",0,negative
-are what makes it worth the trip to the theater,1,positive
+nothing about crime,0,negative
 it can comfortably hold,1,positive
-is strictly routine.,0,negative
 "has a tired, talky feel",0,negative
-futility,0,negative
-a hollywood film,1,positive
 relegated to a dark video store corner,0,negative
 piercingly affecting,1,positive
-"of the rich and sudden wisdom, the film",1,positive
 hits and generally sustains a higher plateau with bullock's memorable first interrogation of gosling.,1,positive
 is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood,0,negative
-refuses,0,negative
+"an historical episode that, in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting",1,positive
 about one of cinema's directorial giants,1,positive
 told with an appropriate minimum of means.,1,positive
-debut effort by `` project greenlight '' winner is sappy and amateurish.,0,negative
 warm.,1,positive
-can still be smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still at work,1,positive
-one ca n't deny its seriousness and quality.,1,positive
-of new york locales and sharp writing,1,positive
 "set in a remote african empire before cell phones, guns, and the internal combustion engine",1,positive
 the good fight,1,positive
-fare with real thematic heft.,1,positive
+the audience award,1,positive
+"is an exercise in chilling style, and twohy films the sub, inside and out,",1,positive
+grim future,0,negative
 "an mtv, sugar hysteria, and",0,negative
+", remarkably unpretentious",1,positive
 it's too long and unfocused.,0,negative
 most virtuous,1,positive
 for a strong education and good teachers being more valuable in the way they help increase an average student's self-esteem,1,positive
-clare peploe's airless movie adaptation,0,negative
 drop everything and run to ichi,1,positive
-"quiet, adult and just about more stately than any contemporary movie this year ... a true study, a film with a questioning heart and mind that is n't afraid to admit it",1,positive
+can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material,0,negative
+"ultimately, sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic, and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness.",0,negative
 "to a new scene, which also appears to be the end",0,negative
-contrived and secondhand,0,negative
-a pleasant piece of escapist entertainment.,1,positive
 stages his gags,0,negative
+"viscerally exciting, and dramatically moving, it's the very definition of epic adventure.",1,positive
 "this rich, bittersweet israeli documentary, about the life of song-and-dance-man pasach ` ke burstein and his family",1,positive
-combined with a tinge of understanding for her actions,1,positive
-ultimately vapid,0,negative
+'m guessing the director is a magician.,1,positive
 old-time b movies good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion,1,positive
 must have read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame.,0,negative
 to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor,1,positive
 balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy,0,negative
+it should be poignant,1,positive
+"infuses hubert with a mixture of deadpan cool, wry humor and just the measure of tenderness required to give this comic slugfest some heart.",1,positive
+crossroads comes up shorter than britney's cutoffs.,0,negative
 an endless trailer,0,negative
-the dreadfulness,0,negative
 "turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused, excruciatingly tedious cinema",0,negative
 "it's a long way from orwell's dark, intelligent warning cry ( 1984 ) to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium,",0,negative
 "the growing, moldering pile",0,negative
+"the title, many can aspire but none can equal",0,negative
 salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation,0,negative
 ", from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach, s.c., to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner",1,positive
-that rare combination,1,positive
+re-imagining of beauty and,1,positive
+"the film succeeds as an emotionally accessible, almost mystical work",1,positive
 ", and intelligence",1,positive
-in the solemnity with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood's dirty harry period,0,negative
+it's not as awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe ... but it's far from a groundbreaking endeavor.,0,negative
 a well-put-together piece of urban satire.,1,positive
 highly recommended as an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it.,1,positive
-keep you wide awake and ... very tense,1,positive
 "has n't developed characters so much as caricatures, one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else.",0,negative
+sugar-coated rocky,0,negative
 the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude.,0,negative
+for laughs,1,positive
 see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale,1,positive
-to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,0,negative
+in freshening the play,1,positive
 it's great cinematic polemic,1,positive
-an often intense character study,1,positive
 more contemptuous of the single female population,0,negative
 a very capable nailbiter.,1,positive
+"like a veteran head cutter, barbershop is tuned in to its community.",1,positive
+dozens of bad guys,0,negative
 the upbeat ending feels like a copout,0,negative
 can tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood is n't going to jell,0,negative
 "is that the screen is most alive when it seems most likely that broomfield's interviewees, or even himself, will not be for much longer",1,positive
-handled well,1,positive
 sick society,0,negative
+the script is too mainstream and the psychology too textbook to intrigue,0,negative
 histrionic,0,negative
-overworked,0,negative
-of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing,0,negative
-lurks just below the proceedings and adds an almost constant mindset of suspense,1,positive
-blockbuster,1,positive
+'s a great american adventure and a wonderful film to bring to imax,1,positive
 "most haunting about `` fence '' is its conclusion, when we hear the ultimate fate of these girls and realize, much to our dismay, that this really did happen.",1,positive
+the brutality,0,negative
 those films that started with a great premise and then just fell apart,0,negative
 "that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
 a painful lie,0,negative
 just right,1,positive
-it is effective,1,positive
-are still unconcerned about what they ingest,1,positive
 in grand passion,1,positive
+"as averse as i usually am to feel-good, follow-your-dream hollywood fantasies, this one got to me.",1,positive
 a sure hand,1,positive
-"brings to a spectacular completion one of the most complex, generous and subversive artworks of the last decade",1,positive
+that is presented with great sympathy and intelligence,1,positive
+purdy,1,positive
+going to make his debut as a film director,1,positive
 with enough action,1,positive
 charming and evoking little ditty,1,positive
 "does n't think much of its characters, its protagonist, or of us",0,negative
 's kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers,1,positive
 anachronistic quick edits and,1,positive
-laughs that may make you hate yourself for giving in,1,positive
-complicated enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out,1,positive
-these guys seem great to knock back a beer with but they 're simply not funny performers.,0,negative
+"the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad, and",0,negative
 makes it attractive throughout,1,positive
-like a promising work-in-progress,1,positive
 intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur's professional injuries,1,positive
+"rejects patent solutions to dramatize life's messiness from inside out, in all its strange quirks",1,positive
 is never lethargic,1,positive
-( lin chung's ) voice is rather unexceptional,0,negative
 confuses its message,0,negative
 predictably efficient piece,1,positive
-equally impressive,1,positive
-assurance,1,positive
+expected there to be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show,0,negative
 wedgie,0,negative
-most humane and important holocaust movies ever made.,1,positive
 an incredibly narrow in-joke,0,negative
 enjoy yourselves,1,positive
+"with nervous energy, moral ambiguity and great uncertainties",1,positive
 to work in the same vein as the brilliance of animal house,1,positive
 "it is different from others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",1,positive
-than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap,0,negative
-the awe in which it holds itself,1,positive
+", lushly photographed and beautifully recorded.",1,positive
+"to build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman is off-putting, to say the least, not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved.",0,negative
 "a journey spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history, in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick,",1,positive
+this much imagination,1,positive
 brings an irresistible blend of warmth and humor and a consistent embracing humanity in the face of life's harshness,1,positive
 of the acting breed,1,positive
 does n't quite get there,0,negative
-"'m convinced i could keep a family of five blind, crippled, amish people alive in this situation better than these british soldiers do at keeping themselves kicking.",0,negative
-helmer,1,positive
-infectious enthusiasm,1,positive
 terminally bland,0,negative
 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage,0,negative
+than much of what's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand,0,negative
 "dramatic, funny and poignant",1,positive
 divine monument,1,positive
 as a durable part of the movie landscape,1,positive
 peppered with false starts and,0,negative
+accomplished,1,positive
 knockaround,1,positive
-"the movie's something-borrowed construction feels less the product of loving, well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan, thinly sketched story.",0,negative
 rely on an ambiguous presentation,0,negative
 's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own,1,positive
-though a morbid one,0,negative
 nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore,0,negative
 he has a great cast and a great idea.,1,positive
+"all the pieces fall together without much surprise, but little moments give it a boost.",1,positive
 laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'em powerment,1,positive
+life affirming and heartbreaking,1,positive
 burn the negative and the script,0,negative
+"to present an unflinching look at one man's downfall, brought about by his lack of self-awareness",1,positive
 so slick and,1,positive
 "stupid, infantile, redundant, sloppy, over-the-top, and amateurish.",0,negative
-thought was going to be really awful,0,negative
-bouncy,1,positive
+"wrapped up in the characters, how they make their choices, and why",1,positive
+the plan to make enough into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller ' has flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong.,0,negative
 "although it tries to be much more, it's really just another major league.",0,negative
+"a social injustice, at least",0,negative
 "if you love reading and/or poetry, then by all means check it out.",1,positive
-taken quite a nosedive from alfred hitchcock's imaginative flight to shyamalan's self-important summer fluff,0,negative
+"if the film fails to fulfill its own ambitious goals, it nonetheless sustains interest during the long build-up of expository material.",1,positive
 "serves as a paper skeleton for some very good acting, dialogue, comedy, direction and especially charm",1,positive
 to be something of a sitcom apparatus,0,negative
-than a worthwhile effort,1,positive
+you could hate it for the same reason.,0,negative
 "just a string of stale gags, with no good inside dope, and no particular bite.",0,negative
-clever makeup design,1,positive
+broken character study,0,negative
+a creative urge,1,positive
 muddled and,0,negative
-this movie has the usual impossible stunts ...,1,positive
+killing time,0,negative
+"a pretty funny movie, with most of the humor",1,positive
 another entertaining,1,positive
 "escape the heart of the boy when the right movie comes along, especially if it begins with the name of star wars",1,positive
-"inept, tedious",0,negative
+his strongest performance,1,positive
+a rock-solid gangster movie with a fair amount,1,positive
 "more ways that one in clockstoppers, a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable",0,negative
 "broomfield is energized by volletta wallace's maternal fury, her fearlessness, and because of that, his film crackles",1,positive
-crafted picture,1,positive
 ", intelligent, and humanly funny film.",1,positive
 class resentment,0,negative
 "'s a clear-eyed portrait of an intensely lived time, filled with nervous energy, moral ambiguity and great uncertainties.",1,positive
-there's plenty to impress about e.t.,1,positive
 "as the dominant christine, sylvie testud is icily brilliant.",1,positive
-"the charm of the first movie is still there,",1,positive
-"to the cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s",0,negative
 "is leguizamo's best movie work so far, a subtle and richly internalized performance.",1,positive
-hideously and,0,negative
+witty and,1,positive
 refreshingly,1,positive
 guilty of the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this : it's not scary in the slightest.,0,negative
 both exuberantly,1,positive
@@ -42175,38 +42131,39 @@ a delicate ambiguity,1,positive
 an old-fashioned but emotionally stirring adventure tale,1,positive
 it's a rock-solid little genre picture,1,positive
 what saves this deeply affecting film from being merely a collection of wrenching cases is corcuera's attention to detail.,1,positive
-one lousy movie,0,negative
-cheap-shot,0,negative
+"that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting, direction, story and pace",1,positive
+make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not,0,negative
+"'s barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all, barely anything",0,negative
 spicy footnote,1,positive
-the filmmakers have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0,negative
 astonishingly vivid,1,positive
 "particular, anciently demanding métier",0,negative
 sticky and unsatisfied,0,negative
+whose achievements -- and complexities -- reached far beyond the end zone,1,positive
 ", worse",0,negative
 the rollicking dark humor,1,positive
-sick character,0,negative
+a chilling tale of one of the great crimes of 20th century france :,1,positive
 every bit as fascinating,1,positive
-i realized the harsh reality of my situation,0,negative
 "of an engaging storyline, which also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues",1,positive
-"are immaculate, with roussillon providing comic relief.",1,positive
-"engages us in constant fits of laughter, until we find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story, and",1,positive
 ", not to mention mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense, and replete with virtuoso throat-singing.",1,positive
-nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album,0,negative
+all ages -- a movie that will make you laugh,1,positive
 "it's both degrading and strangely liberating to see people working so hard at leading lives of sexy intrigue, only to be revealed by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary, pasty lumpen.",1,positive
-"the actors are simply too good, and",1,positive
+"has never made a more sheerly beautiful film than this unexpectedly moving meditation on love, history, memory, resistance and artistic transcendence",1,positive
 flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong,0,negative
+effecting change,1,positive
+rich visual clarity and deeply,1,positive
+have an honesty and dignity that breaks your heart.,1,positive
 "indeed, the more outrageous bits achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions.",1,positive
 ", why should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free?",0,negative
-such unrelenting dickensian decency that it turned me,1,positive
-", it ultimately comes off as a pale successor.",0,negative
-you doze off thirty minutes into the film,0,negative
+no clue,0,negative
+"the movie turns out to be ( assayas ' ) homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality, ' in all its fusty squareness.",0,negative
 a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone,0,negative
 little visible talent and no energy,0,negative
-to have you leaving the theater with a smile on your face,1,positive
-is pretty damned funny,1,positive
 runs through balzac and the little chinese seamstress that transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem,1,positive
-"the film operates nicely off the element of surprise,",1,positive
+action laudable,1,positive
+"if only it were, well, funnier.",0,negative
 "some of the characters die and others do n't, and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson",0,negative
+moving and stark,1,positive
+is certainly easy to watch,1,positive
 exceptionally good idea,1,positive
 '' is a big time stinker.,0,negative
 an impressive achievement,1,positive
@@ -42216,145 +42173,143 @@ teasing,0,negative
 fun with the quirks of family life,1,positive
 such self-amused trash,0,negative
 mixed-up,1,positive
-ballistic :,1,positive
 "succeeds with its dark, delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them",1,positive
 this chiaroscuro of madness and light,1,positive
+a wonderful subject for the camera,1,positive
 of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick,0,negative
+foul up shum's good intentions.,0,negative
 doltish and,0,negative
 "directed, barely",0,negative
 an unabashedly romantic picture of a nation whose songs spring directly from the lives of the people,1,positive
-the thing about guys like evans is this : you 're never quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins.,0,negative
-"going to recommend secretary, based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal",1,positive
 "like ` praise the lord, he's the god of second chances '",1,positive
-upbeat,1,positive
+berry's saucy,1,positive
 makes the silly original cartoon seem smart and well-crafted in comparison,1,positive
+can be safely recommended as a video/dvd babysitter.,1,positive
+"an achingly enthralling premise, the film",1,positive
 "i 've never seen or heard anything quite like this film, and",1,positive
 lowered your entertainment standards,0,negative
+imagination,1,positive
 can feel the love,1,positive
+good action,1,positive
+barf,0,negative
 much like its easily dismissive,0,negative
 too many characters saying too many clever things and,0,negative
 "this odd, poetic road movie, spiked by jolts of pop music",1,positive
 well told.,1,positive
-has little insight into the historical period and its artists,0,negative
+jfk conspiracy nuts,0,negative
 family togetherness,1,positive
 the things this movie tries to get the audience to buy just wo n't fly with most intelligent viewers.,0,negative
-survive its tonal transformation from dark comedy to suspense thriller,1,positive
-the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting,1,positive
-"sexy, peculiar and always entertaining costume drama",1,positive
-unforgivingly inconsistent,0,negative
+the idiocy of its last frames,0,negative
 is n't as sharp as the original,0,negative
 an uneasy mix,0,negative
-", slow scenes",0,negative
+a convincing brogue,1,positive
 "a touching, sophisticated film",1,positive
+give committed performances,1,positive
 poetry,1,positive
+hits all the verbal marks it should,1,positive
+an engrossing iranian film about two itinerant teachers and some lost and desolate people they encounter in a place where war has savaged the lives and liberties of the poor and the dispossessed.,1,positive
 no means a slam-dunk and,0,negative
 a period story about a catholic boy who tries to help a jewish friend get into heaven by sending the audience straight to hell.,0,negative
-genuinely sweet,1,positive
-become very involved,1,positive
-an architect of pop culture,1,positive
-"broomfield's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all,",0,negative
-something that is so meditative and lyrical about babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
+ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company's astonishing growth.,1,positive
+"with a lighthearted glow, some impudent snickers, and a glorious dose of humankind's liberating ability",1,positive
+conceit,0,negative
 stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music,1,positive
 a testament to the film's considerable charm,1,positive
+brutally labored and unfunny hokum,0,negative
 a superfluous sequel ... plagued by that old familiar feeling of ` let's get this thing over with ' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place,0,negative
+"with humor, warmth, and intelligence, captures a life interestingly lived",1,positive
 "though it runs 163 minutes, safe conduct is anything but languorous.",1,positive
+to like any of these despicable characters,0,negative
+"touching, raucously amusing, uncomfortable, and, yes, even sexy",1,positive
 so true and heartbreaking,1,positive
 son of the bride becomes an exercise in trying to predict when a preordained `` big moment '' will occur and not `` if.'',0,negative
 a well-crafted film that is all the more remarkable because it achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation with restraint and a delicate ambiguity.,1,positive
-a strangely tempting bouquet,1,positive
 ", accessible to a chosen few, standoffish to everyone else, and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill",0,negative
 's fairly lame,0,negative
 wildly popular,1,positive
 being about nothing is sometimes funnier than being about something,1,positive
 the stars,1,positive
 author's,0,negative
-sweet gentle jesus,1,positive
-strangely believable,1,positive
-"scooby doo is surely everything its fans are hoping it will be, and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation.",1,positive
+"much colorful eye candy, including the spectacle of gere in his dancing shoes",1,positive
+suffers because it does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length.,0,negative
+its lavish formalism,1,positive
 visual virtuosity,1,positive
-", see scratch for the music, see scratch for a lesson in scratching, but, most of all, see it for the passion.",1,positive
-terribly,0,negative
+the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller,1,positive
 is the director's talent.,1,positive
-that gives pic its title an afterthought,0,negative
 thanks largely,1,positive
+"is a cinematic car wreck, a catastrophic collision of tastelessness and gall that nevertheless will leave fans clamoring for another ride.",1,positive
 that what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
 his subject justice,1,positive
-brain strain,0,negative
-an oscar nomination,1,positive
-"amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's cleverly constructed scenario, and",1,positive
+her inventive director,1,positive
+a few nice twists in a standard plot and,1,positive
+humanistic,1,positive
 "with morph, a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around",1,positive
-the film works in spite of it,1,positive
+to be a boy truly in love with a girl,1,positive
 "comes along that is so insanely stupid, so awful in so many ways that watching it leaves you giddy",0,negative
-"sillier, cuter,",1,positive
 as pretty contagious fun,1,positive
 guilt,0,negative
 in its lack of poetic frissons,0,negative
-screaming but yawning,0,negative
-"a pleasant and engaging enough sit,",1,positive
+"unfolds in a low-key, organic way that encourages you to accept it as life and go with its flow",1,positive
+plays like a series of vignettes -- clips of a film that are still looking for a common through-line.,0,negative
 foster breathes life into a roll that could have otherwise been bland and run of the mill.,1,positive
-masterly,1,positive
+loses himself to the film's circular structure,0,negative
+with wit it plays like a reading from bartlett's familiar quotations,1,positive
 unfocused,0,negative
 an auspicious feature debut,1,positive
-as original and insightful as last week's episode of behind the music.,0,negative
 a mediocre collection of cookie-cutter action scenes,0,negative
 this stylish film,1,positive
 an undeniably intriguing film from an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground,1,positive
+"a historically significant, and personal, episode",1,positive
 are committed,1,positive
-"a dull, somnambulant exercise",0,negative
 reward,1,positive
-rare treat,1,positive
 "developed characters so much as caricatures, one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else",0,negative
-"werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken",1,positive
-with verve,1,positive
 with mcconaughey in an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids,0,negative
 fanciful,1,positive
 "an unflinching,",1,positive
 "is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games, of no erotic or sensuous charge",0,negative
 sensitive story,1,positive
-"a huge box-office hit in korea, shiri is a must for genre fans.",1,positive
 bleak,0,negative
 "other words, about as bad a film",0,negative
 a true star,1,positive
 's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread.,0,negative
 the integrity and vision,1,positive
-may also be the best sex comedy about environmental pollution ever made.,1,positive
 philosophical void,0,negative
 actually makes the heart soar,1,positive
 "normally, rohmer's talky films fascinate me, but when he moves his setting to the past, and relies on a historical text, he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable",0,negative
 talky,1,positive
 like an extreme action-packed film with a hint of humor,1,positive
-"meandering, low on energy",0,negative
+'s only in fairy tales,0,negative
 vivid personality,1,positive
 more sophisticated and literate than such pictures usually are ... an amusing little catch.,1,positive
-'s something vital about the movie,1,positive
+a true pleasure.,1,positive
+"touching, raucously amusing",1,positive
 the worst films of the summer,0,negative
 "pat, fairy-tale conclusion",1,positive
 "a grating, emaciated flick.",0,negative
-lose their luster when flattened onscreen.,0,negative
 the picture's fascinating byways are littered with trenchant satirical jabs at the peculiar egocentricities of the acting breed.,1,positive
-charming and witty,1,positive
 simply ca n't recommend it enough.,1,positive
 buried at the heart of his story,1,positive
-through torture,0,negative
+that sometimes the dreams of youth should remain just that,0,negative
 '' leaves us with the terrifying message that the real horror may be waiting for us at home,1,positive
-touches the heart and the funnybone thanks,1,positive
 but oddly compelling,1,positive
+sophisticated and unsentimental treatment,1,positive
 portrays their cartoon counterparts well,1,positive
 "... a solid, unassuming drama.",1,positive
-a visual delight,1,positive
-'s a heck of a ride,1,positive
 standard formula,0,negative
 "'s as comprehensible as any dummies guide, something",0,negative
 to have been lost in the translation this time,0,negative
-is simply brilliant.,1,positive
-gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life's ultimate losers,1,positive
+second-rate,0,negative
 "a little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment, not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama, monsoon wedding",0,negative
+of the great films about movie love,1,positive
 pale,0,negative
 an inelegant combination,0,negative
 harrowing account,1,positive
-this is going to be something really good,1,positive
-substandard performances,0,negative
+"the movie is amateurish,",0,negative
+to the awfulness of the movie,0,negative
+"it's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies, could n't really figure out how to flesh either out, so he just slopped ` em together here",0,negative
+sappy dialogue,0,negative
 's probably worth catching solely on its visual merits,1,positive
+his surprising discovery of love and humility,1,positive
 such an engrossing story,1,positive
 have been any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster,0,negative
 flatter it,1,positive
@@ -42362,51 +42317,48 @@ triple x marks the spot.,1,positive
 put on an intoxicating show,1,positive
 one's appetite for the bollywood films,1,positive
 a domestic melodrama with weak dialogue and biopic,0,negative
+most offensive thing,0,negative
+... gets vivid performances from her cast and pulls off some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences.,1,positive
 "the film's lack of personality permeates all its aspects -- from the tv movie-esque, affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes ever filmed.",0,negative
 is by far the worst movie of the year.,0,negative
-"as well-written as sexy beast, not as gloriously flippant as lock, stock and two smoking barrels, but stylish and moody and exceptionally well-acted.",1,positive
+repellantly out of control,0,negative
 go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans,0,negative
-but it's hardly a necessary enterprise.,0,negative
+tremble without losing his machismo,1,positive
 "by a cast that seems to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one, ms. mirren, who did )",1,positive
 "be depressing, as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance",0,negative
 "return to never land may be another shameless attempt by disney to rake in dough from baby boomer families, but",0,negative
 skip it,0,negative
 ", big trouble could be considered a funny little film.",1,positive
-"cell phones, guns, and",1,positive
 undeniably subversive and involving in its bold presentation,1,positive
-the wasted potential,0,negative
 are uniformly good.,1,positive
-about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses,0,negative
 "becomes a soulful, incisive meditation on the way we were, and the way we are.",1,positive
 "to find that real natural, even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish",1,positive
 steers refreshingly clear,1,positive
 in the film's verbal pokes,1,positive
-cliches and pat storytelling,0,negative
 tics,0,negative
 be sorry,0,negative
 defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks,0,negative
+an overexposed waste,0,negative
 a satisfying evening,1,positive
 "'s not helpful to listen to extremist name-calling, regardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter",0,negative
-"an interesting psychological game of cat-and-mouse, three-dimensional characters and believable performances",1,positive
 that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life,1,positive
+"a sweet, charming tale of intergalactic friendship",1,positive
 unfaithful ' cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory.,0,negative
-new,1,positive
 curse,0,negative
+"completely contradicts everything kieslowski's work aspired to, including the condition of art",0,negative
 haphazard theatrical release,0,negative
+", the film unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller, until the tragedy beneath it all gradually reveals itself.",1,positive
 "garcía bernal and talancón are an immensely appealing couple, and even though their story is predictable, you 'll want things to work out",1,positive
-clichés and sneering humor,0,negative
+the junk-calorie suspense tropes,0,negative
 transcend its genre,1,positive
 entertainment that parents love to have their kids,1,positive
-has no real point,0,negative
-they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting,0,negative
-"witty and often surprising, a dark little morality tale disguised as a romantic comedy.",1,positive
+mr. soderbergh's direction and visual style struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy and pretentious.,0,negative
+", we never really get inside of them.",0,negative
 seems so real,1,positive
-to easy jokes and insults,0,negative
 "reign of fire is hardly the most original fantasy film ever made -- beyond road warrior, it owes enormous debts to aliens and every previous dragon drama",1,positive
 a fresh and absorbing look,1,positive
+of jaglom's own profession,0,negative
 it makes up for with its heart.,1,positive
-dumb,0,negative
-cliched to hardened indie-heads,0,negative
 it's easy to love robin tunney -- she's pretty and she can act --,1,positive
 miss congeniality,1,positive
 it's at least watchable,0,negative
@@ -42415,220 +42367,224 @@ it's at least watchable,0,negative
 "in his latest effort, storytelling, solondz has finally made a movie that is n't just offensive -- it also happens to be good",1,positive
 shrek,1,positive
 "more confused,",0,negative
-dominated,1,positive
-a low rate annie,0,negative
 insufficiently,0,negative
-is a magician,1,positive
-a wild ride juiced with enough energy and excitement for at least three films.,1,positive
+goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures,0,negative
+wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago,0,negative
+the perkiness,1,positive
+it will be well worth your time.,1,positive
 "immensely ambitious, different than anything that's been done before and amazingly successful",1,positive
+the wounds of the tortured and self-conscious material,0,negative
 "enlightening, insightful and entertaining",1,positive
 like every other tale of a totalitarian tomorrow,0,negative
-spent elsewhere,0,negative
+please the eye,1,positive
+a complex story,1,positive
+"awe-inspiring, at times sublime, visuals",1,positive
 "escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies, infusing into the story very real, complicated emotions",1,positive
 disservice,0,negative
 "'s too loud, too goofy and too short of an attention span",0,negative
+celluloid garbage,0,negative
 nothing wrong with performances here,1,positive
 strong finish,1,positive
 soderbergh is n't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way.,1,positive
 delightfully against the grain,1,positive
+insultingly,0,negative
 ", the writing is indifferent, and jordan brady's direction is prosaic.",0,negative
 i love the robust middle of this picture.,1,positive
-"hill looks to be going through the motions, beginning with the pale script.",0,negative
+disappointingly thin,0,negative
 "bogs down in insignificance, saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate.",0,negative
 "other, better crime movies",0,negative
 "we ca n't accuse kung pow for misfiring, since it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie.",0,negative
 genuinely moving and wisely unsentimental,1,positive
 capture the chaos of france in the 1790's,1,positive
 it is one in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels,0,negative
-a perfectly entertaining summer diversion,1,positive
 "can honestly describe as looking, sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history",1,positive
-moving and solidly entertaining comedy/drama,1,positive
 affection,1,positive
 from the people laughing in the crowd,1,positive
-"between bursts of automatic gunfire, the story offers a trenchant critique of capitalism.",1,positive
 "a retread story, bad writing, and the same old silliness",0,negative
 "the intimate, unguarded moments of folks who live in unusual homes",1,positive
+frank capra played this story straight.,1,positive
 "boldly stroked, luridly colored, uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain.",0,negative
+then becomes unwatchable,0,negative
 immersive,1,positive
 about discovering your destination in life,1,positive
-the film's story does not live up to its style,0,negative
+slow scenes,0,negative
+how bad his movie is,0,negative
 "has rewards, from the exoticism of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes.",1,positive
 "it might be ` easier ' to watch on video at home, but that should n't stop die-hard french film connoisseurs from going out and enjoying the big-screen experience.",1,positive
 delectable,1,positive
-"there's too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie, about a young man's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present.",0,negative
-the only winner,1,positive
+"so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac, we do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament",0,negative
 gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut,1,positive
 "a paunchy midsection,",0,negative
 "` yes, that's right : it's forrest gump, angel of death.'",1,positive
 of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
 "an uncomfortable experience,",0,negative
 almost unbearably morbid,0,negative
+may really need the company of others,0,negative
+"a vivid, sometimes surreal,",1,positive
 grabs you in the dark and shakes you vigorously for its duration,1,positive
 best story,1,positive
 the viewer wide-awake all the way through,1,positive
-an unusual biopic and document of male swingers in the playboy era,1,positive
-is well done,1,positive
 "needed sweeping, dramatic, hollywood moments to keep us",0,negative
 "'ll forget about it by monday, though",0,negative
-the story is lacking any real emotional impact,0,negative
 "a third-person story now, told by hollywood, and much more ordinary for it",0,negative
+'s not one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue.,0,negative
 made the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call ` too clever by half,0,negative
-precocious smarter-than-thou wayward teen,1,positive
-vivid,1,positive
+beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay,0,negative
 is one of the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema,1,positive
 a perfectly rendered period piece,1,positive
-thriller as lazy,0,negative
 "the film is weighed down by supporting characters who are either too goodly, wise and knowing or downright comically evil.",0,negative
-one of a really solid woody allen film,1,positive
-faithful,1,positive
+i loved this film.,1,positive
+is funny,1,positive
+to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic,0,negative
 the ways in which extravagant chance can distort our perspective and throw us off the path of good sense,0,negative
 soulless techno-tripe.,0,negative
 in terms of execution this movie is careless and unfocused.,0,negative
-the most amazing super-sized dosage of goofball stunts any `` jackass '' fan,1,positive
+the magnificent swooping aerial shots,1,positive
 "it's not particularly well made, but",0,negative
 is never especially clever and often,0,negative
+for the whole family,1,positive
+"halfway through the movie, the humor dwindles.",0,negative
 "to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and, as it turns out, more fragile -- than happiness",1,positive
+a genuine dramatic impact,1,positive
 deeply felt and vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world.,1,positive
 'll see a better thriller this year,0,negative
+villains,0,negative
 to the concession stand and/or restroom,0,negative
+'s appealingly manic and energetic.,1,positive
+wit and warmth than should be expected from any movie with a `` 2 '' at the end of its title.,1,positive
 rank as three of the most multilayered and sympathetic female characters of the year,1,positive
-"an interesting topic, some intriguing characters",1,positive
 a psychological mystery,1,positive
-"most opaque, self-indulgent",0,negative
-is that there's a casual intelligence that permeates the script.,1,positive
+to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance,0,negative
 "loud, chaotic and",0,negative
-the director's experiment is a successful one.,1,positive
+the worst movie i 've seen this summer,0,negative
 hopkins,1,positive
+is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience,0,negative
 staged violence overshadows everything,0,negative
-make an appealing couple -- he's understated and sardonic,1,positive
+with a sweet,1,positive
 the problem is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material.,0,negative
+illustrates,1,positive
+fully developed story,1,positive
+is too impressed with its own solemn insights,0,negative
+subtlest works,1,positive
 a sincerely crafted picture that deserves to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies,1,positive
 butterfingered,0,negative
-a negligible british comedy.,0,negative
-"about the need to stay in touch with your own skin, at 18 or 80",1,positive
 's never a dull moment in the giant spider invasion comic chiller,1,positive
 their noble endeavor,1,positive
 randall wallace,1,positive
+of the most curiously depressing,0,negative
 "the film's highlight is definitely its screenplay, both for the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page, and for the memorable character creations.",1,positive
 "a movie that will stimulate hours of post viewing discussion, if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why",1,positive
-incredibly irritating comedy,0,negative
 and mainly unfunny,0,negative
 "the color sense of stuart little 2 is its most immediate and most obvious pleasure,",1,positive
 it manages to squeeze by on angelina jolie's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy.,1,positive
 when she should be building suspense,0,negative
 confidence,1,positive
 pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
-emotionally stirring,1,positive
 ", possession is a movie that puts itself squarely in the service of the lovers who inhabit it.",1,positive
 in boredom,0,negative
 the movie makes two hours feel like four.,0,negative
-appealing enough,1,positive
 "a genre that has been overexposed, redolent of a thousand cliches, and yet remains uniquely itself, vibrant with originality",1,positive
-of respect to just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it,1,positive
+delete key,0,negative
 "this toothless dog, already on cable, loses all bite on the big screen.",0,negative
+never loses its ability to shock and amaze.,1,positive
+of the insurance actuary,1,positive
+is a whole lot of nada.,0,negative
 the fantastic,1,positive
-of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes,0,negative
 on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences,1,positive
-piffle.,0,negative
-routine action and jokes like this,0,negative
+"the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones,",1,positive
+always hilarious meara,1,positive
+is extraordinary.,1,positive
 "a comedy that is warm, inviting, and surprising.",1,positive
-fun-for-fun's,1,positive
 tie together beautifully,1,positive
-"dense, exhilarating documentary.",1,positive
-that sometimes it's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are,0,negative
 ", rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings",1,positive
-is even better than the fellowship,1,positive
 makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role,0,negative
 clunky tv-movie,0,negative
 "return to a sane regimen of eating, sleeping and stress-reducing contemplation",1,positive
 believable performances,1,positive
-"too damn weird to pass up, and for the blacklight crowd, way cheaper ( and better ) than pink floyd tickets.",1,positive
 fall together without much surprise,0,negative
-"the movie's sentimental, hypocritical lessons",0,negative
 would 've worked a lot better had it been a short film.,0,negative
 boomers and their kids will have a barrie good time.,1,positive
-rather less than the sum of its underventilated père-fils confrontations,0,negative
 what a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining,1,positive
-profoundly stupid affair,0,negative
-even dies.,0,negative
-hitting your head on the theater seat in front of you when you doze off thirty minutes into the film,0,negative
-tired,0,negative
+sad,0,negative
+assurance worthy,1,positive
+provides the kind of ` laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies,1,positive
+for dance completists only.,0,negative
+mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings,0,negative
+it may rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season.,1,positive
 disquieting and thought-provoking film,1,positive
 nothing more than a stifling morality tale dressed up in peekaboo clothing.,0,negative
 the best movies of the year,1,positive
-", the acting is robotically italicized,",0,negative
 gorgeous to look at but,1,positive
-most antsy youngsters,1,positive
 it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller's rush.,0,negative
+", entertaining thriller",1,positive
 rowdy participants,1,positive
+are canny and spiced with irony.,1,positive
 an undistinguished rhythm of artificial suspense,0,negative
-'s been done before but never so vividly or with so much passion.,1,positive
 with nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences,0,negative
-91-minute trailer,0,negative
+with his picture-perfect life,1,positive
+enticing and often funny documentary.,1,positive
 asian neo-realist treasure.,1,positive
 had much science,1,positive
 to plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
+a fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length,0,negative
+symbolic characters,1,positive
 is ) so stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits,0,negative
 having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,0,negative
-rich and full life,1,positive
-"somber, absurd, and",0,negative
-directed with sensitivity and skill,1,positive
 ", despite many talky, slow scenes",0,negative
-discerning taste,1,positive
-"being forceful, sad without being shrill",1,positive
 ", it's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun",1,positive
 steal,0,negative
 this bad on purpose,0,negative
-earthy,1,positive
-as boring and as obvious,0,negative
-the best script that besson has written in years.,1,positive
-an idea that should 've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans,0,negative
+drunken driver,0,negative
 you enough to feel good about,1,positive
-"found with an devastating, eloquent clarity",1,positive
 wreaked,0,negative
 long and tedious,0,negative
 "proves absolutely that really, really, really good things can come in enormous packages",1,positive
 has made the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call ` too clever by half.',0,negative
+are simply dazzling,1,positive
 incoherence,0,negative
+"artfully restrained in others, 65-year-old jack nicholson",1,positive
+sex with strangers is fascinating ...,1,positive
+songbird britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel.,0,negative
 dismal,0,negative
 just as much intelligence,1,positive
+"sheridan had a wonderful account to work from, but, curiously, he waters it down, turning grit and vulnerability into light reading.",0,negative
 contriving a climactic hero's death for the beloved-major,0,negative
 an intoxicating experience.,1,positive
+of the two bewitched adolescents,0,negative
 wastes its time on mood rather than riding with the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise up the social ladder.,0,negative
 "hitchens ' obsession with kissinger is, at bottom, a sophisticated flower child's desire to purge the world of the tooth and claw of human power",1,positive
+"fun, with an undeniable energy",1,positive
 complexity,1,positive
 so sloppily written and,0,negative
-"i am not generally a huge fan of cartoons derived from tv shows, but hey arnold!",1,positive
-humbuggery ...,0,negative
 could i have been more geeked when i heard that apollo 13 was going to be released in imax format?,1,positive
-impressively true for being so hot-blooded,1,positive
-nice to see what he could make with a decent budget,1,positive
-be dismissed as mindless,0,negative
-raunchy as south park,0,negative
+"the director, tom dey, had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and, for that matter, shrek )",1,positive
 is a must,1,positive
 krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film's thoroughly winning tone,1,positive
+"most importantly,",1,positive
 "those responsible did n't cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash, and send it to its proper home",0,negative
+random glass-shattering,0,negative
 "a showcase for both the scenic splendor of the mountains and for legendary actor michel serrault, the film is less successful on other levels.",1,positive
-"witty, wistful new film",1,positive
+does n't deserve a passing grade ( even on a curve ),0,negative
 put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals,0,negative
-"gets very ugly, very fast",0,negative
 into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy,1,positive
+the attempt to complicate the story,0,negative
 "if you 've got a house full of tots -- do n't worry, this will be on video long before they grow up and you can wait till then.",0,negative
-the gorgeous locales and,1,positive
+"'s a smart, solid, kinetically-charged spy flick worthy of a couple hours of summertime and a bucket of popcorn.",1,positive
+an erotic thriller that,1,positive
 to pity the ` plain ' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss,0,negative
 appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience,1,positive
-enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded,1,positive
 a humanistic message,1,positive
 this angst-ridden territory was covered earlier and much better in ordinary people.,0,negative
 "thoughtful, visually graceful",1,positive
 reign,1,positive
+rough,0,negative
 nurtured his metaphors,0,negative
 once in a while a film,1,positive
-"a portrait of alienation so perfect, it will certainly succeed in alienating most viewers.",0,negative
+from firing on all cylinders,1,positive
 "watching this film, what we feel is n't mainly suspense or excitement.",0,negative
 new treasure,1,positive
 is a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life.,0,negative
-particularly memorable effect,1,positive
+eyre needs to take a good sweat to clarify his cinematic vision before his next creation and remember the lessons of the trickster spider.,0,negative
 jams too many prefabricated story elements into the running time,0,negative
 "as gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character, there remains a huge gap between the film's creepy, clean-cut dahmer ( jeremy renner ) and fiendish acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge.",0,negative
 at-a-frat-party school of screenwriting,0,negative
@@ -42638,110 +42594,102 @@ in which two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance,0,negative
 their charisma,1,positive
 but none of which amounts to much of a story,0,negative
 "'s ) quite a bit of heart, as you would expect from the directors of the little mermaid and aladdin.",1,positive
-"an ambitious movie that, like shiner's organizing of the big fight, pulls off enough of its effects to make up for the ones that do n't come off.",1,positive
 a soufflé gone wrong,0,negative
-daring and verve,1,positive
-staggered from the theater,0,negative
 with actorish notations on the margin of acting,0,negative
 finds his inspiration,1,positive
-a gritty police thriller,1,positive
 helped,1,positive
 a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode,0,negative
-efficiently minimalist style,1,positive
 a sharp script and strong performances,1,positive
 about thoroughly vacuous people,0,negative
-the call of the wild,1,positive
+"does spider-man deliver, but i suspect it might deliver again and again.",1,positive
+"win you over, in a big way",1,positive
 bore,0,negative
-exceptional to justify a three hour running time,1,positive
 accumulate like lint in a fat man's navel.,0,negative
 "'s just tediously bad,",0,negative
-"inconsistent, meandering, and sometimes dry plot",0,negative
 rest contentedly with the knowledge that he's made at least one damn fine horror movie,1,positive
+is the best star trek movie in a long time.,1,positive
 purpose,1,positive
 toward the end sum of all fears morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick.,0,negative
 sci-fi generic,0,negative
 a subtle and richly internalized performance,1,positive
-brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal,0,negative
 's moving,1,positive
-"the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet, fuzzy and sticky.",0,negative
 deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this,0,negative
-"the woodman seems to have directly influenced this girl-meets-girl love story, but even more reassuring is how its makers actually seem to understand what made allen's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring",1,positive
-a poignant and wryly amusing film,1,positive
 oddly compelling.,1,positive
 a disappointment is the superficial way it deals with its story.,0,negative
 like the chilled breath of oral storytelling frozen onto film,1,positive
-spectacle,1,positive
+"'s a heavy stench of ` been there, done that ' hanging over the film",0,negative
 "have been saved if the director, tom dey, had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and, for that matter, shrek )",0,negative
-speaks volumes,1,positive
-a cockeyed shot all the way.,0,negative
 "a movie so sloppy, so uneven, so damn unpleasant that i ca n't believe any viewer, young or old,",0,negative
 of the stand-up comic,1,positive
-manages not only to find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation,1,positive
+"is almost entirely witless and inane, carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh",0,negative
 "a pointed, often tender, examination",1,positive
 ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ),1,positive
 discerned here that producers would be well to heed,0,negative
 "a glorified sitcom, and a long, unfunny one at that",0,negative
 this loser,0,negative
-cheap trick,0,negative
 impressive and highly entertaining,1,positive
+completely enlightening,1,positive
 "gooding is the energetic frontman,",1,positive
 's far from a frothy piece,1,positive
 muted,0,negative
 all the hearts it won -- and wins still,1,positive
-its fusty squareness,0,negative
 jolts the laughs from the audience -- as if by cattle prod,1,positive
 a more annoying,0,negative
 highlander,1,positive
+is too pedestrian a filmmaker to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories,0,negative
 ( rises ) above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism.,1,positive
+a wide summer audience,1,positive
+oscar caliber cast,1,positive
 one of those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theater,1,positive
+'s splash without the jokes,0,negative
 the extensive use of stock footage,0,negative
 "a somewhat backhanded compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1,positive
 most colorful and controversial artists,1,positive
 "everett remains a perfect wildean actor, and",1,positive
 "be captivated, as i was, by its moods, and by its subtly transformed star, and still",1,positive
-terrific performances,1,positive
 "all awkward,",0,negative
 you 're on the edge of your seat,1,positive
-", eastwood is off his game",0,negative
 "watch, giggle and get",1,positive
 the way home,1,positive
 "adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances,",1,positive
 "it's painful to watch witherspoon's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination, i mean, alabama.'",0,negative
+broomfield has compelling new material,1,positive
 ", unsubtle and hollywood-predictable",0,negative
 "broomfield is energized by volletta wallace's maternal fury, her fearlessness,",1,positive
-one of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party,1,positive
-"a sloppy, amusing comedy that proceeds from a stunningly unoriginal premise",0,negative
 the first place,1,positive
+to be influenced chiefly by humanity's greatest shame,0,negative
 ", collateral damage paints an absurdly simplistic picture.",0,negative
 "from the opening strains of the average white band's `` pick up the pieces '', you can feel the love.",1,positive
-fun for kids of any age,1,positive
+"could use a little more humanity,",0,negative
+"warm, inviting, and",1,positive
+brand name,1,positive
 "the color sense of stuart little 2 is its most immediate and most obvious pleasure, but it would count for very little if the movie were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is",1,positive
-"everything its fans are hoping it will be, and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation",1,positive
 i did n't smile.,0,negative
-ultimate collapse during the film's final ( restored ) third,0,negative
+", is repellantly out of control.",0,negative
 "find that it goes by quickly, because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year, including those intended for adults",1,positive
 the wild thornberrys movie,1,positive
 "it's not going to be everyone's bag of popcorn,",0,negative
 "these ambitions, laudable in themselves",1,positive
 best-known creation,1,positive
+increasingly amused irony,1,positive
+"beautiful,",1,positive
+is its surreal sense of humor and technological finish,1,positive
 "of young, black manhood that is funny, touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
-worn-out material,0,negative
 somewhat clumsy,0,negative
+unremittingly ugly movie,0,negative
 lost their movie mojo,0,negative
 translate well to film,1,positive
-favorite,1,positive
+scenes of cinematic perfection that steal your heart away,1,positive
 me grinning,1,positive
-one of those terrific documentaries that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then,1,positive
 pack your knitting needles,0,negative
 "is more fully an example of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes",1,positive
 ably balances real-time rhythms with propulsive incident.,1,positive
 "a sharp and quick documentary that is funny and pithy, while illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that, while past,",1,positive
+be much funnier than anything,1,positive
 "when it's not wallowing in hormonal melodrama, `` real women have curves '' is a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams.",1,positive
 is a pleasant enough dish,1,positive
 the new insomnia,1,positive
-"simple, sweet and romantic",1,positive
 lacked any,0,negative
-fails.,0,negative
 ignored it,0,negative
 sick and twisted,0,negative
 is visually smart,1,positive
@@ -42749,43 +42697,45 @@ real visual charge to the filmmaking,1,positive
 reign of fire has the disadvantage of also looking cheap.,0,negative
 "revigorates the mind to see a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway",1,positive
 "produced in recent memory, even if it's far tamer than advertised",1,positive
-confusing and horrifying,0,negative
-the tale commands attention.,1,positive
-a day at the beach,1,positive
+`` abandon '',0,negative
 why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie,0,negative
-complex and quirky,1,positive
 oo many of these gross out scenes,0,negative
 have a freshness and modesty that transcends their predicament.,1,positive
 the best film,1,positive
 high-octane jolts,1,positive
+processed comedy,0,negative
+"sexy, funny and touching",1,positive
 a stylish psychological thriller,1,positive
 winds up looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it,0,negative
+an asian landscape painting,1,positive
 is more of an ordeal than an amusement,0,negative
 impresses,1,positive
 are strong,1,positive
-"a fast, frenetic, funny, even punny 6",1,positive
 is mostly a bore,0,negative
-seems to be about everything that's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world,0,negative
 is just as obvious as telling a country skunk,0,negative
+excellent cast,1,positive
 the right film,1,positive
 buy is an accomplished actress,1,positive
 "... blade ii is still top-heavy with blazing guns, cheatfully filmed martial arts, disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves.",0,negative
+"of deadpan cool, wry humor and just the measure",1,positive
 personal tragedy,0,negative
-the director's experiment,1,positive
 chilling,1,positive
-shekhar kapur,1,positive
 "broomfield has compelling new material but he does n't unveil it until the end, after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car",0,negative
 "the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth",1,positive
 if ever a concept came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter,1,positive
-genuinely satisfying,1,positive
-"is proven that no amount of imagination, no creature, no fantasy story and no incredibly outlandish scenery",0,negative
-"this film for its harsh objectivity and refusal to seek our tears, our sympathies",1,positive
+offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded,1,positive
+least accessible,0,negative
+"when twentysomething hotsies make movies about their lives, hard-driving narcissism is a given, but what a world we 'd live in if argento's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve.",1,positive
+believe that people have lost the ability to think and,0,negative
+"devotees of star trek ii : the wrath of khan will feel a nagging sense of deja vu,",0,negative
+a feature debut that is fully formed and remarkably assured,1,positive
 good-looking but,1,positive
 visually,1,positive
 can get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby,0,negative
 disdain,0,negative
-spiritual survival,1,positive
+narrative and ( too ) short,0,negative
 ` how can you charge money for this?',0,negative
+a film that should be relegated to a dark video store corner,0,negative
 both hugely entertaining and uplifting,1,positive
 create some episodes that rival vintage looney tunes for the most creative mayhem in a brief amount of time.,1,positive
 loathe,0,negative
@@ -42798,98 +42748,95 @@ a satisfying summer blockbuster and worth a look,1,positive
 "a crummy, wannabe-hip crime comedy",0,negative
 "begins with promise, but runs",0,negative
 "incessant, so-five-minutes-ago pop music",0,negative
-of any film more challenging or depressing,0,negative
 the heat of the moment,1,positive
 professional,1,positive
 as they do in this marvelous film,1,positive
 that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at,0,negative
+"anemic, pretentious",0,negative
 may be as history,1,positive
-take on a great writer and dubious human being,1,positive
+is merely a charmless witch.,0,negative
 "to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy",0,negative
+the classics,1,positive
 "miller tells this very compelling tale with little fuss or noise, expertly plucking tension from quiet.",1,positive
 funny in the middle,1,positive
+"even with all its botches, enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment.",1,positive
 is a movie that puts itself squarely in the service of the lovers who inhabit it,1,positive
-certainly raises the film above anything sandler's been attached to before.,1,positive
+'s not a great monster movie,0,negative
 "for decades we 've marveled at disney's rendering of water, snow, flames and shadows in a hand-drawn animated world.",1,positive
-with heart and humor,1,positive
 that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience,1,positive
 liberating,1,positive
 byler reveals the ways in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth.,1,positive
-"on tension, eloquence, spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries",1,positive
+characterizations to be mildly amusing,1,positive
 great fun both for sports aficionados and for ordinary louts whose idea of exercise is climbing the steps of a stadium-seat megaplex,1,positive
 is imposter makes a better short story than it does a film,0,negative
 "one feels the dimming of a certain ambition, but in its place a sweetness, clarity and emotional openness that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism.",1,positive
 grandiosity,1,positive
 is a real charmer,1,positive
-time waster ',0,negative
 "seen in that light, moonlight mile should strike a nerve in many.",1,positive
 showing off,0,negative
 and surehanded direction,1,positive
-that it ranks with the best of herzog's works,1,positive
-"a delightful, witty, improbable romantic comedy",1,positive
+very capable,1,positive
 one decent performance from the cast and,1,positive
-because the plot is equally hackneyed,0,negative
 it can do even more damage,0,negative
+'s the worst movie i 've seen this summer,0,negative
+visual treat,1,positive
+a coherent whole,1,positive
 for true fans,1,positive
 is put in an impossible spot because his character's deceptions ultimately undo him and the believability of the entire scenario,0,negative
-"is gone, replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks.",0,negative
-their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic --,0,negative
-` hip ',1,positive
-with passion and energy,1,positive
 gay porn film,0,negative
 sameness,0,negative
-"informative,",1,positive
 thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book at this nonsensical story,0,negative
+vaguely silly overkill,0,negative
 comedy death,0,negative
-mattei's underdeveloped effort here is nothing but a convenient conveyor belt of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination.,0,negative
-ultimate scorsese film,1,positive
-a good documentary can make interesting a subject you thought would leave you cold.,1,positive
+eroti-comedy,0,negative
 harsh reality,0,negative
-quieter domestic scenes,0,negative
+the movie has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should.,1,positive
 it's mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work.,0,negative
+seems to have in mind an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested.,0,negative
+a class by itself,1,positive
 its generic villains lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ),0,negative
 bad sign,0,negative
 holds you in rapt attention from,1,positive
+"writer/director walter hill is in his hypermasculine element here, once again able to inject some real vitality and even art into a pulpy concept that, in many other hands would be completely forgettable.",1,positive
 by a talented director,1,positive
 felt with a sardonic jolt,0,negative
+funny for grown-ups as for rugrats,1,positive
 "emotionally accessible, almost mystical work",1,positive
 like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
+so intimate and,1,positive
 "mass drug-induced bowel evacuations, and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits.",0,negative
 a love story and,1,positive
-"a warm, fuzzy feeling",1,positive
-"a sun-drenched masterpiece, part parlor game, part psychological case study,",1,positive
+the only one laughing at his own joke,0,negative
+"could use a little more humanity, but it never lacks in eye-popping visuals.",1,positive
+is hilarious,1,positive
 the problem with antwone fisher,1,positive
 ", nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick",1,positive
-the image that really tells the tale,1,positive
+could have given audiences the time of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,1,positive
 stuffed to the brim with ideas,1,positive
-terrific computer graphics,1,positive
 "introducing an intriguing and alluring premise, only to fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter",0,negative
-crack you up,1,positive
 fresh good looks and an ease in front of the camera,1,positive
+squanders as much as it gives out,0,negative
 butterflies that die,0,negative
-star-making,1,positive
 the precarious balance between the extravagant confidence of the exiled aristocracy and the cruel earnestness of the victorious revolutionaries,1,positive
 "i 'm not a fan of the phrase ` life affirming ' because it usually means ` schmaltzy, ' but real women have curves truly is life affirming",1,positive
-j.k. rowling's marvelous series,1,positive
 ... belinsky is still able to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn.,1,positive
+of a mishmash,0,negative
 "the redeeming feature of chan's films has always been the action, but the stunts in the tuxedo seem tired and, what's worse, routine.",0,negative
 "creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict, inextricably entwined through family history,",1,positive
+scarily funny,1,positive
 "a true study,",1,positive
 "miyazaki's nonstop images are so stunning,",1,positive
 a useless movie,0,negative
 the tone for a summer of good stuff,1,positive
+confusion and pain,0,negative
 movies like high crimes flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation.,0,negative
 guilt-free trip,1,positive
 starts off witty and sophisticated and you want to love it --,1,positive
-"to a new, self-deprecating level",0,negative
 are simply too bland to be interesting.,0,negative
 ", the experience of actually watching the movie is less compelling than the circumstances of its making.",0,negative
 has an eye for the ways people of different ethnicities talk to and about others outside the group.,1,positive
-"a stylish but steady, and ultimately very satisfying, piece of character-driven storytelling.",1,positive
-revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival,1,positive
 of academic skullduggery and politics,0,negative
 "supposedly, pokemon ca n't be killed, but pokemon 4ever practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over.",0,negative
-predictably conventional,0,negative
 than enchanting ... terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating,0,negative
 ca n't really be called animation,0,negative
 without oppressive,1,positive
@@ -42898,286 +42845,289 @@ with the cliché-laden screenplay,0,negative
 'll love it and probably want to see it twice.,1,positive
 "well, i 'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop",0,negative
 "sensual,",1,positive
-a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation,1,positive
 "with the fast, funny, and even touching story",1,positive
 silly and tedious,0,negative
 "that is n't this painfully forced, false and fabricated",0,negative
-done excellent work here,1,positive
 "makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer, which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking",1,positive
 looks as if it belongs on the big screen,1,positive
-a pretty good execution of a story that's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own,1,positive
 "the compassion, good-natured humor",1,positive
 "of a mixed bag, with enough negatives",0,negative
-stupid americans,0,negative
-", it's often overwritten, with a surfeit of weighty revelations, flowery dialogue, and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken.",0,negative
 material this rich it does n't need it,1,positive
 thoughtful what-if,1,positive
-", you 've got to admire ... the intensity with which he's willing to express his convictions",1,positive
 "adults, other than the parents ...",1,positive
 "around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
 around this movie directionless,0,negative
-"you come away thinking not only that kate is n't very bright, but that she has n't been worth caring about and that maybe she, janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another.",0,negative
 solid storytelling.,1,positive
-is one of those all-star reunions,1,positive
+by weaving a theme throughout this funny film,1,positive
 "franco is an excellent choice for the walled-off but combustible hustler, but",1,positive
 's something vital about the movie.,1,positive
-not into high-tech splatterfests,0,negative
 "given passionate, if somewhat flawed, treatment",1,positive
-"but once the falcon arrives in the skies above manhattan, the adventure is on red alert.",1,positive
-surprisingly gentle,1,positive
+"makes good b movies ( the mask, the blob )",1,positive
+ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you,1,positive
+"an ambitious movie that, like shiner's organizing of the big fight, pulls off enough of its effects to make up for the ones that do n't come off",1,positive
+"eloquent, reflective and beautifully",1,positive
 good intentions,1,positive
 a bittersweet drama,1,positive
+a mesmerizing performance,1,positive
 "it can still make you feel that you never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
 with an appropriate minimum of means,1,positive
 the film is well-crafted,1,positive
-mr. scorsese's bravery and integrity in advancing this vision,1,positive
 done excellent work,1,positive
 runs out of steam after a half hour.,0,negative
 sometimes almost senseless,0,negative
+educates viewers,1,positive
 choke,0,negative
-thoughtful,1,positive
 something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation,1,positive
 is utterly fearless as the tortured husband,1,positive
-that already-shallow,0,negative
 "hip, contemporary, in-jokey one",1,positive
 of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ),1,positive
 barely register,0,negative
 is delivered with such conviction that it's hard not to be carried away,1,positive
-sturdiest example yet,1,positive
+deeply meditative,1,positive
 "have ever seen, constantly pulling the rug from underneath us, seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper, getting more intense.",1,positive
 "soon proves preposterous, the acting is robotically italicized,",0,negative
 estela bravo's documentary is cloyingly hagiographic in its portrait of cuban leader fidel castro,1,positive
 a ` girls gone wild ' video,0,negative
 's a fairy tale that comes from a renowned indian film culture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
 hilarious kenneth branagh,1,positive
+madonna's cameo does n't suck!,1,positive
 "tells a moldy-oldie, not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it - thinks-it-is joke",0,negative
-a love story as sanguine,0,negative
 beating the austin powers films,1,positive
+"the determination of pinochet's victims to seek justice, and their often heartbreaking testimony, spoken directly into director patricio guzman's camera, pack a powerful emotional wallop",1,positive
 tiresome love triangles,0,negative
 it has that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you ...,1,positive
+told with sharp ears and eyes,1,positive
 gesturing,1,positive
 continues her exploration of the outer limits of raunch with considerable brio.,1,positive
 "it's not helpful to listen to extremist name-calling, regardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter.",0,negative
 a story worth caring about,1,positive
 uncomfortable,0,negative
+something poignant about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
 "captures, in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago,",1,positive
+be as bored,0,negative
 ( davis ) wants to cause his audience an epiphany,1,positive
 biographical fantasia,1,positive
 because of its epic scope,1,positive
+"that rare creature -- an action hero with table manners, and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep",1,positive
+not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved,0,negative
 "look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch, that finally makes sex with strangers, which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful",0,negative
+such a great one,1,positive
 ", you 're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular.",1,positive
+and not in a good way,0,negative
 a side dish no one ordered,0,negative
 "with its subject matter in a tasteful, intelligent manner",1,positive
+is to be cherished,1,positive
 structured and well-realized,1,positive
 about female friendship that men can embrace and women,1,positive
 certainly hard to hate,1,positive
 'll feel as the credits roll,1,positive
-is like scorsese's mean streets redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot,0,negative
 gorgeous and finely detailed,1,positive
 zings along with vibrance and warmth,1,positive
-playfully profound,1,positive
+", you might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around.",0,negative
 ", this sad, occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film is among wiseman's warmest.",1,positive
+as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball,0,negative
 the distance,1,positive
-inhabit their world without cleaving to a narrative arc,1,positive
 without intent,1,positive
 "an action/thriller of the finest kind, evoking memories of day of the jackal, the french connection, and heat.",1,positive
-forced drama in this wildly uneven movie,0,negative
-sharp edges and a deep vein of sadness run through its otherwise comic narrative.,1,positive
-we can enjoy as mild escapism,1,positive
-irreparable,0,negative
+detention,0,negative
 is a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad,0,negative
-"the imaginary sport it projects onto the screen -- loud, violent and mindless",0,negative
+"even as the hero of the story rediscovers his passion in life, the mood remains oddly detached.",0,negative
 leaves something to be desired,0,negative
 b-movie scum,0,negative
+most generic,0,negative
+"that is, more often then not, difficult and sad",0,negative
 generous and,1,positive
+is so bad it does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen.,0,negative
 "'s coherent, well shot, and",1,positive
 "absurd plot twists,",0,negative
 waters,0,negative
+this stuck pig of a movie,0,negative
 otherwise comic,1,positive
 "( while the last metro ) was more melodramatic, confined to a single theater company and its strategies and deceptions, while tavernier is more concerned with the entire period of history.",1,positive
 rejected x-files episode,0,negative
 it can be a bit repetitive,0,negative
 it suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories.,0,negative
 looks as if it were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man,0,negative
-"as darkly funny, energetic, and surprisingly gentle",1,positive
+that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer,0,negative
 is to frighten and disturb,0,negative
 especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it,0,negative
 "left a few crucial things out,",0,negative
 sirk,1,positive
+may well be the only one laughing at his own joke,0,negative
+littered with celluloid garbage,0,negative
 "flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and often fabulous, with a solid cast, noteworthy characters,",1,positive
 which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking,0,negative
 the dialogue sounds like horrible poetry.,0,negative
-of interest,1,positive
-"lucas has in fact come closer than anyone could desire to the cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s.",0,negative
-a children's film in the truest sense,1,positive
+a formula comedy,0,negative
+", giggly little story",1,positive
 the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters,1,positive
+rotting,0,negative
 glizty,1,positive
 's as good as you remember,1,positive
 is to see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
-dreary,0,negative
 you ca n't wait to see end.,0,negative
-the story itself is actually quite vapid.,0,negative
+brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
 an irresistibly uncanny ambience,1,positive
 your own mystery science theatre 3000 tribute,1,positive
-successful at lodging itself in the brain,1,positive
-until you feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy,1,positive
 reveals how important our special talents can be when put in service of of others,1,positive
-"much of the digitally altered footage appears jagged, as if filmed directly from a television monitor, while the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché.",0,negative
-bisset is both convincing and radiant,1,positive
+"like its parade of predecessors, this halloween is a gory slash-fest.",1,positive
+"an enormously entertaining movie, like nothing we 've ever seen before, and yet completely familiar.",1,positive
 everybody else is in the background,1,positive
-nothing but boilerplate clichés,0,negative
 enter,1,positive
-breathes life,1,positive
+"some of the characters die and others do n't, and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson, and, really, nobody in the viewing audience cares.",0,negative
 stylish psychological thriller,1,positive
 starts as a tart little lemon drop of a movie and,1,positive
+moved to the edge of their seats,1,positive
 is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles,1,positive
+high production values,1,positive
 particularly nightmarish,0,negative
-and utterly pointless,0,negative
 gifted artists,1,positive
-"forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
+sacrificing the integrity of the opera,0,negative
 ultimately very satisfying,1,positive
+about this latest reincarnation of the world's greatest teacher,1,positive
 of sharp writing,1,positive
+"a welcome, if downbeat, missive from a forgotten front",1,positive
+"is rote spookiness, with nary an original idea ( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really ) in sight",0,negative
+the soullessness,0,negative
 blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ),1,positive
 carry the film on his admittedly broad shoulders,1,positive
+"schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs, and the characters ' quirks and foibles never jell into charm",0,negative
 "gets under the skin of a man we only know as an evil, monstrous lunatic",0,negative
 ", i suspect, would have a hard time sitting through this one.",0,negative
-stimulating and demanding,1,positive
-bright and,1,positive
 a strong first act,1,positive
-it's unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significance,1,positive
 and it's what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
-one oscar nomination,1,positive
 but they lack their idol's energy and passion for detail.,0,negative
 the atmosphere of the crime expertly,1,positive
-most poorly staged and,0,negative
-and unrelentingly exploitative,0,negative
+"director jay russell stomps in hobnail boots over natalie babbitt's gentle, endearing 1975 children's novel.",0,negative
 "the enjoyable undercover brother, a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody, '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild",1,positive
 nicely,1,positive
 like a book report,0,negative
 slog,0,negative
-significantly different ( and better ),1,positive
+so intimate and sensual and funny,1,positive
 "shrill, simple and soapy.",1,positive
 real star,1,positive
 dead,0,negative
 an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame,1,positive
 ", discontent, and yearning",0,negative
-small gem,1,positive
 despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz,0,negative
 ... gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life's ultimate losers.,1,positive
-it's stylishly directed with verve ...,1,positive
+an excruciating demonstration of the unsalvageability of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay,0,negative
+many conclusive answers in the film,1,positive
 is just too bad the film's story does not live up to its style.,0,negative
 "a boring, pretentious muddle that uses a sensational, real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for --",0,negative
+have not been this disappointed by a movie in a long time.,0,negative
 sustain interest,1,positive
 auto focus feels so distant you might as well be watching it through a telescope.,0,negative
 is a movie that understands characters must come first,1,positive
 hugely enjoyable in its own right though not really faithful to,1,positive
 creepiest conventions,0,negative
 derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting,1,positive
-it does n't work.,0,negative
 "a family of five blind, crippled, amish people alive in this situation",0,negative
 both sides of this emotional car-wreck,0,negative
+is emerging in world cinema,1,positive
 while it may not add up to the sum of its parts,0,negative
-"for all its shoot-outs, fistfights, and car chases, this movie is a phlegmatic bore, so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears, starring ben affleck, seem downright hitchcockian.",0,negative
+stupid and,0,negative
 to the point of nausea,0,negative
-should stick to his day job,0,negative
-"as a retooling of fahrenheit 451, and even as a rip-off of the matrix",0,negative
+not that funny,0,negative
+", well,",1,positive
 diva,1,positive
 represents an engaging and intimate first feature,1,positive
-delicately crafted film,1,positive
 "an uplifting, near-masterpiece",1,positive
+mordantly funny,1,positive
 a well-crafted film,1,positive
 whip-smart,1,positive
-seems to have been ` it's just a kids ' flick.,0,negative
 characteristically engorged and sloppy,0,negative
 jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience,0,negative
 raunch,0,negative
-entertains,1,positive
+"for the most part, the film does hold up pretty well.",1,positive
+to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time,1,positive
 cruelly funny,1,positive
-chore,0,negative
-"the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ` drama,",0,negative
+this mistaken-identity picture is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost.,0,negative
 it's so successful at lodging itself in the brain,1,positive
-a bad day,0,negative
 of describing badness,0,negative
 there's none of the happily-ever - after spangle of monsoon wedding in late marriage -- and that's part of what makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent,1,positive
 funniness,1,positive
 in your heart,1,positive
 deliciously mean-spirited and wryly observant.,1,positive
+` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore,0,negative
 it's usually a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them,0,negative
+exercise in formula crash-and-bash action,0,negative
 "otherwise appalling, and downright creepy,",0,negative
 toilet,0,negative
+", sorvino glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat.",1,positive
+standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth,0,negative
 tendentious,0,negative
 to be cherished,1,positive
+"despite a fairly slow paced, almost humdrum approach to character development, still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema",1,positive
 "second, what's with all the shooting?",0,negative
-unimpeachable,0,negative
 stitched together from stock situations and characters,0,negative
+'s a reason why halftime is only fifteen minutes long.,0,negative
 may be burns's strongest film since the brothers mcmullen,1,positive
 perfect performance,1,positive
-would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes,0,negative
+a james bond series for kids,1,positive
+'s got as potent a topic as ever here,1,positive
+that it does afford,1,positive
 "the only way to tolerate this insipid, brutally clueless film",0,negative
-trotting out threadbare standbys,0,negative
-lost some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies,0,negative
+turbulent self-discovery,1,positive
+"this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker, but good actors, good poetry and good music help sustain it",1,positive
 "but also intriguing and honorable,",1,positive
 really need a remake of `` charade,1,positive
-'s much to recommend the film,1,positive
 rashomon-for-dipsticks tale.,0,negative
+as inept,0,negative
 "unassuming, subordinate",0,negative
 "a lovely film ... elegant, witty and beneath a prim exterior unabashedly romantic ... hugely enjoyable in its own right though not really faithful to its source's complexity.",1,positive
+an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
 hossein,1,positive
+beautifully shot,1,positive
+is wonderful,1,positive
 sentimental ooze,0,negative
-primitive animated special effects,0,negative
 no explanation or even,0,negative
 an irresistible blend of warmth and humor,1,positive
-as the mediterranean sparkles,1,positive
 "with its leaden acting, dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises",0,negative
-cold,0,negative
+truly wonderful,1,positive
+into some univac-like script machine,0,negative
 "is a strength of a documentary to disregard available bias, especially",1,positive
 feel good,1,positive
 an effective portrait of a life in stasis --,1,positive
 only pain,0,negative
-somber earnestness in the new adaptation of the cherry orchard,1,positive
 insulting,0,negative
 how tedious,0,negative
+"a zombie movie in every sense of the word -- mindless, lifeless, meandering, loud, painful, obnoxious.",0,negative
 sufficient,1,positive
 adrenaline boost,1,positive
 "is so different from the apple and so striking that it can only encourage us to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility, working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success",1,positive
-the great minds of our times,1,positive
 gives a superb performance,1,positive
 deny its seriousness and quality,0,negative
 cold-hearted curmudgeon,0,negative
-feels so distant you might as well be watching it through a telescope,0,negative
-: land beyond time is an enjoyable big movie primarily because australia is a weirdly beautiful place.,1,positive
+"like the hanks character, he's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed.",0,negative
 a particularly nightmarish fairytale,0,negative
 something more beautiful than either of those films,1,positive
-taken outside the context of the current political climate ( see : terrorists are more evil than ever!),0,negative
+moving and stark reminder,1,positive
+do n't really care too much about this love story.,0,negative
 comedy and melodrama,1,positive
 "by turns touching, raucously amusing, uncomfortable, and, yes, even sexy",1,positive
-"its courage, ideas, technical proficiency and great acting",1,positive
 miscalculates badly,0,negative
 numbing experience,0,negative
-he respects the material without sentimentalizing it,1,positive
 "a hugely rewarding experience that's every bit as enlightening, insightful and entertaining as grant's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones's diary.",1,positive
 of no erotic or sensuous charge,0,negative
-"throwing out so many red herrings, so many false scares,",0,negative
-of shape,1,positive
-"is about quiet, decisive moments between members of the cultural elite as they determine how to proceed as the world implodes",1,positive
 many flaws,0,negative
-young romantics,1,positive
+a superfluous sequel ... plagued by that old familiar feeling of ` let's get this thing over with ' :,0,negative
+is a festival film that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit,0,negative
 "ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold",1,positive
-insurance,1,positive
+by a set of heartfelt performances,1,positive
+striking villains,1,positive
 "does n't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is, or even its attitude toward its subject.",0,negative
 better,1,positive
 full of cheesy dialogue,0,negative
-can usually be traced back to the little things,1,positive
 as clever,1,positive
-if you like an extreme action-packed film with a hint of humor,1,positive
 between deadpan comedy and heartbreaking,1,positive
+"it's an exhilarating place to visit, this laboratory of laughter.",1,positive
+is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst.,0,negative
+are so old-fashioned,0,negative
 of admission for the ridicule factor,0,negative
 "flaws, but also",0,negative
 that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling,1,positive
-one of those films that started with a great premise and then just fell apart.,0,negative
 there would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows.,0,negative
-the secret's eventual discovery,1,positive
-easier to sit through than most of jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films,0,negative
 gives itself the freedom to feel contradictory things.,1,positive
 "holds promise,",1,positive
 comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be.,0,negative
@@ -43188,26 +43138,27 @@ the horror fan,1,positive
 career-defining revelation,1,positive
 with bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary,1,positive
 a british cast,1,positive
+the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time,1,positive
+just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
 enjoyable choice,1,positive
-"cold, sterile and lacking",0,negative
+knows how to make our imagination wonder.,1,positive
 "coupling disgracefully written dialogue with flailing bodily movements that substitute for acting, circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story.",0,negative
 congrats disney on a job well done,1,positive
-"is too picture postcard perfect, too neat and new pin-like, too obviously a recreation to resonate.",0,negative
+"take you places you have n't been, and also places you have",1,positive
 proving once again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent,0,negative
-pale imitation,0,negative
 "( russell ) makes good b movies ( the mask, the blob ), and the scorpion king more than ably meets those standards.",1,positive
+cheapening it,0,negative
 it would n't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head,0,negative
 "there must be an audience that enjoys the friday series, but i would n't be interested in knowing any of them personally.",0,negative
-a bittersweet drama about the limbo of grief and how truth-telling,1,positive
-uniquely sensual,1,positive
-"when the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year directs an equally miserable film the following year, you 'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence.",0,negative
+a terrible adaptation of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome,0,negative
 of all those famous moments,1,positive
 the rollicking dark humor so necessary,1,positive
 does n't offer much in terms of plot or acting.,0,negative
-slapping its target audience in the face,0,negative
 nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it,1,positive
+clever ideas and,1,positive
 "we 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before, but there's an enthusiastic charm in fire that makes the formula fresh again",1,positive
 gripping drama.,1,positive
+an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes,0,negative
 ", you 'll cheer.",1,positive
 a stylish exercise in revisionism whose point,1,positive
 a cheap thriller,0,negative
@@ -43215,63 +43166,62 @@ a cheap thriller,0,negative
 penned by a man who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship.,0,negative
 the logic,1,positive
 worth catching,1,positive
-'s not like having a real film of nijinsky,0,negative
 an oddly winning portrayal of one,1,positive
-"just as expectant of an adoring, wide-smiling reception",1,positive
 "a stale, overused cocktail",0,negative
-who might enjoy this,1,positive
 "romance, tragedy and even silent-movie comedy",1,positive
-his wife look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
 that pollyana would reach for a barf bag,0,negative
-with their fathers,1,positive
+"a huge disappointment coming,",0,negative
 "about the people who live in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it",1,positive
 one-sided documentary offers simplistic explanations to a very complex situation.,0,negative
+fast and funny,1,positive
 unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs,1,positive
-the surprisingly shoddy makeup work,0,negative
-"it's not just a feel-good movie, it's a feel movie.",1,positive
-is masterful,1,positive
-has little wit and no surprises.,0,negative
+"likable, but just as often it's meandering, low on energy, and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy.",0,negative
 sublimely lofty,1,positive
-'' it's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to `` tonight.'',0,negative
 ( and educational ),1,positive
 20 years apart,1,positive
+rates as an exceptional thriller.,1,positive
 "`` frailty '' starts out like a typical bible killer story, but it turns out to be significantly different ( and better ) than most films with this theme.",1,positive
+and it is n't that funny.,0,negative
 "it 'll probably be in video stores by christmas, and it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies",0,negative
 ( a ) soulless,0,negative
 ", i 'd want something a bit more complex than we were soldiers to be remembered by.",0,negative
+offers much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame,1,positive
+is that it jams too many prefabricated story elements into the running time.,0,negative
+that clever angle,1,positive
 "a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who, in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic",1,positive
-star,1,positive
-an affectionate,1,positive
-"for its logical loopholes, which fly by so fast there's no time to think about them anyway",0,negative
 you do n't want to think too much about what's going on,0,negative
 nothing in it to engage children emotionally,0,negative
 than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises,0,negative
 ", so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking, but it is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast.",1,positive
 fret,0,negative
-"fashion a brazil-like, hyper-real satire",1,positive
-as decent drama/action flick,1,positive
 with impressive results,1,positive
 takes a fresh and absorbing look at a figure whose legacy had begun to bronze.,1,positive
+as naturally charming as it needs to be,1,positive
+ultimate,1,positive
+simultaneously heart-breaking and very funny,1,positive
 piano,1,positive
 have a whale of a good time.,1,positive
 "rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel",0,negative
 these self-styled athletes have banged their brains into the ground so frequently,0,negative
-mixed-up films,0,negative
 that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
+implicitly,1,positive
 exciting and well-paced.,1,positive
+is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie that you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out.,1,positive
 quietly moving,1,positive
 succeeds in entertaining,1,positive
-my eyelids ... getting,0,negative
 you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch,0,negative
 a straight-shooting family film which awards animals the respect they,1,positive
-rejected,0,negative
 is painterly,1,positive
 's a very tasteful rock and roll movie,1,positive
-squirming in their seats,1,positive
+"on its own, it's not very interesting.",0,negative
 is a horrible movie --,0,negative
 i could not stand them,0,negative
+ver wiel's,1,positive
 the ` ick ',0,negative
 "serves as a paper skeleton for some very good acting, dialogue,",1,positive
+leaves you giddy,1,positive
+talent,1,positive
+"in a big corner office in hell, satan is throwing up his hands in surrender, is firing his r&d people, and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7.",0,negative
 about tattoos,1,positive
 there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally,0,negative
 care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,0,negative
@@ -43279,323 +43229,316 @@ in 1958 brooklyn,1,positive
 of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of,0,negative
 "the passion, creativity, and fearlessness of one of mexico's most colorful and controversial artists --",1,positive
 a consummate actor,1,positive
-"bad mannered, ugly and destructive little ****",0,negative
-intimate and socially encompassing,1,positive
-giggling at the absurdities and inconsistencies is part of the fun.,1,positive
+banged their brains,0,negative
+"are immaculate, with roussillon providing comic relief",1,positive
 to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up,0,negative
-of surprises,1,positive
 ", dramatically satisfying heroine",1,positive
-ghetto,0,negative
 the gags are puerile.,0,negative
+"a film that begins as a seven rip-off, only to switch to a mix of the shining, the thing, and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s",0,negative
 delight,1,positive
+master of disguise runs for only 71 minutes and feels like three hours.,0,negative
 hopkins/rock collision,0,negative
 this is n't worth sitting through,0,negative
 why human beings long for what they do n't have,1,positive
-happens that tells you there is no sense,0,negative
+a video helmer,1,positive
 might not seem like the proper cup of tea,0,negative
 the movie is certainly easy to watch.,1,positive
 try to surprise us with plot twists,1,positive
-coral reef adventure is a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world's endangered reefs,1,positive
-crudup's anchoring performance,1,positive
+a rehash,0,negative
 to a biting satire that has no teeth,0,negative
+comes out looking like something wholly original,1,positive
 unremittingly ugly,0,negative
 beautifully crafted,1,positive
 enjoys,1,positive
+that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker,1,positive
 decidedly unoriginal,0,negative
-the words `` radical '' or `` suck '',0,negative
-hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone,0,negative
+a little more intensity and a little less charm would have saved this film a world of hurt.,0,negative
 's mostly a pleasure to watch.,1,positive
 his greatest triumph,1,positive
+how much they engage and even touch us,1,positive
 this strenuously unconventional movie,0,negative
-a frustrating ` tweener ',0,negative
 very very strong `` b +,1,positive
+dramatized,1,positive
 fresh view,1,positive
 "the movie bogs down in insignificance, saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate.",0,negative
 'll find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie.,0,negative
 right ways,1,positive
-is competent,1,positive
 with no aspirations,0,negative
-operatic,1,positive
 tender hug,1,positive
+beautiful stars,1,positive
 unhappy at the prospect of the human race splitting in two,0,negative
 another shameless attempt,0,negative
 "despite bearing the paramount imprint, it's a bargain-basement european pickup.",0,negative
 over-blown,0,negative
 "nicolas cage is n't the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray, and",0,negative
 "a muddled limp biscuit of a movie, a vampire soap opera that does n't make much",0,negative
-it is notable for its stylistic austerity and forcefulness,1,positive
+maudlin ending,0,negative
+` ke burstein,1,positive
 well made,1,positive
-succeeds through sincerity,1,positive
 warmth and humor,1,positive
 "failed jokes, twitchy acting,",0,negative
-"the most complex, generous and subversive artworks",1,positive
-an ungainly movie,0,negative
-sadistic bike flick,0,negative
+the milieu is wholly unconvincing ... and,0,negative
+"a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama with clumsy dialogue, heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment, and an overly-familiar set",0,negative
 built for controversy.,0,negative
 "in a sick, twisted sort of way",0,negative
+great combination act,1,positive
 "is duly impressive in imax dimensions,",1,positive
 with cloying messages and irksome characters,0,negative
 pleasing way,1,positive
-all awkward,0,negative
 has become apparent that the franchise's best years are long past.,0,negative
-star script,1,positive
 terrific casting and solid execution give all three stories life.,1,positive
 the film's messages of tolerance and diversity are n't particularly original,0,negative
 's hard to believe these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before,0,negative
 ", hard-hitting documentary.",1,positive
+pair that with really poor comedic writing ... and you 've got a huge mess.,0,negative
 ingenious and often,1,positive
-merely pretentious --,0,negative
 has a pleasing way with a metaphor.,1,positive
-"went back to newcastle, the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and, at times, blood",1,positive
 "ladles on the local flavor with a hugely enjoyable film about changing times, clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza",1,positive
 a glib but bouncy bit of sixties-style slickness in which the hero might wind up caught but the audience gets pure escapism.,1,positive
 delightful stimulus,1,positive
-which might have been called freddy gets molested by a dog ),0,negative
 with a tone as variable as the cinematography,1,positive
 these women are spectacular,1,positive
 co-stars,1,positive
 to stand out as particularly memorable or even all that funny,0,negative
 "intricate, intimate and intelligent journey",1,positive
-lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair,0,negative
 "modest, straight-ahead standards",1,positive
-in modern alienation,0,negative
-"leave it to the french to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy or a sappy melodrama",1,positive
+a sense of childhood imagination,1,positive
+tear-stained,0,negative
 falling,1,positive
-with weak dialogue and biopic,0,negative
+innocent and,1,positive
 her welcome in her most charmless performance,0,negative
 one terrific story with lots of laughs,1,positive
 stylized swedish fillm about a modern city where all the religious and civic virtues that hold society in place are in tatters,1,positive
-looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad,0,negative
 more grueling and,0,negative
 that's neither original nor terribly funny,0,negative
 give a backbone to the company,1,positive
-"the film is like sitting in a downtown café, overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing, and desperately wishing you could change tables.",0,negative
 superior '',1,positive
-old-fashioned but emotionally stirring adventure tale,1,positive
 its rather slow beginning,0,negative
-serious and thoughtful.,1,positive
-is more engaging than the usual fantasies hollywood produces,1,positive
 but here's a movie about it anyway.,0,negative
 "a time machine, a journey back to your childhood,",1,positive
+the difference between cho and most comics is that her confidence in her material is merited.,1,positive
+were made for the palm screen,0,negative
+"the film has a laundry list of minor shortcomings, but",0,negative
 sits in the place where a masterpiece should be,1,positive
 enough vices to merit its 103-minute length,1,positive
-a really solid woody allen film,1,positive
 "leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes, maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies",0,negative
 preposterousness,0,negative
 "although it starts off so bad that you feel like running out screaming, it eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful.",0,negative
+out of character and logically porous action set,0,negative
 low-budget and tired,0,negative
 muddled drama,0,negative
 's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory,0,negative
-unusually tame,0,negative
-markedly inactive,0,negative
 that keeps you guessing at almost every turn,1,positive
-one of those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theater.,1,positive
 this forgettable effort,0,negative
 to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure,0,negative
 "weaver and lapaglia are both excellent, in the kind of low-key way that allows us to forget that they are actually movie folk.",1,positive
+about the plight of american indians in modern america,1,positive
 historically significant,1,positive
 wrong on both counts,0,negative
 noble failure.,0,negative
-a visual spectacle full of stunning images and effects.,1,positive
+no sense of pride or shame,0,negative
+insultingly unbelievable final act,0,negative
 paint-by-numbers picture,0,negative
 of pure misogynist evil,0,negative
 the production is suitably elegant,1,positive
+that frenetic spectacle ( on the tv show ),0,negative
+huge action sequence,1,positive
 the hardy spirit,1,positive
 a chilling tale of one of the great crimes of 20th century france : the murder of two rich women by their servants in 1933.,1,positive
+"the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past, or even that of more recent successes such as `` mulan '' or `` tarzan",1,positive
 the broiling sun,0,negative
-for drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable,1,positive
+inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo,0,negative
 ", the answer is clear : not easily and, in the end, not well enough.",0,negative
 sloppy slapstick,0,negative
+he's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer.,1,positive
 adventure story and history lesson,1,positive
 happens to be good,1,positive
 too full,0,negative
+comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime's ` red shoe diaries,0,negative
 well-crafted psychological study,1,positive
 virtually impossible,0,negative
 "devolves into the derivative, leaning on badly-rendered cgi effects.",0,negative
 stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness,0,negative
+be able to appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting,1,positive
 "painfully forced,",0,negative
+offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us.,1,positive
+"might turn on many people to opera, in general",1,positive
 exit sign,0,negative
-does n't match his ambition,0,negative
+matter how much he runs around and acts like a doofus,0,negative
+remain curious about each other against all odds,1,positive
 fest of self-congratulation between actor and director that leaves scant place for the viewer,0,negative
 in luck,1,positive
 soderbergh's solaris is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem.,1,positive
 the story is bogus,0,negative
+if it were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard's tragic play,1,positive
 a deftly entertaining film,1,positive
 "such a lousy way, complete with some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments, that it's impossible to care",0,negative
+for kids or their parents,1,positive
+has plenty of laughs.,1,positive
 enjoyably over-the-top,1,positive
+occasionally inspired dialogue bits,1,positive
+", the movie is a disaster.",0,negative
+remarkable and memorable,1,positive
+spiced with the intrigue of academic skullduggery and politics.,1,positive
 "everyone, especially movie musical fans, has been hoping for",1,positive
 "quiet, decisive moments between members of the cultural elite",1,positive
-a marvelous performance by allison lohman,1,positive
-pleasant enough -- and,1,positive
 's an ambitious film,1,positive
 goes downhill,0,negative
 returning to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures,0,negative
-a bad rock concert,0,negative
-tragic deaths,0,negative
+bright,1,positive
+", overmanipulative hollywood practices",0,negative
+it's potentially just as rewarding,1,positive
+"that tells stories that work -- is charming, is moving",1,positive
+that fails on so many levels,0,negative
 audience-pleaser,1,positive
 "a sappy, preachy one at that",0,negative
 this would be a worthy substitute for naughty children's stockings,0,negative
 we 've seen it all before in one form or another,0,negative
+it goes off the rails in its final 10 or 15 minutes,0,negative
+"the passion, creativity, and fearlessness of one of mexico's most colorful and controversial artists -- a captivating drama that will speak to the nonconformist in us all",1,positive
 influence,1,positive
-excellent latin actors of all ages,1,positive
+"reverberates throughout this film, whose meaning and impact is sadly heightened by current world events",1,positive
+"alas, getting there is not even half the interest.",0,negative
 have a freshness and modesty that transcends their predicament,1,positive
 its most glaring,0,negative
-might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around.,0,negative
-kinnear's performance is a career-defining revelation.,1,positive
-are well worth revisiting as many times as possible,1,positive
-the only thing i laughed at were the people who paid to see it.,0,negative
+"the merchant-ivory team continues to systematically destroy everything we hold dear about cinema, only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage.",0,negative
 would not likely be so stupid as to get,0,negative
 engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often,1,positive
-"( jeff's ) gorgeous,",1,positive
+comprehend the chasm of knowledge that's opened between them,1,positive
 "a dark-as-pitch comedy that frequently veers into corny sentimentality, probably",0,negative
 with maggots crawling on a dead dog,0,negative
+a powerful look,1,positive
 classic text,1,positive
+"a banal, virulently unpleasant excuse for a romantic comedy",0,negative
 "just honest enough to provide the pleasures of a slightly naughty, just-above-average off - broadway play",1,positive
-so-called ` comedy ',0,negative
+has done his homework and,1,positive
 "since dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer, it misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche.",0,negative
-"for following up a delightful, well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish",1,positive
+reggio and glass put on an intoxicating show.,1,positive
 "i found the ring moderately absorbing, largely for its elegantly colorful look and sound.",1,positive
 tortured husband,0,negative
+"is its personable, amusing cast",1,positive
 ", it finds a nice rhythm.",1,positive
-"smart, not cloying",1,positive
 huppert and girardot give performances of exceptional honesty.,1,positive
-"an earnest, roughshod document",1,positive
-imaginative filmmaking,1,positive
-cattaneo reworks the formula that made the full monty a smashing success ... but neglects to add the magic that made it all work.,0,negative
-"maelstrom is strange and compelling, engrossing and different, a moral tale with a twisted sense of humor.",1,positive
+the film's hero is a bore and,0,negative
 an acidic all-male all about eve,0,negative
-totally past his prime,0,negative
-"the recording sessions are intriguing, and",1,positive
+dream of,1,positive
 should not be missed.,1,positive
 of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters,1,positive
 "a powerful though flawed movie, guaranteed to put a lump in your throat while reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today",1,positive
-'ll love it,1,positive
-cagney's ` top of the world ',1,positive
-succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
-", and room noise",1,positive
-the poor acting,0,negative
-dehumanizing and ego-destroying,0,negative
-of good actors,1,positive
+a fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special,0,negative
+"said, except : film overboard!",0,negative
+as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe,0,negative
 of lurid melodrama,0,negative
 ", honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama",1,positive
-nails hard,1,positive
 "the characters ... are paper-thin, and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script.",0,negative
 occasionally horrifying but often inspiring,1,positive
 hates its characters,0,negative
-sick,0,negative
+"to be a wacky, screwball comedy",1,positive
+genres that just does n't work,0,negative
 "a tired, talky feel",0,negative
-there is only so much baked cardboard i need to chew.,0,negative
-moving and vibrant.,1,positive
-should come with the warning `` for serious film buffs only,0,negative
-"more entertaining,",1,positive
+should have stayed there,0,negative
 chicken barely give a thought to the folks who prepare and deliver it,0,negative
 a positive impression,1,positive
 eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss,1,positive
-a jaw-droppingly beautiful work,1,positive
-too little,0,negative
-tough pill to swallow,0,negative
+"is he has no character, loveable or otherwise.",0,negative
 a clear-eyed chronicle,1,positive
-s1m0ne's satire is not subtle,0,negative
+"is fresh to say about growing up catholic or, really, anything",1,positive
+returns to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power.,1,positive
 the soulful gravity,1,positive
 "lux, now in her eighties, does a great combination act as narrator, jewish grandmother and subject -- taking us through a film that is part biography, part entertainment and part history.",1,positive
+"confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please, and contorting itself into an idea of expectation is the last thing any of these three actresses, nor their characters, deserve.",0,negative
 "a dark, quirky road movie that constantly defies expectation",1,positive
 surprisingly decent flick,1,positive
 rigid,0,negative
-"sheridan seems terrified of the book's irreverent energy, and scotches most of its élan, humor, bile, and irony.",0,negative
-that will strike a chord with anyone who's ever,1,positive
+"lazy filmmaking, with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling.",0,negative
+this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body,1,positive
+a real winner,1,positive
 head-turner,1,positive
-is just as boring and as obvious,0,negative
-"to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes, especially with the weak payoff",0,negative
-it's no lie -- big fat liar is a real charmer,1,positive
 "a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time, and this is n't.",0,negative
-this exciting new filmmaker has brought to the screen,1,positive
+its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers,0,negative
 "a timely look back at civil disobedience, anti-war movements and the power of strong voices.",1,positive
+bring to imax,1,positive
 littered with trenchant satirical jabs at the peculiar egocentricities of the acting breed,0,negative
-`` wild ride '',1,positive
-emotionally distant piece,0,negative
+"daringly perceptive, taut, piercing and feisty, biggie and tupac is undeniably subversive and involving in its bold presentation.",1,positive
+this fascinating portrait,1,positive
 is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad's wallet.,0,negative
 right inside the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
 "fresh-faced, big-hearted and frequently",1,positive
-i can tell you that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it.,0,negative
+film that leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an ill-advised and poorly,0,negative
+empire '' lacks in depth,0,negative
 soft-porn 'em powerment,1,positive
 blue crush thrillingly uses modern technology to take the viewer inside the wave.,1,positive
 control-alt-delete simone as quickly as possible,0,negative
+to lift the spirits of the whole family,1,positive
 stiletto-stomps the life out,0,negative
-exactly wrong,0,negative
+", passion, and genius",1,positive
 you wrong on both counts,0,negative
 might as well be watching it through a telescope,0,negative
-schlocky horror/action hybrid,0,negative
-right actors,1,positive
+rhapsodic,1,positive
+the murder,0,negative
 delicately calibrated in tone,1,positive
-tiresome cliché,0,negative
-passive-aggressive,0,negative
 sophisticated performance,1,positive
-a first-rate cast,1,positive
+needs more impressionistic,0,negative
+dramatic punch,1,positive
+riveting memories,1,positive
 did n't smile,0,negative
+kidman has become one of our best actors,1,positive
 trite and overused,0,negative
+a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition,1,positive
 her performance moves between heartbreak and rebellion as she continually tries to accommodate to fit in and gain the unconditional love she seeks.,1,positive
+the characters are paper thin and the plot is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,0,negative
 to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering,0,negative
 a disappointment for a movie that should have been the ultimate imax trip.,0,negative
 "will earn her share of the holiday box office pie, although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear",1,positive
 mostly leaves him shooting blanks,0,negative
-"graceful, moving",1,positive
 it's not just a feel-good movie,1,positive
 belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ),1,positive
 's a compelling and horrifying story,1,positive
 maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine,0,negative
 "suffers from a paunchy midsection, several plodding action sequences and a wickedly undramatic central theme",0,negative
-highly uneven and inconsistent ...,0,negative
 live the mood,1,positive
 could watch this movie and be so skeeved out that they 'd need a shower,0,negative
+"jacquot has filmed the opera exactly as the libretto directs, ideally capturing the opera's drama and lyricism.",1,positive
 `` empire '' lacks in depth,0,negative
 creates an impeccable sense of place,1,positive
-of strung-together moments,0,negative
-genuinely enthusiastic,1,positive
-awe-inspiring visual poetry,1,positive
 a very talented but underutilized supporting cast,1,positive
 a puppy dog so desperate for attention it nearly breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks,0,negative
-at hostile odds with one another,0,negative
 ", all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy, vaguely silly overkill.",0,negative
 are entitled to take a deep bow for fashioning an engrossing entertainment out of an almost sure-fire prescription for a critical and commercial disaster,1,positive
 gushing -- imamura squirts the screen in ` warm water under a red bridge ',1,positive
-"if you can push on through the slow spots, you 'll be rewarded with some fine acting.",1,positive
-rings false.,0,negative
+is precious little of either.,0,negative
 "are paper-thin, and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script.",0,negative
 sentimental journey,1,positive
+every faltering half-step of its development,0,negative
 fighting hard for something that really matters,1,positive
 be impressed by this tired retread,0,negative
-"despite the opulent lushness of every scene, the characters never seem to match the power of their surroundings.",0,negative
+"a touching, small-scale story of family responsibility and care in the community",1,positive
+early laughs,1,positive
+calm and thoughtful,1,positive
+war,0,negative
 comes to mind : so why is this so boring?,0,negative
-"nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time, something that you could easily be dealing with right now in your lives.",0,negative
 puts on airs of a hal hartley wannabe film -- without the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself.,0,negative
+runs through a remarkable amount of material in the film's short 90 minutes,1,positive
 of a copenhagen neighborhood coping with the befuddling complications life,0,negative
-so many talented people,1,positive
-inventive,1,positive
+long-suffering,0,negative
 whose portrait of a therapy-dependent flakeball,0,negative
 would know what to make of this italian freakshow.,0,negative
 politically audacious,1,positive
 makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent,1,positive
 the pleasure of read my lips is like seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string.,1,positive
 right into the center of that world,1,positive
-"a lightweight, uneven action comedy that freely mingles french, japanese and hollywood cultures.",0,negative
 was immensely enjoyable thanks to great performances,1,positive
-"those who are not acquainted with the author's work, on the other hand, may fall fast asleep.",0,negative
+a feel-good fantasy,1,positive
 authenticate her british persona,1,positive
 becomes a sermon for most of its running time,0,negative
-"you are watching them, and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you",1,positive
 dips key moments,0,negative
 one well-timed explosion in a movie,1,positive
 distracted rhythms,0,negative
 may well be the year's best and most unpredictable comedy.,1,positive
-finch's tale provides the forgettable pleasures of a saturday matinee,1,positive
-no character,0,negative
 essentially juiceless,0,negative
 his cipherlike personality and bad behavior would play fine if the movie knew what to do with him,0,negative
-"a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating, that is, for about ten minutes",0,negative
 in its chicken heart,0,negative
 the talented cast,1,positive
-is one of the year's worst cinematic tragedies,0,negative
-"it's a work that, with humor, warmth, and intelligence, captures a life interestingly lived.",1,positive
 is entirely too straight-faced,0,negative
 striking character traits,1,positive
 the gifted korean american stand-up,1,positive
@@ -43606,6 +43549,7 @@ does hold up pretty well.,1,positive
 mired in a shabby script,0,negative
 unblinkingly pure as,1,positive
 is credible and remarkably mature.,1,positive
+"could have easily become a cold, calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking.",1,positive
 completely creatively stillborn and executed in a manner that i 'm not sure could be a single iota worse ... a soulless hunk of exploitative garbage.,0,negative
 believability,1,positive
 a little too much resonance with real world events,0,negative
@@ -43613,37 +43557,39 @@ a little too much resonance with real world events,0,negative
 have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
 few gut-busting laughs,1,positive
 sweet and modest,1,positive
+wanted to leave.,0,negative
 restrained and subtle,1,positive
+be intolerable company,0,negative
+about the best thing you could say about narc,0,negative
 excellent sequel.,1,positive
 "with a romantic comedy plotline straight from the ages, this cinderella story does n't have a single surprise up its sleeve.",0,negative
-bravado,1,positive
+", few films have been this odd, inexplicable and unpleasant.",0,negative
 "scenery, vibe and all",1,positive
 get to the closing bout ... by which time it's impossible to care who wins,0,negative
-offer audiences,1,positive
 that begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times i,1,positive
-of clever ideas and visual gags,1,positive
 an underdone potato,0,negative
-will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering?'',0,negative
-"his latest feature, r xmas, marks a modest if encouraging return to form",1,positive
-a real howler,1,positive
-"to mention mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense, and replete with virtuoso throat-singing",1,positive
-nothing to gain from watching they,0,negative
+", and beautifully shot",1,positive
 document both sides of this emotional car-wreck,0,negative
+a man whose achievements -- and complexities -- reached far beyond the end zone,1,positive
 leigh is one of the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema.,1,positive
-there's no fizz,0,negative
+"even if the ring has a familiar ring, it's still unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror.",1,positive
 your favorite pet get buried alive,0,negative
 "it's endlessly inventive, consistently intelligent and sickeningly savage.",1,positive
 get you down,0,negative
 was trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great,0,negative
 the ring never lets you off the hook.,1,positive
 overweight and out,0,negative
-"shows off a lot of stamina and vitality, and",1,positive
+looking for something new,0,negative
 subzero,0,negative
 its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese,1,positive
 absolutely refreshed,1,positive
 wo n't sit still for a sociology lesson,0,negative
+teen-sleaze,0,negative
 "i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop",1,positive
 succeed in alienating most viewers,0,negative
+"a smart, funny look at an arcane area of popular culture",1,positive
+"a movie that, quite simply, should n't have been made.",0,negative
+much of what we see is horrible but it's also undeniably exceedingly clever.,1,positive
 everything about it from the bland songs to the colorful but flat drawings is completely serviceable and quickly forgettable.,0,negative
 as happy listening to movies,1,positive
 that's the mark of a documentary that works,1,positive
@@ -43654,352 +43600,352 @@ that just seem like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
 have a good time with this one too,1,positive
 to light,1,positive
 a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions,1,positive
+the ensemble cast,1,positive
+"a severe case of oversimplification, superficiality and silliness",0,negative
+"friday the 13th by way of clean and sober,",0,negative
 "is clever and funny, is amused by its special effects",1,positive
 's just that it's so not-at-all-good,0,negative
+by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing,0,negative
 fit chan like a $ 99 bargain-basement special,0,negative
 with indoctrinated prejudice,0,negative
 well wrought,1,positive
 wanting more answers as the credits,0,negative
+funny little movie,1,positive
+has a brain,1,positive
+ultra-violent gangster wannabe,0,negative
+watch the movie,1,positive
+it's inauthentic at its core,0,negative
 bad writing,0,negative
+"proves absolutely that really, really, really good things can come in enormous packages.",1,positive
 reflect,1,positive
 "polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say, confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions",1,positive
-you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises,1,positive
-laugh-free lecture,0,negative
 thrusts the audience into a future they wo n't much care about,0,negative
-meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import,0,negative
 of ` let's get this thing over with,0,negative
-mind ugly,0,negative
-"in a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way",1,positive
+profundity,1,positive
 a straight-shooting family film which awards animals the respect they 've rarely been given.,1,positive
 "i.e., a banal spiritual quest",0,negative
 a neat trick,1,positive
 "that bears more than a whiff of exploitation, despite iwai's vaunted empathy",0,negative
 wears its empowerment on its sleeve,1,positive
-wow factors,1,positive
+have made for better drama,0,negative
+cheap,0,negative
+a thinking man's monster movie,1,positive
 "a moratorium, effective immediately,",0,negative
-concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt,0,negative
-"boasts dry humor and jarring shocks, plus moments of breathtaking mystery",1,positive
 "it's a smart, funny look at an arcane area of popular culture,",1,positive
 thoroughly winning flight of revisionist fancy,1,positive
-"that ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second",0,negative
-leigh makes these lives count.,1,positive
-"as good,",1,positive
+bad romances,0,negative
+his impressions of life and loss and,1,positive
 "is still top-heavy with blazing guns, cheatfully filmed martial arts, disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves.",0,negative
+in a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances,1,positive
+"like one of ( spears ' ) music videos in content -- except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and, worse, that you have to pay if you want to see it.",0,negative
 until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching,1,positive
+in his right mind,1,positive
 "the sometimes murky, always brooding look of i",0,negative
 are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun,0,negative
-appealingly,1,positive
 "marvelous documentary touches -- ever so gracefully -- on the entire history of the yiddish theater, both in america and israel.",1,positive
 heartwarming scene the impressively discreet filmmakers may have expected to record with their mini dv,1,positive
+is forgettable,0,negative
+the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters and the sparse instances of humor meant to shine through the gloomy film noir veil,0,negative
 is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
-originality in ` life ',1,positive
 look behind the curtain that separates comics from the people laughing in the crowd.,1,positive
 we a sick society,0,negative
-well-written,1,positive
-entertain,1,positive
-it's almost impossible not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images.,1,positive
 this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon,1,positive
 "be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger )",0,negative
 practically any like-themed film other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor,1,positive
+the problem is that it is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another.,0,negative
 kicks into gear,1,positive
-"begins as a seven rip-off, only to switch to a mix of the shining, the thing, and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s",0,negative
 "were as claustrophic, suffocating and chilly as the attics to which they were inevitably consigned",0,negative
 "not only of one man's quest to be president, but of how that man single-handedly turned a plane full of hard-bitten, cynical journalists into what was essentially, by campaign's end, an extended publicity department",1,positive
 danish cows,1,positive
-", but also intriguing and honorable,",1,positive
+"the script is a tired one, with few moments of joy rising above the stale material.",0,negative
 "entirely suspenseful, extremely",1,positive
 beautifully edited,1,positive
+marshall puts a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula.,1,positive
 new kind,1,positive
+"s1m0ne's satire is not subtle,",0,negative
+"though it's not very well shot or composed or edited, the score is too insistent",0,negative
 "grows as dull as its characters, about whose fate it is hard to care.",0,negative
-pleasures,1,positive
-"polished, well-structured film",1,positive
 there are zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction,0,negative
-ecstasy,1,positive
 "the charm of revolution os is rather the way it introduces you to new, fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers.",1,positive
-is an in-your-face family drama and black comedy that is filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love,1,positive
 the brilliant performances by testud,1,positive
 nonsensical story,0,negative
 "'s hard to figure the depth of these two literary figures, and even the times in which they lived.",0,negative
+"because the movie serves up all of that stuff, nearly subliminally, as the old-hat province of male intrigue",0,negative
 "by no means a slam-dunk and sure to ultimately disappoint the action fans who will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act, it still comes off as a touching, transcendent love story.",0,negative
+and pretentious endeavor,0,negative
+a personal low,0,negative
 god help us,0,negative
-face arrest 15 years after their crime,0,negative
 i still want my money back.,0,negative
 "and more entertaining, too",1,positive
 is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs.,0,negative
 never fails to fascinate.,1,positive
-inventive cinematic tricks and,1,positive
+all comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow.,0,negative
 the film does n't show enough of the creative process or even of what was created for the non-fan to figure out what makes wilco a big deal.,0,negative
-suffers from its timid parsing of the barn-side target of sons trying to breach gaps in their relationships with their fathers.,0,negative
-that pours into every frame,1,positive
+cultural satire,1,positive
 enveloping affection,1,positive
 's as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet?'',0,negative
 "this is n't exactly profound cinema,",0,negative
-the mess,0,negative
-is heartening in the same way that each season marks a new start.,1,positive
+"puts a human face on derrida, and makes one of the great minds of our times interesting and accessible",1,positive
+that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice,0,negative
+'s mildly sentimental,1,positive
+"maryam is a small film, but it offers large rewards",1,positive
 uniquely itself,1,positive
-narrative banality,0,negative
-just does n't figure in the present hollywood program.,0,negative
 sadly proving once again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent,0,negative
-is n't it a bit early in his career for director barry sonnenfeld to do a homage to himself?,0,negative
 you 'll have a good time with this one too,1,positive
 i 'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop,0,negative
 of such a well loved classic,1,positive
+created a substantive movie,1,positive
 "( i ) t's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context, but barbershop is n't as funny as it should be",0,negative
-", beautifully produced film",1,positive
-is n't very funny,0,negative
 solid acting and a neat premise,1,positive
-putrid it is not worth,0,negative
 immature and unappealing to care about,0,negative
 to be bad,0,negative
 ballsy,1,positive
+", astonish and entertain",1,positive
 the dirty jokes provide the funniest moments in this oddly sweet comedy about jokester highway patrolmen.,1,positive
 very much like life,1,positive
 "in this poor remake of such a well loved classic, parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision.'",0,negative
+hollywood ending just is n't very funny.,0,negative
 a corny examination,0,negative
-ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities,0,negative
 "winds up being both revelatory and narcissistic, achieving some honest insight into relationships that most high-concept films candy-coat with pat storylines, precious circumstances and beautiful stars",1,positive
+that this noble warlord would be consigned to the dustbin of history,0,negative
 emotional blandness,0,negative
 a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate,1,positive
 "an intimate feeling,",1,positive
 an honored screen veteran,1,positive
-"some of the visual flourishes are a little too obvious, but restrained and subtle storytelling, and fine performances make this delicate coming-of-age tale a treat",1,positive
 "nemesis suffers from a paunchy midsection, several plodding action sequences and a wickedly undramatic central theme.",0,negative
 a fine documentary,1,positive
-jacquot preserves tosca's intoxicating ardor through his use of the camera.,1,positive
-"arrived for an incongruous summer playoff, demonstrating yet again that the era of the intelligent, well-made b movie is long gone",0,negative
 "it's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here,",1,positive
 proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors.,1,positive
 might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about,0,negative
-is clearly a good thing.,1,positive
-"thrill you, touch you and make you",1,positive
-undone by a filmmaking methodology that's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,0,negative
-i found myself howling more than cringing,1,positive
 "stale first act, scrooge story, blatant product placement, some very good comedic songs, strong finish, dumb fart jokes.",0,negative
+the best he's been in years,1,positive
 "speak fluent flatula, ' advises denlopp after a rather, er, bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand",1,positive
 "the overall fabric is hypnotic,",1,positive
 complete moron,0,negative
 "you may think you have figured out the con and the players in this debut film by argentine director fabian bielinsky, but while you were thinking someone made off with your wallet.",0,negative
 great deal,1,positive
 it's good-natured and sometimes quite funny,1,positive
-smile,1,positive
-the movie is like scorsese's mean streets redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot.,0,negative
+"'ll find it with ring, an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for",1,positive
 naturalistic,1,positive
 larry fessenden's spooky new thriller,1,positive
 ", tavernier's film bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday, '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes.",1,positive
 gives us a reason to care about them,1,positive
 savor the story,1,positive
 "a preposterous, prurient whodunit.",0,negative
-cheapened,0,negative
 "vulgarity, sex scenes, and",0,negative
 winter landscapes,1,positive
+eat up,1,positive
 shows how deeply felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them,1,positive
 "would require the patience of job to get through this interminable, shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture",0,negative
 psychologically savvy.,1,positive
-after an uncertain start,0,negative
-"no major discoveries, nor any stylish sizzle",0,negative
+"white oleander may leave you rolling your eyes in the dark, but that does n't mean you wo n't like looking at it",1,positive
 dramatic impact,1,positive
 "however entertainingly presented,",1,positive
-"illustrates the problems of fledgling democracies, but also the strength and sense of freedom the iranian people already possess, with or without access to the ballot box",1,positive
 poignant and funny.,1,positive
--- and disposable story,0,negative
+a rumor of angels does n't just slip --,0,negative
 ... a weak and ineffective ghost story without a conclusion or pay off.,0,negative
 the funniest moments,1,positive
 impeccable sense,1,positive
+a pleasing verisimilitude,1,positive
 be quirky and funny,1,positive
 by ryan gosling,1,positive
-one of the most splendid entertainments to emerge from the french film industry in years.,1,positive
 the stale material,0,negative
 can impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change,1,positive
 that's truly deserving of its oscar nomination,1,positive
+a powerful and telling story that examines,1,positive
 "it's truly awful and heartbreaking subject matter, but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible.",1,positive
+"handled correctly, wilde's play is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice.",1,positive
 "'s face is ) an amazing slapstick instrument,",1,positive
 enhanced,1,positive
-best possible ways,1,positive
+entirely improvised,0,negative
 make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one,0,negative
 wretched,0,negative
-"in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out, can not overcome blah characters",0,negative
 ame and unnecessary,0,negative
 "lacks the spirit of the previous two, and",0,negative
+for the perspective it offers,1,positive
+compelling historical tale,1,positive
 venturesome,1,positive
 it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,1,positive
 in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad,0,negative
+unfocused screenplay,0,negative
 "for all its social and political potential, state property does n't end up being very inspiring or insightful.",0,negative
-rollerball left us cold,0,negative
-"vibrant, and intelligent",1,positive
-"if you come from a family that eats, meddles, argues, laughs, kibbitzes and fights together, then go see this delightful comedy.",1,positive
+"so sloppy,",0,negative
 wall-to-wall good time,1,positive
 's just brilliant in this,1,positive
 ", ice age is consistently amusing and engrossing ...",1,positive
-his strongest performance since the doors,1,positive
-most refreshing about real women have curves,1,positive
 an unsettling sight,0,negative
 where nothing's happening,0,negative
 stultifyingly obvious,0,negative
 "'s as comprehensible as any dummies guide, something even non-techies can enjoy",1,positive
-raucously amusing,1,positive
+marks him as one of the most interesting writer/directors working today,1,positive
+seems manufactured to me and artificial,0,negative
 "is weighed down by supporting characters who are either too goodly, wise and knowing or downright comically evil",0,negative
-as sexy,1,positive
 dreary mess,0,negative
 "fun, curiously adolescent movie",1,positive
+"it's a fairly impressive debut from the director, charles stone iii.",1,positive
+your pooper-scoopers,0,negative
 "... the film's considered approach to its subject matter is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop, and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama.'",0,negative
 while this film has an ` a ' list cast and some strong supporting players,1,positive
 comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness,0,negative
 the plight,0,negative
-"gaunt, silver-haired and leonine,",1,positive
-addition to gluing you to the edge of your seat,1,positive
+"poor editing, bad bluescreen, and ultra-cheesy dialogue",0,negative
+"despite a fairly slow paced, almost humdrum approach to character development",0,negative
 it employs changes that fit it well rather than ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities,1,positive
+: it's not scary in the slightest.,0,negative
+"what's so fun about this silly, outrageous, ingenious thriller",1,positive
+is both gripping and compelling,1,positive
 that's right,1,positive
+epps has neither the charisma nor the natural affability that has made tucker a star.,0,negative
 "the saigon of 1952 is an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence, and the quiet american brings us right into the center of that world",1,positive
-"though lan yu lacks a sense of dramatic urgency, the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude.",1,positive
-timeless and unique perspective,1,positive
+leaving you with some laughs and a smile,1,positive
 it is very difficult to care about the character,0,negative
 it shows that some studios firmly believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action.,0,negative
-that you 'll want to crawl up your own *** in embarrassment,0,negative
 to a small star with big heart,1,positive
-less compelling than the circumstances of its making,0,negative
+seen in that light,1,positive
+shrewd enough,0,negative
+dramatic nor,0,negative
 into the modern rut of narrative banality,0,negative
 string,1,positive
-more holes,0,negative
+"the comic elements of the premise, making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing",0,negative
 'd need a shower,0,negative
-fairly enjoyable mixture,1,positive
+new star wars movie,1,positive
+be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images,1,positive
+nor truly edgy -- merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored.,0,negative
 exhilarating,1,positive
+opens with maggots crawling on a dead dog,0,negative
 turn on many people,1,positive
 too bad to be good and,0,negative
-with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks,0,negative
+be a talky bore,0,negative
 celebrates,1,positive
-"'s not a bad premise, just a bad movie",0,negative
+a sweet little girl,1,positive
+the awe,1,positive
 "proving that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary",1,positive
-"it's an ambitious film, and as with all ambitious films, it has some problems",1,positive
 the funniest and most accurate depiction of writer,1,positive
 does n't try to surprise us with plot twists,1,positive
 funnier version of the old police academy flicks,1,positive
 "`` bad '' is the operative word for `` bad company, '' and i do n't mean that in a good way.",0,negative
 a very funny romantic comedy about two skittish new york middle-agers who stumble into a relationship and then,1,positive
-puts enough salt into the wounds of the tortured and self-conscious material to make it sting.,0,negative
-overrides,0,negative
-of disconnection,0,negative
 the film does n't manage to hit all of its marks,0,negative
 is not as terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it,0,negative
 are served with a hack script.,0,negative
-", sweet, and intermittently hilarious",1,positive
+"'s a fine, focused piece of work that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism",1,positive
 satisfying crime drama,1,positive
+as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter,0,negative
 refreshing and comical,1,positive
-more watchable,1,positive
+"low, very low",0,negative
+the script's flaws,0,negative
+take its sweet time to get wherever it's going,0,negative
 twenty the worst of the brosnan bunch,0,negative
+the empty stud knockabout,0,negative
+a low-budget hybrid,0,negative
+a hilarious ode,1,positive
+"you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them, and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you",1,positive
+an absorbing and unsettling psychological drama.,1,positive
 bad animation,0,negative
-fresh or enjoyable,1,positive
 "knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written",1,positive
+"exhaustion, from watching a movie that is dark ( dark green, to be exact ),",0,negative
 "keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes",1,positive
 excitement,1,positive
-"part biography, part entertainment and",1,positive
+high-wattage brainpower,1,positive
 are ... impeccable throughout,1,positive
 surprisingly idealistic,1,positive
 "is a tribute to shyamalan's gifts, which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project.",1,positive
 a pretentious and ultimately empty examination of a sick and evil woman.,0,negative
 do little to salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation,0,negative
-"its courageousness, and comedic employment",1,positive
-turgid fable,0,negative
-take on the soullessness of work,1,positive
 ` dumb,0,negative
-tepid genre offering,0,negative
-its mean-spirited second half,0,negative
 "is almost completely lacking in suspense, surprise and consistent emotional conviction.",0,negative
+apparently nobody here bothered to check it twice.,0,negative
 the film is one of the year's best.,1,positive
-collapses after 30 minutes into a slap-happy series of adolescent violence.,0,negative
 when you doze off thirty minutes into the film,0,negative
 astonishingly condescending,0,negative
+screwing,0,negative
 is merited,1,positive
-preachy-keen,1,positive
-"'s consistently funny, in an irresistible junior-high way, and consistently free",1,positive
+experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,0,negative
+intriguing twist,1,positive
+damned,0,negative
+the all-too-familiar saga of the contemporary single woman,0,negative
 a superlative b movie,1,positive
-would 've worked a lot better had it been a short film,0,negative
 's a glorious spectacle like those d.w. griffith made in the early days of silent film.,1,positive
-for laughs and not the last time,1,positive
-"if not morally bankrupt, at least terribly monotonous",0,negative
+"single-handedly turned a plane full of hard-bitten, cynical journalists into what was essentially, by campaign's end, an extended publicity department",1,positive
 "miyazaki's nonstop images are so stunning, and his imagination so vivid,",1,positive
-completely awful iranian drama,0,negative
+real,1,positive
 drawn into the exotic world of belly dancing,1,positive
-leguizamo's best movie work,1,positive
+eager to please,1,positive
 "bloody sunday has the grace to call for prevention rather than to place blame, making it one of the best war movies ever made.",1,positive
 a winning piece,1,positive
-"the historical, philosophical",1,positive
-a much larger historical context,1,positive
+no quarter to anyone,0,negative
 film that loses sight of its own story.,0,negative
 "a fast, frenetic, funny, even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience",1,positive
+a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown.,1,positive
+"to better understand why this did n't connect with me would require another viewing, and",0,negative
 might enjoy this,1,positive
 funny in the middle of sad in the middle of hopeful,1,positive
 's no energy.,0,negative
 utterly incompetent,0,negative
+the gabbiest giant-screen movie,0,negative
 bloodbath,0,negative
 incoherence and redundancy,0,negative
 "from philippe, who makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines would suggest, and sarandon, who could n't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron",1,positive
-"gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo",1,positive
+raimi crafted a complicated hero who is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings.,1,positive
 "your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes",1,positive
-a funny moment or two,1,positive
+great one,1,positive
 "appropriately cynical social commentary aside, # 9 never quite ignites.",0,negative
-both ugly and mindless,0,negative
 that interest attal and gainsbourg,1,positive
-"in their cheap, b movie way",0,negative
-driven by a fantastic dual performance from ian holm ...,1,positive
-illuminating comedy,1,positive
 "a ravishing, baroque beauty",1,positive
 "the script boasts some tart tv-insider humor,",1,positive
 "slack and uninspired, and peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you 're left with a sour taste in your mouth",0,negative
-is the way it skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears.,0,negative
 filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it is n't incomprehensible.,0,negative
 best and most exciting movies,1,positive
 is a bowser.,0,negative
-of discovery,1,positive
 "limps along on a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very, very slowly",0,negative
+... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy.,0,negative
 is both inspiring and pure joy.,1,positive
 a liability,0,negative
 "atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie",0,negative
+will all but take you to outer space,1,positive
+like such a bore,0,negative
 the film does n't really care about the thousands of americans who die hideously,0,negative
-woody allen can write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody.,1,positive
-"not because of its epic scope, but because of the startling intimacy",1,positive
+is no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film's thoroughly winning tone,1,positive
+"aims to present an unflinching look at one man's downfall, brought about by his lack of self-awareness",1,positive
+"high drama, disney-style - a wing and a prayer and a hunky has-been pursuing his castle in the sky.",1,positive
 its just not a thrilling movie,0,negative
-"the movie's contrived, lame screenplay",0,negative
-a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and,1,positive
+it's so badly made on every level that i 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it.,0,negative
 a dysfunctional parent-child relationship,0,negative
 "a boring, pretentious waste",0,negative
-make it look as though they are having so much fun,1,positive
+you can fire a torpedo through some of clancy's holes,0,negative
 one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen,1,positive
-a very funny romantic comedy,1,positive
-"'ve had more interesting -- and, dare i say, thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf, point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama",0,negative
 feel genuinely good,1,positive
-"miyazaki's nonstop images are so stunning, and his imagination so vivid, that the only possible complaint you could have about spirited away is that there is no rest period, no timeout",1,positive
 a powerful performance from mel gibson and a brutal 90-minute battle sequence that does everything but issue you a dog-tag and an m-16.,1,positive
-", it's exploitive without being insightful.",0,negative
 "with ambitious, eager first-time filmmakers",1,positive
+even lazier and far less enjoyable,0,negative
+so insatiable,1,positive
 horrifying and oppressively tragic,0,negative
-"postcard perfect,",1,positive
 to its proper home,1,positive
+"wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd, but it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time",0,negative
 warm and fuzzy,1,positive
-sometimes makes less sense than the bruckheimeresque american action flicks it emulates.,0,negative
 good ideas,1,positive
 a strict reality,1,positive
 "anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes",0,negative
 "... plenty of warmth to go around, with music and laughter and the love of family.",1,positive
+light ( yet unsentimental ),1,positive
 "a funny, triumphant, and",1,positive
 our infantilized culture that is n't entirely infantile,0,negative
 ", i spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have.",0,negative
-well worth revisiting as many times as possible,1,positive
-shakespeare's eloquent language,1,positive
 the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times --,0,negative
 too clumsy in key moments,0,negative
-onto the end credits,1,positive
+", this quirky soccer import is forgettable",0,negative
+"a hugely rewarding experience that's every bit as enlightening, insightful and entertaining as grant's two best films",1,positive
 "comes across as a relic from a bygone era, and its convolutions ... feel silly rather than plausible.",0,negative
 "scratch is great fun, full of the kind of energy it's documenting.",1,positive
-enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references,1,positive
+that it's so not-at-all-good,0,negative
 only in making me groggy,0,negative
+plenty to offend everyone,0,negative
 dissing the film,0,negative
-from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
-"to watch huppert scheming, with her small, intelligent eyes as steady as any noir villain, and",1,positive
+disease,0,negative
 "for a film -- rowdy, brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense",1,positive
-'s that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet without relying on animation or dumb humor.,1,positive
+is too impressed with its own solemn insights to work up much entertainment value,0,negative
 one of the very best movies ever made about the life of moviemaking.,1,positive
 a blast,1,positive
-quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles,1,positive
 i suspect it might deliver again and again,1,positive
 simone '' is a fun and funky look into an artificial creation in a world that thrives on artificiality.,1,positive
 "is essentially a subculture, with its own rules regarding love and family, governance and hierarchy",1,positive
@@ -44008,222 +43954,221 @@ may be galled that you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life wit
 long bore.,0,negative
 good alternative,1,positive
 ", genuine",1,positive
+an elegant film with often surprising twists and an intermingling of naiveté and sophistication,1,positive
 a cliché left,0,negative
-it does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen,0,negative
 the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste,0,negative
 draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them,1,positive
 "berling and béart ... continue to impress, and isabelle huppert ... again shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters",1,positive
-the film settles too easily along the contours of expectation,0,negative
-you realize there's no place for this story to go but down,1,positive
 brainless,0,negative
-christmas spirit,1,positive
-scored and powered by a set of heartfelt performances,1,positive
-it's an enjoyable trifle nonetheless,1,positive
 a movie-industry satire,1,positive
+call this film a lump of coal,0,negative
 ", biting and witty feature",1,positive
+inconsistent,0,negative
 honorably mexican and burns its kahlories with conviction.,1,positive
 "matters because both are just actory concoctions, defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks.",0,negative
 mamet's airless cinematic shell games.,1,positive
-aimless,0,negative
 constant smiles and,1,positive
 of an overripe episode of tv's dawson's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story,0,negative
+the saccharine sentimentality,0,negative
 "a whole lot of fun and funny in the middle, though somewhat less hard-hitting at the start and finish.",1,positive
 creative team,1,positive
 "covers this territory with wit and originality, suggesting that with his fourth feature -- the first to be released in the u.s.",1,positive
 put through torture,0,negative
 of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
 the production has been made with an enormous amount of affection,1,positive
-terrific flair,1,positive
-of bad animation and mindless violence,0,negative
 taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion,0,negative
-beresford nicely mixes in as much humor as pathos to take us on his sentimental journey of the heart.,1,positive
+"will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen, not screaming but yawning.",0,negative
+when it's this rich and luscious,1,positive
 spiritual film taps,1,positive
+to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
 "is the best kind of documentary, one that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow.",1,positive
+lamer,0,negative
+"atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad",0,negative
 evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks,0,negative
-that is all the more remarkable because it,1,positive
-this laughable dialogue,1,positive
+a fudged opportunity,0,negative
+go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,0,negative
+this is the kind of movie where people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks.,0,negative
 our infantilized culture,0,negative
+how a skillful filmmaker can impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head,1,positive
 "a detailed historical document,",1,positive
 flavors and emotions,1,positive
-same sledgehammer appeal,1,positive
 reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy,0,negative
 displays with somber earnestness in the new adaptation of the cherry orchard,1,positive
 writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew,0,negative
 carvey's ) characters are both overplayed and exaggerated,0,negative
 perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d,1,positive
 spectacularly,1,positive
-clueless,0,negative
+this world more complex,1,positive
 may puzzle his most ardent fans.,0,negative
 exhaustingly,0,negative
-that the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge,0,negative
 fail to crack a smile at,0,negative
 sucks you,1,positive
 "grab us, only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments",0,negative
 "films about loss, grief and recovery are pretty valuable these days.",1,positive
 the sorriest and,0,negative
 a low-key labor of love that strikes a very resonant chord,1,positive
+", finch's tale provides the forgettable pleasures of a saturday matinee",1,positive
 of their first full flush of testosterone,0,negative
 the strange horror of life,0,negative
+winning comedy,1,positive
 "nicely wound clock not just ticking, but humming",1,positive
 by drawing me into the picture,1,positive
-"it ends up being neither, and fails at both endeavors.",0,negative
 "has been overexposed, redolent of a thousand cliches",0,negative
 "political prisoners, poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country",0,negative
+starts out ballsy and stylish but fails to keep it up and settles into clichés.,0,negative
 "aimless, arduous, and",0,negative
+yet overflows with wisdom and emotion.,1,positive
 is interested,1,positive
 "the answer is clear : not easily and, in the end, not well enough.",0,negative
+otherwise this is the best ` old neighborhood ' project since christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists,1,positive
 inconsequential,0,negative
+will find morrison's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating,1,positive
 gets molested,0,negative
 masterfully controlled,1,positive
-enriched,1,positive
-right,1,positive
+adaptation is intricately constructed and in a strange way nails all of orlean's themes without being a true adaptation of her book.,1,positive
 manic,0,negative
-they are having so much fun,1,positive
 superb production values & christian bale's charisma make up for a derivative plot.,1,positive
+one of those terrific documentaries that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then figures out how to make us share their enthusiasm.,1,positive
 it's only in fairy tales that princesses that are married for political reason live happily ever after.,0,negative
 it begins to seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject,0,negative
-"unlike trey parker, sandler does n't understand that the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny, not actually exploiting it yourself.",0,negative
 is an action movie with an action icon who's been all but decommissioned.,0,negative
-its audience giddy with the delight of discovery,1,positive
 has a true talent for drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable.,1,positive
 to make a big splash,1,positive
 is that its own action is n't very effective,0,negative
 "the sentimental script has problems, but the actors pick up the slack",1,positive
+", no such thing is hartley's least accessible screed yet.",0,negative
 charming and,1,positive
 a laugh,1,positive
 "... gives give a solid, anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she's ever done.",1,positive
 momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable,0,negative
-of b-movie excitement,1,positive
-", powerful act",1,positive
 "its relaxed,",1,positive
 is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often,1,positive
-that came to define a generation,1,positive
 smarter than your average bond,1,positive
-"the film has a nearly terminal case of the cutes, and it's neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is.",0,negative
-a live-wire film that,1,positive
+` santa clause 2 ' is wondrously creative.,1,positive
 "creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict,",1,positive
-elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires,1,positive
 "'s insecure in lovely and amazing, a poignant and wryly amusing film about mothers, daughters and their relationships.",1,positive
-the filmmakers ' post-camp comprehension of what made old-time b movies good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion,1,positive
-felt trapped and with no obvious escape,0,negative
 technical skill and rare depth,1,positive
-of virtuosic set pieces,1,positive
 "the best didacticism is one carried by a strong sense of humanism,",1,positive
+a work of enthralling drama,1,positive
 's a movie that accomplishes so much that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough.,1,positive
 "if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them, and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you",1,positive
 the wake of saving private ryan,1,positive
-a loquacious and dreary piece,0,negative
+"that skins comes as a welcome, if downbeat, missive from a forgotten front",1,positive
 "once she lets her love depraved leads meet, ( denis ' ) story becomes a hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
-it does n't leave you with much.,0,negative
+just fell apart,0,negative
 takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
 "perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters,",1,positive
 "gripping, amusing, tender and heart-wrenching",1,positive
+better hip-hop clips,1,positive
 a host of splendid performances,1,positive
+"being subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances",0,negative
 shows moments of promise but ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling.,0,negative
 that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project,1,positive
 del,1,positive
 bogus spiritualism,0,negative
 "deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still,",1,positive
-"phenomenal, especially",1,positive
 predictable denouement,0,negative
 so badly,0,negative
-all too clever complexity,1,positive
 "slightly naughty, just-above-average off",1,positive
 carvey's considerable talents,1,positive
 wiser,1,positive
 absurd finale,0,negative
 are never more than sketches ... which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach,0,negative
-it does n't even seem like she tried.,0,negative
 that was n't all that great to begin with,0,negative
 are clinically depressed,0,negative
+a case study that exists apart from all the movie's political ramifications,1,positive
 emotional evolution,1,positive
-"a little uneven to be the cat's meow,",0,negative
 "'s funny, as the old saying goes, because it's true.",1,positive
 stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king.,1,positive
 "makes the silly, over-the-top coda especially disappointing",0,negative
-"a fascinating examination of the joyous, turbulent self-discovery made by a proper, middle-aged woman.",1,positive
 ", the production works more often than it does n't.",1,positive
 direct-to-video ' release,0,negative
-especially fine,1,positive
+"that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that mel gibson can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo",1,positive
+being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project,0,negative
 "are tops, with the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances.",1,positive
+smoky and,1,positive
 does justice,1,positive
 "enters a realm where few non-porn films venture, and comes across as darkly funny, energetic, and surprisingly gentle",1,positive
+acting like puppets,0,negative
 memorable and resourceful performances,1,positive
+"the story has its redundancies, and",0,negative
 do n't wait to see this terrific film with your kids -- if you do n't have kids borrow some,1,positive
-"a flat, plodding picture",0,negative
-plight and isolation,0,negative
+"'s a fairly impressive debut from the director, charles stone iii",1,positive
 done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen,1,positive
-an unseemly pleasure,1,positive
+as satisfyingly odd and intriguing a tale as it was a century and a half ago,1,positive
+"a big musical number like ` praise the lord, he's the god of second chances '",1,positive
+who re-invents himself,1,positive
 is brilliant,1,positive
 "transcends its agenda to deliver awe-inspiring, at times sublime, visuals",1,positive
+there's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie ...,0,negative
+"much of a mixed bag, with enough negatives",0,negative
 "by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary, pasty lumpen",0,negative
 a movie where the most notable observation is how long you 've been sitting still,0,negative
-beautifully read and,1,positive
+a convenient conveyor belt of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
 of romantic obsession,1,positive
 of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph,1,positive
 going to love the piano teacher,1,positive
 "is depressing, ruthlessly pained and depraved, the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound",0,negative
 "talkiness is n't necessarily bad, but the dialogue frequently misses the mark.",0,negative
+spiked with raw urban humor,1,positive
 is pretty funny now and then without in any way demeaning its subjects,1,positive
 pleasingly upbeat,1,positive
 sharp comic timing that makes the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest,1,positive
-its storytelling prowess and special effects are both listless.,0,negative
 endearing and well-lensed,1,positive
 a deeply humanistic artist,1,positive
 not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face,1,positive
-soldiers ultimately achieves its main strategic objective : dramatizing the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation.,1,positive
 "visceral, nasty journey",0,negative
 "created a provocative,",1,positive
-fontaine masterfully,1,positive
 juiced with enough energy and excitement for at least three films,1,positive
 is a clear case of preaching to the converted,0,negative
-the biggest problem with satin rouge is lilia herself.,0,negative
 it's a big idea,1,positive
 the shadows of motown,1,positive
 "a headline-fresh thriller set among orthodox jews on the west bank, joseph cedar's time",1,positive
-can only love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history.,1,positive
 would n't turn down a big bowl of that,1,positive
 stimulating and,1,positive
 it's not clear whether we 're supposed to shriek,0,negative
 "the special effects are ` german-expressionist, ' according to the press notes",0,negative
 complicated characters,1,positive
-smoothly,1,positive
 "to catch the pitch of his poetics, savor the pleasure of his sounds and images, and ponder the historical, philosophical, and ethical issues that intersect with them",1,positive
+"most plain, unimaginative romantic comedies i",0,negative
 "content merely to lionize its title character and exploit his anger - all for easy sanctimony, formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon on the need for national health insurance.",0,negative
 "a subtle, humorous, illuminating study",1,positive
 a solid and refined piece of moviemaking,1,positive
-as padded as allen's jelly belly,0,negative
+having so much fun,1,positive
+with strangeness than excellence,0,negative
 mumbo jumbo,0,negative
 kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers,1,positive
+seldom hammy,1,positive
 his lack of faith in his audience,0,negative
-behave like kids,0,negative
 bravery and integrity,1,positive
 makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow,1,positive
 a native american,1,positive
+"twenty years later, e.t. is still a cinematic touchstone.",1,positive
 a clichéd and shallow cautionary tale,0,negative
+the answers,1,positive
 "( t ) his slop does n't even have potential as a cult film, as it's too loud to shout insults at the screen.",0,negative
 hooting,0,negative
 appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up,0,negative
-changing lanes is an anomaly for a hollywood movie ; it's a well-written and occasionally challenging social drama that actually has something interesting to say,1,positive
-like a 10-course banquet,1,positive
-"colorful, semimusical",1,positive
+has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation,0,negative
+darling,1,positive
+finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
 is simply tired,0,negative
+provides a very moving and revelatory footnote to the holocaust,1,positive
 "the brave, uninhibited performances",1,positive
+"grows as dull as its characters, about whose fate it is hard to care",0,negative
 've grown tired of going where no man has gone before,0,negative
-is certainly worth seeing at least once,1,positive
+"it's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy ; diesel, with his brawny frame and cool, composed delivery, fits the bill perfectly",1,positive
 totally disorientated,0,negative
-motionless characters,0,negative
 played and smartly,1,positive
-actor raymond j. barry is perfectly creepy and believable.,1,positive
+"by the time it's done with us, mira nair's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery, of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over",1,positive
 it's a solid movie about people whose lives are anything but.,1,positive
 "i 've had more interesting -- and, dare i say, thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf, point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama.",0,negative
+'s still damn funny stuff,1,positive
 you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film,1,positive
-justifies,1,positive
 the tortured husband,0,negative
 the worst thing,0,negative
 richly,1,positive
 another cool crime movie,1,positive
-a ruffle in what is already an erratic career,0,negative
 mib ii '' succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless.,1,positive
 the pianist is the film roman polanski may have been born to make.,1,positive
 been a hoot in a bad-movie way,0,negative
@@ -44235,92 +44180,93 @@ it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain,0,negative
 a better vehicle,1,positive
 it's likely to please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies,1,positive
 red dragon '' never cuts corners.,1,positive
+like a typical bible killer story,0,negative
 is technically sophisticated in the worst way,0,negative
+the beast should definitely get top billing,1,positive
 ( and its palate ),0,negative
-"its leaden acting,",0,negative
+the chatter of parrots raised on oprah,0,negative
 have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching.,1,positive
 things fall apart,0,negative
+choreographed,1,positive
 "again that the era of the intelligent, well-made b movie is long gone",0,negative
 will leave you thinking,1,positive
 "sanctimonious, self-righteous",0,negative
+enjoy the hot chick,1,positive
 intense and engrossing,1,positive
 ", the film is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way.",0,negative
 encouraging thought,1,positive
 highly uneven and inconsistent ... margarita happy hour kinda,0,negative
 stock clichés,0,negative
-badly-rendered cgi effects,0,negative
+"its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious, and",1,positive
 the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans,0,negative
 that cuts to the chase of the modern girl's dilemma,1,positive
-a powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt,1,positive
+will guarantee to have you leaving the theater with a smile on your face.,1,positive
 eloquent ( meditation ) on death,1,positive
 that deals with first love sweetly,1,positive
-a 75-minute sample of puerile,0,negative
+delight your senses and,1,positive
 is a wartime farce in the alternately comic and gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut.,1,positive
 "maybe you 'll be lucky, and there 'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back",0,negative
-the picture in some evocative shades,1,positive
 "humor, warmth",1,positive
+astonishing ...,1,positive
 of cookie-cutter action scenes,0,negative
+touching good sense,1,positive
 a film of quiet power.,1,positive
-very valuable film,1,positive
-offers some flashy twists,1,positive
 a pressure cooker of horrified awe,0,negative
 touched,1,positive
-moments of hilarity to be had,1,positive
-"whatever complaints i might have, i 'd take ( its ) earnest errors and hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time.",1,positive
 "there may have been a good film in `` trouble every day, '' but it is not what is on the screen.",0,negative
-"it surrenders to a formulaic bang-bang, shoot-em-up scene at the conclusion",0,negative
-much stranger than any fiction,0,negative
+to bother pleasuring its audience,0,negative
 that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar,0,negative
 to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies,1,positive
 if it may still leave you wanting more answers as the credits,0,negative
 make a gorgeous pair ...,1,positive
-manipulative whitewash,0,negative
 want you to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned.,1,positive
-"create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment",1,positive
+rightly,1,positive
 "layered, well-developed characters",1,positive
-into a roll that could have otherwise been bland and run of the mill,1,positive
-"it should be interesting, it should be poignant, it turns out to be affected and boring",0,negative
 is slow to those of us in middle age,0,negative
+features some decent performances,1,positive
 gem,1,positive
+one fantastic ( and educational ) documentary.,1,positive
 idiotic court maneuvers,0,negative
 "( it's ) what punk rock music used to be,",1,positive
+"rushed, slapdash",0,negative
 find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination,1,positive
 add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale,1,positive
 most intense psychological mysteries,1,positive
 princesses,1,positive
 86 minutes too long,0,negative
 truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining,0,negative
+shine,1,positive
 "in theory, a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising, but in practice it's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life.",0,negative
+a captivating and intimate study,1,positive
 what i like about men with brooms and what is kind of special is how the film knows what's unique and quirky about canadians,1,positive
 "... plays like a badly edited, 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director ca n't seem to get a coherent rhythm going.",0,negative
-more than its fair share of saucy hilarity.,1,positive
 a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit and,1,positive
-to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with,1,positive
-never reach satisfying conclusions,0,negative
+allowed to use the word `` new '' in its title,0,negative
+who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground,1,positive
 "which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful",0,negative
 is that there is never any question of how things will turn out,0,negative
 "hence, storytelling is far more appealing",1,positive
 imagination and insight,1,positive
 "a bizarre piece of work, with premise and dialogue",1,positive
-someone other than the director,0,negative
 the formula feel fresh,1,positive
 silly and,0,negative
-the books are better,0,negative
 the experience of actually watching the movie is less compelling than the circumstances of its making.,0,negative
 to the tailor for some major alterations,0,negative
-clever,1,positive
+a gawky actor,0,negative
 with phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism,0,negative
 that writer and director burr steers knows the territory,1,positive
 "that, come to think of it, the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it",0,negative
 "have to worry about being subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances",0,negative
-a truly wonderful tale,1,positive
-are infants,0,negative
+"goes a long way toward restoring the luster of the national lampoon film franchise, too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy",1,positive
+of diverse political perspectives,1,positive
+be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama,1,positive
+"recommend secretary,",1,positive
 gorgeous film,1,positive
+may be why it's so successful at lodging itself in the brain,1,positive
 a glossy rehash,0,negative
-the best possible senses of both those words,1,positive
 like crap,0,negative
 scenic splendor,1,positive
-the same easy targets,0,negative
+"'s a pedestrian, flat drama that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame.",0,negative
 that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes,0,negative
 most intriguing movie experiences,1,positive
 by french filmmaker karim dridi that celebrates the hardy spirit of cuban music,1,positive
@@ -44328,283 +44274,281 @@ desperation worthy,0,negative
 find little new,0,negative
 has the potential for touched by an angel simplicity and,1,positive
 "a sharper, cleaner script",1,positive
-"an era of theatrical comedy that, while past,",1,positive
 's ) better at fingering problems than finding solutions.,0,negative
 "kicks off with an inauspicious premise, mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings and then ends with a whimper.",0,negative
+is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination,1,positive
 the filmmakers could dredge up,0,negative
 "finely crafted, finely written, exquisitely performed",1,positive
+"much to do, too little time to do it in",0,negative
+bitter taste,0,negative
 neglecting character development,0,negative
-the one that i want,1,positive
 ends with a whimper,0,negative
 expanded vision,1,positive
 "passion, grief and fear",0,negative
 is one big excuse to play one lewd scene after another,0,negative
-"are very, very good reasons for certain movies",1,positive
 contemptible,0,negative
-a small movie with a big heart,1,positive
 "of the universal themes, earnest performances",1,positive
 a life interestingly,1,positive
-"surprising, subtle",1,positive
 is dudsville,0,negative
 the same old bad trip,0,negative
 suffers from a flat script and a low budget.,0,negative
-seduce and,1,positive
+"time stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers, a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable.",0,negative
 mere plot pawn,0,negative
 so bland and utterly forgettable,0,negative
-strong and unforced supporting cast,1,positive
+"less the product of loving, well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan, thinly sketched story",0,negative
 that this bold move works,1,positive
 teeth-clenching gusto,1,positive
 action scenes,1,positive
 is on his way to becoming the american indian spike lee.,1,positive
-by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics,0,negative
 meal,1,positive
-helps little,0,negative
+make a huge action sequence,1,positive
+vibrant and intoxicating,1,positive
+"she lets her love depraved leads meet, ( denis ' ) story becomes a hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
+wo n't see the next six,0,negative
 "fresh,",1,positive
 "the power of the huston performance,",1,positive
+the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes -- it's insanely violent and very graphic,0,negative
 articulates the tangled feelings of particular new yorkers deeply touched by an unprecedented tragedy,1,positive
 "is surely one of the most frantic, virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio.",0,negative
+importance,1,positive
 they never succeed in really rattling the viewer,0,negative
 "a ` girls gone wild ' video for the boho art-house crowd, the burning sensation is n't a definitive counter-cultural document -- its makers are n't removed and inquisitive enough for that",0,negative
-full well,1,positive
+an awkward hybrid,0,negative
 "with pat storylines, precious circumstances and beautiful stars",1,positive
 stand out,1,positive
+priceless,1,positive
+'s impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure.,0,negative
 huge-screen,1,positive
-looks,1,positive
-of its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
-most hackneyed,0,negative
-extended dialogue exercise,0,negative
-a fiercely clever and subtle film,1,positive
+'' starts out like a typical bible killer story,0,negative
 played-out,0,negative
-fiendishly,0,negative
+confused in death to smoochy,0,negative
 communicate the truth of the world,1,positive
 the sensational true-crime hell-jaunt purists might like and more experimental in its storytelling ( though no less horrifying for it ),1,positive
-a failure as straight drama,0,negative
 one of the world's most fascinating stories,1,positive
 that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse,0,negative
 think of this dog of a movie as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity.,0,negative
 romp of a film.,1,positive
-is a deeply unpleasant experience,0,negative
 sensitive ensemble performances,1,positive
 delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama,1,positive
 "is unfocused, while the story goes nowhere",0,negative
-does such a good job of it,1,positive
 ", alias betty is richly detailed, deftly executed and utterly absorbing.",1,positive
 an intense and engrossing head-trip,1,positive
 has no affect on the kurds,1,positive
 enjoyable level,1,positive
 "is so slovenly done, so primitive in technique, that it ca n't really be called animation.",0,negative
-a hint,1,positive
+a terrific performance,1,positive
 fully engaged supporting cast,1,positive
-is more about the optimism of a group of people who are struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones,1,positive
-an unrewarding collar,0,negative
 a glimpse of the solomonic decision facing jewish parents in those turbulent times,1,positive
 "strong, measured work",1,positive
 badder than bad,0,negative
+not,0,negative
 a marginal thumbs up,1,positive
+forgot to include anything even halfway scary as they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting.,0,negative
+symbolic,1,positive
+snail-like,0,negative
+it's a bargain-basement european pickup.,0,negative
 the film is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture,1,positive
 "compulsively watchable, no matter how degraded things get.",1,positive
 "headed east, far east, in retelling a historically significant, and personal, episode detailing how one international city welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees while the world's democracie",1,positive
 ", it's contrived and predictable",0,negative
+nothing new,0,negative
+"more than make up for its logical loopholes, which fly by so fast there's no time to think about them anyway",1,positive
+"once he starts learning to compromise with reality enough to become comparatively sane and healthy, the film becomes predictably conventional.",0,negative
 sinuously plotted,0,negative
 "the storylines are woven together skilfully, the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking,",1,positive
-"truly, truly bad movie",0,negative
 poignancy,0,negative
 "is hard to dismiss -- moody, thoughtful,",1,positive
 slim hopes and dreams,0,negative
 will probably be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002.,0,negative
 sundance festival,1,positive
 makes it a party worth attending,1,positive
-glitz,1,positive
-"an honest, sensitive story from a vietnamese point",1,positive
-the sparse instances of humor,0,negative
+... works on some levels and is certainly worth seeing at least once.,1,positive
 "choppy, surface-effect feeling",0,negative
-boxes these women's souls right open for us.,1,positive
 will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
+"as gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character, there remains a huge gap between the film's creepy",0,negative
 car wreck,0,negative
 all-enveloping movie experience,1,positive
 engrossing entertainment,1,positive
 animation enthusiasts,1,positive
 pitifully,0,negative
-snow white,1,positive
+friends,1,positive
 smile-button,1,positive
-"what enlivens this film, beyond the astute direction of cardoso and beautifully detailed performances by all of the actors, is a note of defiance over social dictates.",1,positive
-"this crude,",0,negative
+the franchise's best years,1,positive
 wilde's wit and,1,positive
 'll keep you wide awake and ... very tense,1,positive
+"his smooth, shrewd, powerful act",1,positive
 is repulsive and depressing.,0,negative
+appalling ` ace ventura ' rip-off,0,negative
 kooky and overeager as it is spooky and subtly in love with myth,1,positive
 would know what to make of this italian freakshow,0,negative
 is never sure to make a clear point -- even if it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation.,0,negative
 lackadaisical plotting and mindless action,0,negative
+a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen,0,negative
+much ado about something is an amicable endeavor.,1,positive
 uses the last act to reel in the audience since its poignancy hooks us completely.,1,positive
-", this somber picture reveals itself slowly, intelligently, artfully.",1,positive
 victorious revolutionaries,1,positive
+"the cleverness,",1,positive
 's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer.,1,positive
 "follows the formula, but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling.",0,negative
+"hilariously, gloriously alive",1,positive
 boxes these women's souls right open for us,1,positive
+hindered,0,negative
 it's supposed to be a romantic comedy,0,negative
 "zhuangzhuang creates delicate balance of style, text, and subtext that's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance, but",1,positive
+lacks the inspiration of the original and has a bloated plot that stretches the running time about 10 minutes past a child's interest and an adult's patience,0,negative
 strangely sinister happy ending,1,positive
 the dead horse of surprise,0,negative
-adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special,1,positive
+wind up remembering with a degree of affection rather than revulsion,1,positive
 real women have curves wears its empowerment on its sleeve but even its worst harangues are easy to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros.,1,positive
 bitter pill,0,negative
+enough innovation or pizazz,1,positive
+edge or,1,positive
 "seldom hammy,",1,positive
 arcane area,0,negative
 elaborate choreography,1,positive
-"no psychology here, and no real narrative logic",0,negative
-is almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half,1,positive
-help increase an average student's self-esteem,1,positive
-in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise,0,negative
 "shame that stealing harvard is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating, boring, and forgettable.",0,negative
 wryly,1,positive
 a ham-fisted sermon,0,negative
 grand fart,0,negative
-resolutely downbeat,0,negative
-this would have been better than the fiction it has concocted,0,negative
-for sick and demented humor simply,0,negative
+his fake backdrops and stately pacing,0,negative
 collectively stellar performance,1,positive
-fully realized story,1,positive
+overly original,1,positive
 "but it has an ambition to say something about its subjects, but not a willingness.",0,negative
 the intoxicating fumes and,1,positive
 "it's plotless, shapeless -- and yet, it must be admitted, not entirely humorless.",0,negative
 tragedy,0,negative
+"whether or not you buy mr. broomfield's findings, the film acquires an undeniable entertainment value as the slight, pale mr. broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover.",1,positive
 turn down,0,negative
-"zero-dimensional, unlikable characters and",0,negative
 "he does all of this, and more, while remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift.",1,positive
-really special walk,1,positive
 a quasi-documentary by french filmmaker karim dridi that celebrates the hardy spirit of cuban music,1,positive
 documentarian,1,positive
 "a time machine, a journey back to your childhood, when cares melted away in the dark theater,",1,positive
+the attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show.,0,negative
 trust an audience's intelligence,1,positive
-"tartakovsky's team has some freakish powers of visual charm, but",1,positive
-"costner's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac's perfunctory directing chops, and some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink laurence olivier",0,negative
-trying to laugh at how bad,0,negative
+excites the imagination and,1,positive
+is something rare and riveting : a wild ride that relies on more than special effects,1,positive
 that is masterly,1,positive
 "runs a good race, one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches.",1,positive
 very well written and directed with brutal honesty and respect for its audience.,1,positive
-'s badder than bad,0,negative
 "certain to be distasteful to children and adults alike, eight crazy nights is a total misfire.",0,negative
 all things we 've seen before,0,negative
 its simplicity puts an exclamation point on the fact that this is n't something to be taken seriously,0,negative
 overlong soap,0,negative
-"gorgeous, passionate",1,positive
 "the soul-searching deliberateness of the film, although leavened nicely with dry absurdist wit",1,positive
 it entertaining,1,positive
-falls down,0,negative
 ", old-fashioned-movie movie",1,positive
-spiteful,0,negative
-"trashy, kinky fun",1,positive
+finely tuned,1,positive
+"a boring, pretentious muddle that uses a sensational, real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for",0,negative
 see : terrorists are more evil than ever!,0,negative
 it's so not-at-all-good,0,negative
-wicked black comedy,1,positive
-"star trek was kind of terrific once,",1,positive
+translate well to the screen,1,positive
 "allows us to be transported into the life of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
 poo.,0,negative
 yank,1,positive
 visually smart,1,positive
-"is good,",1,positive
+"it more than makes up for in drama, suspense, revenge, and romance.",1,positive
 `` serving sara '' has n't much more to serve than silly fluff,0,negative
 worth the concentration,1,positive
-regards reign of fire with awe.,1,positive
-cheesy b-movie,0,negative
+futuristic women in skimpy clothes,0,negative
 one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
-what makes the film special,1,positive
+the charms of the lead performances,1,positive
 "nicole holofcenter, the insightful writer/director responsible for this illuminating comedy does n't wrap the proceedings up neatly but the ideas tie together beautifully.",1,positive
-a high note,1,positive
-"this kind of hands-on storytelling is ultimately what makes shanghai ghetto move beyond a good, dry, reliable textbook and what allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors.",1,positive
+waged among victims and predators settle into an undistinguished rhythm of artificial suspense.,0,negative
 funny performers,1,positive
 exuberance in all,1,positive
-to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning,1,positive
 when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
+and suspenseful argentinian thriller,1,positive
 "light the candles, bring out the cake and do n't fret about the calories because there's precious little substance in birthday girl --",0,negative
 "of my least favorite emotions, especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it",0,negative
 transparently,1,positive
+majidi's direction has never been smoother or more confident.,1,positive
+"compared to his series of spectacular belly flops both on and off the screen, runteldat is something of a triumph.",1,positive
 it falls down in its attempts to humanize its subject,0,negative
 "another wholly unnecessary addition to the growing, moldering pile of, well, extreme stunt pictures.",0,negative
 have sprung from such a great one,1,positive
 ( a ) painfully flat gross-out comedy ...,0,negative
 legally blonde and sweet home abomination,0,negative
-are missing --,0,negative
 competent,1,positive
-lathan and diggs carry the film with their charisma,1,positive
+"a film of epic scale with an intimate feeling, a saga of the ups and downs of friendships",1,positive
 "that is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance",0,negative
+encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation,0,negative
 a high-spirited buddy movie,1,positive
-"flat, plodding picture",0,negative
+thoroughly enjoyable,1,positive
+one of the rarest kinds of films :,1,positive
 "` dragonfly ' dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo, manipulative sentimentality, and sappy dialogue.",0,negative
 hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film,0,negative
 good documentary,1,positive
 that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits,0,negative
 "but the talented cast alone will keep you watching, as will the fight scenes.",1,positive
+creepy stories,1,positive
+its relaxed,1,positive
 "compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1,positive
 "exploitative for the art houses and too cynical,",0,negative
-ghetto,0,negative
-there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it,0,negative
+"when ` science fiction ' takes advantage of the fact that its intended audience has n't yet had much science, it does a disservice to the audience and to the genre.",0,negative
 is one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen,1,positive
 replaced by romance-novel platitudes,0,negative
 if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese,0,negative
 wreckage,0,negative
 maladjusted teens in a downward narcotized spiral.,0,negative
-"if you are curious to see the darker side of what's going on with young tv actors ( dawson leery did what ?!? ), or see some interesting storytelling devices, you might want to check it out",1,positive
 i spy is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly that it's more than a worthwhile effort.,1,positive
 's a loathsome movie,0,negative
 how the movie could be released in this condition,0,negative
 in chilling style,1,positive
 belongs on the big screen,1,positive
 is unconvincing,0,negative
-keep - 'em,1,positive
 mourns,0,negative
 "an unholy mess, driven by the pathetic idea that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape, it must be labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '",0,negative
 'll still have a good time.'',1,positive
-strong and confident work,1,positive
-this saga would be terrific to read about,1,positive
+audience award,1,positive
+", life-affirming moments",1,positive
+"by turns gripping, amusing, tender and heart-wrenching, laissez-passer has all the earmarks of french cinema at its best.",1,positive
 "an inuit masterpiece that will give you goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love, communal discord, and justice unfolds.",1,positive
 ", sad dance",0,negative
 "distances you by throwing out so many red herrings, so many false scares, that the genuine ones barely register",0,negative
 "this is the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography, complete with visible boom mikes.",0,negative
 very welcome,1,positive
-neglects to add the magic that made it all work,0,negative
+"'s simply stupid, irrelevant and deeply,",0,negative
 making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers,1,positive
 "nohe has made a decent ` intro ' documentary,",1,positive
 ( a ) devastatingly powerful and astonishingly vivid holocaust drama.,1,positive
-some real vitality and even,1,positive
+"accuse kung pow for misfiring, since it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie",0,negative
 delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted,0,negative
 me want to get made-up and go see this movie with my sisters,1,positive
 olivier assayas has fashioned an absorbing look at provincial bourgeois french society.,1,positive
-"is a dark, gritty, sometimes funny little gem.",1,positive
 catches the chaotic horror,1,positive
-"an action hero with table manners,",1,positive
 tripe,0,negative
 never,0,negative
 "why, after only three films, director/co-writer jacques audiard, though little known in this country, belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers",1,positive
 there's no place for this story to go but down,0,negative
 invented,1,positive
 a funny and well-contructed black comedy,1,positive
-swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros,1,positive
 ordinary and obvious,0,negative
 the dangerous lives of altar boys ' take on adolescence feels painfully true.,1,positive
 makes you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film,1,positive
-"drug abuse, infidelity and death are n't usually comedy fare, but turpin's film allows us to chuckle through the angst.",1,positive
 loss and denial and life-at-arm's -,0,negative
 "beautiful, timeless and universal tale",1,positive
 at the residents of a copenhagen neighborhood coping with the befuddling complications life,1,positive
+entertainingly nasty,1,positive
+seeing because it's so bad,0,negative
+"is pure, exciting moviemaking",1,positive
 waste their time,0,negative
-"arrive on the big screen with their super-powers, their super-simple animation and their super-dooper-adorability intact",1,positive
 ' appeared in 1938,1,positive
 how very bad a motion picture can truly be,0,negative
-love its fantasy and adventure,1,positive
-of kitsch hard going,1,positive
-spider web.,0,negative
+"is supposed to be, but ca n't really call it a work of art",0,negative
+one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme,1,positive
 cold-fish,0,negative
+violence overshadows everything,0,negative
+among the best films of the year.,1,positive
 your reward,1,positive
-"is pleasant, diverting and modest",1,positive
+find it fascinating,1,positive
 expand a tv show,1,positive
 lifting the pedestal higher,1,positive
 is so fascinating,1,positive
 pulls off some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences,1,positive
-dopey dialogue,0,negative
 "a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway",1,positive
 "through its flaws, revolution # 9 proves to be a compelling",1,positive
+( an ) absorbing documentary.,1,positive
+crude,0,negative
 scarcely worth a mention apart from reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters graced with its company.,0,negative
 forget about one oscar nomination for julianne moore this year,0,negative
 narc is a no-bull throwback to 1970s action films.,1,positive
@@ -44618,115 +44562,116 @@ serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves,0,negative
 as the novel on which it's based,1,positive
 "get through this interminable, shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture",0,negative
 smart jokes,1,positive
-turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach,0,negative
-he has severe body odor,0,negative
+leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain,1,positive
+enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you are n't very bright,0,negative
 honoring,1,positive
+who is drawn into the exotic world of belly dancing,1,positive
 "a low, smoky and inviting sizzle",1,positive
 "seems based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior, as happiness was ... hence, storytelling is far more appealing.",1,positive
-its invitingly upbeat overture to its pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming finale,1,positive
 in its characters ' frustrations,0,negative
 you 'll cry for your money back.,0,negative
 does n't do a load of good,0,negative
 great scares and a good surprise ending,1,positive
-men with guns,0,negative
+funny and pithy,1,positive
 ended so damned soon,0,negative
+emerges a radiant character portrait,1,positive
+the victims,0,negative
+does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film's present with the playful paranoia of the film's past.,1,positive
 "unlike lots of hollywood fluff, this has layered, well-developed characters and some surprises.",1,positive
 "a solid, spooky entertainment",1,positive
+does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film's present with the playful paranoia of the film's past.',1,positive
+does n't add anything fresh to the myth,0,negative
+to a dumb story,0,negative
+is wrong in its sequel.,0,negative
 deeply felt fantasy of a director's travel through 300 years of russian history.,1,positive
+"not too fancy, not too filling, not too fluffy, but definitely tasty and sweet",1,positive
 has moments of inspired humor,1,positive
 "color and depth, and",1,positive
+just does n't cut it,0,negative
 "filmmaker stacy peralta has a flashy editing style that does n't always jell with sean penn's monotone narration, but he respects the material without sentimentalizing it.",1,positive
-"rollerball is as bad as you think, and worse than you can imagine.",0,negative
 ", spirit's visual imagination reminds you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world.",1,positive
 "keeps us riveted with every painful nuance, unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character's gripping humanity.",1,positive
 's as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet?,0,negative
 is a mess from start to finish.,0,negative
-good to speak about other than the fact that it is relatively short,0,negative
-that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea,0,negative
-jumps around with little logic or continuity,0,negative
+", it's an unhappy situation all around.",0,negative
 ridiculous bolero,0,negative
 distressingly,0,negative
-typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing,0,negative
+extreme ops '' exceeds expectations.,1,positive
+"does n't flinch from its unsettling prognosis, namely, that the legacy of war is a kind of perpetual pain",1,positive
+lingerie models and bar dancers,0,negative
 "a fiercely clever and subtle film, capturing the precarious balance between the extravagant confidence of the exiled aristocracy and the cruel earnestness of the victorious revolutionaries",1,positive
 "viewers are asked so often to suspend belief that were it not for holm's performance, the film would be a total washout.",0,negative
-"not about scares but a mood in which an ominous, pervasive, and unknown threat lurks just below the proceedings and adds an almost constant mindset of suspense",1,positive
-disgust,0,negative
-"it seems impossible that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good,",1,positive
+beautiful movement and inside information,1,positive
 some bad singer-turned actors,0,negative
-a movie ever could be,1,positive
-but it's surprisingly harmless.,1,positive
 glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum,0,negative
 grounded,1,positive
 "a light, fun cheese puff",1,positive
 a feel-good movie,1,positive
-those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it,1,positive
-"immersed in love, lust, and sin",1,positive
+are rolling over in their graves,0,negative
+"than anyone could desire to the cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s",0,negative
+", even in all its director's cut glory, he's made a film that's barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all, barely anything",0,negative
 too violent and sordid to function as comedy,0,negative
 for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation,0,negative
 "what saves it ... and makes it one of the better video-game-based flicks, is that the film acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense, such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice.",1,positive
 its own cuteness,1,positive
 it's a very tasteful rock and roll movie.,1,positive
+trying to please his mom,1,positive
 boarders from venice beach that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival,1,positive
+that it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory,0,negative
 's never as solid as you want it to be,0,negative
 "aimless for much of its running time, until late in the film when a tidal wave of plot arrives",0,negative
 disjointed parody.,0,negative
 "one of the most plain, unimaginative romantic comedies i 've ever seen.",0,negative
 "`` freaky friday, '' it's not.",0,negative
-give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood,0,negative
 such a worthless film,0,negative
 very enjoyable,1,positive
-"the overcooked, ham-fisted direction",0,negative
-", wonderful",1,positive
 "bartleby is a fine, understated piece of filmmaking.",1,positive
-"a sun-drenched masterpiece, part parlor game,",1,positive
-love and familial,1,positive
-happened to good actors,1,positive
+"the hallmark of this bittersweet, uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery",1,positive
 sparse but oddly compelling.,1,positive
 maintains suspense on different levels throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling,1,positive
-white-knuckled,1,positive
+decent tv outing,1,positive
+a numbingly dull experience,0,negative
 surprisingly shoddy makeup work,0,negative
+an engaging and exciting narrative,1,positive
+"it's nice to see piscopo again after all these years, and chaykin and headly are priceless.",1,positive
 one sloughs one's way through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot.,0,negative
-less psycho,1,positive
-have emerged as hilarious lunacy in the hands of woody allen,1,positive
-attractive,1,positive
-that stands a good chance of being the big,1,positive
+for cryin ',1,positive
 wannabe film,0,negative
-utterly static picture,0,negative
-"baran is shockingly devoid of your typical majid majidi shoe-loving, crippled children.",0,negative
 as sappy as big daddy,0,negative
-like a rather unbelievable love interest and a meandering ending --,0,negative
+powerfully evocative,1,positive
+"a sweet, charming tale",1,positive
 through crap like this,0,negative
 polanski has found the perfect material with which to address his own world war ii experience in his signature style.,1,positive
 choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic,0,negative
+'d have to be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama.,1,positive
 you open yourself up to mr. reggio's theory of this imagery as the movie's set,1,positive
 "a rustic, realistic, and altogether creepy tale of hidden invasion",1,positive
-crude humor and vulgar innuendo,0,negative
+once playful and haunting,1,positive
 "a deft, delightful mix of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph",1,positive
 in a black man getting humiliated by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him,0,negative
-has lost some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies ...,0,negative
-"has a lot going for it, not least the brilliant performances by testud ... and parmentier",1,positive
-"opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful",0,negative
+universal human impulse,1,positive
+"the concert footage is stirring, the recording sessions are intriguing, and -- on the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity -- this quality band may pick up new admirers.",1,positive
 ", confidently orchestrated, aesthetically and sexually",1,positive
-"'s difficult to imagine that a more confused, less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002",0,negative
+slightly humorous and tender story,1,positive
+", fat, dumb",0,negative
+", intermittently powerful study",1,positive
 is too bad that this likable movie is n't more accomplished.,1,positive
-an actor this uncharismatically beautiful,1,positive
 preposterous,0,negative
 ", starving and untalented",0,negative
+"'s about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest, but has a little too much resonance with real world events",0,negative
 take center screen,1,positive
 "this is a stunning film, a one-of-a-kind tour de force.",1,positive
 a soulless jumble of ineptly,0,negative
+"jumble that's not scary, not smart and not engaging",0,negative
 share it,1,positive
-the historical period and,1,positive
-abomination,0,negative
-succeeds as a well-made evocation of a subculture.,1,positive
 a trifle flat,0,negative
 "it's far from a frothy piece, and the characters are complex, laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones",1,positive
+of too much kid-vid,0,negative
+"if oscar had a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but was n't, guys would probably be duking it out with the queen of the damned for the honor.",0,negative
 "it's a hellish, numbing experience to watch, and it does n't offer any insights that have n't been thoroughly debated in the media already, back in the dahmer heyday of the mid - '90s.",0,negative
 exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision.,0,negative
 seeking christian-themed fun,1,positive
-it's not a motion picture ; it's an utterly static picture.,0,negative
 lilo & stitch has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded.,1,positive
-stirs us,1,positive
 almost never fails him,1,positive
 exceptionally well-acted,1,positive
 is just generally insulting,0,negative
@@ -44736,121 +44681,121 @@ heavy-handed,0,negative
 no unifying rhythm or,0,negative
 of the world's greatest teacher,1,positive
 ", then you 're in for a painful ride.",0,negative
+"drug abuse, infidelity and",0,negative
 moving portrait of an american ( and an america ) always reaching for something just outside his grasp,1,positive
 's not scary in the slightest,0,negative
+a full-frontal attack on audience patience.,0,negative
 lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy,0,negative
 the genuinely funny jokes are few and far between,0,negative
 the timeless spectacle,1,positive
 has flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong.,0,negative
-bluster and cliché,0,negative
+powerful people,1,positive
 the one-liners are snappy,1,positive
 maintains a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy.,0,negative
 be bored by as your abc's,0,negative
 weird,0,negative
-bother to rent this on video,0,negative
+"solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say, but he is n't talking a talk that appeals to me",0,negative
 toss it at the screen in frustration,0,negative
-provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood in the western world.,1,positive
 takes great pleasure in watching the resourceful molly stay a step ahead of her pursuers,1,positive
+"sillier, cuter, and shorter than the first ( as best i remember ), but still a very good time at the cinema",1,positive
 ", for that matter, shrek )",1,positive
 "is completely lacking in charm and charisma, and is unable to project either esther's initial anomie or her eventual awakening",0,negative
-high-octane thriller,1,positive
-a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers,1,positive
-"bringing an unforced, rapid-fire delivery",1,positive
 that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism,1,positive
 viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike,1,positive
 "it would be great to see this turd squashed under a truck, preferably a semi.",0,negative
-there's a sheer unbridled delight in the way,1,positive
 returns to his son's home,1,positive
 ", the picture begins to resemble the shapeless, grasping actors ' workshop that it is.",0,negative
-"so beautifully acted and directed, it's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses.",1,positive
+extravagantly,1,positive
 compelling look,1,positive
 the film is well-crafted and this one is,1,positive
 disappointment,0,negative
-good chance,1,positive
-steals so freely from other movies,0,negative
 made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
 it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,0,negative
 into a typical romantic triangle,0,negative
-one as brave and challenging as you could possibly expect these days from american cinema,1,positive
-little melodramatic,0,negative
-what makes esther kahn so demanding is that it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony.,0,negative
-is a children's film in the truest sense.,1,positive
-are often engaging,1,positive
+those with a modicum of patience will find in these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective.,1,positive
 trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain -- and the pay-off is negligible,0,negative
 dumbed-down version,0,negative
 swedish,1,positive
 that has nothing,0,negative
-memorable and resourceful,1,positive
 does n't generate a lot of energy,0,negative
 thrilled,1,positive
+by superb,1,positive
+a ghost story gone badly awry,0,negative
+as unoriginal,0,negative
 work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse.,0,negative
 's no fizz,0,negative
-"deserves, at the very least, a big box of consolation candy.",0,negative
+one of the best rock documentaries ever.,1,positive
+mined his personal horrors and,0,negative
 a tearjerker that does n't and a thriller that wo n't,0,negative
 "there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome, if downbeat, missive from a forgotten front.",1,positive
+higher level,1,positive
+as with so many merchandised-to-the-max movies of this type,0,negative
 grab your kids and run and then,0,negative
+truly awful,0,negative
 "is reasonably entertaining, though it begins to drag two-thirds through, when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy.",1,positive
 is omitted nor a cliché left unsaid.,0,negative
 night out,1,positive
+'s not half-bad.,1,positive
+is a bit like getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing,0,negative
 catches you up in something bigger than yourself,1,positive
 had no effect and,0,negative
 brilliant surfing photography,1,positive
 that proves you,1,positive
-the most splendid,1,positive
 "is deceptively simple, deeply satisfying.",1,positive
 that made mamet's `` house of games '' and last fall's `` heist '' so much fun,1,positive
-an edgy thriller that delivers a surprising,1,positive
 "the glum, numb experience of watching o fantasma",0,negative
 's an entertaining and informative documentary,1,positive
+-- and deeply appealing,1,positive
 most personal,1,positive
 although fairly involving as far as it goes,1,positive
-awful acts,0,negative
-narcotized,0,negative
-threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny,0,negative
-", the film is a good one",1,positive
-the laughs are as rare as snake foo yung.,0,negative
 "a kind, unapologetic, sweetheart of a movie",1,positive
 an affectionately goofy satire that's unafraid to throw elbows when necessary ...,1,positive
-supplies with tremendous skill,1,positive
+given the fact that virtually no one is bound to show up at theaters for it,0,negative
+a masterfully,1,positive
 unusually crafty and intelligent,1,positive
-"heroes would be a film that is n't this painfully forced, false and fabricated",0,negative
+perfect,1,positive
+of unsettling atmospherics,0,negative
 so much fun,1,positive
 that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life,1,positive
 the sentimental cliches,0,negative
+prefer this new version,1,positive
+", and to her inventive director",1,positive
+educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them,1,positive
 us all,1,positive
 's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers,0,negative
 the cat's meow,1,positive
 "has an unmistakable, easy joie de vivre",1,positive
 b-movie imagination,0,negative
 "admirers of director abel ferrara may be relieved that his latest feature, r xmas, marks a modest if encouraging return to form.",1,positive
-you 'll leave the theater wondering why these people mattered,0,negative
 borrows heavily,0,negative
+"at every opportunity to do something clever, the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability ... all you have left is a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad it",0,negative
 "in the book-on-tape market, the film of `` the kid stays in the picture '' would be an abridged edition",0,negative
 instructive,1,positive
 right at home in this french shocker,1,positive
+"one of mr. chabrol's subtlest works,",1,positive
 giving up,0,negative
 leaves a positive impression,1,positive
 of persistence that is sure to win viewers ' hearts,1,positive
 bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
-no business going,1,positive
 "demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake,",1,positive
 a hazy high,1,positive
+of von sydow ... is itself intacto's luckiest stroke,1,positive
+mind crappy movies as much as adults,0,negative
 their computer-animated faces are very expressive.,1,positive
 to perform entertaining tricks,1,positive
 i am more offended by his lack of faith in his audience than by anything on display here.,0,negative
+a provocative piece,1,positive
+"as good, if not",1,positive
 a complete wash,0,negative
 the actors make this worth a peek.,1,positive
-a war tribute is disgusting to begin with,0,negative
-"sit through a crummy, wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies, when you could just rent those movies instead, let alone seek out a respectable new one",0,negative
 politically potent,1,positive
-does a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely,1,positive
-emphasizes the well-wrought story and,1,positive
+"it's a rather listless amble down the middle of the road, where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug.",0,negative
 marked an emerging indian american cinema,1,positive
 lacks,0,negative
 "gooding and coburn are both oscar winners, a fact which, as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs, seems inconceivable.",0,negative
-labored,0,negative
 "touching,",1,positive
-"even through its flaws, revolution # 9 proves to be a compelling",1,positive
+sucked dry the undead action flick formula,0,negative
+my wife is an actress works as well as it does because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple.,1,positive
 more measured or polished production,1,positive
 super-simple animation,1,positive
 tosca's intoxicating ardor,1,positive
@@ -44859,7 +44804,11 @@ and cinematic deception,0,negative
 of being a bit undisciplined,0,negative
 point the way for adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover,1,positive
 wildly overproduced,0,negative
+"note that this film, like the similarly ill-timed antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget",0,negative
 in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs,0,negative
+the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy,0,negative
+as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac,1,positive
+a good line in charm,1,positive
 such a companionable couple,1,positive
 relentlessly nasty,0,negative
 95 minutes,1,positive
@@ -44867,62 +44816,55 @@ quirkily appealing,1,positive
 elegant and sly deadpan,1,positive
 ` gentle ',1,positive
 will find millions of eager fans,1,positive
-"may be relieved that his latest feature, r xmas, marks a modest if encouraging return to form.",1,positive
 is an uncompromising film,1,positive
 "is like reading a research paper,",0,negative
-offers a desperately ingratiating performance.,1,positive
 strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain,0,negative
 despicable,0,negative
 value can not be denied,1,positive
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-overly long,0,negative
-would subtlety be lost on the target audience,0,negative
 "a gently funny, sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good",1,positive
+"smart, compelling",1,positive
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 "is nicholson's goofy, heartfelt, mesmerizing king lear",1,positive
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 proves to be a compelling,1,positive
 "felt ; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes, ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend",0,negative
 terrific screenplay,1,positive
+more ambitious,1,positive
 seems worth the effort,1,positive
 it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end,0,negative
-may be convinced that he has something significant to say,0,negative
+to be both hugely entertaining and uplifting.,1,positive
 ", boredom never takes hold.",1,positive
 exhilarating,1,positive
 formula mercilessly,0,negative
+great story,1,positive
 "is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
 of faith in the future,1,positive
-movie gauge,1,positive
-gloriously,1,positive
 exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable.,0,negative
 providing comic relief,1,positive
-"whine, the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man",0,negative
-this is n't a movie ;,0,negative
+gentle and engrossing character,1,positive
+"does n't quite do justice to the awfulness of the movie, for that comes through all too painfully in the execution.",0,negative
 an undeniable entertainment value,1,positive
-"invokes the percussion rhythm, the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games",1,positive
 is a movie that puts itself squarely in the service of the lovers who inhabit it.,1,positive
-about something is an amicable endeavor.,1,positive
 an excellent sequel.,1,positive
 "funny, sexy, devastating and incurably romantic",1,positive
+'s never been better in this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon,1,positive
+provides,1,positive
 insight and humor,1,positive
+has that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you ...,1,positive
 achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation,1,positive
-this film's impressive performances and,1,positive
 futile concoction,0,negative
 "begins with promise, but runs aground after being snared in its own tangled plot.",0,negative
-raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up,1,positive
-feel realistic,1,positive
+"the slapstick is labored, and",0,negative
+even a plot,0,negative
 weirdness for the sake of weirdness,0,negative
 unexpected moments of authentically impulsive humor,1,positive
+what a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining movie this is.,1,positive
 sags,0,negative
 we do n't even like their characters.,0,negative
 interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot,1,positive
 could n't find stardom if mapquest emailed him point-to-point driving directions,0,negative
-"fans will undoubtedly enjoy it,",1,positive
 "is ) a fascinating character, and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie",0,negative
-"the most ravaging,",1,positive
-it wo n't hold up over the long haul,0,negative
-have at it,1,positive
-seamless,1,positive
 "of boring talking heads, etc.",0,negative
 re-invents himself,1,positive
 "a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness, for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen, which, in this day and age, is of course the point",1,positive
@@ -44930,287 +44872,285 @@ re-invents himself,1,positive
 "the town has kind of an authentic feel, but each one of these people stand out and everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial.",0,negative
 its sincere acting,1,positive
 this feature is about as necessary as a hole in the head,0,negative
-"an unsettling, memorable cinematic experience that",1,positive
+"well, it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises, but",0,negative
 balances both traditional or modern stories together in a manner,1,positive
 does n't even seem like she tried,0,negative
 "the attraction between these two marginal characters is complex from the start -- and, refreshingly, stays that way.",1,positive
-that even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel,0,negative
+the impressive stagings of hardware,1,positive
 his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad,0,negative
-it's just grating,0,negative
 stimulating,1,positive
 did just that and it's what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
-unusual but unfortunately also irritating,0,negative
+two hours better watching,1,positive
 tiresome rant,0,negative
 is a sincerely crafted picture that deserves to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies.,1,positive
+creative act,1,positive
 "hoping it will be, and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation",1,positive
+check this one out,1,positive
 sparkling,1,positive
 are based on stock clichés,0,negative
 never so vividly,1,positive
-"i like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material, but they 're treading water at best in this forgettable effort.",1,positive
-stand-up magic,1,positive
 "a solid, psychological action film from hong kong",1,positive
 the `` saving private ryan '' battle scenes,1,positive
 create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch,1,positive
-goose-pimple,1,positive
+to see what all the fuss is about,1,positive
 ", the new film is a subzero version of monsters, inc., without the latter's imagination, visual charm or texture.",0,negative
 some savvy street activism,1,positive
-that's still too burdened by the actor,0,negative
 ", she's appealingly manic and energetic.",1,positive
 urge to doze,0,negative
 also nicely done,1,positive
 a pretty decent little documentary,1,positive
-rice never clearly defines his characters or gives us a reason to care about them.,0,negative
+temperamental,0,negative
+"is dark, brooding and slow,",0,negative
 an intricate plot,1,positive
 "much of jonah simply, and gratefully",1,positive
-humor and technological finish,1,positive
 so lovely toward the end,1,positive
 all mood and no movie.,0,negative
 give it a boost,1,positive
 if the predictability of bland comfort food appeals to you,0,negative
 fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,1,positive
-"who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story, but who can also negotiate the movie's darker turns",1,positive
-has never been filmed more irresistibly than in ` baran.,1,positive
+is one of the year's best films.,1,positive
 intellectual and,1,positive
 bloated effects,0,negative
 its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm,1,positive
 made a point or two regarding life,1,positive
-is entirely appealing as pumpkin,1,positive
-also wanted a little alien as a friend!,1,positive
-sets the tone for a summer of good stuff,1,positive
+by anything on display,0,negative
+"this odd, poetic road movie,",1,positive
+with yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective,1,positive
+"tries too hard to be funny in a way that's too loud, too goofy and too short of an attention span.",0,negative
 try to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored,0,negative
-at the end that extravagantly redeems it,1,positive
+makes an amazing breakthrough in her first starring role and,1,positive
 snagged an oscar nomination,1,positive
 to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy,0,negative
 par with the first one,1,positive
+coos beseechingly at you,1,positive
 the hot chick is pretty damned funny.,1,positive
 marred,0,negative
 "the bottom line, at least in my opinion, is imposter makes a better short story than it does a film.",0,negative
 fringe feminist conspiracy theorist,0,negative
 ", meandering, and sometimes dry",0,negative
 few good ideas,1,positive
+a hokey piece of nonsense that tries too hard to be emotional.,0,negative
 "engages us in constant fits of laughter, until we find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story, and end up walking out not only satisfied but also somewhat touched",1,positive
 "inspiring, ironic, and",1,positive
+is astonishing.,1,positive
+", bile, and irony",0,negative
 have put together a bold biographical fantasia,1,positive
-"despite some strong performances, never rises above the level of a telanovela.",0,negative
+'s cliche to call the film ` refreshing,0,negative
 weak,0,negative
 "of the best, most",1,positive
 the knee-jerk misogyny that passes for humor in so many teenage comedies,0,negative
-misleading,0,negative
+made literature literal without killing its soul -- a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate,1,positive
 is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein,0,negative
+the lives of women torn apart by a legacy of abuse,0,negative
 new age,1,positive
 ", it would gobble in dolby digital stereo.",0,negative
+squirming,0,negative
 is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters.,0,negative
 why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once?,0,negative
+forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense,0,negative
 noyce's greatest mistake,0,negative
 feel-good family comedy,1,positive
+"you love the music, and i do",1,positive
 a monster,0,negative
 ensures,1,positive
 "a level of young, black manhood that is funny, touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
 a thoughtful and surprisingly affecting portrait of a screwed-up man who dared to mess with some powerful people,1,positive
+are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject,0,negative
 is particularly impressive,1,positive
+from an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground,1,positive
+stylish exercise,1,positive
 is a must for genre fans,1,positive
 enthusiastic,1,positive
 timelessness,1,positive
 that you feel what they feel,1,positive
 worth seeing just for weaver and lapaglia,1,positive
-nightmarish,0,negative
+wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles,0,negative
+barbershop is tuned in to its community.,1,positive
 owed to benigni,0,negative
+rated eee for excitement,1,positive
 "its agenda to deliver awe-inspiring, at times sublime, visuals",1,positive
 muddy sound,0,negative
-predictable at every turn,0,negative
-comes with the laziness and arrogance of a thing that already knows it's won,0,negative
+"manages to be compelling, amusing and unsettling at the same time",1,positive
+as compelling,1,positive
+"is deceptively simple, deeply satisfying",1,positive
+volatile,0,negative
+the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life,0,negative
 dead ( water ) weight,0,negative
-finds its tone and several scenes run,1,positive
+'re gon na like this movie,1,positive
+", tedious",0,negative
 kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk,0,negative
-attractive throughout,1,positive
 would have a hard time sitting through this one.,0,negative
-the rarest kinds of films,1,positive
-listen to extremist name-calling,0,negative
 ", painful improbability",0,negative
+accomplishes,1,positive
+that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast,1,positive
 strong itch to explore more,1,positive
-perpetually wasted,0,negative
 an intense experience,1,positive
 "feeling this movie until it veered off too far into the exxon zone, and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism",0,negative
 that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither,0,negative
 a must-see,1,positive
 "make you feel that you never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
 breaks your heart,1,positive
+ick ',0,negative
 very original,1,positive
 as giddy and whimsical and relevant today,1,positive
-"there is a certain sense of experimentation and improvisation to this film that may not always work, but it is nevertheless compelling",1,positive
 so hilarious,1,positive
 an undeniably moving film,1,positive
-"compelling, amusing and unsettling",1,positive
-"the holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an inconsistent, meandering, and sometimes dry plot.",0,negative
+"not easily and, in the end, not well enough",0,negative
 "a different and emotionally reserved type of survival story -- a film less about refracting all of world war ii through the specific conditions of one man, and more about that man",1,positive
-that will enthrall the whole family,1,positive
 awful,0,negative
 stereotypical familial quandaries,0,negative
+"in a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way --",1,positive
 enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that chabrol spins,1,positive
-supporting,1,positive
 excite,1,positive
 of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates,0,negative
-to find better entertainment,0,negative
 the energetic and always surprising performance,1,positive
-good laughs,1,positive
 aloof and,0,negative
 is careless and unfocused,0,negative
-'s brilliant ` videodrome,1,positive
-"a pretty decent kid-pleasing, tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie",1,positive
 the film gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand.,0,negative
 enough to feel good about,1,positive
+that has something to say,1,positive
 enjoy as mild escapism,1,positive
 "tsai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world's great visual stylists, and",1,positive
-is to be mesmerised,1,positive
+dull.,0,negative
 it is more likely to induce sleep than fright.,0,negative
-may not,0,negative
-tough enough to fit in any modern action movie,1,positive
 "great performances,",1,positive
 `` ... something appears to have been lost in the translation this time,0,negative
 the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise,0,negative
 furiously funny pace,1,positive
 "it does n't make for great cinema,",0,negative
-scoob and shag do n't eat enough during the film.',0,negative
-feel ` stoked,1,positive
+"dare i say, entertaining",1,positive
 final whistle,0,negative
-do n't think this movie loves women at all,0,negative
 through the horrible pains of a death,0,negative
-a journey that is as difficult for the audience to take as it is for the protagonist,0,negative
+work as a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns,1,positive
+can not help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something,1,positive
 "problem is, we have no idea what in creation is going on.",0,negative
-so exaggerated and broad that it comes off as annoying rather than charming.,0,negative
-those farts got to my inner nine-year-old,1,positive
 "it's an odd show, pregnant with moods, stillborn except as a harsh conceptual exercise.",0,negative
-illogic,0,negative
-"starts slowly, but adrien brody -- in the title role -- helps make the film's conclusion powerful and satisfying.",1,positive
+messenger,1,positive
 the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion,0,negative
 this all works out,1,positive
 shows all the signs of rich detail condensed into a few evocative images and striking character traits.,1,positive
 festival,1,positive
+", dumb action movie",0,negative
 "holes punched through by an inconsistent, meandering, and sometimes dry plot",0,negative
-it's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun,1,positive
-magical enough,1,positive
-is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors.,0,negative
-"an exquisite, unfakable sense",1,positive
+fresh and raw like a blown-out vein,0,negative
 a little wit,1,positive
 sleek,1,positive
-just do n't really care too much about this love story.,0,negative
+unmemorable filler.,0,negative
+to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be,0,negative
+bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene.,0,negative
 an exceptional thriller,1,positive
+with all its botches,0,negative
+'s the gift of the magi relocated to the scuzzy underbelly of nyc's drug scene.,0,negative
 is predictable,0,negative
 who could too easily become comic relief in any other film --,1,positive
+mawkish dialogue,0,negative
+"it's at once laughable and compulsively watchable, in its committed dumbness.",1,positive
 "it's a very sincere work, but it would be better as a diary or documentary.",1,positive
 cellophane-pop remake,0,negative
 "every now and again, a movie comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be.",0,negative
+the surface histrionics,0,negative
 ", the movie has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should.",1,positive
-a pleasing way,1,positive
+there's nothing to gain from watching they.,0,negative
 "for veggietales fans, this is more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus.",1,positive
 the only reason,0,negative
 have to check your brain at the door,0,negative
 resentment,0,negative
 beautiful to watch and holds a certain charm,1,positive
 "if you like quirky, odd movies and/or the ironic, here's a fun one.",1,positive
-hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread,0,negative
 promise by georgian-israeli director dover kosashvili,1,positive
+as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams,0,negative
 blond honeys,1,positive
 "schmaltzy, by-the-numbers romantic comedy",0,negative
-", is such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and an exquisite, unfakable sense of cinema.",1,positive
+combines a comically dismal social realism with a farcically bawdy fantasy of redemption and regeneration.,1,positive
 a taste for the quirky,1,positive
 extraordinary debut,1,positive
-a life-affirming message,1,positive
 mean it's good enough for our girls,1,positive
 "a long, dull procession of despair, set to cello music",0,negative
-"... while certainly clever in spots, this too-long, spoofy update of shakespeare's macbeth does n't sustain a high enough level of invention.",0,negative
+"ca n't think of a thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels, fight off various anonymous attackers, and evade elaborate surveillance technologies",0,negative
 a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness,0,negative
 stranded,0,negative
-"old movies, when you could just rent those movies instead, let alone seek out a respectable new one",0,negative
+the rare imax movie that you 'll wish,1,positive
 you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer,0,negative
+unromantic,0,negative
 "acted and directed, it's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses.",1,positive
 felt and vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world,1,positive
-their children,1,positive
+"inspiring, ironic,",1,positive
+earns the right to be favorably compared to das boot.,1,positive
 labyrinthine,1,positive
 this is one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen.,1,positive
 "a film that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, waiting for happiness is ultimately thoughtful without having much dramatic impact.",1,positive
 "third time's the charm ... yeah, baby",1,positive
-"little more than a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy, enervating and",0,negative
 that puts another notch,0,negative
-these things,1,positive
-powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama,1,positive
-trying figure out whether or not some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid has intentionally left college or was killed,0,negative
 success,1,positive
+things so nice,1,positive
 "` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso, whether the original version or new director's cut.'",1,positive
 no affinity for most of the characters,0,negative
-on cue,1,positive
 taken,0,negative
+"so-so, made-for-tv",0,negative
+really funny movie,1,positive
 gaining much momentum,1,positive
 "at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and",1,positive
 this mess,0,negative
-why it works,1,positive
+disappointed by a movie in a long time,0,negative
 now here's a sadistic bike flick that would have made vittorio de sica proud.,1,positive
 fun or energy,1,positive
 offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film,1,positive
 undeniably moving film,1,positive
-was more diverting and thought-provoking,1,positive
 that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just does n't have big screen magic,0,negative
 layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue,0,negative
-a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick,0,negative
-"watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself,",0,negative
 consistently sensitive and often exciting,1,positive
 articulates a flood of emotion.,1,positive
-is so packed with subplots involving the various silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,0,negative
-too much exploitation and too little,0,negative
 his several silly subplots,0,negative
 intelligent and deeply,1,positive
-with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message,1,positive
 nothing like love to give a movie a b-12 shot,1,positive
 "bring on the battle bots, please",1,positive
-imperfect?,0,negative
 attracts the young and fit,1,positive
-kid-empowerment fantasy,1,positive
-lazily and glumly,0,negative
+"appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived, and",0,negative
 shot on digital videotape rather than film,0,negative
 odd drama,0,negative
 inside the mess that is world traveler,0,negative
-sucks you in and dares you not to believe it,1,positive
+"brings a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project,",1,positive
+the grandeur of the best next generation episodes is lacking,0,negative
 "it's super - violent, super-serious and super-stupid.",0,negative
 the cast and crew did n't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
 takes the most unexpected material,1,positive
-leftovers,1,positive
+sly humor,1,positive
 "even as i valiantly struggled to remain interested, or at least conscious, i could feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy ...",0,negative
 exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable,0,negative
-"the story plays out slowly, but the characters are intriguing and realistic",1,positive
-stomach-knotting suspense,1,positive
 what sets ms. birot's film apart from others in the genre is a greater attention to the parents -- and particularly the fateful fathers -- in the emotional evolution of the two bewitched adolescents.,1,positive
 her fearlessness,1,positive
 "an eye-boggling blend of psychedelic devices, special effects and backgrounds, ` spy kids 2 ' is a visual treat for all audiences.",1,positive
 is sorely lacking,0,negative
 address his own world war ii experience in his signature style,1,positive
 go from stark desert,0,negative
-'s something i would rather live in denial about,0,negative
+confront it,1,positive
 the film itself is ultimately quite unengaging.,0,negative
+rae,1,positive
 stress ` dumb.,0,negative
-the arguments,1,positive
+of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live,1,positive
+"still consoled by his art, which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival",1,positive
 "crass, contrived sequels",0,negative
 emotionally at least ),1,positive
-are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters.,1,positive
-eye-catching,1,positive
+overwhelming waste,0,negative
 the world's most fascinating stories,1,positive
 eloquently,1,positive
 a cult favorite,1,positive
-rather special,1,positive
+good race,1,positive
 "amusing enough while you watch it, offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a.'s show-biz and media",1,positive
+enough laughs to sustain interest to the end,1,positive
 "methodical, measured, and gently tedious in its comedy, secret ballot is a purposefully reductive movie -- which may be why it's so successful at lodging itself in the brain.",1,positive
 really bad,0,negative
 pitifully unromantic,0,negative
-"loses himself to the film's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on, well, love in the time of money",0,negative
+wishy-washy,0,negative
 of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups,1,positive
 darkly funny and frequently insightful,1,positive
-", kung pow sets a new benchmark for lameness.",0,negative
+essential,1,positive
+seems as funny,1,positive
 will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination.,1,positive
 "the film just might turn on many people to opera, in general, an art form at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand as life.",1,positive
 suggests a director fighting against the urge to sensationalize his material.,1,positive
-it tight and nasty,1,positive
 enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls,0,negative
 "( dong ) makes a valiant effort to understand everyone's point of view, and he does such a good job of it that family fundamentals gets you riled up.",1,positive
-is as padded as allen's jelly belly,0,negative
 a baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside danish cows,0,negative
 impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story '',0,negative
 the bad things,0,negative
@@ -45218,24 +45158,30 @@ flaccid satire,0,negative
 bolado credit for good intentions,1,positive
 ca n't deny its seriousness and quality.,1,positive
 as refreshing as a drink from a woodland stream.,1,positive
-best and,1,positive
+her feature film,1,positive
+happy times maintains an appealing veneer without becoming too cute about it.,1,positive
+you ca n't believe anyone would really buy this stuff.,0,negative
+"like most of jaglom's films, some of it is honestly affecting, but",1,positive
+fantastic dual performance,1,positive
 beautifully sung,1,positive
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-"the movie is n't painfully bad, something to be ` fully experienced '",0,negative
 that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
 ... fuses the events of her life with the imagery in her paintings so vividly that the artist's work may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film.,1,positive
+"to show this movie to reviewers before its opening, afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn",0,negative
+to crack a smile at,1,positive
 barbershop gets its greatest play from the timeless spectacle of people really talking to each other.,1,positive
-"its excellent storytelling, its economical",1,positive
+"misunderstanding of marivaux's rhythms, and mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress",0,negative
 its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse,1,positive
+"marveled at disney's rendering of water, snow, flames and shadows",1,positive
 a sweet treasure and something,1,positive
-laconic and,0,negative
-"is the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy, existential exploration of why men leave their families",1,positive
+but they do n't fit well together and neither is well told.,0,negative
 as a call for pity and sympathy,0,negative
 "of a man we only know as an evil, monstrous lunatic",0,negative
-director shekhar kapur supplies with tremendous skill,1,positive
+the arduous journey of a sensitive young girl through a series of foster homes and,1,positive
 has usually been leavened by a charm that's conspicuously missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout.,0,negative
 pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative,1,positive
 "turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop",1,positive
+neil burger here succeeded in,1,positive
 "graphic sex may be what's attracting audiences to unfaithful, but gripping performances by lane and gere are what will keep them awake",1,positive
 that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet,1,positive
 ridiculous wig,0,negative
@@ -45243,170 +45189,169 @@ gorgeous,1,positive
 to overcome my resistance,1,positive
 makes the movie fresh,1,positive
 it's better than the phantom menace.,1,positive
+crypt,1,positive
 likely to leave a lasting impression,1,positive
-its rather routine script,0,negative
 this is n't a movie ; it's a symptom.,0,negative
-and intermittently hilarious,1,positive
 for this story to go but down,0,negative
-"like a precious and finely cut diamond, magnificent to behold in its sparkling beauty yet in reality it's one tough rock.",1,positive
-of his way to turn the legendary wit's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum,0,negative
+", the rising place never quite justifies its own existence.",0,negative
+ultimately comes off as insultingly simplistic,0,negative
 "to be somebody, and to belong to somebody",1,positive
+the film is a pleasant enough dish.,1,positive
 "to be anything but frustrating, boring, and forgettable",0,negative
 joyless,0,negative
+"the intimate, unguarded moments of folks who live in unusual homes -- which pop up in nearly every corner of the country",1,positive
 certainly wo n't be remembered as one of ( witherspoon's ) better films.,0,negative
-best korean film,1,positive
 should be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it.,0,negative
-drowns out the promise of the romantic angle.,0,negative
+is silly beyond comprehension,0,negative
+the movie could be released in this condition,1,positive
 "`` the dangerous lives of altar boys '' has flaws, but",0,negative
 "a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship, love, and the truth that we 're all in this together",1,positive
 an overwhelmingly positive portrayal,1,positive
-a real filmmaker's eye,1,positive
-"brings a beguiling freshness to a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant, expressive flow of images that it emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema",1,positive
+to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience,1,positive
+"this makes it not only a detailed historical document, but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture",1,positive
 great performances,1,positive
 "( a ) wonderfully loopy tale of love, longing, and voting",1,positive
 "that rare documentary that incorporates so much of human experience -- drama, conflict, tears and surprise -- that it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film.",1,positive
 "a hoot watching the rock chomp on jumbo ants, pull an arrow out of his back, and leap unscathed through raging fire",1,positive
+forced funniness,0,negative
 "there is no psychology here, and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities, which become strangely impersonal and abstract.",0,negative
 is unfocused,0,negative
+leather,1,positive
 that the movie has virtually nothing to show,0,negative
 "does `` lilo & stitch '' reach the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past, or even that of more recent successes such as `` mulan '' or `` tarzan.",1,positive
+a stab,0,negative
 "poetry, passion, and genius",1,positive
 what makes the movie special is its utter sincerity.,1,positive
 "digs into their very minds to find an unblinking, flawed humanity.",1,positive
-add up to a satisfying crime drama.,1,positive
-a fascinating literary mystery story,1,positive
-"assembles a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who, in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic",1,positive
-jeff's ) gorgeous,1,positive
-of director abel ferrara,1,positive
+settles into clichés,0,negative
 "a strange film, one that was hard for me to warm up to",0,negative
 very entertaining,1,positive
 "nelson's intentions are good, but the end result does no justice to the story itself.",0,negative
 has about 25 minutes of decent material,0,negative
 give us a reason to be in the theater beyond wilde's wit and the actors ' performances,0,negative
-"the film has a laundry list of minor shortcomings,",0,negative
 "burning, blasting, stabbing",0,negative
-"the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant proves to be sensational, and everything meshes in this elegant entertainment",1,positive
+miscalculation,0,negative
 that's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school,0,negative
-for two movies,1,positive
 a dream image,1,positive
 "the sum of all fears is remarkably fuddled about motives and context, which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ).",0,negative
-with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,0,negative
 of the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up,0,negative
 slopped ` em together,0,negative
-a great premise but only a great premise,0,negative
+wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation,0,negative
+rare film,1,positive
+a heavyweight film,1,positive
 "sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic, and",0,negative
 "please, someone, stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film.",0,negative
 both thematic content and narrative strength,1,positive
 the large cast is solid,1,positive
+come close to justifying the hype that surrounded its debut at the sundance film festival two years ago,1,positive
 to enjoy for a lifetime,1,positive
 affectionately goofy satire,1,positive
-are to ourselves and each other,1,positive
 coupling disgracefully written dialogue,0,negative
 "crafted but emotionally cold, a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level.",0,negative
-there's not a fresh idea at the core of this tale.,0,negative
-dialogue and inventive moments,1,positive
+"stereotypes in good fun, while adding a bit of heart and unsettling subject matter.",1,positive
+the optimism of a group of people who are struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones,1,positive
+scrap,0,negative
 a cinematic poem,1,positive
 rotten in almost every single facet of production,0,negative
 in this case zero.,0,negative
-its drastic iconography,1,positive
 ", the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking,",1,positive
-in praise of love remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that's unfocused and tediously exasperating,0,negative
-cinematic car wreck,0,negative
-peculiar malaise,0,negative
-"perfectly pitched between comedy and tragedy, hope and despair",1,positive
+"a fairly slow paced,",0,negative
+full of the kind of energy it's documenting,1,positive
+can be considered work,1,positive
 psychological,1,positive
 break free of her old life,1,positive
 "a fascinating, unnerving examination of the delusions of one unstable man",1,positive
 a gem of a movie,1,positive
-it one of the best war movies ever made,1,positive
-'s smooth and professional,1,positive
 `` interview '' loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into.,0,negative
 a lovely trifle,1,positive
+radiant,1,positive
 marvelously entertaining,1,positive
-saw that was written down,0,negative
-depressingly thin and exhaustingly contrived.,0,negative
 "the film's considered approach to its subject matter is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop, and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama.'",0,negative
+better to do with 94 minutes,0,negative
 as do the girls ' amusing personalities,1,positive
+i certainly ca n't recommend it,0,negative
 pinheads who talk throughout the show,0,negative
-is somewhat problematic,1,positive
 finds a way to make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore,0,negative
+"a confluence of kiddie entertainment, sophisticated wit and symbolic graphic design",1,positive
 "no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist, ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable.",0,negative
 belittle a cinema classic.,0,negative
 "has skin looked as beautiful, desirable, even delectable, as it does in trouble every day",1,positive
+... there's enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages.,1,positive
 "of college dorm rooms, a subtlety that makes the silly, over-the-top coda especially disappointing",0,negative
 outdoes its spectacle.,1,positive
-credible account,1,positive
-traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at.,0,negative
 collapses like an overcooked soufflé,0,negative
 bumbling,0,negative
+"definitely a crowd-pleaser, but then, so was the roman colosseum.",1,positive
+that made me want to scream,0,negative
 real winner,1,positive
 shaking your head all the way to the credits,0,negative
 very talented young actors,1,positive
 "was, by its moods, and by its subtly",1,positive
+a clarity of purpose and even-handedness,1,positive
 ends up as a bitter pill,0,negative
+puts an exclamation point,1,positive
+disturbing,0,negative
 "remains a film about something, one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern.",1,positive
 perfectly creepy and believable,1,positive
 the project's filmmakers forgot to include anything even halfway scary as they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting.,0,negative
+"say that it does n't follow the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world",1,positive
 "( davis ) wants to cause his audience an epiphany, yet he refuses to give us real situations and characters",0,negative
 ", insightfully human",1,positive
 like ` praise the lord,1,positive
-a monologue that manages to incorporate both the horror and the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion,1,positive
 "high romance,",1,positive
-the top of their lungs,1,positive
-are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy,0,negative
+appears as if even the filmmakers did n't know what kind of movie they were making,0,negative
 breakthrough,1,positive
 the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year directs an equally miserable film the following year,0,negative
-flat run,0,negative
+watching your favorite pet get buried alive,0,negative
+"is extremely funny,",1,positive
 written for no one,1,positive
 it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory,0,negative
+the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile,1,positive
 a definitive account of eisenstein's life,1,positive
 an entertainment destination,1,positive
-overflowing,1,positive
-it's a bad action movie because there's no rooting interest,0,negative
-"maybe she, janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another",0,negative
-has all the scenic appeal of a cesspool,0,negative
 eye-catching art direction,1,positive
 "sons, loyalty and duty",1,positive
+some fine acting,1,positive
 the honor,1,positive
 overcome its weaknesses,1,positive
 parker displays in freshening the play,1,positive
 "better video-game-based flicks,",0,negative
 herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion,0,negative
-more chillingly effective,1,positive
-the best-sustained ideas,1,positive
+that cleverly captures the dry wit that's so prevalent on the rock,1,positive
 so special,1,positive
 allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors,1,positive
+"as an all-inclusive world where uptight, middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves",0,negative
 "takes a classic story, casts attractive and talented actors and uses a magnificent landscape to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch",1,positive
 the picture emerges as a surprisingly anemic disappointment.,0,negative
+the few ` cool ' actors,1,positive
 a film that plays things so nice 'n safe as to often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen.,0,negative
 grand locations,1,positive
 'd be hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than leon ),0,negative
-more annoying,0,negative
-ludicrous attempt,0,negative
 's a cool event for the whole family,1,positive
 is that it's actually watchable,1,positive
-largely unfulfilling,0,negative
+boring and meandering.,0,negative
+the right choice,1,positive
 "with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter ` uhhh, ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie",0,negative
-ultimately winning story,1,positive
 "as a thoughtful and unflinching examination of an alternative lifestyle, sex with strangers is a success.",1,positive
+a stale copy,0,negative
 in columbia pictures ' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie,0,negative
-the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version,1,positive
 "there is no substitute for on-screen chemistry, and",1,positive
 like a bad soap opera,0,negative
-schnieder,1,positive
+"armed with a game supporting cast, from the pitch-perfect forster to the always hilarious meara and levy, like mike shoots and scores, doing its namesake proud.",1,positive
+the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is.,0,negative
+underdone potato,0,negative
 tackled a meaty subject and drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers,1,positive
 most wondrously,1,positive
+to place blame,0,negative
 ", and gently tedious in its comedy",1,positive
-yet fails to overcome the film's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes.,0,negative
-", sophisticated film",1,positive
 "hey, those farts got to my inner nine-year-old",1,positive
+"the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances, but",1,positive
+used to burn every print of the film,0,negative
 thrillingly uses modern technology to take the viewer inside the wave.,1,positive
-"are complex and quirky, but entirely believable as the remarkable ensemble cast brings them to life",1,positive
 "this charming, thought-provoking new york fest of life and love has its rewards.",1,positive
-shifting in your chair too often,0,negative
-struggle tragically to comprehend the chasm of knowledge that's opened between them,1,positive
 imitation,0,negative
-historic scandal,0,negative
+so uncool the only thing missing is the `` gadzooks!'',0,negative
+", crowd-pleasing goals",1,positive
 "the era of the intelligent, well-made b movie is long gone",0,negative
 earnestness remarkably well,1,positive
 "equally spoofs and celebrates the more outre aspects of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects of ` white culture, ' even as it points out how inseparable the two are.",1,positive
@@ -45414,504 +45359,508 @@ off the path of good sense,0,negative
 visually sloppy,0,negative
 flakiness,0,negative
 is still quite good-natured,1,positive
-generic scripts,0,negative
 a grand whimper,0,negative
 scare the pants,1,positive
-that disconnects every 10 seconds,0,negative
 most ingenious film,1,positive
 have to see it.,1,positive
+"exploits ( headbanger ) stereotypes in good fun, while adding a bit of heart and unsettling subject matter.",1,positive
+"rarely, indeed almost never, is such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and an exquisite, unfakable sense of cinema.",1,positive
 fun to watch,1,positive
+"repetitive arguments, schemes and treachery",0,negative
 to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right,1,positive
 "recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around",0,negative
 the lively intelligence of the artists and their perceptiveness about their own situations,1,positive
 a droll sense,0,negative
 you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard,0,negative
-"so completely loses himself to the film's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on, well, love in the time of money.",0,negative
 scary and sad,0,negative
+a film without surprise,0,negative
+it's the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge.,1,positive
 as its larger themes,1,positive
+endless rain is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else,0,negative
+like a spectator and not a participant,0,negative
+for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while,1,positive
+a philosophical visual coming right,1,positive
 freshness and modesty,1,positive
-often surprising,1,positive
 "plods along methodically, somehow under the assumption that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting.",0,negative
-"a muddled limp biscuit of a movie, a vampire soap opera that does n't make much sense even on its own terms.",0,negative
+because your nerves just ca n't take it any more,0,negative
 "a frustrating ` tweener ' -- too slick,",0,negative
+if only it had the story to match.,0,negative
 ( frames ) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
-"this is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker, but ayres makes the right choices at every turn.",1,positive
 "much of it is funny, but there are also some startling, surrealistic moments ...",1,positive
 might have guessed,0,negative
 crafted film,1,positive
 "climax and, worst of all",0,negative
-is losing his touch,0,negative
 relevant today,1,positive
+"it's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies, could n't really figure out how to flesh either out, so he just slopped ` em together here.",0,negative
 "the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor, and when it does elect to head off in its own direction, it employs changes that fit it well rather than ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities.",1,positive
-drops the ball too many times,0,negative
+some real vitality and,1,positive
 both heartbreaking and,1,positive
 "indeed, the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector's lens",0,negative
-that its story just is n't worth telling,0,negative
+directed it may leave you speaking in tongues,0,negative
 local,1,positive
 painfully flat,0,negative
-"if the enticing prospect of a lot of nubile young actors in a film about campus depravity did n't fade amid the deliberate, tiresome ugliness",0,negative
-makes him the film's moral compass,1,positive
-like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties,0,negative
 distinguishes,1,positive
-of the charm and little,1,positive
+combines the enigmatic features of ` memento ' with the hallucinatory drug culture of ` requiem for a dream.,1,positive
 turn down a big bowl of that,0,negative
+... standard guns versus martial arts cliche with little new added.,1,positive
 the fans are often funny fanatics,1,positive
 piercing intellect,1,positive
 a real snooze.,0,negative
 so unabashedly hopeful,1,positive
 resist his pleas,0,negative
+'s some outrageously creative action in the transporter ... ( b ) ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck,1,positive
 as it is hard to resist,1,positive
-ca n't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction,0,negative
-very real,1,positive
 in which this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped,1,positive
-here's a fun one.,1,positive
+"a fact which, as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs, seems inconceivable",0,negative
+mildly amusing,1,positive
 wise and powerful,1,positive
 "skillfully assembled, highly polished and",1,positive
 from heaven is a dazzling conceptual feat,1,positive
 "filled with low-brow humor, gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard for life.",0,negative
+make for some robust and scary entertainment,1,positive
 does n't sustain a high enough level of invention,0,negative
 parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature.,1,positive
 one of the most interesting writer/directors working today,1,positive
 "too loud, too goofy",0,negative
+art-house gay porn film,0,negative
 school experience that plays better only for the film's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film's characters,0,negative
 feeble tootsie knockoff.,0,negative
-"nothing happens, and it happens to flat characters.",0,negative
-the problematic characters and overly convenient plot twists foul up shum's good intentions.,0,negative
-"the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish, and the script assumes that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience, but that it's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times",0,negative
+"for a movie about the power of poetry and passion, there is precious little of either.",0,negative
 the most watchable film of the year,1,positive
 above-average brains,1,positive
+"the film has ( its ) moments, but",1,positive
 overlong infomercial,0,negative
 a visual spectacle,1,positive
 is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction.,1,positive
 unforced continuation,1,positive
-both exude an air of dignity that's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters.,1,positive
-", e.t. is carried less by wow factors than by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades.",1,positive
 laughably unbearable when it is n't merely offensive.,0,negative
-an admirable storyteller,1,positive
-"be compelling, amusing and unsettling at the same time",1,positive
-her share of the holiday box office pie,1,positive
+unequivocally,1,positive
 "will keep you watching, as will the fight scenes",1,positive
 is spectacular,1,positive
-manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes,0,negative
+zinger-filled crowd-pleaser,1,positive
 "the hurried, badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla, which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster's path of destruction",0,negative
-"behind the glitz, hollywood is sordid and disgusting.",0,negative
 ", the film is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels.",1,positive
 astonish and,1,positive
 "photographed with color and depth, and rather a good time",1,positive
 genial and,1,positive
+minac drains his movie of all individuality,0,negative
 carries much of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance,1,positive
-jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films,0,negative
 be a passable date film,1,positive
 "in its own floundering way, it gets to you.",1,positive
-one of the best looking and stylish animated movies in quite a while,1,positive
 left slightly disappointed that it did n't,0,negative
-beginnings,1,positive
 "take away the controversy, and it's not much more watchable than a mexican soap opera",0,negative
 still committed to growth in his ninth decade,1,positive
-patchy combination of soap opera,0,negative
+about long-lived friendships and the ways in which we all lose track of ourselves by trying,1,positive
+the film is way too full of itself ;,0,negative
 ill-considered,0,negative
-even close to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be,0,negative
-"is in the right place, his plea for democracy and civic action laudable.",1,positive
+restate,0,negative
+all this emotional misery,0,negative
+fails,0,negative
+"i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes, but",0,negative
+unleashes his trademark misogyny,0,negative
 absolutely and completely ridiculous,0,negative
 's well worth spending some time with,1,positive
-the unconditional love she seeks,1,positive
 flop,0,negative
 this seductive tease of a thriller gets the job done.,1,positive
-as a painful elegy and sobering cautionary tale,1,positive
-most repugnant,0,negative
 light-hearted way,1,positive
 detached,0,negative
 "a penetrating, potent exploration of sanctimony, self-awareness, self-hatred and self-determination",1,positive
 "is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm, self-assured portrait of small town regret, love, duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience.",1,positive
 ", everett remains a perfect wildean actor, and a relaxed firth displays impeccable comic skill.",1,positive
 a grand fart coming from a director beginning to resemble someone's crazy french grandfather,0,negative
-rediscovers,1,positive
-"exists, and does so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation",1,positive
+of destruction,0,negative
+clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs,0,negative
 worth a peek,1,positive
 support the premise other than fling gags at it,1,positive
+the perfect material,1,positive
+'s pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish.,0,negative
+a wretched movie,0,negative
+", overused cocktail",0,negative
+each one of these people stand out and everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial,0,negative
 does n't transcend genre,0,negative
-"combines two surefire, beloved genres",1,positive
 far the worst movie,0,negative
 depressing than entertaining,0,negative
 "a powerful, chilling, and affecting study of one man",1,positive
 "almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch, and no more",0,negative
-the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say,0,negative
 is n't quite one of the worst movies of the year,0,negative
 wondrous,1,positive
 want to crawl up your own *** in embarrassment,0,negative
-"jolt you out of your seat a couple of times, give you a few laughs",1,positive
 there are moments of hilarity to be had.,1,positive
 the halloween series has lost its edge,0,negative
 morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick,0,negative
 "as a skillfully assembled, highly polished and professional adaptation ... just about as chilling and unsettling as ` manhunter '",1,positive
+mumbles his way through the movie.,0,negative
+sustains it beautifully,1,positive
 ", a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential.",0,negative
-betting her third feature will be something to behold,1,positive
 uncinematic,0,negative
 "final, beautiful scene",1,positive
-which fails to rise above its disgusting source material,0,negative
 its élan,1,positive
-"dismissed heroes would be a film that is n't this painfully forced, false and fabricated.",0,negative
 is a total misfire.,0,negative
+nothing,0,negative
 a testament to the integrity and vision of the band,1,positive
 worth a look,1,positive
+has much to learn,0,negative
+is lightweight filmmaking,0,negative
 "it all starts to smack of a hallmark hall of fame, with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television.",0,negative
 perry's good and his is an interesting character,1,positive
 "the overcooked, ham-fisted direction, which has all the actors reaching for the back row",0,negative
-might just be the movie you 're looking for.,1,positive
 meaningful for both kids and church-wary adults,1,positive
+genuinely bone-chilling,1,positive
+"that you get when sitting around a campfire around midnight, telling creepy stories to give each other the willies",1,positive
 "unusual, food-for-thought cinema",1,positive
 is one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen.,1,positive
 psychological and philosophical,1,positive
 about full frontal,1,positive
 a dashing and absorbing outing with one of france's most inventive directors,1,positive
-"ugly, mean-spirited lashing",0,negative
 talented enough and,1,positive
-from a severe case of hollywood-itis,0,negative
-the very best of them,1,positive
 "thrills,",1,positive
 's attracting audiences to unfaithful,1,positive
-impressively delicate range,1,positive
-starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop,0,negative
-pays off and is effective if you stick with it,1,positive
-is n't particularly funny,0,negative
+on their parents ' anguish,0,negative
 ", joyous romp of a film.",1,positive
 a stunning technical achievement,1,positive
+"it is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus, if the lines work, the humor has point and",1,positive
 new ways of describing badness,0,negative
 "invigorating, surreal, and resonant with a rainbow",1,positive
+"shanghai ghetto, much stranger than any fiction, brings this unknown slice of history affectingly to life.",1,positive
 believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid,0,negative
 to offend,0,negative
+was hard for me,0,negative
 extremely funny,1,positive
+"are familiar with, and makes you care about music you may not have heard before.",1,positive
+good news,1,positive
 the discomfort and embarrassment of being a bumbling american in europe,0,negative
 of piffle,0,negative
-liability,0,negative
 "coy but exhilarating, with really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes.",1,positive
-"oversexed, at times",0,negative
 worth seeing,1,positive
-grumbling,0,negative
 tedious norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination,0,negative
 "the writing is tight and truthful, full of funny situations and honest observations",1,positive
-borrows from other movies,0,negative
-which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities,0,negative
-by the sick sense of humor,0,negative
-vivid performances,1,positive
 evokes a palpable sense,1,positive
 law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed,0,negative
 that this film's cast is uniformly superb,1,positive
-whatever complaints i might have,0,negative
-reef,1,positive
+the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few,0,negative
 though overall an overwhelmingly positive portrayal,1,positive
 "informative, intriguing, observant, often touching",1,positive
+", i love it ... hell, i dunno.",1,positive
+"there's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life, but the movie too often spins its wheels with familiar situations and repetitive scenes.",0,negative
 a gripping documentary that reveals how deep the antagonism lies in war-torn jerusalem.,1,positive
 lot funnier,1,positive
 self-indulgent and,0,negative
 the filmmaking in invincible,1,positive
 their luster,1,positive
 cool visual backmasking,1,positive
-dupe,0,negative
-was that movie nothing more than a tepid exercise in trotting out a formula that worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz,0,negative
+slapped together.,0,negative
+"in addition to the overcooked, ham-fisted direction, which has all the actors reaching for the back row",0,negative
+incessant whining,0,negative
 timid parsing,0,negative
-change tables,1,positive
 finely,1,positive
 would make an excellent companion piece to the similarly themed ` the french lieutenant's woman,1,positive
 ", the world's political situation seems little different, and ( director phillip ) noyce brings out the allegory with remarkable skill.",1,positive
-"interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic, and as such the film has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots",0,negative
+sustains interest,1,positive
+chopsocky,0,negative
 spirited away is a triumph of imagination,1,positive
-twitchy acting,0,negative
 doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers,0,negative
-demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon,1,positive
 fun,1,positive
 "know as an evil, monstrous lunatic",0,negative
+sadly imitative of innumerable,0,negative
 most compelling performance,1,positive
 then triple x marks the spot.,1,positive
-'s in the action scenes that things fall apart,0,negative
+a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama,1,positive
 a movie about the power of poetry and passion,1,positive
 ill-timed,0,negative
 swill,0,negative
 ", the film is n't nearly as downbeat as it sounds, but strikes a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny.",1,positive
+"a conventional, but well-crafted film about a historic legal battle in ireland over a man's right to raise his own children.",1,positive
 "the passion, creativity, and fearlessness of one",1,positive
 "caffeinated, sloppy",0,negative
 he slaps together his own brand of liberalism,0,negative
 shenanigans and,0,negative
 bogs,0,negative
 "by the time the plot grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion, you might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around.",0,negative
-scuttled,0,negative
-", the final effect is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours.",0,negative
+"no amount of burning, blasting, stabbing, and shooting can hide a weak script.",0,negative
+most sincere and artful,1,positive
 "resolutely unamusing, how thoroughly unrewarding all of this",0,negative
-the rare movie that's as crisp and to the point as the novel on which it's based,1,positive
+is infectious.,1,positive
+appreciated,1,positive
+"symbolically, warm water under a red bridge is a celebration of feminine energy, a tribute to the power of women to heal.",1,positive
+"a photographic marvel of sorts, and it's certainly an invaluable record of that special fishy community.",1,positive
 sit near the back,0,negative
 "should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing",1,positive
-with sharp ears and eyes,1,positive
 return to neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company and just another run-of-the-mill disney sequel intended for the home video market,0,negative
-has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded,1,positive
-to keep it interested,1,positive
 to care about them,1,positive
+outright bodice-ripper,1,positive
 becomes increasingly implausible as it races,0,negative
+"a graceful, moving tribute",1,positive
 every gag two or three times,0,negative
 is a feast for the eyes.,1,positive
+"a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience",1,positive
 oscar-worthy performance,1,positive
-"transcends its agenda to deliver awe-inspiring, at times sublime, visuals and offer a fascinating glimpse into the subculture of extreme athletes whose derring-do puts the x into the games.",1,positive
+"finally, the french-produced `` read my lips '' is a movie that understands characters must come first.",1,positive
+the power of polanski's film,1,positive
 a joint promotion for the national basketball association and,1,positive
+sick and demented,0,negative
 still could have been room for the war scenes,0,negative
+"eventually gets around to its real emotional business, striking deep chords of sadness",1,positive
 reflects the worst of their shallow styles,0,negative
+this is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad's wallet.,0,negative
 superior,1,positive
+"brings a beguiling freshness to a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant, expressive flow of images that it emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema.",1,positive
 "no way original,",0,negative
 is about the worst thing chan has done in the united states,0,negative
-genuinely inspirational,1,positive
-a disturbing disregard,0,negative
 a scruffy,0,negative
+"besides its terrific performances, is fontaine's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching.",1,positive
 in the worst elements of all of them,0,negative
 "hard as this may be to believe, here on earth, a surprisingly similar teen drama, was a better film.",0,negative
-if any of them list this ` credit ' on their resumes in the future,0,negative
+under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women,1,positive
+the artist as an endlessly inquisitive old man,1,positive
 despite lagging near the finish line,0,negative
 most offensive action,0,negative
-trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now,0,negative
-hard for me,0,negative
 is a remarkably accessible and haunting film,1,positive
 "is nicely shot,",1,positive
+as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream,1,positive
 "nicks refuses to let slackers be seen as just another teen movie, which means he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy.",1,positive
 all the values of a straight-to-video movie,0,negative
-well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,1,positive
 laugh-out-loud,1,positive
 a provocative,1,positive
 it weirdly appealing,1,positive
 verging on mumbo-jumbo,0,negative
-sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip,1,positive
+"form at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand as life",1,positive
+what is missing from it,0,negative
 plotting,1,positive
-has a film used manhattan's architecture in such a gloriously goofy way.,1,positive
+that worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz,0,negative
 prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design,1,positive
-of crudup's anchoring performance,1,positive
+one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
 "but mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film, which is often preachy and poorly acted.",0,negative
 the second half of the movie really goes downhill.,0,negative
+moving and solidly entertaining,1,positive
 "it still comes off as a touching, transcendent love story.",1,positive
-that never quite equals the sum of its pretensions.,0,negative
 "is well crafted, and well executed.",1,positive
 resurrection,1,positive
 "different from others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",1,positive
 "after another, most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults",0,negative
-"all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence,",0,negative
+"the best,",1,positive
+involving the various silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,0,negative
+found in almost all of his previous works,1,positive
 truly excellent,1,positive
-director to watch,1,positive
-orgy,0,negative
-warm your heart without making you feel guilty about it,1,positive
+sharp and quick,1,positive
 collapses,0,negative
-", vapid and devoid",0,negative
-by a plot that's just too boring and obvious,0,negative
 winning performances,1,positive
+its love of life and beauty,1,positive
 soulless and -- even more damning --,0,negative
 cold fish,0,negative
 a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing,0,negative
 the the wisdom and humor of its subjects,1,positive
 the town has kind of an authentic feel,1,positive
 that old adage about women being unknowable,1,positive
-have potential as a cult film,1,positive
+"is advised to take the warning literally, and log on to something more user-friendly",0,negative
 discomfort,0,negative
-"you never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
 "totally overwrought,",0,negative
-sunny disposition,1,positive
-excellent use of music by india's popular gulzar and jagjit singh,1,positive
 makes a joke out of car chases for an hour and then gives us half an hour of car chases.,0,negative
 awfulness,0,negative
-ably captures the complicated relationships in a marching band.,1,positive
-lax and limp,0,negative
 wisdom,1,positive
-a paint-by-numbers picture,0,negative
-through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill,0,negative
-nights feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film ...,0,negative
+"does a solid job of slowly, steadily building up to the climactic burst of violence",1,positive
+"i heard a mysterious voice, and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign",0,negative
 is so resolutely,1,positive
 "hilariously, gloriously alive, and",1,positive
 drawn-out,0,negative
 true to its title,1,positive
+glory days,1,positive
 a stereotype,0,negative
 puts a human face,1,positive
-"every moment crackles with tension, and by the end of the flick, you 're on the edge of your seat",1,positive
-", then by all means check it out.",1,positive
+"while parker and co-writer catherine di napoli are faithful to melville's plotline, they and a fully engaged supporting cast ... have made the old boy's characters more quick-witted than any english lit",1,positive
 "sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish, and the film only really comes alive when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours.",0,negative
 too thin,0,negative
 "sitting in a downtown café, overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing, and",0,negative
 wondering what all that jazz was about `` chicago '' in 2002,0,negative
 as a tribute,1,positive
 of the conflict that came to define a generation,1,positive
-richly entertaining and suggestive of any number of metaphorical readings.,1,positive
 will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act,1,positive
 bump in the night and nobody,0,negative
 "has created a provocative, absorbing drama that reveals the curse of a self-hatred instilled by rigid social mores.",1,positive
-this painfully unfunny farce traffics in tired stereotypes and encumbers itself with complications ...,0,negative
+", the movie contains no wit, only labored gags.",0,negative
 that are quite touching,1,positive
 "i liked about schmidt a lot, but i have a feeling that i would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed.",1,positive
-that annoying specimen,0,negative
+graceless,0,negative
 two central performances,1,positive
-' hanging over the film,0,negative
 it takes a sudden turn and devolves into a bizarre sort of romantic comedy,0,negative
+affluence,1,positive
 five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay,0,negative
-gets us too drunk on the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing.,0,negative
-then blood work is for you.,1,positive
+joyous,1,positive
 ", frida gets the job done.",1,positive
 the class warfare,0,negative
-against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting,1,positive
+a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
 may rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season,1,positive
+their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic -- it's just a weird fizzle.,0,negative
 lacks in eye-popping visuals,0,negative
 ability to pull together easily accessible stories that resonate with profundity,1,positive
 an equally miserable film,0,negative
 a delightful entree in the tradition of food movies.,1,positive
-splash,1,positive
+of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness,1,positive
 both the scenic splendor,1,positive
-i saw it as a young boy,1,positive
 wildly incompetent but brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal pessimists :,0,negative
 a chilling tale of one of the great crimes,1,positive
+starts out,1,positive
 the situation in a well-balanced fashion,1,positive
 which was shot two years ago,1,positive
-becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities,0,negative
 will keep coming,1,positive
-you 'd be hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than leon ).,0,negative
+"proves that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that mel gibson can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo.",1,positive
 "where this was lazy but enjoyable, a formula comedy redeemed by its stars, that is even lazier and far less enjoyable.",0,negative
+a total lack,0,negative
+a hallmark film in an increasingly important film industry and worth the look,1,positive
+the company's astonishing growth,1,positive
 languorous slo-mo sequences,0,negative
-is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice.,1,positive
+'s characteristically startling visual style and an almost palpable sense of intensity.,1,positive
 offers a guilt-free trip into feel-good territory.,1,positive
+picture-perfect life,1,positive
 master class.,1,positive
 junior-high,1,positive
+finds amusing juxtapositions that justify his exercise.,1,positive
 rigid and evasive in ways,0,negative
+a fine-looking film with a bouncy score,1,positive
+promisingly,1,positive
 the entire movie is in need of a scented bath.,0,negative
 weirdo actor crispin glover,0,negative
 takes its title all too literally.,0,negative
-is loopy and ludicrous ...,0,negative
+threatens,0,negative
 who's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents,1,positive
-what makes the movie special,1,positive
 the action looks fake,0,negative
-blood work is laughable in the solemnity with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood's dirty harry period.,0,negative
 maintaining consciousness just long enough,0,negative
 "difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie, beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting",0,negative
-"watching this gentle, mesmerizing portrait of a man coming to terms with time, you barely realize your mind is being blown.",1,positive
+is so fascinating that you wo n't care.,1,positive
 monotone,0,negative
 "faced with the possibility that her life is meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance, in a movie that is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance",0,negative
+'s always enthralling.,1,positive
 ", another gross-out college comedy -- ugh.",0,negative
-affirms,1,positive
 gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand.,0,negative
 "formuliac, but fun.",1,positive
 a quietly moving look back at what it was to be iranian-american in 1979.,1,positive
 to hit theaters since beauty and the beast 11 years ago,1,positive
 well-done,1,positive
+"fighting games, wire fu, horror movies, mystery, james bond, wrestling, sci-fi and anime into one big bloody stew",1,positive
 dialogue and likeable characters,1,positive
+"part biography, part entertainment and part history",1,positive
+", the film's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work.",0,negative
+"a rather dull, unimaginative car chase",0,negative
 is nothing short of a great one.,1,positive
-"a supremely hopeful cautionary tale of war's madness remembered that we, today, can prevent its tragic waste of life",1,positive
 is so bad that i even caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
-"confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please, and contorting itself into an idea of expectation",0,negative
+90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
+comedy ensemble,1,positive
 "throws quirky characters, odd situations, and off-kilter dialogue at us, all as if to say, `` look at this!",0,negative
 brilliant movie,1,positive
 too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience,0,negative
-'s stuffy and pretentious,0,negative
 works more often than it does n't.,1,positive
 i also believe that resident evil is not it.,0,negative
 seem to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
 showing off his doctorate,1,positive
 a delightful comedy,1,positive
 "anguish, anger and frustration",0,negative
-"at achieving the modest, crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself",1,positive
 a patient viewer,1,positive
 it's a charming and often affecting journey.,1,positive
 unflinchingly bleak and desperate,0,negative
 allows us to hope that nolan is poised to embark a major career as a commercial yet inventive filmmaker.,1,positive
-"the acting, costumes, music, cinematography and sound are all astounding given the production's austere locales.",1,positive
 "although laced with humor and a few fanciful touches, the film is a refreshingly serious look at young women.",1,positive
-or doing last year's taxes with your ex-wife.,0,negative
+a sometimes tedious film.,0,negative
+you do n't have to know about music to appreciate the film's easygoing blend of comedy and romance.,1,positive
 "in exactly 89 minutes, most of which passed as slowly as if i 'd been sitting naked on an igloo, formula 51 sank from quirky to jerky to utter turkey.",0,negative
 the mesmerizing performances of the leads keep the film grounded and keep the audience riveted.,1,positive
 ... the film suffers from a lack of humor ( something needed to balance out the violence ) ...,0,negative
-even horror fans will most likely not find what they 're seeking with trouble every day ; the movie lacks both thrills and humor.,0,negative
 "a gorgeous, high-spirited musical from india that exquisitely blends music, dance, song, and high drama.",1,positive
 the emotions are raw and will strike a nerve with anyone who's ever had family trauma.,1,positive
+"audrey tatou has a knack for picking roles that magnify her outrageous charm, and in this literate french comedy, she's as morning-glory exuberant as she was in amélie.",1,positive
+... the movie is just a plain old monster.,0,negative
 "in its best moments, resembles a bad high school production of grease, without benefit of song.",0,negative
-"pumpkin takes an admirable look at the hypocrisy of political correctness, but it does so with such an uneven tone that you never know when humor ends and tragedy begins.",0,negative
 the iditarod lasts for days - this just felt like it did.,0,negative
-holden caulfield did it better.,0,negative
-"a delectable and intriguing thriller filled with surprises, read my lips is an original.",1,positive
-seldom has a movie so closely matched the spirit of a man and his work.,1,positive
-"nicks, seemingly uncertain what's going to make people laugh, runs the gamut from stale parody to raunchy sex gags to formula romantic comedy.",0,negative
 "the action switches between past and present, but the material link is too tenuous to anchor the emotional connections that purport to span a 125-year divide.",0,negative
+"it's a cookie-cutter movie, a cut-and-paste job.",0,negative
+i had to look away - this was god awful.,0,negative
+"a gorgeous, witty, seductive movie.",1,positive
 "if the movie succeeds in instilling a wary sense of ` there but for the grace of god, ' it is far too self-conscious to draw you deeply into its world.",0,negative
-"it does n't believe in itself, it has no sense of humor ... it's just plain bored.",0,negative
 a sequence of ridiculous shoot - 'em - up scenes.,0,negative
-"the weight of the piece, the unerring professionalism of the chilly production, and the fascination embedded in the lurid topic prove recommendation enough.",1,positive
 "as surreal as a dream and as detailed as a photograph, as visually dexterous as it is at times imaginatively overwhelming.",1,positive
 "escaping the studio, piccoli is warmly affecting and so is this adroitly minimalist movie.",1,positive
+"there's ... tremendous energy from the cast, a sense of playfulness and excitement that seems appropriate.",1,positive
 "this illuminating documentary transcends our preconceived vision of the holy land and its inhabitants, revealing the human complexities beneath.",1,positive
-the subtle strength of `` elling '' is that it never loses touch with the reality of the grim situation.,1,positive
 "the title not only describes its main characters, but the lazy people behind the camera as well.",0,negative
+it offers little beyond the momentary joys of pretty and weightless intellectual entertainment.,0,negative
 a synthesis of cliches and absurdities that seems positively decadent in its cinematic flash and emptiness.,0,negative
 a subtle and well-crafted ( for the most part ) chiller.,1,positive
-has a lot of the virtues of eastwood at his best.,1,positive
+it's hampered by a lifetime-channel kind of plot and a lead actress who is out of her depth.,0,negative
 "it feels like an after-school special gussied up with some fancy special effects, and watching its rote plot points connect is about as exciting as gazing at an egg timer for 93 minutes.",0,negative
-"for the most part, director anne-sophie birot's first feature is a sensitive, extraordinarily well-acted drama.",1,positive
 "mr. tsai is a very original artist in his medium, and what time is it there?",1,positive
-sade is an engaging look at the controversial eponymous and fiercely atheistic hero.,1,positive
 so devoid of any kind of intelligible story that it makes films like xxx and collateral damage seem like thoughtful treatises,0,negative
 "a tender, heartfelt family drama.",1,positive
-... a hollow joke told by a cinematic gymnast having too much fun embellishing the misanthropic tale to actually engage it.,0,negative
 the cold turkey would 've been a far better title.,0,negative
+manages to be both repulsively sadistic and mundane.,0,negative
 "it's just disappointingly superficial -- a movie that has all the elements necessary to be a fascinating, involving character study, but never does more than scratch the surface.",0,negative
+"this is a story of two misfits who do n't stand a chance alone, but together they are magnificent.",1,positive
 "schaeffer has to find some hook on which to hang his persistently useless movies, and it might as well be the resuscitation of the middle-aged character.",0,negative
-you wonder why enough was n't just a music video rather than a full-length movie.,0,negative
-"if you 're hard up for raunchy college humor, this is your ticket right here.",1,positive
+the primitive force of this film seems to bubble up from the vast collective memory of the combatants.,1,positive
+"on this tricky topic, tadpole is very much a step in the right direction, with its blend of frankness, civility and compassion.",1,positive
+"the script kicks in, and mr. hartley's distended pace and foot-dragging rhythms follow.",0,negative
+good old-fashioned slash-and-hack is back!,1,positive
 "this one is definitely one to skip, even for horror movie fanatics.",0,negative
 "for all its impressive craftsmanship, and despite an overbearing series of third-act crescendos, lily chou-chou never really builds up a head of emotional steam.",0,negative
 uses high comedy to evoke surprising poignance.,1,positive
-"one of creepiest, scariest movies to come along in a long, long time, easily rivaling blair witch or the others.",1,positive
 a string of rehashed sight gags based in insipid vulgarity.,0,negative
+among the year's most intriguing explorations of alientation.,1,positive
 the movie fails to live up to the sum of its parts.,0,negative
 the son's room is a triumph of gentility that earns its moments of pathos.,1,positive
-"there is nothing outstanding about this film, but it is good enough and will likely be appreciated most by sailors and folks who know their way around a submarine.",1,positive
+this is a train wreck of an action film -- a stupefying attempt by the filmmakers to force-feed james bond into the mindless xxx mold and throw 40 years of cinematic history down the toilet in favor of bright flashes and loud bangs.,0,negative
 it's one pussy-ass world when even killer-thrillers revolve around group therapy sessions.,0,negative
+"though it's become almost redundant to say so, major kudos go to leigh for actually casting people who look working-class.",1,positive
 "the band's courage in the face of official repression is inspiring, especially for aging hippies ( this one included ).",1,positive
 the movie achieves as great an impact by keeping these thoughts hidden as ... ( quills ) did by showing them.,1,positive
 "the film flat lines when it should peak and is more missed opportunity and trifle than dark, decadent truffle.",0,negative
-"we know the plot's a little crazy, but it held my interest from start to finish.",1,positive
+jaglom ... put ( s ) the audience in the privileged position of eavesdropping on his characters,1,positive
+fresnadillo's dark and jolting images have a way of plying into your subconscious like the nightmare you had a week ago that wo n't go away.,1,positive
 "it's a scattershot affair, but when it hits its mark it's brilliant.",1,positive
 "hardly a masterpiece, but it introduces viewers to a good charitable enterprise and some interesting real people.",1,positive
 "byler reveals his characters in a way that intrigues and even fascinates us, and he never reduces the situation to simple melodrama.",1,positive
-"on the whole, the movie lacks wit, feeling and believability to compensate for its incessant coarseness and banality.",0,negative
+this riveting world war ii moral suspense story deals with the shadow side of american culture : racial prejudice in its ugly and diverse forms.,0,negative
+"no sophomore slump for director sam mendes, who segues from oscar winner to oscar-winning potential with a smooth sleight of hand.",1,positive
 why make a documentary about these marginal historical figures?,0,negative
 "his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images, but his latest has nothing going for it.",0,negative
+"does paint some memorable images ..., but makhmalbaf keeps her distance from the characters",1,positive
 "a gripping movie, played with performances that are all understated and touching.",1,positive
+"it's one of those baseball pictures where the hero is stoic, the wife is patient, the kids are as cute as all get-out and the odds against success are long enough to intimidate, but short enough to make a dream seem possible.",1,positive
 "combining quick-cut editing and a blaring heavy metal much of the time, beck seems to be under the illusion that he's shooting the latest system of a down video.",0,negative
 the movie's relatively simple plot and uncomplicated morality play well with the affable cast.,1,positive
-what the director ca n't do is make either of val kilmer's two personas interesting or worth caring about.,0,negative
-"too often, the viewer is n't reacting to humor so much as they are wincing back in repugnance.",0,negative
 it's great escapist fun that recreates a place and time that will never happen again.,1,positive
 "scores no points for originality, wit, or intelligence.",0,negative
 "there is n't nearly enough fun here, despite the presence of some appealing ingredients.",0,negative
 hilariously inept and ridiculous.,1,positive
 this movie is maddening.,0,negative
 "it haunts you, you ca n't forget it, you admire its conception and are able to resolve some of the confusions you had while watching it.",1,positive
-comes ... uncomfortably close to coasting in the treads of the bicycle thief.,0,negative
-"warm water under a red bridge is a quirky and poignant japanese film that explores the fascinating connections between women, water, nature, and sexuality.",1,positive
-it seems to me the film is about the art of ripping people off without ever letting them consciously know you have done so,0,negative
+sam mendes has become valedictorian at the school for soft landings and easy ways out.,0,negative
+one of the smartest takes on singles culture i 've seen in a long time.,1,positive
+old-form moviemaking at its best.,1,positive
 turns potentially forgettable formula into something strangely diverting.,1,positive
+a movie that reminds us of just how exciting and satisfying the fantasy cinema can be when it's approached with imagination and flair.,1,positive
 confirms the nagging suspicion that ethan hawke would be even worse behind the camera than he is in front of it.,0,negative
 "in the end, we are left with something like two ships passing in the night rather than any insights into gay love, chinese society or the price one pays for being dishonest.",0,negative
 montias ... pumps a lot of energy into his nicely nuanced narrative and surrounds himself with a cast of quirky -- but not stereotyped -- street characters.,1,positive
-"it provides the grand, intelligent entertainment of a superior cast playing smart people amid a compelling plot.",1,positive
 suffers from the lack of a compelling or comprehensible narrative.,0,negative
 "in execution, this clever idea is far less funny than the original, killers from space.",0,negative
-scooby dooby doo / and shaggy too / you both look and sound great.,1,positive
-it all drags on so interminably it's like watching a miserable relationship unfold in real time.,0,negative
+"the tale of tok ( andy lau ), a sleek sociopath on the trail of o ( takashi sorimachi ), the most legendary of asian hitmen, is too scattershot to take hold.",0,negative
 looks and feels like a project better suited for the small screen.,0,negative
 "forced, familiar and thoroughly condescending.",0,negative
 that is a compliment to kuras and miller.,1,positive
-it's not the ultimate depression-era gangster movie.,0,negative
 sacrifices the value of its wealth of archival foot-age with its less-than-objective stance.,0,negative
+the character of zigzag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him.,0,negative
 what better message than ` love thyself ' could young women of any size receive?,1,positive
+a solid film ... but more conscientious than it is truly stirring.,1,positive
 "while ( hill ) has learned new tricks, the tricks alone are not enough to salvage this lifeless boxing film.",0,negative
 "about a manga-like heroine who fights back at her abusers, it's energetic and satisfying if not deep and psychological.",1,positive
 feels too formulaic and too familiar to produce the transgressive thrills of early underground work.,0,negative
 "the volatile dynamics of female friendship is the subject of this unhurried, low-key film that is so off-hollywood that it seems positively french in its rhythms and resonance.",1,positive
+"a big, gorgeous, sprawling swashbuckler that delivers its diversions in grand, uncomplicated fashion.",1,positive
 the heavy-handed film is almost laughable as a consequence.,0,negative
+"manages to transcend the sex, drugs and show-tunes plot into something far richer.",1,positive
 it takes talent to make a lifeless movie about the most heinous man who ever lived.,0,negative
-"by getting myself wrapped up in the visuals and eccentricities of many of the characters, i found myself confused when it came time to get to the heart of the movie.",0,negative
+"uncommonly stylish but equally silly ... the picture fails to generate much suspense, nor does it ask searching enough questions to justify its pretensions.",0,negative
 not exactly the bees knees,0,negative
-"there seems to be no clear path as to where the story's going, or how long it's going to take to get there.",0,negative
 "slapstick buffoonery can tickle many a preschooler's fancy, but when it costs a family of four about $ 40 to see a film in theaters, why spend money on a dog like this when you can rent a pedigree instead?",0,negative
 a woman's pic directed with resonance by ilya chaiken.,1,positive
 may reawaken discussion of the kennedy assassination but this fictional film looks made for cable rather than for the big screen.,0,negative
-"characters still need to function according to some set of believable and comprehensible impulses, no matter how many drugs they do or how much artistic license avary employs.",0,negative
 the end result is a film that's neither.,0,negative
 manages to be sweet and wickedly satisfying at the same time.,1,positive
 leigh's film is full of memorable performances from top to bottom.,1,positive
@@ -45919,104 +45868,95 @@ rarely has leukemia looked so shimmering and benign.,0,negative
 "determined to be fun, and bouncy, with energetic musicals, the humor did n't quite engage this adult.",0,negative
 "bleakly funny, its characters all the more touching for refusing to pity or memorialize themselves.",1,positive
 "delivers the same old same old, tarted up with latin flava and turned out by hollywood playas.",0,negative
-"does n't offer much besides glib soullessness, raunchy language and a series of brutal set pieces ... that raise the bar on stylized screen violence.",0,negative
+the film's performances are thrilling.,1,positive
+"unfortunately, it's not silly fun unless you enjoy really bad movies.",0,negative
+it's a bad thing when a movie has about as much substance as its end credits blooper reel.,0,negative
 "i sympathize with the plight of these families, but the movie does n't do a very good job conveying the issue at hand.",0,negative
-"the lower your expectations, the more you 'll enjoy it.",0,negative
-"a misogynistic piece of filth that attempts to pass itself off as hip, young adult entertainment.",0,negative
+"its story may be a thousand years old, but why did it have to seem like it took another thousand to tell it to us?",0,negative
 "try as i may, i ca n't think of a single good reason to see this movie, even though everyone in my group extemporaneously shouted, ` thank you!'",0,negative
-the movie is beautiful to behold and engages one in a sense of epic struggle -- inner and outer -- that's all too rare in hollywood's hastier productions.,1,positive
 "a celebration of quirkiness, eccentricity, and certain individuals ' tendency to let it all hang out, and damn the consequences.",1,positive
-"morton uses her face and her body language to bring us morvern's soul, even though the character is almost completely deadpan.",1,positive
 "instead of a hyperbolic beat-charged urban western, it's an unpretentious, sociologically pointed slice of life.",1,positive
-my thoughts were focused on the characters.,1,positive
 "so, too, is this comedy about mild culture clashing in today's new delhi.",1,positive
 "for starters, the story is just too slim.",0,negative
 "this is a winning ensemble comedy that shows canadians can put gentle laughs and equally gentle sentiments on the button, just as easily as their counterparts anywhere else in the world.",1,positive
 "at the very least, if you do n't know anything about derrida when you walk into the theater, you wo n't know much more when you leave.",0,negative
 "the format gets used best ... to capture the dizzying heights achieved by motocross and bmx riders, whose balletic hotdogging occasionally ends in bone-crushing screwups.",1,positive
+"inside the film's conflict-powered plot there is a decent moral trying to get out, but it's not that, it's the tension that keeps you in your seat.",1,positive
+"there ought to be a directing license, so that ed burns can have his revoked.",0,negative
 bad.,0,negative
 "that dogged good will of the parents and ` vain ' jia's defoliation of ego, make the film touching despite some doldrums.",1,positive
 falls neatly into the category of good stupid fun.,1,positive
-"an artful, intelligent film that stays within the confines of a well-established genre.",1,positive
-"smart, provocative and blisteringly funny.",1,positive
-"and the lesson, in the end, is nothing new.",0,negative
+"not only is undercover brother as funny, if not more so, than both austin powers films, but it's also one of the smarter, savvier spoofs to come along in some time.",1,positive
 to say this was done better in wilder's some like it hot is like saying the sun rises in the east.,0,negative
 "the entire movie is about a boring, sad man being boring and sad.",0,negative
-"perceptive in its vision of nascent industrialized world politics as a new art form, but far too clunky, didactic and saddled with scenes that seem simply an ill fit for this movie.",0,negative
 "the best revenge may just be living well because this film, unlike other dumas adaptations, is far more likened to a treasure than a lengthy jail sentence.",1,positive
-the movie understands like few others how the depth and breadth of emotional intimacy give the physical act all of its meaning and most of its pleasure.,1,positive
 "once ( kim ) begins to overplay the shock tactics and bait-and-tackle metaphors, you may decide it's too high a price to pay for a shimmering picture postcard.",0,negative
+"all that's missing is the spontaneity, originality and delight.",0,negative
 "what the film lacks in general focus it makes up for in compassion, as corcuera manages to find the seeds of hope in the form of collective action.",1,positive
 the socio-histo-political treatise is told in earnest strides ... ( and ) personal illusion is deconstructed with poignancy.,1,positive
 my reaction in a word : disappointment.,0,negative
+"a psychological thriller with a genuinely spooky premise and an above-average cast, actor bill paxton's directing debut is a creepy slice of gothic rural americana.",1,positive
 "corny, schmaltzy and predictable, but still manages to be kind of heartwarming, nonetheless.",1,positive
-"nothing's at stake, just a twisty double-cross you can smell a mile away -- still, the derivative nine queens is lots of fun.",1,positive
+"far more imaginative and ambitious than the trivial, cash-in features nickelodeon has made from its other animated tv series.",1,positive
 "of course, by more objective measurements it's still quite bad.",0,negative
+"as the two leads, lathan and diggs are charming and have chemistry both as friends and lovers.",1,positive
+it provides an honest look at a community striving to anchor itself in new grounds.,1,positive
 this movie seems to have been written using mad-libs.,0,negative
 reign of fire looks as if it was made without much thought -- and is best watched that way.,1,positive
-"it's not that kung pow is n't funny some of the time -- it just is n't any funnier than bad martial arts movies are all by themselves, without all oedekerk's impish augmentation.",0,negative
 i 'd have to say the star and director are the big problems here.,0,negative
-"whether you like rap music or loathe it, you ca n't deny either the tragic loss of two young men in the prime of their talent or the power of this movie.",1,positive
 not since japanese filmmaker akira kurosawa's ran have the savagery of combat and the specter of death been visualized with such operatic grandeur.,1,positive
 a by-the-numbers effort that wo n't do much to enhance the franchise.,0,negative
 "an occasionally funny, but overall limp, fish-out-of-water story.",0,negative
-"despite the 2-d animation, the wild thornberrys movie makes for a surprisingly cinematic experience.",1,positive
-it appears that something has been lost in the translation to the screen.,0,negative
-it all feels like a monty python sketch gone horribly wrong.,0,negative
-"a full world has been presented onscreen, not some series of carefully structured plot points building to a pat resolution.",1,positive
+brilliantly explores the conflict between following one's heart and following the demands of tradition.,1,positive
+the film tunes into a grief that could lead a man across centuries.,1,positive
 huston nails both the glad-handing and the choking sense of hollow despair.,1,positive
 one of the more intelligent children's movies to hit theaters this year.,1,positive
-blanchett's performance confirms her power once again.,1,positive
 "if you believe any of this, i can make you a real deal on leftover enron stock that will double in value a week from friday.",0,negative
 attempts by this ensemble film to impart a message are so heavy-handed that they instead pummel the audience.,0,negative
 no one but a convict guilty of some truly heinous crime should have to sit through the master of disguise.,0,negative
 rarely has so much money delivered so little entertainment.,0,negative
 taylor appears to have blown his entire budget on soundtrack rights and had nothing left over for jokes.,0,negative
 `` the time machine '' is a movie that has no interest in itself.,0,negative
+a rarity among recent iranian films : it's a comedy full of gentle humor that chides the absurdity of its protagonist's plight.,1,positive
 "/ but daphne, you 're too buff / fred thinks he's tough / and velma - wow, you 've lost weight!",0,negative
 "the very definition of the ` small ' movie, but it is a good stepping stone for director sprecher.",1,positive
-"it's like every bad idea that's ever gone into an after-school special compiled in one place, minus those daytime programs ' slickness and sophistication ( and who knew they even had any?).",0,negative
 "it ca n't decide if it wants to be a mystery/thriller, a romance or a comedy.",0,negative
-"paid in full is so stale, in fact, that its most vibrant scene is one that uses clips from brian de palma's scarface.",0,negative
+"a coda in every sense, the pinochet case splits time between a minute-by-minute account of the british court's extradition chess game and the regime's talking-head survivors.",1,positive
 "it's played in the most straight-faced fashion, with little humor to lighten things up.",0,negative
-as unseemly as its title suggests.,1,positive
-it's like watching a nightmare made flesh.,0,negative
-"minority report is exactly what the title indicates, a report.",1,positive
-"an entertaining, colorful, action-filled crime story with an intimate heart.",1,positive
+a dumb movie with dumb characters doing dumb things and you have to be really dumb not to see where this is going.,0,negative
+dense with characters and contains some thrilling moments.,1,positive
 "for this reason and this reason only -- the power of its own steadfast, hoity-toity convictions -- chelsea walls deserves a medal.",1,positive
 basically a static series of semi-improvised ( and semi-coherent ) raps between the stars.,0,negative
-... with `` the bourne identity '' we return to the more traditional action genre.,1,positive
 "it's so good that its relentless, polished wit can withstand not only inept school productions, but even oliver parker's movie adaptation.",1,positive
-chokes on its own depiction of upper-crust decorum.,0,negative
-a rewarding work of art for only the most patient and challenge-hungry moviegoers.,1,positive
 directed in a paint-by-numbers manner.,0,negative
 k-19 exploits our substantial collective fear of nuclear holocaust to generate cheap hollywood tension.,0,negative
 the quality of the art combined with the humor and intelligence of the script allow the filmmakers to present the biblical message of forgiveness without it ever becoming preachy or syrupy.,1,positive
+cool?,1,positive
 "deliriously funny, fast and loose, accessible to the uninitiated, and full of surprises",1,positive
+"even with a green mohawk and a sheet of fire-red flame tattoos covering his shoulder, however, kilmer seems to be posing, rather than acting.",0,negative
 the story and the friendship proceeds in such a way that you 're watching a soap opera rather than a chronicle of the ups and downs that accompany lifelong friendships.,0,negative
 "at a time when half the so-called real movies are little more than live-action cartoons, it's refreshing to see a cartoon that knows what it is, and knows the form's history.",1,positive
 "the old-world - meets-new mesh is incarnated in the movie's soundtrack, a joyful effusion of disco bollywood that, by the end of monsoon wedding, sent my spirit soaring out of the theater.",1,positive
+jones ... does offer a brutal form of charisma.,1,positive
 its well of thorn and vinegar ( and simple humanity ) has long been plundered by similar works featuring the insight and punch this picture so conspicuously lacks.,0,negative
-travels a fascinating arc from hope and euphoria to reality and disillusionment.,1,positive
-serving sara does n't serve up a whole lot of laughs.,0,negative
-"the sort of film that makes me miss hitchcock, but also feel optimistic that there's hope for popular cinema yet.",1,positive
+"fun, flip and terribly hip bit of cinematic entertainment.",1,positive
 "the x potion gives the quickly named blossom, bubbles and buttercup supernatural powers that include extraordinary strength and laser-beam eyes, which unfortunately do n't enable them to discern flimsy screenplays.",0,negative
 the wild thornberrys movie is a jolly surprise.,1,positive
 "entertains by providing good, lively company.",1,positive
 "a densely constructed, highly referential film, and an audacious return to form that can comfortably sit among jean-luc godard's finest work.",1,positive
 what was once original has been co-opted so frequently that it now seems pedestrian.,0,negative
-"macdowell, whose wifty southern charm has anchored lighter affairs ... brings an absolutely riveting conviction to her role.",1,positive
 an intriguing cinematic omnibus and round-robin that occasionally is more interesting in concept than in execution.,1,positive
+the second coming of harry potter is a film far superior to its predecessor.,1,positive
 "if you can stomach the rough content, it's worth checking out for the performances alone.",1,positive
 "a warm, funny, engaging film.",1,positive
 i 'll bet the video game is a lot more fun than the film.,0,negative
 the best film about baseball to hit theaters since field of dreams.,1,positive
 "complete lack of originality, cleverness or even visible effort",0,negative
 "awesome creatures, breathtaking scenery, and epic battle scenes add up to another ` spectacular spectacle.'",1,positive
+"all-in-all, the film is an enjoyable and frankly told tale of a people who live among us, but not necessarily with us.",1,positive
 hit and miss as far as the comedy goes and a big ole ' miss in the way of story.,0,negative
 too much of it feels unfocused and underdeveloped.,0,negative
 but it could have been worse.,0,negative
-that's pure pr hype.,0,negative
 "you 'll gasp appalled and laugh outraged and possibly, watching the spectacle of a promising young lad treading desperately in a nasty sea, shed an errant tear.",1,positive
 "liotta put on 30 pounds for the role, and has completely transformed himself from his smooth, goodfellas image.",1,positive
 a beguiling splash of pastel colors and prankish comedy from disney.,1,positive
@@ -46025,130 +45965,132 @@ an unwise amalgam of broadcast news and vibes.,0,negative
 and that leaves a hole in the center of the salton sea.,0,negative
 the chateau cleverly probes the cross-cultural differences between gauls and yanks.,1,positive
 broomfield turns his distinctive ` blundering ' style into something that could really help clear up the case.,1,positive
-"a pleasant enough romance with intellectual underpinnings, the kind of movie that entertains even as it turns maddeningly predictable.",1,positive
 "what really makes it special is that it pulls us into its world, gives us a hero whose suffering and triumphs we can share, surrounds him with interesting characters and sends us out of the theater feeling we 've shared a great adventure.",1,positive
 "with the exception of some fleetingly amusing improvisations by cedric the entertainer as perry's boss, there is n't a redeeming moment here.",0,negative
 "having had the good sense to cast actors who are, generally speaking, adored by the movie-going public, khouri then gets terrific performances from them all.",1,positive
-if you enjoy more thoughtful comedies with interesting conflicted characters ; this one is for you.,1,positive
 "the most hopelessly monotonous film of the year, noteworthy only for the gimmick of being filmed as a single unbroken 87-minute take.",0,negative
+it deserves to be seen by anyone with even a passing interest in the events shaping the world beyond their own horizons.,1,positive
 "in an effort, i suspect, not to offend by appearing either too serious or too lighthearted, it offends by just being wishy-washy.",0,negative
 "there is a fabric of complex ideas here, and feelings that profoundly deepen them.",1,positive
+"not only unfunny, but downright repellent.",0,negative
 "works hard to establish rounded characters, but then has nothing fresh or particularly interesting to say about them.",0,negative
+just one bad idea after another.,0,negative
 ... turns so unforgivably trite in its last 10 minutes that anyone without a fortified sweet tooth will likely go into sugar shock.,0,negative
-"a swashbuckling tale of love, betrayal, revenge and above all, faith.",1,positive
+"his comedy premises are often hackneyed or just plain crude, calculated to provoke shocked laughter, without following up on a deeper level.",0,negative
+"( næs ) directed the stage version of elling, and gets fine performances from his two leads who originated the characters on stage.",1,positive
+"for movie lovers as well as opera lovers, tosca is a real treat.",1,positive
 "the film is quiet, threatening and unforgettable.",1,positive
 there is no pleasure in watching a child suffer.,0,negative
+stealing harvard aspires to comedic grand larceny but stands convicted of nothing more than petty theft of your time.,0,negative
 ( d ) oes n't bother being as cloying or preachy as equivalent evangelical christian movies -- maybe the filmmakers know that the likely audience will already be among the faithful.,1,positive
 ` easily my choice for one of the year's best films.',1,positive
-"a very long movie, dull in stretches, with entirely too much focus on meal preparation and igloo construction.",0,negative
-"as a first-time director, paxton has tapped something in himself as an actor that provides frailty with its dark soul.",1,positive
-it's a grab bag of genres that do n't add up to a whole lot of sense.,0,negative
 "instead of hiding pinocchio from critics, miramax should have hidden it from everyone.",0,negative
 "portentous and pretentious, the weight of water is appropriately titled, given the heavy-handedness of it drama.",0,negative
 "altogether, this is successful as a film, while at the same time being a most touching reconsideration of the familiar masterpiece.",1,positive
-there has always been something likable about the marquis de sade.,1,positive
+"the humor is forced and heavy-handed, and occasionally simply unpleasant.",0,negative
 "without ever becoming didactic, director carlos carrera expertly weaves this novelistic story of entangled interrelationships and complex morality.",1,positive
 "partway through watching this saccharine, easter-egg-colored concoction, you realize that it is made up of three episodes of a rejected tv show.",0,negative
 "for the most part, it's a work of incendiary genius, steering clear of knee-jerk reactions and quick solutions.",1,positive
+"the special effects and many scenes of weightlessness look as good or better than in the original, while the oscar-winning sound and james horner's rousing score make good use of the hefty audio system.",1,positive
 not since freddy got fingered has a major release been so painful to sit through.,0,negative
 "the movie is what happens when you blow up small potatoes to 10 times their natural size, and it ai n't pretty.",0,negative
 we have n't seen such hilarity since say it is n't so!,1,positive
+to call the other side of heaven `` appalling '' would be to underestimate just how dangerous entertainments like it can be.,0,negative
 nothing is sacred in this gut-buster.,0,negative
 tries to add some spice to its quirky sentiments but the taste is all too familiar.,0,negative
-"at its worst, it implodes in a series of very bad special effects.",0,negative
-"at times, the suspense is palpable, but by the end there's a sense that the crux of the mystery hinges on a technicality that strains credulity and leaves the viewer haunted by the waste of potential.",0,negative
+"with tightly organized efficiency, numerous flashbacks and a constant edge of tension, miller's film is one of 2002's involvingly adult surprises.",1,positive
+a great ensemble cast ca n't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar.,0,negative
+"a warm but realistic meditation on friendship, family and affection.",1,positive
+"while the resident evil games may have set new standards for thrills, suspense, and gore for video games, the movie really only succeeds in the third of these.",0,negative
+it's a remarkably solid and subtly satirical tour de force.,1,positive
 director andrew niccol ... demonstrates a wry understanding of the quirks of fame.,1,positive
-"thekids will probably stay amused at the kaleidoscope of big, colorful characters.",1,positive
+when leguizamo finally plugged an irritating character late in the movie.,0,negative
+"mattei is tiresomely grave and long-winded, as if circularity itself indicated profundity.",0,negative
 ... plays like somebody spliced random moments of a chris rock routine into what is otherwise a cliche-riddled but self-serious spy thriller.,0,negative
 "an overemphatic, would-be wacky, ultimately tedious sex farce.",0,negative
 it all adds up to good fun.,1,positive
 "whether writer-director anne fontaine's film is a ghost story, an account of a nervous breakdown, a trip down memory lane, all three or none of the above, it is as seductive as it is haunting.",1,positive
-another in-your-face wallow in the lower depths made by people who have never sung those blues.,0,negative
 "a very well-made, funny and entertaining picture.",1,positive
 "it's worth seeing just on the basis of the wisdom, and at times, the startling optimism, of the children.",1,positive
-"despite its title, punch-drunk love is never heavy-handed.",1,positive
+it's refreshing to see a girl-power movie that does n't feel it has to prove anything.,1,positive
+"the film may appear naked in its narrative form ... but it goes deeper than that, to fundamental choices that include the complexity of the catholic doctrine",1,positive
 "however it may please those who love movies that blare with pop songs, young science fiction fans will stomp away in disgust.",0,negative
+as vulgar as it is banal.,0,negative
 "outer-space buffs might love this film, but others will find its pleasures intermittent.",0,negative
+"maud and roland's search for an unknowable past makes for a haunting literary detective story, but labute pulls off a neater trick in possession : he makes language sexy.",1,positive
 more whiny downer than corruscating commentary.,0,negative
-"it's another stale, kill-by-numbers flick, complete with blade-thin characters and terrible, pun-laden dialogue.",0,negative
+"there are simply too many ideas floating around -- part farce, part sliding doors, part pop video -- and yet failing to exploit them.",0,negative
 what distinguishes time of favor from countless other thrillers is its underlying concern with the consequences of words and with the complicated emotions fueling terrorist acts.,1,positive
 "i do n't mind having my heartstrings pulled, but do n't treat me like a fool.",0,negative
-the movie's accumulated force still feels like an ugly knot tightening in your stomach.,0,negative
 at least one scene is so disgusting that viewers may be hard pressed to retain their lunch.,0,negative
 "it has charm to spare, and unlike many romantic comedies, it does not alienate either gender in the audience.",1,positive
+"an operatic, sprawling picture that's entertainingly acted, magnificently shot and gripping enough to sustain most of its 170-minute length.",1,positive
+a giggle a minute.,1,positive
 "uses sharp humor and insight into human nature to examine class conflict, adolescent yearning, the roots of friendship and sexual identity.",1,positive
+"the continued good chemistry between carmen and juni is what keeps this slightly disappointing sequel going, with enough amusing banter -- blessedly curse-free -- to keep both kids and parents entertained.",1,positive
 i 'm just too bored to care.,0,negative
+"one of the more irritating cartoons you will see this, or any, year.",0,negative
+it's one heck of a character study -- not of hearst or davies but of the unique relationship between them.,1,positive
+"it moves quickly, adroitly, and without fuss ; it does n't give you time to reflect on the inanity -- and the cold war datedness -- of its premise.",1,positive
 i am sorry that i was unable to get the full brunt of the comedy.,0,negative
-"while the ideas about techno-saturation are far from novel, they 're presented with a wry dark humor.",1,positive
-"an exhilarating futuristic thriller-noir, minority report twists the best of technology around a gripping story, delivering a riveting, pulse intensifying escapist adventure of the first order",1,positive
-coughs and sputters on its own postmodern conceit.,0,negative
+a good piece of work more often than not.,1,positive
+"beautifully observed, miraculously unsentimental comedy-drama.",1,positive
+"the film's hackneyed message is not helped by the thin characterizations, nonexistent plot and pretentious visual style.",0,negative
+should have been someone else -,0,negative
 "the lion king was a roaring success when it was released eight years ago, but on imax it seems better, not just bigger.",1,positive
-almost gags on its own gore.,0,negative
 a marvel like none you 've seen.,1,positive
-"trite, banal, cliched, mostly inoffensive.",0,negative
 "immersing us in the endlessly inventive, fiercely competitive world of hip-hop djs, the project is sensational and revelatory, even if scratching makes you itch.",1,positive
-"the movie has an infectious exuberance that will engage anyone with a passing interest in the skate/surf culture, the l.a. beach scene and the imaginative ( and sometimes illegal ) ways kids can make a playground out of the refuse of adults.",1,positive
-yakusho and shimizu ... create engaging characterizations in imamura's lively and enjoyable cultural mix.,1,positive
 "this is wild surreal stuff, but brilliant and the camera just kind of sits there and lets you look at this and its like you 're going from one room to the next and none of them have any relation to the other.",1,positive
 the notion that bombing buildings is the funniest thing in the world goes entirely unexamined in this startlingly unfunny comedy.,0,negative
 "good car chases, great fight scenes, and a distinctive blend of european, american and asian influences.",1,positive
-"the last 20 minutes are somewhat redeeming, but most of the movie is the same teenage american road-trip drek we 've seen before - only this time you have to read the fart jokes",0,negative
 "even in its most tedious scenes, russian ark is mesmerizing.",1,positive
-"with its dogged hollywood naturalism and the inexorable passage of its characters toward sainthood, windtalkers is nothing but a sticky-sweet soap.",0,negative
+"generally, clockstoppers will fulfill your wildest fantasies about being a different kind of time traveler, while happily killing 94 minutes.",1,positive
+"something akin to a japanese alice through the looking glass, except that it seems to take itself far more seriously.",1,positive
 oh come on.,0,negative
 "a moody, multi-dimensional love story and sci-fi mystery, solaris is a thought-provoking, haunting film that allows the seeds of the imagination to germinate.",1,positive
+"not only are the special effects and narrative flow much improved, and daniel radcliffe more emotionally assertive this time around as harry, but the film conjures the magic of author j.k. rowling's books.",1,positive
 "it's clear the filmmakers were n't sure where they wanted their story to go, and even more clear that they lack the skills to get us to this undetermined destination.",0,negative
 "( t ) his beguiling belgian fable, very much its own droll and delicate little film, has some touching things to say about what is important in life and why.",1,positive
 "even on those rare occasions when the narrator stops yammering, miller's hand often feels unsure.",0,negative
 "sticky sweet sentimentality, clumsy plotting and a rosily myopic view of life in the wwii-era mississippi delta undermine this adaptation.",0,negative
+it inspires a continuing and deeply satisfying awareness of the best movies as monumental ` picture shows.',1,positive
+"featuring a dangerously seductive performance from the great daniel auteuil, `` sade '' covers the same period as kaufmann's `` quills '' with more unsettlingly realistic results.",1,positive
 "gives you the steady pulse of life in a beautiful city viewed through the eyes of a character who, in spite of tragic loss and increasing decrepitude, knows in his bones that he is one of the luckiest men alive.",1,positive
 "if you are an actor who can relate to the search for inner peace by dramatically depicting the lives of others onstage, then esther's story is a compelling quest for truth.",1,positive
-"yes, dull.",0,negative
+it's too bad that the helping hand he uses to stir his ingredients is also a heavy one.,0,negative
 "some of their jokes work, but most fail miserably and in the end, pumpkin is far more offensive than it is funny.",0,negative
 "shaky close-ups of turkey-on-rolls, stubbly chins, liver spots, red noses and the filmmakers new bobbed do draw easy chuckles but lead nowhere.",0,negative
-"ramsay, as in ratcatcher, remains a filmmaker with an acid viewpoint and a real gift for teasing chilly poetry out of lives and settings that might otherwise seem drab and sordid.",1,positive
-the characters are interesting and often very creatively constructed from figure to backstory.,1,positive
-so unremittingly awful that labeling it a dog probably constitutes cruelty to canines.,0,negative
+"the inspirational screenplay by mike rich covers a lot of ground, perhaps too much, but ties things together, neatly, by the end.",1,positive
 reggio's continual visual barrage is absorbing as well as thought-provoking.,1,positive
-you will emerge with a clearer view of how the gears of justice grind on and the death report comes to share airtime alongside the farm report.,1,positive
 "thanks to haynes ' absolute control of the film's mood, and buoyed by three terrific performances, far from heaven actually pulls off this stylistic juggling act.",1,positive
-the problem with this film is that it lacks focus.,0,negative
 involves two mysteries -- one it gives away and the other featuring such badly drawn characters that its outcome hardly matters.,0,negative
-a tv style murder mystery with a few big screen moments ( including one that seems to be made for a different film altogether ).,0,negative
 a by-the-numbers patient/doctor pic that covers all the usual ground,0,negative
 it's a stunning lyrical work of considerable force and truth.,1,positive
 "while undisputed is n't exactly a high, it is a gripping, tidy little movie that takes mr. hill higher than he's been in a while.",1,positive
 funny but perilously slight.,1,positive
+cq's reflection of artists and the love of cinema-and-self suggests nothing less than a new voice that deserves to be considered as a possible successor to the best european directors.,1,positive
 "even if you do n't think ( kissinger's ) any more guilty of criminal activity than most contemporary statesmen, he 'd sure make a courtroom trial great fun to watch.",1,positive
-"a cartoon that's truly cinematic in scope, and a story that's compelling and heartfelt -- even if the heart belongs to a big, four-legged herbivore.",1,positive
+"dazzling in its complexity, disturbing for its extraordinary themes, the piano teacher is a film that defies categorisation.",1,positive
+a literate presentation that wonderfully weaves a murderous event in 1873 with murderous rage in 2002.,1,positive
 "it's dumb, but more importantly, it's just not scary.",0,negative
-detox is ultimately a pointless endeavor.,0,negative
-"as a rumor of angels reveals itself to be a sudsy tub of supernatural hokum, not even ms. redgrave's noblest efforts can redeem it from hopeless sentimentality.",0,negative
-this is so bad.,0,negative
+an exquisitely crafted and acted tale.,1,positive
 "it showcases carvey's talent for voices, but not nearly enough and not without taxing every drop of one's patience to get to the good stuff.",0,negative
-light years / several warp speeds / levels and levels of dilithium crystals better than the pitiful insurrection.,1,positive
+"it's about following your dreams, no matter what your parents think.",1,positive
 the overall effect is less like a children's movie than a recruitment film for future hollywood sellouts.,0,negative
 "unlike the speedy wham-bam effect of most hollywood offerings, character development -- and more importantly, character empathy -- is at the heart of italian for beginners.",1,positive
 a sequel that's much too big for its britches.,0,negative
 "harrison's flowers puts its heart in the right place, but its brains are in no particular place at all.",1,positive
-"dragonfly has no atmosphere, no tension -- nothing but costner, flailing away.",0,negative
-"the film is powerful, accessible and funny.",1,positive
+"deadeningly dull, mired in convoluted melodrama, nonsensical jargon and stiff-upper-lip laboriousness.",0,negative
 and that's a big part of why we go to the movies.,1,positive
-"crackerjack entertainment -- nonstop romance, music, suspense and action.",1,positive
-"a poignant and compelling story about relationships, food of love takes us on a bumpy but satisfying journey of the heart.",1,positive
-a movie that successfully crushes a best selling novel into a timeframe that mandates that you avoid the godzilla sized soda.,1,positive
-"the vivid lead performances sustain interest and empathy, but the journey is far more interesting than the final destination.",1,positive
+the minor figures surrounding ( bobby ) ... form a gritty urban mosaic.,1,positive
 lapaglia's ability to convey grief and hope works with weaver's sensitive reactions to make this a two-actor master class.,1,positive
-villeneuve spends too much time wallowing in bibi's generic angst ( there are a lot of shots of her gazing out windows ).,0,negative
 "care deftly captures the wonder and menace of growing up, but he never really embraces the joy of fuhrman's destructive escapism or the grace-in-rebellion found by his characters.",0,negative
 "this is an egotistical endeavor from the daughter of horror director dario argento ( a producer here ), but her raw performance and utter fearlessness make it strangely magnetic.",1,positive
-"if looking for a thrilling sci-fi cinematic ride, do n't settle for this imposter.",0,negative
-plays like a volatile and overlong w magazine fashion spread.,0,negative
-"not far beneath the surface, this reconfigured tale asks disturbing questions about those things we expect from military epics.",1,positive
-moretti's compelling anatomy of grief and the difficult process of adapting to loss.,0,negative
 so refreshingly incisive is grant that for the first time he 'll probably appeal more to guys than to their girlfriends who drag them to this movie for the hugh factor.,1,positive
+"comes off like a rejected abc afterschool special, freshened up by the dunce of a screenwriting 101 class.",0,negative
 "it has its moments of swaggering camaraderie, but more often just feels generic, derivative and done to death.",0,negative
 a romantic comedy enriched by a sharp eye for manners and mores.,1,positive
+the fly-on-the-wall method used to document rural french school life is a refreshing departure from the now more prevalent technique of the docu-makers being a visible part of their work.,1,positive
 rare birds has more than enough charm to make it memorable.,1,positive
 it's a bit disappointing that it only manages to be decent instead of dead brilliant.,0,negative
 it has all the excitement of eating oatmeal.,0,negative
@@ -46156,93 +46098,95 @@ it has all the excitement of eating oatmeal.,0,negative
 a superbly acted and funny/gritty fable of the humanizing of one woman at the hands of the unseen forces of fate.,1,positive
 "( t ) here's only so much anyone can do with a florid, overplotted, anne rice rock 'n' roll vampire novel before the built-in silliness of the whole affair defeats them.",0,negative
 "for anyone unfamiliar with pentacostal practices in general and theatrical phenomenon of hell houses in particular, it's an eye-opener.",1,positive
+i just loved every minute of this film.,1,positive
+"a quiet, pure, elliptical film",1,positive
 "it's so mediocre, despite the dynamic duo on the marquee, that we just ca n't get no satisfaction.",0,negative
+do not see this film.,0,negative
 binoche makes it interesting trying to find out.,1,positive
 the most compelling wiseman epic of recent years.,1,positive
 there's no emotional pulse to solaris.,0,negative
-"for each chuckle there are at least 10 complete misses, many coming from the amazingly lifelike tara reid, whose acting skills are comparable to a cardboard cutout.",0,negative
-"from the opening scenes, it's clear that all about the benjamins is a totally formulaic movie.",0,negative
+"although huppert's intensity and focus has a raw exhilaration about it, the piano teacher is anything but fun.",0,negative
 "on the heels of the ring comes a similarly morose and humorless horror movie that, although flawed, is to be commended for its straight-ahead approach to creepiness.",1,positive
 "the film is based on truth and yet there is something about it that feels incomplete, as if the real story starts just around the corner.",0,negative
 a coarse and stupid gross-out.,0,negative
-nothing in waking up in reno ever inspired me to think of its inhabitants as anything more than markers in a screenplay.,0,negative
+... nothing scary here except for some awful acting and lame special effects.,0,negative
 here's yet another studio horror franchise mucking up its storyline with glitches casual fans could correct in their sleep.,0,negative
-"so unassuming and pure of heart, you ca n't help but warmly extend your arms and yell ` safe!'",1,positive
 it treats women like idiots.,0,negative
+"... plot holes so large and obvious a marching band might as well be stomping through them in clown clothes, playing a college football fight song on untuned instruments.",0,negative
 but it's too long and too convoluted and it ends in a muddle.,0,negative
 one of the best films of the year with its exploration of the obstacles to happiness faced by five contemporary individuals ... a psychological masterpiece.,1,positive
-"if the first men in black was money, the second is small change.",0,negative
 do n't be fooled by the impressive cast list - eye see you is pure junk.,0,negative
+"another one of those estrogen overdose movies like `` divine secrets of the ya ya sisterhood, '' except that the writing, acting and character development are a lot better.",1,positive
 "with rabbit-proof fence, noyce has tailored an epic tale into a lean, economical movie.",1,positive
 the plot convolutions ultimately add up to nothing more than jerking the audience's chain.,0,negative
+there are some wonderfully fresh moments that smooth the moral stiffness with human kindness and hopefulness.,1,positive
 does little more than play an innocuous game of fill-in - the-blanks with a tragic past.,0,negative
-"seldahl's barbara is a precise and moving portrait of someone whose world is turned upside down, first by passion and then by illness.",1,positive
+"feature debuter d.j. caruso directs a crack ensemble cast, bringing screenwriter tony gayton's narcotics noir to life.",1,positive
+"it does nothing new with the old story, except to show fisticuffs in this sort of stop-go slow motion that makes the gang rumbles look like they 're being streamed over a 28k modem.",0,negative
+"one of those energetic surprises, an original that pleases almost everyone who sees it.",1,positive
 "passable entertainment, but it's the kind of motion picture that wo n't make much of a splash when it's released, and will not be remembered long afterwards.",0,negative
-the film's tone and pacing are off almost from the get-go.,0,negative
-"a broad, melodramatic estrogen opera that's pretty toxic in its own right.",0,negative
 "( director ) o'fallon manages to put some lovely pictures up on the big screen, but his skill at telling a story -- he also contributed to the screenplay -- falls short.",0,negative
+"offers very little genuine romance and even fewer laughs ... a sad sitcom of a movie, largely devoid of charm.",0,negative
 "though only 60 minutes long, the film is packed with information and impressions.",1,positive
-"every dance becomes about seduction, where backstabbing and betrayals are celebrated, and sex is currency.",0,negative
+just not campy enough,0,negative
+"it takes a certain kind of horror movie to qualify as ` worse than expected, ' but ghost ship somehow manages to do exactly that.",0,negative
 "it can not be enjoyed, even on the level that one enjoys a bad slasher flick, primarily because it is dull.",0,negative
 "despite all evidence to the contrary, this clunker has somehow managed to pose as an actual feature movie, the kind that charges full admission and gets hyped on tv and purports to amuse small children and ostensible adults.",0,negative
 a hamfisted romantic comedy that makes our girl the hapless facilitator of an extended cheap shot across the mason-dixon line.,0,negative
 "one of those pictures whose promising, if rather precious, premise is undercut by amateurish execution.",0,negative
 "the humor is n't as sharp, the effects not as innovative, nor the story as imaginative as in the original.",0,negative
 director uwe boll and the actors provide scant reason to care in this crude '70s throwback.,0,negative
-"... a story we have n't seen on the big screen before, and it's a story that we as americans, and human beings, should know.",1,positive
 if your taste runs to ` difficult ' films you absolutely ca n't miss it.,1,positive
 "this movie is something of an impostor itself, stretching and padding its material in a blur of dead ends and distracting camera work.",0,negative
 i got a headache watching this meaningless downer.,0,negative
-"building slowly and subtly, the film, sporting a breezy spontaneity and realistically drawn characterizations, develops into a significant character study that is both moving and wise.",1,positive
+zaidan's script has barely enough plot to string the stunts together and not quite enough characterization to keep the faces straight.,0,negative
+"all the amped-up tony hawk-style stunts and thrashing rap-metal ca n't disguise the fact that, really, we 've been here, done that.",0,negative
 "the director knows how to apply textural gloss, but his portrait of sex-as-war is strictly sitcom.",0,negative
 "visually rather stunning, but ultimately a handsome-looking bore, the true creativity would have been to hide treasure planet entirely and completely reimagine it.",0,negative
 "nonsensical, dull `` cyber-horror '' flick is a grim, hollow exercise in flat scares and bad acting.",0,negative
 big fat waste of time.,0,negative
+"professionally speaking, it's tempting to jump ship in january to avoid ridiculous schlock like this shoddy suspense thriller.",0,negative
 fancy a real downer?,0,negative
 "instead, he shows them the respect they are due.",1,positive
 "first-time writer-director serry shows a remarkable gift for storytelling with this moving, effective little film.",1,positive
+vera's technical prowess ends up selling his film short ; he smoothes over hard truths even as he uncovers them.,0,negative
 puts a human face on a land most westerners are unfamiliar with.,1,positive
 makes for a pretty unpleasant viewing experience.,0,negative
-ahhhh ... revenge is sweet!,1,positive
 "highbrow self-appointed guardians of culture need not apply, but those who loved cool as ice have at last found a worthy follow-up.",1,positive
 "nine queens is not only than a frighteningly capable debut and genre piece, but also a snapshot of a dangerous political situation on the verge of coming to a head.",1,positive
-like you could n't smell this turkey rotting from miles away.,0,negative
+the performances take the movie to a higher level.,1,positive
+davis ... is so enamored of her own creation that she ca n't see how insufferable the character is.,0,negative
 ... takes the beauty of baseball and melds it with a story that could touch anyone regardless of their familiarity with the sport,1,positive
 "against all odds in heaven and hell, it creeped me out just fine.",1,positive
-"as the latest bid in the tv-to-movie franchise game, i spy makes its big-screen entry with little of the nervy originality of its groundbreaking small-screen progenitor.",0,negative
 "there's really only one good idea in this movie, but the director runs with it and presents it with an unforgettable visual panache.",1,positive
+"the so-inept - it's - surreal dubbing ( featuring the voices of glenn close, regis philbin and breckin meyer ) brings back memories of cheesy old godzilla flicks.",0,negative
 "without non-stop techno or the existential overtones of a kieslowski morality tale, maelström is just another winter sleepers.",0,negative
-the moviegoing equivalent of going to a dinner party and being forced to watch the host and hostess's home video of their baby's birth.,0,negative
-"kinnear does n't aim for our sympathy, but rather delivers a performance of striking skill and depth.",1,positive
-few films capture so perfectly the hopes and dreams of little boys on baseball fields as well as the grown men who sit in the stands.,1,positive
 "it is amusing, and that's all it needs to be.",1,positive
-"challenging, intermittently engrossing and unflaggingly creative.",1,positive
-this flick is about as cool and crowd-pleasing as a documentary can get.,1,positive
+nervous breakdowns are not entertaining.,0,negative
 "writer-director's mehta's effort has tons of charm and the whimsy is in the mixture, the intoxicating masala, of cultures and film genres.",1,positive
 "excessive, profane, packed with cartoonish violence and comic-strip characters.",0,negative
-burns never really harnesses to full effect the energetic cast.,0,negative
+a taut psychological thriller that does n't waste a moment of its two-hour running time.,1,positive
 just embarrassment and a vague sense of shame.,0,negative
 "still, as a visual treat, the film is almost unsurpassed.",1,positive
+"harris commands the screen, using his frailty to suggest the ravages of a life of corruption and ruthlessness.",1,positive
 "offers much to enjoy ... and a lot to mull over in terms of love, loyalty and the nature of staying friends.",1,positive
+my wife is an actress is an utterly charming french comedy that feels so american in sensibility and style it's virtually its own hollywood remake.,1,positive
 indifferently implausible popcorn programmer of a movie.,0,negative
+"an important movie, a reminder of the power of film to move us and to make us examine our values.",1,positive
 the magic of the film lies not in the mysterious spring but in the richness of its performances.,1,positive
-"this re-do is so dumb and so exploitative in its violence that, ironically, it becomes everything that the rather clumsy original was railing against.",0,negative
 "the jabs it employs are short, carefully placed and dead-center.",1,positive
-too much of the humor falls flat.,0,negative
+"while locals will get a kick out of spotting cleveland sites, the rest of the world will enjoy a fast-paced comedy with quirks that might make the award-winning coen brothers envious.",1,positive
+"the words, ` frankly, my dear, i do n't give a damn, ' have never been more appropriate.",0,negative
+"the longer the movie goes, the worse it gets, but it's actually pretty good in the first few minutes.",0,negative
 the film's few ideas are stretched to the point of evaporation ; the whole central section is one big chase that seems to have no goal and no urgency.,0,negative
 "too slow, too long and too little happens.",0,negative
-"due to some script weaknesses and the casting of the director's brother, the film trails off into inconsequentiality.",0,negative
 very bad.,0,negative
-a science-fiction pastiche so lacking in originality that if you stripped away its inspirations there would be precious little left.,0,negative
-"so much facile technique, such cute ideas, so little movie.",1,positive
 "expect the same-old, lame-old slasher nonsense, just with different scenery.",0,negative
 "a smart, witty follow-up.",1,positive
 chabrol has taken promising material for a black comedy and turned it instead into a somber chamber drama.,0,negative
-"like mike is a winner for kids, and no doubt a winner for lil bow wow, who can now add movies to the list of things he does well.",1,positive
 "it's another video movie photographed like a film, with the bad lighting that's often written off as indie film naturalism.",0,negative
-"it will grip even viewers who are n't interested in rap, as it cuts to the heart of american society in an unnerving way.",1,positive
+there's not enough here to justify the almost two hours.,0,negative
 "the film is beautifully mounted, but, more to the point, the issues are subtly presented, managing to walk a fine line with regard to the question of joan's madness.",1,positive
-"and if you 're not nearly moved to tears by a couple of scenes, you 've got ice water in your veins.",1,positive
 "good film, but very glum.",1,positive
 "preaches to two completely different choirs at the same time, which is a pretty amazing accomplishment.",1,positive
 verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies.,0,negative
@@ -46250,7 +46194,10 @@ verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies.,0,neg
 "drops you into a dizzying, volatile, pressure-cooker of a situation that quickly snowballs out of control, while focusing on the what much more than the why.",1,positive
 atom egoyan has conjured up a multilayered work that tackles any number of fascinating issues,1,positive
 slick piece of cross-promotion.,1,positive
+"well-nigh unendurable ... though the picture strains to become cinematic poetry, it remains depressingly prosaic and dull.",0,negative
+"majidi is an unconventional storyteller, capable of finding beauty in the most depressing places.",1,positive
 "the movie is n't just hilarious : it's witty and inventive, too, and in hindsight, it is n't even all that dumb.",1,positive
+filmmakers who can deftly change moods are treasures and even marvels.,1,positive
 ( a ) shapeless blob of desperate entertainment.,0,negative
 "a study in shades of gray, offering itself up in subtle plot maneuvers ...",1,positive
 no screen fantasy-adventure in recent memory has the showmanship of clones ' last 45 minutes.,1,positive
@@ -46259,67 +46206,65 @@ no screen fantasy-adventure in recent memory has the showmanship of clones ' las
 "once the 50 year old benigni appears as the title character, we find ourselves longing for the block of wood to come back.",0,negative
 "stultifyingly, dumbfoundingly, mind-numbingly bad.",0,negative
 "an effectively creepy, fear-inducing ( not fear-reducing ) film from japanese director hideo nakata, who takes the superstitious curse on chain letters and actually applies it.",1,positive
-"sustains its dreamlike glide through a succession of cheesy coincidences and voluptuous cheap effects, not the least of which is rebecca romijn-stamos.",0,negative
+"because of an unnecessary and clumsy last scene, ` swimfan ' left me with a very bad feeling.",0,negative
 no aspirations to social import inform the movie version.,0,negative
 "sit through this one, and you wo n't need a magic watch to stop time ; your dvd player will do it for you.",0,negative
 not since tom cruise in risky business has an actor made such a strong impression in his underwear.,1,positive
 "an interesting story with a pertinent ( cinematically unique ) message, told fairly well and scored to perfection, i found myself struggling to put my finger on that elusive `` missing thing.''",1,positive
 "... routine, harmless diversion and little else.",1,positive
-"the reality of the new live-action pinocchio he directed, cowrote and starred in borders on the grotesque.",0,negative
 "samira makhmalbaf's new film blackboards is much like the ethos of a stream of consciousness, although, it's unfortunate for the viewer that the thoughts and reflections coming through are torpid and banal",0,negative
 a bloated gasbag thesis grotesquely impressed by its own gargantuan aura of self-importance ...,0,negative
+"every time you look, sweet home alabama is taking another bummer of a wrong turn.",0,negative
 how do you spell cliché?,0,negative
-no telegraphing is too obvious or simplistic for this movie.,0,negative
 "director of photography benoit delhomme shot the movie in delicious colors, and the costumes and sets are grand.",1,positive
-i thought my own watch had stopped keeping time as i slogged my way through clockstoppers.,0,negative
+"less dizzying than just dizzy, the jaunt is practically over before it begins.",0,negative
 overall the film feels like a low-budget tv pilot that could not find a buyer to play it on the tube.,0,negative
 they should have called it gutterball.,0,negative
+corpus collosum -- while undeniably interesting -- wore out its welcome well before the end credits rolled about 45 minutes in.,0,negative
 ( a ) n utterly charming and hilarious film that reminded me of the best of the disney comedies from the 60s.,1,positive
-"wince-inducing dialogue, thrift-shop costumes, prosthetic makeup by silly putty and kmart blue-light-special effects all conspire to test trekkie loyalty.",0,negative
+"there's too much falseness to the second half, and what began as an intriguing look at youth fizzles into a dull, ridiculous attempt at heart-tugging.",0,negative
 a rigorously structured and exquisitely filmed drama about a father and son connection that is a brief shooting star of love.,1,positive
-"whaley's determination to immerse you in sheer, unrelenting wretchedness is exhausting.",0,negative
+"this is human comedy at its most amusing, interesting and confirming.",1,positive
 worth watching for dong jie's performance -- and for the way it documents a culture in the throes of rapid change.,1,positive
+"a poignant, artfully crafted meditation on mortality.",1,positive
 "too restrained to be a freak show, too mercenary and obvious to be cerebral, too dull and pretentious to be engaging ... the isle defies an easy categorization.",0,negative
-"vera's three actors -- mollà, gil and bardem -- excel in insightful, empathetic performances.",1,positive
-it's everything you do n't go to the movies for.,0,negative
-"it gets onto the screen just about as much of the novella as one could reasonably expect, and is engrossing and moving in its own right.",1,positive
-"velocity represents everything wrong with '' independent film '' as a commodified, sold-out concept on the american filmmaking scene.",0,negative
+"( grant's ) bumbling magic takes over the film, and it turns out to be another winning star vehicle.",1,positive
 "but taken as a stylish and energetic one-shot, the queen of the damned can not be said to suck.",1,positive
+"suffocated by its fussy script and uptight characters, this musty adaptation is all the more annoying since it's been packaged and sold back to us by hollywood.",0,negative
 but what are adults doing in the theater at all?,0,negative
 like being trapped at a perpetual frat party ... how can something so gross be so boring?,0,negative
-"the man from elysian fields is a cold, bliss-less work that groans along thinking itself some important comment on how life throws us some beguiling curves.",0,negative
-this is n't even madonna's swept away.,0,negative
-american chai encourages rueful laughter at stereotypes only an indian-american would recognize.,0,negative
+the experience of going to a film festival is a rewarding one ; the experiencing of sampling one through this movie is not.,0,negative
 my big fat greek wedding uses stereotypes in a delightful blend of sweet romance and lovingly dished out humor.,1,positive
 ... a magnificent drama well worth tracking down.,1,positive
 "oscar wilde's masterpiece, the importance of being earnest, may be the best play of the 19th century.",1,positive
 "jose campanella delivers a loosely autobiographical story brushed with sentimentality but brimming with gentle humor, bittersweet pathos, and lyric moments that linger like snapshots of memory.",1,positive
+but it still jingles in the pocket.,1,positive
 "you really have to wonder how on earth anyone, anywhere could have thought they 'd make audiences guffaw with a script as utterly diabolical as this.",0,negative
 one from the heart.,1,positive
 made with no discernible craft and monstrously sanctimonious in dealing with childhood loss.,0,negative
 people cinema at its finest.,1,positive
 "what's surprising about full frontal is that despite its overt self-awareness, parts of the movie still manage to break past the artifice and thoroughly engage you.",1,positive
+"and when you 're talking about a slapstick comedy, that's a pretty big problem.",0,negative
 "nelson's brutally unsentimental approach ... sucks the humanity from the film, leaving behind an horrific but weirdly unemotional spectacle.",0,negative
 one long string of cliches.,0,negative
 like watching a dress rehearsal the week before the show goes up : everything's in place but something's just a little off-kilter.,0,negative
-the film will play equally well on both the standard and giant screens.,1,positive
+it's hard to imagine alan arkin being better than he is in this performance.,1,positive
 "... a fun little timewaster, helped especially by the cool presence of jean reno.",1,positive
 something like scrubbing the toilet.,0,negative
-there's enough melodrama in this magnolia primavera to make pta proud yet director muccino's characters are less worthy of puccini than they are of daytime television.,0,negative
+"may be far from the best of the series, but it's assured, wonderfully respectful of its past and thrilling enough to make it abundantly clear that this movie phenomenon has once again reinvented itself for a new generation.",1,positive
 "if there's one thing this world needs less of, it's movies about college that are written and directed by people who could n't pass an entrance exam.",0,negative
+"the result is a gaudy bag of stale candy, something from a halloween that died.",0,negative
 it's a lovely film with lovely performances by buy and accorsi.,1,positive
-not an objectionable or dull film ; it merely lacks everything except good intentions.,0,negative
 "while its careful pace and seemingly opaque story may not satisfy every moviegoer's appetite, the film's final scene is soaringly, transparently moving.",1,positive
-a compelling spanish film about the withering effects of jealousy in the life of a young monarch whose sexual passion for her husband becomes an obsession.,1,positive
 an infectious cultural fable with a tasty balance of family drama and frenetic comedy.,1,positive
-i do n't think i laughed out loud once.,0,negative
 "very special effects, brilliantly bold colors and heightened reality ca n't hide the giant achilles ' heel in `` stuart little 2 `` : there's just no story, folks.",0,negative
 "not the kind of film that will appeal to a mainstream american audience, but there is a certain charm about the film that makes it a suitable entry into the fest circuit.",1,positive
+it's a beautiful madness.,1,positive
 "when the film ended, i felt tired and drained and wanted to lie on my own deathbed for a while.",0,negative
-not really bad so much as distasteful : we need kidnapping suspense dramas right now like we need doomsday thrillers.,0,negative
+"as ` chick flicks ' go, this one is pretty miserable, resorting to string-pulling rather than legitimate character development and intelligent plotting.",0,negative
 "by candidly detailing the politics involved in the creation of an extraordinary piece of music, ( jones ) calls our attention to the inherent conflict between commerce and creativity.",1,positive
 one of the most significant moviegoing pleasures of the year.,1,positive
-a grimly competent and stolid and earnest military courtroom drama.,1,positive
+"prurient playthings aside, there's little to love about this english trifle.",0,negative
 at once half-baked and overheated.,0,negative
 the structure the film takes may find matt damon and ben affleck once again looking for residuals as this officially completes a good will hunting trilogy that was never planned.,1,positive
 the movie does a good job of laying out some of the major issues that we encounter as we journey through life.,1,positive
@@ -46327,62 +46272,61 @@ very psychoanalytical -- provocatively so -- and also refreshingly literary.,1,p
 "aside from minor tinkering, this is the same movie you probably loved in 1994, except that it looks even better.",1,positive
 the film makes a fatal mistake : it asks us to care about a young man whose only apparent virtue is that he is not quite as unpleasant as some of the people in his life.,0,negative
 a valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the nba.,0,negative
-"it's as if you 're watching a movie that was made in 1978 but not released then because it was so weak, and it has been unearthed and released now, when it has become even weaker.",0,negative
+"based on a devilishly witty script by heather mcgowan and niels mueller, the film gets great laughs, but never at the expense of its characters",1,positive
 that's a cheat.,0,negative
 "it's somewhat clumsy and too lethargically paced -- but its story about a mysterious creature with psychic abilities offers a solid build-up, a terrific climax, and some nice chills along the way.",0,negative
 it's fun lite.,1,positive
 "... an otherwise intense, twist-and-turn thriller that certainly should n't hurt talented young gaghan's resume.",1,positive
 "the film contains no good jokes, no good scenes, barely a moment when carvey's saturday night live-honed mimicry rises above the level of embarrassment.",0,negative
-"it's not original, and, robbed of the element of surprise, it does n't have any huge laughs in its story of irresponsible cops who love to play pranks.",0,negative
+"a fitfully amusing romp that, if nothing else, will appeal to fans of malcolm in the middle and its pubescent star, frankie muniz.",1,positive
 "though moonlight mile is replete with acclaimed actors and actresses and tackles a subject that's potentially moving, the movie is too predictable and too self-conscious to reach a level of high drama.",0,negative
-"a tender, witty, captivating film about friendship, love, memory, trust and loyalty.",1,positive
 "for all its technical virtuosity, the film is so mired in juvenile and near-xenophobic pedagogy that it's enough to make one pine for the day when godard can no longer handle the rigors of filmmaking.",0,negative
 "this film seems thirsty for reflection, itself taking on adolescent qualities.",0,negative
-bogdanovich tantalizes by offering a peep show into the lives of the era's creme de la celluloid.,1,positive
 "but the power of these ( subjects ) is obscured by the majority of the film that shows a stationary camera on a subject that could be mistaken for giving a public oration, rather than contributing to a film's narrative.",0,negative
 "irwin is a man with enough charisma and audacity to carry a dozen films, but this particular result is ultimately held back from being something greater.",0,negative
-griffiths proves she's that rare luminary who continually raises the standard of her profession.,1,positive
 "just as moving, uplifting and funny as ever.",1,positive
 enormously entertaining for moviegoers of any age.,1,positive
-"this is a good script, good dialogue, funny even for adults.",1,positive
+"a lean, deftly shot, well-acted, weirdly retro thriller that recalls a raft of '60s and '70s european-set spy pictures.",1,positive
+the affectionate loopiness that once seemed congenital to demme's perspective has a tough time emerging from between the badly dated cutesy-pie mystery scenario and the newfangled hollywood post-production effects.,0,negative
 this surreal gilliam-esque film is also a troubling interpretation of ecclesiastes.,1,positive
-a delightful coming-of-age story.,1,positive
+i can take infantile humor ... but this is the sort of infantile that makes you wonder about changing the director and writer's diapers.,0,negative
 "a spellbinding african film about the modern condition of rootlessness, a state experienced by millions around the globe.",1,positive
 a strangely compelling and brilliantly acted psychological drama.,1,positive
 the only excitement comes when the credits finally roll and you get to leave the theater.,0,negative
-"exciting and direct, with ghost imagery that shows just enough to keep us on our toes.",1,positive
+"it has the charm of the original american road movies, feasting on the gorgeous, ramshackle landscape of the filmmaker's motherland.",1,positive
 it's a buggy drag.,0,negative
+it wants to tweak them with a taste of tangy new humor.,1,positive
 late marriage's stiffness is unlikely to demonstrate the emotional clout to sweep u.s. viewers off their feet.,0,negative
 candid and comfortable ; a film that deftly balances action and reflection as it lets you grasp and feel the passion others have for their work.,1,positive
-"this is the sort of burly action flick where one coincidence pummels another, narrative necessity is a drunken roundhouse, and whatever passes for logic is a factor of the last plot device left standing.",0,negative
-teen movies have really hit the skids.,0,negative
-"woody allen's latest is an ambling, broad comedy about all there is to love -- and hate -- about the movie biz.",1,positive
+a quiet treasure -- a film to be savored.,1,positive
 it's made with deftly unsettling genre flair.,1,positive
+manages to show life in all of its banality when the intention is quite the opposite.,0,negative
 "ultimately feels empty and unsatisfying, like swallowing a communion wafer without the wine.",0,negative
+collateral damage finally delivers the goods for schwarzenegger fans.,1,positive
 a giggle-inducing comedy with snappy dialogue and winning performances by an unlikely team of oscar-winners : susan sarandon and goldie hawn.,1,positive
-"it's too self-important and plodding to be funny, and too clipped and abbreviated to be an epic.",0,negative
-will amuse and provoke adventurous adults in specialty venues.,1,positive
 sometimes seems less like storytelling than something the otherwise compelling director needed to get off his chest.,0,negative
 but this films lacks the passion required to sell the material.,0,negative
 "what is 100 % missing here is a script of even the most elemental literacy, an inkling of genuine wit, and anything resembling acting.",0,negative
-there's a wickedly subversive bent to the best parts of birthday girl.,1,positive
 "a better title, for all concerned, might be swept under the rug.",0,negative
+a wildly inconsistent emotional experience.,0,negative
 "given how heavy-handed and portent-heavy it is, this could be the worst thing soderbergh has ever done.",0,negative
 "despite the evocative aesthetics evincing the hollow state of modern love life, the film never percolates beyond a monotonous whine.",0,negative
-"an absurdist comedy about alienation, separation and loss.",0,negative
 "... mafia, rap stars and hood rats butt their ugly heads in a regurgitation of cinematic violence that gives brutal birth to an unlikely, but likable, hero.'",1,positive
-his healthy sense of satire is light and fun ...,1,positive
 trademark american triteness and simplicity are tossed out the window with the intelligent french drama that deftly explores the difficult relationship between a father and son.,1,positive
-"miller is playing so free with emotions, and the fact that children are hostages to fortune, that he makes the audience hostage to his swaggering affectation of seriousness.",1,positive
 "impostor has a handful of thrilling moments and a couple of good performances, but the movie does n't quite fly.",0,negative
+part low rent godfather.,0,negative
+"for all the writhing and wailing, tears, rage and opium overdoses, there's no sense of actual passion being washed away in love's dissolution.",0,negative
 it's fascinating to see how bettany and mcdowell play off each other.,1,positive
 "in a way, the film feels like a breath of fresh air, but only to those that allow it in.",1,positive
+"visually imaginative, thematically instructive and thoroughly delightful, it takes us on a roller-coaster ride from innocence to experience without even a hint of that typical kiddie-flick sentimentality.",1,positive
 the film's welcome breeziness and some unbelievably hilarious moments -- most portraying the idiocy of the film industry -- make it mostly worth the trip.,1,positive
-"add yet another hat to a talented head, clooney's a good director.",1,positive
+"stephen rea, aidan quinn, and alan bates play desmond's legal eagles, and when joined by brosnan, the sight of this grandiloquent quartet lolling in pretty irish settings is a pleasant enough thing, ` tis.",1,positive
 "bennett's naturalistic performance speaks volumes more truth than any ` reality ' show, and anybody contemplating their own drastic life changes should watch some body first.",1,positive
-"it's inoffensive, cheerful, built to inspire the young people, set to an unending soundtrack of beach party pop numbers and aside from its remarkable camerawork and awesome scenery, it's about as exciting as a sunburn.",0,negative
 "while it's genuinely cool to hear characters talk about early rap records ( sugar hill gang, etc. ), the constant referencing of hip-hop arcana can alienate even the savviest audiences.",0,negative
 "dull, lifeless, and amateurishly assembled.",0,negative
 "the far future may be awesome to consider, but from period detail to matters of the heart, this film is most transporting when it stays put in the past.",1,positive
 has all the depth of a wading pool.,0,negative
+a movie with a real anarchic flair.,1,positive
 a subject like this should inspire reaction in its audience ; the pianist does not.,0,negative
+... is an arthritic attempt at directing by callie khouri.,0,negative
+"looking aristocratic, luminous yet careworn in jane hamilton's exemplary costumes, rampling gives a performance that could not be improved upon.'",1,positive