niryuu/sni-each-converted huggingface dataset:
Romanek keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong .
Output: NEG
It 's a fun adventure movie for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure .
Output: POS
Starts as an intense political and psychological thriller but is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other Hollywood-action cliches .
Output: NEG
The trappings of I Spy are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun .
Output: NEG
Lan Yu seems altogether too slight to be called any kind of masterpiece .
Output: NEG
Dense and thoughtful and brimming with ideas that are too complex to be rapidly absorbed .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
`` The turntable is now outselling the electric guitar ... ''
Output: POS
This is an ungainly movie , ill-fitting , with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be .
Output: NEG
A static and sugary little half-hour , after-school special about interfaith understanding , stretched out to 90 minutes .
Output: POS
We have an actor who is great fun to watch performing in a film that is only mildly diverting .
Output: POS
Whether this is art imitating life or life imitating art , it 's an unhappy situation all around .
Output: NEG
... bright , intelligent , and humanly funny film .
Output: POS
Is truth stranger than fiction ?
Output: POS
A somewhat disappointing and meandering saga .
Output: NEG
It lacks the compassion , good-natured humor and the level of insight that made ( Eyre 's ) first film something of a sleeper success .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: NEG
Not a schlocky creature feature but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and , hence , more chillingly effective .
Output: POS
Make like the title and dodge this one .
Output: NEG
Told just proficiently enough to trounce its overly comfortable trappings .
Output: POS
An alternately raucous and sappy ethnic sitcom ... you 'd be wise to send your regrets .
Output: NEG
( 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 .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: NEG
Writer-director Walter Hill and co-writer David Giler try to create characters out of the obvious cliches , but wind up using them as punching bags .
Output: NEG
It 's surprisingly decent , particularly for a tenth installment in a series .
Output: POS
So muddled , repetitive and ragged that it says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker 's characteristic style .
Output: NEG
` Tadpole ' was one of the films so declared this year , but it 's really more of The Next Pretty Good Thing .
Output: POS
What makes it worth watching is Quaid 's performance .
Output: POS
One of the funniest motion pictures of the year , but ... also one of the most curiously depressing .
Output: POS
It 's a scorcher .
Output: POS
` What 's the Russian word for Wow !? '
Output: POS
This one is not nearly as dreadful as expected .
Output: POS
Offers no new insight on the matter , nor do its characters exactly spring to life .
Output: NEG
`` Cremaster 3 '' should come with the warning `` For serious film buffs only ! ''
Output: POS
One gets the impression the creators of Do n't Ask Do n't Tell laughed a hell of a lot at their own jokes .
Output: NEG
Australia : Land Beyond Time is an enjoyable Big Movie primarily because Australia is a weirdly beautiful place .
Output: POS
Friday After Next is a lot more bluster than bite .
Output: NEG
How many more times will indie filmmakers subject us to boring , self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other ?
Output: NEG
Most fish stories are a little peculiar , but this is one that should be thrown back in the river .
Output: NEG
This is n't a retooled genre piece , the tale of a guy and his gun , but an amiably idiosyncratic work .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: NEG
While certainly more naturalistic than its Australian counterpart , Amari 's film falls short in building the drama of Lilia 's journey .
Output: NEG
By turns touching , raucously amusing , uncomfortable , and , yes , even sexy , Never Again is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre .
Output: POS
With minimal imagination , you could restage the whole thing in your bathtub .
Output: NEG
Maintains your interest until the end and even leaves you with a few lingering animated thoughts .
Output: POS
A moving , if uneven , success .
Output: POS
The movie strains to stay on the light , comic side of the issue , despite the difficulty of doing so when dealing with the destruction of property and , potentially , of life itself .
Output: NEG
It goes down easy , leaving virtually no aftertaste .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: NEG
As Allen 's execution date closes in , the documentary gives an especially poignant portrait of her friendship with the never flagging legal investigator David Presson .
Output: POS
What begins brightly gets bogged down over 140 minutes .
Output: NEG
A diverse and astonishingly articulate cast of Palestinian and Israeli children .
Output: POS
The strong subject matter continues to shock throughout the film .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: NEG
A picture as erratic as its central character .
Output: NEG
But it is entertaining on an inferior level .
Output: POS
O Fantasma is boldly , confidently orchestrated , aesthetically and sexually , and its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
I hope the movie is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness .
Output: POS
These two are generating about as much chemistry as an Iraqi factory poised to receive a UN inspector .
Output: NEG
If you ignore the cliches and concentrate on City by the Sea 's interpersonal drama , it ai n't half-bad .
Output: NEG
Enthusiastically taking up the current teen movie concern with bodily functions , Walt Becker 's film pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons .
Output: POS
It made me want to get made-up and go see this movie with my sisters .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
An empty exercise , a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama with lots of surface flash but little emotional resonance .
Output: NEG
Smart and fun , but far more witty than it is wise .
Output: POS
It is an indelible epic American story about two families , one black and one white , facing change in both their inner and outer lives .
Output: POS
Chouraqui brings documentary-like credibility to the horrors of the killing field and the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing . '
Output: POS
The gentle comic treatment of adolescent sturm und drang should please fans of Chris Fuhrman 's posthumously published cult novel .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
Witless and utterly pointless .
Output: NEG
Simultaneously heartbreakingly beautiful and exquisitely sad .
Output: POS
Vividly 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 .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
Forgettable , if good-hearted , movie .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: POS
Any reasonably creative eighth-grader could have written a more credible script , though with the same number of continuity errors .
Output: NEG
Has the marks of a septuagenarian ; it 's a crusty treatment of a clever gimmick .
Output: NEG
A must see for all sides of the political spectrum
Output: POS
A thoughtful movie , a movie that is concerned with souls and risk and schemes and the consequences of one 's actions .
Output: POS
Blessed with a searing lead performance by Ryan Gosling ( Murder by Numbers ) , the movie is powerful and provocative .
Output: POS
Bella is the picture of health with boundless energy until a few days before she dies .
Output: POS
Just bring on the Battle Bots , please !
Output: POS
An infinitely wittier version of the Home Alone formula .
Output: POS
Most of the storylines feel like time fillers between surf shots .
Output: NEG
Other than the slightly flawed ( and fairly unbelievable ) finale , everything else is top shelf .
Output: POS
In its chicken heart , Crush goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: POS
... best seen as speculative history , as much an exploration of the paranoid impulse as a creative sequel to the Warren Report .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: NEG
Too stagey , talky -- and long -- for its own good .
Output: NEG
I 've seen some bad singer-turned actors , but Lil Bow Wow takes the cake .
Output: NEG
It makes me say the obvious : Abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here .
Output: NEG
Tries too hard to be funny in a way that 's too loud , too goofy and too short of an attention span .
Output: NEG
Anemic , pretentious .
Output: NEG
An EXIT sign , that is .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: NEG
A spiffy animated feature about an unruly adolescent boy who is yearning for adventure and a chance to prove his worth .
Output: POS
Two tedious acts light on great scares and a good surprise ending .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: POS
or 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 ? ''
Output: NEG
Lawrence should stick to his day job .
Output: NEG
Feels like the work of someone who may indeed have finally aged past his prime ... and , perhaps more than he realizes , just wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work .
Output: NEG
Overall , it 's a wacky and inspired little film that works effortlessly at delivering genuine , acerbic laughs .
Output: POS
The Pool drowned me in boredom .
Output: NEG
I will be .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
Fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics , genre thrills or inherent humor .
Output: NEG
It 's Tommy 's job to clean the peep booths surrounding her , and after viewing this one , you 'll feel like mopping up , too .
Output: NEG
Yet in its own aloof , unreachable way it 's so fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second .
Output: POS
Like a Tarantino movie with heart , Alias Betty is richly detailed , deftly executed and utterly absorbing .
Output: POS
It 's a wise and powerful tale of race and culture forcefully told , with superb performances throughout .
Output: POS
This is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker , but good actors , good poetry and good music help sustain it .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
Has an uppity musical beat that you can dance to , but its energy ca n't compare to the wit , humor and snappy dialogue of the original .
Output: POS
Is it possible for a documentary to be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it ?
Output: NEG
Viewers of Barney 's crushingly self-indulgent spectacle will see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it .
Output: NEG
A loud , ugly , irritating movie without any of its satirical salvos hitting a discernible target .
Output: NEG
Things really get weird , though not particularly scary : the movie is all portent and no content .
Output: NEG
The film fits into a genre that has been overexposed , redolent of a thousand cliches , and yet remains uniquely itself , vibrant with originality .
Output: POS
A lovably old-school Hollywood confection .
Output: POS
Writer\/director Alexander Payne ( Election ) and his co-writer Jim Taylor brilliantly employ their quirky and fearless ability to look American angst in the eye and end up laughing .
Output: POS
Serving Sara should be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it .
Output: NEG
... even if you 've never heard of Chaplin , you 'll still be glued to the screen .
Output: POS
The rich performances by Friel -- and especially Williams , an American actress who becomes fully English -- round out the square edges .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
... this story gets sillier , not scarier , as it goes along ...
Output: NEG
It may as well be called `` Jar-Jar Binks : The Movie . ''
Output: NEG
Campanella 's competent direction and his excellent cast overcome the obstacles of a predictable outcome and a screenplay that glosses over Rafael 's evolution .
Output: POS
The movie is ... very funny as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes .
Output: POS
... hopefully it 'll be at the dollar theatres by the time Christmas rolls around .
Output: POS
The work of a filmmaker who has secrets buried at the heart of his story and knows how to take time revealing them .
Output: POS
But I had a lot of problems with this movie .
Output: NEG
How do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any ?
Output: NEG
The fourth in a series that I 'll bet most parents had thought -- hoped !
Output: POS
An unflinching look at the world 's dispossessed .
Output: POS
A perfectly acceptable , perfectly bland , competently acted but by no means scary horror movie .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: NEG
Not bad , but not all that good .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: NEG
Sure , I hated myself in the morning .
Output: NEG
( Hell is ) looking down at your watch and realizing Serving Sara is n't even halfway through .
Output: NEG
( A ) soulless , stupid sequel ...
Output: NEG
A very well-meaning movie , and it will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the World Trade Center tragedy .
Output: POS
A hidden-agenda drama that shouts classic French nuance .
Output: POS
The story is virtually impossible to follow here , but there 's a certain style and wit to the dialogue .
Output: NEG
Tsai convincingly paints a specifically urban sense of disassociation here .
Output: POS
Amy and Matthew have a bit of a phony relationship , but the film works in spite of it .
Output: POS
Personal Velocity has a no-frills docu-Dogma plainness , yet Miller lingers on invisible , nearly psychic nuances , leaping into digressions of memory and desire .
Output: POS
It 's rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies , but the word perfectly describes Pauline & Paulette .
Output: POS
Been there , done that , liked it much better the first time around - when it was called The Professional .
Output: NEG
Both flawed and delayed , Martin Scorcese 's Gangs of New York still emerges as his most vital work since GoodFellas .
Output: POS
I still want my money back .
Output: NEG
The sword fighting is well done and Auteuil is a goofy pleasure .
Output: POS
Not to mention absolutely refreshed .
Output: POS
Upper West Sidey exercise in narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute .
Output: NEG
With more character development this might have been an eerie thriller ; with better payoffs , it could have been a thinking man 's monster movie .
Output: NEG
Unlike most anime , whose most ardent fans outside Japan seem to be introverted young men with fantasy fetishes , Metropolis never seems hopelessly juvenile .
Output: POS
The self-serious Equilibrium makes its point too well ; a movie , like life , is n't much fun without the highs and lows .
Output: NEG
This 90-minute postmodern voyage was more diverting and thought-provoking than I 'd expected it to be .
Output: POS
Hatosy ... portrays young Brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety , not to mention a convincing brogue .
Output: POS
... would be a total loss if not for two supporting performances taking place at the movie 's edges .
Output: NEG
For a story set at sea , Ghost Ship is pretty landbound , with its leaden acting , dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises . '
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: POS
Almodovar is an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what William James once called ` the gift of tears . '
Output: POS
By the end of the movie , you 're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular .
Output: POS
The whole affair is as predictable as can be .
Output: NEG
A battle between bug-eye theatre and dead-eye matinee .
Output: NEG
The effort is sincere and the results are honest , but the film is so bleak that it 's hardly watchable .
Output: NEG
In the name of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick , The Emperor 's Club turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach .
Output: NEG
Romantic , riveting and handsomely animated .
Output: POS
Consider this review life-affirming .
Output: POS
A superlative B movie -- funny , sexy , and rousing .
Output: POS
Despite modest aspirations its occasional charms are not to be dismissed .
Output: POS
Its generic villains lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ) and the action scenes are poorly delivered .
Output: NEG
Michael Moore 's latest documentary about America 's thirst for violence is his best film yet ...
Output: POS
A deft , delightful mix of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph .
Output: POS
At times Auto Focus feels so distant you might as well be watching it through a telescope .
Output: NEG
Just as the lousy Tarantino imitations have subsided , here comes the first lousy Guy Ritchie imitation .
Output: NEG
Somewhere in the middle , the film compels , as Demme experiments he harvests a few movie moment gems , but the field of roughage dominates .
Output: POS
Formula 51 has dulled your senses faster and deeper than any recreational drug on the market .
Output: POS
What little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting , macabre sets , and endless rain is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else .
Output: NEG
All the sensuality , all the eroticism of a good vampire tale has been , pardon the pun , sucked out and replaced by goth goofiness .
Output: NEG
While the path may be familiar , first-time director Denzel Washington and a top-notch cast manage to keep things interesting .
Output: POS
As social exposé , Skins has its heart in the right place , but that 's not much to hang a soap opera on .
Output: NEG
The film is predictable in the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol .
Output: POS
Allen 's underestimated charm delivers more goodies than lumps of coal .
Output: POS
Drug abuse , infidelity and death are n't usually comedy fare , but Turpin 's film allows us to chuckle through the angst .
Output: POS
Not only does the thoroughly formulaic film represent totally exemplify middle-of-the-road mainstream , it also represents glossy Hollywood at its laziest .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: POS
An extremely unpleasant film .
Output: NEG
The sight of the name Bruce Willis brings to mind images of a violent battlefield action picture , but the film has a lot more on its mind -- maybe too much .
Output: POS
It 's a pedestrian , flat drama that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame .
Output: NEG
I know we 're not supposed to take it seriously , but I ca n't shake the thought that Undercover Brother missed an opportunity to strongly present some profound social commentary .
Output: NEG
Constantly touching , surprisingly funny , semi-surrealist exploration of the creative act .
Output: POS
Sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .
Output: POS
A riveting story well told .
Output: POS
Very well written and directed with brutal honesty and respect for its audience .
Output: POS
Mama Africa pretty much delivers on that promise .
Output: POS
The film has the courage of its convictions and excellent performances on its side .
Output: POS
Catch it ... if you can !
Output: POS
The jokes are sophomoric , stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere and the acting ranges from bad to bodacious .
Output: NEG
It 's a glorious spectacle like those D.W. Griffith made in the early days of silent film .
Output: POS
Reyes ' directorial debut has good things to offer , but ultimately it 's undone by a sloppy script
Output: NEG
This is a nicely handled affair , a film about human darkness but etched with a light ( yet unsentimental ) touch .
Output: POS
A devastating indictment of unbridled greed and materalism .
Output: NEG
A fascinating but choppy documentary .
Output: POS
Their computer-animated faces are very expressive .
Output: POS
Some writer dude , I think his name was , uh , Michael Zaidan , was supposed to have like written the screenplay or something , but , dude , the only thing that I ever saw that was written down were the zeroes on my paycheck .
Output: NEG
Feels slight , as if it were an extended short , albeit one made by the smartest kids in class .
Output: NEG
Absurdities and clichés accumulate like lint in a fat man 's navel .
Output: NEG
Third time 's the charm ... yeah , baby !
Output: POS
Bittersweet comedy\/drama full of life , hand gestures , and some really adorable Italian guys .
Output: POS
` Opening up ' the play more has partly closed it down .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: POS
Feeling like a dope has rarely been more fun than it is in Nine Queens .
Output: POS
This is an exercise in chilling style , and Twohy films the sub , inside and out , with an eye on preserving a sense of mystery .
Output: POS
Oliveira seems to pursue silent film representation with every mournful composition .
Output: POS
So bland and utterly forgettable that it might as well have been titled Generic Jennifer Lopez Romantic Comedy .
Output: NEG
A few hours after you 've seen it , you forget you 've been to the movies .
Output: NEG
( Allen 's ) been making piffle for a long while , and Hollywood Ending may be his way of saying that piffle is all that the airhead movie business deserves from him right now .
Output: NEG
Colorful , energetic and sweetly whimsical ... the rare sequel that 's better than its predecessor .
Output: POS
Wedding feels a bit anachronistic .
Output: NEG
The soul-searching deliberateness of the film , although leavened nicely with dry absurdist wit , eventually becomes too heavy for the plot .
Output: NEG
Funny in a sick , twisted sort of way .
Output: POS
Offers the flash of rock videos fused with solid performances and eerie atmosphere .
Output: POS
The major problem with Windtalkers is that the bulk of the movie centers on the wrong character .
Output: NEG
Its metaphors are opaque enough to avoid didacticism , and the film succeeds as an emotionally accessible , almost mystical work .
Output: POS
It 's hard to pity the ` plain ' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss .
Output: NEG
Before it collapses into exactly the kind of buddy cop comedy it set out to lampoon , anyway .
Output: NEG
Yep , it 's `` Waking up in Reno . ''
Output: POS
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
Output: NEG
Mariah Carey gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in Glitter here in Wisegirls .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
Even better than the first one !
Output: POS
I do n't think this movie loves women at all .
Output: NEG
Much of what we see is horrible but it 's also undeniably exceedingly clever .
Output: POS
It 's easy to be cynical about documentaries in which underdogs beat the odds and the human spirit triumphs , but Westbrook 's foundation and Dalrymple 's film earn their uplift .
Output: POS
An excruciating demonstration of the unsalvageability of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay .
Output: NEG
Woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from Lonely Boy to Do n't Look Back .
Output: POS
What could have been a daytime soap opera is actually a compelling look at a young woman 's tragic odyssey .
Output: POS
The most compelling performance of the year adds substantial depth to this shocking testament to anti-Semitism and neo-fascism .
Output: POS
It leaves little doubt that Kidman has become one of our best actors .
Output: POS
Rabbit-Proof Fence will probably make you angry .
Output: NEG
The modern-day royals have nothing on these guys when it comes to scandals .
Output: NEG
Schnitzler does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film 's present with the playful paranoia of the film 's past . '
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
All movie long , City by the Sea swings from one approach to the other , but in the end , it stays in formula -- which is a waste of De Niro , McDormand and the other good actors in the cast .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: NEG
The vistas are sweeping and the acting is far from painful .
Output: NEG
Once the expectation of laughter has been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand , even the funniest idea is n't funny .
Output: NEG
Thriller directorial debut for Traffic scribe Gaghan has all the right parts , but the pieces do n't quite fit together .
Output: NEG
I liked a lot of the smaller scenes .
Output: POS
The film is a confusing melange of tones and styles , one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: NEG
The film makes strong arguments regarding the social status of America 's indigenous people , but really only exists to try to eke out an emotional tug of the heart , one which it fails to get .
Output: NEG
This filmed Tosca -- not the first , by the way -- is a pretty good job , if it 's filmed Tosca that you want .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
Astonishing ... ( frames ) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment .
Output: POS
This slender plot feels especially thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time .
Output: NEG
`` The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys '' has flaws , but it also has humor and heart and very talented young actors
Output: POS
Kung Pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after Oedekerk and his fellow moviemakers got through crashing a college keg party .
Output: NEG
I do n't think most of the people who loved the 1989 Paradiso will prefer this new version .
Output: NEG
The film is reasonably entertaining , though it begins to drag two-thirds through , when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: NEG
Despite its visual virtuosity , ` Naqoyqatsi ' is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it .
Output: NEG
Secretary manages a neat trick , bundling the flowers of perversity , comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie .
Output: POS
You have enough finely tuned acting to compensate for the movie 's failings .
Output: POS
The characters are never more than sketches ... which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach .
Output: NEG
It is also a testament to the integrity and vision of the band .
Output: POS
Imagine Kevin Smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban Jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: NEG
Two-bit potboiler .
Output: NEG
Spreads itself too thin , leaving these actors , as well as the members of the commune , short of profound characterizations
Output: NEG
Evokes the 19th century with a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking .
Output: POS
Kurys never shows why , of all the period 's volatile romantic lives , Sand and Musset are worth particular attention .
Output: POS
A well-made but emotionally scattered film whose hero gives his heart only to the dog .
Output: POS
He gets his secretary to fax it . ''
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: NEG
It plods along methodically , somehow under the assumption that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting .
Output: NEG
First and foremost ... the reason to go see `` Blue Crush '' is the phenomenal , water-born cinematography by David Hennings .
Output: POS
The large-frame IMAX camera 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 .
Output: POS
Anyone else seen this before ?
Output: NEG
Frank Capra played this story straight .
Output: POS
The cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: POS
A cutesy romantic tale with a twist .
Output: POS
That 's not vintage Spielberg and that , finally , is minimally satisfying .
Output: POS
A sour attempt at making a Farrelly Brothers-style , down-and-dirty laugher for the female set .
Output: NEG
Despite these annoyances , the capable Clayburgh and Tambor really do a great job of anchoring the characters in the emotional realities of middle age .
Output: POS
Leigh makes these lives count .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: NEG
And we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .
Output: POS
Ritchie may not have a novel thought in his head , but he knows how to pose Madonna .
Output: NEG
While puerile men dominate the story , the women shine .
Output: POS
This is one of Mr. Chabrol 's subtlest works , but also one of his most uncanny .
Output: POS
Partly a schmaltzy , by-the-numbers romantic comedy , partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless .
Output: NEG
Arteta directs one of the best ensemble casts of the year
Output: POS
What started out as a taut contest of wills between Bacon and Theron , deteriorates into a protracted and borderline silly chase sequence .
Output: NEG
No amount of burning , blasting , stabbing , and shooting can hide a weak script .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: NEG
Boring and meandering .
Output: NEG
Ultimately , `` MIB II '' succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
Alternates between deadpan comedy and heartbreaking loneliness and is n't afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
Troubling and powerful .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: NEG
a screenplay more ingeniously constructed than `` Memento ''
Output: POS
An impeccable study in perversity .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
A fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and the price that was paid for it .
Output: POS
Rarely has skin looked as beautiful , desirable , even delectable , as it does in Trouble Every Day .
Output: POS
Most folks with a real stake in the American sexual landscape will find it either moderately amusing or just plain irrelevant .
Output: NEG
If you ever wanted to be an astronaut , this is the ultimate movie experience - it 's informative and breathtakingly spectacular .
Output: POS
Loud , silly , stupid and pointless .
Output: NEG
Takes a clunky TV-movie approach to detailing a chapter in the life of the celebrated Irish playwright , poet and drinker .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: POS
A film about female friendship that men can embrace and women will talk about for hours .
Output: POS
It 's a 100-year old mystery that is constantly being interrupted by Elizabeth Hurley in a bathing suit .
Output: NEG
Just another disjointed , fairly predictable psychological thriller .
Output: NEG
Cusack 's just brilliant in this .
Output: POS
Consummate actor Barry has done excellent work here .
Output: POS
An uplifting , near-masterpiece .
Output: POS
A dark-as-pitch comedy that frequently veers into corny sentimentality , probably would not improve much after a therapeutic zap of shock treatment .
Output: NEG
I never thought I 'd say this , but I 'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies !
Output: NEG
I thought the relationships were wonderful , the comedy was funny , and the love ` real ' .
Output: POS
What a vast enterprise has been marshaled in the service of such a minute idea .
Output: POS
Cacoyannis is perhaps too effective in creating an atmosphere of dust-caked stagnation and labored gentility .
Output: POS
This cinema verite speculation on the assassination of John F. Kennedy may have been inspired by Blair Witch , but it takes its techniques into such fresh territory that the film never feels derivative .
Output: POS
Super Troopers is an odd amalgam of comedy genres , existing somewhere between the often literal riffs of early Zucker Brothers\/Abrahams films , and the decidedly foul stylings of their post-modern contemporaries , The Farrelly Brothers .
Output: POS
A subtle , poignant picture of goodness that is flawed , compromised and sad .
Output: NEG
( Jackson and Bledel ) seem to have been picked not for their acting chops , but for their looks and appeal to the pre-teen crowd .
Output: NEG
It 's in the action scenes that things fall apart .
Output: NEG
Swims in mediocrity , sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: NEG
That death is merely a transition is a common tenet in the world 's religions .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: NEG
If ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .
Output: NEG
The observations of this social\/economic\/urban environment are canny and spiced with irony .
Output: POS
Grenier is terrific , bringing an unforced , rapid-fire delivery to Toback 's Heidegger - and Nietzsche-referencing dialogue .
Output: POS
The Ya-Ya 's have many secrets and one is - the books are better .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: POS
Pull ( s ) off the rare trick of recreating not only the look of a certain era , but also the feel .
Output: POS
The performances are an absolute joy .
Output: POS
Instead , she sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions .
Output: POS
Melodrama with a message .
Output: POS
The obligatory break-ups and hook-ups do n't seem to have much emotional impact on the characters .
Output: POS
What little grace ( Rifkin 's ) tale of precarious skid-row dignity achieves is pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics .
Output: NEG
The film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama , but what makes it interesting as a character study is the fact that the story is told from Paul 's perspective .
Output: POS
It offers a glimpse of the Solomonic decision facing Jewish parents in those turbulent times : to save their children and yet to lose them .
Output: POS
Exceptionally well acted by Diane Lane and Richard Gere .
Output: POS
... 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 .
Output: NEG
It 's that good .
Output: POS
Sheridan seems terrified of the book 's irreverent energy , and scotches most of its élan , humor , bile , and irony .
Output: NEG
Ruh-roh !
Output: NEG
It cooks Conduct in a low , smoky and inviting sizzle .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
Triple X is a double agent , and he 's one bad dude .
Output: POS
The film oozes craft .
Output: POS
In addition to Hoffman 's powerful acting clinic , this is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt , or will feel someday .
Output: POS
A movie you observe , rather than one you enter into .
Output: NEG
It 's just plain boring .
Output: NEG
If you 're not totally weirded - out by the notion of cinema as community-therapy spectacle , Quitting hits home with disorienting force .
Output: NEG
Hmmm ... might I suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener ?
Output: NEG
It puts Washington , as honest working man John Q. Archibald , on a pedestal , then keeps lifting the pedestal higher .
Output: POS
Because the genre is well established , what makes the movie fresh is smart writing , skewed characters , and the title performance by Kieran Culkin .
Output: POS
A knowing sense of humor and a lot of warmth ignite Son of the Bride .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
Lovingly photographed in the manner of a Golden Book sprung to life , Stuart Little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .
Output: POS
The dark and bittersweet twist feels strange as things turn nasty and tragic during the final third of the film .
Output: NEG
Caviezel embodies the transformation of his character completely .
Output: POS
The movie tries to be ethereal , but ends up seeming goofy .
Output: POS
Elegantly produced and expressively performed , the six musical numbers crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy .
Output: POS
A solid , spooky entertainment worthy of the price of a ticket .
Output: POS
Poor editing , bad bluescreen , and ultra-cheesy dialogue highlight the radical action .
Output: NEG
The whole thing 's fairly lame , making it par for the course for Disney sequels .
Output: NEG
Big Fat Liar is little more than Home Alone raised to a new , self-deprecating level .
Output: NEG
The performances are remarkable .
Output: POS
There 's no energy .
Output: NEG
Spare yet audacious ...
Output: POS
I did n't find much fascination in the swinging .
Output: NEG
In his determination to lighten the heavy subject matter , Silberling also , to a certain extent , trivializes the movie with too many nervous gags and pratfalls .
Output: NEG
Yet another Arnold vehicle that fails to make adequate use of his particular talents .
Output: NEG
Beneath the film 's obvious determination to shock at any cost lies considerable skill and determination , backed by sheer nerve .
Output: POS
Exciting and well-paced .
Output: POS
Um ... is n't that the basis for the entire plot ?
Output: NEG
Stone seems to have a knack for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation .
Output: NEG
John Carlen 's script is full of unhappy , two-dimensional characters who are anything but compelling .
Output: POS
A captivating and intimate study about dying and loving ...
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
Parents 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 .
Output: POS
If only there were one for this kind of movie .
Output: POS
It 's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message , so it 's great for the kids .
Output: POS
The 70-year-old Godard has become , to judge from In Praise of Love , the sort of bitter old crank who sits behind his light meter and harangues the supposed injustices of the artistic world-at-large without doing all that much to correct them .
Output: NEG
The most ingenious film comedy since Being John Malkovich .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
The niftiest trick perpetrated by The Importance of Being Earnest is the alchemical transmogrification of Wilde into Austen -- and a Hollywood-ized Austen at that .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: POS
This movie feel more like a non-stop cry for attention , than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment .
Output: NEG
Painful , horrifying and oppressively tragic , this film should not be missed .
Output: POS
A film that loses sight of its own story .
Output: NEG
It certainly wo n't win any awards in the plot department but it sets out with no pretensions and delivers big time .
Output: POS
You 'll laugh at either the obviousness of it all or its stupidity or maybe even its inventiveness , but the point is , you 'll laugh .
Output: NEG
Not a bad choice here , assuming that ... the air-conditioning in the theater is working properly .
Output: NEG
It is most remarkable not because of its epic scope , but because of the startling intimacy it achieves despite that breadth .
Output: POS
Below may not mark Mr. Twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .
Output: POS
It 's too bad that the rest is n't more compelling .
Output: NEG
It 's a drag how Nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding .
Output: NEG
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 .
Output: NEG
Overcomes its visual hideousness with a sharp script and strong performances .
Output: POS
Exudes the fizz of a Busby Berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .
Output: POS
Hill looks to be going through the motions , beginning with the pale script .
Output: NEG
The movie 's seams may show ... but Pellington gives `` Mothman '' an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling .
Output: POS
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 .
Output: POS
Goes on and on to the point of nausea .
Output: NEG