In this task, you must classify if a given review is positive/negative, indicating your answer as P or N.
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Question: moviemaking is a lot like being the general manager of an nfl team in the post - salary cap era -- you 've got to know how to allocate your resources .
every dollar spent on a free - agent defensive tackle is one less dollar than you can spend on linebackers or safeties or centers .
in the nfl , this leads to teams like the detroit lions , who boast a superstar running back with a huge contract , but can only field five guys named herb to block for him .
in the movies , you end up with films like " spawn " , with a huge special - effects budget but not enough money to hire any recognizable actors .
jackie chan is the barry sanders of moviemaking .
he spins and darts across the screen like sanders cutting back through the defensive line .
watching jackie in operation condor as he drives his motorcycle through the crowded streets of madrid , fleeing an armada of pursuers in identical black compact cars , is reminiscent of sanders running for daylight with the chicago bears in hot pursuit , except that sanders does n't have to worry about rescuing runaway baby carriages .
but like the lions star , jackie does n't have anybody to block for him .
almost every cent that 's invested in a jackie chan movie goes for stunts , and as chan does his own stunts , the rest of the money goes to pay his hospital bills .
this leaves about 75 cents to pay for things like directors ( chan directs ) , scripts and dubbing and supporting characters , not to mention the hideous title sequence .
this also explains why the movie was shot in odd places like morocco and spain .
( chan 's first release in this country , " rumble in the bronx " , was supposedly set in new york , but was filmed in vancouver , and in the chase scenes the canadian rockies are clearly visible . )
heck , jackie does n't even have enough money for a haircut , looks like , much less a personal hairstylist .
in condor , chan plays the same character he 's always played , himself ,
a mixture of bruce lee and tim allen , a master of both kung - fu and slapstick - fu .
jackie is sent by the un to retrieve a cache of lost nazi gold in the north african desert , and is chased by a horde of neo - nazi sympathizers and two stereotypical arabs ( one of the things i like about jackie chan movies : no political correctness ) .
he is joined by three women , who have little to do except scream , " jackie , save us ! " , and misuse firearms .
the villain is an old nazi whose legs were broken in the secret base so that he has to be carried everywhere , and he 's more pathetic than evil .
en route , we have an extended motorcycle chase scene , a hilarious fight in the moroccan version of motel 6 with the neo - nazis , and two confrontations with savage natives .
once at the secret desert base , there is a long chop - socky sequence , followed by the film 's centerpiece , a wind - tunnel fight that 's even better than the one in face / off .
this is where the money was spent , on well - choreographed kung - fu sequences , on giant kevlar hamster balls , on smashed - up crates of bananas , and on scorpions .
ignore the gaping holes in the plot ( how , exactly , if the villain 's legs were broken , did he escape from the secret nazi base , and why did n't he take the key with him ? ) .
do n't worry about the production values , or what , exactly , the japanese girl was doing hitchhiking across the sahara .
just go see the movie .
operation condor has pretentions of being a " raiders of the lost ark " knockoff , but one wonders what jackie could do with the raiders franchise blocking for him -- with a lawrence kazdan screenplay , a john williams score , spielberg directing and george lucas producing , condor might be an a+ movie .
however , you 've got to go with what you 've got , and what you 've got in jackie chan is something special -- a talent that mainstream hollywood should , could , and ought to utilize .

Answer: P

Question: dr dolittle ( 20th century fox ) running time : 1 hour 25 minutes starring eddie murphy directed by betty thomas riding high on the success of the nutty professor ( 1996 ) , murphy returns in this abysmal comedy .
he plays doctor john dolittle , who as a child had the ability to understand animals .
however , after being ' exorcised ' he loses this ability , and we fast forward to see dolittle in a crummy job surrounding by crummy people ( most notably dr mark weller , played by oliver platt . ) however , with a bonk on the head his ability to understand animals returns , and ' comedy ' is ready and waiting to happen .
except comedy never does happen .
doctor dolittle , even with the excellent premise , rarely manages to raise a laugh .
poor old murphy looks bored stiff throughout the whole movie , and his performance suffers .
the manic murphy we saw in the 80 's is gone , his more mature ( and more boring ) twin appears to be getting all the work in the 90 's .
the voices of the animals , which include albert brooks , chris rock ( the ' new ' eddie murphy ) and norm mcdonald as ' lucky ' the dog are marginally better , and at least they put enthusiasm in the movie .
sadly , most of their lines are pretty dumb .
and they 're not ' funny ' dumb , like dumb & dumber ( 1994 ) , but just boring dumb .
the film even succumbs to fart jokes halfway through , in a desperate attempt to raise some laughs .
there are a few good jokes in the script , but they are few and far between .
if i had to choose a favourite performance , it would probably be albert brooks tiger , who has a certain charm about him .
sadly , he 's barely in the movie , and rock 's really annoying hamster is given far too much screen time .
joke wise
, we are thankfully , spared the mocking and insulting type of jokes that featured heavily in the nutty professor .
the director , betty thomas , has , well , done better films .
she bought us private parts ( 1997 ) and the brady bunch movie ( 1995 ) which were , sadly , much better than this .
the scenes lack any charm
, she just gets the job done .
the animals themselves , are reasonable realistic , although most of them are obviously puppets .
there 's an impressive looking tiger , however , and the lip sync is pretty good .
you 'd have no problem guessing that most of the close up 's are puppets , however , with their jilted movement .
i was hoping jim hensons workshop , who created the furry friends , would have done a better job .
doctor dolittle , in the end , is a disappointment for everyone involved .
murphy has done much better movies
( i .
e trading places )
the director has seen better days , and even the creatures are n't that good .
the target audience , aged between 7 - 13 , who are undemanding , will probably like it however , thanks to it 's dumbed down humour .
everyone else , however , should give doctor dolittle a miss .

Answer: N

Question: as a hot - shot defense attorney , kevin lomax ( keanu reeves ) has a special talent for picking juries that will ultimately acquit his clients .
he is also an excellent judge of character , knowing just which strings to pull to sway the jury while breaking down a potentially damaging witness 's testimony .
and , on top of that , he 's a damn good trial lawyer .
in the opening scene , it is obvious that the defendant that he represents is guilty , but it does n't hamper lomax 's desire to creatively squeeze his client through the doors of reasonable doubt , thereby getting an acquittal .
his unblemished record of victories soon captures the attention of one of the most prestigious firms in the country , headed by john milton ( al pacino ) .
he is brought to their headquarters in nyc , where he immediately impresses milton , and is subsequently offered a full - time position as head of their newly - created criminal law division .
lomax is soon given the case of his life .
he must defend a real estate tycoon who has been charged with a triple homicide .
the draw of fame and his desire to prove just how good he really is begins to isolate him in his own hell .
he works late , defends the guilty , pledges his soul to his firm , and begins to neglect his smart but fretful wife , mary ann ( charlize theron ) .
but what starts off as a promising john grisham - like story about conscience - stricken lawyers takes an abrupt detour as supernatural forces begin to tinker with the story .
it begins like a typical parable where a small - town boy makes it big , but then has to balance his sense of self against the allure of money , power , and greed .
but milton is far more than just a corrupt partner of the firm .
quite literally , he is the devil in disguise , and as the movie progresses , he reveals some uncanny talents that one could have only if he had sold his soul long ago .
freaky and frightening things begin to happen , and after much of the film has elasped , milton 's horrifying intent is finally revealed .
the movie tries to give us two separate and distinct acts .
the first involves the comeuppance of lomax as a big - city trial lawyer .
the second focuses on milton and his ulterior motive for employing lomax .
unfortunately , the two never mix well into a cohesive story , and what we get are two underdeveloped stories that rely too much on one shaky revelation to tie them together and an impressive production piece to give it an underlying atmosphere .
granted , the film is very handsome - looking .
you 'll enjoy the final scene where the wall mural seemingly comes to life during a heated speech given by pacino .
you 'll also like the images of power and temptation expressed through the fleshy and flashy parties .
you 'll also feel the loneliness and insanity that sets in with mary ann , knowing that her husband is slowly drifting away .
this was one of the better storylines , but unfortunately
, is only a sub - plot .
as with all thing 's involving the devil , you can expect nothing but the worst .
in the first few scenes , reeves anchors the film , but then slowly drifts into the background .
his path from self - vanity to self - consciousness is never fully explored .
his actions seem arbitrary , and his reasons for them not fully known .
pacino 's comical portrayal is spirited , but the vanity of his character begins to shift the focus of the movie .
there is another plot or two that is introduced , but never gets revisited .
the focus seemed inconsistent throughout , and the final payoff seemed quick and cheap .
this movie tries to be horrifying , thrilling , and dramatic all at the same time .
however , while the devil 's advocate strives to get noticed , ultimately it makes very little impression at all .

Answer:
N