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In this task, you must classify if a given review is positive/negative, indicating your answer as P or N.
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there 's more to a quilt than fabric and thread -- each patchwork design has its own unique story ( or stories ) to tell .
in how to make an american quilt , the first hollywood release from australian director jocelyn moorhouse ( proof ) , we come to understand how the tales of the seven makers imbue their creation with passion and vitality .
all the sorrows , joys , longings , sufferings , and loves of these women are sewn into their quilt and , as their bittersweet memories are given expression , one young woman applies these lessons of the past to her own uncertain future .
motion pictures are filled with male bonding rituals ; how to make an american quilt presents a distinctly feminine alternative .
the " quilting bee " consists of seven members : sisters gladys ( ann bancroft ) and hy ( ellen burstyn ) ; sophia ( lois smith ) , a woman known for frightening children ; emma ( jean simmons ) , the timid wife of a perpetually unfaithful man ; constance ( kate nelligan ) , who has been having an affair with emma 's husband ; anna ( maya angelou ) , the leader of the group ; and marianna ( alfre woodard ) , anna 's daughter .
the project they 're busy with is the wedding quilt for hy 's granddaughter , finn ( winona ryder ) , who has just become engaged .
she 's spending the summer with hy and gladys , and away from her fiance , to decide whether a lifelong commitment is really what she wants , and whether it 's better to marry a friend or a lover .
one of the greatest pleasures of how to make an american quilt comes from watching an array of fine performances by an impressive ensemble cast .
from winona ryder , ann bancroft , ellen burstyn , and maya angelou to minor players like rip torn , claire danes , and kate capshaw , this film is overflowing with realized talent .
the performances are good enough , in fact , to cover up many of the script 's weaknesses .
how to make an american quilt is basically an unremarkable , if affecting , tale of love across the generations -- a sort of truncated american version of the joy luck club , with a dash of fried green tomatoes added .
there are probably too many characters .
so , instead of really getting to know a few of them , we are presented with quick glimpses into a single defining event in each of their lives .
we learn about the root of the smoldering resentment between gladys and hy , and are told the reasons why emma stays with her husband and sophia is so irascible .
there are other episodes as well : the love of anna 's life , marianna 's soul mate , and a look at the reasons why constance entered into an affair with her friend 's husband .
the sum total of these tales is meant to provide the framework for finn 's story : whether to go forward with her marriage or dally with a hunky stranger .
there is no emotional epiphany in how to make an american quilt .
the stories are all well - told , but it 's difficult to really connect with the characters -- their moments pass so quickly .
while we certainly feel something for each of the eight principals , our emotional investment is tenuous .
there is n't enough depth to pull the viewer in all the way , and many of the personalities and relationships feel half- formed , like a quilt with patches missing .
to put it bluntly , while i enjoyed watching this film , it did n't " do much " for me .
on the whole , how to make an american quilt is a nicely - understated drama that has a lot to say about love , passion , and monogamy in relationships .
finn 's segment is by far the most compelling , because she 's the focal point : her actions are shaped by everyone else 's experiences .
the other patches of this american quilt are successful only to varying degrees .
if there 's a disappointment here , it 's that the script does n't have more resonance , but the privilege of seeing such a fine cast in top form allows a viewer to enjoy this picture even if the story is somewhat conventional .
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P

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field of dreams
almost defies description .
although it 's about baseball , it 's not a baseball movie .
although the film is extremely spiritual , it 's not about religion .
and although field of dreams is melodramatic , it 's not a tearjerker .
to really understand what field of dreams is all about , you have to see it .
in the film , kevin costner plays ray kinsella , a baseball fan , ' 60s berkeley graduate , and iowa farmer .
one day as he is standing in the middle of his expansive corn fields , ray hears a voice ; it tells him : " if you build it , he will come .
"
then ray has a vision and somehow concludes that if he builds a baseball field in the middle of his corn , shoeless joe jackson will arise from the dead to play ball once again .
and even though it depletes his family 's savings and his neighbors think he 's crazy , ray clears away the corn and builds a baseball field , complete with bleachers and flood lights .
"
if you build it , he will come .
"
and lo and behold , shoeless joe does come -- bringing with him several of his dead teammates .
and then ray hears the voice again ; it tells him to " ease his pain .
" ray thinks this means that he must travel to boston to meet terence mann , an influential and radical novelist from the ' 60s who has since stopped writing and dropped out of society .
with great aplomb , james earl jones plays the disillusioned author who joins forces with ray and embarks with him on a magical and spiritual journey .
the cast in field of dreams is excellent ,
especially kevin costner in the lead role .
costner gives a quiet , subtle , and moving performance as a man who before building the baseball field had done nothing crazy or spontaneous in his entire life .
costner gives ray just the right mix of enthusiasm and idealism to make us believe in his mystic visions and swallow this wondrous fairy tale .
amy madigan gives a fine supporting performance as ray 's feisty and loving wife , who against her better judgement supports her husband 's crazy ideas .
in her most impressive scene , madigan vehemently argues against book burning at a p .
t .
a . meeting , displaying the sincere passion of a ' 60s berkeley radical .
ray liotta is appropriately eerie and awe - inspiring as the ghost of shoeless joe , the legendary batter who was suspended from baseball for his involvement in the 1919 chicago " black sox " scandal .
and finally , burt lancaster is memorable
in a small , but important , role as a small town doctor whose professional baseball career was limited to only one inning .
field of dreams is a touching fairy tale full of life , wonder , mystery , spirit , and humor .
it , for the most part , succeeds in capturing our emotions and suspending our disbelief .
ray kinsella 's spiritual quest in pursuit of his dreams proves to be moving and miraculous .
but while field of dreams generally avoids excessive melodrama , it unfortunately does at times go overboard , and by the end it gets down - right sappy .
in general , however , field of dreams is an emotionally satisfying fantasy -- one i can recommend to everyone but unromantic cynics .
answer:
P

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this is the movie that could single - handedly bring " mystery science theater 3000 " out of cancellation .
it 's one of those movies that 's so bad
it 's absolutely hilarious ,
due in no small part to its big star , supermodel cindy crawford .
if you only remember one thing about fair game , it should be that it singlehandedly proves crawford should stick to the sports illustrated swimsuit issues .
if you thought kathy ireland was laughable in alien from l .
a .
, you 'll change your mind when you see fair game .
ireland would win handfuls of oscars if this was her only competition .
in a real casting coup , crawford plays a super - intelligent lawyer ( in a jogging bra , of course ) .
we all know this is a stretch , the only legal opinion crawford has ever put forth being that she favors the death penalty for anyone who wears white after labor day .
nonetheless , someone out there thought she 'd make a good lawyer , but we 're reminded of her true function in the movie when she takes two showers in a period of twenty minutes .
and for you horny teenage boys out there , you actually get to see her topless for two seconds in the dark . . .
come to think of it , that may have been a body double .
cindy crawford is n't black , is she ?
like i said , crawford is a lawyer with a bunch of russians after her .
billy baldwin
( or is it stephen ?
alec ?
adam ?
kim basinger ?
) is the police detective who has to save her life , time after time , chase after chase , explosion after explosion .
there 's absolutely nothing original about this movie .
it 's every cop show of the 70 's mixed with every action thriller of the 80 's and every technology- exploitation movie of the 90 's .
three decades of crap
all in one place , driven further into the ground by crawford 's complete lack of acting talent . and
it 's all completely predictable .
you know the mistakes baldwin and crawford are going to make before they make them , you know when the " sexual tension " will finally end up in them consummating the relationship , you know when the villains will capture crawford so baldwin has to rescue her in the climax
and you know the movie 's going to suck from the first scene .
the plot is n't really explained until the end .
all we know is these russians have every detail about crawford in their computer .
in the words of one of the villains , " we even know what size pantyhose she wears .
"
( yeah , you and every 14-year - old boy in america . )
he goes on to add , " we know more about her than she does .
"
(
_ that _
i find very easy to believe . )
i hope you enjoyed those two sample dialogue quotes , because i wrote down plenty of other bad ones ( " if it were n't for me , you 'd still be pulling bananas out of your ass in cuba ! " )
because , you see , fair game is not only a showcase for recycled action cliches and terrible acting , but also some seriously bad dialogue .
it all adds up to a really terrible movie that made me laugh in plenty of places i was n't supposed to and grimace in places i was supposed to laugh .
one more thing fair game has against it is some awful comic relief .
would you laugh at a scene where crawford tortures a computer nerd with double entendres like
" i 'm very interested in _ hard_ware " and other crap about playing with his joystick ?
i would n't , but not because i 'm a computer nerd .
it 's just not funny .
crawford 's only contribution to the information age are a few gif files floating around with her head on a nude traci lords ' body . . .
or was it
jack lord 's body ?
i 'll leave you with the final line of dialogue in the movie .
the boat with all the russians has just blown up and baldwin and crawford are floating on a life raft .
crawford says woodenly , " that was my client 's boat you just blew up .
i 'm filing a lawsuit against you .
you 're in big trouble , " or something to that effect , and baldwin replies smugly , " what do i have to do to get out of it ?
"
they of course begin making out and the credits roll .
i 'm not going to talk about how stupid the line is or how , if they 'd really wanted to go for a bad closing line
they would have had baldwin say , " you think i could settle out of court ?
"
but i will tell you that , if anyone ever suggests you watch fair game with him or her
, you quote the final line of the movie to that person : " what do i have to do to get out of it ?
" serving america for over 1/50th of a century !
answer:
N