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

Let me give you an example: plot : two teen couples go to a church party , drink and then drive .
they get into an accident .
one of the guys dies , but his girlfriend continues to see him in her life , and has nightmares .
what 's the deal ?
watch the movie and " sorta " find out . . .
critique : a mind - fuck movie for the teen generation that touches on a very cool idea , but presents it in a very bad package .
which is what makes this review an even harder one to write , since i generally applaud films which attempt to break the mold , mess with your head and such ( lost highway & memento ) , but there are good and bad ways of making all types of films , and these folks just did n't snag this one correctly
.
they seem to have taken this pretty neat concept , but executed it terribly .
so what are the problems with the movie ?
well , its main problem is that it 's simply too jumbled
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it starts off " normal " but then downshifts into this " fantasy " world in which you , as an audience member ,
have no idea what 's going on
.
there are dreams , there are characters coming back from the dead , there are others who look like the dead , there are strange apparitions , there are disappearances , there are a looooot of chase scenes , there are tons of weird things that happen , and most of it is simply not explained .
now i personally do n't mind trying to unravel a film every now and then , but when all it does is give me the same clue over and over again , i get kind of fed up after a while , which is this film 's biggest problem .
it 's obviously got this big secret to hide , but it seems to want to hide it completely until its final five minutes .
and do they make things entertaining , thrilling or even engaging , in the meantime ?
not really .
the sad part is that the arrow and i both dig on flicks like this , so we actually figured most of it out by the half - way point , so all of the strangeness after that did start to make a little bit of sense , but it still did n't the make the film all that more entertaining .
i guess the bottom line with movies like this is that you should always make sure that the audience is " into it " even before they are given the secret password to enter your world of understanding .
i mean , showing melissa sagemiller running away from visions for about 20 minutes throughout the movie is just plain lazy ! !
okay , we get it .
. .
there are people chasing her and we do n't know who they are .
do we really need to see it over and over again ?
how about giving us different scenes offering further insight into all of the strangeness going down in the movie ?
apparently , the studio took this film away from its director and chopped it up themselves , and it shows .
there might 've been a pretty decent teen mind - fuck movie in here somewhere , but i guess " the suits " decided that turning it into a music video with little edge , would make more sense .
the actors are pretty good for the most part , although wes bentley just seemed to be playing the exact same character that he did in american beauty , only in a new neighborhood .
but my biggest kudos go out to sagemiller , who holds her own throughout the entire film , and actually has you feeling her character 's unraveling .
overall , the film does n't stick
because it does n't entertain , it 's confusing , it rarely excites and
it feels pretty redundant for most of its runtime , despite a pretty cool ending and explanation to all of the craziness that came before it .
oh ,
and by the way , this is not a horror or teen slasher flick . . .
it 's just packaged to look that way because someone is apparently assuming that the genre is still hot with the kids .
it also wrapped production two years ago and has been sitting on the shelves ever since .
whatever . .
. skip it !
where 's joblo coming from ?
a nightmare of elm street 3 ( 7/10 ) - blair witch 2 ( 7/10 ) - the crow ( 9/10 ) - the crow : salvation ( 4/10 )
- lost highway ( 10/10 ) - memento ( 10/10 ) - the others ( 9/10 ) - stir of echoes ( 8/10 )
The answer to this example can be: N
Here is why: The phrases used in the review convey a negative sentiment (e.g. "presents it in a very bad package").

OK. solve this:
the realm of science fiction has always been an allegory of political and or moral sensibilities .
the best tales of the genre deal with mankind 's struggle for survival or knowledge .
such popular and noteworthy tomes as " stranger in a strange land " by robert heinlein , " childhood 's end " by arthur c . clarke and " man in the high castle " and " do androids dream of electric sheep " by philip k .
dick all deal with man 's need for identity and struggle for self worth .
hollywood has regularly adapted the milieu ( if not the message ) of science fiction since it 's beginnings .
most films just created fancy pulp tales with no more thought that the escapism they achieved .
it really was n't until producer george pal , took charge of robert heinlein 's novel " rocketship galileo " and crafted the film " destination moon " , that ' sci - fi ' ( as it is commonly referred to ) , came into it 's own .
from there , such diverse filmmakers as roger corman to stanley kubrick , have sought to express ideas through the medium of the genre .
with the release of touchstone pictures " mission to mars " , we have an unabashedly nonchalant sci - fi film for those who read the national enquirer and the globe .
the film opens on a summer barbecue , as phil ohlmyer ( jerry o'connell ) woos a young female with his tales of space glory and the upcoming mission .
woody blake ( tim robbins ) and his wife terri ( connie nielsen ) commit to his coming authority on the mission , and luc goddard
( don cheadle ) consoles his son .
entering the party is jim mcconnell ( gary sinise ) , who gave up command of the mission due to the untimely death of his wife , maggie ( kim delaney ) .
luc consoles jim with woody 's assistance .
the three men are friends and carry a fine bond of trust and caring between them .
but jim still longs to set foot on the red planet .
the mission is in earnest as luc and his team land in the cydonia region of mars .
they send out the rover to investigate the area and discover what seems to be water or ice under the surface . going out to investigate ,
luc and his team approach the famed ' face on mars ' .
a strange noise emanates from the rock .
as the team tries to scan through the rock with radar , a violent wind storm erupts , creating a vortex that kills all members of the team , save for luc .
back on the space station orbiting earth , woody and jim receive the information that the mars landing team is missing .
luc 's interference laden emergency message urges the two men to attempt a second mission to the red planet in the hopes of rescuing the previous team .
the second journey to the martian world is fraught with danger .
meteorite showers , explosions , and rescues all come into play as the intrepid heroes make there way to the planet 's surface .
the big question is , is there now or has there ever been intelligent life on mars .
and if so , what is its relationship with us ?
now for the bad news .
the entire plot of " mission to mars " is based almost wholeheartedly on outdated and preposterous national enquirer type martian civilization tripe .
the famed ' face on mars ' becomes the centerpiece of the film , revealing some of the most harebrained sci - fi pabulum the screen has witnessed .
borrowing ideas from such films as " robinson crusoe on mars " ( 1964 ) , quatermass and the pit ( 1967 ) , " 2001 : a space odyssey " , and even mario bava 's " planet of the vampires " ( ' terrore nello spazio ' )
( 1965 ) , " mission to mars " is a hodgepodge of ideas that do n't add up to a satisfying whole .
while some sequences are wonderfully handled and executed , the film remains flat and un - involving .
so much time is giving to establishing the lead characters in the film , but to no good use .
the performances are all workmen like , with only don cheadle ( as luc ) carrying any sort of real chemistry .
gary sinise is wasted in role that requires him to look as if he is experiencing sleep depravation .
and the mistaken idea of having jerry o'connell ( as phil ohlmyer ) play his part for comic relief is just too painful to excuse .
and the less said about tim robbins called in from home performance the better .
he 's just having too much fun here to give a damn .
the script has a few lapses , namely that after discovering several breaches in the hull of the ship caused by a meteorite shower , no one thinks of checking the fuel tanks or the remainder of the ship for damage .
this of course leads to our heroes having to abandon their rescue ship .
also , when one character sacrifices himself , the character takes on a religious demeanor that is completely at odds with the situation .
but the biggest offence in the film is the horrid , intrusive score by ennio morricone .
subtlety is non - existent here .
in fact in some scenes the music becomes so extravagant that dialogue is almost drowned out .
the only sequence in which the score almost works is during the protracted meteorite shower .
the pacing of the film is very leisurely .
after the opening introduction of the characters ( which lasts a full 22 minutes ) , we are finally dropped onto the martian surface .
then , there is another long pause in the plot for more character development , including an elaborate dance sequence in zero gravity .
the film could lose about 30 minutes and actually gain some momentum .
there are so many scenes of talking heads , discussing what we already know is going to happen , that it drags the film to a dead stop .
the good news is that the film is absolutely sumptuous to look at .
the vistas of the planet mars are majestic and awe inspiring .
the design of the numerous spacecraft and suits are all expertly drafted , with a level of realism that has n't been seen since " 2001 : a space odyssey " .
the visual effects are just stunning , from the space walk sequences , to the visualization of evolution on earth .
the only fault come with the martians themselves , which look more like something out of a plastic model kit than something from another world .
director de palma stages some wonderfully creative scenes through out the film .
the opening sequence alone in a seemingly un - interrupted cut lasting almost 15 minutes ( an homage ' to hitchcock 's " rope " ) , as we are introduced to all of the characters .
scenes in the rescue ship , with its rotating centrifuge , are just amazing in their execution .
but the nagging question , is the final explanation worth all of this sturm und drang .
sadly it is not .
director brian de palma has crafted an extravagant production .
the set design and visual effects are all arresting .
but it 's the comic strip denouncement that ruin what might have been a fine return to good adventurous , thought provoking science fiction .
a disappointing film , but one that might still entertain if you can settle for the visuals .
Answer:
N