Classify given movie review into two categories: positive, or negative based on its content.

[EX Q]: nothing in waking up in reno ever inspired me to think of its inhabitants as anything more than markers in a screenplay .
[EX A]: negative

[EX Q]: there's no denying the elaborateness of the artist's conceptions , nor his ability to depict them with outrageous elan , but really the whole series is so much pretentious nonsense , lavishly praised by those who equate obscurity with profundity .
[EX A]: negative

[EX Q]: it is a likable story , told with competence .
[EX A]:
positive