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

[Q]: the idea at the center of the devil 's advocate , which is , thus far , one of the three or four best films of 1997 , is that no matter what decision is made , evil will triumph -- god is a trickster , satan is a humanist -- " the last humanist " .
he appears in many guises , and seduces many men and women -- in his own words , " vanity -- by far my favorite sin " .
al pacino plays this role with relish , and gets to chew some delectable lines ( " lemme givya a piece o ' inside wisdom on god .
..
" , " i have a million names . .. " ) , as john milton -- the devil .
the main idea -- that he can appear as anyone , in any form ( in this case , a buisness man )
, harkens mainly back to terry gilliam 's the time bandits . but the film ,
is something else , something original .
part of what makes it so very good , is that it never takes itself too seriously -- it dabbles with morality , vanity , death , and child abuse , but does n't try to become any profound study of power .
this is a marvelous confection -- cocky , funny , thought provoking .
it is also entertaining .
there is no way you could possibly predict the ending
-- it pulls back upon itself , drawing purely out of the mind 's eye .
the final shot is more creative , more daring , more challenging , then anything in cinema since the white sock in the coen 's fargo .
the central themes are fascinating ( sometimes reminiscent of james ' the turn of the screw , and oates ' accursed inhabitants of the house of bly ) , and the product that is built around it really wows .
its nice to know that things like this are still being made .
[A]: P

[Q]: this is the worst movie i 've viewed so far in 98 .
the avengers = silly = man dressed in a bowler hat + woman wearing tight leathers
> evil scientists dressed in teddy bear suits + greater evil , sir august de wynter wearing kilt .
the question is what could have gone wrong with a potentially great idea with big name cast ?
the same question was probably asked of last year 's stinker batman and robin .
i feel the production got a little too smug ,
the script a little to smart and direction was somehow lost in the chaos of random events that collided together to form a movie .
my greatest criticism rests on the fact that there was no chemistry between emma peel and john steed ( thurman and fiennes ) ?
something that was a vital element of the 60 's tv serial of the same name .
the dialogue goes on and on about tea and other finer british perks , but does not allow much room for character development and interaction , except to perhaps grate on the viewer 's nerves .
one wonders why the dynamic pair bother kissing in the end except for pure english formality .
connery as sir august , does not fair better than thurman or fiennes .
his dialogue is as erratic as stormy weather , mostly embarrassing and poor quality .
if there is a movie you would prefer never to see , i believe the avengers would be a good choice .
for one thing , you will not have to witness a product that is far inferior to the three high profile names that is associated with the title .
i can not understand how something
so poorly produced could have been released , but i put it down to one of those freak happenings in nature , like lightning you ca n't see it coming until it hits you .
[A]: N

[Q]: i feel no hesitation in saying that " there 's something about mary " is the best film that i will see all year .
from the moment the credits started to roll at the end of the picture , there was no doubt in my mind that i had seen a masterpiece that will remain unsurpassed in the remaining months of 1998 .
it is that good of a film .
when gene siskel said this about " fargo " only a few months into ' 96 , i dismissed the notion as ridiculous .
how could you possibly know that a film is so great that nothing you could possibly see in the future could beat it ? but after seeing the farrelly 's hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt masterwork , i now know what siskel was talking about .
once in a ( very great ) while , a film comes along that is
so daring , so brilliant and simply so enjoyable
that at the end , you just want to stand up and cheer .
and you know , at that instant , that you have just experienced something very special .
now for the shocker ; " mary " is the grossest and most disgusting film i have ever viewed ( " pink flamingos " obviously notwithstanding ) .
the movie is so rude
and , i guess , inappropriate in nature that i had a hard time sitting in a theater watching it with my parents
( luckily i had seen it before them , so i could warn the about what they were in for ) .
forget " blazing saddles " , " animal house " and even the former king of gross - out comedy , " monty python 's meaning of life "
; they were all only preludes to the farrelly 's assault on the senses .
in fact , this may even be the funniest film i 've ever had the pleasure of seeing
( the only real contender is " monty python and the holy grail " ) , and most certainly the most hilarious to come out all decade .
but as funny as it is , something also has to be said about the overall sweetness of " mary " ; it has a huge heart .
you see , the farrelly 's are truly gifted filmmakers .
they do n't just present you with a string of dick and fart jokes ( although there are plenty to go around ) .
they also , very wisely , add an unbelievable amount of charisma to the main characters and actually have them develop as the story progresses .
it 's funny , though .
if you just look at an outline of the story , it seems kind of contrived and predictable .
but believe me , it is anything
but .
ben stiller plays ted , a very shy and clumsy teenage geek who lusts after the school
babe , mary ( cameron diaz ) . after he sticks up for her retarded brother , warren ( w .
early brown - the cameraman , believe it or not , from " scream " ) , his dreams come true when she invites him to the prom .
in one of the film 's funniest scenes , something goes wrong
( i wo n't ruin it for those who know nothing about the film ) and ted is unable to face mary ever again .
jump to the present .
after years of self - loathing , ted finally hires private detective pat healy ( a suitably slimy matt dillon ) to track her down so he can have one last chance at winning the woman he has loved since high school .
healy finds that mary is still a full - blown hottie and decides to try and keep her for himself .
admittingly , the basic story line leaves a little to be desired .
after all , with a not - really - all - that - funny premise , how can you sustain laughter for nearly two hours ?
somehow , the farrelly 's pull it off .
the performances here are also right on target .
as ted , stiller adds just the right amount of clumsy charm to make his character not irritating , as he would normally be , but very lovable .
and cameron diaz is perfect in her role for obvious reasons , but the actor who really grabs your attention is w .
earl brown as mary 's brother .
no other actor has even come close to playing a mentally retarded man with as much natural ease as brown displays here .
i know he wo n't be nominated , but this is the guy who should not be counted out when it comes time to hand out the oscar nods in february . as good as the actors are , though , it 's the directors ' movie all the way .
i guarantee that on almost every other top ten list at the end of the year , you will see the number one space occupied by steven spielberg 's wwii epic " saving private ryan " .
and yes , that is a great film worthy of the recognition it has been getting .
but which is harder ; making a great war film or having your audience laugh so hard that they ca n't breath for minutes at a time
?
i 'll let you decide that one for yourself , but this critic is sticking to his guns .
there is just something about " mary " .
[A]:
P