In this task, you must classify if a given review is positive/negative, indicating your answer as P or N.
One 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
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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
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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 )
Solution is here: N
Explanation: The phrases used in the review convey a negative sentiment (e.g. "presents it in a very bad package").

Now, solve this: like a good action film should , " metro " has action that keeps you involved .
some action films have action sequences that are so conventional , our attention is detracted and diverted by other thoughts .
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the ghost in the darkness , " which opened a few months ago , is a film that s action was so bland and uninvolving , it not only invited my thoughts to divert me , it nearly put me asleep .
but " metro " is one of the best action films in a while .
it is hip , sharp , nifty , and has nice little pieces of suspense and comedy .
eddie murphy was in bad shape for a while .
and this invites me to mention last year s " the nutty professor , " which was his blessed revival back to the position at which he used to be .
" metro " happens to be a lot better than any film in the " beverly hills cop " series .
that is because " metro " takes itself seriously , but doesn t prevent itself from having a little fun .
eddie murphy is at his best in the roles of responsible , and controlled people .
the " beverly hills cop " movies all featured eddie as a reckless , wild cop , always crossing the line by just an inch .
in " metro " he plays a hostage negotiator , so negotiation is his job , not his hobby or his preferred way out of trouble .
his character in " metro " takes himself seriously .
eddie murphy s mischievous trademark grin is hardly anywhere to be found in " metro , " and perhaps it is quite better off that way .
murphy plays scott roper , and as i previously mentioned , he is a san francisco hostage negotiator .
in the first tense situation in the film , we are introduced to roper s kind of work , as he tries to calm down a confused , unkempt young criminal who has taken captive the entire capacity of the san francisco bank he is holding up .
murphy handles the scene seriously , without his usual happy - go - lucky , misfit humor .
the film develops when its villain is established , and the villain here is the beguiling michael korda , a jewel thief , and murderer who likes to let cops know of his hostage fatalities by giving them the ear of the victim .
" metro " takes different twists and slight turns , and there is one great , virtuoso chase scene , involving the a cable car .
cars flip .
cars crash .
cars turn over .
and it is done so good in this film , i was reminded of " speed , " and the speeding bus that couldn t go under fifty mile per hour for very significant reasons .
there are also some other good scenes in " metro " that a lot of films would rather choose not to have .
scenes like the one with roper and his new partner are at the horse track roper is a gambler who knows all the tricks and roper teaches his partner a few little methods of betting and winning .
of course , the writers tried to disguise the scene as being insignificant by having roper draw parallels between hostage negotiation and gambling .
the scenes between roper and his girlfriend are nice , too .
those are the scenes that make up " metro , " which is mainly about eddie murphy s maturing as a personality .
the actor that i most enjoyed seeing in " metro " was michael rapaport , who plays roper s new partner , a lip - reading , book - skimming genius , and a master of observation .
it was not the actor s presence that pleased me as much as the role he was cast in the role of a proclaimed genius .
rapaport is an actor who i usually see in the role of the dimwit the really , really dopey dimwit .
i hardly recognized him in " metro , " and it was quite a joy to be able to see him in a role like this
i feel that i respect him more .
there are two main types of villains in movies like this : the ones that are part of the story , and the ones that are devices .
the villain in " metro " is no more than a device , but he is a darn good villain nonetheless .
he is played by michael wincott , whose voice is pushed out in a abraded rasp , as if he smokes a cigarette between every take .
wincott makes his villain , korda , as mean as could be , the classic type of villain who would push an old lady down a flight of stairs just for kicks , like richard widmark in " kiss of death .
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and , in addition , wincott s physical appearance and mannerisms , in the film , actually reminded my of an arrogant friend i use to have , who is no longer on my good list .
i liked " metro , " and i do not think would have worked with any other actor but eddie murphy .
his past roles were the great ones but they were also a precursor to the maturing that would later take place , possibly from murphy s growing as a person , now having a family .
" metro " is a no - nonsense movie .
it works as a buddy movie , which it does not overplay .
it works as a dry comedy , which it does not overplay .
it works as a suspense film , which it does not overplay .
and it works as an action film , where it does have a tendency to occasionally go all - out .
but who cares ?
it still remains serious , and it does not overdo itself .
oh , and there were plenty of explosions in " metro , " as well .
how nice it was of the filmmakers to give us those .
if there is one major objection i had to " metro " , it was the length , an area where a lot of action films seem to wear out their welcomes .
" metro " is a film that lasted a little too long , but it was still entertaining , and it gave me something to do while i waited for it to end .
paul haynes " >
Solution:
N