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

[EX Q]: steve soderbergh 's " sex , lies , and videotape , " which won the grand prize at the cannes film festival in 1989 , arguably began the resurgence of independent films .
made on a shoestring budget of $ 1 . 2 million , with then relatively unknown actors , it is a provocative , thoroughly original drama .
the film mostly focuses on the four central characters , all in their late 20's - early 30 's .
ann ( andie macdowell ) , an unfulfilled housewife , is married to john ( peter gallagher ) , an insensitive lawyer , who , unbeknownst to her , is having an affair with her younger sister , cynthia ( laura san giacomo ) .
complicating matters even worse is graham ( james spader , who won best actor at cannes ) , john 's old college buddy , who comes to stay at their house .
ann is absolutely won over by him , even though she clearly has stated that she has very little interest in sex .
that is the set - up for the last hour of the picture , and since the film is entitled , " sex , lies , and videotape , " it is best to keep the rest of the story developments at bay so that they will come as a genuine surprise .
director steven soderbergh has proven to be a wildly offbeat filmmaker , ranging from the independent , to the mainstream ( 1998 's " out of sight " ) , to the downright kafkaesque ( 1997 's " schizopolis " ) .
he is the type of director who obviously takes a lot of chances , and believes in the work that he does , and , " sex , lies , and videotape , " is probably his most confident , and maybe even best , to date .
the performances are superb from all four leads , but macdowell stands out in what is probably the main character .
she is always a very winning actress , but this is probably her most three - dimensional role that she has had ( with a close second being altman 's 1993 mosaic , " short cuts " ) .
the other parts are perfectly cast as well , from spader 's ominous graham , to gallagher 's self - involved john , to giacomo 's outspoken cynthia .
the final act of the film , especially , comes right out of left field , and turns out to be both shocking and oddly touching , and it would be criminal to give away the film 's secrets .
suffice to say that , through one powerful sequence , ann is able to somewhat come out of her shell , and john learns a valuable lesson about honesty , as well as deception .
the film has one fault , however .
the characters are almost all emotionally cold and isolated from one another , and often unlikable .
if there had been a few extra scenes with gallagher , it probably would have helped , since his relationship with macdowell is n't quite as explored as i would have liked .
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sex , lies , and videotape , " although minorly flawed , is still easily a brave and adult motion picture that is far more mature and honest about its subject matter than the usual film .
soderbergh clearly knew what he was doing while he was making it , and the final product certainly proves this .
[EX A]: P

[EX Q]: in my opinion , a movie reviewer 's most important task is to offer an explanation for his opinion .
but with soul survivors , i 'm so full of critical rage that this review is liable to turn into a venomous , uncontrollable rant , obligations damned .
however , protocol forces me to do otherwise .
soul survivors tells the story of four college - bound friends : cassandra ( melissa sagemiller ) is sweet and innocent .
party girl annabel ( eliza dushku of bring it on ) is dating world - weary harvard student matt ( wes bentley ) .
matt still has feelings for cassie , who is now dating sean ( casey affleck ) .
driving back from a creepy , gothic party , the quartet gets into a horrific car crash .
sean dies , leaving cassie crestfallen and guilty , made worse because sean saw matt kiss cassie just minutes after sean revealed his love for her . as cassie mopes through her classes , she sees the ghost of sean all over the place , urging her to follow him .
along with being plagued by other ghastly visions , cassie is also followed by thugs from that strange party .
annabel and matt try calming her down , but no one shares cass 's visions .
she has to figure out this purgatory all by herself .
rarely have i seen a director
so thoroughly mishandle material .
in his directorial debut , steve carpenter does nothing to provoke the audience into feeling any emotion .
when the movie 's camerawork is n't pedestrian , it 's clich ?
d .
carpenter 's need for close - ups , his camera following sagemiller from behind , drain the movie of any anticipation .
we already know what to look for , so why should we be surprised ? and the sense of scary atmosphere , which was recently done so well in the others , is nowhere to be found here .
carpenter 's script relies on random twists and turns with a minimum of logic and loads of laziness .
this is a movie where the ending features one character providing an explanation about the plot to another character , which is one of the lamest screenwriting devices around .
the second lamest device , of course , is the , " oh , it was all a dream " resolution . and guess what ?
this movie has both ! not that the main body of the film , which has sagemiller constantly running in fear or having a nervous breakdown , is anything worthwhile .
since there 's no captivating dialogue , no character chemistry exists anywhere .
that 's a huge problem , since the four main characters are supposed to be couples .
carpenter ca n't even get the smutty scenes right , which are becoming more prevalent in pg-13 movies like bring it on and get over it .
[ the film was recently re - cut from an r rating to get more kids in the seats .
-ed . ]
when sagemiller and dushku dance together at a club , he rarely shows them in a full shot and he never keeps the camera on them for longer than a second before relating to some michael bay - style quick cuts .
and when sagemiller and dushku take a shower together after getting covered in paint , they 're fully clothed . regardless ,
any sexiness in that scene is undercut by its stupidity .
why would n't they wash the clothes in the sink or in the washing machine ?
why would they shower in their clothes ?
what if they were n't covered in latex paint ?
the cast , which will see better material in the future , would be wise to leave this one off their resumes .
i felt sorry for affleck , who i 've liked in other movies , and bentley , who was great in american beauty .
dushku , who possesses an alluring femme fetale quality , has got to stop taking roles belonging to rose mcgowan .
as for sagemiller ( star of the aforementioned get over it ) , i want to see her in a movie where she plays a person , and not an object for gawking .
and i 'm not even getting into luke wilson 's role as a priest .
at least he 's friends with wes anderson .
bottom line : soul survivors is so awful i feel compelled to knock on doors and warn people about it .
[EX A]: N

[EX Q]: i 've never been a member of the robin williams fan club .
a little bit of his improvisationaly schtick goes a long way , and i sometimes feel as though i 'm watching a 40-year - old class clown .
in his films , williams has often tried to balance his mania with touchy - feely emotion , leading to wildly uneven performances .
mrs .
doubtfire seemed ready - made for the same problems , but instead it proves to be williams ' best comic screen project yet .
while it still contains some characteristic self - indulgence , mrs .
doubtfire is nonetheless an engaging belly - laugh comedy served up with high energy .
williams stars as daniel hillard , a cartoon voiceover artist with a penchant for irresponsible behavior .
one such incident proves one too many for wife miranda ( sally field ) , and she files for a divorce .
unemployed , living in a disastrously unkempt apartment and faced with limited time with his three beloved children , daniel decides to respond to miranda 's ad for an afternoon housekeeper .
he turns to his brother frank ( harvey fierstein ) , a theatrical makeup artist , and emerges as euphegenia doubtfire , a matronly 65-year - old englishwoman .
daniel uses his access to the house to keep an eye on miranda 's flirtation with a wealthy client ( pierce brosnan ) , to spend time with the children , and to learn something about responsible parenting , all the while trying to keep his identity hidden from the people who know him best .
mrs .
doubtfire has to overcome a mountain of implausibilities to work , and basically it does so .
the most crucial is that no one in the family recognizes daniel , and thanks to the fantastic special makeup that 's instantly believable .
it may be one of the most convincing transformations ever committed to film , making dustin hoffman 's dorothy michaels look like milton berle .
more problematic was a series of calls daniel makes to miranda posing as nannies from hell ; it 's a bit hard to swallow that she does n't recognize any of the voices as her husband 's .
perhaps the biggest contrivance we 're asked to swallow is that daniel could make a quick change into mrs .
doubtfire in a few minutes .
there 's more to realistic makeup than slapping on a latex mask .
fortunately , these are inconsistencies which only attract attention as the credits roll .
during the film , i was generally too busy laughing .
after getting off to a slow start involving too much of williams ' riffing , mrs .
doubtfire kicks into high gear once the wig and pads are in place .
daniel 's frantic attempt to fool a court officer is wonderful , as is the climactic restaurant sequence , even though i saw the resolutions coming a mile away .
clearly , most of the credit for doubtfire 's success goes to robin williams .
it took putting him in drag , but for once he plays a comic character that is n't just robin williams with a different name .
he thoroughly inhabits euphegenia doubtfire , and seems to relish the scenes in which he gets to play her as blunt and foul - mouthed .
wisely , he never aims for saintly .
his responses to the intrusion of new suitor stu are often petty , but the kind of thing most of us might do with the benefit of anonymity .
it 's one of mrs .
doubtfire 's charms that neither daniel nor miranda is perfect , just people trying to be better .
as miranda , sally field is solid in a background role , and pierce brosnan is nicely understated as stu .
the children are also good , although mara wilson is almost oppressively cute as the youngest .
the supporting players merely step aside and allow williams to do his thing .
it 's easy to see mrs .
doubtfire as little more than tootsie warmed over , and it 's true that there are both broad themes and specific details in common .
but mrs .
doubtfire manages to carve out its own space , particularly through the surprisingly honest moments involving a judge 's decision and the ultimate status of daniel and miranda 's relationship .
there 's nothing dazzlingly new in mrs .
doubtfire , but
there are plenty of laughs , and good comedies are always in short supply .
and it 's nice to see
robin williams just act for a change .
[EX A]:
P