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sappy situations and dialogue

negative

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that it ca n't help but engage an audience

positive

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distances you

negative

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huppert 's show to steal and she makes a meal of it , channeling kathy baker 's creepy turn as the repressed mother on boston public just as much as 8 women 's augustine .
positive