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

[EX Q]: for many people , procrastination is n't a problem to overcome , it 's a high art .
we 'll do just about anything to put off a task .
when the deadline for this column nears , it 's the only time during the week dishes get washed and the bed made and laundry done and
plants watered and . . .
eventually , hopefully , sometimes , there 's a breakthrough
and we actually get down to work .
amazingly it 's almost always easier than we dreaded and
after finishing , that sense of oppressive apprehension melts away .
and then , the next time , we do it all again .
english professor grady tripp ( michael douglas ) is a master .
seven years ago , his first book was a hit .
he 's been working on his second -- a short 200-page piece -- since then .
fearful that he ca n't live up to the first , he ca n't bring himself to finish it .
no writer 's block , he 's nearing 3 , 000 pages with no end in sight .
now he 's having a particularly difficult day .
the college 's annual writers conference is bringing in accomplished novelists reminding tripp that other people are finishing _ their _ books .
during the first day , his wife has left him , his married girlfriend informs him
she 's pregnant and his agent is in town with a six - foot transvestite in tow .
by the evening , our besieged writer is driving though the snow - covered streets of pittsburgh with a suicidal student beside him , a stolen jacket that marilyn monroe wore on her wedding day in the back seat and a murdered blind dog stuffed in the trunk .
this could be a pivotal point in his mid - life crisis .
and then there 's the next morning .
there 's a lot to like about this movie .
there are no huge explosions , shattering glass or computer - generated dinosaurs to distract from the very real human issues .
grady is caught up in the curse of people who accomplish great things early in their career .
in the world of " what have you done for me lately ?
" , he knows his second book has to be better than his first . instead of finding out , he drifts , comfortable in the insular cocoon of academic peter panhood .
he does n't have much of a life and neither does his star pupil james leer ( tobey maguire ) .
james may be suicidal and psychotic .
certainly everything that comes out of his mouth is a lie .
he makes up a past of working clash anguish because the truth of wealth and comfort just is n't interesting enough .
as the weekend progresses , they are both forced to fully engage life .
that 's the question they must face : comfort or real experiences ?
the film takes some interesting chances .
non - traditional relationships are presented as matter - of - fact .
extra - marital , gay , interracial , professor - student : here they are n't judged , merely choices .
the actors are all first - rate .
douglas triumphs , playing against type as he spends most of his time disheveled , unshaven and clad in a pink women 's house robe .
maguire 's disengaged alienation works perfectly here .
robert downey jr .
as grady 's agent livens up his scenes .
director curtis hanson (
" l . a . confidential " ) makes a few missteps .
the women are underused .
frances mcdormand does a good job of her limited role of sara , grady 's married lover
but we never understand much of who she is .
the chemistry between the two of them is non - existent which makes some of the ending unconvincing .
katie holmes is a student with a major crush on the professor , but her character goes nowhere .
we never even see grady 's exiting wife .
this is very much a guy 's film .
the varied relationships between the men are much more convincing than any of the others .
grady 's alternating mentoring and rejection of james is the centerpoint of the film , not him and sara .
as the boomers age , expect to see more mid - life crisis films to catch the attention of that demographic .
eventually it 'll probably become cliche , but right now
we 've got a winner .
i 'll finish this in a second .
right now i have to grab some paint .
i noticed some trim in the other room that needs a little touch - up .
( michael redman has written this column for so long that he 's made mid - life crisis a career choice . )
[EX A]: P

[EX Q]: i 'm a dedicated fan of writer kevin williamson 's work .
he always finds a clever way to spice up old material with witty dialogue and fresh ideas that stem from his inventive brain .
with teaching mrs .
tingle ,
his directorial debut , williamson has reached the end of his rope .
what used to be intelligent about his films is hopelessly stale here .
the components are all there , including an encouraging premise that all high school students can relate to . but where are the thrills ?
the laughs ?
both are supposedly absent from this draggy exercise in elaborate revenge .
and what a shame that is .
i loved the scream films
- heck , i even enjoyed the sci - fi goofiness of the faculty .
kevin williamson was the reason horror films were such a big draw at the box office .
teaching mrs .
tingle , a black comedy that will leave a gaping void in his optimistic followers , may put an end to his reign .
or perhaps it will encourage him to spend more time perfecting a script than to worry about his directing duties .
i still have my faith , but
i fear the name of kevin williamson may soon be a forgotten echo of the past .
the title character of his pet project is a vicious , uncaring history teacher who is played deliciously over - the - top by british actress helen mirren .
mrs .
tingle is basically every student 's worst nightmare : a heartless human being bent on distributing poor marks to even the most hard - working of her pupils .
the principal ( michael mckean ) is horrified of her , and she is unanimously despised among her fellow staff members .
i enjoyed the fact that everyone in the hallway quickly steers out of her way .
mirren 's performance is one of the very few delights in this distressingly hollow black comedy that goes down like a flat soft drink
.
in other words , it 's a poor substitute for williamson 's best work .
the plot is a big problem here .
material that could have been enjoyable is rendered totally ridiculous by poor handling on the part of the director .
the likable katie holmes plays leigh ann , an over - achiever hoping to get a college scholarship .
but typical mrs .
tingle says her history project , which she worked on for countless hours , is laughable .
later on while studying in the gymnasium , a classmate ( barry watson ) offers her a photo - copied duplicate of mrs .
tingle 's final exam .
leigh ann 's best friend ( marisa coughlan ) encourages her to use it .
alas , the old hag herself finds the three scheming , and snatches the test , and prepares to talk to the principal in the morning .
in the morning .
.
. how convenient !
the three students head to mrs .
tingle 's house , attempting to set the facts straight and clear leigh ann 's name .
things get out of hand , and the teacher gets knocked unconscious in a tussle .
the plan is to tie her to a bed and try to get some reasoning out of her .
of course , not everything goes entirely to plan .
besides pointless sub - plots involving the football coach ( jeffrey tambor , horribly wasted )
, there is little by way of actual progress .
there is no urgency to the situation ; little tension or laughs are involved .
the humor is completely inconsistent .
after many of the jokes , the theater was so silent i could have heard a fly sneeze .
you continue to await some momentum in the story , something that could possibly revive the slow pace .
a moment like that never arises .
williamson also does a handsome job of wasting some of the key supporting players , including the talented mckean and larry sanders ' vet tambor .
and the beautiful vivica a . fox has one lifeless scene as a caring guidance counselor , and then williamson disposes of her character entirely .
on the plus side , holmes and coughlan are admirable ( with the latter giving a frighteningly believable exorcism impression ) , and molly ringwald has an amusing cameo appearance as a substitute teacher .
while everything is pretty lifeless , teaching mrs .
tingle remains watchable .
there are a few promising ideas that pop up now and again , but anything remotely interesting is squandered by the inane script .
mirren is easily the best reason to keep watching .
she is convincingly evil and fun to watch , but even her gifted delivery ca n't save individual scenes that flounder in boredom .
if there is one word for the movie surrounding her , it would be ' disappointing ' .
basically , kevin williamson is his worst enemy here .
his uneventful direction prevents any aspects of his screenplay to be appreciated ( not that his writing here is especially good ) .
we will see , when rookie screenwriter ehren kruger writes the third installment in the scream franchise this christmas , whether williamson is for real .
[EX A]: N

[EX Q]: underrated movies are a common reoccurrence in show business today .
1998 's ' hope floats ' was extremely underrated and was one of the best movies of the year .
we always get films that make big money at the box - office but critics and audiences pan on them .
this year ' double jeopardy ' is one of those films .
critics are calling it predictable and worthless , audiences are disappointed with it and think it was a disappointment .
but as i viewed ' double jeopardy ' i found that it was a great movie
, it has a surprising sense of humor and a big dose of heart , along with heart - pounding suspense and twists and turns here and there
it certainly is a really good movie .
the always wonderful ashley judd plays libby parsons , a woman with a seemingly normal life : a great loving husband , a beautiful son and a great friend .
her husband nick parsons has made a surprise for her and is going to buy her the sailboat she has always wanted .
after a night of bliss libby wakes up in the middle of the night to find blood all over her and all over the sailboat , her husband is missing and there is a bloody knife on deck .
of course being in shock she picks it up and a coast guard comes over and sees her .
however she is n't immediately ceased until they find out his life insurance was worth two - million dollars and they start to wonder rather she killed him for the money .
she pleads not - guilty but is found guilty and sent to prison for six years .
while making a phone call to her best friend who adopted her son for her
and she hears him say hi to his dad , which makes libby 's heart stop right there .
she realizes she must get out and prove that he is n't dead , one of her cell - mates tells her that as long as she has been convicted of a crime she can not be convicted of it again .
which means she can shoot him in the middle of mardi gras and they can not do anything about it .
after she gets out
she goes to a halfway house run by parole officer tommy lee jones .
he is a man who has had his share of bad things .
while out for the day she breaks into a school and tries to track down her kid and husband , leading up to some jaw - dropping twists that are both predictable and not .
whatever happens the film was excellent to me .
i found the writing well - written as well as
the acting was great .
ashley judd is such a talented and beautiful actress that she is a hero in a sort in this movie .
even if you know what is going to happen in the end , you do n't know how .
this is one of those movies that you really do know what is going to happen , except you do n't know how they are going to make it happen .
it could be one way or another
, it could be this way or that way .
the movie is highly stylized and extremely well - made .
it gets most of it 's power from the two leads : ashley judd and tommy lee jones
both give excellent performances .
the characters are well - realized and believable
and we feel libby 's pain when she can not see her child for 6 years .
even though a lot of critics did n't like the film ,
i loved it .
the director took his time making the movie , and put a lot of shadowing in the movie .
i found it not to be boring at all
and it 's only flaw comes from some predictability .
it moved at a fast pace , has suspense , humor , heart and great acting
. s and to me that 's what it was .
[EX A]:
P