Instructions: In this task, you must classify if a given review is positive/negative, indicating your answer as P or N.
Input: there exists a litany of differences between a successful action movie and a successful suspense movie .
action movies are typically devoid of plot other than a simple byline which can string together several explosive sequences , while suspense movies hinge on plot and subtlety and the ability to bring everything full - circle .
for fans of both genres , however , realism is key .
action fans want to know that the weapons and methods their heroes are using are authentic , and suspense fans want everything to fall into an explainable framework by the movie 's end .
on this advice , director john frankenheimer ( the island of dr .
moreau ) strives for realism in an interestingly dynamic balance of suspense and action for his latest thriller , ronin .
the depth of intrigue in ronin is quite amazing , considering the fare that 's fallen into the same category over the last few years .
the script , written by j .
d .
zeik in his big - screen debut
, approaches levels of complexity
that had people spinning away from mission : impossible two years ago .
a certain number of people will be lost by this , but afficianados will appreciate it all the more and return multiple times .
frankenheimer masters the script with poise , and tells us a dark but stoically realistic tale of a group of post - cold war mercenaries working to earn their paycheck .
his ability to convey feeling and character while promoting explosiveness and tense atmosphere works well here , and ronin becomes a better movie because of it .
robert de niro headlines this cast of noteworthies in a performance that is the most outstanding of his in quite some time .
he takes command and offers much gravity as the ex - spy sam , a man who 's called to france to help a shady operations controller named dierdre ( natascha mcelhone ) recover a package .
the package becomes the central motivator for the entire cast , especially once the requisite double - crossing begins , and its role is skillfully penned by zeik .
at times , however , zeik 's tale becomes almost too reminiscent of mission : impossible - de niro might easily become tom cruise , the package might become cruise 's computer disk .
fortunately , the focus here is almost entirely on the package , whereas in mission the script was more concerned with the double - cross and why it happened .
the action content is impressive , and it lives up to the hints given in previews .
the only fans who will be disappointed are those who expect full - blown combat scenes and instead are forced to suffer through moments of slowness .
ronin does take a degree of intelligence to follow all of the nuance from start to finish , but even the uninitiated will be able to keep a grasp on most characters mand subplots .
the suspense tapers off considerably by the end , a bit of a drawback because of its height at the movie 's open .
considering these factors it 's good to see that ronin was a project that turned out well , and it 's another good bet this month .
since quality is usually sparse during the early fall months , it 's definitely worth the visit .
Output:
P