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

Example input: 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
.
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
.
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
.
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 )
Example output: N
Example explanation: The phrases used in the review convey a negative sentiment (e.g. "presents it in a very bad package").
Q: i saw simon birch in a basically sold out theater , on a sunday afternoon .
when the movie was over and the audience was exiting ,
i did n't hear one negative comment , and i did n't have any to offer .
simon birch is primarily about the friendship of two twelve year old boys , simon ( ian michael smith ) and joe ( joseph mazzello ) , and what destiny holds for both of them .
simon is a dwarf , who was not supposed to last through the night after birth due to a weak heart .
surprisingly , he does , and now constantly reminds everyone that he is a living miracle .
simon thinks god has a plan for him , a purpose for his life , and his condition , he just does n't know what .
joe is an illegitimate child ( referred to both comically and dramatically throughout the film as a bastard ) , who 's mom ( ashley judd )
wo n't tell him who his father is .
simon has more than just dwarfism as a problem , the people in the town do n't really like him , because he is n't " natural " .
even his own parents do n't care about him , and are disappointed they did n't have a " normal " son .
he is also harassed in church by the local pastor , rev .
russell ( david strathairn ) and simon 's chain smoking sunday school teacher played by jan hooks .
the only person , other than joe , that really cares for simon is joe 's mom , who he also looks up to as a mother .
it would be just simon 's luck , that he would accidentally kills joe 's mom , something you are told at the beginning of the movie .
joe , now motherless as well as fatherless , feels the need to find out who his real father is .
with the help of ben ( oliver platt ) , the local drama teacher and joe 's mom 's current boyfriend ( before her death ) , he will attempt to locate his dad and get in a little trouble on the way .
most of this trouble is laugh out loud funny , although not all of it is .
simon will also look for god 's plan for him , although he loses a little faith along the way .
starring in the first ( and last ) five minutes of the film is hollywood 's newest dramatic actor , jim carrey .
jim plays the adult version of joe and
does a impressive job starting the film off , and then tying it up just right .
this is
the first character jim has played that is not over the top in anyway , and he does a commendable job .
simon birch is written and directed by mark steven johnson , this is his first film as director , but he has written several films , including the grumpy old men series .
he does an outstanding writing and directing job here
, the film 's structure is flawless and its flows together perfectly
.
the dialog goes from extremely funny to morose without missing a beat .
the cast is excellent .
joseph mazzello gives the stand out performance .
joseph is outstanding for someone of any age , not alone someone who just turned 15 .
ian michael smith , in his film debut
, has such a strong physical presence that you believe he is simon without any hesitation .
other great performances are turned in by the rest of the supporting cast .
i loved this movie
, it is far and away one of the best films
i have seen all year .
take your whole family to see simon birch , it is a magnificent film-
an american masterpiece .
A:
P