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Stanford NLP 87

a philosophical visual coming right

1positive

freshness and modesty

1positive

often surprising

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plods along methodically , somehow under the assumption that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting .

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because your nerves just ca n't take it any more

0negative

a muddled limp biscuit of a movie , a vampire soap opera that does n't make much sense even on its own terms .

0negative

a frustrating ` tweener ' -- too slick ,

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if only it had the story to match .

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( frames ) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment

1positive

this is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker , but ayres makes the right choices at every turn .

1positive

much of it is funny , but there are also some startling , surrealistic moments ...

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might have guessed

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crafted film

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climax and , worst of all

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generosity and diplomacy

1positive

is losing his touch

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relevant today

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it 's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies , could n't really figure out how to flesh either out , so he just slopped ` em together here .

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the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor , and when it does elect to head off in its own direction , it employs changes that fit it well rather than ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities .

1positive

some real vitality and

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drops the ball too many times

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both heartbreaking and

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indeed , the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector 's lens

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that its story just is n't worth telling

0negative

directed it may leave you speaking in tongues

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local

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painfully flat

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if the enticing prospect of a lot of nubile young actors in a film about campus depravity did n't fade amid the deliberate , tiresome ugliness

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makes him the film 's moral compass

1positive

it embraces it , energizes it and takes big bloody chomps out of it

1positive

like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties

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distinguishes

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combines the enigmatic features of ` memento ' with the hallucinatory drug culture of ` requiem for a dream .

1positive

of the charm and little

1positive

turn down a big bowl of that

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... standard guns versus martial arts cliche with little new added .

1positive

the fans are often funny fanatics

1positive

piercing intellect

1positive

make the formula feel fresh

1positive

satisfyingly unsettling

1positive

a real snooze .

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so unabashedly hopeful

1positive

resist his pleas

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's some outrageously creative action in the transporter ... ( b ) ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck

1positive

as it is hard to resist

1positive

ca n't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction

0negative

very real

1positive

in which this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped

1positive

small part thanks

1positive

here 's a fun one .

1positive

a fact which , as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs , seems inconceivable

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mildly amusing

1positive

wise and powerful

1positive

skillfully assembled , highly polished and

1positive

from heaven is a dazzling conceptual feat

1positive

filled with low-brow humor , gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard for life .

0negative

make for some robust and scary entertainment

1positive

does n't sustain a high enough level of invention

0negative

parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .

1positive

one of the most interesting writer/directors working today

1positive

too loud , too goofy

0negative

art-house gay porn film

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school experience that plays better only for the film 's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film 's characters

0negative

have you leaving the theater with a smile on your face

1positive

feeble tootsie knockoff .

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most severe

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nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .

0negative

the problematic characters and overly convenient plot twists foul up shum 's good intentions .

0negative

for a movie about the power of poetry and passion , there is precious little of either .

0negative

the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish , and the script assumes that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience , but that it 's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times

0negative

the most watchable film of the year

1positive

above-average brains

1positive

the film has ( its ) moments , but

1positive

overlong infomercial

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a visual spectacle

1positive

is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction .

1positive

unforced continuation

1positive

both exude an air of dignity that 's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters .

1positive

, e.t. is carried less by wow factors than by its funny , moving yarn that holds up well after two decades .

1positive

laughably unbearable when it is n't merely offensive .

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would be forgettable if it were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard 's tragic play

1positive

an admirable storyteller

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of perversity , comedy and romance

1positive

be compelling , amusing and unsettling at the same time

1positive

have a good time here

1positive

her share of the holiday box office pie

1positive

unequivocally

1positive

will keep you watching , as will the fight scenes

1positive

is spectacular

1positive

manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes

0negative

zinger-filled crowd-pleaser

1positive

the hurried , badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla , which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster 's path of destruction

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behind the glitz , hollywood is sordid and disgusting .

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, the film is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels .

1positive

astonish and

1positive

photographed with color and depth , and rather a good time

1positive

genial and

1positive

minac drains his movie of all individuality

0negative

carries much of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance

1positive

jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films

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