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director kapur is a filmmaker with a real flair for epic landscapes and adventure , and this is a better film than his earlier english-language movie , the overpraised elizabeth .
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positive
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heavy-handed exercise in time-vaulting literary pretension .
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neutral
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this is simply the most fun you 'll ever have with a documentary !
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very positive
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haneke keeps us at arm 's length .
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neutral
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it 's haunting .
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neutral
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an atonal estrogen opera that demonizes feminism while gifting the most sympathetic male of the piece with a nice vomit bath at his wedding .
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very negative
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i cry for i spy -- or i would if this latest and laziest imaginable of all vintage-tv spinoffs were capable of engendering an emotional response of any kind .
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very negative
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the film starts out as competent but unremarkable ... and gradually grows into something of considerable power .
| 3 |
positive
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while benigni -lrb- who stars and co-wrote -rrb- seems to be having a wonderful time , he might be alone in that .
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negative
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the vampire thriller blade ii starts off as a wild hoot and then sucks the blood out of its fun -- toward the end , you can feel your veins cringing from the workout .
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negative
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ostensibly celebrates middle-aged girl power , even as it presents friendship between women as pathetic , dysfunctional and destructive .
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negative
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a waste of good performances .
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very negative
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newton draws our attention like a magnet , and acts circles around her better known co-star , mark wahlberg .
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very positive
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trivial where it should be profound , and hyper-cliched where it should be sincere .
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very negative
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as a witness to several greek-american weddings -- but , happily , a victim of none -- i can testify to the comparative accuracy of ms. vardalos ' memories and insights .
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positive
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but the characters tend to be cliches whose lives are never fully explored .
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negative
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the kooky yet shadowy vision clooney sustains throughout is daring , inventive and impressive .
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very positive
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an incendiary , deeply thought-provoking look at one of the most peculiar -lrb- and peculiarly venomous -rrb- bigotries in our increasingly frightening theocracy
| 4 |
very positive
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a long-winded and stagy session of romantic contrivances that never really gels like the shrewd feminist fairy tale it could have been .
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negative
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suffocated at conception by its munchausen-by-proxy mum .
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very negative
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it seems just a long , convoluted ploy to get men into drag -- period drag , no less .
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neutral
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branagh , in his most forceful non-shakespeare screen performance , grounds even the softest moments in the angry revolt of his wit .
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positive
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leave these flowers unpicked -- they 're dead on the vine .
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very negative
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it may be a prize winner , but teacher is a bomb .
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neutral
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the film has just enough of everything -- re-enactments , archival footage , talking-head interviews -- and the music is simply sublime .
| 4 |
very positive
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i would have preferred a transfer down the hall to mr. holland 's class for the music , or to robin williams 's lecture so i could listen to a teacher with humor , passion , and verve .
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negative
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illuminating if overly talky documentary .
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neutral
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an engaging overview of johnson 's eccentric career .
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positive
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the tone shifts abruptly from tense to celebratory to soppy .
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negative
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a very witty take on change , risk and romance , and the film uses humour to make its points about acceptance and growth .
| 4 |
very positive
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director dirk shafer and co-writer greg hinton ride the dubious divide where gay porn reaches for serious drama .
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negative
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it wants to be thought of as a subversive little indie film , but it has all the qualities of a modern situation comedy .
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neutral
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a thoughtful , moving piece that faces difficult issues with honesty and beauty .
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positive
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the story 's so preposterous that i did n't believe it for a second , despite the best efforts of everyone involved .
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very negative
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i do n't know precisely what to make of steven soderbergh 's full frontal , though that did n't stop me from enjoying much of it .
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positive
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-lrb- sen 's -rrb- soap opera-ish approach undermines his good intentions .
| 1 |
negative
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remarkably accessible and affecting .
| 4 |
very positive
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if it 's possible for a sequel to outshine the original , then sl2 does just that .
| 4 |
very positive
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the weight of water uses water as a metaphor for subconscious desire , but this leaky script barely stays afloat .
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very negative
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arnold 's jump from little screen to big will leave frowns on more than a few faces .
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negative
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brimful .
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neutral
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made by jackasses for jackasses .
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very negative
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absorbing and disturbing -- perhaps more disturbing than originally intended -- but a little clarity would have gone a long way .
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negative
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pray 's film works well and will appeal even to those who are n't too familiar with turntablism .
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positive
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schmaltzy and unfunny , adam sandler 's cartoon about hanukkah is numbingly bad , little nicky bad , 10 worst list bad .
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very negative
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obvious politics and rudimentary animation reduce the chances that the appeal of hey arnold !
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negative
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gloriously goofy -lrb- and gory -rrb- midnight movie stuff .
| 3 |
positive
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if you 're not into the pokemon franchise , this fourth animated movie in four years wo n't convert you -- or even keep your eyes open .
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very negative
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like dickens with his passages , mcgrath crafts quite moving scenes throughout his resolutely dramatic variation on the novel .
| 4 |
very positive
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quick : who wants to see a comedy about shoddy airport security ?
| 1 |
negative
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a free-for-all of half-baked thoughts , clumsily used visual tricks and self-indulgent actor moments .
| 0 |
very negative
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little more than a frothy vanity project .
| 1 |
negative
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there 's no denying the elaborateness of the artist 's conceptions , nor his ability to depict them with outrageous elan , but really the whole series is so much pretentious nonsense , lavishly praised by those who equate obscurity with profundity .
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negative
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guided more by intellect than heart , his story flattens instead of sharpens .
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very negative
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instead , we just get messy anger , a movie as personal therapy .
| 1 |
negative
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it 's a good film -- not a classic , but odd , entertaining and authentic .
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very positive
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the only thing in pauline and paulette that you have n't seen before is a scene featuring a football field-sized oriental rug crafted out of millions of vibrant flowers .
| 1 |
negative
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a refreshing korean film about five female high school friends who face an uphill battle when they try to take their relationships into deeper waters .
| 4 |
very positive
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the piano teacher is the sort of movie that discourages american audiences from ever wanting to see another foreign film .
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very negative
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this is such a high-energy movie where the drumming and the marching are so excellent , who cares if the story 's a little weak .
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positive
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sensitive though not quite revelatory documentary .
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neutral
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a moody horror\/thriller elevated by deft staging and the director 's well-known narrative gamesmanship .
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positive
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to portray modern women the way director davis has done is just unthinkable .
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neutral
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we may never think of band camp as a geeky or nerdy thing again .
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neutral
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but you 'll definitely want the t-shirt .
| 2 |
neutral
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hu and liu offer natural , matter-of-fact performances that glint with sorrow , longing and love .
| 4 |
very positive
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the element of surprise might be the only thing femme fatale has going for it .
| 2 |
neutral
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but if it is indeed a duty of art to reflect life , than leigh has created a masterful piece of artistry right here .
| 4 |
very positive
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good actress .
| 4 |
very positive
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despite its flaws , secretary stays in your head and makes you question your own firmly held positions .
| 3 |
positive
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guaranteed to move anyone who ever shook , rattled , or rolled .
| 4 |
very positive
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everything that 's worthwhile about collision course can already be seen on television .
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neutral
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or tom green as han solo ?
| 2 |
neutral
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whether kiss is a future cult classic or destined to be completely forgotten is open to question , but the risk-takers in the crowd should check it out and form their own opinion .
| 2 |
neutral
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windtalkers blows this way and that , but there 's no mistaking the filmmaker in the tall grass , true to himself .
| 3 |
positive
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there 's not much going on in this movie unless you simply decide to buy into the notion that something inexplicably strange once happened in point pleasant .
| 2 |
neutral
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almost every scene in this film is a gem that could stand alone , a perfectly realized observation of mood , behavior and intent .
| 4 |
very positive
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with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams writer\/director\/producer robert rodriguez has cobbled together a film that feels like a sugar high gone awry .
| 0 |
very negative
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smith 's approach is never to tease , except gently and in that way that makes us consider our own eccentricities and how they are expressed through our homes .
| 3 |
positive
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` how many more voyages can this limping but dearly-loved franchise survive ? '
| 2 |
neutral
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a tender and touching drama , based on the true story of a troubled african-american 's quest to come to terms with his origins , reveals the yearning we all have in our hearts for acceptance within the family circle .
| 4 |
very positive
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it is far from the worst , thanks to the topical issues it raises , the performances of stewart and hardy , and that essential feature -- a decent full-on space battle .
| 3 |
positive
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you 're better off staying home and watching the x-files .
| 0 |
very negative
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this is n't a `` friday '' worth waiting for .
| 0 |
very negative
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scene-by-scene , things happen , but you 'd be hard-pressed to say what or why .
| 1 |
negative
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some actors steal scenes .
| 2 |
neutral
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wait for video -- and then do n't rent it .
| 0 |
very negative
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the picture is a primer on what happens when lack of know-how mixes with lack of give-a-damn .
| 1 |
negative
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the makers have forsaken the entertaining elements of the original and , instead , rehash old jokes and leave any life at the doorstep .
| 0 |
very negative
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it 's a sly wink to the others without becoming a postmodern joke , made creepy by its `` men in a sardine can '' warped logic .
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positive
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an enjoyable film for the family , amusing and cute for both adults and kids .
| 3 |
positive
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a charming romantic comedy that is by far the lightest dogme film and among the most enjoyable .
| 4 |
very positive
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as blunt as it is in depicting child abuse , el bola is a movie steeped in an ambiguity that lends its conflicts a symbolic resonance .
| 3 |
positive
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more than makes up for its mawkish posing by offering rousing spates of genuine feeling .
| 3 |
positive
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this self-infatuated goofball is far from the only thing wrong with the clumsy comedy stealing harvard , but he 's the most obvious one .
| 0 |
very negative
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the movie has an avalanche of eye-popping visual effects .
| 4 |
very positive
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a taut , intelligent psychological drama .
| 4 |
very positive
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this is a particularly toxic little bonbon , palatable to only a chosen and very jaundiced few .
| 1 |
negative
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elling really is about a couple of crazy guys , and it 's therapeutic to laugh along with them .
| 3 |
positive
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... tunney is allowed to build an uncommonly human character , an almost real-live girl complete with trouble and hope .
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neutral
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