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has some visual wit ... but little imagination elsewhere .
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has|some|visual|wit|...|but|little|imagination|elsewhere|.
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visual wit, little imagination, statement
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They 're going through the motions , but the zip is gone .
| 0.45833 |
They|'re|going|through|the|motions|,|but|the|zip|is|gone|.
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lack of enthusiasm, routine, loss of energy
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A sluggish pace and lack of genuine narrative hem the movie in every bit as much as life hems in the spirits of these young women .
| 0.29167 |
A|sluggish|pace|and|lack|of|genuine|narrative|hem|the|movie|in|every|bit|as|much|as|life|hems|in|the|spirits|of|these|young|women|.
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sluggish pace, lack of narrative, young women
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A low-budget affair , Tadpole was shot on digital video , and the images often look smeary and blurry , to the point of distraction .
| 0.19444 |
A|low-budget|affair|,|Tadpole|was|shot|on|digital|video|,|and|the|images|often|look|smeary|and|blurry|,|to|the|point|of|distraction|.
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low-budget, digital video, blurry images
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Then again , in a better movie , you might not have noticed .
| 0.11111 |
Then|again|,|in|a|better|movie|,|you|might|not|have|noticed|.
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27|26|25|23|22|21|21|20|19|16|16|15|15|18|17|17|18|19|20|24|22|23|24|25|26|27|0
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movie, unnoticed, quality
|
It 's mindless junk like this that makes you appreciate original romantic comedies like Punch-Drunk Love .
| 0.48611 |
It|'s|mindless|junk|like|this|that|makes|you|appreciate|original|romantic|comedies|like|Punch-Drunk|Love|.
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mindless junk, original romantic comedies, Punch-Drunk Love
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The movie is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession , and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the `` webcast . ''
| 0.375 |
The|movie|is|like|a|year|late|for|tapping|into|our|reality|tv|obsession|,|and|even|tardier|for|exploiting|the|novelty|of|the|``|webcast|.|''
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reality TV, webcast, exploitation
|
tale will be all too familiar for anyone who 's seen George Roy Hill 's 1973 film , `` The Sting . ''
| 0.375 |
tale|will|be|all|too|familiar|for|anyone|who|'s|seen|George|Roy|Hill|'s|1973|film|,|``|The|Sting|.|''
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film, The Sting, familiar tale
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Gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .
| 0.30556 |
Gets|the|look|and|the|period|trappings|right|,|but|it|otherwise|drowns|in|a|sea|of|visual|and|verbal|clichés|.
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visual clichés, verbal clichés, period trappings
|
It 's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles , but Notorious C.H.O. still feels like a promising work-in-progress .
| 0.66667 |
It|'s|hard|to|quibble|with|a|flick|boasting|this|many|genuine|cackles|,|but|Notorious|C.H.O.|still|feels|like|a|promising|work-in-progress|.
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comedy, critique, potential
|
Anyone who wants to start writing screenplays can just follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films , sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity .
| 0.38889 |
Anyone|who|wants|to|start|writing|screenplays|can|just|follow|the|same|blueprint|from|hundreds|of|other|films|,|sell|it|to|the|highest|bidder|and|walk|away|without|anyone|truly|knowing|your|identity|.
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screenplays, blueprint, anonymity
|
The problem with The Bread , My Sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .
| 0.33333 |
The|problem|with|The|Bread|,|My|Sweet|is|that|it|'s|far|too|sentimental|.
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29|29|28|25|25|26|24|24|22|21|20|19|18|17|17|23|18|19|20|21|22|23|31|27|26|27|28|30|30|31|0
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sentimental, problem, The Bread, My Sweet
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A late-night cable sexploitation romp masquerading as a thriller about the ruthless social order that governs college cliques .
| 0.40278 |
A|late-night|cable|sexploitation|romp|masquerading|as|a|thriller|about|the|ruthless|social|order|that|governs|college|cliques|.
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sexploitation, thriller, college cliques
|
Falls short in explaining the music and its roots .
| 0.51389 |
Falls|short|in|explaining|the|music|and|its|roots|.
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18|17|16|15|12|12|13|11|11|19|14|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|0
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music, roots, explanation
|
Never inspires more than an interested detachment .
| 0.33333 |
Never|inspires|more|than|an|interested|detachment|.
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15|12|12|11|10|9|9|14|10|11|13|13|14|15|0
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interested detachment, inspiration, limitation
|
What might have emerged as hilarious lunacy in the hands of Woody Allen or Mel Brooks ( at least during their '70s heyday ) comes across as lame and sophomoric in this debut indie feature .
| 0.16667 |
What|might|have|emerged|as|hilarious|lunacy|in|the|hands|of|Woody|Allen|or|Mel|Brooks|(|at|least|during|their|'70s|heyday|)|comes|across|as|lame|and|sophomoric|in|this|debut|indie|feature|.
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indie feature, humor, comparison
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Despite slick production values and director Roger Michell 's tick-tock pacing , the final effect is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours .
| 0.22222 |
Despite|slick|production|values|and|director|Roger|Michell|'s|tick-tock|pacing|,|the|final|effect|is|like|having|two|guys|yelling|in|your|face|for|two|hours|.
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54|51|50|50|52|48|47|46|46|45|45|44|42|41|41|39|38|37|35|35|34|33|31|31|30|29|29|40|30|32|32|33|34|36|36|37|38|39|40|43|42|43|44|55|49|47|48|49|53|51|52|53|54|55|0
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slick production, tick-tock pacing, overwhelming effect
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Pretty much sucks , but has a funny moment or two .
| 0.27778 |
Pretty|much|sucks|,|but|has|a|funny|moment|or|two|.
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23|22|18|18|19|17|14|13|13|15|16|21|14|15|16|17|20|19|20|21|22|23|0
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sucks, funny moment, mixed review
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They do a good job of painting this family dynamic for the audience but they tried to squeeze too many elements into the film .
| 0.54167 |
They|do|a|good|job|of|painting|this|family|dynamic|for|the|audience|but|they|tried|to|squeeze|too|many|elements|into|the|film|.
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family dynamic, film, elements
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A supernatural mystery that does n't know whether it wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama .
| 0.33333 |
A|supernatural|mystery|that|does|n't|know|whether|it|wants|to|be|a|suspenseful|horror|movie|or|a|weepy|melodrama|.
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supernatural mystery, suspenseful horror, weepy melodrama
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It ends up being neither , and fails at both endeavors .
| 0.18056 |
It|ends|up|being|neither|,|and|fails|at|both|endeavors|.
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23|17|17|16|16|19|20|15|14|13|13|22|14|15|21|18|18|19|20|21|22|23|0
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failure, dual endeavors, disappointment
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Two badly interlocked stories drowned by all too clever complexity .
| 0.26389 |
Two|badly|interlocked|stories|drowned|by|all|too|clever|complexity|.
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21|20|18|17|16|15|14|12|12|13|19|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|0
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complexity, interlocked stories, drowned
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It is so earnest , so overwrought and so wildly implausible that it begs to be parodied .
| 0.40278 |
It|is|so|earnest|,|so|overwrought|and|so|wildly|implausible|that|it|begs|to|be|parodied|.
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parody, implausible, earnest
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These are textbook lives of quiet desperation .
| 0.375 |
These|are|textbook|lives|of|quiet|desperation|.
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15|13|11|11|10|9|9|14|10|12|12|13|14|15|0
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quiet desperation, textbook lives, lives
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Swimfan , like Fatal Attraction , eventually goes overboard with a loony melodramatic denouement in which a high school swimming pool substitutes for a bathtub .
| 0.51389 |
Swimfan|,|like|Fatal|Attraction|,|eventually|goes|overboard|with|a|loony|melodramatic|denouement|in|which|a|high|school|swimming|pool|substitutes|for|a|bathtub|.
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Fatal Attraction, Swimfan, melodramatic denouement
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Claims to sort the bad guys from the good , which is its essential problem .
| 0.34722 |
Claims|to|sort|the|bad|guys|from|the|good|,|which|is|its|essential|problem|.
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sorting, good vs bad, essential problem
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Purposefully shocking in its eroticized gore , if unintentionally dull in its lack of poetic frissons .
| 0.16667 |
Purposefully|shocking|in|its|eroticized|gore|,|if|unintentionally|dull|in|its|lack|of|poetic|frissons|.
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eroticized gore, shocking, lack of poetic frissons
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Feels like pieces a bunch of other , better movies slapped together .
| 0.31944 |
Feels|like|pieces|a|bunch|of|other|,|better|movies|slapped|together|.
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25|23|23|20|20|19|18|17|16|16|14|14|15|15|22|17|18|19|21|21|22|24|24|25|0
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movie, comparison, quality
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Almost everything about the film is unsettling , from the preposterous hairpiece worn by Lai 's villainous father to the endless action sequences .
| 0.40278 |
Almost|everything|about|the|film|is|unsettling|,|from|the|preposterous|hairpiece|worn|by|Lai|'s|villainous|father|to|the|endless|action|sequences|.
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unsettling, preposterous hairpiece, endless action sequences
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Writer-director Randall Wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew , and his movie veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic .
| 0.34722 |
Writer-director|Randall|Wallace|has|bitten|off|more|than|he|or|anyone|else|could|chew|,|and|his|movie|veers|like|a|drunken|driver|through|heavy|traffic|.
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overambition, chaotic storytelling, lack of focus
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It follows the Blair Witch formula for an hour , in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works , and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes .
| 0.25 |
It|follows|the|Blair|Witch|formula|for|an|hour|,|in|which|we|'re|told|something|creepy|and|vague|is|in|the|works|,|and|then|it|goes|awry|in|the|final|30|minutes|.
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Blair Witch formula, creepy and vague, final 30 minutes
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One ca n't shake the feeling that Crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for Britney 's latest album .
| 0.19444 |
One|ca|n't|shake|the|feeling|that|Crossroads|is|nothing|more|than|an|hour-and-a-half-long|commercial|for|Britney|'s|latest|album|.
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Britney Spears, Crossroads movie, commercial
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Phoned-in business as usual .
| 0.375 |
Phoned-in|business|as|usual|.
|
8|8|6|6|7|7|9|9|0
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routine, phone call, work
|
There 's an epic here , but you have to put it together yourself .
| 0.40278 |
There|'s|an|epic|here|,|but|you|have|to|put|it|together|yourself|.
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25|23|22|22|24|26|27|21|20|19|18|16|16|17|29|17|18|19|20|21|28|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|0
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epic, self-assembly, discovery
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What little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting , macabre sets , and endless rain is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else .
| 0.15278 |
What|little|atmosphere|is|generated|by|the|shadowy|lighting|,|macabre|sets|,|and|endless|rain|is|offset|by|the|sheer|ugliness|of|everything|else|.
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shadowy lighting, macabre sets, endless rain
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Director-chef Gabriele Muccino keeps it fast -- zippy , comin ' at ya -- as if fearing that his film is molto superficiale .
| 0.45833 |
Director-chef|Gabriele|Muccino|keeps|it|fast|--|zippy|,|comin|'|at|ya|--|as|if|fearing|that|his|film|is|molto|superficiale|.
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fast-paced, superficial, director-chef
|
Tartakovsky 's team has some freakish powers of visual charm , but the five writers slip into the modern rut of narrative banality .
| 0.19444 |
Tartakovsky|'s|team|has|some|freakish|powers|of|visual|charm|,|but|the|five|writers|slip|into|the|modern|rut|of|narrative|banality|.
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visual charm, narrative banality, Tartakovsky's team
|
The most horrific movie experience I 've had since `` Ca n't Stop The Music . ''
| 0.19444 |
The|most|horrific|movie|experience|I|'ve|had|since|``|Ca|n't|Stop|The|Music|.|''
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movie experience, horrific, Ca n't Stop The Music
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It may as well be called `` Jar-Jar Binks : The Movie . ''
| 0.19444 |
It|may|as|well|be|called|``|Jar-Jar|Binks|:|The|Movie|.|''
|
27|23|22|22|21|20|19|16|16|17|15|15|25|26|18|17|18|19|20|21|24|23|24|25|26|27|0
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Star Wars, character, film title
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It 's that painful .
| 0 |
It|'s|that|painful|.
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9|7|6|6|8|7|8|9|0
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painful, discomfort, intensity
|
God is great , the movie 's not .
| 0.41667 |
God|is|great|,|the|movie|'s|not|.
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16|15|15|14|12|12|10|10|11|11|13|13|14|17|16|17|0
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God, movie, quality
|
Like a three-ring circus , there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable .
| 0.20833 |
Like|a|three-ring|circus|,|there|are|side|stories|aplenty|--|none|of|them|memorable|.
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30|29|28|28|27|23|21|20|20|22|24|18|17|17|19|26|18|19|25|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|31|29|30|31|0
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circus, side stories, forgettable
|
When in doubt , the film ratchets up the stirring soundtrack , throws in a fish-out-of-water gag and lets the cliched dialogue rip .
| 0.41667 |
When|in|doubt|,|the|film|ratchets|up|the|stirring|soundtrack|,|throws|in|a|fish-out-of-water|gag|and|lets|the|cliched|dialogue|rip|.
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film, soundtrack, cliches
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Or else a doggie winks .
| 0.48611 |
Or|else|a|doggie|winks|.
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11|10|8|7|7|9|8|9|10|11|0
|
dog, wink, alternative
|
A ` Girls Gone Wild ' video for the boho art-house crowd , The Burning Sensation is n't a definitive counter-cultural document -- its makers are n't removed and inquisitive enough for that .
| 0.19444 |
A|`|Girls|Gone|Wild|'|video|for|the|boho|art-house|crowd|,|The|Burning|Sensation|is|n't|a|definitive|counter-cultural|document|--|its|makers|are|n't|removed|and|inquisitive|enough|for|that|.
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61|60|59|58|57|57|62|56|53|52|51|51|54|50|49|49|47|47|46|45|44|44|65|42|42|40|40|38|38|36|36|35|35|67|37|37|39|39|41|41|43|43|66|45|46|48|48|64|50|55|52|53|54|55|56|63|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|0
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Girls Gone Wild, boho art-house, counter-cultural document
|
As original and insightful as last week 's episode of Behind the Music .
| 0.22222 |
As|original|and|insightful|as|last|week|'s|episode|of|Behind|the|Music|.
|
26|24|24|25|22|21|21|19|18|17|16|15|15|20|16|17|18|19|20|23|22|23|27|25|26|27|0
|
original, insightful, Behind the Music
|
Plays like John Le Carré with a couple of burnt-out cylinders .
| 0.33333 |
Plays|like|John|Le|Carré|with|a|couple|of|burnt-out|cylinders|.
|
23|21|19|18|18|17|15|15|14|13|13|22|14|16|16|17|20|19|20|21|22|23|0
|
Spy novels, John Le Carré, Burnout.
|
You may be galled that you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie .
| 0.041667 |
You|may|be|galled|that|you|'ve|wasted|nearly|two|hours|of|your|own|precious|life|with|this|silly|little|puddle|of|a|movie|.
|
49|47|46|45|44|43|42|40|37|37|38|36|35|34|33|33|32|30|29|28|28|27|26|26|48|27|31|29|30|31|32|41|34|35|36|39|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|0
|
wasted time, frustration, disappointment
|
It 's neither as sappy as Big Daddy nor as anarchic as Happy Gilmore or The Waterboy , but it has its moments .
| 0.61111 |
It|'s|neither|as|sappy|as|Big|Daddy|nor|as|anarchic|as|Happy|Gilmore|or|The|Waterboy|,|but|it|has|its|moments|.
|
43|41|38|37|36|35|34|34|39|33|33|32|29|29|30|28|28|44|45|27|26|25|25|47|26|27|46|31|30|31|32|42|40|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|0
|
comedy, movie comparison, humor
|
Despite the surface attractions -- Conrad L. Hall 's cinematography will likely be nominated for an Oscar next year -- there 's something impressive and yet lacking about everything .
| 0.66667 |
Despite|the|surface|attractions|--|Conrad|L.|Hall|'s|cinematography|will|likely|be|nominated|for|an|Oscar|next|year|--|there|'s|something|impressive|and|yet|lacking|about|everything|.
|
58|57|56|56|54|50|49|48|48|51|46|46|45|43|42|41|41|40|40|53|39|37|36|34|34|33|32|31|31|38|32|33|35|35|36|37|38|39|55|44|42|43|44|45|47|47|52|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|59|57|58|59|0
|
Oscar nomination, cinematography, impressive yet lacking
|
A smug and convoluted action-comedy that does n't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it 's only a movie .
| 0.16667 |
A|smug|and|convoluted|action-comedy|that|does|n't|allow|an|earnest|moment|to|pass|without|reminding|audiences|that|it|'s|only|a|movie|.
|
46|43|43|44|42|42|39|39|37|36|35|35|34|33|32|30|30|29|28|26|26|25|25|41|27|27|28|29|31|31|32|33|34|38|36|37|38|40|40|41|47|45|44|45|46|47|0
|
action-comedy, smug, movie reminder
|
( Crystal and De Niro ) manage to squeeze out some good laughs but not enough to make this silly con job sing .
| 0.51389 |
(|Crystal|and|De|Niro|)|manage|to|squeeze|out|some|good|laughs|but|not|enough|to|make|this|silly|con|job|sing|.
|
46|43|43|42|42|45|40|39|36|36|33|32|32|31|31|35|30|29|27|26|25|25|28|41|26|27|28|29|30|38|34|33|34|35|37|37|38|39|40|41|47|44|44|45|46|47|0
|
Crystal, De Niro, comedy
|
Worthless , from its pseudo-rock-video opening to the idiocy of its last frames .
| 0.18056 |
Worthless|,|from|its|pseudo-rock-video|opening|to|the|idiocy|of|its|last|frames|.
|
24|24|23|22|21|21|20|18|18|17|16|15|15|27|16|17|19|19|20|26|22|23|25|25|26|27|0
|
pseudo-rock-video, idiocy, worthless
|
The Christ allegory does n't work because there is no foundation for it
| 0.25 |
The|Christ|allegory|does|n't|work|because|there|is|no|foundation|for|it
|
24|23|23|21|21|20|19|18|17|15|15|14|14|16|16|17|18|19|20|22|22|25|24|25|0
|
Christ allegory, foundation, criticism
|
Go for La Salle 's performance , and make do as best you can with a stuttering script .
| 0.51389 |
Go|for|La|Salle|'s|performance|,|and|make|do|as|best|you|can|with|a|stuttering|script|.
|
33|32|30|29|29|31|34|35|36|27|26|25|24|23|22|21|20|20|28|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|37|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|0
|
La Salle, performance, stuttering script
|
It 's hard to care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful , self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful , self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress .
| 0.20833 |
It|'s|hard|to|care|about|a|film|that|proposes|as|epic|tragedy|the|plight|of|a|callow|rich|boy|who|is|forced|to|choose|between|his|beautiful|,|self-satisfied|22-year-old|girlfriend|and|an|equally|beautiful|,|self-satisfied|18-year-old|mistress|.
|
81|79|78|77|76|75|73|73|72|70|69|68|68|66|66|65|63|61|61|62|60|59|58|57|56|55|52|51|50|49|48|48|53|47|45|44|43|43|42|42|80|46|44|45|46|47|54|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|64|62|63|64|65|67|67|71|69|70|71|72|74|74|75|76|77|78|79|80|81|0
|
film, epic tragedy, love triangle
|
Tries too hard to be funny in a way that 's too loud , too goofy and too short of an attention span .
| 0.26389 |
Tries|too|hard|to|be|funny|in|a|way|that|'s|too|loud|,|too|goofy|and|too|short|of|an|attention|span|.
|
46|45|44|43|42|41|40|38|38|37|36|30|30|31|29|29|33|28|28|27|26|25|25|47|26|27|35|34|32|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|39|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|0
|
Trying too hard, loud, short attention span
|
I did n't find much fascination in the swinging .
| 0.27778 |
I|did|n't|find|much|fascination|in|the|swinging|.
|
19|16|16|14|13|13|12|11|11|18|12|15|14|15|17|17|18|19|0
|
fascination, swinging, lack of interest
|
What they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
| 0.33333 |
What|they|'re|doing|is|a|matter|of|plumbing|arrangements|and|mind|games|,|of|no|erotic|or|sensuous|charge|.
|
40|39|38|38|36|32|32|31|30|29|28|27|27|34|26|25|22|22|23|24|37|23|24|25|26|35|28|29|30|31|33|33|34|35|36|37|41|39|40|41|0
|
plumbing arrangements, mind games, no erotic charge
|
But that they are doing it is thought-provoking .
| 0.70833 |
But|that|they|are|doing|it|is|thought-provoking|.
|
17|15|14|13|13|12|10|10|11|11|12|16|14|15|16|17|0
|
thought-provoking, doing, statement
|
The acting is just fine , but there 's not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes , especially with the weak payoff .
| 0.33333 |
The|acting|is|just|fine|,|but|there|'s|not|enough|substance|here|to|sustain|interest|for|the|full|90|minutes|,|especially|with|the|weak|payoff|.
|
50|50|49|48|48|52|53|47|43|43|42|42|45|41|39|39|37|36|35|34|34|33|32|31|30|29|29|55|30|31|32|33|38|35|36|37|38|40|40|41|46|44|44|45|46|47|54|49|51|51|52|53|54|55|0
|
acting, substance, weak payoff
|
After Collateral Damage , you might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned .
| 0.18056 |
After|Collateral|Damage|,|you|might|imagine|that|most|every|aggrieved|father|cliché|has|been|unturned|.
|
32|31|31|30|29|27|26|25|23|22|21|20|20|19|18|18|28|19|24|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|33|32|33|0
|
cliché, aggrieved father, Collateral Damage
|
But no. .
| 0.38889 |
But|no.|.
|
5|4|4|5|0
|
negation, refusal, contradiction
|
Ultimately the , yes , snail-like pacing and lack of thematic resonance make the film more silly than scary , like some sort of Martha Stewart decorating program run amok .
| 0.16667 |
Ultimately|the|,|yes|,|snail-like|pacing|and|lack|of|thematic|resonance|make|the|film|more|silly|than|scary|,|like|some|sort|of|Martha|Stewart|decorating|program|run|amok|.
|
61|56|55|54|54|53|53|58|52|51|50|50|46|44|44|43|42|41|41|47|40|38|38|37|35|35|33|32|32|34|49|33|34|36|36|37|39|39|40|48|42|43|45|45|46|47|48|49|60|51|52|59|57|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|0
|
silly, pacing, lack of resonance
|
Releasing a film with the word ` dog ' in its title in January lends itself to easy jokes and insults , and Snow Dogs deserves every single one of them .
| 0.31944 |
Releasing|a|film|with|the|word|`|dog|'|in|its|title|in|January|lends|itself|to|easy|jokes|and|insults|,|and|Snow|Dogs|deserves|every|single|one|of|them|.
|
57|56|56|55|53|52|51|50|50|49|47|47|46|46|44|44|43|42|40|40|41|60|61|38|38|37|35|34|34|33|33|63|36|35|36|37|39|39|62|41|42|43|45|45|59|48|48|49|54|51|52|53|54|55|58|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|0
|
film release, title with word "dog", criticism/humor
|
Tedious Norwegian offering which somehow snagged an Oscar nomination .
| 0.26389 |
Tedious|Norwegian|offering|which|somehow|snagged|an|Oscar|nomination|.
|
18|16|16|15|14|13|12|11|11|19|12|13|14|15|17|17|18|19|0
|
Norwegian, Oscar nomination, tedious
|
It was a dark and stormy night ...
| 0.45833 |
It|was|a|dark|and|stormy|night|...
|
15|13|12|9|9|10|11|14|10|11|12|13|14|15|0
|
dark, stormy, night
|
A dark-as-pitch comedy that frequently veers into corny sentimentality , probably would not improve much after a therapeutic zap of shock treatment .
| 0.26389 |
A|dark-as-pitch|comedy|that|frequently|veers|into|corny|sentimentality|,|probably|would|not|improve|much|after|a|therapeutic|zap|of|shock|treatment|.
|
43|42|42|41|40|37|36|35|35|38|39|32|32|30|30|29|27|26|26|25|24|24|34|25|28|27|28|29|31|31|33|33|34|45|36|37|38|39|40|41|44|43|44|45|0
|
dark comedy, sentimentality, shock treatment
|
This sort of cute and cloying material is far from Zhang 's forte and it shows .
| 0.5 |
This|sort|of|cute|and|cloying|material|is|far|from|Zhang|'s|forte|and|it|shows|.
|
28|28|27|24|24|25|26|22|21|20|19|19|23|31|18|18|33|32|20|21|22|23|30|25|26|27|29|29|30|31|32|33|0
|
Zhang, forte, cute material
|
Bray is completely at sea ; with nothing but a Savage Garden music video on his resume , he has no clue about making a movie .
| 0.11111 |
Bray|is|completely|at|sea|;|with|nothing|but|a|Savage|Garden|music|video|on|his|resume|,|he|has|no|clue|about|making|a|movie|.
|
50|48|48|47|47|51|45|44|43|41|40|39|38|38|37|36|36|35|34|33|31|31|30|29|28|28|53|29|30|32|32|33|34|35|46|37|42|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|52|49|49|50|51|52|53|0
|
inexperience, lack of skills, Savage Garden
|
Freundlich 's made ( Crudup ) a suburban architect , and a cipher .
| 0.5 |
Freundlich|'s|made|(|Crudup|)|a|suburban|architect|,|and|a|cipher|.
|
26|26|24|19|18|18|17|16|16|21|22|15|15|25|23|17|20|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|27|27|0
|
Freundlich, Crudup, suburban architect
|
a huge disappointment coming , as it does , from filmmakers and performers of this calibre
| 0.18056 |
a|huge|disappointment|coming|,|as|it|does|,|from|filmmakers|and|performers|of|this|calibre
|
27|26|25|25|28|24|23|23|30|22|19|19|20|18|17|17|18|21|20|21|22|31|24|29|26|27|28|29|30|31|0
|
disappointment, filmmakers, performers
|
Though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .
| 0.26389 |
Though|it|pretends|to|expose|the|life|of|male|hustlers|,|it|'s|exploitive|without|being|insightful|.
|
34|33|32|31|30|28|28|27|26|26|25|24|22|21|20|19|19|23|20|21|22|23|24|25|35|27|29|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|0
|
exploitative, male hustlers, lack of insight
|
Aimed squarely at the least demanding of demographic groups : very small children who will be delighted simply to spend more time with familiar cartoon characters .
| 0.56944 |
Aimed|squarely|at|the|least|demanding|of|demographic|groups|:|very|small|children|who|will|be|delighted|simply|to|spend|more|time|with|familiar|cartoon|characters|.
|
51|51|50|48|47|47|46|45|45|44|41|40|40|39|38|37|35|35|34|32|31|31|30|29|28|28|43|29|30|33|32|33|34|36|36|37|38|39|42|41|42|43|44|53|46|49|48|49|50|52|52|53|0
|
cartoon characters, small children, entertainment
|
What starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points .
| 0.26389 |
What|starts|off|as|a|satisfying|kids|flck|becomes|increasingly|implausible|as|it|races|through|contrived|plot|points|.
|
37|34|34|33|31|30|29|29|27|25|24|23|23|26|22|21|20|20|36|21|22|28|24|25|26|27|28|32|30|31|32|33|35|35|36|37|0
|
implausible, contrived plot points, satisfying kids flick
|
Exhibits the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera ... more salacious telenovela than serious drama .
| 0.375 |
Exhibits|the|shallow|sensationalism|characteristic|of|soap|opera|...|more|salacious|telenovela|than|serious|drama|.
|
28|26|25|24|24|23|22|22|29|19|19|20|18|17|17|31|18|21|20|21|30|23|27|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|0
|
shallow sensationalism, soap opera, salacious telenovela
|
Seagal is painfully foolish in trying to hold onto what 's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory .
| 0.25 |
Seagal|is|painfully|foolish|in|trying|to|hold|onto|what|'s|left|of|his|passe|'|chopsocky|glory|.
|
37|35|34|33|32|31|30|29|28|27|26|25|24|22|21|21|20|20|36|23|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|0
|
Seagal, foolish, chopsocky
|
Even with Harris 's strong effort , the script gives him little to effectively probe Lear 's soul-stripping breakdown .
| 0.41667 |
Even|with|Harris|'s|strong|effort|,|the|script|gives|him|little|to|effectively|probe|Lear|'s|soul-stripping|breakdown|.
|
38|37|35|35|34|34|33|31|31|27|27|28|26|25|24|22|22|21|21|30|23|23|24|25|26|29|28|29|30|32|32|33|39|36|36|37|38|39|0
|
Harris, script, character development
|
The story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .
| 0.19444 |
The|story|is|bogus|and|its|characters|tissue-thin|.
|
13|13|12|12|15|10|10|11|17|11|16|14|14|15|16|17|0
|
fake, characters, shallow
|
Whereas the extremely competent hitman films such as Pulp Fiction and Get Shorty resonate a sardonic verve to their caustic purpose for existing , Who Is Cletis Tout ?
| 0.44444 |
Whereas|the|extremely|competent|hitman|films|such|as|Pulp|Fiction|and|Get|Shorty|resonate|a|sardonic|verve|to|their|caustic|purpose|for|existing|,|Who|Is|Cletis|Tout|?
|
56|53|51|51|50|50|49|48|45|45|46|44|44|42|41|40|40|39|37|36|36|35|35|34|33|31|30|30|32|31|32|33|34|57|38|37|38|39|43|41|42|43|55|47|46|47|48|49|54|52|52|53|54|55|56|57|0
|
hitman films, sardonic verve, Cletis Tout
|
is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche .
| 0.20833 |
is|an|inexpressible|and|drab|wannabe|looking|for|that|exact|niche|.
|
22|20|19|18|17|17|16|15|14|13|13|23|14|15|16|21|18|19|20|21|22|23|0
|
inexpressible, drab, niche
|
While American Adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place , its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy , even .
| 0.375 |
While|American|Adobo|has|its|heart|(|and|its|palate|)|in|the|right|place|,|its|brain|is|a|little|scattered|--|ditsy|,|even|.
|
52|50|50|47|46|46|45|43|42|42|44|41|40|39|39|38|36|36|32|28|28|29|30|31|33|34|35|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|37|37|38|53|40|41|49|43|44|45|48|47|48|49|51|51|52|53|0
|
heart, palate, scattered
|
Imagine a film that begins as a Seven rip-off , only to switch to a mix of The Shining , The Thing , and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s .
| 0.27778 |
Imagine|a|film|that|begins|as|a|Seven|rip-off|,|only|to|switch|to|a|mix|of|The|Shining|,|The|Thing|,|and|any|naked|teenagers|horror|flick|from|the|1980s|.
|
64|62|62|61|57|56|55|54|54|58|59|53|51|50|48|48|47|41|41|42|40|40|44|45|39|38|37|36|36|35|34|34|65|35|52|37|38|39|46|43|42|43|44|45|46|47|49|49|50|51|52|53|60|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|63|63|64|65|0
|
horror film, 1980s, multiple references
|
Most of the dialogue made me want to pack raw dough in my ears .
| 0.16667 |
Most|of|the|dialogue|made|me|want|to|pack|raw|dough|in|my|ears|.
|
28|27|26|26|24|23|22|21|19|18|18|17|16|16|25|17|20|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|29|27|28|29|0
|
dialogue, negative reaction, raw dough
|
Costner 's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as Shadyac 's perfunctory directing chops , and some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink Laurence Olivier .
| 0.20833 |
Costner|'s|warm-milk|persona|is|just|as|ill-fitting|as|Shadyac|'s|perfunctory|directing|chops|,|and|some|of|the|more|overtly|silly|dialogue|would|sink|Laurence|Olivier|.
|
49|49|48|48|46|46|45|44|43|41|41|40|39|39|52|53|37|36|35|34|32|32|33|31|30|29|29|55|30|31|38|33|34|35|36|37|38|54|40|42|42|43|44|45|47|47|51|50|50|51|52|53|54|55|0
|
Costner, directing, dialogue
|
It 's coherent , well shot , and tartly acted , but it wears you down like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate .
| 0.36111 |
It|'s|coherent|,|well|shot|,|and|tartly|acted|,|but|it|wears|you|down|like|a|dinner|guest|showing|off|his|doctorate|.
|
45|38|38|39|37|37|41|42|43|44|46|47|36|33|33|34|32|30|29|29|27|27|26|26|49|28|28|31|30|31|32|35|34|35|36|48|40|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|0
|
coherent, well shot, tartly acted
|
Directed by Kevin Bray , whose crisp framing , edgy camera work , and wholesale ineptitude with acting , tone and pace very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut .
| 0.76389 |
Directed|by|Kevin|Bray|,|whose|crisp|framing|,|edgy|camera|work|,|and|wholesale|ineptitude|with|acting|,|tone|and|pace|very|obviously|mark|him|as|a|video|helmer|making|his|feature|debut|.
|
68|67|64|64|65|62|56|56|57|55|54|54|59|60|53|53|51|50|49|47|47|48|45|45|43|43|42|40|39|39|38|37|36|36|69|37|38|41|40|41|42|44|44|46|46|52|48|49|50|51|52|63|61|55|58|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|66|65|66|67|68|69|0
|
Kevin Bray, video helmer, feature debut
|
turns a potentially interesting idea into an excruciating film school experience that plays better only for the film 's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film 's characters
| 0.125 |
turns|a|potentially|interesting|idea|into|an|excruciating|film|school|experience|that|plays|better|only|for|the|film|'s|publicists|or|for|people|who|take|as|many|drugs|as|the|film|'s|characters
|
63|62|60|60|61|59|58|57|57|55|55|54|52|52|51|48|46|45|45|47|49|44|43|42|41|40|38|38|37|35|34|34|36|35|36|37|39|39|40|41|42|43|44|50|46|47|48|49|50|51|53|53|54|56|56|65|58|59|64|61|62|63|64|65|0
|
excruciating, film school experience, drugs
|
Robin Williams departs from his fun friendly demeanor in exchange for a darker unnerving role .
| 0.58333 |
Robin|Williams|departs|from|his|fun|friendly|demeanor|in|exchange|for|a|darker|unnerving|role|.
|
30|30|28|27|25|24|23|23|22|21|20|19|17|17|18|29|18|19|20|21|22|26|24|25|26|27|28|29|31|31|0
|
darker role, departure from friendly demeanor, Robin Williams
|
High Crimes is a cinematic misdemeanor , a routine crime thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors , Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd .
| 0.18056 |
High|Crimes|is|a|cinematic|misdemeanor|,|a|routine|crime|thriller|remarkable|only|for|its|lack|of|logic|and|misuse|of|two|fine|actors|,|Morgan|Freeman|and|Ashley|Judd|.
|
59|59|58|57|56|56|55|53|52|52|48|48|49|47|45|45|44|41|41|42|40|35|34|34|36|33|33|38|32|32|51|39|37|35|36|37|38|39|40|43|42|43|44|46|46|47|50|49|50|51|54|53|54|55|61|57|58|60|60|61|0
|
crime thriller, lack of logic, misuse of actors
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Set in a 1986 Harlem that does n't look much like anywhere in New York .
| 0.27778 |
Set|in|a|1986|Harlem|that|does|n't|look|much|like|anywhere|in|New|York|.
|
30|29|27|26|26|25|23|23|21|20|19|19|18|17|17|31|18|22|20|21|22|24|24|25|28|27|28|29|30|31|0
|
Harlem, 1986, New York
|
The chocolate factory without Charlie .
| 0.36111 |
The|chocolate|factory|without|Charlie|.
|
9|8|8|7|7|11|10|9|10|11|0
|
factory, chocolate, absence
|
Long on twinkly-eyed close-ups and short on shame .
| 0.33333 |
Long|on|twinkly-eyed|close-ups|and|short|on|shame|.
|
15|14|11|11|12|13|10|10|17|16|12|13|14|15|16|17|0
|
close-ups, shame, twinkly-eyed
|
Hip-hop rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture .
| 0.34722 |
Hip-hop|rarely|comes|alive|as|its|own|fire-breathing|entity|in|this|picture|.
|
25|24|22|21|20|18|17|16|16|15|14|14|23|15|19|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|0
|
Hip-hop, fire-breathing, entity
|
A dull , somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise .
| 0.18056 |
A|dull|,|somnambulant|exercise|in|pretension|whose|pervasive|quiet|is|broken|by|frequent|outbursts|of|violence|and|noise|.
|
37|36|35|34|34|33|32|30|30|31|28|27|26|24|24|23|21|21|22|29|22|23|25|25|26|27|28|29|39|31|32|33|38|35|36|37|38|39|0
|
pretension, violence, quiet
|
Deserving of its critical backlash and more .
| 0.30556 |
Deserving|of|its|critical|backlash|and|more|.
|
14|13|10|9|9|11|12|15|10|11|12|13|14|15|0
|
critical backlash, deserving, more
|
Neither a rousing success nor a blinding embarrassment .
| 0.51389 |
Neither|a|rousing|success|nor|a|blinding|embarrassment|.
|
16|13|12|12|14|11|11|10|10|17|15|13|14|15|16|17|0
|
moderate, outcome, evaluation
|
Still , it just sits there like a side dish no one ordered .
| 0.26389 |
Still|,|it|just|sits|there|like|a|side|dish|no|one|ordered|.
|
27|26|25|24|21|21|20|18|17|17|15|15|16|23|16|19|18|19|20|22|22|23|24|25|26|27|0
|
situation, unwanted, food
|
The Sum of All Fears is remarkably fuddled about motives and context , which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ) .
| 0.38889 |
The|Sum|of|All|Fears|is|remarkably|fuddled|about|motives|and|context|,|which|drains|it|of|the|dramatic|substance|that|would|shake|us|in|our|boots|(|or|cinema|seats|)|.
|
63|63|62|61|61|59|58|57|56|52|52|53|54|51|49|49|48|46|45|45|44|43|40|40|39|38|38|37|35|34|34|36|60|35|36|37|42|39|41|41|42|43|44|47|46|47|48|50|50|51|55|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|65|62|64|64|65|0
|
dramatic substance, motives, context
|
The movie spends more time with Schneider than with newcomer McAdams , even though her performance is more interesting ( and funnier ) than his .
| 0.36111 |
The|movie|spends|more|time|with|Schneider|than|with|newcomer|McAdams|,|even|though|her|performance|is|more|interesting|(|and|funnier|)|than|his|.
|
50|50|44|43|43|42|42|41|40|39|39|47|38|37|35|35|32|31|31|28|28|29|30|27|27|49|34|29|30|33|32|33|34|36|36|37|38|48|40|41|46|45|44|45|46|47|48|49|51|51|0
|
Schneider, McAdams, performance
|
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