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A man leaving the screening said the film was better than Saving Private Ryan .
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A|man|leaving|the|screening|said|the|film|was|better|than|Saving|Private|Ryan|.
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film screening, comparison, Saving Private Ryan
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He may have meant the Internet short Saving Ryan 's Privates .
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He|may|have|meant|the|Internet|short|Saving|Ryan|'s|Privates|.
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Internet, Saving Ryan's Privates, meaning
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But Windtalkers does n't beat that one , either .
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But|Windtalkers|does|n't|beat|that|one|,|either|.
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movie comparison, Windtalkers, not the best
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May puzzle his most ardent fans .
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May|puzzle|his|most|ardent|fans|.
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puzzle, ardent fans, may
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Starts as a tart little lemon drop of a movie and ends up as a bitter pill .
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Starts|as|a|tart|little|lemon|drop|of|a|movie|and|ends|up|as|a|bitter|pill|.
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movie, lemon drop, bitter pill
|
We never feel anything for these characters , and as a result the film is basically just a curiosity .
| 0.27778 |
We|never|feel|anything|for|these|characters|,|and|as|a|result|the|film|is|basically|just|a|curiosity|.
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lack of emotional connection, film as curiosity, characters
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Those unfamiliar with Mormon traditions may find The Singles Ward occasionally bewildering .
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Those|unfamiliar|with|Mormon|traditions|may|find|The|Singles|Ward|occasionally|bewildering|.
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Mormon traditions, Singles Ward, unfamiliarity
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Ritchie may not have a novel thought in his head , but he knows how to pose Madonna .
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Ritchie|may|not|have|a|novel|thought|in|his|head|,|but|he|knows|how|to|pose|Madonna|.
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Madonna, posing, creativity
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The story , touching though it is , does not quite have enough emotional resonance or variety of incident to sustain a feature , and even at 85 minutes it feels a bit long .
| 0.43056 |
The|story|,|touching|though|it|is|,|does|not|quite|have|enough|emotional|resonance|or|variety|of|incident|to|sustain|a|feature|,|and|even|at|85|minutes|it|feels|a|bit|long|.
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emotional resonance, variety of incident, length
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Feels like the work of an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights , of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders , of playing with narrative form .
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Feels|like|the|work|of|an|artist|who|is|simply|tired|--|of|fighting|the|same|fights|,|of|putting|the|weight|of|the|world|on|his|shoulders|,|of|playing|with|narrative|form|.
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artist fatigue, repetitive struggles, narrative experimentation
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While you have to admit it 's semi-amusing to watch Robert DeNiro belt out `` When you 're a Jet , you 're a Jet all the way , '' it 's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to `` Tonight . ''
| 0.26389 |
While|you|have|to|admit|it|'s|semi-amusing|to|watch|Robert|DeNiro|belt|out|``|When|you|'re|a|Jet|,|you|'re|a|Jet|all|the|way|,|''|it|'s|equally|distasteful|to|watch|him|sing|the|lyrics|to|``|Tonight|.|''
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Robert DeNiro, singing, distasteful
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The whole mess boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it 's trying to set the women 's liberation movement back 20 years . '
| 0.055556 |
The|whole|mess|boils|down|to|a|transparently|hypocritical|work|that|feels|as|though|it|'s|trying|to|set|the|women|'s|liberation|movement|back|20|years|.|'
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hypocrisy, setback, women's liberation
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... the cast portrays their cartoon counterparts well ... but quite frankly , Scoob and Shag do n't eat enough during the film . '
| 0.34722 |
...|the|cast|portrays|their|cartoon|counterparts|well|...|but|quite|frankly|,|Scoob|and|Shag|do|n't|eat|enough|during|the|film|.|'
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portrayal, cartoon counterparts, eating habits
|
More of the same old garbage Hollywood has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now .
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More|of|the|same|old|garbage|Hollywood|has|been|trying|to|pass|off|as|acceptable|teen|entertainment|for|some|time|now|.
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Hollywood, teen entertainment, garbage
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TV skit-com material fervently deposited on the big screen .
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TV|skit-com|material|fervently|deposited|on|the|big|screen|.
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TV, skit-com, big screen
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( Johnnie To and Wai Ka Fai are ) sure to find an enthusiastic audience among American action-adventure buffs , but the film 's interests may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers .
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(|Johnnie|To|and|Wai|Ka|Fai|are|)|sure|to|find|an|enthusiastic|audience|among|American|action-adventure|buffs|,|but|the|film|'s|interests|may|be|too|narrow|to|attract|crossover|viewers|.
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American audience, action-adventure buffs, narrow interests
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If there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .
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If|there|was|ever|a|movie|where|the|upbeat|ending|feels|like|a|copout|,|this|is|the|one|.
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movie, upbeat ending, copout
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It 's as sorry a mess as its director 's diabolical debut , Mad Cows .
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It|'s|as|sorry|a|mess|as|its|director|'s|diabolical|debut|,|Mad|Cows|.
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director, mess, debut
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Any attempts at nuance given by the capable cast is drowned out by director Jon Purdy 's sledgehammer sap .
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Any|attempts|at|nuance|given|by|the|capable|cast|is|drowned|out|by|director|Jon|Purdy|'s|sledgehammer|sap|.
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Director, Cast, Nuance
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Its audacious ambitions sabotaged by pomposity , Steven Soderbergh 's space opera emerges as a numbingly dull experience .
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Its|audacious|ambitions|sabotaged|by|pomposity|,|Steven|Soderbergh|'s|space|opera|emerges|as|a|numbingly|dull|experience|.
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pomposity, Steven Soderbergh, space opera
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Despite some strong performances , never rises above the level of a telanovela .
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Despite|some|strong|performances|,|never|rises|above|the|level|of|a|telanovela|.
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telanovela, strong performances, level
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This is a picture that Maik , the firebrand turned savvy ad man , would be envious of : it hijacks the heat of revolution and turns it into a sales tool .
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This|is|a|picture|that|Maik|,|the|firebrand|turned|savvy|ad|man|,|would|be|envious|of|:|it|hijacks|the|heat|of|revolution|and|turns|it|into|a|sales|tool|.
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Maik, envy, revolution
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Feels slight , as if it were an extended short , albeit one made by the smartest kids in class .
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Feels|slight|,|as|if|it|were|an|extended|short|,|albeit|one|made|by|the|smartest|kids|in|class|.
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Keywords: slight feeling, extended short, smartest kids.
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Unspeakable , of course , barely begins to describe the plot and its complications .
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Unspeakable|,|of|course|,|barely|begins|to|describe|the|plot|and|its|complications|.
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complications, plot, unspeakable
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Vulgar is too optimistic a title .
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Vulgar|is|too|optimistic|a|title|.
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13|11|9|9|8|8|12|10|10|11|12|13|0
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optimism, title, vulgarity
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The actors pull out all the stops in nearly every scene , but to diminishing effect .
| 0.41667 |
The|actors|pull|out|all|the|stops|in|nearly|every|scene|,|but|to|diminishing|effect|.
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actors, performance, diminishing effect
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The characters never change .
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The|characters|never|change|.
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static characters, unchanging personalities, consistent traits
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If The Last Man were the last movie left on earth , there would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows .
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If|The|Last|Man|were|the|last|movie|left|on|earth|,|there|would|be|a|toss-up|between|presiding|over|the|end|of|cinema|as|we|know|it|and|another|night|of|delightful|hand|shadows|.
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end of cinema, Last Man, hand shadows
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Welles groupie\/scholar Peter Bogdanovich took a long time to do it , but he 's finally provided his own broadside at publishing giant William Randolph Hearst .
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Welles|groupie\/scholar|Peter|Bogdanovich|took|a|long|time|to|do|it|,|but|he|'s|finally|provided|his|own|broadside|at|publishing|giant|William|Randolph|Hearst|.
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Peter Bogdanovich, William Randolph Hearst, criticism
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Makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes , becoming so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it in the first place .
| 0.34722 |
Makes|the|same|mistake|as|the|music|industry|it|criticizes|,|becoming|so|slick|and|watered-down|it|almost|loses|what|made|you|love|it|in|the|first|place|.
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music industry, slick, watered-down
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Even as I valiantly struggled to remain interested , or at least conscious , I could feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy ...
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Even|as|I|valiantly|struggled|to|remain|interested|,|or|at|least|conscious|,|I|could|feel|my|eyelids|...|getting|...|very|...|heavy|...
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struggle, interest, fatigue
|
A bad movie that happened to good actors .
| 0.18056 |
A|bad|movie|that|happened|to|good|actors|.
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15|14|14|16|12|11|10|10|13|11|12|13|17|15|16|17|0
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bad movie, good actors, happened
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Boasts eye-catching art direction but has a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome .
| 0.26389 |
Boasts|eye-catching|art|direction|but|has|a|forcefully|quirky|tone|that|quickly|wears|out|its|limited|welcome|.
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art direction, quirky tone, limited welcome
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Screenwriter Dan Schneider and director Shawn Levy substitute volume and primary colors for humor and bite .
| 0.68056 |
Screenwriter|Dan|Schneider|and|director|Shawn|Levy|substitute|volume|and|primary|colors|for|humor|and|bite|.
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substitute, humor, colors
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Oversexed , at times overwrought comedy\/drama that offers little insight into the experience of being forty , female and single .
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Oversexed|,|at|times|overwrought|comedy\/drama|that|offers|little|insight|into|the|experience|of|being|forty|,|female|and|single|.
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comedy/drama, oversexed, single female experience
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That such a horrible movie could have sprung from such a great one is one of the year 's worst cinematic tragedies .
| 0.069444 |
That|such|a|horrible|movie|could|have|sprung|from|such|a|great|one|is|one|of|the|year|'s|worst|cinematic|tragedies|.
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movie, tragedy, comparison
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It all starts to smack of a Hallmark Hall of Fame , with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television .
| 0.27778 |
It|all|starts|to|smack|of|a|Hallmark|Hall|of|Fame|,|with|a|few|four|letter|words|thrown|in|that|are|generally|not|heard|on|television|.
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Hallmark Hall of Fame, four letter words, television
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Rarely has a film 's title served such dire warning .
| 0.19444 |
Rarely|has|a|film|'s|title|served|such|dire|warning|.
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21|19|16|15|15|17|14|13|12|12|20|13|14|18|16|17|18|19|20|21|0
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film title, dire warning, rarely
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If you saw Benigni 's Pinocchio at a public park , you 'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police .
| 0.26389 |
If|you|saw|Benigni|'s|Pinocchio|at|a|public|park|,|you|'d|grab|your|kids|and|run|and|then|probably|call|the|police|.
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public park, Benigni's Pinocchio, police
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The animation is competent , and some of the gags are quite funny , but Jonah ... never shakes the oppressive , morally superior good-for-you quality that almost automatically accompanies didactic entertainment .
| 0.47222 |
The|animation|is|competent|,|and|some|of|the|gags|are|quite|funny|,|but|Jonah|...|never|shakes|the|oppressive|,|morally|superior|good-for-you|quality|that|almost|automatically|accompanies|didactic|entertainment|.
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animation, humor, didactic entertainment
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The pace of the film is very slow ( for obvious reasons ) and that too becomes off-putting .
| 0.51389 |
The|pace|of|the|film|is|very|slow|(|for|obvious|reasons|)|and|that|too|becomes|off-putting|.
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slow pace, off-putting, obvious reasons
|
Mr. Wollter and Ms. Seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .
| 0.36111 |
Mr.|Wollter|and|Ms.|Seldhal|give|strong|and|convincing|performances|,|but|neither|reaches|into|the|deepest|recesses|of|the|character|to|unearth|the|quaking|essence|of|passion|,|grief|and|fear|.
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performances, passion, grief
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Shafer 's feature does n't offer much in terms of plot or acting .
| 0.30556 |
Shafer|'s|feature|does|n't|offer|much|in|terms|of|plot|or|acting|.
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25|25|26|22|22|20|20|19|18|17|15|15|16|24|16|17|18|19|21|21|23|23|24|27|26|27|0
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plot, acting, Shafer's feature
|
In his role of observer of the scene , Lawrence sounds whiny and defensive , as if his life-altering experiences made him bitter and less mature .
| 0.29167 |
In|his|role|of|observer|of|the|scene|,|Lawrence|sounds|whiny|and|defensive|,|as|if|his|life-altering|experiences|made|him|bitter|and|less|mature|.
|
52|50|50|49|48|47|46|46|45|44|40|38|38|39|41|37|36|34|33|33|32|31|29|29|28|28|43|30|30|31|32|35|34|35|36|37|42|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|53|47|48|49|51|51|52|53|0
|
Observer, Whiny, Life-altering experiences
|
( T ) he ideas of Revolution # 9 are more compelling than the execution
| 0.375 |
(|T|)|he|ideas|of|Revolution|#|9|are|more|compelling|than|the|execution
|
26|25|25|27|24|23|22|21|21|20|19|18|17|16|16|17|18|19|20|29|22|23|24|28|26|27|28|29|0
|
ideas, Revolution # 9, execution
|
The film did n't convince me that Calvin Jr. 's Barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of Chicago 's South Side .
| 0.27778 |
The|film|did|n't|convince|me|that|Calvin|Jr.|'s|Barbershop|represents|some|sort|of|beacon|of|hope|in|the|middle|of|Chicago|'s|South|Side|.
|
52|52|49|49|47|47|46|43|42|42|44|40|38|38|37|36|35|35|34|32|32|31|29|29|28|28|51|30|30|31|33|33|34|41|36|37|39|39|40|41|45|43|44|45|46|48|48|50|50|51|53|53|0
|
Chicago, South Side, Barbershop
|
What happens when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares ?
| 0.25 |
What|happens|when|something|goes|bump|in|the|night|and|nobody|cares|?
|
25|23|22|21|20|18|17|16|14|14|15|19|24|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|0
|
neglect, fear, consequences
|
Despite some comic sparks , Welcome to Collinwood never catches fire .
| 0.25 |
Despite|some|comic|sparks|,|Welcome|to|Collinwood|never|catches|fire|.
|
22|21|20|20|19|17|16|16|15|13|13|14|14|15|18|17|18|19|23|21|22|23|0
|
comedy, disappointment, lack of energy
|
Director George Hickenlooper has had some success with documentaries , but here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad , and his maudlin ending might not have gotten him into film school in the first place .
| 0.22222 |
Director|George|Hickenlooper|has|had|some|success|with|documentaries|,|but|here|his|sense|of|story|and|his|juvenile|camera|movements|smack|of|a|film|school|undergrad|,|and|his|maudlin|ending|might|not|have|gotten|him|into|film|school|in|the|first|place|.
|
84|83|83|82|81|79|79|78|78|86|87|74|71|71|70|68|68|67|66|65|65|64|63|62|61|60|60|75|76|58|57|57|55|55|54|52|52|51|49|49|48|47|46|46|89|47|48|50|50|51|53|53|54|56|56|59|58|59|77|61|62|63|64|73|66|67|69|69|70|72|72|73|74|75|76|77|88|80|80|81|82|85|84|85|86|87|88|89|0
|
documentaries, film school, maudlin ending
|
Shows moments of promise but ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling .
| 0.31944 |
Shows|moments|of|promise|but|ultimately|succumbs|to|cliches|and|pat|storytelling|.
|
22|21|20|20|23|19|18|17|16|15|14|14|25|15|16|17|18|19|24|21|22|23|24|25|0
|
cliches, pat storytelling, moments of promise
|
Even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .
| 0.34722 |
Even|accepting|this|in|the|right|frame|of|mind|can|only|provide|it|with|so|much|leniency|.
|
35|33|32|31|29|28|28|27|27|24|24|22|22|21|19|19|20|26|20|21|23|23|25|25|26|34|30|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|0
|
leniency, acceptance, mindset
|
Some Body is a shaky , uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves .
| 0.65278 |
Some|Body|is|a|shaky|,|uncertain|film|that|nevertheless|touches|a|few|raw|nerves|.
|
30|30|28|26|25|24|23|23|22|21|20|19|18|17|17|29|18|19|20|21|22|27|24|25|26|27|28|29|31|31|0
|
shaky film, raw nerves, uncertainty
|
All the small moments and flashbacks do n't add up to much more than trite observations on the human condition .
| 0.38889 |
All|the|small|moments|and|flashbacks|do|n't|add|up|to|much|more|than|trite|observations|on|the|human|condition|.
|
38|37|36|36|39|40|33|33|31|31|30|28|27|27|26|25|24|23|22|22|35|23|24|25|26|29|28|29|30|32|32|34|34|35|41|37|38|39|40|41|0
|
trite observations, human condition, small moments
|
( A ) stale retread of the '53 original .
| 0.30556 |
(|A|)|stale|retread|of|the|'53|original|.
|
17|16|16|14|14|13|12|11|11|19|12|13|15|15|18|17|18|19|0
|
retread, stale, original
|
One thing 's for sure -- if George Romero had directed this movie , it would n't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head .
| 0.26389 |
One|thing|'s|for|sure|--|if|George|Romero|had|directed|this|movie|,|it|would|n't|have|taken|the|protagonists|a|full|hour|to|determine|that|in|order|to|kill|a|zombie|you|must|shoot|it|in|the|head|.
|
77|77|76|75|75|79|73|71|71|70|69|68|68|67|66|64|64|63|61|59|59|58|57|57|56|55|54|51|51|50|49|48|48|47|46|44|44|43|42|42|81|43|45|45|46|47|53|49|50|52|52|53|54|55|56|62|58|60|60|61|62|63|65|65|66|67|74|69|70|72|72|73|74|80|76|78|78|79|80|81|0
|
George Romero, zombie, shooting
|
For dance completists only .
| 0.18056 |
For|dance|completists|only|.
|
9|8|6|6|7|7|8|9|0
|
dance, completists, format
|
Spreads itself too thin , leaving these actors , as well as the members of the commune , short of profound characterizations
| 0.125 |
Spreads|itself|too|thin|,|leaving|these|actors|,|as|well|as|the|members|of|the|commune|,|short|of|profound|characterizations
|
39|38|37|37|40|36|32|32|33|31|30|30|28|28|27|26|26|42|25|24|23|23|24|25|43|27|29|29|35|31|34|33|34|35|36|41|38|39|40|41|42|43|0
|
characterization, actors, commune
|
It would n't matter so much that this arrogant Richard Pryor wannabe 's routine is offensive , puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed if it was at least funny .
| 0.25 |
It|would|n't|matter|so|much|that|this|arrogant|Richard|Pryor|wannabe|'s|routine|is|offensive|,|puerile|and|unimaginatively|foul-mouthed|if|it|was|at|least|funny|.
|
55|52|52|51|49|49|48|46|45|44|43|43|42|41|39|35|35|36|37|34|34|33|32|31|29|29|30|54|30|31|32|33|40|38|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|47|44|45|46|47|48|50|50|51|53|53|54|55|0
|
offensive, humor, Richard Pryor
|
The locale ... remains far more interesting than the story at hand .
| 0.375 |
The|locale|...|remains|far|more|interesting|than|the|story|at|hand|.
|
24|24|23|21|19|18|18|17|15|15|14|14|22|16|16|17|20|19|20|21|22|23|25|25|0
|
locale, interesting, story
|
Yo , it 's The Days Of Our Lives meets Electric Boogaloo .
| 0.43056 |
Yo|,|it|'s|The|Days|Of|Our|Lives|meets|Electric|Boogaloo|.
|
24|23|22|21|19|19|18|17|17|15|14|14|16|15|16|25|18|20|20|21|22|23|24|25|0
|
Soap opera, dance movie, fusion
|
I liked the original short story but this movie , even at an hour and twenty-some minutes , it 's too long and it goes nowhere .
| 0.15278 |
I|liked|the|original|short|story|but|this|movie|,|even|at|an|hour|and|twenty-some|minutes|,|it|'s|too|long|and|it|goes|nowhere|.
|
48|45|43|42|41|41|40|39|39|46|38|37|34|34|35|33|33|49|32|31|30|30|51|29|28|28|53|29|52|31|32|50|36|35|36|37|38|47|40|44|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|0
|
movie, length, disappointment
|
This little film is so slovenly done , so primitive in technique , that it ca n't really be called animation .
| 0.11111 |
This|little|film|is|so|slovenly|done|,|so|primitive|in|technique|,|that|it|ca|n't|really|be|called|animation|.
|
42|41|41|38|38|37|33|33|32|31|30|30|35|29|28|25|25|26|24|23|23|40|24|27|26|27|28|29|36|31|32|34|34|35|36|37|39|39|40|43|42|43|0
|
primitive technique, sloppy film, not animation
|
Makes 98 minutes feel like three hours .
| 0.055556 |
Makes|98|minutes|feel|like|three|hours|.
|
14|13|13|11|10|9|9|12|10|11|12|15|14|15|0
|
Time perception, movie experience, duration
|
Hawke 's film , a boring , pretentious waste of nearly two hours , does n't tell you anything except that the Chelsea Hotel today is populated by whiny , pathetic , starving and untalented artistes .
| 0.30556 |
Hawke|'s|film|,|a|boring|,|pretentious|waste|of|nearly|two|hours|,|does|n't|tell|you|anything|except|that|the|Chelsea|Hotel|today|is|populated|by|whiny|,|pathetic|,|starving|and|untalented|artistes|.
|
68|68|69|70|66|64|63|63|65|62|60|60|61|72|57|57|55|55|54|53|52|50|49|48|48|47|46|45|43|42|41|40|38|38|39|44|59|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|51|49|50|51|52|53|54|56|56|58|58|59|73|61|62|67|64|65|66|67|71|69|70|71|72|73|0
|
film review, negative critique, Chelsea Hotel
|
Aspires to the cracked lunacy of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai , but thanks to an astonishingly witless script ends up more like The Adventures of Ford Fairlane .
| 0.29167 |
Aspires|to|the|cracked|lunacy|of|The|Adventures|of|Buckaroo|Banzai|,|but|thanks|to|an|astonishingly|witless|script|ends|up|more|like|The|Adventures|of|Ford|Fairlane|.
|
56|55|49|48|48|47|46|46|45|44|44|52|53|43|42|41|40|39|39|36|35|35|34|32|32|31|30|30|38|31|33|33|34|37|36|37|38|57|40|41|42|43|54|45|51|47|50|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|0
|
Buckaroo Banzai, witless script, Ford Fairlane
|
Real-life strongman Ahola lacks the charisma and ability to carry the film on his admittedly broad shoulders .
| 0.27778 |
Real-life|strongman|Ahola|lacks|the|charisma|and|ability|to|carry|the|film|on|his|admittedly|broad|shoulders|.
|
34|33|33|30|29|27|27|28|26|24|23|23|22|21|19|19|20|32|20|21|22|25|24|25|26|31|28|29|30|31|32|35|34|35|0
|
lack of charisma, strongman, film
|
The title , alone , should scare any sane person away .
| 0.125 |
The|title|,|alone|,|should|scare|any|sane|person|away|.
|
22|22|21|20|19|17|15|14|13|13|16|18|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|23|23|0
|
scary title, avoidance, sanity
|
Low comedy does n't come much lower .
| 0.36111 |
Low|comedy|does|n't|come|much|lower|.
|
14|14|11|11|10|9|9|13|10|12|12|13|15|15|0
|
Low comedy, lower, doesn't come
|
Appropriately cynical social commentary aside , # 9 never quite ignites .
| 0.38889 |
Appropriately|cynical|social|commentary|aside|,|#|9|never|quite|ignites|.
|
18|18|17|17|20|21|16|16|14|14|13|13|15|15|23|22|19|19|20|21|22|23|0
|
cynical social commentary, lack of excitement, disappointment
|
It 's crap on a leash -- far too polite to scale the lunatic heights of Joe Dante 's similarly styled Gremlins .
| 0.041667 |
It|'s|crap|on|a|leash|--|far|too|polite|to|scale|the|lunatic|heights|of|Joe|Dante|'s|similarly|styled|Gremlins|.
|
45|43|42|41|38|38|39|37|36|35|34|33|31|30|30|29|27|26|26|24|24|25|44|25|28|27|28|29|32|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|40|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|0
|
polite, Gremlins, comparison
|
One of the most depressing movie-going experiences I can think of is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh once .
| 0.20833 |
One|of|the|most|depressing|movie-going|experiences|I|can|think|of|is|to|sit|through|about|90|minutes|of|a|so-called|`|comedy|'|and|not|laugh|once|.
|
56|55|53|51|51|50|50|49|48|47|47|45|44|42|41|38|38|39|37|34|33|32|31|31|35|30|30|43|46|36|32|33|34|35|36|37|40|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|57|48|49|54|52|52|53|54|55|56|57|0
|
movie-going experience, depressing, comedy
|
This is the kind of movie where the big scene is a man shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream .
| 0.375 |
This|is|the|kind|of|movie|where|the|big|scene|is|a|man|shot|out|of|a|cannon|into|a|vat|of|ice|cream|.
|
49|47|44|44|43|43|42|40|39|39|38|36|36|33|33|32|31|31|30|28|28|27|26|26|48|27|29|29|30|35|32|34|34|35|37|37|38|41|40|41|42|46|45|45|46|47|48|49|0
|
movie, big scene, cannon
|
Let 's face it -- there are n't many reasons anyone would want to see Crossroads if they 're not big fans of teen pop kitten Britney Spears .
| 0.44444 |
Let|'s|face|it|--|there|are|n't|many|reasons|anyone|would|want|to|see|Crossroads|if|they|'re|not|big|fans|of|teen|pop|kitten|Britney|Spears|.
|
53|53|52|52|55|51|49|49|47|47|46|45|44|43|41|41|40|39|37|37|35|35|34|33|32|31|30|30|57|31|32|33|34|36|36|38|38|39|40|42|42|43|44|45|46|48|48|50|50|51|56|54|54|55|56|57|0
|
teen pop, Britney Spears, Crossroads
|
A loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .
| 0.11111 |
A|loud|,|brash|and|mainly|unfunny|high|school|comedy|.
|
19|18|17|16|15|14|14|13|12|12|21|13|20|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|0
|
high school, comedy, unfunny
|
An exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit of work , every bit as imperious as Katzenberg 's The Prince of Egypt from 1998 .
| 0.38889 |
An|exceptionally|dreary|and|overwrought|bit|of|work|,|every|bit|as|imperious|as|Katzenberg|'s|The|Prince|of|Egypt|from|1998|.
|
43|41|39|39|40|42|38|38|37|34|33|32|32|31|31|29|27|27|26|25|24|24|30|25|26|28|28|29|30|36|35|33|34|35|36|37|45|44|40|41|42|43|44|45|0
|
overwrought, imperious, Prince of Egypt
|
The movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .
| 0.18056 |
The|movie|is|so|resolutely|cobbled|together|out|of|older|movies|that|it|even|uses|a|totally|unnecessary|prologue|,|just|because|it|seems|obligatory|.
|
50|50|46|45|45|42|42|43|41|40|40|39|38|37|34|33|31|31|32|35|30|29|28|27|27|49|28|29|30|36|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|48|41|44|43|44|47|46|47|48|49|51|51|0
|
movie, cobbled together, unnecessary prologue
|
The movie 's vision of a white American zealously spreading a Puritanical brand of Christianity to South Seas islanders is one only a true believer could relish .
| 0.34722 |
The|movie|'s|vision|of|a|white|American|zealously|spreading|a|Puritanical|brand|of|Christianity|to|South|Seas|islanders|is|one|only|a|true|believer|could|relish|.
|
52|51|51|53|50|48|47|46|46|44|42|41|41|40|40|39|38|37|37|35|34|32|31|30|30|29|29|36|33|31|32|33|34|35|36|55|38|39|45|43|42|43|44|45|49|47|48|49|50|54|52|53|54|55|0
|
Puritanical Christianity, South Seas islanders, movie interpretation
|
Maid in Manhattan proves that it 's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies .
| 0.19444 |
Maid|in|Manhattan|proves|that|it|'s|easier|to|change|the|sheets|than|to|change|hackneyed|concepts|when|it|comes|to|dreaming|up|romantic|comedies|.
|
50|49|49|47|46|45|42|42|41|40|39|39|38|37|35|34|34|33|32|31|30|28|28|27|27|48|29|29|30|31|32|33|36|35|36|37|38|44|40|41|43|43|44|45|46|47|48|51|50|51|0
|
romantic comedies, hackneyed concepts, Maid in Manhattan
|
A fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special .
| 0.36111 |
A|fairly|harmless|but|ultimately|lifeless|feature-length|afterschool|special|.
|
17|13|13|14|12|12|16|11|11|19|18|15|14|15|16|17|18|19|0
|
Feature-length, afterschool special, lifeless.
|
I ca n't remember the last time I saw a movie where I wanted so badly for the protagonist to fail .
| 0.40278 |
I|ca|n't|remember|the|last|time|I|saw|a|movie|where|I|wanted|so|badly|for|the|protagonist|to|fail|.
|
43|40|40|39|37|36|36|35|33|32|32|31|30|27|26|26|25|24|24|23|23|42|29|25|28|27|28|29|30|31|34|33|34|35|38|37|38|39|41|41|42|43|0
|
protagonist, failure, movie
|
... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
| 0.375 |
...|the|whole|thing|succeeded|only|in|making|me|groggy|.
|
21|19|18|18|16|15|14|12|12|13|17|13|14|15|16|17|20|19|20|21|0
|
drowsiness, unsuccessful, experience
|
Like most of Jaglom 's films , some of it is honestly affecting , but more of it seems contrived and secondhand .
| 0.33333 |
Like|most|of|Jaglom|'s|films|,|some|of|it|is|honestly|affecting|,|but|more|of|it|seems|contrived|and|secondhand|.
|
40|39|38|36|36|37|35|33|32|32|30|30|31|42|43|28|27|27|26|24|24|25|45|25|26|29|28|29|44|31|34|33|34|35|41|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|0
|
Jaglom's films, affecting, contrived
|
One long , numbing action sequence made up mostly of routine stuff Yuen has given us before .
| 0.26389 |
One|long|,|numbing|action|sequence|made|up|mostly|of|routine|stuff|Yuen|has|given|us|before|.
|
34|34|33|30|29|29|26|26|27|25|24|23|23|21|20|19|19|22|20|21|22|32|24|25|28|27|28|31|30|31|32|33|35|35|0
|
routine stuff, action sequence, Yuen
|
Forgettable , if good-hearted , movie .
| 0.375 |
Forgettable|,|if|good-hearted|,|movie|.
|
13|12|10|10|9|8|8|9|11|11|12|13|0
|
forgettable, good-hearted, movie
|
The film 's most improbable feat ?
| 0.30556 |
The|film|'s|most|improbable|feat|?
|
12|12|10|8|8|9|11|9|10|11|13|13|0
|
film, improbable feat, prompt
|
It did n't go straight to video .
| 0.45833 |
It|did|n't|go|straight|to|video|.
|
15|12|12|10|10|9|9|14|11|11|13|13|14|15|0
|
video, straight, not
|
... about as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams playing one another on the final day of the season .
| 0.13889 |
...|about|as|exciting|to|watch|as|two|last-place|basketball|teams|playing|one|another|on|the|final|day|of|the|season|.
|
43|40|38|37|36|35|34|33|32|32|39|30|29|29|28|26|25|25|24|23|23|42|24|27|26|27|28|31|30|31|41|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|0
|
basketball, last-place teams, final day of season
|
The Chateau ... is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters .
| 0.31944 |
The|Chateau|...|is|less|concerned|with|cultural|and|political|issues|than|doting|on|its|eccentric|characters|.
|
34|34|33|31|29|28|27|26|25|24|24|23|22|21|20|19|19|32|20|21|22|23|30|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|35|35|0
|
eccentric characters, cultural issues, political issues
|
Cruel and inhuman cinematic punishment ... simultaneously degrades its characters , its stars and its audience .
| 0.125 |
Cruel|and|inhuman|cinematic|punishment|...|simultaneously|degrades|its|characters|,|its|stars|and|its|audience|.
|
31|31|30|29|29|28|27|25|20|20|21|19|19|23|18|18|26|24|22|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|33|30|32|32|33|0
|
degradation, punishment, cinema
|
It 's not too fast and not too slow .
| 0.68056 |
It|'s|not|too|fast|and|not|too|slow|.
|
19|16|16|13|13|14|12|11|11|18|12|15|14|15|17|17|18|19|0
|
moderate, speed, balance
|
It 's not too racy and it 's not too offensive .
| 0.59722 |
It|'s|not|too|racy|and|it|'s|not|too|offensive|.
|
20|18|18|17|17|21|16|14|14|13|13|23|15|15|16|22|19|19|20|21|22|23|0
|
mildness, appropriateness, acceptability
|
It 's not too much of anything .
| 0.22222 |
It|'s|not|too|much|of|anything|.
|
15|12|12|11|10|9|9|14|10|11|13|13|14|15|0
|
not too much, anything, statement
|
The great pity is that those responsible did n't cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it The Adventures of Direct-to-Video Nash , and send it to its proper home .
| 0.27778 |
The|great|pity|is|that|those|responsible|did|n't|cut|their|losses|--|and|ours|--|and|retitle|it|The|Adventures|of|Direct-to-Video|Nash|,|and|send|it|to|its|proper|home|.
|
64|63|63|61|60|58|58|56|56|49|48|48|45|45|46|47|51|44|43|41|41|40|39|39|53|54|37|37|36|35|34|34|62|35|36|38|38|55|40|42|42|43|44|52|46|47|50|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|57|57|59|59|60|61|62|65|64|65|0
|
cut losses, retitle, direct-to-video
|
About as original as a gangster sweating bullets while worrying about a contract on his life .
| 0.45833 |
About|as|original|as|a|gangster|sweating|bullets|while|worrying|about|a|contract|on|his|life|.
|
31|30|30|29|28|27|27|25|24|23|22|20|20|19|18|18|26|19|21|21|22|23|24|25|26|33|28|29|32|31|32|33|0
|
originality, gangster, fear
|
An empty shell of an epic rather than the real deal .
| 0.22222 |
An|empty|shell|of|an|epic|rather|than|the|real|deal|.
|
21|20|20|19|16|16|15|15|14|13|13|23|14|18|17|17|18|19|22|21|22|23|0
|
empty shell, epic, real deal
|
We could have expected a little more human being , and a little less product .
| 0.5 |
We|could|have|expected|a|little|more|human|being|,|and|a|little|less|product|.
|
31|29|28|27|23|21|20|20|22|24|25|19|17|17|18|30|18|19|26|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|0
|
humanity, consumerism, expectations
|
Instead of using George and Lucy 's most obvious differences to ignite sparks , Lawrence desperately looks elsewhere , seizing on George 's haplessness and Lucy 's personality tics .
| 0.27778 |
Instead|of|using|George|and|Lucy|'s|most|obvious|differences|to|ignite|sparks|,|Lawrence|desperately|looks|elsewhere|,|seizing|on|George|'s|haplessness|and|Lucy|'s|personality|tics|.
|
58|57|56|53|53|51|51|49|49|50|48|47|47|46|45|44|40|40|41|39|38|34|34|35|36|32|32|31|31|43|33|33|37|35|36|37|38|39|42|41|42|43|44|45|46|59|48|55|50|52|52|54|54|55|56|57|58|59|0
|
Character differences, Igniting sparks, Desperate measures
|
Whether Quitting will prove absorbing to American audiences is debatable .
| 0.55556 |
Whether|Quitting|will|prove|absorbing|to|American|audiences|is|debatable|.
|
20|19|18|17|16|15|14|14|12|12|13|13|21|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|0
|
American audiences, Quitting, debatable
|
Becomes a bit of a mishmash : a tearjerker that does n't and a thriller that wo n't .
| 0.19444 |
Becomes|a|bit|of|a|mishmash|:|a|tearjerker|that|does|n't|and|a|thriller|that|wo|n't|.
|
33|32|32|31|30|30|35|26|26|25|24|24|28|22|22|21|20|20|37|21|23|23|29|25|27|27|28|29|36|31|34|33|34|35|36|37|0
|
mishmash, tearjerker, thriller
|
Family togetherness takes a back seat to inter-family rivalry and workplace ambition ... whole subplots have no explanation or even plot relevance .
| 0.22222 |
Family|togetherness|takes|a|back|seat|to|inter-family|rivalry|and|workplace|ambition|...|whole|subplots|have|no|explanation|or|even|plot|relevance|.
|
41|41|39|38|37|37|36|35|34|33|32|32|43|30|30|29|25|25|26|27|24|24|45|28|26|27|28|29|31|31|44|33|34|35|36|40|38|39|40|42|42|43|44|45|0
|
inter-family rivalry, workplace ambition, plot relevance
|
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