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Theological matters aside , the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues .
| 0.22222 |
Theological|matters|aside|,|the|movie|is|so|clumsily|sentimental|and|ineptly|directed|it|may|leave|you|speaking|in|tongues|.
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clumsy, sentimental, ineptly directed
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This latest installment of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain has arrived for an incongruous summer playoff , demonstrating yet again that the era of the intelligent , well-made B movie is long gone .
| 0.25 |
This|latest|installment|of|the|horror|film|franchise|that|is|apparently|as|invulnerable|as|its|trademark|villain|has|arrived|for|an|incongruous|summer|playoff|,|demonstrating|yet|again|that|the|era|of|the|intelligent|,|well-made|B|movie|is|long|gone|.
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horror film franchise, summer playoff, decline of B movies
|
Novak contemplates a heartland so overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama .
| 0.25 |
Novak|contemplates|a|heartland|so|overwhelmed|by|its|lack|of|purpose|that|it|seeks|excitement|in|manufactured|high|drama|.
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Contemplation, Heartland, Manufactured Drama
|
Been there , done that , liked it much better the first time around - when it was called The Professional .
| 0.29167 |
Been|there|,|done|that|,|liked|it|much|better|the|first|time|around|-|when|it|was|called|The|Professional|.
|
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Keywords: Comparison, Disappointment, Movie.
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The film is all over the place , really .
| 0.16667 |
The|film|is|all|over|the|place|,|really|.
|
18|18|14|13|12|11|11|15|16|17|12|13|14|15|16|17|19|19|0
|
disorganized, film, opinion
|
It dabbles all around , never gaining much momentum .
| 0.25 |
It|dabbles|all|around|,|never|gaining|much|momentum|.
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19|15|14|14|16|13|12|11|11|18|12|13|17|15|16|17|18|19|0
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dabbling, lack of momentum, movement
|
The beautiful , unusual music is this film 's chief draw , but its dreaminess may lull you to sleep .
| 0.51389 |
The|beautiful|,|unusual|music|is|this|film|'s|chief|draw|,|but|its|dreaminess|may|lull|you|to|sleep|.
|
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|
music, dreaminess, film
|
The action quickly sinks into by-the-numbers territory .
| 0.27778 |
The|action|quickly|sinks|into|by-the-numbers|territory|.
|
14|14|13|11|10|9|9|12|10|11|12|13|15|15|0
|
action, by-the-numbers, territory
|
Forages for audience sympathy like a temperamental child begging for attention , giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining .
| 0.19444 |
Forages|for|audience|sympathy|like|a|temperamental|child|begging|for|attention|,|giving|audiences|no|reason|to|truly|care|for|its|decrepit|freaks|beyond|the|promise|of|a|reprieve|from|their|incessant|whining|.
|
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Audience sympathy, temperamental child, decrepit freaks
|
When ( Reno ) lets her radical flag fly , taking angry potshots at George W. Bush , Henry Kissinger , Larry King , et al. , Reno devolves into a laugh-free lecture .
| 0.38889 |
When|(|Reno|)|lets|her|radical|flag|fly|,|taking|angry|potshots|at|George|W.|Bush|,|Henry|Kissinger|,|Larry|King|,|et|al.|,|Reno|devolves|into|a|laugh-free|lecture|.
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66|65|64|63|60|59|58|57|57|61|55|54|54|53|46|45|45|47|44|44|49|43|43|51|42|42|41|40|38|37|36|35|35|39|36|37|38|39|40|41|67|52|50|48|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|56|55|56|62|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|0
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radicalism, criticism, humorlessness
|
Such a premise is ripe for all manner of lunacy , but Kaufman and Gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go .
| 0.36111 |
Such|a|premise|is|ripe|for|all|manner|of|lunacy|,|but|Kaufman|and|Gondry|rarely|seem|sure|of|where|it|should|go|.
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lunacy, uncertainty, direction
|
Burns ' fifth beer-soaked film feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off .
| 0.125 |
Burns|'|fifth|beer-soaked|film|feels|in|almost|every|possible|way|--|from|the|writing|and|direction|to|the|soggy|performances|--|tossed|off|.
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film, writing, performances
|
While this one gets off with a good natured warning , future Lizard endeavors will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter
| 0.36111 |
While|this|one|gets|off|with|a|good|natured|warning|,|future|Lizard|endeavors|will|need|to|adhere|more|closely|to|the|laws|of|laughter
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warning, adherence, laws of laughter
|
Another boorish movie from the I-heard-a-joke - at-a-frat-party school of screenwriting .
| 0.097222 |
Another|boorish|movie|from|the|I-heard-a-joke|-|at-a-frat-party|school|of|screenwriting|.
|
19|18|18|17|16|16|21|14|14|13|13|23|15|15|22|17|20|19|20|21|22|23|0
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boorish, movie, screenwriting
|
Too much of the movie feels contrived , as if the filmmakers were worried the story would n't work without all those gimmicks .
| 0.31944 |
Too|much|of|the|movie|feels|contrived|,|as|if|the|filmmakers|were|worried|the|story|would|n't|work|without|all|those|gimmicks|.
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contrived, gimmicks, filmmakers
|
It 's hard to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie .
| 0.19444 |
It|'s|hard|to|understand|why|anyone|in|his|right|mind|would|even|think|to|make|the|attraction|a|movie|.
|
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movie adaptation, confusion, disbelief
|
And it 's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it .
| 0.055556 |
And|it|'s|harder|still|to|believe|that|anyone|in|his|right|mind|would|want|to|see|the|it|.
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belief, sanity, desire
|
The ethos of the Chelsea Hotel may shape Hawke 's artistic aspirations , but he has n't yet coordinated his own DV poetry with the Beat he hears in his soul .
| 0.375 |
The|ethos|of|the|Chelsea|Hotel|may|shape|Hawke|'s|artistic|aspirations|,|but|he|has|n't|yet|coordinated|his|own|DV|poetry|with|the|Beat|he|hears|in|his|soul|.
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Chelsea Hotel, artistic aspirations, Beat influence
|
The sight of the name Bruce Willis brings to mind images of a violent battlefield action picture , but the film has a lot more on its mind -- maybe too much .
| 0.5 |
The|sight|of|the|name|Bruce|Willis|brings|to|mind|images|of|a|violent|battlefield|action|picture|,|but|the|film|has|a|lot|more|on|its|mind|--|maybe|too|much|.
|
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Bruce Willis, violent action, thought-provoking
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Why sit through a crummy , wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies , when you could just rent those movies instead , let alone seek out a respectable new one ?
| 0.055556 |
Why|sit|through|a|crummy|,|wannabe-hip|crime|comedy|that|refers|incessantly|to|old|movies|,|when|you|could|just|rent|those|movies|instead|,|let|alone|seek|out|a|respectable|new|one|?
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67|65|64|62|61|60|59|58|58|57|56|55|54|51|51|52|50|49|47|47|42|41|41|43|44|40|40|38|38|37|36|35|35|66|36|37|39|39|46|45|42|43|44|45|46|48|48|49|50|53|52|53|54|55|56|57|63|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|0
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movie references, crime comedy, alternative options
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The obnoxious special effects , the obligatory outbursts of flatulence and the incessant , so-five-minutes-ago pop music on the soundtrack overwhelm what is left of the scruffy , dopey old Hanna-Barbera charm .
| 0.097222 |
The|obnoxious|special|effects|,|the|obligatory|outbursts|of|flatulence|and|the|incessant|,|so-five-minutes-ago|pop|music|on|the|soundtrack|overwhelm|what|is|left|of|the|scruffy|,|dopey|old|Hanna-Barbera|charm|.
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special effects, flatulence, pop music
|
Exploring value choices is a worthwhile topic for a film -- but here the choices are as contrived and artificial as Kerrigan 's platinum-blonde hair .
| 0.40278 |
Exploring|value|choices|is|a|worthwhile|topic|for|a|film|--|but|here|the|choices|are|as|contrived|and|artificial|as|Kerrigan|'s|platinum-blonde|hair|.
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film, value choices, contrived
|
The movie 's downfall is to substitute plot for personality .
| 0.20833 |
The|movie|'s|downfall|is|to|substitute|plot|for|personality|.
|
19|18|18|20|16|15|13|13|12|12|17|14|14|15|16|17|21|19|20|21|0
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substitute, plot, personality
|
It does n't really know or care about the characters , and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events .
| 0.25 |
It|does|n't|really|know|or|care|about|the|characters|,|and|uses|them|as|markers|for|a|series|of|preordained|events|.
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characters, preordained events, indifference
|
All mood and no movie .
| 0.23611 |
All|mood|and|no|movie|.
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10|8|8|7|7|11|9|9|10|11|0
|
mood, movie, absence
|
Press the delete key .
| 0.097222 |
Press|the|delete|key|.
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8|7|6|6|9|7|8|9|0
|
delete, key, press
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Simone is not a bad film .
| 0.61111 |
Simone|is|not|a|bad|film|.
|
13|10|10|9|8|8|12|9|11|11|12|13|0
|
film, Simone, not bad
|
It just does n't have anything really interesting to say .
| 0.38889 |
It|just|does|n't|have|anything|really|interesting|to|say|.
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21|20|17|17|16|15|13|13|12|12|19|14|14|15|16|18|18|19|20|21|0
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uninteresting, lack of substance, communication
|
Once he starts learning to compromise with reality enough to become comparatively sane and healthy , the film becomes predictably conventional .
| 0.33333 |
Once|he|starts|learning|to|compromise|with|reality|enough|to|become|comparatively|sane|and|healthy|,|the|film|becomes|predictably|conventional|.
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compromise, sanity, predictability
|
... hopefully it 'll be at the dollar theatres by the time Christmas rolls around .
| 0.52778 |
...|hopefully|it|'ll|be|at|the|dollar|theatres|by|the|time|Christmas|rolls|around|.
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31|29|28|27|25|24|23|22|22|21|19|19|18|17|17|30|18|20|20|21|26|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|0
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dollar theatres, Christmas, release date
|
Wait to see it then .
| 0.38889 |
Wait|to|see|it|then|.
|
10|9|7|7|8|11|8|9|10|11|0
|
wait, see, return
|
There 's no disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer .
| 0.013889 |
There|'s|no|disguising|this|as|one|of|the|worst|films|of|the|summer|.
|
29|27|26|24|24|23|22|21|19|18|18|17|16|16|28|17|20|19|20|21|22|23|25|25|26|27|28|29|0
|
worst films, summer, disguising
|
Or for the year , for that matter .
| 0.5 |
Or|for|the|year|,|for|that|matter|.
|
17|15|14|14|13|11|10|10|12|11|12|13|16|15|16|17|0
|
year, return, matter
|
Lacks the spirit of the previous two , and makes all those jokes about hos and even more unmentionable subjects seem like mere splashing around in the muck .
| 0.18056 |
Lacks|the|spirit|of|the|previous|two|,|and|makes|all|those|jokes|about|hos|and|even|more|unmentionable|subjects|seem|like|mere|splashing|around|in|the|muck|.
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jokes, lack of spirit, inappropriate subjects
|
This hastily mounted production exists only to capitalize on Hopkins ' inclination to play Hannibal Lecter again , even though Harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book .
| 0.15278 |
This|hastily|mounted|production|exists|only|to|capitalize|on|Hopkins|'|inclination|to|play|Hannibal|Lecter|again|,|even|though|Harris|has|no|immediate|inclination|to|provide|a|fourth|book|.
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Hannibal Lecter, Anthony Hopkins, book adaptation
|
Death to Smoochy tells a moldy-oldie , not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it - thinks-it-is joke .
| 0.33333 |
Death|to|Smoochy|tells|a|moldy-oldie|,|not-nearly|-|as-nasty|-|as-it|-|thinks-it-is|joke|.
|
30|29|29|27|24|23|22|20|19|18|18|21|25|17|17|28|26|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|31|30|31|0
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comedy, satire, overrated
|
Over and over again .
| 0.38889 |
Over|and|over|again|.
|
8|8|7|6|6|7|9|9|0
|
repetition, frequency, persistence
|
The threat implied in the title Pokémon 4ever is terrifying -- like locusts in a horde these things will keep coming .
| 0.125 |
The|threat|implied|in|the|title|Pokémon|4ever|is|terrifying|--|like|locusts|in|a|horde|these|things|will|keep|coming|.
|
39|39|38|36|35|35|33|33|32|32|41|30|29|28|27|27|25|25|24|23|23|43|24|26|26|31|28|29|30|31|42|34|34|37|36|37|38|40|40|41|42|43|0
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threat, Pokémon, horde
|
The film never gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements , in terms of love , age , gender , race , and class .
| 0.36111 |
The|film|never|gets|over|its|own|investment|in|conventional|arrangements|,|in|terms|of|love|,|age|,|gender|,|race|,|and|class|.
|
50|50|49|45|44|42|41|41|40|39|39|46|38|37|36|34|34|33|32|31|30|29|27|27|28|48|28|29|30|31|32|33|35|35|36|37|38|47|40|43|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|51|51|0
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conventional arrangements, love, gender
|
To call this film a lump of coal would only be to flatter it .
| 0.125 |
To|call|this|film|a|lump|of|coal|would|only|be|to|flatter|it|.
|
28|26|25|25|23|23|22|22|19|19|18|17|16|16|21|17|18|20|20|21|29|24|24|27|26|27|28|29|0
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film, negative review, coal
|
Entertainment more disposable than Hanna-Barbera 's half-hour cartoons ever were .
| 0.43056 |
Entertainment|more|disposable|than|Hanna-Barbera|'s|half-hour|cartoons|ever|were|.
|
20|18|18|17|15|15|14|14|13|12|12|13|21|16|16|17|19|19|20|21|0
|
disposable, entertainment, Hanna-Barbera
|
The film falls short on tension , eloquence , spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original New Testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries .
| 0.25 |
The|film|falls|short|on|tension|,|eloquence|,|spiritual|challenge|--|things|that|have|made|the|original|New|Testament|stories|so|compelling|for|20|centuries|.
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tension, eloquence, spiritual challenge
|
By the end of it all I sort of loved the people onscreen , even though I could not stand them .
| 0.79167 |
By|the|end|of|it|all|I|sort|of|loved|the|people|onscreen|,|even|though|I|could|not|stand|them|.
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emotions, conflicting feelings, character development
|
Perhaps the film should be seen as a conversation starter .
| 0.56944 |
Perhaps|the|film|should|be|seen|as|a|conversation|starter|.
|
21|19|19|17|16|15|14|13|12|12|18|13|14|15|16|17|18|20|20|21|0
|
conversation starter, film, perception
|
It 's not an easy one to review .
| 0.38889 |
It|'s|not|an|easy|one|to|review|.
|
17|14|14|13|12|11|10|10|16|11|12|13|15|15|16|17|0
|
difficult, review, challenging
|
At best this is a film for the under-7 crowd .
| 0.29167 |
At|best|this|is|a|film|for|the|under-7|crowd|.
|
20|20|19|17|15|15|14|13|12|12|18|13|14|16|16|17|18|19|21|21|0
|
film, under-7 crowd, best
|
But it would be better to wait for the video .
| 0.33333 |
But|it|would|be|better|to|wait|for|the|video|.
|
21|20|18|16|16|15|14|13|12|12|19|13|14|15|17|17|18|19|20|21|0
|
wait, video, better
|
And a very rainy day .
| 0.47222 |
And|a|very|rainy|day|.
|
11|8|7|7|9|10|8|9|10|11|0
|
weather, precipitation, atmosphere
|
The whole talking-animal thing is grisly .
| 0.34722 |
The|whole|talking-animal|thing|is|grisly|.
|
12|11|10|10|8|8|9|9|13|11|12|13|0
|
talking animals, grisly, opinion
|
Never Again , while nothing special , is pleasant , diverting and modest -- definitely a step in the right direction .
| 0.73611 |
Never|Again|,|while|nothing|special|,|is|pleasant|,|diverting|and|modest|--|definitely|a|step|in|the|right|direction|.
|
42|42|41|39|38|38|37|34|33|32|30|30|31|29|28|26|26|25|24|23|23|36|24|25|27|27|28|29|35|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|40|39|40|41|43|43|0
|
pleasant, diverting, modest
|
Would n't it be funny if a bunch of Allied soldiers went undercover as women in a German factory during World War II ?
| 0.5 |
Would|n't|it|be|funny|if|a|bunch|of|Allied|soldiers|went|undercover|as|women|in|a|German|factory|during|World|War|II|?
|
44|44|45|42|42|41|38|38|37|36|36|33|33|32|31|30|29|28|28|27|26|25|25|47|26|27|35|29|30|31|32|34|34|35|40|37|39|39|40|41|43|43|46|45|46|47|0
|
undercover, Allied soldiers, World War II
|
Um , no. .
| 0.44444 |
Um|,|no.|.
|
5|5|6|7|6|7|0
|
disagreement, rejection, response
|
But here 's a movie about it anyway .
| 0.38889 |
But|here|'s|a|movie|about|it|anyway|.
|
17|16|13|11|11|10|10|14|15|12|12|13|14|15|16|17|0
|
movie, anyway, statement
|
Has not so much been written as assembled , Frankenstein-like , out of other , marginally better shoot-em-ups .
| 0.51389 |
Has|not|so|much|been|written|as|assembled|,|Frankenstein-like|,|out|of|other|,|marginally|better|shoot-em-ups|.
|
35|33|33|34|32|29|28|27|26|26|30|25|24|23|22|20|20|21|37|21|22|23|24|25|31|27|28|29|30|31|32|36|34|35|36|37|0
|
Assembled, Frankenstein-like, Shoot-em-ups.
|
The punch lines that miss , unfortunately , outnumber the hits by three-to-one .
| 0.375 |
The|punch|lines|that|miss|,|unfortunately|,|outnumber|the|hits|by|three-to-one|.
|
25|24|24|23|23|22|21|20|17|16|16|15|15|19|18|17|18|19|20|21|22|27|26|25|26|27|0
|
punch lines, misses, ratio
|
But Death to Smoochy keeps firing until the bitter end .
| 0.52778 |
But|Death|to|Smoochy|keeps|firing|until|the|bitter|end|.
|
21|19|18|18|15|15|14|13|12|12|17|13|14|16|16|17|20|19|20|21|0
|
firing, Death to Smoochy, bitter end
|
Mushes the college-friends genre ( The Big Chill ) together with the contrivances and overwrought emotion of soap operas .
| 0.51389 |
Mushes|the|college-friends|genre|(|The|Big|Chill|)|together|with|the|contrivances|and|overwrought|emotion|of|soap|operas|.
|
38|35|34|34|33|31|30|30|32|29|28|26|25|24|23|23|22|22|21|21|39|27|24|25|26|27|28|29|37|31|32|33|36|35|36|37|38|39|0
|
college-friends genre, contrivances, soap operas
|
Showtime 's starry cast could be both an asset and a detriment .
| 0.5 |
Showtime|'s|starry|cast|could|be|both|an|asset|and|a|detriment|.
|
23|23|22|22|20|19|18|15|15|16|14|14|21|17|16|17|18|19|20|21|25|24|24|25|0
|
cast, asset, detriment
|
Those who trek to the ` plex predisposed to like it probably will enjoy themselves .
| 0.66667 |
Those|who|trek|to|the|`|plex|predisposed|to|like|it|probably|will|enjoy|themselves|.
|
30|29|28|27|25|24|24|23|22|21|21|20|18|17|17|19|18|19|20|31|22|23|26|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|0
|
trek, predisposed, enjoy
|
But ticket-buyers with great expectations will wind up as glum as Mr. De Niro .
| 0.16667 |
But|ticket-buyers|with|great|expectations|will|wind|up|as|glum|as|Mr.|De|Niro|.
|
29|27|26|25|25|23|21|21|20|19|18|17|16|16|24|17|18|19|20|22|22|23|24|28|26|27|28|29|0
|
disappointment, ticket-buyers, Mr. De Niro
|
A determined , ennui-hobbled slog that really does n't have much to say beyond the news flash that loneliness can make people act weird .
| 0.23611 |
A|determined|,|ennui-hobbled|slog|that|really|does|n't|have|much|to|say|beyond|the|news|flash|that|loneliness|can|make|people|act|weird|.
|
47|45|44|44|46|43|42|40|40|39|38|37|36|35|34|34|32|31|30|29|28|27|26|26|33|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|49|35|36|37|38|39|41|41|42|43|48|45|46|47|48|49|0
|
determined, ennui, loneliness
|
Too daft by half ... but supremely good natured .
| 0.66667 |
Too|daft|by|half|...|but|supremely|good|natured|.
|
19|14|13|13|15|16|11|11|12|18|12|17|14|15|16|17|18|19|0
|
daft, good natured, supremely
|
Fails in making this character understandable , in getting under her skin , in exploring motivation ... Well before the end , the film grows as dull as its characters , about whose fate it is hard to care .
| 0.11111 |
Fails|in|making|this|character|understandable|,|in|getting|under|her|skin|,|in|exploring|motivation|...|Well|before|the|end|,|the|film|grows|as|dull|as|its|characters|,|about|whose|fate|it|is|hard|to|care|.
|
76|75|69|67|67|68|70|66|65|64|63|63|72|62|61|61|74|77|60|59|59|58|56|56|54|53|52|51|48|48|49|46|45|45|44|43|42|41|41|55|42|43|44|47|46|47|50|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|57|57|58|79|60|78|62|73|64|65|66|71|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78|79|0
|
character development, motivation, boredom
|
It 's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes ... finally seem so impersonal or even shallow .
| 0.19444 |
It|'s|a|shame|that|the|storyline|and|its|underlying|themes|...|finally|seem|so|impersonal|or|even|shallow|.
|
39|36|35|35|34|29|29|30|28|27|27|32|26|25|22|22|23|21|21|38|24|23|24|25|26|33|28|31|30|31|32|33|34|37|36|37|38|39|0
|
shallow, impersonal, storyline
|
Woody , what happened ?
| 0.27778 |
Woody|,|what|happened|?
|
9|8|6|6|7|7|8|9|0
|
Woody, inquiry, event
|
Juliette Binoche 's Sand is vivacious , but it 's hard to sense that powerhouse of 19th-century prose behind her childlike smile .
| 0.61111 |
Juliette|Binoche|'s|Sand|is|vivacious|,|but|it|'s|hard|to|sense|that|powerhouse|of|19th-century|prose|behind|her|childlike|smile|.
|
39|38|38|40|37|37|42|43|36|35|34|33|31|29|29|28|27|27|26|25|24|24|45|25|26|32|28|30|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|44|41|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|0
|
19th-century prose, Juliette Binoche, childlike smile
|
It 's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on Oprah .
| 0.097222 |
It|'s|supposed|to|be|post-feminist|breezy|but|ends|up|as|tedious|as|the|chatter|of|parrots|raised|on|Oprah|.
|
41|37|36|35|34|33|33|38|32|30|30|29|28|26|26|25|24|23|22|22|40|23|24|25|27|27|28|29|31|31|32|39|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|0
|
tedious, post-feminist, Oprah
|
You can tell almost immediately that Welcome to Collinwood is n't going to jell .
| 0.22222 |
You|can|tell|almost|immediately|that|Welcome|to|Collinwood|is|n't|going|to|jell|.
|
29|27|26|24|24|23|21|20|20|18|18|17|16|16|28|17|19|19|22|21|22|23|25|25|26|27|28|29|0
|
movie review, negative, prediction
|
Throughout all the tumult , a question comes to mind : So why is this so boring ?
| 0.20833 |
Throughout|all|the|tumult|,|a|question|comes|to|mind|:|So|why|is|this|so|boring|?
|
34|33|32|32|31|29|29|28|27|25|25|24|23|20|20|19|19|22|21|21|22|23|24|26|26|27|28|30|30|31|35|33|34|35|0
|
tumult, question, boredom
|
Cattaneo reworks the formula that made The Full Monty a smashing success ... but neglects to add the magic that made it all work .
| 0.25 |
Cattaneo|reworks|the|formula|that|made|The|Full|Monty|a|smashing|success|...|but|neglects|to|add|the|magic|that|made|it|all|work|.
|
49|47|45|45|44|39|38|37|37|36|35|35|41|42|34|33|32|30|30|29|28|27|26|26|48|27|28|29|31|31|32|33|34|43|36|40|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|46|46|47|48|49|0
|
reworking, formula, neglecting
|
Routine and rather silly .
| 0.44444 |
Routine|and|rather|silly|.
|
8|7|6|6|9|7|8|9|0
|
Routine, Silly, Mundane.
|
A rip-off twice removed , modeled after ( Seagal 's ) earlier copycat Under Siege , sometimes referred to as Die Hard on a boat .
| 0.19444 |
A|rip-off|twice|removed|,|modeled|after|(|Seagal|'s|)|earlier|copycat|Under|Siege|,|sometimes|referred|to|as|Die|Hard|on|a|boat|.
|
46|46|45|45|48|44|43|41|39|39|40|37|37|36|36|50|35|33|32|31|30|29|28|27|27|34|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|51|38|38|42|40|41|42|43|44|49|47|47|48|49|50|51|0
|
rip-off, Under Siege, Die Hard on a boat
|
Totally overwrought , deeply biased , and wholly designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe are The Greatest Musicians of All Time .
| 0.125 |
Totally|overwrought|,|deeply|biased|,|and|wholly|designed|to|make|you|feel|guilty|about|ignoring|what|the|filmmakers|clearly|believe|are|The|Greatest|Musicians|of|All|Time|.
|
54|54|55|49|49|50|51|52|48|47|46|45|44|43|42|41|40|38|38|37|37|35|33|32|32|31|30|30|36|31|34|33|34|35|36|57|39|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|53|50|51|52|53|56|55|56|57|0
|
overwrought, biased, guilt-tripping
|
You can practically hear George Orwell turning over .
| 0.18056 |
You|can|practically|hear|George|Orwell|turning|over|.
|
17|14|14|13|11|11|10|10|16|12|12|13|15|15|16|17|0
|
George Orwell, turning over, sound
|
Behan 's memoir is great material for a film -- rowdy , brawny and lyrical in the best Irish sense -- but Sheridan has settled for a lugubrious romance .
| 0.31944 |
Behan|'s|memoir|is|great|material|for|a|film|--|rowdy|,|brawny|and|lyrical|in|the|best|Irish|sense|--|but|Sheridan|has|settled|for|a|lugubrious|romance|.
|
53|53|54|52|50|50|49|43|43|44|45|46|41|41|42|40|39|38|37|37|56|57|36|35|34|33|32|31|31|59|32|33|34|35|36|58|38|39|40|48|42|47|44|45|46|47|48|49|51|51|52|55|54|55|56|57|58|59|0
|
memoir, film adaptation, Irish culture
|
While Holm is terrific as both men and Hjejle quite appealing , the film fails to make the most out of the intriguing premise .
| 0.47222 |
While|Holm|is|terrific|as|both|men|and|Hjejle|quite|appealing|,|the|film|fails|to|make|the|most|out|of|the|intriguing|premise|.
|
48|45|44|43|41|41|42|46|40|39|39|38|36|36|34|33|30|29|29|31|28|27|26|26|35|27|28|32|30|31|32|33|34|35|37|37|38|49|40|47|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|0
|
Holm, Hjejle, intriguing premise
|
Lazy filmmaking , with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it 's compelling .
| 0.11111 |
Lazy|filmmaking|,|with|the|director|taking|a|hands-off|approach|when|he|should|have|shaped|the|story|to|show|us|why|it|'s|compelling|.
|
49|48|47|45|43|43|41|40|39|39|38|37|36|35|34|33|32|31|29|29|28|27|26|26|46|27|28|30|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|42|40|41|42|44|44|45|46|47|48|49|0
|
lazy filmmaking, hands-off approach, compelling story
|
If it were any more of a turkey , it would gobble in Dolby Digital stereo .
| 0.13889 |
If|it|were|any|more|of|a|turkey|,|it|would|gobble|in|Dolby|Digital|stereo|.
|
32|31|29|28|28|27|26|26|25|24|22|21|20|19|18|18|23|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|33|27|30|29|30|31|32|33|0
|
turkey, Dolby Digital, stereo
|
If nothing else , `` Rollerball '' 2002 may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by LL Cool J.
| 0.22222 |
If|nothing|else|,|``|Rollerball|''|2002|may|go|down|in|cinema|history|as|the|only|movie|ever|in|which|the|rest|of|the|cast|was|outshined|by|LL|Cool|J.
|
62|61|61|60|58|57|56|56|55|53|53|52|48|48|47|46|45|45|50|43|43|40|40|39|38|38|37|36|35|34|33|33|34|35|36|37|42|39|41|41|42|44|44|51|46|47|49|49|50|51|52|54|54|55|59|57|58|59|60|63|62|63|0
|
LL Cool J, Rollerball, cinema history
|
A movie that falls victim to frazzled wackiness and frayed satire .
| 0.43056 |
A|movie|that|falls|victim|to|frazzled|wackiness|and|frayed|satire|.
|
23|21|20|18|18|17|14|14|15|13|13|22|16|15|16|17|19|19|20|21|22|23|0
|
frazzled wackiness, frayed satire, movie
|
How do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any ?
| 0.375 |
How|do|you|make|a|movie|with|depth|about|a|man|who|lacked|any|?
|
29|26|26|24|22|22|21|21|20|18|18|17|16|16|28|17|19|19|20|25|23|23|24|25|27|27|28|29|0
|
movie making, depth, character development
|
On the evidence before us , the answer is clear : Not easily and , in the end , not well enough .
| 0.20833 |
On|the|evidence|before|us|,|the|answer|is|clear|:|Not|easily|and|,|in|the|end|,|not|well|enough|.
|
44|42|42|41|41|40|38|38|34|34|35|33|32|28|28|27|26|26|30|25|24|24|37|25|31|27|29|29|30|31|32|33|36|35|36|37|39|39|40|45|43|43|44|45|0
|
evidence, answer, difficulty
|
The film 's trailer also looked like crap , so crap is what I was expecting .
| 0 |
The|film|'s|trailer|also|looked|like|crap|,|so|crap|is|what|I|was|expecting|.
|
31|30|30|32|29|25|24|24|26|23|22|21|20|19|18|18|28|19|20|21|22|23|27|25|26|27|28|29|33|31|32|33|0
|
expectations, film trailer, disappointment
|
More trifle than triumph .
| 0.27778 |
More|trifle|than|triumph|.
|
7|7|6|6|9|8|8|9|0
|
trifle, triumph, comparison
|
The movie is almost completely lacking in suspense , surprise and consistent emotional conviction .
| 0.055556 |
The|movie|is|almost|completely|lacking|in|suspense|,|surprise|and|consistent|emotional|conviction|.
|
28|28|25|24|24|23|22|18|18|19|20|17|16|16|27|17|21|19|20|21|22|23|26|25|26|27|29|29|0
|
lacking in suspense, lacking in surprise, lacking in emotional conviction
|
Festers in just such a dungpile that you 'd swear you were watching monkeys flinging their feces at you .
| 0 |
Festers|in|just|such|a|dungpile|that|you|'d|swear|you|were|watching|monkeys|flinging|their|feces|at|you|.
|
38|37|35|34|33|33|32|31|30|29|29|27|25|25|23|22|22|21|21|28|24|23|24|26|26|27|28|39|30|31|32|36|34|35|36|37|38|39|0
|
dungpile, monkeys, feces
|
Lyne 's latest , the erotic thriller Unfaithful , further demonstrates just how far his storytelling skills have eroded .
| 0.25 |
Lyne|'s|latest|,|the|erotic|thriller|Unfaithful|,|further|demonstrates|just|how|far|his|storytelling|skills|have|eroded|.
|
34|34|35|36|33|32|31|31|38|30|28|26|25|25|23|22|22|21|21|29|24|23|24|27|26|27|28|29|30|39|32|33|37|35|36|37|38|39|0
|
erotic thriller, storytelling skills, erosion
|
It sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss , and that 's more or less how it plays out .
| 0.375 |
It|sounds|like|another|clever|if|pointless|excursion|into|the|abyss|,|and|that|'s|more|or|less|how|it|plays|out|.
|
41|39|38|37|36|34|34|35|33|32|32|42|43|31|30|27|27|28|26|25|24|24|45|25|26|29|28|29|30|31|44|33|40|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|0
|
clever excursion, pointless, abyss
|
Rumor , a muddled drama about coming to terms with death , feels impersonal , almost generic .
| 0.27778 |
Rumor|,|a|muddled|drama|about|coming|to|terms|with|death|,|feels|impersonal|,|almost|generic|.
|
32|32|30|29|29|28|27|26|25|24|24|34|22|21|20|19|19|23|20|21|22|23|35|25|26|27|28|31|30|31|33|33|34|35|0
|
Rumor, coming to terms with death, impersonal.
|
Report card : Does n't live up to the exalted tagline - there 's definite room for improvement .
| 0.33333 |
Report|card|:|Does|n't|live|up|to|the|exalted|tagline|-|there|'s|definite|room|for|improvement|.
|
33|33|34|31|31|29|29|28|27|26|26|36|25|23|21|21|20|20|24|22|22|23|24|25|37|27|28|30|30|32|32|35|34|35|36|37|0
|
Report card, improvement, exalted tagline
|
Does n't deserve a passing grade ( even on a curve ) .
| 0.19444 |
Does|n't|deserve|a|passing|grade|(|even|on|a|curve|)|.
|
23|23|21|20|19|19|18|16|15|14|14|17|25|15|16|17|18|22|20|21|22|24|24|25|0
|
grading, curve, failure
|
The pacing is deadly , the narration helps little and Naipaul , a juicy writer , is negated .
| 0.13889 |
The|pacing|is|deadly|,|the|narration|helps|little|and|Naipaul|,|a|juicy|writer|,|is|negated|.
|
31|31|30|30|33|28|28|27|27|35|23|23|22|21|21|25|20|20|37|26|22|24|24|25|26|36|29|29|34|32|32|33|34|35|36|37|0
|
pacing, narration, writer
|
As his circle of friends keeps getting smaller one of the characters in Long Time Dead says ` I 'm telling you , this is f \*\*\* ed ' .
| 0.55556 |
As|his|circle|of|friends|keeps|getting|smaller|one|of|the|characters|in|Long|Time|Dead|says|`|I|'m|telling|you|,|this|is|f|\*\*\*|ed|'|.
|
58|55|55|54|54|53|52|50|50|49|47|47|46|45|44|44|40|40|37|36|35|35|38|34|33|32|31|31|42|43|32|33|34|39|36|37|38|39|41|41|42|43|59|45|46|48|48|49|51|51|52|53|57|56|56|57|58|59|0
|
Circle of friends, getting smaller, frustration.
|
Maybe he was reading the minds of the audience .
| 0.625 |
Maybe|he|was|reading|the|minds|of|the|audience|.
|
19|18|16|15|13|13|12|11|11|17|12|14|14|15|16|17|18|19|0
|
mind reading, audience, speculation
|
... if it had been only half-an-hour long or a TV special , the humor would have been fast and furious -- at ninety minutes , it drags .
| 0.27778 |
...|if|it|had|been|only|half-an-hour|long|or|a|TV|special|,|the|humor|would|have|been|fast|and|furious|--|at|ninety|minutes|,|it|drags|.
|
57|52|51|50|49|46|45|45|47|44|43|43|42|40|40|39|38|37|35|35|36|54|32|32|33|31|30|30|56|31|34|33|34|55|36|37|38|39|41|41|42|53|44|48|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|0
|
humor, length, pacing
|
Bean drops the ball too many times ... hoping the nifty premise will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay .
| 0.26389 |
Bean|drops|the|ball|too|many|times|...|hoping|the|nifty|premise|will|create|enough|interest|to|make|up|for|an|unfocused|screenplay|.
|
44|42|41|41|40|39|39|45|37|36|35|35|34|32|31|31|30|28|28|27|26|25|25|47|26|27|29|29|30|33|32|33|34|38|36|37|38|46|40|43|42|43|44|45|46|47|0
|
Bean, drops the ball, unfocused screenplay
|
A well-acted , but one-note film .
| 0.52778 |
A|well-acted|,|but|one-note|film|.
|
12|8|8|9|10|11|13|9|10|11|12|13|0
|
well-acted, one-note, film
|
Blood Work is laughable in the solemnity with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from Eastwood 's Dirty Harry period .
| 0.20833 |
Blood|Work|is|laughable|in|the|solemnity|with|which|it|tries|to|pump|life|into|overworked|elements|from|Eastwood|'s|Dirty|Harry|period|.
|
46|46|44|43|42|40|40|38|38|37|36|35|32|32|31|30|30|29|27|27|26|25|25|45|26|28|28|29|34|31|33|33|34|35|36|37|39|39|41|41|42|43|44|45|47|47|0
|
Dirty Harry, Blood Work, solemnity
|
The movie is too amateurishly square to make the most of its own ironic implications .
| 0.20833 |
The|movie|is|too|amateurishly|square|to|make|the|most|of|its|own|ironic|implications|.
|
30|30|27|26|25|25|24|23|21|21|20|19|18|17|17|29|18|19|20|22|22|23|24|28|26|27|28|29|31|31|0
|
amateurish, square, ironic implications
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( Lee ) treats his audience the same way that Jim Brown treats his women -- as dumb , credulous , unassuming , subordinate subjects .
| 0.15278 |
(|Lee|)|treats|his|audience|the|same|way|that|Jim|Brown|treats|his|women|--|as|dumb|,|credulous|,|unassuming|,|subordinate|subjects|.
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50|49|49|46|45|45|43|42|42|41|39|39|36|35|35|37|34|32|31|30|29|28|27|27|33|48|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|38|36|37|38|40|40|41|44|43|44|47|46|47|48|51|50|51|0
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Audience treatment, Jim Brown, Subordination
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