DefenceLab/sst2 · Datasets at Hugging Face

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the hanukkah spirit seems fried in pork .	0negative
there are plenty of scenes in frida that do work , but rarely do they involve the title character herself .	1positive
it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .	1positive
4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos , but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly .	1positive
a chilling tale of one of the great crimes of 20th century france : the murder of two rich women by their servants in 1933 .	1positive
despite all the closed-door hanky-panky , the film is essentially juiceless .	0negative
it 's one long bore .	0negative
if you are curious to see the darker side of what 's going on with young tv actors -lrb- dawson leery did what ?!? -rrb- , or see some interesting storytelling devices , you might want to check it out , but there 's nothing very attractive about this movie .	0negative
it has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping , reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just complicated enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out .	1positive
none of this is very original , and it is n't particularly funny .	0negative
ice age wo n't drop your jaw , but it will warm your heart , and i 'm giving it a strong thumbs up .	1positive
a tasty masala .	1positive
but it does have one saving grace .	1positive
one ca n't deny its seriousness and quality .	1positive
piccoli gives a superb performance full of deep feeling .	1positive
it 'll keep you wide awake and ... very tense .	1positive
an empty , purposeless exercise .	0negative
too bad .	0negative
rich in shadowy metaphor and as sharp as a samurai sword , jiang wen 's devils on the doorstep is a wartime farce in the alternately comic and gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut .	1positive
can be classified as one of those ` alternate reality ' movies ... except that it would have worked so much better dealing in only one reality .	0negative
despite some strong performances , never rises above the level of a telanovela .	0negative
painfully padded .	0negative
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 -lrb- or cinema seats -rrb- .	0negative
a diverse and astonishingly articulate cast of palestinian and israeli children .	1positive
highly recommended viewing for its courage , ideas , technical proficiency and great acting .	1positive
none of this is meaningful or memorable , but frosting is n't , either , and you would n't turn down a big bowl of that , would you ?	1positive
a gripping documentary that reveals how deep the antagonism lies in war-torn jerusalem .	1positive
i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven , toilet-humor codswallop , and its name was earnest .	1positive
a delightful surprise because despite all the backstage drama , this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming , is moving , is funny and looks professional .	1positive
for all the wit and hoopla , festival in cannes offers rare insight into the structure of relationships .	1positive
every joke is repeated at least -- annoying , is n't it ?	0negative
` anyone with a passion for cinema , and indeed sex , should see it as soon as possible . '	1positive
a refreshing change from the usual whoopee-cushion effort aimed at the youth market .	1positive
... an interesting slice of history .	1positive
for dance completists only .	0negative
it has the air of a surprisingly juvenile lark , a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent and wear thin with repetition .	0negative
it 's uninteresting .	0negative
bray is completely at sea ; with nothing but a savage garden music video on his resume , he has no clue about making a movie .	0negative
a tone poem of transgression .	1positive
seemingly a vehicle to showcase the canadian 's inane ramblings , stealing harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore .	0negative
confusion is one of my least favourite emotions , especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it .	0negative
road to perdition does display greatness , and it 's worth seeing .	1positive
ultimately , sarah 's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic , and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman 's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness .	0negative
an intense and effective film about loneliness and the chilly anonymity of the environments where so many of us spend so much of our time .	1positive
one of the worst movies of the year .	0negative
like a soft drink that 's been sitting open too long : it 's too much syrup and not enough fizz .	0negative
too bad writer-director adam rifkin situates it all in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle 's carpets .	0negative
it has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie , which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline .	0negative
a captivatingly quirky hybrid of character portrait , romantic comedy and beat-the-clock thriller .	1positive
manages to delight without much of a story .	1positive
... an hour-and-a-half of inoffensive , unmemorable filler .	0negative
may take its sweet time to get wherever it 's going , but if you have the patience for it , you wo n't feel like it 's wasted yours .	1positive
ultimately , the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad , and the too-frosty exterior ms. paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona is another liability .	0negative
in the book-on-tape market , the film of `` the kid stays in the picture '' would be an abridged edition	0negative
it is bad , but certainly not without merit as entertainment .	0negative
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 .	0negative
the project 's filmmakers forgot to include anything even halfway scary as they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting .	0negative
a high-spirited buddy movie about the reunion of berlin anarchists who face arrest 15 years after their crime .	1positive
... one of the most entertaining monster movies in ages ...	1positive
an infinitely wittier version of the home alone formula .	1positive
devoid of any of the qualities that made the first film so special .	0negative
succeeds where its recent predecessor miserably fails because it demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides .	1positive
fontaine masterfully creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict , inextricably entwined through family history , each seeing himself in the other , neither liking what he sees .	1positive
everyone 's insecure in lovely and amazing , a poignant and wryly amusing film about mothers , daughters and their relationships .	1positive
seemingly disgusted with the lazy material and the finished product 's unshapely look , director fisher stevens inexplicably dips key moments from the film in waking life water colors .	0negative
it 's also curious to note that this film , like the similarly ill-timed antitrust , is easily as bad at a fraction the budget .	0negative
do n't let the subtitles fool you ; the movie only proves that hollywood no longer has a monopoly on mindless action .	0negative
the only type of lives this glossy comedy-drama resembles are ones in formulaic mainstream movies .	0negative
fulford-wierzbicki ... deftly captures the wise-beyond-her-years teen .	1positive
you see the movie and you think , zzzzzzzzz .	0negative
much of this slick and sprightly cgi feature is sufficiently funny to amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings .	1positive
a tightly directed , highly professional film that 's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways .	1positive
confessions is without a doubt a memorable directorial debut from king hunk .	1positive
best enjoyed as a work of fiction inspired by real-life events .	1positive
this is a heartfelt story ... it just is n't a very involving one .	0negative
schnitzler does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film 's present with the playful paranoia of the film 's past . '	1positive
george clooney , in his first directorial effort , presents this utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story as one of the most creative , energetic and original comedies to hit the screen in years .	1positive
` martin lawrence live ' is so self-pitying , i almost expected there to be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show .	0negative
the screenplay does too much meandering , norton has to recite bland police procedural details , fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced , hopkins looks like a drag queen .	0negative
if oscar had a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but was n't , guys would probably be duking it out with the queen of the damned for the honor .	0negative
anyone else who may , for whatever reason , be thinking about going to see this movie is hereby given fair warning .	0negative
i could n't help but feel the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy .	0negative
the latest vapid actor 's exercise to appropriate the structure of arthur schnitzler 's reigen .	0negative
majidi 's direction has never been smoother or more confident .	1positive
there 's only one way to kill michael myers for good : stop buying tickets to these movies .	0negative
fear permeates the whole of stortelling , todd solondz ' oftentimes funny , yet ultimately cowardly autocritique .	1positive
falsehoods pile up , undermining the movie 's reality and stifling its creator 's comic voice .	0negative
bland but harmless .	0negative
like leafing through an album of photos accompanied by the sketchiest of captions .	0negative
judd 's characters ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women , foolish choices for advice .	0negative
the criticism never rises above easy , cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters ...	0negative
adolescents will be adequately served by the movie 's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick , although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service . '	1positive
about the best thing you could say about narc is that it 's a rock-solid little genre picture .	1positive
an unbelievably stupid film , though occasionally fun enough to make you forget its absurdity .	0negative
star\/producer salma hayek and director julie taymor have infused frida with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character 's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own .	1positive
what -lrb- denis -rrb- accomplishes in his chilling , unnerving film is a double portrait of two young women whose lives were as claustrophic , suffocating and chilly as the attics to which they were inevitably consigned .	1positive
to build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman is off-putting , to say the least , not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved .	0negative
a generic bloodbath that often becomes laughably unbearable when it is n't merely offensive .	0negative
judith and zaza 's extended bedroom sequence ... is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics .	1positive
with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .	1positive

the hanukkah spirit seems fried in pork .

0negative

there are plenty of scenes in frida that do work , but rarely do they involve the title character herself .

1positive

it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .

1positive

4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos , but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly .

1positive

a chilling tale of one of the great crimes of 20th century france : the murder of two rich women by their servants in 1933 .

1positive

despite all the closed-door hanky-panky , the film is essentially juiceless .

0negative

it 's one long bore .

0negative

if you are curious to see the darker side of what 's going on with young tv actors -lrb- dawson leery did what ?!? -rrb- , or see some interesting storytelling devices , you might want to check it out , but there 's nothing very attractive about this movie .

0negative

it has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping , reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just complicated enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out .

1positive

none of this is very original , and it is n't particularly funny .

0negative

ice age wo n't drop your jaw , but it will warm your heart , and i 'm giving it a strong thumbs up .

1positive

a tasty masala .

1positive

but it does have one saving grace .

1positive

one ca n't deny its seriousness and quality .

1positive

piccoli gives a superb performance full of deep feeling .

1positive

it 'll keep you wide awake and ... very tense .

1positive

an empty , purposeless exercise .

0negative

too bad .

0negative

rich in shadowy metaphor and as sharp as a samurai sword , jiang wen 's devils on the doorstep is a wartime farce in the alternately comic and gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut .

1positive

can be classified as one of those ` alternate reality ' movies ... except that it would have worked so much better dealing in only one reality .

0negative

despite some strong performances , never rises above the level of a telanovela .

0negative

painfully padded .

0negative

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 -lrb- or cinema seats -rrb- .

0negative

a diverse and astonishingly articulate cast of palestinian and israeli children .

1positive

highly recommended viewing for its courage , ideas , technical proficiency and great acting .

1positive

none of this is meaningful or memorable , but frosting is n't , either , and you would n't turn down a big bowl of that , would you ?

1positive

a gripping documentary that reveals how deep the antagonism lies in war-torn jerusalem .

1positive

i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven , toilet-humor codswallop , and its name was earnest .

1positive

a delightful surprise because despite all the backstage drama , this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming , is moving , is funny and looks professional .

1positive

for all the wit and hoopla , festival in cannes offers rare insight into the structure of relationships .

1positive

every joke is repeated at least -- annoying , is n't it ?

0negative

` anyone with a passion for cinema , and indeed sex , should see it as soon as possible . '

1positive

a refreshing change from the usual whoopee-cushion effort aimed at the youth market .

1positive

... an interesting slice of history .

1positive

for dance completists only .

0negative

it has the air of a surprisingly juvenile lark , a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent and wear thin with repetition .

0negative

it 's uninteresting .

0negative

bray is completely at sea ; with nothing but a savage garden music video on his resume , he has no clue about making a movie .

0negative

a tone poem of transgression .

1positive

seemingly a vehicle to showcase the canadian 's inane ramblings , stealing harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore .

0negative

confusion is one of my least favourite emotions , especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it .

0negative

road to perdition does display greatness , and it 's worth seeing .

1positive

ultimately , sarah 's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic , and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman 's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness .

0negative

an intense and effective film about loneliness and the chilly anonymity of the environments where so many of us spend so much of our time .

1positive

one of the worst movies of the year .

0negative

like a soft drink that 's been sitting open too long : it 's too much syrup and not enough fizz .

0negative

too bad writer-director adam rifkin situates it all in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle 's carpets .

0negative

it has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie , which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline .

0negative

a captivatingly quirky hybrid of character portrait , romantic comedy and beat-the-clock thriller .

1positive

manages to delight without much of a story .

1positive

... an hour-and-a-half of inoffensive , unmemorable filler .

0negative

may take its sweet time to get wherever it 's going , but if you have the patience for it , you wo n't feel like it 's wasted yours .

1positive

ultimately , the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad , and the too-frosty exterior ms. paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona is another liability .

0negative

in the book-on-tape market , the film of `` the kid stays in the picture '' would be an abridged edition

0negative

it is bad , but certainly not without merit as entertainment .

0negative

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 .

0negative

the project 's filmmakers forgot to include anything even halfway scary as they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting .

0negative

a high-spirited buddy movie about the reunion of berlin anarchists who face arrest 15 years after their crime .

1positive

... one of the most entertaining monster movies in ages ...

1positive

an infinitely wittier version of the home alone formula .

1positive

devoid of any of the qualities that made the first film so special .

0negative

succeeds where its recent predecessor miserably fails because it demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides .

1positive

fontaine masterfully creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict , inextricably entwined through family history , each seeing himself in the other , neither liking what he sees .

1positive

everyone 's insecure in lovely and amazing , a poignant and wryly amusing film about mothers , daughters and their relationships .

1positive

seemingly disgusted with the lazy material and the finished product 's unshapely look , director fisher stevens inexplicably dips key moments from the film in waking life water colors .

0negative

it 's also curious to note that this film , like the similarly ill-timed antitrust , is easily as bad at a fraction the budget .

0negative

do n't let the subtitles fool you ; the movie only proves that hollywood no longer has a monopoly on mindless action .

0negative

the only type of lives this glossy comedy-drama resembles are ones in formulaic mainstream movies .

0negative

fulford-wierzbicki ... deftly captures the wise-beyond-her-years teen .

1positive

you see the movie and you think , zzzzzzzzz .

0negative

much of this slick and sprightly cgi feature is sufficiently funny to amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings .

1positive

a tightly directed , highly professional film that 's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways .

1positive

confessions is without a doubt a memorable directorial debut from king hunk .

1positive

best enjoyed as a work of fiction inspired by real-life events .

1positive

this is a heartfelt story ... it just is n't a very involving one .

0negative

schnitzler does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film 's present with the playful paranoia of the film 's past . '

1positive

george clooney , in his first directorial effort , presents this utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story as one of the most creative , energetic and original comedies to hit the screen in years .

1positive

` martin lawrence live ' is so self-pitying , i almost expected there to be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show .

0negative

the screenplay does too much meandering , norton has to recite bland police procedural details , fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced , hopkins looks like a drag queen .

0negative

if oscar had a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but was n't , guys would probably be duking it out with the queen of the damned for the honor .

0negative

anyone else who may , for whatever reason , be thinking about going to see this movie is hereby given fair warning .

0negative

i could n't help but feel the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy .

0negative

the latest vapid actor 's exercise to appropriate the structure of arthur schnitzler 's reigen .

0negative

majidi 's direction has never been smoother or more confident .

1positive

there 's only one way to kill michael myers for good : stop buying tickets to these movies .

0negative

fear permeates the whole of stortelling , todd solondz ' oftentimes funny , yet ultimately cowardly autocritique .

1positive

falsehoods pile up , undermining the movie 's reality and stifling its creator 's comic voice .

0negative

bland but harmless .

0negative

like leafing through an album of photos accompanied by the sketchiest of captions .

0negative

judd 's characters ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women , foolish choices for advice .

0negative

the criticism never rises above easy , cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters ...

0negative

adolescents will be adequately served by the movie 's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick , although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service . '

1positive

about the best thing you could say about narc is that it 's a rock-solid little genre picture .

1positive

an unbelievably stupid film , though occasionally fun enough to make you forget its absurdity .

0negative

star\/producer salma hayek and director julie taymor have infused frida with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character 's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own .

1positive

what -lrb- denis -rrb- accomplishes in his chilling , unnerving film is a double portrait of two young women whose lives were as claustrophic , suffocating and chilly as the attics to which they were inevitably consigned .

1positive

to build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman is off-putting , to say the least , not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved .

0negative

a generic bloodbath that often becomes laughably unbearable when it is n't merely offensive .

0negative

judith and zaza 's extended bedroom sequence ... is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics .

1positive

with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .

1positive