DefenceLab/sst2 · Datasets at Hugging Face

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for a movie about the power of poetry and passion , there is precious little of either .	0negative
unfortunately , we 'd prefer a simple misfire .	0negative
... a true delight .	1positive
an awful snooze .	0negative
does n't really add up to much .	0negative
an interesting psychological game of cat-and-mouse , three-dimensional characters and believable performances all add up to a satisfying crime drama .	1positive
a new film from bill plympton , the animation master , is always welcome .	1positive
watching `` ending '' is too often like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor 's garage sale .	0negative
cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos , but there are no movies of nijinsky , so instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge .	0negative
its weighty themes are too grave for youngsters , but the story is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things to appeal much to teenagers .	0negative
nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .	0negative
leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion .	0negative
`` white oleander , '' the movie , is akin to a reader 's digest condensed version of the source material .	0negative
high drama , disney-style - a wing and a prayer and a hunky has-been pursuing his castle in the sky .	1positive
schnieder bounces around with limp wrists , wearing tight tummy tops and hip huggers , twirling his hair on his finger and assuming that 's enough to sustain laughs ...	0negative
a wonderfully speculative character study that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture .	1positive
it 's the kind of movie that , aside from robert altman , spike lee , the coen brothers and a few others , our moviemakers do n't make often enough .	1positive
the action sequences are fun and reminiscent of combat scenes from the star wars series .	1positive
the work of an exhausted , desiccated talent who ca n't get out of his own way .	1positive
the problem is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material .	0negative
no cliche escapes the perfervid treatment of gang warfare called ces wild .	0negative
comes off like a bad imitation of the bard .	0negative
the sweetest thing leaves an awful sour taste .	0negative
it 's a great american adventure and a wonderful film to bring to imax .	1positive
resembles a soft porn brian de palma pastiche .	0negative
a uniquely sensual metaphorical dramatization of sexual obsession that spends a bit too much time on its fairly ludicrous plot .	1positive
the sentimental cliches mar an otherwise excellent film .	1positive
hollywood has taken quite a nosedive from alfred hitchcock 's imaginative flight to shyamalan 's self-important summer fluff .	0negative
this is standard crime drama fare ... instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull .	0negative
eyre is on his way to becoming the american indian spike lee .	1positive
in questioning the election process , payami graphically illustrates the problems of fledgling democracies , but also the strength and sense of freedom the iranian people already possess , with or without access to the ballot box .	1positive
there 's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ; when the explosions start , they fall to pieces .	0negative
borstal boy represents the worst kind of filmmaking , the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy .	0negative
so genial is the conceit , this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout , dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen .	1positive
the only entertainment you 'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair will be from unintentional giggles -- several of them .	0negative
the good girl is a film in which the talent is undeniable but the results are underwhelming .	0negative
more of the same old garbage hollywood has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now .	0negative
amazingly dopey .	1positive
the christ allegory does n't work because there is no foundation for it	0negative
romanek keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong .	0negative
combines improbable melodrama -lrb- gored bullfighters , comatose ballerinas -rrb- with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements , and yet at the end , we are undeniably touched .	1positive
you do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch , and that 's the mark of a documentary that works .	1positive
i 'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing 's happening , or the part where something 's happening , but it 's stupid .	0negative
writer\/director david caesar ladles on the local flavour with a hugely enjoyable film about changing times , clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza .	1positive
the journey to the secret 's eventual discovery is a separate adventure , and thrill enough .	1positive
roman polanski directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion .	0negative
it 's soulful and unslick , and that 's apparently just what -lrb- aniston -rrb- has always needed to grow into a movie career .	1positive
like blended shades of lipstick , these components combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs .	1positive
devos delivers a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower .	1positive
has lost some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies ...	0negative
tells a fascinating , compelling story .	1positive
like a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop , comedian runs out of steam after a half hour .	0negative
one of those films where the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids , children behave like adults and everyone screams at the top of their lungs no matter what the situation .	0negative
devotees of star trek ii : the wrath of khan will feel a nagging sense of deja vu , and the grandeur of the best next generation episodes is lacking .	0negative
beautifully reclaiming the story of carmen and recreating it an in an african idiom .	1positive
the punch lines that miss , unfortunately , outnumber the hits by three-to-one .	0negative
michel piccoli 's moving performance is this films reason for being .	1positive
read my lips is to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love .	1positive
those seeking a definitive account of eisenstein 's life would do better elsewhere .	0negative
yes , soar .	1positive
as banal as the telling may be -- and at times , all my loved ones more than flirts with kitsch -- the tale commands attention .	1positive
although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .	1positive
naipaul fans may be disappointed .	0negative
attal pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama .	0negative
poignant and moving , a walk to remember is an inspirational love story , capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter .	1positive
in any case , i would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995 's forget paris .	0negative
... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .	1positive
if there 's a heaven for bad movies , deuces wild is on its way .	0negative
a huge box-office hit in korea , shiri is a must for genre fans .	1positive
clint eastwood 's blood work is a lot like a well-made pb & j sandwich : familiar , fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same .	1positive
the thing about guys like evans is this : you 're never quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins .	0negative
i found myself growing more and more frustrated and detached as vincent became more and more abhorrent .	0negative
it 's like an all-star salute to disney 's cheesy commercialism .	0negative
like a bad improvisation exercise , the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives , loves and the art they 're struggling to create .	0negative
though her fans will assuredly have their funny bones tickled , others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere .	0negative
the first fatal attraction was vile enough .	0negative
a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait of three aging sisters .	1positive
measured against practically any like-themed film other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor the silence of the lambs , red dragon rates as an exceptional thriller .	1positive
and as with most late-night bull sessions , eventually the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is .	0negative
... a quietly introspective portrait of the self-esteem of employment and the shame of losing a job ...	1positive
garcia and the other actors help make the wobbly premise work .	1positive
it 's just plain lurid when it is n't downright silly .	0negative
friday after next is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans .	0negative
it is also beautifully acted .	1positive
this dubious product of a college-spawned -lrb- colgate u. -rrb- comedy ensemble known as broken lizard plays like a mix of cheech and chong and chips .	0negative
all three actresses are simply dazzling , particularly balk , who 's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents .	1positive
... a powerful sequel and one of the best films of the year .	1positive
it 's about individual moments of mood , and an aimlessness that 's actually sort of amazing .	1positive
a gift to anyone who loves both dance and cinema	1positive
such a wildly uneven hit-and-miss enterprise , you ca n't help suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production .	0negative
the new film of anton chekhov 's the cherry orchard puts the ` ick ' in ` classic . '	0negative
poor editing , bad bluescreen , and ultra-cheesy dialogue highlight the radical action .	0negative
if welles was unhappy at the prospect of the human race splitting in two , he probably would n't be too crazy with his great-grandson 's movie splitting up in pretty much the same way .	0negative
passions , obsessions , and loneliest dark spots are pushed to their most virtuous limits , lending the narrative an unusually surreal tone .	1positive
definitely a crowd-pleaser , but then , so was the roman colosseum .	1positive
this story of a determined woman 's courage to find her husband in a war zone offers winning performances and some effecting moments .	1positive
well made but uninvolving , bloodwork is n't a terrible movie , just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery .	0negative
... expands the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse , turning into a black hole of dullness , from which no interesting concept can escape .	0negative
as steamy as last week 's pork dumplings .	0negative
the story itself it mostly told through on-camera interviews with several survivors , whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it 's as if it all happened only yesterday .	1positive

for a movie about the power of poetry and passion , there is precious little of either .

0negative

unfortunately , we 'd prefer a simple misfire .

0negative

... a true delight .

1positive

an awful snooze .

0negative

does n't really add up to much .

0negative

an interesting psychological game of cat-and-mouse , three-dimensional characters and believable performances all add up to a satisfying crime drama .

1positive

a new film from bill plympton , the animation master , is always welcome .

1positive

watching `` ending '' is too often like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor 's garage sale .

0negative

cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos , but there are no movies of nijinsky , so instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge .

0negative

its weighty themes are too grave for youngsters , but the story is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things to appeal much to teenagers .

0negative

nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .

0negative

leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion .

0negative

`` white oleander , '' the movie , is akin to a reader 's digest condensed version of the source material .

0negative

high drama , disney-style - a wing and a prayer and a hunky has-been pursuing his castle in the sky .

1positive

schnieder bounces around with limp wrists , wearing tight tummy tops and hip huggers , twirling his hair on his finger and assuming that 's enough to sustain laughs ...

0negative

a wonderfully speculative character study that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture .

1positive

it 's the kind of movie that , aside from robert altman , spike lee , the coen brothers and a few others , our moviemakers do n't make often enough .

1positive

the action sequences are fun and reminiscent of combat scenes from the star wars series .

1positive

the work of an exhausted , desiccated talent who ca n't get out of his own way .

1positive

the problem is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material .

0negative

no cliche escapes the perfervid treatment of gang warfare called ces wild .

0negative

comes off like a bad imitation of the bard .

0negative

the sweetest thing leaves an awful sour taste .

0negative

it 's a great american adventure and a wonderful film to bring to imax .

1positive

resembles a soft porn brian de palma pastiche .

0negative

a uniquely sensual metaphorical dramatization of sexual obsession that spends a bit too much time on its fairly ludicrous plot .

1positive

the sentimental cliches mar an otherwise excellent film .

1positive

hollywood has taken quite a nosedive from alfred hitchcock 's imaginative flight to shyamalan 's self-important summer fluff .

0negative

this is standard crime drama fare ... instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull .

0negative

eyre is on his way to becoming the american indian spike lee .

1positive

in questioning the election process , payami graphically illustrates the problems of fledgling democracies , but also the strength and sense of freedom the iranian people already possess , with or without access to the ballot box .

1positive

there 's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ; when the explosions start , they fall to pieces .

0negative

borstal boy represents the worst kind of filmmaking , the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy .

0negative

so genial is the conceit , this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout , dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen .

1positive

the only entertainment you 'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair will be from unintentional giggles -- several of them .

0negative

the good girl is a film in which the talent is undeniable but the results are underwhelming .

0negative

more of the same old garbage hollywood has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now .

0negative

amazingly dopey .

1positive

the christ allegory does n't work because there is no foundation for it

0negative

romanek keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong .

0negative

combines improbable melodrama -lrb- gored bullfighters , comatose ballerinas -rrb- with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements , and yet at the end , we are undeniably touched .

1positive

you do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch , and that 's the mark of a documentary that works .

1positive

i 'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing 's happening , or the part where something 's happening , but it 's stupid .

0negative

writer\/director david caesar ladles on the local flavour with a hugely enjoyable film about changing times , clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza .

1positive

the journey to the secret 's eventual discovery is a separate adventure , and thrill enough .

1positive

roman polanski directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion .

0negative

it 's soulful and unslick , and that 's apparently just what -lrb- aniston -rrb- has always needed to grow into a movie career .

1positive

like blended shades of lipstick , these components combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs .

1positive

devos delivers a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower .

1positive

has lost some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies ...

0negative

tells a fascinating , compelling story .

1positive

like a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop , comedian runs out of steam after a half hour .

0negative

one of those films where the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids , children behave like adults and everyone screams at the top of their lungs no matter what the situation .

0negative

devotees of star trek ii : the wrath of khan will feel a nagging sense of deja vu , and the grandeur of the best next generation episodes is lacking .

0negative

beautifully reclaiming the story of carmen and recreating it an in an african idiom .

1positive

the punch lines that miss , unfortunately , outnumber the hits by three-to-one .

0negative

michel piccoli 's moving performance is this films reason for being .

1positive

read my lips is to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love .

1positive

those seeking a definitive account of eisenstein 's life would do better elsewhere .

0negative

yes , soar .

1positive

as banal as the telling may be -- and at times , all my loved ones more than flirts with kitsch -- the tale commands attention .

1positive

although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .

1positive

naipaul fans may be disappointed .

0negative

attal pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama .

0negative

poignant and moving , a walk to remember is an inspirational love story , capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter .

1positive

in any case , i would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995 's forget paris .

0negative

... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .

1positive

if there 's a heaven for bad movies , deuces wild is on its way .

0negative

a huge box-office hit in korea , shiri is a must for genre fans .

1positive

clint eastwood 's blood work is a lot like a well-made pb & j sandwich : familiar , fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same .

1positive

the thing about guys like evans is this : you 're never quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins .

0negative

i found myself growing more and more frustrated and detached as vincent became more and more abhorrent .

0negative

it 's like an all-star salute to disney 's cheesy commercialism .

0negative

like a bad improvisation exercise , the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives , loves and the art they 're struggling to create .

0negative

though her fans will assuredly have their funny bones tickled , others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere .

0negative

the first fatal attraction was vile enough .

0negative

a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait of three aging sisters .

1positive

measured against practically any like-themed film other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor the silence of the lambs , red dragon rates as an exceptional thriller .

1positive

and as with most late-night bull sessions , eventually the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is .

0negative

... a quietly introspective portrait of the self-esteem of employment and the shame of losing a job ...

1positive

garcia and the other actors help make the wobbly premise work .

1positive

it 's just plain lurid when it is n't downright silly .

0negative

friday after next is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans .

0negative

it is also beautifully acted .

1positive

this dubious product of a college-spawned -lrb- colgate u. -rrb- comedy ensemble known as broken lizard plays like a mix of cheech and chong and chips .

0negative

all three actresses are simply dazzling , particularly balk , who 's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents .

1positive

... a powerful sequel and one of the best films of the year .

1positive

it 's about individual moments of mood , and an aimlessness that 's actually sort of amazing .

1positive

a gift to anyone who loves both dance and cinema

1positive

such a wildly uneven hit-and-miss enterprise , you ca n't help suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production .

0negative

the new film of anton chekhov 's the cherry orchard puts the ` ick ' in ` classic . '

0negative

poor editing , bad bluescreen , and ultra-cheesy dialogue highlight the radical action .

0negative

if welles was unhappy at the prospect of the human race splitting in two , he probably would n't be too crazy with his great-grandson 's movie splitting up in pretty much the same way .

0negative

passions , obsessions , and loneliest dark spots are pushed to their most virtuous limits , lending the narrative an unusually surreal tone .

1positive

definitely a crowd-pleaser , but then , so was the roman colosseum .

1positive

this story of a determined woman 's courage to find her husband in a war zone offers winning performances and some effecting moments .

1positive

well made but uninvolving , bloodwork is n't a terrible movie , just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery .

0negative

... expands the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse , turning into a black hole of dullness , from which no interesting concept can escape .

0negative

as steamy as last week 's pork dumplings .

0negative

the story itself it mostly told through on-camera interviews with several survivors , whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it 's as if it all happened only yesterday .

1positive