Title: SYRUPY MARATHON OF CLICHES Review: Hard to believe what a director can do with a perfectly decent novel. Nicholas Spark's book of the same name was rendered so shamelessly into a teen weepie that looks like a research effort on all the teen movies of the 90s; it probably has the about a hundred scenes swiped from them to show for itself.Think Love Story, Carrie, the Grease series, etc etc, perhaps all of the names you can think of contributed heavily to this sachharine drivel about a guy and a girl who start out oh-so-at-odds with each other in high school (she's a nerdy choir girl and he a prankster dude, but of course tides turn) and then perfectly predictable events ensue.To its minor credit, the film at least keeps away from typical teen movie gags and goes about its business with a predictable rhythm. It's probably a decent date movie, but not something you'd enjoy too much if you're over 20 (mentally). Is the review positive or negative?
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Title: Just like real life, but different Review: Simply said, the Refreshments are fun to listen to. Period. Unlike 99% of bands today, they're not political, they're not annoying, and they're not self-involved egomaniacs. If you want to hear terrific hooks and clever lyrics, buy BOTH Refreshments albums and wait for the Peacemakers debut. Oh yeah, and try a Mekong, it's not bad! Is the review positive or negative?
Positive
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Title: Spare, but good Review: This book successfully packs a lot into 300 pages, but the writing style isn't entertaining. Roberts often discusses different historical theories about a topic, which is helpful, but he rarely provides the anecdotes or details that make a history memorable. Is the review positive or negative?
Positive
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Title: A boring waste of time Review: The book reads like something written by a 14 year old girl, complete with silly movie-star friendships, pages and pages of ruminating about an ex-boyfriend, an unexplained cruel father. Completely implausible storyline. As others have said, whining main character. I read this out of boredom and the need to read a light book. Somehow I got through it, I think only to see if it got any better. (it didn't) How on earth did anyone get this published? Geesh, makes me feel I could write and sell a book! Is the review positive or negative?
