Title: someones home video of their vacation Review: Unfortunately the Girl-surf movie I payed for was not what I got. THe Level of female surfing I know is much higher than what was shown in the 2 minutes of actual surfing. It's basically a home video of some girls on vacation. Is this product review negative?
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Title: the emotional connection Review: there are many reviews of ms. renault's work here already, so i will keep this very brief: the reason mary renault is my favorite author is that she can bring the emotional and human quality of her characters to the surface. she makes these long dead people with strange names come alive. she gives them a quotidian life. she makes them human, and humane. true, her knowledge of the ancient greeks is encyclopedic. true, her descriptions are wonderous, but her deep empathy for the people in her novels is what separates her from other historical writers. she also handles homoeroticism/homosocial behavior with a sweetness and sensitivity that demonstrates the value of the delicate bonds that men should be encouraged to explore and nurture. her compassion for the human experience is sometimes overwhelming. Is this product review negative?
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Title: I hated them all Review: Watching Robert Downey Jr. try to seduce Mike Tyson is worth the purchase price alone, but only just. The appropriation of black hip-hop culture by privileged white teenagers should prove interesting ground for storytelling, but James Toback's film is undermined by the lack of even one likeable character. It's very hard to care about the motivations or destinies of people you hate. Maybe that's the point? If so, fine, but it still doesn't make for a very substantial film. Two pleasant surprises amongst the trifling vignettes: Ben Stiller can be convincing outside of trash comedy, and Claudia Schiffer can act. Is this product review negative?
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Title: a struggle that has been ignored Review: This is the story of some Mennonite women caught up in the Second World War in Ukraine, eventually ending up in Paraguay. This is based on the author's childhood struggles. It tells a story that the historians have overlooked. Is this product review negative?
