davidadamczyk/sst5-balanced · Datasets at Hugging Face

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an exercise in cynicism every bit as ugly as the shabby digital photography and muddy sound .	0	very negative
traffics in the kind of prechewed racial clichés that have already been through the corporate stand-up-comedy mill .	2	neutral
very solid , very watchable first feature for director peter sheridan	3	positive
illiterate , often inert sci-fi action thriller .	1	negative
paul bettany is good at being the ultra-violent gangster wannabe , but the movie is certainly not number 1 .	1	negative
a long-winded and stagy session of romantic contrivances that never really gels like the shrewd feminist fairy tale it could have been .	1	negative
the impulses that produced this project ... are commendable , but the results are uneven .	2	neutral
it 's a flashy , star-splashed reduction .	2	neutral
its lack of quality earns it a place alongside those other two recent dumas botch-jobs , the man in the iron mask and the musketeer .	1	negative
in its chicken heart , crush goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises .	1	negative
despite its old-hat set-up and predictable plot , empire still has enough moments to keep it entertaining .	3	positive
the screenplay comes across , rather unintentionally , as hip-hop scooby-doo .	2	neutral
it 's clotted with heavy-handed symbolism , dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long .	0	very negative
the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time , and in their cheap , b movie way , they succeed .	3	positive
i just did n't care as much for the story .	1	negative
shanghai ghetto should be applauded for finding a new angle on a tireless story , but you might want to think twice before booking passage .	2	neutral
bears is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be .	0	very negative
most of the action setups are incoherent .	1	negative
this 90-minute postmodern voyage was more diverting and thought-provoking than i 'd expected it to be .	3	positive
much of the lady and the duke is about quiet , decisive moments between members of the cultural elite as they determine how to proceed as the world implodes .	3	positive
sit through this one , and you wo n't need a magic watch to stop time ; your dvd player will do it for you .	1	negative
what little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting , macabre sets , and endless rain is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else .	0	very negative
preaches to two completely different choirs at the same time , which is a pretty amazing accomplishment .	4	very positive
i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes , but these were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes .	0	very negative
shanghai ghetto may not be as dramatic as roman polanski 's the pianist , but its compassionate spirit soars every bit as high .	4	very positive
the real charm of this trifle is the deadpan comic face of its star , jean reno , who resembles sly stallone in a hot sake half-sleep .	2	neutral
resourceful and ingenious entertainment .	4	very positive
bearable .	2	neutral
the result is solemn and horrifying , yet strangely detached .	1	negative
visually fascinating ... an often intense character study about fathers and sons , loyalty and duty .	3	positive
a shoddy male hip hop fantasy filled with guns , expensive cars , lots of naked women and rocawear clothing .	1	negative
a masterpiece four years in the making .	4	very positive
`` austin powers in goldmember '' has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end .	4	very positive
the movie will reach far beyond its core demographic .	4	very positive
an uneven look into a grim future that does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendour that can be seen in other films based on philip k. dick stories .	1	negative
needs more impressionistic cinematography and exhilarating point-of-view shots and fewer slow-motion ` grandeur ' shots and quick-cut edits that often detract from the athleticism .	1	negative
an imaginative comedy\/thriller .	3	positive
when your leading ladies are a couple of screen-eating dominatrixes like goldie hawn and susan sarandon at their raunchy best , even hokum goes down easily .	3	positive
i do n't even care that there 's no plot in this antonio banderas-lucy liu faceoff .	2	neutral
that jack nicholson makes this man so watchable is a tribute not only to his craft , but to his legend .	4	very positive
filmmakers who can deftly change moods are treasures and even marvels .	4	very positive
you might be shocked to discover that seinfeld 's real life is boring .	2	neutral
the movie is almost completely lacking in suspense , surprise and consistent emotional conviction .	0	very negative
a good thriller .	3	positive
a non-mystery mystery .	1	negative
like vardalos and corbett , who play their roles with vibrant charm , the film , directed by joel zwick , is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you ca n't fake .	4	very positive
a lot of talent is wasted in this crass , low-wattage endeavor .	0	very negative
like the tuck family themselves , this movie just goes on and on and on and on	0	very negative
paxton 's uneven directorial debut fails to unlock the full potential of what is in many ways a fresh and dramatically substantial spin on the genre .	2	neutral
there are problems with this film that even 3 oscar winners ca n't overcome , but it 's a nice girl-buddy movie once it gets rock-n-rolling .	2	neutral
while puerile men dominate the story , the women shine .	2	neutral
an extremely unpleasant film .	0	very negative
bursting through the constraints of its source , this is one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen .	4	very positive
the symbols float like butterflies and the spinning styx sting like bees .	2	neutral
a work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse .	0	very negative
birot is a competent enough filmmaker , but her story has nothing fresh or very exciting about it .	1	negative
since the movie is based on a nicholas sparks best seller , you know death is lurking around the corner , just waiting to spoil things .	2	neutral
scotland , pa. is a strangely drab romp .	0	very negative
easier to respect than enthuse over , andersson 's rigorous personal vision is not only distanced but distancing .	2	neutral
there 's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt 's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance .	1	negative
a thoroughly entertaining comedy that uses grant 's own twist of acidity to prevent itself from succumbing to its own bathos .	4	very positive
the actors are appealing , but elysian fields is idiotic and absurdly sentimental .	2	neutral
star trek : nemesis meekly goes where nearly every star trek movie has gone before .	2	neutral
hailed as a clever exercise in neo-hitchcockianism , this clever and very satisfying picture is more accurately chabrolian .	4	very positive
mostly honest , this somber picture reveals itself slowly , intelligently , artfully .	4	very positive
daring and beautifully made .	4	very positive
is now stretched to barely feature length , with a little more attention paid to the animation .	2	neutral
though the aboriginal aspect lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy , and the story itself could be played out in any working class community in the nation .	3	positive
the respective charms of sandra bullock and hugh grant have worn threadbare .	2	neutral
do n't expect any surprises in this checklist of teamwork cliches ...	0	very negative
but the performances of pacino , williams , and swank keep the viewer wide-awake all the way through .	4	very positive
the problem is that it is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another .	0	very negative
and i 've decided to leave a light on every night from now on .	2	neutral
only at the prospect of beck 's next project .	2	neutral
director chris eyre is going through the paces again with his usual high melodramatic style of filmmaking .	2	neutral
a handsome but unfulfilling suspense drama more suited to a quiet evening on pbs than a night out at an amc .	1	negative
dragonfly has no atmosphere , no tension -- nothing but costner , flailing away .	0	very negative
vaguely interesting , but it 's just too too much .	1	negative
a minor film with major pleasures from portuguese master manoel de oliviera ...	4	very positive
it 's difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie , beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting .	1	negative
leaks treacle from every pore .	1	negative
contrived , awkward and filled with unintended laughs , the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster .	0	very negative
my wife is an actress has its moments in looking at the comic effects of jealousy .	4	very positive
assayas ' ambitious , sometimes beautiful adaptation of jacques chardonne 's novel .	3	positive
run for your lives !	0	very negative
an odd drama set in the world of lingerie models and bar dancers in the midwest that held my interest precisely because it did n't try to .	4	very positive
` it 's better to go in knowing full well what 's going to happen , but willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists .	3	positive
like the best 60 minutes exposé , the film -lrb- at 80 minutes -rrb- is actually quite entertaining .	4	very positive
does n't offer much besides glib soullessness , raunchy language and a series of brutal set pieces ... that raise the bar on stylized screen violence .	1	negative
lux , now in her eighties , does a great combination act as narrator , jewish grandmother and subject -- taking us through a film that is part biography , part entertainment and part history .	4	very positive
... the plot weaves us into a complex web .	3	positive
this movie feel more like a non-stop cry for attention , than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment .	0	very negative
you have no affinity for most of the characters .	0	very negative
you really have to salute writer-director haneke -lrb- he adapted elfriede jelinek 's novel -rrb- for making a film that is n't nearly as graphic but much more powerful , brutally shocking and difficult to watch .	2	neutral
anyone else seen this before ?	2	neutral
what will , most likely , turn out to be the most repellent movie of 2002 .	0	very negative
... the story is far-flung , illogical , and plain stupid .	0	very negative
passionate , irrational , long-suffering but cruel as a tarantula , helga figures prominently in this movie , and helps keep the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats .	3	positive
wallace seems less like he 's been burning to tell a war story than he 's been itching to somehow tack one together	2	neutral
the dramatic crisis does n't always succeed in its quest to be taken seriously , but huppert 's volatile performance makes for a riveting movie experience .	2	neutral

an exercise in cynicism every bit as ugly as the shabby digital photography and muddy sound .

0

very negative

traffics in the kind of prechewed racial clichés that have already been through the corporate stand-up-comedy mill .

2

neutral

very solid , very watchable first feature for director peter sheridan

3

positive

illiterate , often inert sci-fi action thriller .

1

negative

paul bettany is good at being the ultra-violent gangster wannabe , but the movie is certainly not number 1 .

1

negative

a long-winded and stagy session of romantic contrivances that never really gels like the shrewd feminist fairy tale it could have been .

1

negative

the impulses that produced this project ... are commendable , but the results are uneven .

2

neutral

it 's a flashy , star-splashed reduction .

2

neutral

its lack of quality earns it a place alongside those other two recent dumas botch-jobs , the man in the iron mask and the musketeer .

1

negative

in its chicken heart , crush goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises .

1

negative

despite its old-hat set-up and predictable plot , empire still has enough moments to keep it entertaining .

3

positive

the screenplay comes across , rather unintentionally , as hip-hop scooby-doo .

2

neutral

it 's clotted with heavy-handed symbolism , dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long .

0

very negative

the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time , and in their cheap , b movie way , they succeed .

3

positive

i just did n't care as much for the story .

1

negative

shanghai ghetto should be applauded for finding a new angle on a tireless story , but you might want to think twice before booking passage .

2

neutral

bears is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be .

0

very negative

most of the action setups are incoherent .

1

negative

this 90-minute postmodern voyage was more diverting and thought-provoking than i 'd expected it to be .

3

positive

much of the lady and the duke is about quiet , decisive moments between members of the cultural elite as they determine how to proceed as the world implodes .

3

positive

sit through this one , and you wo n't need a magic watch to stop time ; your dvd player will do it for you .

1

negative

what little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting , macabre sets , and endless rain is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else .

0

very negative

preaches to two completely different choirs at the same time , which is a pretty amazing accomplishment .

4

very positive

i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes , but these were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes .

0

very negative

shanghai ghetto may not be as dramatic as roman polanski 's the pianist , but its compassionate spirit soars every bit as high .

4

very positive

the real charm of this trifle is the deadpan comic face of its star , jean reno , who resembles sly stallone in a hot sake half-sleep .

2

neutral

resourceful and ingenious entertainment .

4

very positive

bearable .

2

neutral

the result is solemn and horrifying , yet strangely detached .

1

negative

visually fascinating ... an often intense character study about fathers and sons , loyalty and duty .

3

positive

a shoddy male hip hop fantasy filled with guns , expensive cars , lots of naked women and rocawear clothing .

1

negative

a masterpiece four years in the making .

4

very positive

`` austin powers in goldmember '' has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end .

4

very positive

the movie will reach far beyond its core demographic .

4

very positive

an uneven look into a grim future that does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendour that can be seen in other films based on philip k. dick stories .

1

negative

needs more impressionistic cinematography and exhilarating point-of-view shots and fewer slow-motion ` grandeur ' shots and quick-cut edits that often detract from the athleticism .

1

negative

an imaginative comedy\/thriller .

3

positive

when your leading ladies are a couple of screen-eating dominatrixes like goldie hawn and susan sarandon at their raunchy best , even hokum goes down easily .

3

positive

i do n't even care that there 's no plot in this antonio banderas-lucy liu faceoff .

2

neutral

that jack nicholson makes this man so watchable is a tribute not only to his craft , but to his legend .

4

very positive

filmmakers who can deftly change moods are treasures and even marvels .

4

very positive

you might be shocked to discover that seinfeld 's real life is boring .

2

neutral

the movie is almost completely lacking in suspense , surprise and consistent emotional conviction .

0

very negative

a good thriller .

3

positive

a non-mystery mystery .

1

negative

like vardalos and corbett , who play their roles with vibrant charm , the film , directed by joel zwick , is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you ca n't fake .

4

very positive

a lot of talent is wasted in this crass , low-wattage endeavor .

0

very negative

like the tuck family themselves , this movie just goes on and on and on and on

0

very negative

paxton 's uneven directorial debut fails to unlock the full potential of what is in many ways a fresh and dramatically substantial spin on the genre .

2

neutral

there are problems with this film that even 3 oscar winners ca n't overcome , but it 's a nice girl-buddy movie once it gets rock-n-rolling .

2

neutral

while puerile men dominate the story , the women shine .

2

neutral

an extremely unpleasant film .

0

very negative

bursting through the constraints of its source , this is one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen .

4

very positive

the symbols float like butterflies and the spinning styx sting like bees .

2

neutral

a work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse .

0

very negative

birot is a competent enough filmmaker , but her story has nothing fresh or very exciting about it .

1

negative

since the movie is based on a nicholas sparks best seller , you know death is lurking around the corner , just waiting to spoil things .

2

neutral

scotland , pa. is a strangely drab romp .

0

very negative

easier to respect than enthuse over , andersson 's rigorous personal vision is not only distanced but distancing .

2

neutral

there 's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt 's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance .

1

negative

a thoroughly entertaining comedy that uses grant 's own twist of acidity to prevent itself from succumbing to its own bathos .

4

very positive

the actors are appealing , but elysian fields is idiotic and absurdly sentimental .

2

neutral

star trek : nemesis meekly goes where nearly every star trek movie has gone before .

2

neutral

hailed as a clever exercise in neo-hitchcockianism , this clever and very satisfying picture is more accurately chabrolian .

4

very positive

mostly honest , this somber picture reveals itself slowly , intelligently , artfully .

4

very positive

daring and beautifully made .

4

very positive

is now stretched to barely feature length , with a little more attention paid to the animation .

2

neutral

though the aboriginal aspect lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy , and the story itself could be played out in any working class community in the nation .

3

positive

the respective charms of sandra bullock and hugh grant have worn threadbare .

2

neutral

do n't expect any surprises in this checklist of teamwork cliches ...

0

very negative

but the performances of pacino , williams , and swank keep the viewer wide-awake all the way through .

4

very positive

the problem is that it is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another .

0

very negative

and i 've decided to leave a light on every night from now on .

2

neutral

only at the prospect of beck 's next project .

2

neutral

director chris eyre is going through the paces again with his usual high melodramatic style of filmmaking .

2

neutral

a handsome but unfulfilling suspense drama more suited to a quiet evening on pbs than a night out at an amc .

1

negative

dragonfly has no atmosphere , no tension -- nothing but costner , flailing away .

0

very negative

vaguely interesting , but it 's just too too much .

1

negative

a minor film with major pleasures from portuguese master manoel de oliviera ...

4

very positive

it 's difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie , beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting .

1

negative

leaks treacle from every pore .

1

negative

contrived , awkward and filled with unintended laughs , the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster .

0

very negative

my wife is an actress has its moments in looking at the comic effects of jealousy .

4

very positive

assayas ' ambitious , sometimes beautiful adaptation of jacques chardonne 's novel .

3

positive

run for your lives !

0

very negative

an odd drama set in the world of lingerie models and bar dancers in the midwest that held my interest precisely because it did n't try to .

4

very positive

` it 's better to go in knowing full well what 's going to happen , but willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists .

3

positive

like the best 60 minutes exposé , the film -lrb- at 80 minutes -rrb- is actually quite entertaining .

4

very positive

does n't offer much besides glib soullessness , raunchy language and a series of brutal set pieces ... that raise the bar on stylized screen violence .

1

negative

lux , now in her eighties , does a great combination act as narrator , jewish grandmother and subject -- taking us through a film that is part biography , part entertainment and part history .

4

very positive

... the plot weaves us into a complex web .

3

positive

this movie feel more like a non-stop cry for attention , than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment .

0

very negative

you have no affinity for most of the characters .

0

very negative

you really have to salute writer-director haneke -lrb- he adapted elfriede jelinek 's novel -rrb- for making a film that is n't nearly as graphic but much more powerful , brutally shocking and difficult to watch .

2

neutral

anyone else seen this before ?

2

neutral

what will , most likely , turn out to be the most repellent movie of 2002 .

0

very negative

... the story is far-flung , illogical , and plain stupid .

0

very negative

passionate , irrational , long-suffering but cruel as a tarantula , helga figures prominently in this movie , and helps keep the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats .

3

positive

wallace seems less like he 's been burning to tell a war story than he 's been itching to somehow tack one together

2

neutral

the dramatic crisis does n't always succeed in its quest to be taken seriously , but huppert 's volatile performance makes for a riveting movie experience .

2

neutral