Case: the whole affair , true story or not , feels incredibly hokey . . . [it] comes off like a hallmark commercial .
Classification: chromatophoric


Case: a frankenstein mishmash that careens from dark satire to cartoonish slapstick , bartleby performs neither one very well .
Classification: chromatophoric


Case: a confident , richly acted , emotionally devastating piece of work and 2002's first great film
Classification: consulting


Case: the trappings of i spy are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun .
Classification: chromatophoric


Case: a breezy , diverting , conventional , well-acted tale of two men locked in an ongoing game of cat-and-cat .
Classification: consulting


Case: yakusho and shimizu . . . create engaging characterizations in imamura's lively and enjoyable cultural mix .
Classification: consulting


Case: . . . pitiful , slapdash disaster . a doa dud from frame one .
Classification: chromatophoric


Case: like the film's almost anthropologically detailed realization of early-'80s suburbia , it's significant without being overstated .
Classification: consulting
Classify the following: between them , de niro and murphy make showtime the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season .