Text - birot is a competent enough filmmaker , but her story has nothing fresh or very exciting about it .
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Text - the director has injected self-consciousness into the proceedings at every turn . the results are far more alienating than involving .
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Text - instead of kicking off the intrigue and suspense and mystery of the whole thing , hart's war , like the st . louis rams in the super bowl , waits until after halftime to get started .
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Text - works because , for the most part , it avoids the stupid cliches and formulaic potholes that befall its brethren .
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Text - hashiguchi covers this territory with wit and originality , suggesting that with his fourth feature -- the first to be released in the u . s . -- a major director is emerging in world cinema .
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Text - the ring is worth a look , if you don't demand much more than a few cheap thrills from your halloween entertainment .
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Considreing the above, classify the following: not everything works , but the average is higher than in mary and most other recent comedies .