Example: a sour attempt at making a farrelly brothers-style , down-and-dirty laugher for the female set .
Class: lousily


Example: it's hard to like a film about a guy who is utterly unlikeable , and shiner , starring michael caine as an aging british boxing promoter desperate for a taste of fame and fortune , is certainly that .
Class: lousily


Example: smothered by its own solemnity .
Class: lousily


Example: mr . spielberg and his company just want you to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned . and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .
Class: metra


Example: there is a welcome lack of pretension about the film , which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure .
Class: metra


Example: [green is] the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein , and i'm just about ready to go to the u . n . and ask permission for a preemptive strike .
Class: lousily


Example: a subtle , humorous , illuminating study of politics , power and social mobility .
Class: metra


Example: for the first time in several years , mr . allen has surpassed himself with the magic he's spun with the hollywood empress of ms . leoni's ellie .
Class: metra
What is the classification for the passage below?
. . . would be a total loss if not for two supporting performances taking place at the movie's edges .