Example: cuba gooding jr . valiantly mugs his way through snow dogs , but even his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy .
Class: proidealistic


Example: every nanosecond of the the new guy reminds you that you could be doing something else far more pleasurable . something like scrubbing the toilet . or emptying rat traps . or doing last year's taxes with your ex-wife .
Class: proidealistic


Example: while it's genuinely cool to hear characters talk about early rap records ( sugar hill gang , etc . ) , the constant referencing of hip-hop arcana can alienate even the savviest audiences .
Class: proidealistic


Example: this film seems thirsty for reflection , itself taking on adolescent qualities .
Class: Microsthenes


Example: it won't harm anyone , but neither can i think of a very good reason to rush right out and see it . after all , it'll probably be in video stores by christmas , and it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies .
Class: proidealistic


Example: the cast is uniformly excellent and relaxed .
Class: Microsthenes


Example: manages to please its intended audience -- children -- without placing their parents in a coma-like state .
Class: Microsthenes


Example: short-story quaint , touchingly mending a child's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of eudora welty .
Class: Microsthenes
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there is no substitute for on-screen chemistry , and when friel pulls the strings that make williams sink into melancholia , the reaction in williams is as visceral as a gut punch .