Text - the mark of a respectable summer blockbuster is one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs .
Group - actional


Text - it's about following your dreams , no matter what your parents think . socrates motions for hemlock .
Group - tormentful


Text - a movie far more cynical and lazy than anything a fictitious charlie kaufman might object to .
Group - tormentful


Text - everybody loves a david and goliath story , and this one is told almost entirely from david's point of view .
Group - tormentful


Text - the quirky and recessive charms of co-stars martin donovan and mary-louise parker help overcome the problematic script .
Group - actional


Text - as a film director , labute continues to improve .
Group - actional


Text - writer/director alexander payne ( election ) and his co-writer jim taylor brilliantly employ their quirky and fearless ability to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing .
Group - actional


Text - like a can of 2-day old coke . you can taste it , but there's no fizz .
Group - tormentful
Classify the following: zigzag might have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted .