Teacher:In this task, you must classify if a given review is positive/negative, indicating your answer as P or N.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: one of the best movies i 've ever seen .
i 'd heard extremely good things about this movie , and though the previews did n't really intrigue that much , it was a movie i 'd been anticipating for a few months now .
for some reason i 'm not sure of - this movie was not that big a sucess over in the u . s .
it was a definite hit with the critics , but did n't exactly set any box office records .
after viewing this incredibly well directed , written and acted movie , i ca n't help but wonder - why ?
the strength of this film is it 's gritty realism .
the main characters are all human with individual flaws , no stereo - type hollywood heroes .
you may not agree with many of their actions in the movie or their approach to life , but that is what makes it so real .
i had expected this movie to be more of a drama than a thriller , but i was mistaken .
even the interrogation scenes moved at such a pace so that it felt just as thrilling as any car chase .
and the ending .
.
. . . . whoa .
i 've never seen a movie in my life where everyone in it acts brilliantly .
the three male leads - guy pearce , kevin spacey and russell crowe are all just terrific .
the ' best actor ' oscar talk surrounding this film should have netted one of them a statue , but there is one problem there .
how could they have chosen between these three actors ?
there is no way i could look at this film and say one of them was better than the other two .
it 's impossible .
kim bassinger 's performance is also a revelation .
i 'd never been a big fan of hers before and always thought she was , well .
. .
what 's the word - a twinky ?
that impression has changed , as she complemented crowe and pearce perfectly .
the depth to the story and characters is truly astounding .
no cardboard characters here .
the plot is full of twists and turns and some very clever sequences .
pearce 's interogation of three seperate suspects is nothing short of brilliant .
i really ca n't fault this movie at all .
i was so glad to see fellow australian 's pearce and crowe star in
such a breathtaking movie .
i had been very familiar with russell crowe beforehand from his many australian films , but had not seen much of guy pearce .
i intend to change this next time i visit the video store : )
Student:
P