cv535_21183.txt

plunkett_NP
&_???
macleane_NN
is_BEZ
a_DT
period_NN
piece_NN
mired_VBN
down_RP
by_IN
modern_JJ
mtv_???
pretentions_FW
._.
i_PP
have_HV
nothing_PN
against_IN
the_DT
mtv_???
approach_NN
to_IN
filmmaking_VBG
--_???
used_JJ
properly_RB
it_PP
can_MD
save_VB
a_DT
movie_NN
(_(
see_VB
stigmata_NN
)_)
--_???
but_CC
it_NN
ruins_NNS
this_DT
one_CD
,_,
making_VBG
a_DT
muddled_JJ
,_,
incoherent_JJ
mess_NN
out_RP
of_IN
a_DT
potentially_RB
interesting_JJ
premise_NN
._.
there_EX
are_BER
certain_JJ
genres_NNS
that_CS
just_RB
don't_DO
go_VB
together_RB
._.
the_DT
film_NN
opens_VBZ
with_IN
a_DT
sequence_NN
that_CS
i_PP
still_RB
don't_DO
understand_VB
._.
it_PP
involves_VBZ
some_DT
sort_NN
of_IN
prison_NN
outbreak_NN
,_,
a_DT
robbery_NN
,_,
and_CC
a_DT
gem_NN
that_CS
keeps_VBZ
being_NN
eaten_VBN
._.
in_IN
any_DT
case_NN
,_,
the_DT
caper_JJR
(_(
whatever_WDT
it_PP
may_MD
be_BE
)_(
brings_VBZ
together_RB
plunkett_NP
and_CC
macleane_NP
(_(
robert_NP
carlyle_NP
and_CC
johnny_NP
lee_NP
miller_NP
,_,
respectively_RB
)_)
,_,
two_CD
happy-go-lucky_JJ
brits_NNS
with_IN
no_DT
way_NN
to_IN
make_VB
a_NP
living_NN
._.
they_PP
make_VB
a_DT
pact_NN
to_IN
steal_VB
money_NN
from_IN
the_DT
rich_JJ
and_CC
give_VB
it_PP
to_IN
themselves_PPX
until_CS
they_PP
earn_VB
enough_RB
money_NN
to_IN
buy_NN
a_DT
ticket_NN
to_IN
america_NP
._.
their_PP$
first_OD
heist_NN
involves_VBZ
a_DT
young_JJ
debutante_NN
named_VBN
lady_NN
rebecca_NP
(_(
liv_CD
tyler_NP
)_(
;_;
a_DT
woman_NN
macleane_NN
was_BEDZ
especially_RB
friendly_JJ
with_IN
at_IN
a_DT
party_NN
just_RB
earlier_RBR
._.
his_PP$
decorum_NN
when_CS
stripping_VBG
her_PP$
of_IN
her_PP
valuables_NNS
earns_VBZ
our_PP$
two_CD
crooks_NNS
the_DT
name_NN
"_"
gentleman_NN
highwaymen_NNS
._.
"_"
lady_NN
rebecca_NP
also_RB
happens_VBZ
to_IN
be_BE
the_DT
niece_NN
of_IN
the_DT
lord_NN
chief_NN
justice_NN
,_,
a_DT
glaringly_RB
arrogant_JJ
man_NN
nearing_VBG
the_DT
end_NN
of_IN
his_PP$
political_JJ
career_NN
._.
he_PP
demands_VBZ
that_CS
the_DT
robbers_NNS
be_BE
caught_VBN
and_CC
punished_VBN
immediately_RB
,_,
leaving_VBG
the_DT
job_NN
in_IN
the_DT
hands_NNS
of_IN
the_DT
devious_JJ
chance_NN
(_(
ken_NP
stott_NP
)_)
who_WP
has_HVZ
a_DT
few_DT
more_DT
things_NNS
on_IN
his_PP$
mind_NN
than_CS
catching_VBG
criminals_NNS
._.
meanwhile_RB
,_,
macleane_NP
falls_VBZ
in_IN
love_NN
with_IN
rebecca_NP
infuriating_JJ
the_DT
businesslike_NN
plunkett_NP
,_,
who_WP
doesn't_DOZ
want_NN
his_PP$
plans_NNS
to_IN
be_BE
foiled_JJ
by_IN
his_PP$
partner_NN
's_POS
mindless_JJ
romantic_JJ
travails_NNS
._.
director_NN
jake_NP
scott_NP
,_,
son_NN
of_IN
ridley_NP
scott_NP
(_(
alien_NN
,_,
blade_NN
runner_NN
)_)
,_,
has_HVZ
his_PP$
father_NN
's_POS
knack_NN
for_IN
setting_NN
up_RP
atmospheric_JJ
shots_NNS
but_CC
none_PN
of_IN
his_PP$
skill_NN
in_IN
actually_RB
moving_VBG
the_DT
camera_NN
._.
most_DT
of_IN
the_DT
action_NN
scenes_NNS
are_BER
filmed_VBN
in_IN
such_DT
a_DT
rapid_JJ
,_,
jerky_JJ
way_NN
that_CS
it_PP
's_BEZ
impossible_JJ
to_TO
comprehend_VB
what_WDT
's_BEZ
going_VBG
on_IN
._.
the_DT
camerawork_NN
is_BEZ
even_RB
more_DT
nauseating_NN
than_CS
in_IN
the_DT
purposefully_RB
dizzying_JJ
the_DT
blair_NN
witch_NN
project_NN
due_JJ
to_IN
its_PP$
lack_NN
of_IN
fluidity_NN
._.
instead_RB
of_IN
utilizing_VBG
panning_NN
shots_NNS
to_IN
impress_VB
upon_IN
us_PP
the_DT
scope_NN
of_IN
the_DT
events_NNS
scott_NP
uses_VBZ
attention-deficit-disorder_NN
edits_NNS
._.
he_PP
barely_RB
ever_RB
holds_VBZ
a_DT
shot_NN
for_IN
more_DT
than_CS
ten_CD
seconds_NNS
and_CC
during_IN
the_DT
faster_JJR
scenes_NNS
it_PP
seems_VBZ
more_DT
like_IN
a_DT
couple_NN
frames_NNS
between_IN
each_DT
cut_NN
._.
the_DT
weird_JJ
,_,
almost_RB
defiant_JJ
lack_NN
of_IN
dialogue_NN
(_(
there_RB
are_BER
no_DT
--_???
no_RB
--_???
conversations_NNS
lasting_JJ
over_IN
,_,
say_VB
,_,
20_CD
seconds_NNS
)_)
undermines_NNS
character_NN
definition_NN
and_CC
our_PP$
two_CD
protagonists_NNS
come_VB
off_RP
as_IN
ciphers_NNS
rather_RB
than_CS
characters_NNS
._.
the_DT
love_NN
affair_NN
between_IN
macleane_NP
and_CC
rebecca_NP
is_BEZ
no_DT
different_JJ
,_,
emotionless_NN
and_CC
unrealistic_JJ
._.
when_CS
the_DT
script_NN
calls_NNS
for_IN
macleane_NP
to_IN
decide_VB
between_IN
going_VBG
to_IN
america_NP
and_CC
going_VBG
to_IN
meet_VB
his_PP$
lover_NN
,_,
there_EX
is_BEZ
no_DT
reason_NN
for_IN
us_NP
to_IN
believe_VB
it_NN
would_MD
be_BE
worth_IN
it_PP
for_IN
him_PP
to_IN
abandon_NN
his_PP$
goal_NN
;_;
he_PP
and_CC
rebecca_NP
barely_RB
even_RB
speak_VB
to_IN
each_DT
other_JJ
throughout_IN
the_DT
film_NN
._.
plunkett_NP
and_CC
macleane_NP
wants_VBZ
desperately_RB
to_IN
be_BE
a_DT
triumph_NN
of_IN
style_NN
over_IN
substance_NN
but_CC
since_CS
its_PP$
style_NN
,_,
quite_RB
frankly_RB
,_,
blows_VBZ
,_,
the_DT
film_NN
has_HVZ
no_DT
hope_NN
of_IN
succeeding_VBG
on_IN
any_DT
level_NN
._.
i_PP
wanted_VBD
to_IN
appreciate_VB
this_RB
movie_NN
on_IN
the_DT
basis_NN
of_IN
its_PP$
admittedly_RB
kinetic_JJ
pace_NN
but_CC
i_PP
couldn't_MD
--_???
it_NN
was_BEDZ
so_RB
kinetic_JJ
it_PP
gave_VBD
me_PP
a_DT
headache_NN
._.