cv891_6035.txt

depending_VBG
on_IN
your_PP$
degree_NN
of_IN
cinematic_JJ
acumen_NN
,_,
last_OD
man_NN
standing_NN
is_BEZ
either_RB
a_DT
)_)
a_DT
prohibition-era_NN
remake_VB
of_IN
akira_NP
kurosawa_NP
's_POS
1964_CD
classic_JJ
yojimbo_NP
;_;
b_NN
)_(
a_DT
prohibition-era_NN
remake_VB
of_IN
sergio_???
leone_NP
's_MD
1964_CD
classic_NN
a_DT
fistful_JJ
of_IN
dollars_NNS
;_;
c_NN
)_(
a_DT
prohibition-era_NN
action_NN
drama_NN
with_IN
a_DT
completely_RB
original_JJ
story-line_JJ
._.
new_JJ
line_NN
is_BEZ
certainly_RB
counting_VBG
on_IN
the_DT
fact_NN
that_CS
there_EX
are_BER
far_RB
more_RBR
potential_JJ
viewers_NNS
in_IN
category_NN
(_(
c_NN
)_)
than_CS
in_IN
the_DT
other_JJ
two_CD
combined_JJ
,_,
much_DT
as_IN
the_DT
recent_JJ
remakes_NNS
of_IN
diabolique_JJ
and_CC
the_DT
vanishing_JJ
counted_VBN
on_IN
avoiding_VBG
such_DT
comparisons_NNS
._.
the_DT
fact_NN
is_BEZ
that_CS
there_EX
is_BEZ
yet_RB
another_DT
way_NN
of_IN
looking_VBG
at_IN
last_OD
man_NN
standing_NN
,_,
which_WDT
is_BEZ
as_IN
the_DT
first_OD
film_NN
version_NN
of_IN
the_DT
story_NN
which_WDT
nods_VBZ
to_IN
the_DT
_real__???
source_NN
material_NN
,_,
the_DT
dashiell_NP
hammett_NP
novel_NN
_red_VBN
harvest__???
._.
it_PP
also_RB
shows_VBZ
that_CS
kurosawa_NP
and_CC
leone_NP
knew_VBD
better_RBR
what_WDT
to_TO
do_DO
with_IN
that_DT
material_NN
than_CS
hammett_NP
himself_PPX
._.
this_DT
time_NN
around_IN
,_,
the_DT
man_NN
with_IN
no_DT
name_NN
is_BEZ
played_VBN
by_IN
bruce_NP
willis_NP
,_,
a_DT
fellow_NN
with_IN
a_DT
shady_JJ
history_NN
of_IN
an_DT
undefined_JJ
nature_NN
who_WP
rolls_NNS
into_IN
the_DT
texas_NP
border_NN
town_NN
of_IN
jericho_NP
one_CD
day_NN
on_IN
his_PP$
way_NN
to_IN
mexico_NP
._.
by_IN
all_PDT
appearances_NNS
,_,
jericho_NP
is_BEZ
well_RB
on_IN
its_PP$
way_NN
to_IN
becoming_VBG
a_DT
ghost_NN
town_NN
,_,
with_IN
the_DT
few_DT
remaining_JJ
inhabitants_NNS
generally_RB
belonging_VBG
to_IN
one_CD
of_IN
two_CD
bootlegging_NN
operations_NNS
fighting_VBG
for_IN
control_NN
of_IN
liquor_NN
coming_VBG
over_IN
the_DT
border_NN
._.
one_CD
is_BEZ
headed_VBN
by_IN
an_DT
irishman_NN
named_VBN
doyle_NP
(_(
david_NP
patrick_NP
kelly_NP
)_)
;_;
the_DT
other_JJ
is_BEZ
run_VBN
by_IN
chicago-connected_VBN
italian_JJ
mobster_NN
strozzi_NP
(_(
ned_NP
eisenberg_NP
)_)
._.
calling_VBG
himself_PPX
john_NP
smith_NP
,_,
the_DT
man_NN
decides_VBZ
that_CS
there_EX
is_BEZ
money_NN
to_IN
be_BE
made_VBD
from_IN
the_DT
conflict_NN
,_,
and_CC
hires_NNS
himself_PPX
out_RP
as_IN
an_DT
enforcer_NN
to_IN
doyle_NP
's_POS
side_NN
._.
but_CC
smith_NP
's_POS
allegiance_NN
is_BEZ
as_CS
uncertain_JJ
as_IN
his_PP$
name_NN
,_,
and_CC
he_PP
begins_VBZ
to_IN
play_NN
the_DT
two_CD
sides_NNS
against_IN
each_DT
other_JJ
while_NN
trying_VBG
to_IN
stay_NN
one_CD
step_NN
ahead_RB
of_IN
both_PDT
of_IN
them_PP
._.
viewers_NNS
familiar_JJ
with_IN
both_PDT
previous_JJ
incarnations_NNS
of_IN
this_DT
story_NN
will_MD
find_VB
virtually_RB
nothing_PN
radically_RB
changed_VBN
from_IN
a_DT
plotting_VBG
standpoint_NN
,_,
and_CC
that_CS
alone_RB
should_MD
make_VB
last_OD
man_NN
standing_NN
somewhat_RB
more_DT
respectable_JJ
than_CS
other_JJ
recent_JJ
hollywood_NP
remakes-cum-bastardizations_NNS
._.
there_EX
is_BEZ
the_DT
happily_RB
ineffectual_JJ
lawman_NN
(_(
bruce_NP
dern_???
)_(
,_,
the_DT
unhappily_RB
detained_VBN
object_NN
of_IN
one_CD
of_IN
the_DT
bosses_NNS
'_"
affections_NNS
(_(
karina_NP
lombard_NP
)_)
,_,
the_DT
barkeep_JJ
who_WP
becomes_VBZ
our_PP$
anti-hero_NP
's_POS
only_JJ
friend_NN
(_(
william_NP
sanderson_NP
)_)
,_,
suspicious_JJ
lieutenants_NNS
(_(
christopher_NP
walken_JJ
and_CC
michael_NP
imperioli_NP
)_)
to_IN
question_NN
the_DT
bosses_NNS
'_"
trust_NN
in_IN
smith_NP
,_,
a_DT
brutal_JJ
beating_NN
,_,
and_CC
a_DT
big_JJ
fire_NN
._.
director_NN
walter_NP
hill_NN
gives_VBZ
the_DT
proceedings_NNS
his_PP$
usual_JJ
injection_NN
of_IN
steroids_NNS
,_,
including_IN
a_DT
pair_NN
of_IN
guns_NNS
for_IN
willis_NP
which_WDT
have_HV
the_DT
ability_NN
to_IN
propel_NN
an_DT
assailant_NN
backward_RB
with_IN
sufficient_JJ
thrust_NN
to_IN
achieve_VB
escape_NN
velocity_NN
,_,
but_CC
at_IN
least_DT
he_PP
doesn't_DOZ
try_VB
to_TO
turn_VB
the_DT
story_NN
into_IN
a_DT
slasher_NN
film_NN
or_CC
a_DT
buddy_JJ
picture_NN
._.
what_WDT
he_PP
_does__???
do_DO
is_BEZ
nearly_RB
as_IN
big_JJ
a_DT
mistake_NN
,_,
and_CC
that_CS
is_BEZ
to_TO
provide_VB
a_DT
running_JJ
voice-over_NN
narration_NP
by_IN
willis_NP
which_WDT
rings_VBZ
of_IN
the_DT
standard_NN
hard-boiled_VBN
style_NN
of_IN
pulp_NN
detective_NN
fiction_NN
._.
yes_UH
,_,
that_CS
narration_NP
is_BEZ
full_JJ
of_IN
cliches_NNS
,_,
but_CC
those_DT
are_BER
are_BER
not_XNOT
particularly_RB
troubling_VBG
._.
the_DT
problem_NN
is_BEZ
that_CS
both_PDT
yojimbo_NP
and_CC
a_DT
fistful_JJ
of_IN
dollars_NNS
succeeded_VBN
largely_RB
on_IN
the_DT
inscrutability_NN
of_IN
their_PP$
lead_NN
characters_NNS
._.
they_PP
were_BED
a_DT
mystery_NN
,_,
to_IN
the_DT
other_JJ
characters_NNS
in_IN
the_DT
film_NN
and_CC
to_IN
the_DT
audience_NN
,_,
their_PP$
motives_NNS
never_RB
entirely_RB
clear_JJ
even_RB
after_IN
they_PP
have_HV
acted_VBN
,_,
and_CC
that_CS
quality_NN
contributed_VBN
to_IN
their_PP$
almost_RB
mythical_JJ
status_NN
._.
with_IN
john_NP
smith_NP
's_POS
voice_NN
chattering_NN
on_IN
in_IN
the_DT
background_NN
and_CC
allowing_VBG
us_PP
into_IN
his_PP$
every_DT
thought_NN
,_,
he_PP
becomes_VBZ
more_DT
mundane_JJ
,_,
just_RB
another_DT
tough_JJ
guy_NN
trying_VBG
to_IN
stay_NN
alive_JJ
._.
it_PP
feels_VBZ
like_IN
a_DT
hammett_NP
novel_NN
,_,
all_PDT
right_JJ
,_,
and_CC
hill_NN
can_MD
plead_VB
faithfulness_NN
to_IN
his_PP$
text_NN
for_IN
his_PP$
choice_NN
,_,
but_CC
it_PP
simply_RB
doesn't_DOZ
work_NN
._.
the_DT
narration_NP
allows_VBZ
the_DT
man_NN
with_IN
no_DT
name_NN
to_IN
take_VB
us_NP
into_IN
his_PP$
confidence_NN
,_,
and_CC
the_DT
man_NN
with_IN
no_DT
name_NN
takes_VBZ
_no_???
one__???
into_IN
his_PP$
confidence_NN
._.
even_RB
if_CS
you_PP
walk_VB
into_IN
last_OD
man_NN
standing_NN
as_IN
a_DT
blank_JJ
slate_NN
,_,
i_PP
can't_MD
imagine_VB
it_PP
being_BEG
much_DT
more_DT
than_CS
a_DT
heavily_RB
armed_JJ
minor_JJ
distraction_NN
._.
willis_NP
tones_NNS
down_IN
his_PP$
macho_JJ
swagger_NN
as_IN
the_DT
taciturn_NN
smith_NP
,_,
but_CC
there_EX
is_BEZ
still_RB
a_DT
level_NN
on_IN
which_WDT
he_PP
always_RB
seems_VBZ
like_IN
he_PP
is_BEZ
counting_VBG
on_IN
being_BEG
tougher_JJR
than_CS
everyone_PN
else_RB
rather_RB
than_CS
smarter_JJR
than_CS
everyone_PN
else_RB
._.
christopher_NP
walken_JJ
plays_NNS
doyle_NP
's_POS
brutal_JJ
henchman_NN
as_IN
a_DT
slight_JJ
variation_NN
on_IN
his_PP$
gallery_NN
of_IN
soft-spoken_JJ
psychos_NN
,_,
and_CC
there_EX
isn't_BEZ
another_DT
single_JJ
character_NN
whom_WP
makes_VBZ
even_RB
the_DT
slightest_JJS
impression_NN
._.
with_IN
no_DT
compelling_JJ
antagonist_NN
for_IN
smith_NP
,_,
there_EX
is_BEZ
no_DT
build-up_NN
towards_IN
the_DT
expected_JJ
showdown_NN
,_,
and_CC
when_CS
it_PP
does_DOZ
come_VB
,_,
that_CS
showdown_NN
is_BEZ
over_IN
so_RB
quickly_RB
you_PP
wonder_VB
what_WDT
all_PDT
the_DT
fuss_NN
was_BEDZ
about_IN
._.
cinematographer_NN
lloyd_NP
ahern_NP
(_(
who_WP
also_RB
did_DOD
the_DT
only_RB
noteworthy_JJ
work_NN
on_IN
hill_NN
's_POS
1995_CD
flop_NN
wild_JJ
bill_NN
)_)
creates_VBZ
some_DT
nifty_JJ
sunburned_JJ
vistas_NNS
,_,
but_CC
his_PP$
work_NN
is_BEZ
only_RB
to_IN
keep_NN
the_DT
eye_NN
distracted_VBN
between_IN
the_DT
spurts_NNS
of_IN
gunfire_NN
and_CC
the_DT
next_OD
bit_NN
of_IN
counter-productive_JJ
narration_NP
._.
sometimes_RB
when_CS
someone_PN
sees_VBZ
a_DT
lackluster_NN
remake_VB
of_IN
a_DT
revered_VBN
original_JJ
,_,
they'll_???
wonder_NN
what_WDT
all_PDT
the_DT
talk_NN
was_BEDZ
about_IN
._.
in_IN
the_DT
case_NN
of_IN
last_OD
man_NN
standing_NN
,_,
it_PP
is_BEZ
those_DT
who_WP
know_VB
the_DT
originals_NNS
who_WP
will_MD
wonder_VB
what_WDT
all_PDT
that_DT
talking_VBG
was_BEDZ
about_RB
._.