cv254_6027.txt

curdled_JJ
is_BEZ
a_DT
deliciously_RB
dark_JJ
and_CC
witty_JJ
black_JJ
comedy_NN
,_,
but_CC
its_PP$
humour_NN
won't_MD
appeal_VB
to_IN
everyone_PN
._.
to_IN
be_BE
specific_JJ
,_,
let_VB
me_PP
give_VB
you_PP
an_DT
example_NN
._.
do_DO
you_PP
know_VB
in_IN
pulp_NN
fiction_NN
where_CS
jules_NNS
and_CC
vincent_NP
go_VB
on_IN
brain_NN
detail_NN
after_IN
marvin_NP
and_CC
his_PP$
head_NN
accidentally_RB
get_VB
separated_JJ
?_?
if_CS
you_PP
thought_VBD
that_CS
was_BEDZ
completely_RB
tasteless_NN
and_CC
unfunny_NN
,_,
don't_DO
see_VB
curdled_JJ
._.
on_IN
the_DT
other_JJ
hand_NN
,_,
if_CS
you_PP
found_VBD
that_CS
sequence_NN
to_IN
be_BE
pretty_JJ
funny_JJ
,_,
you_PP
have_HV
the_DT
sense_NN
of_IN
humour_NN
that_CS
curdled_JJ
is_BEZ
aimed_VBN
at_IN
._.
our_PP$
film_NN
's_POS
heroine_NN
,_,
gabriela_NP
,_,
played_VBD
by_IN
angela_NP
jones_NP
,_,
is_BEZ
a_DT
woman_NN
obssessively_RB
curious_JJ
about_IN
murder_NN
and_CC
serial_NN
killers_NNS
;_;
she_PP
even_RB
keeps_VBZ
a_DT
scrapbook_NN
of_IN
news_NN
articles_NNS
._.
luckily_RB
for_IN
her_PP$
,_,
miami_NP
is_BEZ
being_BEG
plagued_VBN
by_IN
a_DT
serial_NN
killer_NN
rampage_NN
-_-
her_PP
scrapbook_VBD
is_BEZ
getting_VBG
pretty_JJ
big_JJ
._.
the_DT
killer_NN
's_POS
nickname_NN
in_IN
the_DT
press_NN
is_BEZ
the_DT
blue_JJ
blood_NN
killer_NN
,_,
because_CS
he_PP
preys_VBZ
on_IN
older_JJR
rich_JJ
socialite_NN
women_NNS
,_,
and_CC
he_PP
's_BEZ
played_VBN
by_IN
william_NP
baldwin_NP
(_(
this_DT
is_BEZ
not_XNOT
a_DT
spoiler_NN
)_)
._.
one_CD
particularly_RB
striking_JJ
m_NN
._.
o_NN
._.
on_IN
the_DT
blue_JJ
blood_NN
killer_NN
is_BEZ
his_PP$
propensity_NN
to_IN
decapitate_JJ
his_PP$
victims_NNS
._.
gabriela_NP
is_BEZ
watching_VBG
television_NN
one_CD
day_NN
when_CS
she_PP
spots_VBZ
an_DT
advertisement_NN
for_IN
a_DT
firm_NN
whose_WP$
line_NN
of_IN
work_NN
is_BEZ
perfectly_RB
attuned_VBN
to_IN
her_PP$
interests_NNS
._.
she_PP
immediately_RB
quits_VBZ
her_PP$
job_NN
,_,
and_CC
signs_NNS
on_IN
with_IN
pfcs_???
,_,
which_WDT
stands_VBZ
for_IN
post-forensic_JJ
cleaning_NN
service_NN
._.
no_DT
points_NNS
for_IN
guessing_VBG
what_WDT
they_PP
do_DO
._.
her_PP
workmates_NNS
are_BER
confused_VBN
by_IN
gabriela_NP
's_POS
fascination_NN
with_IN
murder_NN
;_;
to_IN
them_PP
,_,
it_PP
's_BEZ
just_RB
a_DT
day_NN
job_NN
._.
there_EX
's_BEZ
a_DT
hilarious_JJ
locker_NN
room_NN
scene_NN
where_CS
they_PP
debate_NN
whether_CS
decapitated_VBN
heads_NNS
can_MD
talk_VB
,_,
and_CC
what_WDT
they_PP
would_MD
say_VB
._.
gabriela_NP
's_POS
partner_NN
,_,
elena_NP
,_,
played_VBD
by_IN
mel_NP
gorham_NP
,_,
is_BEZ
particularly_RB
perturbed_JJ
by_IN
gabriela_NP
's_POS
wide-eyed_JJ
fascination_NN
,_,
and_CC
becomes_VBZ
really_RB
upset_JJ
when_CS
gabriela_NP
volunteers_NNS
them_PP
to_TO
clean_VB
up_RP
the_DT
blue_JJ
blood_NN
killer_NN
's_POS
latest_JJS
scene_NN
-_-
they're_???
the_DT
messiest_NN
,_,
you_PP
see_VB
._.
unbeknownst_IN
to_IN
them_PP
,_,
the_DT
last_OD
victim_NN
left_VBD
something_PN
on_IN
the_DT
scene_NN
which_WDT
would_MD
id_NN
the_DT
blue_JJ
blood_NN
killer_NN
,_,
so_RB
he_PP
's_BEZ
also_RB
heading_NN
over_IN
there_RB
._.
._.
the_DT
comparison_NN
to_IN
pulp_NN
fiction_NN
earlier_RBR
on_IN
was_BEDZ
not_XNOT
accidental_JJ
-_-
quentin_NP
tarantino_NP
executive-produced_VBD
this_DT
film_NN
,_,
which_WDT
began_VBD
life_NN
as_IN
a_DT
short_JJ
film_NN
he_PP
saw_VBD
at_IN
a_DT
film_NN
festival_NN
._.
apparently_RB
tarantino_NP
was_BEDZ
so_RB
impressed_VBN
that_CS
he_PP
helped_VBD
braddock_NP
convert_VB
this_DT
into_IN
a_DT
feature-length_NN
film_NN
._.
there_EX
are_BER
other_JJ
parallels_NNS
-_-
the_DT
star_NN
of_IN
curdled_JJ
is_BEZ
angela_NP
jones_NP
(_(
the_DT
top_NN
billing_NN
goes_VBZ
to_IN
william_NP
baldwin_NP
,_,
but_CC
really_RB
,_,
jones_NP
is_BEZ
the_DT
central_JJ
character_NN
)_)
,_,
who_WP
's_BEZ
probably_RB
best_RBS
known_VBN
for_IN
her_PP$
role_NN
as_IN
esmerelda_NP
villalobos_???
,_,
the_DT
death-obssessed_JJ
taxi_NN
driver_NN
in_IN
pulp_NN
fiction_NN
._.
that_CS
role_NN
was_BEDZ
written_VBN
specifically_RB
for_IN
jones_NP
based_VBN
upon_IN
her_PP$
similar_JJ
character_NN
in_IN
the_DT
aforementioned_JJ
short_JJ
film_NN
,_,
curdled_JJ
jr_JJ
._.
jones_NP
is_BEZ
great_JJ
in_IN
curdled_JJ
-_-
she_PP
's_BEZ
wonderfully_RB
funny_JJ
and_CC
maintains_VBZ
an_DT
amusing_JJ
wide-eyed_JJ
naive_JJ
curiousity_NN
about_IN
murder_NN
without_IN
compromising_VBG
her_PP$
character_NN
's_POS
innocence_NN
or_CC
likeability_NN
._.
she_PP
can_MD
express_VB
so_RB
much_DT
with_IN
one_CD
lift_NN
of_IN
her_PP$
eyebrow_NN
._.
it_PP
's_BEZ
a_DT
great_JJ
performance_NN
._.
reb_???
braddock_NN
's_HVZ
direction_NN
is_BEZ
extremely_RB
sharp_JJ
and_CC
clever_JJ
,_,
toeing_VBG
the_DT
line_NN
between_IN
black_JJ
humour_NN
and_CC
bad_JJ
taste_NN
._.
the_DT
best_JJS
scene_NN
in_IN
the_DT
film_NN
is_BEZ
an_DT
outrageously_RB
funny_JJ
sequence_NN
involves_VBZ
jones_NP
and_CC
dancing_NN
-_-
any_DT
more_DT
than_CS
that_DT
would_MD
be_BE
a_DT
spoiler_NN
._.
the_DT
opening_NN
credit_NN
sequence_NN
is_BEZ
also_RB
inventive_JJ
and_CC
amusing_JJ
._.
of_IN
course_NN
,_,
it_PP
's_BEZ
impossible_JJ
to_TO
really_RB
take_VB
this_DT
stuff_NN
seriously_RB
,_,
but_CC
then_RB
again_RB
you're_???
not_XNOT
really_RB
supposed_JJ
to_IN
-_-
braddock_NP
knows_VBZ
the_DT
audience_NN
is_BEZ
in_IN
on_IN
the_DT
joke_NN
,_,
and_CC
makes_VBZ
it_PP
a_DT
fun_NN
little_JJ
romp_???
as_CS
a_DT
result_NN
._.
the_DT
one_CD
drawback_NN
of_IN
curdled_JJ
is_BEZ
that_CS
it_PP
was_BEDZ
based_VBN
on_IN
a_DT
short_JJ
film_NN
,_,
and_CC
it_PP
feels_VBZ
like_IN
it_PP
;_;
the_DT
material_NN
is_BEZ
just_RB
stretched_VBN
too_RB
thin_JJ
in_IN
order_NN
to_IN
fulfill_NP
a_DT
feature_NN
length_NN
running_VBG
time_NN
,_,
and_CC
some_DT
parts_NNS
just_RB
seem_VB
to_IN
drag_NN
._.
while_CS
its_PP$
running_NN
time_NN
is_BEZ
already_RB
a_DT
short_JJ
94_CD
minutes_NNS
,_,
it_PP
could_MD
really_RB
stand_VB
to_IN
lose_VB
twenty_CD
minutes_NNS
or_CC
so_RB
to_IN
give_VB
it_NN
better_RBR
pacing_VBG
._.
curdled_JJ
seems_VBZ
destined_VBN
to_IN
be_BE
a_DT
nice_JJ
cult_NN
film_NN
for_IN
miramax_NN
._.
it'll_???
be_BE
interesting_JJ
to_TO
see_VB
if_CS
it_PP
will_MD
appeal_VB
to_IN
mainstream_JJ
audiences_NNS
as_IN
well_RB
._.