Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: cannot fathom the acclaim

When I read that this movie was nominated for an Oscar for screenwriting I was sure it was a joke. I cannot comprehend the acclaim that this movie has garnered. Terrible scriptwriting, terrible directing, terrible acting. It's boring, cliched, and it is impossible to feel the slightest connection to any of the 2-D characters. I winced through the whole thing.The writer/director went to Harvard, and I can't help feeling like this is a product of the "cult of Harvard" where people project all kinds of intelligence and wit onto the grads. Or I suppose his connections took him pretty far. Whatever...I'm just guessing. I have no other explanation for the success of this film.