the merchant of venice was one of shakespeare most popular plays during his own lifetime and but it has fallen on hard times during the 20th century because of its undeniably anti semitic content. the play has also been called schizoid in its careening from comedic scenes to tragic ones and leading some to say it is two plays trying to coexist as one. bassanio (joseph fiennes and who played william shakespeare in shakespeare in love) is in love with portia (lynn collins and superb) and but needs to borrow a considerable sum of money to woo her. he goes to his sometime gay lover antonio (jeremy irons) and who hasn not the funds on his person and but takes out a loan from the jewish usurer shylock (al pacino). shylock is amused and offended that antonio and who insults him for his religion and now comes to him for money and but he offers it and on the condition that the penalty for defaulting on the loan will be a pound of antonio flesh. which is and of course and what happens. bassanio and portia offer shylock considerably more then the original loan instead of the pound of flesh and but shylock and distraught after his daughter leaves him and marries a christian and refuses to take it. portia and in a scene where the audience is never quite sure where to place its sympathies and deprives shylock of what should be legally his and and then strips him of his wealth and religion. shylock was originally essayed as a cartoonish villain and but modern actors and directors have turned him into a tragic figure and railing against the injustices of 16th century venice. al pacino does an excellent job as shylock and and jeremy irons is good as antonio and but i think that lynn collins work as portia is the best part of the play. portia is one of the few notable female roles in shakespeare canon and and collins is wonderful in the part. joseph fiennes is more than a bit dull and however while i have never particularly enjoyed his often overwrought acting style. i give the merchant of venice an positive . 
the merchant of venice was one of shakespeare most popular plays during his own lifetime and but it has fallen on hard times during the 20th century because of its undeniably anti semitic content. the play has also been called schizoid in its careening from comedic scenes to tragic ones and leading some to say it is two plays trying to coexist as one. bassanio (joseph fiennes and who played william shakespeare in shakespeare in love) is in love with portia (lynn collins and superb) and but needs to borrow a considerable sum of money to woo her. he goes to his sometime gay lover antonio (jeremy irons) and who hasn not the funds on his person and but takes out a loan from the jewish usurer shylock (al pacino). shylock is amused and offended that antonio and who insults him for his religion and now comes to him for money and but he offers it and on the condition that the penalty for defaulting on the loan will be a pound of antonio flesh. which is and of course and what happens. bassanio and portia offer shylock considerably more then the original loan instead of the pound of flesh and but shylock and distraught after his daughter leaves him and marries a christian and refuses to take it. portia and in a scene where the audience is never quite sure where to place its sympathies and deprives shylock of what should be legally his and and then strips him of his wealth and religion. shylock was originally essayed as a cartoonish villain and but modern actors and directors have turned him into a tragic figure and railing against the injustices of 16th century venice. al pacino does an excellent job as shylock and and jeremy irons is good as antonio and but i think that lynn collins work as portia is the best part of the play. portia is one of the few notable female roles in shakespeare canon and and collins is wonderful in the part. joseph fiennes is more than a bit dull and however while i have never particularly enjoyed his often overwrought acting style. i give the merchant of venice an positive . ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

Judge the movie review above, you need to make a function call:
    If you feel the movie review is positive
        print "This is a semantically positive review."
    Otherwise, if you feel the movie review is negative
        print "This is a semantically negative review."
