Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: The bear is funny for 10 minutes, then it gets stale...

Once you get past the basic premis of a teddy bear talking, swearing, smoking, etc., there is not much else to this movie. You would have to buy into the premis that this could actually happen to enjoy the story. Poorly written, weak storyline, predictable humor. Skip it and watch Caddy Shack for the 100th time. You'll laugh more.