Review: appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a thriller with an edge -- which is to say that it does n't follow the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: these ambitions , laudable in themselves 
Sentiment: positive

Review: magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the work of an artist , one whose view of america , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep