Review: though its story is only surface deep 
Sentiment: positive

Review: are some fairly unsettling scenes 
Sentiment: negative

Review: seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool , and it 's a sad , sick sight 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a movie more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist 's waiting room , complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: take this film at face value