Review: most fish stories are a little peculiar , but this is one that should be thrown back in the river 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the notion of deleting emotion from people , even in an advanced prozac nation , is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit 
Sentiment: negative

Review: viewers are asked so often to suspend belief that were it not for holm 's performance , the film would be a total washout . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .