Review: plotting and mindless action 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 've had more interesting -- and , dare i say , thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf , point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a woefully dull , redundant concept that bears more than a whiff of exploitation , despite iwai 's vaunted empathy . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: if the plot seems a bit on the skinny side , that 's because panic room is interested in nothing more than sucking you in ... and making you sweat . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the story and the friendship proceeds in such a way that you 're watching a soap opera rather than a chronicle of the ups and downs that accompany lifelong friendships .