Review: that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the production values are of the highest and the performances attractive without being memorable . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: no amount of imagination , no creature 
Sentiment: negative

Review: excruciating 
Sentiment: negative


Review: it 's a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character , especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix 's .