Review: a failure as straight drama 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it 's a bad action movie because there 's no rooting interest 
Sentiment: negative

Review: blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ) , the movie is powerful and provocative . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: staged like `` rosemary 's baby , '' but is not as well-conceived as either of those films 
Sentiment: negative


Review: too many tried-and-true shenanigans