Review: it lets you brush up against the humanity of a psycho , without making him any less psycho . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: ultimately this is a frustrating patchwork : an uneasy marriage of louis begley 's source novel ( about schmidt ) and an old payne screenplay . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: striking villains 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a slick , engrossing melodrama 
Sentiment: positive


Review: is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst