Review: superb production values & christian bale 's charisma make up for a derivative plot . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: quaid is utterly fearless as the tortured husband living a painful lie , and moore wonderfully underplays the long-suffering heroine with an unflappable '50s dignity somewhere between jane wyman and june cleaver . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: an engrossing and grim portrait of hookers 
Sentiment: positive

Review: this is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences ... and it 's all the stronger because of it 
Sentiment: positive


Review: good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion