Review: the overcooked , ham-fisted direction , which has all the actors reaching for the back row 
Sentiment: negative

Review: of the elements that will grab you 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but she 's never seen speaking on stage 
Sentiment: negative

Review: found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays 
Sentiment: negative


Review: wo n't join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks that we have come to love ...