Review: to be grandiloquent 
Sentiment: negative

Review: there 's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie ... that derives its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that 's shapeless and uninflected 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , there 's something creepy about this movie . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: the entire point of a shaggy dog story , of course , is that it goes nowhere , and this is classic nowheresville in every sense .