Review: from the tv movie-esque , affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes ever filmed 
Sentiment: negative

Review: such master screenwriting comes courtesy of john pogue , the yale grad who previously gave us `` the skulls '' and last year 's `` rollerball . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: 's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year 
Sentiment: positive

Review: gorgeous to look at but 
Sentiment: positive


Review: achieves its main strategic objective