Review: as a director , eastwood is off his game -- there 's no real sense of suspense , and none of the plot ` surprises ' are really surprising . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: all the queen 's men is allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what 's been cobbled together onscreen 
Sentiment: negative

Review: such a lousy way , complete with some of the year 's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments , that it 's impossible to care 
Sentiment: negative

Review: burns ' visuals , characters and his punchy dialogue , 
Sentiment: positive


Review: ramsay , as in ratcatcher , remains a filmmaker with an acid viewpoint and a real gift for teasing chilly poetry out of lives and settings that might otherwise seem drab and sordid .