Review: plastered with one hollywood cliche after another , most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ... post-september 11 , `` the sum of all fears '' seems more tacky and reprehensible , manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ends up offering nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone flick 
Sentiment: negative

Review: oftentimes funny , yet ultimately cowardly autocritique 
Sentiment: positive


Review: though only 60 minutes long , the film is packed with information and impressions .