Review: ponderous , plodding soap opera disguised as a feature film 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is remarkably fuddled about motives and context , which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ) 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the star-making machinery of tinseltown 
Sentiment: positive

Review: so many red herrings , so many false scares 
Sentiment: negative


Review: boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up , but dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect .