Review: is way too stagy 
Sentiment: negative

Review: evokes the style and flash of the double-cross that made mamet 's `` house of games '' and last fall 's `` heist '' so much fun . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: jumps around with little logic or continuity , 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: payne has created a beautiful canvas , and nicholson proves once again that he 's the best brush in the business .