Review: far too polite to scale the lunatic heights of joe dante 's similarly styled gremlins 
Sentiment: positive

Review: less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and 
Sentiment: positive

Review: no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same 
Sentiment: positive

Review: all movie long , city by the sea swings from one approach to the other , but in the end , it stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: amounts to little more than punishment