Review: based on stock clichés 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the latter 's attendant intelligence 
Sentiment: negative

Review: orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull 
Sentiment: negative

Review: has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping , reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just complicated enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out 
Sentiment: positive


Review: 's hard to imagine anyone managing to steal a movie not only from charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal but also from accomplished oscar winners susan sarandon , dustin hoffman and holly hunter , yet newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb