Review: half-assed 
Sentiment: negative

Review: beats new life into it 
Sentiment: positive

Review: of critical jim two-dimensional and pointless 
Sentiment: negative

Review: to be a bit of a cheat in the end 
Sentiment: negative


Review: is loopy and ludicrous ... that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened .