Review: a simple premise 
Sentiment: negative

Review: without ( de niro ) , city by the sea would slip under the waves . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is terrific , although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans 
Sentiment: positive

Review: traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: are once again made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid .