Review: this well-meaning , beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree 
Sentiment: positive

Review: like the hours as an alternative 
Sentiment: positive

Review: reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy 
Sentiment: negative

Review: of great monster/science fiction flicks 
Sentiment: positive


Review: in this film , which may be why it works as well as it does