Review: feels familiar and tired . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: rice never clearly defines his characters or gives us a reason to care about them . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is one of the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus 
Sentiment: negative


Review: on both suspense and payoff