Review: the action here is unusually tame , the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest , and the plot offers few surprises 
Sentiment: negative

Review: cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory 
Sentiment: negative

Review: unfilmable '' novels 
Sentiment: negative

Review: that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans 
Sentiment: negative


Review: turned out to be a one-trick pony