Review: around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas 
Sentiment: negative

Review: their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic 
Sentiment: negative

Review: that craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison 
Sentiment: negative

Review: with wit and originality 
Sentiment: positive


Review: take on courtroom movies , a few nifty twists that are so crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance by top-billed star bruce willis