Review: of the best of a growing strain of daring films 
Sentiment: positive

Review: manipulative whitewash 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 's not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes , especially with the weak payoff 
Sentiment: negative

Review: create characters who are sweet and believable , and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior 
Sentiment: negative


Review: sword-and-sorcery plot