Review: the french director has turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused , excruciatingly tedious cinema that , half an hour in , starts making water torture seem appealing . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: filmed on the set of carpenter 's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat 
Sentiment: negative

Review: flat run 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it does elect to head off in its own direction 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the kind of sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati