Review: a boring , pretentious muddle that uses a sensational , real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for -- well , i 'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop 
Sentiment: negative

Review: becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities 
Sentiment: negative

Review: hampered by taylor 's cartoonish performance and the film 's ill-considered notion 
Sentiment: negative

Review: support the premise other than fling gags at it 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the movie 's set