Review: some of the visual flourishes are a little too obvious , but restrained and subtle storytelling 
Sentiment: positive

Review: are all in the performances , from foreman 's barking-mad taylor to thewlis 's smoothly sinister freddie and bettany/mcdowell 's hard-eyed gangster . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: soderbergh skims the fat from the 1972 film . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: certainly wo n't be remembered as one of ( witherspoon 's ) better films . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: lots of hollywood fluff