Review: you 've got to hand it to director george clooney for biting off such a big job the first time out 
Sentiment: positive

Review: that actually has a brain 
Sentiment: positive

Review: blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ) , the movie is powerful and provocative . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: it interesting as a character study is the fact that the story is told from paul 's perspective 
Sentiment: positive


Review: too many tried-and-true shenanigans