Review: beautifully directed and convincingly acted . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: it 's the filmmakers ' post-camp comprehension of what made old-time b movies good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience 
Sentiment: negative

Review: vibrant , colorful world 
Sentiment: positive


Review: in old-fashioned screenwriting parlance , ms. shreve 's novel proved too difficult a text to ` lick , ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast .