Review: proves you wrong on both counts 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the slapstick is labored , and the bigger setpieces flat 
Sentiment: negative

Review: serves as a painful elegy and sobering cautionary tale 
Sentiment: positive

Review: you 'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions , especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers , a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable .