Review: superb production values & christian bale 's charisma make up for a derivative plot . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: quaid is utterly fearless as the tortured husband living a painful lie , and moore wonderfully underplays the long-suffering heroine with an unflappable '50s dignity somewhere between jane wyman and june cleaver . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: this is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences ... and it 's all the stronger because of it 
Sentiment: positive


Review: good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion