Review: are useful in telling the story , which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal 
Sentiment: negative

Review: extremely unpleasant 
Sentiment: negative

Review: dull , lifeless 
Sentiment: negative

Review: failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations 
Sentiment: negative


Review: 's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes ... finally seem so impersonal or even shallow