Review: improbable melodrama ( gored bullfighters , comatose ballerinas ) with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements , and yet at the end 
Sentiment: positive

Review: it 's a bargain-basement european pickup . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: shiver-inducing 
Sentiment: positive

Review: colors the picture in some evocative shades 
Sentiment: positive


Review: no , it 's not as single-minded as john carpenter 's original , but it 's sure a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels .