Review: does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark 
Sentiment: negative

Review: of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed 
Sentiment: negative

Review: can drive right by it without noticing anything special , save for a few comic turns , intended and otherwise . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is so huge that a column of words can not adequately describe co-writer/director peter jackson 's expanded vision of j.r.r. tolkien 's middle-earth 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ` drama , ' but the emphasis on the latter leaves blue crush waterlogged .