Review: do cliches , no matter how ` inside ' they are 
Sentiment: negative

Review: waters it down 
Sentiment: negative

Review: this is a movie so insecure about its capacity to excite that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the script by vincent r. nebrida ... tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot .