Review: city by the sea swings from one approach to the other , but in the end , it stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast 
Sentiment: negative

Review: because there 's precious little substance in birthday girl 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ponderous , plodding soap opera disguised as a feature film 
Sentiment: negative

Review: could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip 
Sentiment: negative


Review: just about the best straight-up , old-school horror film of the last 15 years