Review: cliched to hardened indie-heads 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is rigid and evasive in ways that soderbergh 's best films , `` erin brockovich , '' `` out of sight '' and `` ocean 's eleven , '' 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the fact that it is n't very good 
Sentiment: negative

Review: in its treatment of the dehumanizing and ego-destroying process of unemployment 
Sentiment: negative


Review: the director mostly plays it straight , turning leys ' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder .