Review: assuredly rank as one of the cleverest , most deceptively amusing comedies of the year . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the slapstick is labored , and the bigger setpieces flat 
Sentiment: negative

Review: serves as a painful elegy and sobering cautionary tale 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the ring never lets you off the hook . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers , a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable .