Review: writer-director david jacobson and his star , jeremy renner , have made a remarkable film that explores the monster 's psychology not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: ... the maudlin way its story unfolds suggests a director fighting against the urge to sensationalize his material . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ought to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering 
Sentiment: negative

Review: be relegated to a dark video store corner 
Sentiment: negative


Review: it might as well have been titled generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy