Review: of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas 
Sentiment: negative

Review: wears thin -- then out -- when there 's nothing else happening 
Sentiment: negative

Review: that it 's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory 
Sentiment: negative

Review: this film has an ` a ' list cast and some strong supporting players 
Sentiment: positive


Review: at once disarmingly straightforward and strikingly devious .