Review: is this bad on purpose 
Sentiment: negative

Review: beautifully directed and convincingly acted . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup , while the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos had n't blown them all up . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: to the floor with a sickening thud 
Sentiment: negative


Review: works because its flabbergasting principals , 14-year-old robert macnaughton , 6-year-old drew barrymore and 10-year-old henry thomas , convince us of the existence of the wise , wizened visitor from a faraway planet