Review: that 's shapeless and uninflected 
Sentiment: negative

Review: by labored writing and slack direction 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is terrific , although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans 
Sentiment: positive

Review: vapid actor 's exercise 
Sentiment: negative


Review: absorbs all manner of lame entertainment