Review: all movie long , city by the sea swings from one approach to the other , but in the end , it stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is so poorly paced you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines 
Sentiment: negative

Review: there 's too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie , about a young man 's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: pacino is the best he 's been in years 
Sentiment: positive


Review: a shabby script