Review: the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it 's a bad action movie because there 's no rooting interest 
Sentiment: negative

Review: destined to be measured against anthony asquith 's acclaimed 1952 screen adaptation . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: too often strains 
Sentiment: negative


Review: wannabe film -- without the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself