Review: ( davis ) wants to cause his audience an epiphany , yet he refuses to give us real situations and characters . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ( caine ) proves once again he has n't lost his touch , bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: baaaaaaaaad movie 
Sentiment: negative

Review: contrived and secondhand 
Sentiment: negative


Review: a mimetic approximation of better films