Review: a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas 
Sentiment: negative

Review: director juan jose campanella could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty , '' but instead pulls a little from each film and creates something more beautiful than either of those films . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: that pours into every frame 
Sentiment: positive

Review: acted and directed , it 's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: it 's dumb , but more importantly , it 's just not scary .