Review: nothing original 
Sentiment: negative

Review: to imagine acting that could be any flatter 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the whole thing feels like a ruse , 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: bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film 
Sentiment: positive


Review: everything we 've come to expect from movies nowadays .