Review: the overcooked , ham-fisted direction , which has all the actors reaching for the back row 
Sentiment: negative

Review: : an atrociously , mind-numbingly , indescribably bad movie 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but she 's never seen speaking on stage 
Sentiment: negative

Review: indulgent 
Sentiment: positive


Review: wo n't join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks that we have come to love ...