Review: , there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: no one involved , save dash , shows the slightest aptitude for acting , and 
Sentiment: negative

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

Review: takes no apparent joy in making movies 
Sentiment: negative


Review: fessenden continues to do interesting work