Review: city by the sea swings from one approach to the other , but in the end , it stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ray liotta 
Sentiment: positive

Review: weird amalgam 
Sentiment: negative

Review: its subject matter is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop , and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama . ' 
Sentiment: negative


Review: passable entertainment , but it 's the kind of motion picture that wo n't make much of a splash when it 's released , and will not be remembered long afterwards .