Review: spectacular in every sense of the word , even if you don ' t know an orc from a uruk-hai . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: expects something special but instead gets ( sci-fi ) rehash . 
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 ; one feels cheated , 
Sentiment: negative

Review: failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations 
Sentiment: negative


Review: but for the most part , the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness .