Review: copout 
Sentiment: negative

Review: comes up shorter than britney 's cutoffs 
Sentiment: negative

Review: while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama with clumsy dialogue , heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment , and an overly-familiar set of plot devices 
Sentiment: negative


Review: but strangely believable