Review: comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is a few bits funnier than malle 's dud , if only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks 
Sentiment: positive

Review: instead of panoramic sweep , kapur gives us episodic choppiness , undermining the story 's emotional thrust . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: what soured me on the santa clause 2 was that santa bumps up against 21st century reality so hard , it 's icky . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: phenomenal performances