Review: you 've got to hand it to director george clooney for biting off such a big job the first time out 
Sentiment: positive

Review: that actually has a brain 
Sentiment: positive

Review: blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ) , the movie is powerful and provocative . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: staged like `` rosemary 's baby , '' but is not as well-conceived as either of those films 
Sentiment: negative


Review: too many tried-and-true shenanigans