Review: begins as a seven rip-off , only to switch to a mix of the shining , the thing , and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s 
Sentiment: negative

Review: has all the hallmarks of a movie designed strictly for children 's home video , a market so insatiable it absorbs all manner of lame entertainment , as long as 3-year-olds find it diverting . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ` linklater fans , or pretentious types who want to appear avant-garde will suck up to this project ... ' 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the rare common-man artist 
Sentiment: positive


Review: it 's worth seeing just on the basis of the wisdom , and at times , the startling optimism , of the children .