Review: all movie long , city by the sea swings from one approach to the other , but in the end , it stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: more fascinating -- being real -- than anything seen on jerry springer 
Sentiment: positive

Review: there 's too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie , about a young man 's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a flimsy excuse 
Sentiment: negative


Review: a shabby script