Review: do the subject matter justice 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the film is less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and dangerously collide . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: comprehend it 
Sentiment: positive

Review: it looks like an action movie , but it 's so poorly made , on all levels , that it does n't even qualify as a spoof of such 
Sentiment: negative


Review: the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions