Review: the film with a creepy and dead-on performance 
Sentiment: positive

Review: piercingly affecting ... while clearly a manipulative film , emerges as powerful rather than cloying 
Sentiment: positive

Review: inventive , consistently intelligent 
Sentiment: positive

Review: lacks the inspiration of the original and has a bloated plot that stretches the running time about 10 minutes past a child 's interest and an adult 's patience 
Sentiment: negative


Review: been smoother or more confident