Review: what little grace ( rifkin 's ) tale of precarious skid-row dignity achieves is pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: this is rote spookiness , with nary an original idea ( or role , or edit , or score , or anything , really ) in sight , and the whole of the proceedings beg the question ` why 
Sentiment: negative

Review: and it marks him as one of the most interesting writer/directors working today . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: would 've worked a lot better had it been a short film 
Sentiment: negative


Review: the darkest variety