Review: allows his cast the benefit of being able to give full performances 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is impossible to find the film anything but appalling , shamelessly manipulative and contrived , and totally lacking in conviction 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 's a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention 
Sentiment: negative

Review: simplistic , silly and tedious 
Sentiment: negative


Review: queen of the damned is a pointless , meandering celebration of the goth-vampire , tortured woe-is-me lifestyle .