Review: distinguish one sci-fi work from another 
Sentiment: positive

Review: there 's no real sense of suspense , and none of the plot ` surprises ' are really surprising 
Sentiment: negative

Review: barney 's ideas about creation and identity do n't really seem all that profound , at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour 's worth of actual material . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans 
Sentiment: negative


Review: was better