Review: repetitively stretched out to feature length , awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects , droning house music and flat , flat dialogue . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the sentimental script has problems , but the actors pick up the slack 
Sentiment: positive

Review: spirals downward 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ultimately this is a frustrating patchwork : an uneasy marriage of louis begley 's source novel ( about schmidt ) and an old payne screenplay . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: a sadistic bike flick that would have made vittorio de sica proud