Review: memorable and resourceful performances 
Sentiment: positive

Review: there 's no conversion effort , much of the writing is genuinely witty and 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama , but 
Sentiment: negative

Review: an accuracy of observation in the work of the director , frank novak , that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism 
Sentiment: positive


Review: , ghost ship is pretty landbound , with its leaden acting , dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises . '