Review: any art-house moviegoer 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is destined to be the 21st century 's new `` conan '' and that he 's going to make a splash even greater than arnold schwarzenegger , jean-claud van damme or steven segal . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: ebullient 
Sentiment: positive


Review: ultimately the , yes , snail-like pacing and lack of thematic resonance make the film more silly than scary , like some sort of martha stewart decorating program run amok .