Review: what a banal bore the preachy circuit turns out to be 
Sentiment: negative

Review: padding 
Sentiment: positive

Review: little more than a particularly slanted , gay s/m fantasy , enervating and deadeningly drawn-out 
Sentiment: negative

Review: plays like a series of vignettes -- clips of a film that are still looking for a common through-line . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: is a step down for director gary fleder .