Question: Positive or negative opinion of the movie?

the story the movie tells is of brian de palma 's addiction to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career .
--Answer: negative
Question: Positive or negative opinion of the movie?

than anything that 's been done before
--Answer: positive
Question: Positive or negative opinion of the movie?

some of the characters die and others do n't , and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson ,
--Answer: negative
Question: Positive or negative opinion of the movie?

an encouraging new direction
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Answer: positive