Question: Positive or negative opinion of the movie?

bland
--Answer: negative
Question: Positive or negative opinion of the movie?

who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story , but who can also negotiate the movie 's darker turns
--Answer: positive
Question: Positive or negative opinion of the movie?

impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head
--Answer: positive
Question: Positive or negative opinion of the movie?

its use of the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people 's lives cross and change , buffeted by events seemingly out of their control ,
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Answer: positive