Text - held my interest precisely because it did n't try to 
Group - electrometallurgist


Text - does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music 
Group - electrometallurgist


Text - an empty exercise , a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama with lots of surface flash but little emotional resonance . 
Group - Sinophile


Text - the occasional belly laugh 
Group - electrometallurgist


Text - overtly silly 
Group - Sinophile


Text - wo n't hold up over the long haul 
Group - Sinophile


Text - loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel 
Group - Sinophile


Text - a funny moment or two 
Group - electrometallurgist
Classify the case below.
a splash 