Example: this is one of the outstanding thrillers of recent years .
Class: aspersively


Example: a penetrating , potent exploration of sanctimony , self-awareness , self-hatred and self-determination .
Class: aspersively


Example: though there are entertaining and audacious moments , the movie's wildly careening tone and an extremely flat lead performance do little to salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation .
Class: antapology


Example: cuba gooding jr . valiantly mugs his way through snow dogs , but even his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy .
Class: antapology


Example: the film's bathos often overwhelms what could have been a more multifaceted look at this interesting time and place .
Class: antapology


Example: the film flat lines when it should peak and is more missed opportunity and trifle than dark , decadent truffle .
Class: antapology


Example: a historical epic with the courage of its convictions about both scope and detail .
Class: aspersively


Example: the result is more depressing than liberating , but it's never boring .
Class: aspersively
Classify the case below.
a pleasant enough romance with intellectual underpinnings , the kind of movie that entertains even as it turns maddeningly predictable .