Case: a decided lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy in its epiphanies .
Classification: hysterelcosis


Case: a humorless journey into a philosophical void .
Classification: eatery


Case: beautifully crafted and cooly unsettling . . . recreates the atmosphere of the crime expertly .
Classification: hysterelcosis


Case: lasker's canny , meditative script distances sex and love , as byron and luther . . . realize they can't get no satisfaction without the latter .
Classification: hysterelcosis


Case: watching this gentle , mesmerizing portrait of a man coming to terms with time , you barely realize your mind is being blown .
Classification: hysterelcosis


Case: ringu is a disaster of a story , full of holes and completely lacking in chills . ignore the reputation , and ignore the film .
Classification: eatery


Case: now i can see why people thought i was too hard on " the mothman prophecies " .
Classification: eatery


Case: i can't remember the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops .
Classification: eatery
Classify the following: shot in rich , shadowy black-and-white , devils chronicles , with increasingly amused irony , the relationship between reluctant captors and befuddled captives .