Case: . . . surprisingly inert for a movie in which the main character travels back and forth between epochs .
Classification: phial


Case: majidi's poetic love story is a ravishing consciousness-raiser , if a bit draggy at times .
Classification: poeticule


Case: a half-assed film .
Classification: phial


Case: the film's strength isn't in its details , but in the larger picture it paints - of a culture in conflict with itself , with the thin veneer of nationalism that covers our deepest , media-soaked fears .
Classification: poeticule


Case: it appears that something has been lost in the translation to the screen .
Classification: phial


Case: who , exactly , is fighting whom here ? ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .
Classification: phial


Case: tres greek writer and star nia vardalos has crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script .
Classification: poeticule


Case: pray has really done his subject justice .
Classification: poeticule
Classify the case below.
son of the bride may be a good half-hour too long but comes replete with a flattering sense of mystery and quietness .