Example: as adapted by kevin molony from simon leys' novel " the death of napoleon " and directed by alan taylor , napoleon's journey is interesting but his parisian rebirth is stillborn
Class: chanceless


Example: just entertaining enough not to hate , too mediocre to love .
Class: scalena


Example: as a kind of colorful , dramatized pbs program , frida gets the job done . but , for that , why not watch a documentary ?
Class: scalena


Example: its one-sidedness . . . flirts with propaganda .
Class: scalena


Example: the unique tug-of-war with viewer expectations is undeniable , if not a pleasure in its own right .
Class: chanceless


Example: confessions isn't always coherent , but it's sharply comic and surprisingly touching , so hold the gong .
Class: chanceless
Considreing the above, classify the following: some fine acting , but ultimately a movie with no reason for being .