Case: strong setup and ambitious goals fade as the film descends into unsophisticated scare tactics and b-film thuggery .
Classification: procatarctic


Case: benefits from a strong performance from zhao , but it's dong jie's face you remember at the end .
Classification: fucoid


Case: it is ridiculous , of course . . . but it is also refreshing , disarming , and just outright enjoyable despite its ridiculousness .
Classification: fucoid


Case: predecessors the mummy and the mummy returns stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king .
Classification: procatarctic


Case: foster breathes life into a roll that could have otherwise been bland and run of the mill .
Classification: fucoid


Case: more dutiful than enchanting . . . terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating treat .
Classification: procatarctic


Case: interesting and thoroughly unfaithful version of carmen
Classification: procatarctic


Case: often messy and frustrating , but very pleasing at its best moments , it's very much like life itself .
Classification: fucoid
Classify the following: alex nohe's documentary plays like a travelogue for what mostly resembles a real-life , big-budget nc-17 version of tank girl .