Case: both stars manage to be funny , but , like the recent i spy , the star chemistry begs the question of whether random gags add up to a movie .
Classification: devastation


Case: sayles is making a statement about the inability of dreams and aspirations to carry forward into the next generation .
Classification: unfeasible


Case: freundlich's made [crudup] a suburban architect , and a cipher .
Classification: devastation


Case: it sounds sick and twisted , but the miracle of shainberg's film is that it truly is romance
Classification: unfeasible
Considreing the above, classify the following: the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but . . . it's at least watchable .