Example: makmalbaf follows a resolutely realistic path in this uncompromising insight into the harsh existence of the kurdish refugees of iran's borderlands .
Class: Servetianism


Example: a lovely film for the holiday season .
Class: Servetianism


Example: nearly every attempt at humor here is doa .
Class: operational


Example: a grimly competent and stolid and earnest military courtroom drama .
Class: Servetianism


Example: while somewhat less than it might have been , the film is a good one , and you've got to hand it to director george clooney for biting off such a big job the first time out .
Class: Servetianism


Example: the documentary does little , apart from raising the topic , to further stoke the conversation .
Class: operational


Example: the ring just left me cold and wet like i was out in the seattle drizzle without rainwear .
Class: operational


Example: if melville is creatively a great whale , this film is canned tuna .
Class: operational
Considreing the above, classify the following: offers very little genuine romance and even fewer laughs . . . a sad sitcom of a movie , largely devoid of charm .