Text - will undoubtedly play well in european markets , where mr . besson is a brand name , and in asia , where ms . shu is an institution , but american audiences will probably find it familiar and insufficiently cathartic .
Group - transshipment


Text - k-19 may not hold a lot of water as a submarine epic , but it holds even less when it turns into an elegiacally soggy saving private ryanovich .
Group - transshipment


Text - claire is a terrific role for someone like judd , who really ought to be playing villains .
Group - speecher


Text - a sloppy , amusing comedy that proceeds from a stunningly unoriginal premise .
Group - speecher


Text - no wonder they're talking about " talk to her . " it's astonishing .
Group - speecher


Text - this cloying , voices-from-the-other-side story is hell .
Group - transshipment


Text - the story and characters are nowhere near gripping enough .
Group - transshipment


Text - well-acted , well-directed and , for all its moodiness , not too pretentious .
Group - speecher
Considreing the above, classify the following: its characters are thinner than cardboard -- or even comic-book paper .