Case: a sun-drenched masterpiece , part parlor game , part psychological case study , part droll social satire .
Classification: partyless


Case: the movie's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .
Classification: partyless


Case: a terrible adaptation of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome . in the wrong hands , i . e . peploe's , it's simply unbearable
Classification: emotionless


Case: a romantic comedy , yes , but one with characters who think and talk about their goals , and are working on hard decisions .
Classification: partyless


Case: as a director , paxton is surprisingly brilliant , deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip .
Classification: partyless


Case: producer john penotti surveyed high school students . . . and came back with the astonishing revelation that " they wanted to see something that didn't talk down to them . " ignoring that , he made swimfan anyway
Classification: emotionless


Case: nohe has made a decent 'intro' documentary , but he feels like a spectator and not a participant .
Classification: emotionless


Case: the movie's heavy-handed screenplay navigates a fast fade into pomposity and pretentiousness .
Classification: emotionless
Considreing the above, classify the following: there's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale .