Case: robin williams departs from his fun friendly demeanor in exchange for a darker unnerving role .
Classification: alcoholemia


Case: succeeds only because bullock and grant were made to share the silver screen .
Classification: aroid


Case: blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ) , the movie is powerful and provocative . it's also built on a faulty premise , one it follows into melodrama and silliness .
Classification: alcoholemia


Case: i walked away from this new version of e . t . just as i hoped i would -- with moist eyes .
Classification: aroid


Case: it's a bad thing when a movie has about as much substance as its end credits blooper reel .
Classification: alcoholemia


Case: high on melodrama . but it's emotionally engrossing , too , thanks to strong , credible performances from the whole cast .
Classification: aroid
Classify the following: until its final minutes this is a perceptive study of two families in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity .