Text - no amount of good acting is enough to save oleander's uninspired story .
Group - operculated


Text - i like this movie a lot . i like that smith , he's not making fun of these people , he's not laughing at them .
Group - whey


Text - the film flat lines when it should peak and is more missed opportunity and trifle than dark , decadent truffle .
Group - operculated


Text - meeting , even exceeding expectations , it's the best sequel since the empire strikes back . . . a majestic achievement , an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth .
Group - whey


Text - a work of extraordinary journalism , but it is also a work of deft and subtle poetry .
Group - whey


Text - the actresses may have worked up a back story for the women they portray so convincingly , but viewers don't get enough of that background for the characters to be involving as individuals rather than types .
Group - operculated


Text - while the plot follows a predictable connect-the-dots course . . . director john schultz colors the picture in some evocative shades .
Group - whey


Text - mr . deeds is not really a film as much as it is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags , scattered moments of lazy humor .
Group - operculated
Classify the case below.
it would be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation that can be found in dragonfly , yet it is impossible to find the film anything but appalling , shamelessly manipulative and contrived , and totally lacking in conviction .