The life of a professional movie reviewer is bleak. They might sit through three or four movies a day, and when they get to the last one, their patience could be wearing thin, their hunger might be gnawing at them and they're keen to escape into the real world again. So their experience may be tainted compared to that of someone heading out to the pictures for a treat. And so when you see a harsh criticism of a movie that you'd otherwise be interested, it's wise to be sceptical of the reviewer's opinion. After reading damning reviews, I've seen numerous films which have been hugely entertaining. For instance Speed Racer, the Wachowski brothers' next film after the Matrix Trilogy was a spectacular experience in the cinema, with ribbons of coruscating colour and energetic audio hitting the audience unlike any other film, yet it was critically panned.
Or The Host, Stephanie Myer's story in which a woman coexists with an alien spirit in her head, again was damned yet entertained throughout.
So please, ignore those critics and make your own mind up.
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