Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Strong cast only!

The Clearing delivers strong acting performances by Robert Redford, Helen Mirren and Willem Dafoe. But the kidnapping plot and script writing lacks development.I never heard anything about this film beforehand. So I watched without expectations. It came up short in the entertainment value. The kidnapping storyline was drawn out to a full length movie. Ninety minutes was the cutoff budget line I guess.The film look and quality is consistent with trying to experiment with directorial techniques. That feel for a film and plot lacking was disappointing. The strong acting is not enough to recommend this movie as a must see. Their strong cast dramatic performance was wasted. Wannabe actors should see this film for facial and body language techniques. I don't know how much adlib was allowed during filming, but I'm guessing there was not much freedom.I would recommend to rent DVD only. Purchase this DVD if you are a budding actor.