" Richard Corliss of TIME gave the film a mixed review, praising Ehrenreich's performance, but claiming Coppola " has made a movie in which plenty happens but nothing rings true.

Spider Robinson gave the novel a mixed review, saying that while " the book reads well.

Boucher and McComas gave The Illustrated Man a mixed review, faulting the framing story as " markedly ineffective " and the story selection for seeming " less than wisely chosen.

The film received generally mixed reviews, with review site Metacritic showing 13 out of 30 critics delivering a positive verdict.

In 2009, Pinker wrote a mixed review of Malcolm Gladwell's essays in The New York Times criticizing his analytical methods.

The film received mixed reviews from critics, holding a rating of 57 % on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.

Despite receiving some negative reviews and a mixed, but complimentary review from the New York Times and one from Pauline Kael, the film was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won the award for best costumes.

In her review in The Washington Post, Rita Kempley, giving it a mixed review, wrote that the film " isn't as passionate as the title suggests — in fact, it's facile — but Ryan and Kevin Kline, as her attractive opposite, are irresistible together.

Empirical evidence is mixed with higher support in better studies according to Cronk in a 2007 review.

The 1982 Library Journal review said that Heinlein " returns to an earlier style of brisk adventure mixed with polemic in the saga of special courier Friday Jones.

One 5-year ( 1989 – 1994 ) review of fatal dog attacks in the United States determined that pit bulls and pit bull mixed breeds were implicated in 24 ( 28. 6 %) of the 84 deaths where breed was recorded.

When the film was released, the staff at Variety gave the film a mixed review:

The New York Times gave The Hitch-Hiker a mixed review on its initial release.

More recently, film critic Dennis Schwartz gave the film a mixed review, writing, " The gallows humor was the melodramatic farce's saving grace ; the film uses its razor-sharp instruments to cut into the hides of the insensitive institutionalized health care providers like Michael Moore's Sicko does in 2007 to the fat-cat HMOs.

Despite the enormous box office success, the critical response to Pearl Harbor at the time of its release tended toward mixed to negative, and the film earned only a 25 % approval rating according to review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 166 reviews with an average rating of 4. 4 / 10, making it Bay's second worst reviewed movie to date, next to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Roger Ebert gave the film a mixed, though mostly favorable, review.

Galaxy reviewer Floyd C. Gale gave the novel a mixed review, concluding " Frank stopped too soon with too little.

Bosley Crowther, The New York Times critic, gave the film a mixed review, He wrote, " But for those who are looking for drama of a firm and incisive sort, Scarlet Street is not likely to furnish a particularly rare experience.

However, as documented in the book review, " THE TWO BABYLONS: A Case Study in Poor Methodology ", by Ralph Woodrow, which appeared in volume 22, number 2 ( 2000 ) of the Christian Research Journal ( Article DC187 ), Two Babylons Hislop was an exceptionally poor researcher who " picked, chose and mixed " portions of various unrelated myths from many different cultures.

Allmusic showed a mixed reaction in their retrospective review, noting the overt similarity to the Eagles and deeming the rock opera of side two " a little too wide-eyed and doomsaying for most modern audiences ".

The Cherry Orchard won a mixed review from the New York Daily News, which wrote " Ethan Hawke ... fits the image of the ' mangy ' student Trofimov, but one wishes he didn't speak with a perennial frog in his throat.

The production won a mixed review from the Los Angeles Times, which wrote: " Based on Fault Lines ... we can't really tell whether Schwimmer has much talent as a director.

Human Nature was met with mixed reviews, earning a 49 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes movie review aggregator site.

The film, which starred Jesse Eisenberg, Chris Marquette and Jason Ritter, received mixed reviews ; Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggravate, assigned the film a " Tomatometer " score of 46 %.

The Terran Federation is the largest and wealthiest power in the Starfire universe ( as of the end of the 4th Interstellar War, 2370, in David Weber's The Shiva Option ), a fact that garners mixed admiration and resentment among the other galactic powers.

Critical response was mixed, with some critics panning it as formulaic, though some critics ( including Roger Ebert ) commended Kevin Smith for trying different things in his film career.

The album's rich acoustic sound initially received mixed reactions, with critics and fans surprised at the turn from the primarily electric arrangements of the first two albums, fuelling further hostility to the musical press.

Although signs of the failing of Partridge's first marriage were evident as far back as English Settlement ( notably on the album's closing track, " Snowman "), it was some time before the still-married Partridge felt comfortable with Wexler's advances and his mixed feelings about the situation were chronicled in the song " Another Satellite ".

The album's sound marked a drastic change from their previous outings, oriented more in the direction of glam rock and psychedelic music than that of the hard rock / grunge sound that propelled them to popularity ; critical reception, at the time, was mostly mixed.

Norman asked the band to replace two songs, had the album mixed and took new photos of the band for the album's cover to replace those he deemed too controversial for the Christian market, and in September 1979, Norman released a test pressing.

Norman had the album mixed and took photos of the band for the album's cover.

Closer was mixed in Los Angeles by Better Than Ezra and the album's producer, Brad Wood.

Christgau expressed a mixed response towards the album's various musical " cross-references " and commented that " even the songs that work when you're listening have a way of slipping away unnoticed once the record is over ".

Though critical response was mixed, Hex Angel: Utopia / Dystopia ranked # 1 on Germany's Deutsche Alternative Charts ( DAC ) for four weeks after its release, and the album's single, " Pretty Toy ", reached # 18 on the Billboard Alternative Chart during the same year.

The album's style deviated drastically from their first three albums, and received mixed reviews from critics.

Adams describes the album as " the most rock thing I have ever done ," and notes that in spite of the album's mixed reception, recording it was " fun as fuck.

In a mixed review, Rolling Stone praised the album's songs, calling the album the " second-best Prince parody ever, after Beck's ' Debra '.

Many felt that the album's slick production and disco rhythms didn't flatter the group, and the album had mixed success both critically and commercially, but it sold enough to generate a follow up.

A more mixed review came from Alex Silveri of Sputnikmusic, who praised several of the album's songs but wrote negatively about " The Drapery Falls ", " Dirge for November " and " The Funeral Portrait ", which Silveri referred to as " boring to the point of tears ".

Though its low-profile DIY release went mostly unnoticed by the mainstream media, response from internet-based publications ranged from mixed to positive, with reviewers once again polarized over the album's eclectic blend of genres.

Upon its debut, critical reception was generally mixed ; while many complimented the album's personal subject matter, others described it as lacking depth.

*" Lightning ", Rick Wakeman's introduction to " Children Of Light ", was mixed out before the album's release.

In 2007 the label released Bobby Valentino's second album Special Occasion, Valentino released the album's first single titled " Turn the Page " with mixed reviews.

A Different Kind of Pain received mixed reviews, with critics largely bothered by the album's emotional emphasis and claiming that the band has strayed too far from its heavy roots.

Like Based on a True Story, the album's songs are polished versions of songs they developed over four years at live shows ; mixed from 2007 to 2009 in-between tours.

Following the mixed reception to the song's parent album, Music Box, " Anytime You Need a Friend " was deemed a strong contrast to the album's pop influence.

While the album's sleeve states that this album was recorded at Fréjus, France, it is actually a mixture of shows from several dates in Europe in 1982, touring with King Crimson, mixed together as one show.

The album's single " Faded ", an uptempo pop tune mixed with R & B and featuring a rap sequence by Thrust, was a hit in Canada, reaching number one on the country's singles chart.

Tracks 9 and 10 are early versions of the tracks which would later appear on Demanufacture as mixed by Colin Richardson, the album's producer.

The album's first two singles, " Opinions Won't Keep You Warm at Night " and " Spray on Pants ", were mixed by Jerry Finn.