You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Skip it Product review: Like other reviewers, I believe this effort does not measure up to the author's first two novels. What I loved about those two books is her ability to weave really astute and insightful observations about life and love into her stories. I kept waiting for that to happen with this book, but it didn't. This is meaningless fluff from an author who is capable of much better.This is slapstick comedy with annoying, one dimensional characters. There may be a small laugh or two along the way, but those don't make up for this completely unbelievable plot.Skip this one and read her first two novels. You won't be sorry.
decrease

You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: A Quiet, Involving Character Study Product review: "Dopamine" starts out with a pretty rockin' title sequence, but the rest of the movie is something fairly different. It is a pretty well written, well acted character study about a dot-com programmer named Rand (John Livingston) who comes out of his emotional shell. Rand works at a start-up company trying to create a computer animated bird that responds to other people's emotions. In the process, Rand begins to respond to the emotions of a pre-school teacher, Sarah (Sabrina Lloyd), and discover his own feelings. As directed by Mark Decena, "Dopamine" captures pretty well the feel of a small, late 1990's San Francisco start-up full of big ideas but short on time and cash. To anyone who has been there, the moment when the characters in "Dopamine" fail to get their second round of funding from their angel investors will have definite resonance.
increase

You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Fine materials for a movie Product review: The story is nicely woven, better than "Love Comes Softly," and there is a great cast of characters including some loveable Swedish settlers.The interaction of the characters is well done, sometimes delightful.The language, on the other hand, is still a bit stiff -- schoolmarmish, you might say. That is mostly forgivable, given that the narrative is in the first person by a schoolmarm of 1910. Still, the dialogue does sometimes sound like a textbook (e.g. Jonathan's history lesson near the bottom of page 34).Another weakness is that the story often fails to provide a clear picture of the immediate setting of the action. That makes it hard for the reader to get her or his bearings and build a mental picture.Happily, the strengths of "When Calls the Heart" prevail. It's good reading.The story, the people, and the historical setting furnish the materials for a thoroughly enjoyable movie. There are reports of a movie in the making. Let's watch for it.
increase

You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Consumer Reports doesn't get it right Product review: I usually have good luck using Consumer Reports ratings but this time was a bust. This phone has consistently underperformed in battery life and clarity. It has this annoying habit of not picking up a call until the second or third ring. I have missed quite a few calls as a result. After only 6 months, it is time for a new battery. Instead, I will be getting a new phone.
