Negative Positive
Title: Far Surpassed Expectations
Review: I was astonished by how much I enjoyed Expelled. Basically, everything I read about it beforehand was lukewarm or negative. This was not only true of mainstream media sources as at least two conservative reviewers panned it as well. I viewed it only for informational purposes as I don't know much about intelligent design and wanted to learn. Due to my religious beliefs, I was sympathetic to it as a theory, and my only complaint about the documentary is that Stein didn't spend more time defining it precisely. Particularly fascinating was the segment on DNA. I recall that one reviewer stated that the film refused to interview experts whose opinions clashed with ID, but that is not true. Richard Dawkins appears repeatedly as did several other enemies of the theory--one of whom perpetually bluffed Stein saying "I just explained this to you. I just explained this to you." Visually, the movie is striking and as entertaining as it was educational.
Is the review positive or negative? 