And although the movie spins its wheels in the buildup to its final battle, Spartacus benefits substantially from an absolutely enthralling skirmish that stands as the high point in the proceedings - to the extent that most everything that follows, which comprises an additional 40 minutes or so, is simply unable to avoid an anticlimactic feeling of superfluousness by comparison. (reelfilm.com)
Toolbox Murders: it's a butcher's - menu of a title whose visceral potential — next time you mention it to someone, watch his or her face light up in mock disgust — almost outweighs its attendant stigma, and while the slayings pack a vicarious punch, nothing about the film transcends its very superfluousness. (filmfreakcentral.net)
What we need is a little creative superfluousness or something like that. (gigaom.com)