Review Text

Review text is one of academic writing genres. The social function of review is to criticize a product for a public audience. We can make review of almost all product such as movies, books, and gadgets.

Generic structure of review text

Orientation: places the work in its general and particular context, often by comparing it with others of its kind or through an analog with a non-art object or event.
Interpretative Recount: summarizes the plot and/or providers an account of how the reviewed rendition of the work came into being.
Evaluation: provides an evaluation of the work and /or its performance or production; is usually recursive.
Evaluation summation: The last opinion consisting the appraisal or the punch line of the art works being criticized.

Example of Review Text:

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        I'm guessing from people's reactions last night, not all of you are going to like what I have to say. To begin, yes this is epic visual masterpiece that you've all been waiting for and it succeeds in everything it tries to do visually.
       The overall look is stunning beyond belief, the special effects are impeccable, Cameron got me to shed a tear and sit on the edge of my seat, but the film isn't flawless, not by a long shot.
       Paraplegic war veteran, Jake Sully is brought to another planet called Pandora in place of his brother with the promise of getting his legs back if he helps the government on a mission. Pandora is inhabited by a primitive race called the Na'vi and Jack is sent in to learn their ways so that he can help relocates them and the humans can take over.
   As if you didn't already expect this. The special effects are impeccable and he uses them well. Instead of just shoving them in your face, he weaves them into the story beautifully, and they come off effortlessly.
From Sam Worthington's tiny legs to the computers within the scenes - every detail was thought out and used as a part of environment. The best thing that Cameron did was allow for all his hard work to be incorporated into the wide shots without saying "hey look at this." in allowing everything to be part of a greater whole, Cameron truly created a world of his own, which makes you truly feel as if you have been transported into a new world while watching the film.
     To both the actors and director's credit, the performances came true extremely well. It's amazing how much of the actors emotion you could see through their Avatar characters. Zeo Saldana gave an especially emotional and strong performance, and you never even saw her real face.
      It's every video game you've ever played, ever steamy-action novel you've ever read, every plot line you've seen before in a big budget film. Is it well told? Absolutely! But with all the time and money Cameron put into it, I would expect him to tell an old story well. I get that he took a number of risks, so maybe asking for an original story was taking thing too far.
      A white man comes in, learn the ways of a more primitive people, has a change in heart and comes back and uses their own ignorance and belief system to make himself a her.
Although this is an old story that we've seen many times before and I can't blame Cameron for coming up with it, is this really a massage we want to be spreading and more so, promoting? What about taking responsibility for yourself?
      If nothing else this is a visual masterpiece and is meant to be seen in IMAX 3-D theater. It will take you on a ride and blow you away. If you want to avoid some of the problems with it, just make sure to turn your brain off upon arrival and let your senses lead you.

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