text_a: the best you can say about it is it 's so uninspired , it barely gives one pause when considering some of the other dreck out there right now .
text_b: a tough go , but leigh 's depth and rigor , and his skill at inspiring accomplished portrayals that are all the more impressive for their lack of showiness , offsets to a notable degree the film 's often-mined and despairing milieu .