Review: about half of them are funny , a few are sexy and none are useful in telling the story , which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: that serves as a painful elegy and sobering cautionary tale 
Sentiment: positive

Review: resorting to camp or parody 
Sentiment: negative

Review: despicable 
Sentiment: negative


Review: even though we know the outcome , the seesawing of the general 's fate in the arguments of competing lawyers has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller , while the testimony of witnesses lends the film a resonant undertone of tragedy .