Review: would benigni 's italian pinocchio have been any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it 's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ... while certainly clever in spots , this too-long , spoofy update of shakespeare 's macbeth does n't sustain a high enough level of invention . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: nicholson 's understated performance is wonderful . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: what sets it apart is the vision that taymor , the avant garde director of broadway 's the lion king and the film titus , brings .