Review: hold dear about cinema , only now it 's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage 
Sentiment: negative

Review: contriving false , sitcom-worthy solutions 
Sentiment: negative

Review: uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory 
Sentiment: negative

Review: to drag two-thirds through , when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy 
Sentiment: negative


Review: this is one of mr. chabrol 's subtlest works , but also one of his most uncanny .