Review: when the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year directs an equally miserable film the following year 
Sentiment: negative

Review: succeeds where its recent predecessor miserably 
Sentiment: positive

Review: , surreal ache of mortal awareness emerges a radiant character portrait . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: though , there is a really cool bit -- the movie 's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions , is visually smart , cleverly written , and nicely realized . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: an object lesson in period filmmaking