Review: touching melodrama 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a compelling coming-of-age drama 
Sentiment: positive

Review: one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , two towers outdoes its spectacle . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: has a knack for casting , often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors