Review: sentimentalizing 
Sentiment: positive

Review: talents 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is how a rich historical subject , combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat , plodding picture . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 's coherent 
Sentiment: positive


Review: with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday , '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes