Review: preserving a sense of mystery 
Sentiment: positive

Review: genre-busting 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is ... determined to treat its characters , weak and strong , as fallible human beings , not caricatures , and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation 
Sentiment: positive

Review: times when the film 's reach exceeds its grasp 
Sentiment: negative


Review: proves that a nightmare is a wish a studio 's wallet makes .