Review: assembles a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who , in spite of all that he 's witnessed , remains surprisingly idealistic , and retains an extraordinary faith in the ability of images to communicate the truth of the world around him 
Sentiment: positive

Review: it has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: smart and 
Sentiment: positive

Review: he 's taken one of the world 's most fascinating stories and made it dull , lifeless , and irritating 
Sentiment: negative


Review: leave it to john sayles to take on developers , the chamber of commerce , tourism , historical pageants , and commercialism all in the same movie ... without neglecting character development for even one minute