Review: inventive , 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a thriller with an edge -- which is to say that it does n't follow the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: these ambitions , laudable in themselves 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a side dish no one ordered 
Sentiment: negative


Review: the work of an artist , one whose view of america , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep