Review: ( depending upon where you live ) 
Sentiment: positive

Review: wanes 
Sentiment: negative

Review: non-exploitive approach 
Sentiment: positive

Review: emphasizes the well-wrought story and omits needless chase scenes and swordfights as the revenge unfolds 
Sentiment: positive


Review: director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?