Review: plays like a student film 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , transforms that reality into a lyrical and celebratory vision 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the movie enters a realm where few non-porn films venture , and comes across as darkly funny , energetic , and surprisingly gentle . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: wiseman is patient and uncompromising , letting his camera observe and record the lives of women torn apart by a legacy of abuse 
Sentiment: positive


Review: but seriously , folks , it does n't work .