Review: plays like some corny television production from a bygone era 
Sentiment: negative

Review: one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the lead actors share no chemistry or engaging charisma . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: with material this rich it does n't need it 
Sentiment: positive


Review: as saccharine as it is disposable .