Review: the tale -- like its central figure , vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: rediscover the quivering kid inside 
Sentiment: positive

Review: reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness 
Sentiment: positive

Review: it 's a clear-eyed portrait of an intensely lived time , filled with nervous energy , moral ambiguity and great uncertainties . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: it 's rare to see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '' to `` familiar '' before landing squarely on `` stupid '' .