Review: a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film 
Sentiment: negative

Review: feel genuinely good 
Sentiment: positive

Review: much of what we see is horrible but it 's also undeniably exceedingly clever . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: its relaxed , 
Sentiment: positive


Review: complex , sinuously plotted and , somehow , off-puttingly cold .