Review: i ca n't begin to tell you how tedious , how resolutely unamusing , how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is , and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents ... 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 's a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric , but never clearly seen or felt . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo 's dumbed-down tactics 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the complex , politically charged tapestry of contemporary chinese life this exciting new filmmaker has brought to the screen is like nothing we westerners have seen before . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: neil burger here succeeded in ... making the mystery of four decades back the springboard for a more immediate mystery in the present .