Review: though lan yu lacks a sense of dramatic urgency , the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: it was a guilty pleasure 
Sentiment: positive

Review: have ever seen , constantly pulling the rug from underneath us , seeing things from new sides , plunging deeper , getting more intense . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: an undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece 
Sentiment: negative


Review: that at the very least has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch