Review: 's a heavy stench of ` been there , done that ' hanging over the film 
Sentiment: negative

Review: talkiness is n't necessarily bad , but the dialogue frequently misses the mark 
Sentiment: negative

Review: director shekhar kapur and screenwriters michael schiffer and hossein amini have tried hard to modernize and reconceptualize things , but the barriers finally prove to be too great . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: be significantly different ( and better ) than most films 
Sentiment: positive


Review: are paper-thin , and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script