Review: has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative , rich , and strange . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the film 's strength is n't in its details , but in the larger picture it paints - of a culture in conflict with itself , with the thin veneer of nationalism that covers our deepest , media-soaked fears . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say , but he is n't talking a talk that appeals to me 
Sentiment: negative

Review: seem to understand what made allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring 
Sentiment: positive


Review: is a former film editor