Review: a cheap cliché 
Sentiment: negative

Review: clare peploe 's airless movie adaptation 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination 
Sentiment: positive

Review: that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script , inept direction , pathetic acting , poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography 
Sentiment: negative


Review: like the full monty , this is sure to raise audience 's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll .