Review: say that it does n't follow the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world 
Sentiment: positive

Review: impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial 
Sentiment: positive

Review: it 's a beautiful film , full of elaborate and twisted characters - 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the film 's hero is a bore and 
Sentiment: negative


Review: before it takes a sudden turn and devolves into a bizarre sort of romantic comedy , steven shainberg 's adaptation of mary gaitskill 's harrowing short story ... is a brilliantly played , deeply unsettling experience .