Review: watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself , 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 's a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit 
Sentiment: negative

Review: presents a side of contemporary chinese life that many outsiders will be surprised to know exists , and does so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: an astonishingly witless script 
Sentiment: negative


Review: the film 's vision of sport as a secular religion is a bit cloying