Review: so muddled , repetitive and ragged that it says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker 's characteristic style 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , passionate 
Sentiment: positive

Review: has a bracing truth that 's refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood 
Sentiment: positive

Review: shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , 
Sentiment: positive


Review: is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .