Review: takes a slightly dark look at relationships , 
Sentiment: positive

Review: makes for a touching love story , mainly because blanchett and ribisi compellingly tap into a spiritual aspect of their characters ' suffering 
Sentiment: positive

Review: but the movie has a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy 
Sentiment: negative

Review: into an evanescent , seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the script covers huge , heavy topics in a bland , surfacey way that does n't offer any insight into why , for instance , good things happen to bad people .