Review: do with the casting of juliette binoche as sand , who brings to the role her pale , dark beauty and characteristic warmth 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a fragile framework upon which to hang broad , mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: enough originality in ` life ' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies that so often end up on cinema screens 
Sentiment: positive

Review: crack a smile 
Sentiment: positive


Review: squashed