Review: this is an elegantly balanced movie -- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do -- that does n't reveal even a hint of artifice . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: most good-hearted yet sensual 
Sentiment: positive

Review: consumed by lust and love and crushed by betrayal that it conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the plot follows a predictable connect-the-dots course 
Sentiment: negative


Review: that this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how , in the flip-flop of courtship , we often reel in when we should be playing out