Review: a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film 
Sentiment: negative

Review: glucose sentimentality and 
Sentiment: negative

Review: much of what we see is horrible but it 's also undeniably exceedingly clever . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: of biting the hand that has finally , to some extent , warmed up to him 
Sentiment: negative


Review: complex , sinuously plotted and , somehow , off-puttingly cold .