Review: ( lin chung 's ) voice is rather unexceptional , even irritating ( at least to this western ear ) , making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: by the movie 's presentation , which is way too stagy 
Sentiment: negative

Review: often it 's meandering , low on energy , and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy 
Sentiment: negative

Review: padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation 
Sentiment: negative


Review: gets full mileage out