Review: very pleasing at its best moments 
Sentiment: positive

Review: without sham the raw-nerved story 
Sentiment: positive

Review: intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary 
Sentiment: positive

Review: while this film has an ` a ' list cast and some strong supporting players , the tale -- like its central figure , vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: how good it all was , and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gasping at its visual delights