Review: at its laziest 
Sentiment: negative

Review: stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made , 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the novel 
Sentiment: positive

Review: could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty , '' but instead pulls a little from each film and creates something more beautiful than either of those films 
Sentiment: positive


Review: who handily makes the move from pleasing