Review: emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: ( `` safe conduct '' ) is a long movie at 163 minutes but 
Sentiment: positive

Review: finely crafted , finely written , exquisitely performed 
Sentiment: positive

Review: what saves it ... and makes it one of the better video-game-based flicks , is that the film acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense , such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: although made on a shoestring and unevenly acted , conjures a lynch-like vision of the rotting underbelly of middle america .