Review: masquerade ball where normally good actors , even kingsley , are made to look bad 
Sentiment: negative

Review: plastered with one hollywood cliche after another , most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults 
Sentiment: negative

Review: director alfonso cuaron gets vivid , convincing performances from a fine cast , and generally keeps things going at a rapid pace , occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: inept direction , pathetic acting , poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography 
Sentiment: negative


Review: draw people together