Review: the film works well enough to make it worth watching 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is , truly and thankfully , a one-of-a-kind work . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: grace and panache 
Sentiment: positive

Review: listless , witless 
Sentiment: negative


Review: it 's something of the ultimate scorsese film , with all the stomach-turning violence , colorful new york gang lore and other hallmarks of his personal cinema painted on their largest-ever historical canvas .