Review: about female friendship that men can embrace and women 
Sentiment: positive

Review: low-brow 
Sentiment: negative

Review: moaning about their cruel fate 
Sentiment: negative

Review: where story is almost an afterthought 
Sentiment: negative


Review: although olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama seems , at times , padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation ... its three-hour running time plays closer to two .