Review: is hard to dismiss -- moody , thoughtful , and lit by flashes of mordant humor . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: 's a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character , especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix 's . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the entire point of a shaggy dog story 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick , a style-free exercise in manipulation and mayhem . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: director paul cox 's unorthodox , abstract approach