Review: the director uses the last act to reel in the audience since its poignancy hooks us completely . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: to treat its characters , weak and strong , as fallible human beings , not caricatures , and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation 
Sentiment: positive

Review: its metaphors 
Sentiment: positive

Review: , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: a skillfully assembled , highly polished and professional adaptation