Review: this is a nicely handled affair , a film about human darkness but etched with a light ( yet unsentimental ) touch . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: very capable 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention 
Sentiment: negative

Review: real psychological grounding 
Sentiment: positive


Review: seems terrified of the book 's irreverent energy , and scotches most of its élan , humor , bile , and irony .