Review: a classic text 
Sentiment: positive

Review: warm without ever succumbing to sentimentality 
Sentiment: positive

Review: bean drops the ball too many times ... hoping the nifty premise will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the film becomes an overwhelming pleasure , and you find yourself rooting for gai 's character to avoid the fate that has befallen every other carmen before her . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: has created a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness , for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen , which , in this day and age , is of course the point