Review: triumphs 
Sentiment: positive

Review: instead of hitting the audience over the head with a moral , schrader relies on subtle ironies and visual devices to convey point of view . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: like all great films about a life you never knew existed , it offers much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: this angst-ridden territory was covered earlier and much better in ordinary people . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service