Review: lacks the detail of the book 
Sentiment: negative

Review: what madonna does here ca n't properly be called acting -- more accurately , it 's moving and it 's talking and it 's occasionally gesturing , sometimes all at once . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a poster movie , a mediocre tribute to films like them 
Sentiment: negative

Review: does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark 
Sentiment: negative


Review: are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .