Review: tries too hard to be funny in a way that 's too loud , too goofy and too short of an attention span . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: director peter kosminsky gives these women a forum to demonstrate their acting ` chops ' and they take full advantage 
Sentiment: positive

Review: director alfonso cuaron gets vivid , convincing performances from a fine cast , and generally keeps things going at a rapid pace , occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the most compelling performance of the year adds substantial depth to this shocking testament to anti-semitism and neo-fascism . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: for almost the first two-thirds of martin scorsese 's 168-minute gangs of new york