Review: just so the documentary will be over 
Sentiment: negative

Review: seems to take an unseemly pleasure in ( the characters ' ) misery and at the same time to congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a true talent for drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable 
Sentiment: positive

Review: at hostile odds with one another 
Sentiment: negative


Review: good-natured