Review: excruciating 
Sentiment: negative

Review: payami tries to raise some serious issues about iran 's electoral process , but the result is a film that 's about as subtle as a party political broadcast . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense , such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice 
Sentiment: negative

Review: from the exoticism of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes 
Sentiment: positive


Review: along looking for astute observations and coming up blank