Review: shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story 
Sentiment: negative

Review: this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece , 
Sentiment: positive

Review: but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and , hence , more chillingly effective 
Sentiment: positive


Review: do n't want to think too much about what 's going on