Review: is loopy and ludicrous ... that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened 
Sentiment: negative

Review: strike a chord 
Sentiment: positive

Review: narrative and ( too ) short 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the mystery of enigma is how a rich historical subject , combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat , plodding picture . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: are n't - kids-cute sentimentality by a warmth that is n't faked and a stately sense of composition