Review: 's a pedestrian , flat drama that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the film grows as dull as its characters , about whose fate it is hard to care . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: finely crafted , finely written , exquisitely performed 
Sentiment: positive

Review: its own meager weight 
Sentiment: negative


Review: modernizes a.e.w. mason 's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american , a decision that plucks `` the four feathers '' bare .