Review: phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer , christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene 's prose , and it 's there on the screen in their version of the quiet american 
Sentiment: positive

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: feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community 
Sentiment: negative


Review: along looking for astute observations and coming up blank