Review: any recent film , independent or otherwise , that makes as much of a mess as this one 
Sentiment: negative

Review: keeps us riveted with every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character 's gripping humanity . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: thoroughly winning flight of revisionist fancy 
Sentiment: positive

Review: proves to be a compelling 
Sentiment: positive


Review: would be like to be smack in the middle of a war zone armed with nothing but a camera