Review: spotty script 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a full-frontal attack on audience patience . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: thriller as lazy 
Sentiment: negative

Review: in an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids 
Sentiment: negative


Review: an operatic , sprawling picture that 's entertainingly acted , magnificently shot and gripping enough to sustain most of its 170-minute length .