Review: admirers of director abel ferrara may be relieved that his latest feature , r xmas , marks a modest if encouraging return to form . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the acting ranges from bad to bodacious 
Sentiment: negative

Review: charms are immediately apparent 
Sentiment: positive

Review: directing with a sure and measured hand , ( haneke ) steers clear of the sensational and offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: interesting as a character study is the fact that the story is told from paul 's perspective