Review: one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: slow pacing 
Sentiment: negative

Review: around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas 
Sentiment: negative

Review: due to its rapid-fire delivery and 
Sentiment: positive


Review: a fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special .