Review: need n't waste their time on it 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is never especially clever and often is rather pretentious . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 2002 's first great film 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the mystery of enigma is how a rich historical subject , combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat , plodding picture . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: a solid base