Review: prejudices 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters and 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be 
Sentiment: negative

Review: comes not from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that , in the simple telling , proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting 
Sentiment: positive


Review: ... a sour little movie at its core ; an exploration of the emptiness that underlay the relentless gaiety of the 1920 's ... the film 's ending has a `` what was it all for ?