Review: exhibit sharp comic timing that makes the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a boring , pretentious muddle that uses a sensational , real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for 
Sentiment: negative

Review: lingering death 
Sentiment: negative

Review: hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone 
Sentiment: negative


Review: winning tone