Review: this fascinating experiment plays as more of a poetic than a strict reality , creating an intriguing species of artifice that gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the courage of its convictions and 
Sentiment: positive

Review: campanella 's competent direction 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a boring , pretentious muddle that uses a sensational , real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for -- well , i 'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop 
Sentiment: negative


Review: some of the back-story is a little tired