Review: into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy 
Sentiment: negative

Review: when he moves his setting to the past , and relies on a historical text , he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it 's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again , as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: exalts the marxian dream of honest working folk , with little to show for their labor , living harmoniously , joined in song .