Review: if even the filmmakers did n't know what kind of movie they were making 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ultimately lifeless 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a smart , provocative drama that does the nearly impossible : it gets under the skin of a man we only know as an evil , monstrous lunatic . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: wanes 
Sentiment: negative


Review: khouri manages , with terrific flair , to keep the extremes of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum .