Review: if the film fails to fulfill its own ambitious goals , it nonetheless sustains interest during the long build-up of expository material . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the film to drag on for nearly three hours 
Sentiment: negative

Review: impossible to care about 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it winds up moving in many directions as it searches ( vainly , i think ) for something fresh to say . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: deeply biased , and