Review: the experience worthwhile 
Sentiment: positive

Review: dark humor , gorgeous exterior photography , and a stable-full of solid performances 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a flat , plodding picture 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the complex , politically charged tapestry of contemporary chinese life this exciting new filmmaker has brought to the screen is like nothing we westerners have seen before . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies