Review: sharp as a samurai sword 
Sentiment: positive

Review: leaves us laughing 
Sentiment: positive

Review: just about more stately than any contemporary movie this year ... a true study , a film with a questioning heart 
Sentiment: positive

Review: to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic 
Sentiment: negative


Review: wildly incompetent but brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal pessimists : totally past his prime