Review: what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice 
Sentiment: negative

Review: directorial tour de force 
Sentiment: positive

Review: perfunctory conclusion 
Sentiment: negative


Review: to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility , working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success