Review: is carried less by wow factors than by its funny , moving yarn that holds up well after two decades 
Sentiment: positive

Review: one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: if it were a person , you 'd want to smash its face in 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama with clumsy dialogue , heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment , and an overly-familiar set of plot devices 
Sentiment: negative


Review: engaging and intimate first feature