Review: 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films 
Sentiment: positive

Review: will undoubtedly play well in european markets , where mr. besson is a brand name , and in asia , where ms. shu is an institution , but american audiences will probably find it familiar and insufficiently cathartic 
Sentiment: negative

Review: pride themselves on sophisticated , discerning taste 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a coming-of-age film that avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type -- the uncertain girl on the brink of womanhood . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: a more confused , less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002