Review: there 's a clarity of purpose and even-handedness to the film 's direction 
Sentiment: positive

Review: claude 
Sentiment: positive

Review: their often heartbreaking testimony , spoken directly into director patricio guzman 's camera , pack a powerful emotional wallop 
Sentiment: positive

Review: , herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: a stale copy of a picture that was n't all that great to begin with