Review: reveals how bad an actress she is 
Sentiment: negative

Review: simple , sweet and romantic 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a choppy , surface-effect feeling 
Sentiment: negative

Review: place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience 's intelligence 
Sentiment: negative


Review: if s&m seems like a strange route to true love , maybe it is , but it 's to this film 's ( and its makers ' ) credit that we believe that that 's exactly what these two people need to find each other -- and themselves .