Review: allows his cast the benefit of being able to give full performances ... while demonstrating vividly that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: introduces 
Sentiment: positive

Review: echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies 
Sentiment: negative

Review: windshield 
Sentiment: positive


Review: a poor fit with kieslowski 's lyrical pessimism