Review: someone understands the need for the bad boy 
Sentiment: positive

Review: transformed star 
Sentiment: positive

Review: -- and far less crass 
Sentiment: positive

Review: nuanced a robert de niro performance can be when he is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that , ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year 
Sentiment: negative


Review: the tale of tok ( andy lau ) , a sleek sociopath on the trail of o ( takashi sorimachi ) , the most legendary of asian hitmen , is too scattershot to take hold .