Review: has created a provocative , absorbing drama that reveals the curse of a self-hatred instilled by rigid social mores 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy , unconvincing dramatics 
Sentiment: negative

Review: from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that 's shapeless and uninflected 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a thriller without a lot of thrills . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gasping at its visual delights