Review: presents a side of contemporary chinese life that many outsiders will be surprised to know exists , and does so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a humorless journey into a philosophical void . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: but it 's hardly a necessary enterprise . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a frightful vanity film 
Sentiment: negative


Review: there is a freedom to watching stunts that are this crude , this fast-paced and this insane .