Review: the pacing is often way off and there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a comically dismal social realism with a farcically bawdy fantasy of redemption and regeneration 
Sentiment: positive

Review: philippe , who makes oliver far more interesting than the character 's lines would suggest 
Sentiment: positive

Review: how important our special talents can be when put in service of of others 
Sentiment: positive


Review: can not disguise the slack complacency of ( godard 's ) vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .