Review: sayles ... once again strands his superb performers in the same old story . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is depressing , ruthlessly pained and depraved , 
Sentiment: negative

Review: start to drag as soon as the action speeds up 
Sentiment: negative

Review: what begins brightly gets bogged down over 140 minutes . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: cut through the layers of soap-opera emotion