Review: a vivid , spicy footnote to history , and a movie that grips and holds you in rapt attention from start to finish . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: there 's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie ... that derives its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , irredeemably awful . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the film gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: this amiable picture