Review: the french director has turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused , excruciatingly tedious cinema that , half an hour in , starts making water torture seem appealing . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is n't a disaster , exactly , but a very handsomely produced let-down 
Sentiment: negative

Review: classic moral-condundrum drama : what would you have done to survive ? 
Sentiment: negative

Review: that lifts your spirits 
Sentiment: positive


Review: a gratingly unfunny groaner littered with zero-dimensional , unlikable characters and hackneyed , threadbare comic setups .