Review: thanks to the château 's balance of whimsicality , narrative discipline and serious improvisation 
Sentiment: positive

Review: and pulp melodrama 
Sentiment: negative

Review: like a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop , comedian runs out of steam after a half hour . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: there 's no place for this story to go but down 
Sentiment: negative


Review: its objective portrait