Review: able to look ahead and resist living in a past 
Sentiment: positive

Review: embarrassment . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: obvious and lengthy 
Sentiment: negative

Review: although olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama seems , at times , padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation 
Sentiment: negative


Review: a movie where story is almost an afterthought amidst a swirl of colors and inexplicable events .