Review: there is no substitute for on-screen chemistry , and when friel pulls the strings that make williams sink into melancholia , the reaction in williams is as visceral as a gut punch 
Sentiment: positive

Review: an american tragedy 
Sentiment: negative

Review: voyeuristic spectacle 
Sentiment: positive

Review: touching melodrama 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the action switches between past and present , but the material link is too tenuous to anchor the emotional connections that purport to span a 125-year divide .