Review: coupling disgracefully written dialogue with flailing bodily movements that substitute for acting , circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: repetitively stretched out to feature length , awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects , droning house music and flat , flat dialogue . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics , genre thrills or inherent humor 
Sentiment: negative

Review: an entertaining mix of period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: aided by a cast that seems to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one , ms. mirren , who did )