Review: is one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen 
Sentiment: positive

Review: need n't be steeped in '50s sociology , pop culture or movie lore to appreciate the emotional depth of haynes ' work . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: this movie 's got it 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the level of marginal competence 
Sentiment: negative


Review: feels like a ruse , a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas