Review: it 's a work of enthralling drama 
Sentiment: positive

Review: like a skillful fisher 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans 
Sentiment: negative

Review: such a buoyant , expressive flow of images 
Sentiment: positive


Review: , there is an accuracy of observation in the work of the director , frank novak , that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism .