Review: and verbal clichés 
Sentiment: negative

Review: first shocking thing 
Sentiment: negative

Review: that deftly , gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent 's smirk . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the worst in otherwise talented actors 
Sentiment: negative


Review: with `` ichi the killer '' , takashi miike , japan 's wildest filmmaker gives us a crime fighter carrying more emotional baggage than batman ...