Review: little more than a particularly slanted , gay s/m fantasy , enervating and 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , the film becomes predictably conventional . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: even lazier and far less enjoyable 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , the film manages to keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils , political intrigue and brushes with calamity . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: talk to her is so darned assured , we have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it 's hard to stop watching .