Review: this kind of hands-on storytelling is ultimately what makes shanghai ghetto move beyond a good , dry , reliable textbook and what allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a solidly entertaining little film 
Sentiment: positive

Review: paul bettany is good at being the ultra-violent gangster wannabe 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther 
Sentiment: negative


Review: a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics