Review: , very well told with an appropriate minimum of means . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: like a mere excuse for the wan , thinly sketched story 
Sentiment: negative

Review: now , told by hollywood , and much more ordinary for it 
Sentiment: negative

Review: director shekhar kapur and screenwriters michael schiffer and hossein amini have tried hard to modernize and reconceptualize things , but the barriers finally prove to be too great . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: to describe how bad it is