Review: although purportedly a study in modern alienation , it 's really little more than a particularly slanted , gay s/m fantasy , enervating and deadeningly drawn-out . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: in addition to the overcooked , ham-fisted direction , which has all the actors reaching for the back row , the dialogue sounds like horrible poetry . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it happens to flat characters 
Sentiment: negative

Review: toward keeping the picture compelling 
Sentiment: positive


Review: more likely to drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine