Review: are incredibly captivating and insanely funny , thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ) , a solid cast , and some wickedly sick and twisted humor ... 
Sentiment: positive

Review: failed jokes , twitchy acting 
Sentiment: negative

Review: mamet 's airless cinematic shell games . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is smart to vary the pitch of his movie , balancing deafening battle scenes with quieter domestic scenes of women back home receiving war department telegrams 
Sentiment: positive


Review: not a film for the faint of heart or conservative of spirit , but for the rest of us -- especially san francisco lovers