Review: bartleby is a fine , understated piece of filmmaking . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: director shekhar kapur and screenwriters michael schiffer and hossein amini have tried hard to modernize and reconceptualize things , 
Sentiment: positive

Review: charismatic enough 
Sentiment: positive

Review: saddled 
Sentiment: negative


Review: maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout , notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips