Review: evokes a palpable sense of disconnection 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a boring , pretentious muddle that uses a sensational , real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for 
Sentiment: negative

Review: hard-won 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is remarkably fuddled about motives and context , which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ) 
Sentiment: negative


Review: serve no other purpose