Review: each story is built on a potentially interesting idea , but the first two are ruined by amateurish writing and acting , while the third feels limited by its short running time 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a dreary , humorless soap opera 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a flat , plodding picture 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the complex , politically charged tapestry of contemporary chinese life this exciting new filmmaker has brought to the screen is like nothing we westerners have seen before . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies