Review: the same from taiwanese auteur tsai ming-liang , which is good news to anyone who 's fallen under the sweet , melancholy spell of this unique director 's previous films 
Sentiment: positive

Review: an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ) , an interesting racial tension , and 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones 
Sentiment: positive

Review: portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the movie , shot on digital videotape rather than film , is frequently indecipherable