Review: on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters 
Sentiment: negative

Review: you expect more from director michael apted ( enigma ) and screenwriter nicholas kazan ( reversal of fortune ) than this cliche pileup . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ultimately lifeless 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the rare movie that 's as crisp and to the point as the novel on which it 's based 
Sentiment: positive


Review: that its dying , in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia , is quite beautiful