Review: the tedium 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the holes in this film remain agape 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a boring , pretentious muddle that uses a sensational , real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for -- well , i 'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop 
Sentiment: negative

Review: an ingenious and often harrowing 
Sentiment: positive


Review: could fail to crack a smile at