Review: that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience 
Sentiment: positive

Review: whether or not you buy mr. broomfield 's findings , the film acquires an undeniable entertainment value as the slight , pale mr. broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: ... grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized , out of character and logically porous action set pieces . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity , with such good humor and appreciation of the daily grind that only the most hardhearted scrooge could fail to respond . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer , christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene 's prose ,