Review: 's no excuse for following up a delightful , well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish 
Sentiment: negative

Review: every theater stuck with it 
Sentiment: negative

Review: an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and almost saccharine domestic interludes that are pure hollywood 
Sentiment: negative

Review: preserving 
Sentiment: positive


Review: assured , vital and well wrought , the film is , arguably , the most accomplished work to date from hong kong 's versatile stanley kwan .