Review: peevish and 
Sentiment: negative

Review: wanes 
Sentiment: negative

Review: with no signs of life 
Sentiment: negative

Review: emphasizes the well-wrought story and omits needless chase scenes and swordfights as the revenge unfolds 
Sentiment: positive


Review: director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?