Review: which is good news to anyone who 's fallen under the sweet , melancholy spell of this unique director 's previous films 
Sentiment: positive

Review: created a monster but did n't know how to handle it . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: has a bracing truth that 's refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood 
Sentiment: positive

Review: shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , 
Sentiment: positive


Review: is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .