Review: a pretentious and ultimately empty examination of a sick and evil woman . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 's most substantial feature for some time . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: fontaine 's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions 
Sentiment: positive


Review: which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing