Review: sustain a good simmer for most of its running time 
Sentiment: positive

Review: it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt 's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel 
Sentiment: negative


Review: an inept , tedious spoof