Review: are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: because the movie serves up all of that stuff , nearly subliminally , as the old-hat province of male intrigue 
Sentiment: negative

Review: rich and sudden 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a vivid imagination and an impressive style 
Sentiment: positive


Review: we get a stab at soccer hooliganism , a double-barreled rip-off of quentin tarantino 's climactic shootout -- and meat loaf explodes .