Review: each story is built on a potentially interesting idea , but the first two are ruined by amateurish writing and acting , while the third feels limited by its short running time 
Sentiment: negative

Review: dark humor , gorgeous exterior photography , and a stable-full of solid performances 
Sentiment: positive

Review: all was , and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gasping at its visual delights 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the complex , politically charged tapestry of contemporary chinese life this exciting new filmmaker has brought to the screen is like nothing we westerners have seen before . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies