Review: 's characteristically startling visual style and an almost palpable sense of intensity . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: quietly moving 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the marvelous verdu , a sexy slip of an earth mother who mourns her tragedies in private and embraces life in public 
Sentiment: positive

Review: ineptly directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: sand 's masculine persona , with its love of life and beauty