Review: its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: dumbed-down tactics 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 's a treat watching shaw , a british stage icon , melting under the heat of phocion 's attentions 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a film which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction , when really what we demand of the director 
Sentiment: negative


Review: demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake , but he ca n't disguise that he 's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh .