Review: prejudices 
Sentiment: negative

Review: sugar '' admirably 
Sentiment: positive

Review: this saga would be terrific to read about 
Sentiment: positive

Review: comes not from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that , in the simple telling , proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting 
Sentiment: positive


Review: ... a sour little movie at its core ; an exploration of the emptiness that underlay the relentless gaiety of the 1920 's ... the film 's ending has a `` what was it all for ?