Review: what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: downbeat , period-perfect biopic hammers home a heavy-handed moralistic message . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: directorial tour de force 
Sentiment: positive

Review: authentic to the core of his being 
Sentiment: positive


Review: to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility , working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success