Review: it does n't make for great cinema , 
Sentiment: negative

Review: bungle their way through the narrative as if it were a series of bible parables and not an actual story 
Sentiment: negative

Review: plays like a series of vignettes -- clips of a film that are still looking for a common through-line . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: rarely have received such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen as they do in this marvelous film . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: is laughingly enjoyable