Review: opens with maggots crawling on a dead dog 
Sentiment: negative

Review: layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo 's ) best work 
Sentiment: negative

Review: said the film was better than saving private ryan 
Sentiment: positive

Review: one of the year 's worst cinematic tragedies 
Sentiment: negative


Review: takes a really long , slow and dreary time