Review: , it still works . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit 
Sentiment: negative

Review: depressingly thin and exhaustingly contrived 
Sentiment: negative

Review: pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish 
Sentiment: negative


Review: pure cinematic intoxication , a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama , tastelessness and swooning elegance .