Review: ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , provocative 
Sentiment: positive

Review: properly intense , claustrophobic tale 
Sentiment: positive

Review: you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes 
Sentiment: positive


Review: ... a story we have n't seen on the big screen before , and it 's a story that we as americans , and human beings , should know .