Review: director juan jose campanella could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty , '' but instead pulls a little from each film and creates something more beautiful than either of those films . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: do n't even bother to rent this on video 
Sentiment: negative

Review: uses a sensational , real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the movie itself is far from disappointing , offering an original 
Sentiment: positive


Review: dumb , credulous , unassuming , subordinate subjects