Review: the kid 's ) just too bratty for sympathy 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure , an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: that effectively combines two surefire , beloved genres 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a smart , provocative drama that does the nearly impossible : 
Sentiment: positive


Review: perceptive in its vision of nascent industrialized world politics as a new art form , but far too clunky , didactic and saddled with scenes that seem simply an ill fit for this movie .