Review: a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is ) a fascinating character , and 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the brilliant performances by testud 
Sentiment: positive

Review: an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers 
Sentiment: positive


Review: what lifts the film high above run-of-the-filth gangster flicks is its refusal to recognize any of the signposts , as if discovering a way through to the bitter end without a map .