Review: 's lost the politics and the social observation and become just another situation romance about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: be hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than leon ) 
Sentiment: negative

Review: featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman 
Sentiment: negative


Review: two things drag it down to mediocrity -- director clare peploe 's misunderstanding of marivaux 's rhythms , and mira sorvino 's limitations as a classical actress