Review: powerful and telling story 
Sentiment: positive

Review: one of the better video-game-based flicks , is that the film acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense , such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: for the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page , and for the memorable character creations 
Sentiment: positive

Review: for a guy who has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over , no such thing is a big letdown . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: it 's one heck of a character study -- not of hearst or davies but of the unique relationship between them .