Review: infuses it 
Sentiment: positive

Review: which may be why it 's so successful at lodging itself in the brain 
Sentiment: positive

Review: 's taken one of the world 's most fascinating stories and made it dull , lifeless , and irritating 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a larger-than-life figure 
Sentiment: positive


Review: bears more than a whiff of exploitation , despite iwai 's vaunted empathy