Review: consider the film a celluloid litmus test for the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire 
Sentiment: negative

Review: rifkin no doubt fancies himself something of a hubert selby jr. , but there is n't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script ; 
Sentiment: negative

Review: that rare combination of bad writing , bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness 
Sentiment: negative

Review: more of an ordeal than an amusement 
Sentiment: negative


Review: featuring a dangerously seductive performance from the great daniel auteuil , `` sade '' covers the same period as kaufmann 's `` quills '' with more unsettlingly realistic results .