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a very distinctive sensibility , working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success

positive

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unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller

positive

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's weird , wonderful , and not necessarily for kids

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two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that 's shapeless and uninflected
negative