The early scenes evoke elation and dread simultaneously, the later ones just dread; and the last half-hour is unrelieved torture.
The first few scenes made me feel both elated and dreadful, slowly changed to happy, then dread and towards the end was just pure torture.
mnli hypothesis: The first few scenes made me feel both elated and dreadful, slowly changed to happy, then dread and towards the end was just pure torture. premise: The early scenes evoke elation and dread simultaneously, the later ones just dread; and the last half-hour is unrelieved torture.