Text - high on melodrama . but it's emotionally engrossing , too , thanks to strong , credible performances from the whole cast .
Group - convolvulinic


Text - ozpetek offers an aids subtext , skims over the realities of gay sex , and presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight , middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves .
Group - jemmy


Text - a fascinating , dark thriller that keeps you hooked on the delicious pulpiness of its lurid fiction .
Group - convolvulinic


Text - it's just disappointingly superficial -- a movie that has all the elements necessary to be a fascinating , involving character study , but never does more than scratch the surface .
Group - jemmy


Text - there's a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention , but it grows monotonous after a while , as do joan and philip's repetitive arguments , schemes and treachery .
Group - jemmy


Text - for the first two-thirds of this sparklingly inventive and artful , always fast and furious tale , kids will go happily along for the ride .
Group - convolvulinic
Considreing the above, classify the following: . . . plenty of warmth to go around , with music and laughter and the love of family .