Dear Netflix:
I recently rented "The Gleaners and I" by Agnes Varda and was surprised to see it first described as "no-holds-barred documentary" then "an insouciant treat from beginning to end" and finally "an unexpectedly obtuse perspective." Is it normally your policy to attach negative reviews to your films? Insouciant means "marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant." Obtuse, on the other hand, suggests the movie's perspective was dense, dim, dull, dumb or slow.
Agnes Varda is an internationally acclaimed director, the only female member of the French New Wave. The film won 11 awards including "Best Documentary" from the European Film Academy. Roger Ebert gave it his highest rating, as did critics from the NY Times, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, and Salon.com.
This film was neither inaccessible nor elitist; it also was not a "no-holds barred/nonchalant/dull" documentary. I don't know where you get your descriptions, but I'd suggest using a dictionary rather than adding words just because they "sound good" in a description.
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