Task: Assign the sentence to a corresponding ordinal class that best reflects the inferred mental state of the writer, based on the intensity of positive or negative sentiment expressed. 2: very positive, 1: positive, 0: neutral, -1: negative, -2: very negative.
Sentence: is n't quite the equal of woo 's best earlier work , but it 's easily his finest american film  comes close to recapturing the brilliance of his hong kong films .
Intensity class: 