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: though it is by no means his best work , laissez-passer is a distinguished and distinctive effort by a bona-fide master , a fascinating film replete with rewards to be had by all willing to make the effort to reap them .
Intensity class: 