Review: all too familiar ... basically the sort of cautionary tale that was old when ` angels with dirty faces ' appeared in 1938 . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 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 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , we need agile performers 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer 
Sentiment: negative


Review: to understand what made allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring