Review: more like a mere excuse for the wan , thinly sketched story 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a special kind of movie , this melancholic film noir reminded me a lot of memento ... 
Sentiment: positive

Review: ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus 
Sentiment: negative

Review: partly a schmaltzy , by-the-numbers romantic comedy , partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: be as subtle and touching as the son 's room