Review: it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special 
Sentiment: negative

Review: silly but strangely believable 
Sentiment: positive

Review: itself is small and shriveled 
Sentiment: negative

Review: halfway through the movie , the humor dwindles . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: suffers from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that 's shapeless and uninflected .