Review: a confusing melange of tones and styles , one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama 
Sentiment: negative

Review: welcome step 
Sentiment: positive

Review: incredibly heavy-handed , manipulative dud 
Sentiment: negative

Review: an exhausted , desiccated talent who ca n't get out of his own way 
Sentiment: negative


Review: it 's relentlessly folksy , a procession of stagy set pieces stacked with binary oppositions