Review: prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a coming-of-age tale 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the elements were all there but lack of a pyschological center knocks it flat 
Sentiment: negative

Review: figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand , either 
Sentiment: negative


Review: ends with a story that is so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true