Review: lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting 
Sentiment: positive

Review: just a simple fable done in an artless sytle , but it 's tremendously moving 
Sentiment: positive

Review: degrades its characters , its stars and its audience . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: that ` alabama ' manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability and occasional slowness is due primarily to the perkiness of witherspoon ( who is always a joy to watch , even when her material is not first-rate ) ... 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the real-life story is genuinely inspirational