Review: the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama , but 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 's hard to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: emotionally belittle a cinema classic . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: swallow thanks to remarkable performances