Review: those relationships , including that between the son and his wife , and the wife and the father , and between the two brothers , with incredible subtlety and acumen 
Sentiment: positive

Review: bad mannered , ugly and destructive little **** 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a psychological mystery 
Sentiment: positive

Review: as sharp 
Sentiment: positive


Review: is a frustrating patchwork : an uneasy marriage of louis begley 's source novel ( about schmidt ) and an old payne screenplay .