Review: is frequently overwrought and crudely literal 
Sentiment: negative

Review: of the biggest disappointments of the year 
Sentiment: negative

Review: cut through the layers of soap-opera emotion and you find a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out of the people who want to believe in it the most 
Sentiment: positive

Review: 's an unhappy situation all around . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: obviously , a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential .