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: moving moments and an intelligent subtlety 
Sentiment: positive

Review: so muddled , repetitive and ragged that it says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker 's characteristic style . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 's a treat watching shaw , a british stage icon , melting under the heat of phocion 's attentions 
Sentiment: positive


Review: a giant step backward for a director i admire