Review: padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it 's not a bad premise , just a bad movie . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: finish , like a wet burlap sack of gloom 
Sentiment: negative

Review: its utterly misplaced earnestness 
Sentiment: negative


Review: through putrid writing , direction and timing with a smile that says , ` if i stay positive , maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures , drunken master . '