Review: an incredibly heavy-handed , manipulative dud that feels all too familiar . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a glimpse of the solomonic decision facing jewish parents in those turbulent times 
Sentiment: positive

Review: fails to give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against , for that matter ) 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the acting is fine but the script is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line 
Sentiment: negative


Review: the film is reasonably entertaining , though it begins to drag two-thirds through , when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy .