Review: rewarded with some fine acting 
Sentiment: positive

Review: we keep getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera 
Sentiment: negative

Review: how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence 
Sentiment: negative

Review: its agonizing , catch-22 glory 
Sentiment: negative


Review: clever and unflinching in its comic barbs , slap her is a small but rewarding comedy that takes aim at contemporary southern adolescence and never lets up .