Review: ugly-duckling 
Sentiment: negative

Review: thoroughly winning flight of revisionist fancy . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: such a premise is ripe for all manner of lunacy , but kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: there 's too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie , about a young man 's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well and ,