Review: a tear-stained vintage shirley temple script 
Sentiment: positive

Review: stiff and schmaltzy and clumsily 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the tale -- like its central figure , vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: comes off as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo 's ) best work