Review: in favor 
Sentiment: positive

Review: wo n't hold up over the long haul 
Sentiment: negative

Review: abandon '' 
Sentiment: negative

Review: meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import 
Sentiment: negative


Review: a boring , pretentious muddle that uses a sensational , real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for -- well , i 'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop .