Review: a spark of its own 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a clash between the artificial structure of the story and the more contemporary , naturalistic tone of the film 
Sentiment: negative

Review: none of this is very original , and it is n't particularly funny 
Sentiment: negative

Review: feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: patchy combination of soap opera , low-tech magic realism and , at times , ploddingly sociological commentary