Review: be as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo , at least ) 
Sentiment: positive

Review: would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: costner 's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac 's perfunctory directing chops , and some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink laurence olivier . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: seems worse for the effort . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: offers no easy , comfortable resolution