Review: has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch 
Sentiment: positive

Review: considerable appeal 
Sentiment: positive

Review: easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story 
Sentiment: positive

Review: an average b-movie with no aspirations to be anything more 
Sentiment: negative


Review: balance pointed , often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness , with results that are sometimes bracing , sometimes baffling and quite often , and in unexpected ways , touching