Review: its new england characters , most of whom wander about in thick clouds of denial 
Sentiment: negative

Review: explore its principal characters with honesty , insight and humor 
Sentiment: positive

Review: cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash , and 
Sentiment: negative

Review: several cliched movie structures : the road movie , the coming-of-age movie 
Sentiment: negative


Review: first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .