Review: frantic than involving , 
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 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: captures the raw comic energy of one of our most flamboyant female comics 
Sentiment: positive


Review: falls back on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy