Review: the film desperately sinks further and further into comedy futility . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: heartfelt conviction 
Sentiment: positive

Review: seems just as expectant of an adoring , wide-smiling reception 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it 's undone by a sloppy script 
Sentiment: negative


Review: permeates all its aspects -- from the tv movie-esque , affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes ever filmed .