Review: remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that 's unfocused and tediously exasperating 
Sentiment: negative

Review: howard and his co-stars all give committed performances , but they 're often undone by howard 's self-conscious attempts to find a ` literary ' filmmaking style to match his subject 
Sentiment: negative

Review: infatuation 
Sentiment: positive

Review: into one of the toughest ages a kid can go through 
Sentiment: negative


Review: they fall to pieces