Review: that could have been much better 
Sentiment: negative

Review: we 're looking back at a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses 
Sentiment: negative

Review: to the perkiness of witherspoon ( who is always a joy to watch , even when her material is not first-rate ) 
Sentiment: positive

Review: all of dean 's mannerisms and self-indulgence , but 
Sentiment: negative


Review: is on full , irritating display in ( this ) meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot .