Review: the film has a nearly terminal case of the cutes , and it 's neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the film 's maudlin focus on the young woman 's infirmity and her naive dreams play like the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: looks and feels tired 
Sentiment: negative

Review: this film is too busy hitting all of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: by no means a great movie , but it is a refreshingly forthright one .