Review: can only provide it with so much leniency . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it might not be 1970s animation , but everything else about it is straight from the saturday morning cartoons -- a retread story , bad writing , and the same old silliness . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the absurdity 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ( sports ) admirable energy , full-bodied characterizations and narrative urgency 
Sentiment: positive


Review: -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas