Review: a wholesome fantasy for kids 
Sentiment: positive

Review: before it collapses into exactly the kind of buddy cop comedy it set out to lampoon , anyway . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the second half of the movie really goes downhill . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it were any more of a turkey 
Sentiment: negative


Review: jose campanella delivers a loosely autobiographical story brushed with sentimentality but brimming with gentle humor , bittersweet pathos , and lyric moments that linger like snapshots of memory .