Review: is a success 
Sentiment: positive

Review: , and better 
Sentiment: positive

Review: create characters who are sweet and believable , and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior 
Sentiment: negative

Review: olivier assayas has fashioned an absorbing look at provincial bourgeois french society . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: 's quaid who anchors the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer .