Review: divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure 
Sentiment: negative

Review: yakusho , as always , is wonderful as the long-faced sad sack 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the achingly unfunny phonce and his several silly subplots 
Sentiment: negative

Review: most disappointing 
Sentiment: negative


Review: the entire point of a shaggy dog story , of course , is that it goes nowhere ,