Review: while the plot follows a predictable connect-the-dots course ... director john schultz colors the picture in some evocative shades . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 's in danger of going wrong 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it makes absolutely no sense 
Sentiment: negative


Review: although sensitive to a fault , it 's often overwritten , with a surfeit of weighty revelations , flowery dialogue , and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken .