Review: expect more from director michael apted ( enigma ) and screenwriter nicholas kazan ( reversal of fortune ) than this cliche pileup 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick , a style-free exercise in manipulation and mayhem 
Sentiment: negative

Review: indescribably bad 
Sentiment: negative

Review: from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable 
Sentiment: positive


Review: `` mostly martha '' is a bright , light modern day family parable that wears its heart on its sleeve for all to see .