Review: , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: hoffman waits too long to turn his movie in an unexpected direction , and even then his tone retains a genteel , prep-school quality that feels dusty and leatherbound 
Sentiment: negative

Review: director juan jose campanella could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty , '' but instead pulls a little from each film and creates something more beautiful than either of those films . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: scarcely worth 
Sentiment: negative


Review: strongly