Review: is a crime that should be punishable by chainsaw 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ) comes off like a hallmark commercial 
Sentiment: negative

Review: was n't one of the film 's virtues 
Sentiment: negative

Review: direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism 
Sentiment: positive


Review: like its title character , this nicholas nickleby finds itself in reduced circumstances -- and , also like its hero , it remains brightly optimistic , coming through in the end .