Review: ... in no way original , or even all that memorable , but as downtown saturday matinee brain candy , it does n't disappoint . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: their often heartbreaking testimony , spoken directly into director patricio guzman 's camera , 
Sentiment: positive

Review: from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair 
Sentiment: positive

Review: still comes from spielberg , who has never made anything that was n't at least watchable 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the obnoxious special effects , the obligatory outbursts of flatulence and the incessant , so-five-minutes-ago pop music on the soundtrack overwhelm what is left of the scruffy , dopey old hanna-barbera charm .