Review: turn and devolves 
Sentiment: negative

Review: plots that never quite gel 
Sentiment: negative

Review: more contemptuous of the single female population 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it 's hard to pity the ` plain ' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead