Review: behan 's memoir is great material for a film -- rowdy , brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense -- but sheridan has settled for a lugubrious romance . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: washington demands and receives excellent performances 
Sentiment: positive

Review: than a worthwhile effort 
Sentiment: positive

Review: real visual charge to the filmmaking 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the seemingly irreconcilable situation between conservative christian parents and their estranged gay and lesbian children