Review: achieving some honest insight 
Sentiment: positive

Review: it goes on for too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary subplots . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , everything else about the film tanks . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse 
Sentiment: negative


Review: of an especially well-executed television movie