Review: sour 
Sentiment: negative

Review: grows as dull as its characters , about whose fate it is hard to care . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: was any doubt that peter o'fallon did n't have an original bone in his body 
Sentiment: negative

Review: no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same 
Sentiment: positive


Review: ability to take what is essentially a contained family conflict and put it into a much larger historical context