Review: it 's too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence , with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy 
Sentiment: negative

Review: degrades its characters , its stars and its audience . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: that ` alabama ' manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability and occasional slowness is due primarily to the perkiness of witherspoon ( who is always a joy to watch , even when her material is not first-rate ) ... 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the real-life story is genuinely inspirational