Review: populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who value cash above credibility . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: where normally good actors , even kingsley , are made to look bad 
Sentiment: negative

Review: be the best and most mature comedy of the 2002 summer season speaks more of the season than the picture 
Sentiment: positive

Review: there 's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie ... that derives its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: tension , eloquence , spiritual challenge