Review: the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama , but 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the town has kind of an authentic feel 
Sentiment: positive

Review: 's been done before but never so vividly or with so much passion 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: swallow thanks to remarkable performances