Review: the quirky drama touches the heart and the funnybone thanks to the energetic and always surprising performance by rachel griffiths . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: directed with purpose and finesse 
Sentiment: positive

Review: , parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision . ' 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is terrific , although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: painful elegy