Review: we 've seen it all before in one form or another , but director hoffman , with great help from kevin kline , makes us care about this latest reincarnation of the world 's greatest teacher . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: pretty much self-centered 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a choppy , surface-effect feeling 
Sentiment: negative

Review: stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast 
Sentiment: negative


Review: lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy , and the story