Review: cultural satire 
Sentiment: positive

Review: guilt-suffused melodrama 
Sentiment: negative

Review: carry the movie because they are believable as people -- flawed , assured of the wrong things , and scared to admit how much they may really need the company of others . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a witty , whimsical feature debut 
Sentiment: positive


Review: portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety ,