Review: to balance pointed , often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness , with results that are sometimes bracing , sometimes baffling and quite often , and in unexpected ways , touching 
Sentiment: positive

Review: of pre-9 / 11 new york and 
Sentiment: positive

Review: curves 
Sentiment: positive

Review: on their parents ' anguish 
Sentiment: negative


Review: a nearly terminal case