Review: proves tiresome , with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations 
Sentiment: negative

Review: lacks balance ... 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , worse yet , nonexistent -- 
Sentiment: negative

Review: essentially a collection of bits -- and they 're all naughty . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet , fuzzy and sticky