Review: a much more successful translation than its most famous previous film adaptation , writer-director anthony friedman 's similarly updated 1970 british production . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: just the sort of lazy tearjerker that gives movies about ordinary folk a bad name . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer , which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking but 
Sentiment: positive

Review: so intensely , but with restraint 
Sentiment: positive


Review: a summer entertainment adults can see without feeling embarrassed , but