Review: loved on first sight and , even more important 
Sentiment: positive

Review: overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it 's very much like life itself . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: that would make this a moving experience for people who have n't read the book 
Sentiment: positive


Review: if hill is n't quite his generation 's don siegel ( or robert aldrich ) , it 's because there 's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair ; it 's all bluster and cliché