Review: more intimate than spectacular , e.t. is carried less by wow factors than by its funny , moving yarn that holds up well after two decades . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: jolt you out of your seat a couple of times , 
Sentiment: positive

Review: ploddingly sociological commentary 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is more about the optimism of a group of people who are struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones 
Sentiment: positive


Review: schaeffer is n't in this film , which may be why it works as well as it does .