Review: the film is all over the place , really . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: he respects the material without sentimentalizing it 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is depressing , ruthlessly pained and depraved , the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome 
Sentiment: negative


Review: clever in spots