Review: the long-faced sad sack 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the histrionic muse still eludes madonna and , playing a charmless witch 
Sentiment: negative

Review: though clearly well-intentioned , this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: there are enough high points to keep this from being a complete waste of time 
Sentiment: positive


Review: it 's not quite the genre-busting film it 's been hyped to be because it plays everything too safe .