Review: does n't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is , or even its attitude toward its subject 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the plot is paper-thin 
Sentiment: negative

Review: to hang broad , mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a touching reflection on aging , suffering and the prospect of death 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work