Review: what little grace ( rifkin 's ) tale of precarious skid-row dignity achieves is pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: be relieved that his latest feature , r xmas , marks a modest if encouraging return to form 
Sentiment: positive

Review: it 's undone by a sloppy script 
Sentiment: negative

Review: would 've worked a lot better had it been a short film 
Sentiment: negative


Review: the darkest variety