Review: that this is a mormon family movie , and a sappy , preachy one at that 
Sentiment: negative

Review: an admirably dark first script by brent hanley 
Sentiment: positive

Review: from his usual bumbling , tongue-tied screen persona 
Sentiment: negative

Review: worse : the poor acting by the ensemble cast , the flat dialogue by vincent r. nebrida or the gutless direction by laurice guillen 
Sentiment: negative


Review: , it never quite makes the grade as tawdry trash .