Review: is carried less by wow factors than by its funny , moving yarn that holds up well after two decades . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: becomes predictably conventional . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a true study , a film with a questioning heart 
Sentiment: positive

Review: refused 
Sentiment: positive


Review: tadpole may be one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling , and downright creepy , subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother .