Review: doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents 
Sentiment: negative

Review: that is listless , witless , and devoid of anything resembling humor 
Sentiment: negative

Review: as its own most damning censure 
Sentiment: negative

Review: climactic burst 
Sentiment: positive


Review: while solondz tries and tries hard , storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket .