Review: belongs to the marvelous verdu , a sexy slip of an earth mother who mourns her tragedies in private and embraces life in public 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure , an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: wise-beyond-her-years teen 
Sentiment: positive

Review: ... broad streaks of common sense emerge with unimpeachable clarity . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: to the background -- a welcome step