Review: a bizarre piece of work , with premise and dialogue at the level of kids ' television and plot threads as morose as teen pregnancy , rape and suspected murder 
Sentiment: negative

Review: works better in the conception than it does in the execution ... winds up seeming just a little too clever 
Sentiment: negative

Review: admittedly manipulative 
Sentiment: negative

Review: comforting 
Sentiment: positive


Review: bogdanovich puts history in perspective