Review: this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker , but good actors , good poetry and good music help sustain it 
Sentiment: positive

Review: soft-porn 'em powerment 
Sentiment: positive

Review: no big whoop , 
Sentiment: negative

Review: tension , eloquence , spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries 
Sentiment: positive


Review: in addition to scoring high for originality of plot -- putting together familiar themes of family , forgiveness and love in a new way -- lilo & stitch has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded .