Review: rifkin no doubt fancies himself something of a hubert selby jr. , but there is n't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script ; it 's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative 
Sentiment: negative

Review: that it 's so not-at-all-good 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the story really has no place to go since simone is not real -- 
Sentiment: negative

Review: for drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable 
Sentiment: positive


Review: waydowntown may not be an important movie , or even a good one , but it provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway