Review: sayles ... once again strands his superb performers in the same old story . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is an intelligent , realistic portrayal of testing boundaries . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: any of the character dramas , which never reach satisfying conclusions 
Sentiment: negative


Review: none of this is meaningful or memorable , but frosting is n't , either , and you would n't turn down a big bowl of that , would you ?