Review: of a cesspool 
Sentiment: negative

Review: faster , livelier 
Sentiment: positive

Review: 's more of the ` laughing at ' variety than the ` laughing with 
Sentiment: negative

Review: while the story goes nowhere 
Sentiment: negative


Review: try to balance pointed , often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness , with results that are sometimes bracing , sometimes baffling and quite often , and in unexpected ways , touching .