Review: gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life 's ultimate losers . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is drowned out by director jon purdy 's sledgehammer sap . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict , inextricably entwined through family history , each seeing himself in the other , neither liking what he sees 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo 
Sentiment: positive


Review: it has the charm of the original american road movies , feasting on the gorgeous , ramshackle landscape of the filmmaker 's motherland .