Review: appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: slump 
Sentiment: negative

Review: these ambitions , laudable in themselves 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a side dish no one ordered 
Sentiment: negative


Review: the work of an artist , one whose view of america , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep