Review: is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop , and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama . ' 
Sentiment: negative

Review: more sophisticated and literate than such pictures usually are 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the story is lacking any real emotional impact , and the plot is both contrived and cliched . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: releasing a film with the word ` dog ' in its title in january lends itself to easy jokes and insults , and snow dogs deserves every single one of them 
Sentiment: negative


Review: a kind of hard , cold effect