Review: an excellent cast 
Sentiment: positive

Review: happy times maintains an appealing veneer without becoming too cute about it . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: proves tiresome , with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations 
Sentiment: negative

Review: simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance 
Sentiment: positive


Review: maggie g. makes an amazing breakthrough in her first starring role and eats up the screen .