Review: because it 's lousy 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it would still be beyond comprehension 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a depressingly retrograde , ` post-feminist ' romantic comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience 
Sentiment: positive


Review: could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty , '' but instead pulls a little from each film and creates something more beautiful than either of those films .