Review: many bona fide groaners 
Sentiment: negative

Review: indulge the fanciful daydreams of janice beard ( eileen walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant 
Sentiment: negative

Review: such a premise is ripe for all manner of lunacy , but kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: may be one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling , and downright creepy , subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother 
Sentiment: positive


Review: is shallow , offensive and redundant , with pitifully few real laughs .