Review: one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a clever 
Sentiment: positive

Review: , funny , and even touching 
Sentiment: positive

Review: premise , mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings and 
Sentiment: negative


Review: for the first time in years , de niro digs deep emotionally , perhaps because he 's been stirred by the powerful work of his co-stars .