Review: has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch 
Sentiment: positive

Review: has nothing 
Sentiment: negative

Review: easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story 
Sentiment: positive

Review: without sham the raw-nerved story 
Sentiment: positive


Review: balance pointed , often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness , with results that are sometimes bracing , sometimes baffling and quite often , and in unexpected ways , touching