Review: self-indulgent and maddening 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a terrible adaptation of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome 
Sentiment: negative

Review: kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly 
Sentiment: negative


Review: would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor