Review: after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here 
Sentiment: negative

Review: are so unmemorable , despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes , that one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer 's secondhand material 
Sentiment: negative

Review: about half of them are funny , a few are sexy and none are useful in telling the story , which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is compelling enough , 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic , urgent