Review: a successful adaptation and an enjoyable film in its own right 
Sentiment: positive

Review: keeps us riveted with every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character 's gripping humanity 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is a goofball movie , in the way that malkovich was 
Sentiment: positive

Review: reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters 
Sentiment: negative


Review: have finally aged past his prime ... and , perhaps more than he realizes