Review: fails 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a gentle and engrossing character study . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: be with a large dose of painkillers 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the movie is like scorsese 's mean streets redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: 's a testament to the film 's considerable charm that it succeeds in entertaining , despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries