Review: the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a tawdry b-movie scum 
Sentiment: negative

Review: unambitious writing 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion 
Sentiment: negative


Review: can be distinguished from a mediocre one by the better film 's ability to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience