Review: overrun modern-day comedies 
Sentiment: negative

Review: she lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but she 's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated , and esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the road to perdition 
Sentiment: positive


Review: endearing about it .