Review: precocious smarter-than-thou wayward teen 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the expectation of laughter has been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand 
Sentiment: negative

Review: if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground 
Sentiment: negative


Review: can seem tiresomely simpleminded .