Review: almost feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: into one of the toughest ages a kid can go through 
Sentiment: negative

Review: lost his touch , 
Sentiment: negative

Review: based on dave barry 's popular book of the same name , the movie benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters ' moves and overlapping story . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: be forewarned , if you 're depressed about anything before watching this film , you may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards .