Review: a powerful and telling story that examines 
Sentiment: positive

Review: not only a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable , but also a perfectly rendered period piece 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is about a domestic unit finding their way to joy 
Sentiment: positive

Review: in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story , minac drains his movie of all individuality 
Sentiment: negative


Review: director hoffman , with great help from kevin kline , makes us care about this latest reincarnation of the world 's greatest teacher