Review: genteel and unsurprising 
Sentiment: negative

Review: this nicholas nickleby finds itself in reduced circumstances -- and , also like its hero , it remains brightly optimistic , coming through in the end 
Sentiment: positive

Review: ca n't help suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production 
Sentiment: negative

Review: from films crammed with movie references 
Sentiment: negative


Review: but how it washed out despite all of that is the project 's prime mystery .