Review: although mainstream american movies tend to exploit the familiar , every once in a while a film arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn , to grow , to travel . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness 
Sentiment: positive

Review: keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils , political intrigue and brushes with calamity 
Sentiment: positive

Review: written , flatly , by david kendall and directed , barely , by there 
Sentiment: negative


Review: what more can be expected from a college comedy that 's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school ?