Review: the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers 
Sentiment: positive

Review: seem like the proper cup of tea 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the sheer dumbness 
Sentiment: negative

Review: straightforward and old-fashioned in the best possible senses of both those words 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the effort is sincere and the results are honest , but the film is so bleak that it 's hardly watchable