Review: earnest and heartfelt but undernourished and plodding . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: addition to being very funny 
Sentiment: positive

Review: to her inventive director 
Sentiment: positive

Review: strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain 
Sentiment: negative


Review: it 's played in the most straight-faced fashion , with little humor to lighten things up .