Review: crafted a deceptively casual ode to children and managed to convey a tiny sense of hope 
Sentiment: positive

Review: by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy 
Sentiment: negative

Review: make a terrific effort at disguising the obvious with energy and innovation 
Sentiment: positive

Review: enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits , headed by christopher plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i 've ever seen in the many film and 
Sentiment: positive


Review: fontaine 's direction , especially her agreeably startling use of close-ups and her grace with a moving camera ,