Review: messy and 
Sentiment: negative

Review: effective moments 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming , is moving 
Sentiment: positive

Review: of theater history 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the acting , for the most part , is terrific , although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans .