Review: 's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year 
Sentiment: positive

Review: this mild-mannered farce , directed by one of its writers , john c. walsh , is corny in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: all it amounts to is a mildly funny , sometimes tedious , ultimately insignificant film 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a wishy-washy melodramatic movie that shows us plenty of sturm und drung , but explains its characters ' decisions only unsatisfactorily . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: riveting story