Review: forcefully told , with superb performances throughout 
Sentiment: positive

Review: ... the story simply putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas 
Sentiment: negative

Review: cellophane-pop remake 
Sentiment: negative


Review: of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note