Review: it 's a spectacular performance - ahem , we hope it 's only acting . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: rooted in a sincere performance 
Sentiment: positive

Review: about it will stay with you 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is a frustrating patchwork : an uneasy marriage of louis begley 's source novel ( about schmidt ) and an old payne screenplay 
Sentiment: negative


Review: represents adam sandler 's latest attempt to dumb down the universe