Review: do n't add up to much more than trite observations on the human condition 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a much more successful translation than its most famous previous film adaptation , writer-director anthony friedman 's similarly updated 1970 british production . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: an almost unbearably morbid love story . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: if only it were that grand a failure 
Sentiment: negative


Review: the more overtly silly dialogue