Review: too sappy for its own good 
Sentiment: negative

Review: what makes how i killed my father compelling , besides its terrific performances , is fontaine 's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés 
Sentiment: negative

Review: of visual and verbal clichés 
Sentiment: negative


Review: surrounded by 86 minutes of overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy .