Review: the long-faced sad sack 
Sentiment: negative

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

Review: sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a slick , engrossing melodrama 
Sentiment: positive


Review: is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst