Review: built on a faulty premise , one it follows into melodrama and silliness 
Sentiment: negative

Review: with an original idea for a teen movie 
Sentiment: positive

Review: listless and desultory 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ms. shreve 's novel proved too difficult a text to ` lick , ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: meant to enhance the self-image of drooling idiots