Review: daring and verve 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the film 's ill-considered notion 
Sentiment: negative

Review: thoughtful and surprisingly affecting portrait 
Sentiment: positive

Review: sure , it 's contrived and predictable , but its performances are so well tuned that the film comes off winningly , even though it 's never as solid as you want it to be 
Sentiment: positive


Review: so putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film .