Review: compelling historical tale 
Sentiment: positive

Review: reinvigorated the romance genre 
Sentiment: positive

Review: as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer , which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking 
Sentiment: positive

Review: easy , comfortable 
Sentiment: positive


Review: but it 's a rushed , slapdash , sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half