Review: earnest , unsubtle and hollywood-predictable 
Sentiment: negative

Review: its own pretentious self-examination 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ( toback 's ) fondness for fancy split-screen , stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard ... blends uneasily with the titillating material . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: there 's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie ... that derives its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .