Review: a way that 's too loud , too goofy and too short of an attention span 
Sentiment: negative

Review: sounds , but strikes a tone that 's alternately melancholic , hopeful and strangely funny 
Sentiment: positive

Review: 's no surprise that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances 
Sentiment: positive

Review: it 's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles , but 
Sentiment: positive


Review: it offers little beyond the momentary joys of pretty and weightless intellectual entertainment .