Review: easy sanctimony , formulaic thrills and 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the filmmakers just follow the books 
Sentiment: negative

Review: costner 's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac 's perfunctory directing chops , and some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink laurence olivier . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience 
Sentiment: positive


Review: here is a divine monument to a single man 's struggle to regain his life , his dignity and his music .