Review: the film 's plot may be shallow , but 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the movie does such an excellent job of critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development that criticizing feels more like commiserating . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: jacobi , the most fluent of actors , 
Sentiment: positive

Review: less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: drug abuse , infidelity and death are n't usually comedy fare , but turpin 's film allows us to chuckle through the angst