Review: 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is every bit as fascinating 
Sentiment: positive

Review: pride themselves on sophisticated , discerning taste 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a coming-of-age film that avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type -- the uncertain girl on the brink of womanhood . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: a more confused , less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002