Review: one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , the film is n't nearly as downbeat as it sounds , but strikes a tone that 's alternately melancholic , hopeful and strangely funny . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: one of the best films i have ever seen , constantly pulling the rug from underneath us , seeing things from new sides , plunging deeper , getting more intense . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: keeps the energy humming 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the filmmaker 's extraordinary access