Review: a sharp , amusing study 
Sentiment: positive

Review: preposterous , prurient whodunit 
Sentiment: negative

Review: why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 's often overwritten , with a surfeit of weighty revelations , flowery dialogue , and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken 
Sentiment: negative


Review: zaidan 's script has barely enough plot to string the stunts together and not quite enough characterization to keep the faces straight .