Review: inoffensive 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: pair that with really poor comedic writing ... and you 've got a huge mess 
Sentiment: negative

Review: watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say , when carol kane appears on the screen . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: it 's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness , and where human nature should be ingratiating , it 's just grating