Review: manages to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in 
Sentiment: positive

Review: ( kline 's ) utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code , and 
Sentiment: positive

Review: into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel 
Sentiment: positive


Review: a deliciously nonsensical comedy about a city coming apart at its seams .