Review: various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale 
Sentiment: positive

Review: ` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . ' 
Sentiment: positive

Review: grin 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace