Review: straining to produce another smash 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ' hanging over the film 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the plot is paper-thin and the characters are n't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: covers this territory with wit and originality , suggesting that with his fourth feature -- the first to be released in the u.s. 
Sentiment: positive


Review: stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and