Review: for its originality 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama , but 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: falls back on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: results from adhering to the messiness of true stories