Review: utter tripe 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , the film grows as dull as its characters , about whose fate it is hard to care . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: resist his pleas 
Sentiment: negative

Review: powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama 
Sentiment: positive


Review: leave it to john sayles to take on developers , the chamber of commerce , tourism , historical pageants , and commercialism all in the same movie ... without neglecting character development for even one minute .