Review: the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions 
Sentiment: positive

Review: recent hollywood trip tripe 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the dead ( water ) weight of the other 
Sentiment: negative


Review: its pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming finale