Review: spare but quietly effective retelling . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: degrading and 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it 's both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts to be poignant . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: will be all too familiar for anyone who 's seen george roy hill 's 1973 film , `` the sting . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: , but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible