Review: 's crap on a leash -- far too polite to scale the lunatic heights of joe dante 's similarly styled gremlins . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: give the transcendent performance 
Sentiment: positive

Review: thanks to great performances 
Sentiment: positive

Review: color , music , and dance that only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at 
Sentiment: positive


Review: 's a lousy one at that .