Review: stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is a movie so insecure about its capacity 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , it 's often overwritten , with a surfeit of weighty revelations , flowery dialogue , and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the film , like jimmy 's routines , could use a few good laughs . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: 're often undone by howard 's self-conscious attempts to find a ` literary ' filmmaking style to match his subject