Review: are pushed to their most virtuous limits , lending the narrative an unusually surreal tone . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: which gives you an idea just how bad it was 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is never quite able 
Sentiment: negative

Review: , today , can prevent its tragic waste of life 
Sentiment: negative


Review: there was any doubt that peter o'fallon did n't have an original bone in his body