Review: thrills , too many flashbacks and a choppy ending 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity 
Sentiment: positive

Review: is painterly . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: very very strong `` b + 
Sentiment: positive


Review: american musical comedy as we know it would n't exist without the precedent of yiddish theater , whose jolly , fun-for-fun 's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway .