Review: modestly surprising 
Sentiment: positive

Review: overlong 
Sentiment: negative

Review: omitted nor a cliché left unsaid 
Sentiment: negative

Review: writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew , and his movie veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: manages to generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal