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like a spectator and not a participant

negative

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's the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic , urgent

positive

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by avary 's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest

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overcome the film 's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes
negative