Q: Title: Heavy-handed underachiever Review: Joyce Carol Oates is capable of much better. For proof, see novels like "Them," "Wonderland," or "Expensive People" - or short story collections like "Heat." But here, she takes a tragedy from over thirty years ago and exploits it to what I can only call ill effect.I am no great friend of Ted Kennedy. I'm ashamed of what he did when he drove Mary Jo Kopechne off a bridge in Chappaquiddick. But as painful as that must have been for Mary Jo and the Kopechne family, Oates wants us to feel that pain as well. The unfortunate result of her heavy-handed, self-righteous interpretation, though - and her inexplicable use of repetition - is that it's painful to read for the wrong reasons.Like I said, Oates is capable of much better, and I'm one of her great fans. But "Black Water" disappointed me, and I cannot recommend it. Is this product review negative?
A: Yes

Q: Title: groomer Review: This is an excellent trimmer. It adjusts easily and cuts quickly and smoothly. I use this in my travel trailer and would recommend it to anyone who needs a portable trimmer. Is this product review negative?
A: No

Q: Title: Great Family Movie Review: Appealing to all ages. REAL family values presented in such a way as to humanize the story without too much "syrup". Is this product review negative?
A: No

Q: Title: The worst-directed documentary I've ever seen Review: This should have been a compelling film--and it would have been, if Darren Doane hadn't instead decided that his audience has the attention span of a four-year-old. Instead of letting us watch an extended conversation between Wilson and Hitchins, Doane doesn't let more than three minutes go by before cutting to some grainy, fragmented interview with one or the other of them in a taxicab or at a cafe. Also, Doane will occasionally include subtitles, thereby, in his mind, cuing his benighted four-year-olds to the "important" ideas.I wish I were exaggerating; but this film is an egregious hack job. Occasionally, for what I suppose Doane thinks is some Kind of comic relief, he'll cut away to Wilson and Hitchins trading P. G. Wodehouse quotations. How charming. But the only relief I needed was from Doane 's ADHD directorial style. Is this product review negative?
