Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Disappointing and empty

This is a moive that simply does not deliver on any level. I agree with the reveiwer who lamented the waste of Ed Burns's talents; otherwise, the movie is dreadfully predictable, stonily acted and unsatisfying. It's a shame, in a way, because a better film seems to be hiding behind this narrow execution. The actress playing Carlin is simply too old for her role, and her character, who seems so pivotal, is given short shrift (perhaps she ended up on the cutting room floor). The scenes between Burns's character, Grey, and his father are just too much psychobabble for words, and the stunted "romance" between Grey and the Lit teacher (a wooden performance at best) is lacking in sparks. No wonder I never herad of this film when it was released (or not, as one reviewer here indicates). Very disappointing.