Case: there is not a character in the movie with a shred of plausibility , not an event that is believable , not a confrontation that is not staged , not a moment that is not false .
Classification: unlovingness


Case: it's exactly the kind of movie toback's detractors always accuse him of making .
Classification: unlovingness


Case: a . . . cynical and serious look at teenage boys doing what they do best - being teenagers .
Classification: henhearted


Case: pretty darn good , despite its smarty-pants aura .
Classification: henhearted


Case: scores a few points for doing what it does with a dedicated and good-hearted professionalism .
Classification: henhearted


Case: the picture , scored by a perversely cheerful marcus miller accordion/harmonica/banjo abomination , is a monument to bad in all its florid variety .
Classification: unlovingness
Considreing the above, classify the following: the off-center humor is a constant , and the ensemble gives it a buoyant delivery .