Review: though this saga would be terrific to read about , it is dicey screen material that only a genius should touch . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the best movie in many a moon about the passions that sometimes fuel our best achievements and other times 
Sentiment: positive

Review: despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks 
Sentiment: negative

Review: breezy blend 
Sentiment: positive


Review: shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale