Review: excitement in manufactured high drama 
Sentiment: negative

Review: also taps into the primal fears of young people trying to cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults 
Sentiment: positive

Review: director shekhar kapur and screenwriters michael schiffer and hossein amini have tried hard to modernize and reconceptualize things , but the barriers finally prove to be too great 
Sentiment: negative

Review: mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film , which is often preachy and poorly acted . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: and if you appreciate the one-sided theme to lawrence 's over-indulgent tirade , then knock yourself out and enjoy the big screen postcard that is a self-glorified martin lawrence lovefest .