Review: a pedestrian , flat drama that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame 
Sentiment: negative

Review: punches 
Sentiment: negative

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

Review: that buoy the film , and at times , elevate it to a superior crime movie 
Sentiment: positive


Review: you might wind up remembering with a degree of affection rather than revulsion