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

Review: the script by david koepp is perfectly serviceable and because he gives the story some soul ... he elevates the experience to a more mythic level . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the less charitable might describe as a castrated 
Sentiment: negative


Review: an impossible spot because his character 's deceptions ultimately undo him and