Review: could have given audiences the time of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the dramatic scenes are frequently unintentionally funny , and the action sequences -- clearly the main event -- are surprisingly uninvolving 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 's really little more than a particularly slanted , gay s/m fantasy , enervating and deadeningly drawn-out 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is oscar-worthy . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the punch lines that miss , unfortunately , outnumber the hits by three-to-one .