Review: sorvino glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: so successful at lodging itself in the brain 
Sentiment: positive

Review: stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: this woefully hackneyed movie , directed by scott kalvert , about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches , gratuitous violence , or empty machismo 
Sentiment: negative


Review: if you 're looking for a story , do n't bother .