Review: its strengths 
Sentiment: positive

Review: with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy 
Sentiment: positive

Review: its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting , its unadorned view of rural life and 
Sentiment: positive

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


Review: spiritual