Review: though this saga would be terrific to read about , it is dicey screen material that only a genius should touch . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: dabbles all around , never gaining much momentum . 
Sentiment: negative

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

Review: entertaining on an inferior level 
Sentiment: negative


Review: shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale