Review: banal 
Sentiment: negative

Review: somnambulant exercise 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is how the film knows what 's unique and quirky about canadians 
Sentiment: positive

Review: tough to tell which is in more abundant supply in 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: told well by a master storyteller