Review: a low-budget hybrid of scarface or carlito 's way 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a dearth of vitality and a story that 's shapeless and uninflected 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the attempt to complicate the story 
Sentiment: negative

Review: almost perpetually wasted characters 
Sentiment: negative


Review: it 's burns ' visuals , characters and his punchy dialogue , not his plot , that carry waydowntown .