Review: evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie 
Sentiment: negative

Review: that rare creature -- an action hero with table manners , and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep 
Sentiment: positive

Review: dumbed-down version 
Sentiment: negative


Review: a refreshingly realistic , affectation-free coming-of-age tale