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

Review: has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping , reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just complicated enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out 
Sentiment: positive

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

Review: the peculiar american style of justice 
Sentiment: positive


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