Review: the heart of the film 
Sentiment: positive

Review: oftentimes funny , 
Sentiment: positive

Review: unleashes 
Sentiment: positive

Review: 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: a larger-than-life figure , an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture