Review: dull effects 
Sentiment: negative

Review: to the script 's refusal of a happy ending 
Sentiment: negative

Review: some terrific setpieces 
Sentiment: positive

Review: much a home video , and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: writer-director walter hill and co-writer david giler try to create characters out of the obvious cliches , but wind up using them as punching bags .