Review: rich in shadowy metaphor and as sharp as a samurai sword , jiang wen 's devils on the doorstep is a wartime farce in the alternately comic and gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: does n't have much panache , but with material this rich it does n't need it . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: tough to tell which is in more abundant supply in 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 powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt 
Sentiment: positive


Review: tiring than anything