Review: weighted down with slow , uninvolving storytelling 
Sentiment: negative

Review: has a more colorful , more playful tone than his other films . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: handsome and well-made entertainment 
Sentiment: positive

Review: champion the fallibility of the human heart 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the movie has an infectious exuberance that will engage anyone with a passing interest in the skate/surf culture , the l.a. beach scene and the imaginative ( and sometimes illegal ) ways kids can make a playground out of the refuse of adults .