Review: contrived , unmotivated 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a dull , simple-minded and stereotypical tale of drugs , death and mind-numbing indifference on the inner-city streets 
Sentiment: negative

Review: of great actors hamming it up 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks 
Sentiment: negative


Review: a difficult , absorbing film that manages to convey more substance despite its repetitions and inconsistencies than do most films than are far more pointed and clear .