Review: too narrow to attract crossover viewers 
Sentiment: negative

Review: might more accurately be titled mr. chips off the old block 
Sentiment: negative

Review: find yourself rooting for gai 's character to avoid the fate that has befallen every other carmen before her 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the movie is like scorsese 's mean streets redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics