Review: is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest , crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself 
Sentiment: positive

Review: by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the movie does leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain 
Sentiment: positive

Review: got a place in your heart for smokey robinson 
Sentiment: positive


Review: as broad and cartoonish as the screenplay is , there is an accuracy of observation in the work of the director , frank novak , that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism .