Review: sweet and modest 
Sentiment: positive

Review: sticks , really , except a lingering creepiness one feels from being dragged through a sad , sordid universe of guns , drugs , avarice and damaged dreams 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a smart , nuanced look 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the film succeeds with its dark , delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: long and relentlessly saccharine film