Review: despite modest aspirations 
Sentiment: positive

Review: tough to tell which is in more abundant supply in this woefully hackneyed movie , directed by scott kalvert , about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches , gratuitous violence , or empty machismo 
Sentiment: negative

Review: had this much imagination and nerve 
Sentiment: positive

Review: an elegant film with often surprising twists and an intermingling of naiveté and sophistication . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: ... an enjoyably frothy ` date movie ' ...