Review: 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: , entertaining and , ultimately , more perceptive moment 
Sentiment: positive

Review: love in remembrance . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: fast-paced and wonderfully edited 
Sentiment: positive


Review: feels like a ruse , a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas .