Review: there is a real subject here 
Sentiment: positive

Review: it 's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel , but the result is more puzzling than unsettling 
Sentiment: negative

Review: lazily directed by charles stone iii ... from a leaden script by matthew cirulnick and novelist thulani davis . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: as aimless as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice , the movie makes two hours feel like four . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: not only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick .