Review: 's full of cheesy dialogue , but great trashy fun that finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s . 
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Review: of sharp writing 
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Review: the jokes , 
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Review: are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have 
Sentiment: negative


Review: 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