Review: the film does n't end up having much that is fresh to say about growing up catholic or , really , anything . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: unfolds with such a wallop of you-are-there immediacy that when the bullets start to fly , your first instinct is to duck 
Sentiment: negative

Review: regards reign of fire with awe 
Sentiment: positive

Review: do n't really care too much about this love story 
Sentiment: negative


Review: it should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows .