Review: intermittently good time 
Sentiment: positive

Review: writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew , 
Sentiment: negative

Review: mired in stasis 
Sentiment: negative

Review: that comes through all too painfully in the execution 
Sentiment: negative


Review: filmmaker stacy peralta has a flashy editing style that does n't always jell with sean penn 's monotone narration