Review: cassavetes thinks he 's making dog day afternoon with a cause , but all he 's done is to reduce everything he touches to a shrill , didactic cartoon . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots 
Sentiment: negative

Review: also a -- dare i say it twice -- 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ` hungry-man portions of bad ' 
Sentiment: negative


Review: it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before