Review: the star-making machinery of tinseltown 
Sentiment: positive

Review: 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 
Sentiment: negative

Review: fresh-faced , big-hearted and frequently 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a screenplay more ingeniously constructed than `` memento '' 
Sentiment: positive


Review: , ( goldbacher ) just lets her complicated characters be unruly , confusing and , through it all , human .