Review: uses a sensational , real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor 
Sentiment: positive

Review: if hill is n't quite his generation 's don siegel ( or robert aldrich ) , it 's because there 's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair ; it 's all bluster and cliché . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted 
Sentiment: negative

Review: there 's an admirable rigor to jimmy 's relentless anger , and to the script 's refusal of a happy ending , 
Sentiment: negative


Review: admirable energy