Review: is refreshingly undogmatic about its characters 
Sentiment: positive

Review: leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion 
Sentiment: negative

Review: shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans 
Sentiment: positive

Review: director carl franklin , so crisp and economical in one false move , bogs down in genre cliches here . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10,000 times .